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After reading the blog describing how the hit TV show “Buffy” was religious, I couldn’t help but notice how many TV shows these days could also be considered religious. By religious, though, I mean not in terms of content, but in terms of how viewers react to these TV shows. With hit TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and of course the OC among many others, the obsession of these shows leads to ritualistic, and sometimes religious, styles of viewing. Unlike guys who sit down, maybe crack a beer open, and watch a ball game, these avid TV show watchers put a little more thought into their viewing experience. Everyone has their own styles. Some order Chinese food rather than Pizza Hut, some watch with a large group others with just a few close friends so not to get distracted, some watch it live others prefer to TV-O it and watch it later without commercials. Different strokes for different folks, but whichever way you look at it, these ways of viewing are highly ritualistic and as a result can be considered religious. Although this idea seems ridiculously far fetched—labeling ditzy teen girls whos only goal in life is to grow up like Marissa Cooper as “religious”- it really can be looked at as religious when looked at in the right context.