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RRRC (Quarterly Challenge): Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition. Categories are based on popular Classic TV shows. (Most all the books on this challenge overlap with my other challenges.)17/20
1) ✔ Welcome Back Kotter -- (heroine is a Sociology professor)
The Penalty Box ★★★ 4/9
2) ✔ Laverne & Shirley -- Friendships; plus, I did it as a buddy read! :-)
204 Rosewood Lane ★★★★ 5/5
3) ✔ Happy Days -- Bad boy on motorcycle “seduces” his brother fiancée.
Led Astray AND The Devil's Own - re-read ★★★ 3/16 (2:1, only re-read 1st).
4) ✔ WKRP in Cincinatti -- Heroine is a concert pianist.
The Shy Bride (Traditional Greek Husbands, #1) ★★★★ 3/15
5) Gilligan's Island -- Setting: Mostly in a jungle. Currently Reading.
Magic Study – “buddy read” starts 5/1 Kindle
6) ✔ One Day at a Time -- Divorced, forty-year-old preschool teacher, Sarah Hurlihy.
Must Love Dogs – re-read ★★★★ 3/30
7) ✔ Dallas -- The Texan's Wager – ★★★★½ finished 4/12.
8) ✔ MASH -- Ian Randall is Navy man, a submariner.
16 Lighthouse Road audio ★★★★
9) ✔ Hawaii 5-0 -- Sophie Katz’s boyfriend is P.I. Anatoly Darinsky, who helps her solve the murder-mystery.
Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate ★★★★ – 4/28
10) E.R. -- Hero, Eidolon, is a doctor at Underworld General Hospital.
Planned “buddy read” start 5/15: Pleasure Unbound
11) ✔ Green Acres -- She’s from the city, he’s a farmer. One of my favorite reads!
Heiress For Hire - re-read ★★★★½ read 2/26 & again on 4/26
12) ✔ I Love Lucy! -- Love, laughter and a woman named Lucy.
He Loves Lucy ★★★★ re-read 4/1
13) ✔ The Brady Bunch -- She doesn’t know it, but her new husband has five children. He doesn’t know it, but she’s bringing one of her own.
The Trouble With Harry, by Katie MacAlister ★★★★ 5/8
14) ✔ Star Trek -- Setting is our future, post-apocalyptic world.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1), by Ilona Andrews – audio ★★★★
15) ✔ A- Team -- Warrior ★★★★★ 3/9
BONUS:
16) ✔ The Honeymooners -- Claire’s on her honeymoon; mystery, mayhem, & murder in Egypt.
Mummy Dearest audio ★★★½ 3/31
17) ✔ Northern Exposure Three women all married to the same man and set on tracking him down – even if it takes them to Alaska!
I Do, I Do, I Do ★★★★½ 4/24
18) ✔ I Dream of Jeannie -- (It’s magic; they disappear in a puff of smoke; they fly like Tony.)
The Smoke Thief ★★★★½ - 4/10
19) ✔ Bewitched --(witch/wizard/magic/magician)
Poison Study ★★★★½ - 4/23
20) Wonder Woman -- (kick ass heroine) Currently listening to.
Halfway to the Grave – audio started 5/6
Read:
Currently reading:
Currently listening to:
To Read:
Penney, Thanks for giving me "Wonder Woman" (kick ass heroine) - It gave me the incentive to start this series, and I'm loving it!
Lol! That makes me feel very god Lisa Kaye. It's one of my all time favorite series. I'm glad I could inspire :)
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition.DURATION: March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
8 out of 10 complete
Welcome Back Kotter -
Laverne & Shirley -
Happy Days -
One Day at a Time – Little Bitty Lies by Mary Kay Andrews (Divorced Mom w/ Kiddo)
Dallas -
MASH -
Hawaii 5-0 - The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen (Mystery/Suspense)
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy! -
The Brady Bunch -
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionMarch 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
10/10
Finished 5/9/11
1. Welcome Back Kotter:
2. Laverne and Shirley:
3. Happy Days:
4. WKRP in Cincinatti:
5. Gilligan's Island:
6. One Day at a Time:
7. Dallas:
8. Mash:
9. Hawaii 5-0:
10. E.R.:
11. Green Acres:
12. I Love Lucy:
13. The Brady Bunch:
14. Star Trek:
15. A-Team:
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration March 1 - May 31, 2011
20 of 20 Complete!
√ 1. Welcome Back Kotter: Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz (YA book) – 3/28
√ 2. Laverne & Shirley: Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery (female friends) – 3/21
√ 3. Happy Days: Nauti and Wild by Lora Leigh and Jaci Burton (bad boys) – 4/14
√ 4. WKRP: All She Wants For Christmas by Jaci Burton (musician) – 3/26
√ 5. Gilligan's Island: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (survives island) – 5/9
√ 6. One Day at a Time: Gotcha! by Christie Craig (divorced woman) – 4/15
√ 7. Dallas: The Bad Luck Wedding Dress by Geralyn Dawson (in Texas) – 5/7
√ 8. MASH: Queen of Song and Souls by C. L. Wilson (war time) – 4/13
√ 9. Hawaii 5-0: Men of Danger by Lora Leigh et al. (detectives) – 3/1
√ 10. E.R.: If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl (doctor) – 3/23
√ 11. Green Acres: Born in Fire by Nora Roberts (green cover) – 3/20
√ 12. I Love Lucy!: Steamed by Katie MacAlister (red headed heroine) – 5/8
√ 13. The Brady Bunch: Don't Tell by Karen Rose (parent) – 3/13
√ 14. Star Trek: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre (space travel) – 5/5
√ 15. A- Team: Close Quarters by Lucy Monroe (band of warriors) – 4/19
Bonus:
√ 16. Monday Night Football: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton (pro football) – 3/24
√ 17. One Adam 12: Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb (police drama) – 5/5
√ 18. Scooby-Doo: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis (dog on the Cover) – 3/16
√ 19. Emergency!: Line of Fire by Jo Davis (firefighter/rescue workers) – 3/11
√ 20. Bewitched: All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins (advertising) – 3/21
7/10 completeWelcome Back Kotter -
5 stars
Laverne & Shirley -
WKRP - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Gilligan's Island -
One Day at a Time -Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
Dallas - BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
Hawaii 5-0 -
E.R. -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy! -
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition DONE!Duration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
BONUS:
14/14
Welcome Back Kotter -
Laverne & Shirley -
Happy Days -
WKRP in Cincinatti -
Gilligan's Island -
One Day at a Time -
Dallas -
MASH -
Hawaii 5-0 -
E.R. -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy! -
The Brady Bunch -
Star Trek -
A- Team -
I'll try for 10.Duration: March 1 - May 31
6/10 Completed
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3. Happy Days (Bad boy) - Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
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5. One Day at a Time (Single Mother) - Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
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8. I Love Lucy! (Redhead) - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
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10. A-Team (Band of Warriors) - Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
17/20 completed
Regular Programming
√ Welcome Back Kotter -- (teacher as a main character) Fair Game by Josh Lanyon == 04/16
√ Laverne & Shirley -- (female friendship) Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas == 05/01
√ Happy Days -- (motorcycle riding character) Coming Undone (SEAL, #1) by Stephanie Tyler == 03/26
WKRP in Cincinatti -- (musician as a character) Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning
√ Gilligan's Island -- (beach scene cover) Friendly Fire by Megan Hart == 03/12
√ One Day at a Time -- (single mother) The Guy Next Door by Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl == 03/03
√ Dallas -- (set in Texas and has a rancher as a character) Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle == 03/23
√ MASH -- (military character) Do You Trust Me? by Desiree Holt == 03/07
√ Hawaii 5-0 -- (detective as a main character) Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character.
√ Green Acres -- (‘opposites attract’ theme) A Hearing Heart by Bonnie Dee == 04/24
√ I Love Lucy! -- (redhead as a main character) Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas, Kinley MacGregor & Julia Quinn == 05/08
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
√ Star Trek -- (sci-fi/futuristic romance) Jaq's Harp by Ella Drake == 03/27
√ A- Team -- (mercenary soldier as a character) Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice == 05/11
Bonus
√ Emergency! -- (firefighters) The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02
√ Manimal -- (shapeshifter hero) Treasure Hunting by J.B. McDonald == 03/04
√ Designing Women -- (interior designer as a main character) Arrested Holiday by Lissa Matthews == 03/05
√ Cheers -- (bartender as a main character) Dangerous Secrets by Katie Reus == 03/08
√ Sports Night -- (sports) Hard And Fast by Lisa Renee Jones == 03/11
21/21 Read Done!
RRRC (Quarterly Challenge): Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition. Categories are based on popular Classic TV shows. (Some of these book overlap with books in my other challenges.)Orginal 14/15; Bonus 10/10; Grand Total 24/25
1) ✔ Welcome Back Kotter -- (heroine is a Sociology professor)
The Penalty Box ★★★☆☆ PB 4/9
2) ✔ Laverne & Shirley -- Friendships; plus, I did it as a buddy read! :-)
204 Rosewood Lane ★★★★☆ OD audio 5/5
3) ✔ Happy Days -- Bad boy on motorcycle “seduces” his brother fiancée.
Led Astray AND The Devil's Own - re-read ★★★☆☆ 3/16 (2:1, only re-read 1st).
4) ✔ WKRP in Cincinatti -- Heroine is a concert pianist.
The Shy Bride (Traditional Greek Husbands, #1) ★★★★☆ PB 3/15
5) ✔ Gilligan's Island -- Setting: Mostly in a jungle.
Magic Study – “buddy read” ★★★★½ Kindle 5/9
6) ✔ One Day at a Time -- Divorced, forty-year-old preschool teacher, Sarah Hurlihy.
Must Love Dogs – re-read ★★★★☆ PB 3/30
7) ✔ Dallas -- The Texan's Wager ★★★★½ PB 4/12.
8) ✔ MASH -- Ian Randall is Navy man, a submariner.
16 Lighthouse Road ★★★★☆ OD audio 4/2
9) ✔ Hawaii 5-0 -- Sophie Katz’s boyfriend is P.I. Anatoly Darinsky, who helps her solve the murder-mystery.
Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate ★★★★☆ PB 4/28
10) E.R. -- Hero, Eidolon, is a doctor at Underworld General Hospital.
Planned “buddy read” start 5/15: Pleasure Unbound
11) ✔ Green Acres -- She’s from the city, he’s a farmer. One of my favorite reads!
Heiress For Hire - re-read ★★★★½ PB read 2/26 & again on 4/26
12) ✔ I Love Lucy! -- Love, laughter and a woman named Lucy.
He Loves Lucy ★★★★☆ PB re-read 4/1
13) ✔ The Brady Bunch -- She doesn’t know it, but her new husband has five children. He doesn’t know it, but she’s bringing one of her own.
The Trouble With HarryKatie MacAlister ★★★★☆ PB 5/8
14) ✔ Star Trek -- Setting is our future, post-apocalyptic world.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1), by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆ audio
15) ✔ A- Team -- Warrior ★★★★★ PB 3/9
BONUS:
16) ✔ The Honeymooners -- Claire’s on her honeymoon; mystery, mayhem, & murder in Egypt.
Mummy Dearest ★★★½☆ OD audio 3/31
17) ✔ Northern Exposure Three women all married to the same man and set on tracking him down – even if it takes them to Alaska!
I Do, I Do, I Do ★★★★½ PB 4/24
18) ✔ I Dream of Jeannie -- (It’s magic; they disappear in a puff of smoke; they fly like Tony.)
The Smoke Thief ★★★★½ PB 4/10
19) ✔ Bewitched --(witch/wizard/magic/magician)
Poison Study ★★★★½ Kindle 4/23
20) ✔Wonder Woman -- (kick ass heroine)
Halfway to the Grave ★★★★½ OD audio 5/6
21) ✔Law & Order(New York Cop)
Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 5/11
22) ✔Monk (eccentric hero; defective detective)
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, by Jennifer Ashley ★★★★★ PB 3/22
23) ✔Magnum P.I. (Private Investigator)
T is for Trespass, by Sue Grafton ★★★★ audio CD 2/27
24) ✔BJ and The Bear (animal on cover)
Animal Magnetism (Animal, #1), by Jill Shalvis (PB) ★★★½☆ 5/5
25) ✔Beverly Hillbillies (rags to riches)
Redneck Cinderella, by Luann McLane ★★★★☆ PB 2/3
Read:
Cathy, Thanks for posting "Magnum P.I." and "Law & Order" - I was not only able to add two books here, but I hadn't counted them in my total GR 2011 cumulative challenge (I just decided to join that in April) and it had be H.E.Double Hockey Sticks tracking down all the books I've read or listened to so far this year.
Thanks everyone!Congrats to all who have finished so far and good luck to all still working through their lists!
Couch Potato Reading Challenge1 March - 31 May 2011
Completed: 14/15
1. Welcome Back Kotter: Tomorrow, When the War Began - √ 13-Mar
2. Laverne and Shirley: Devil in Winter - √ 28-Mar
3. Happy Days: Black Sheep - √ 28-Apr
4. WKRP in Cincinatti: Unearthed - √ 19-Mar
5. Gilligan's Island: An Accidental Goddess
6. One Day at a Time: Burning Wild - √ 10-Apr
7. Dallas: Dakota Ranch Crude - √ 11-Apr
8. MASH: Warrior - √ 12-Mar
9. Hawaii 5-0: The Negotiator - √ 5-Mar
10. E.R.: Pleasure Unbound - √ 16-Mar
11. Green Acres: Tempting a Proper Lady - √ 6-Apr
12. I Love Lucy: Menage - √ 16-Apr
13. The Brady Bunch: The Star King - √ 13-May
14. Star Trek: Rapture in Death - √ 13-Apr
15. A-Team: Hunting Season - √ 5-Apr
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition.DURATION: March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
9 out of 10 complete
Welcome Back Kotter -
Laverne & Shirley -
Happy Days -
One Day at a Time –
Dallas -
MASH -
Hawaii 5-0 - The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen (Mystery/Suspense)
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy! -
The Brady Bunch -
Congrats to all the finishers!18/20 Read
Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne & Shirley:
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinnati:
Gilligan's Island:
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
MASH:
Hawaii-50:
ER:
Green Acres: A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
I Love Lucy:
Brady Bunch:
Star Trek:
A-Team:
Bonus
Maude: ("bluestocking" heroine)
I Dream Of Jeannie: (djinn/genie character)
Cheers: (set in Boston) Midnight by Beverly Jenkins
Chico & the Man: (mechanic character)
Bewitched: (witch character)
Read:
Bravo to all those that finished!13/13 Done Yay!
1. Laverne & Shirley:
2. Hawaii 5-0:
3. Green Acres:
4. I Love Lucy:
5. Happy Days:
6. Gilligan's Island:
7. E.R.:
8. Welcome Back Kotter:
9. WKRP:
10. One Day at a Time:
Bonus
11. Bewitched:
12. Magnum P.I.:
13. Wonder Woman:
Just finished!Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition.
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
20/20 Completed
Welcome Back Kotter -- YA book. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 04/10*****
Laverne & Shirley -- High Five by Janet Evanovich 04/18*****
Happy Days -- Adam. Falling Star y Olivia Brynn 03/17****
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Marley's from Cincinatti. My Immortal by Erin McCarthy 03/27***
Gilligan's Island -- Dreams of a Dark Warrior 04/15****
One Day at a Time -- Jude's divorced.Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts 03/20***
Dallas -- Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 05/14****
MASH -- Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward 04/22***
Hawaii 5-0 -- Eve's a detective. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
E.R. -- Bryony is a doctor. Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas 03/31***
Green Acres -- A Lot Like Love by Julie James 05/06***
I Love Lucy! -- Cat. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 03/06*****
The Brady Bunch -- 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber 04/23****
Star Trek -- Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 04/30*****
A- Team -- Edward's a mercenary. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 04/07***
**BONUS**
The Dukes of Hazzard - Racing brothers. Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy 03/21*****
Big Brother - Reality Show. Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks 04/03***
Charlie's Angels - Angels. Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh 04/18****
Friday Night Lights - Football players. The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton 04/25***
Chico & The Man - A mechanic. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 05/08***
I decided to go with my original 10/15 since I don't think I can do all 15 by the end of this month:DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
Couch Potatoe Challenge: Classic TV EditionMarch 1 - May 31, 2011 DONE
20/20
1) Welcome Back Kotter -
2) Laverne & Shirley -
3) Happy Days -
4) WKRP in Cincinatti -
5) Gilligan's Island -
6) One Day at a Time -
7) Dallas -
8) MASH -
9) Hawaii 5-O -
10) E.R. -
11) Green Acres -
12) I Love Lucy! -
13) The Brady Bunch -
14) Star Trek -
15) A-Team -
Bonus
16) Three's Company -
17) Law and Order -
18) Facts of Life -
19) Bewitched -
20) Magnum PI -
One more to go!9/10 complete
Welcome Back Kotter -
5 stars
Laverne & Shirley -
WKRP -
Gilligan's Island -
One Day at a Time -Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
Dallas -
Hawaii 5-0 -
E.R. -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy! -
Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly) NEW! 13/15 DONE
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
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