My DVR has been in overdrive for the fall season. We record anything and everything that looks even slightly interesting and then on lazy days we watch hour after hour of tv to see if anything tickles our fancy. Don’t judge my downtime. Relaxing? Yes. Lame? Shamefully, yes.

Anyway, I realized there are some TERRIBLE shows on television that really do a disservice to marriage and gender roles out there. Understandably, tv should be a form of escape, but old and busted sterotypes seem to be the new hotness this season. Here’s a rundown of some of my must-not watch list that give men, women and marriage a bad name.

1. ‘Til Death: I watched this show a few times last season and it was ok, I guess. But this season? Hello, 1985 called and it wants it comedy back. Brad Garrett plays a whiny husband most interested in eat cheese and partaking in hotel sex, even it if means lying to his wife to get it while she (Joely Fisher) while bemoans her age and entertains her general malcontent nature on a annoying regular basis. Terrible. If this is was marriage was really like, I’d be single.

2. Gary Unmarried: Man marries. Has children. Marriage in trouble. Marriage counseling doesn’t work. Man moves out and divorces. Man sleeps with younger, much more attractive single mom. Evil, cold, frigid ex-wife gets engaged to marriage counselor. I believe this is the point where hilarity is supposed to ensue. I forgot to mention the horny adolescent son. I didn’t make it more than 20 minutes through the first episode. I hope its lameness didn’t kill my DVR.

3. Two and a Half Men: Technically, this isn’t about marriage; more about bachelor brothers (one whiny while the other one is a borderline alcoholic womanizer), but the constant bitching and moaning about how commitment is for losers and remaining single is the only way for a guy to maintain his manhood forces me give this show two thumbs way down. Plus there is the presence of hot younger women, a bitchy ex-wife and a greasy, horny teenager. Hmmmm…sounds familiar.

Is it just me or do these stereotypes just get old?