I watched the first episode of Californication Season Two last night, kind of by accident.  I heard that the new season was starting at the end of the month, so for fun I went to the menu for Showtime On Demand and saw that the new episode was up there.  I then called the cable company and somehow I ended up with all the On Demand channels free for one month by trying Showtime out for a month.  Sweet.  Anyway, the new episode was great, and it turns out it actually doesn’t air on Showtime until next Sunday September 28th, but they already have it on Showtime On Demand.  If you’re not familiar with Californication check out the preview of the new season:

Californication Season One was a classic, and it’s totally worth owning the DVD.  My buddy at work first told me about the show, telling me it was “better than Entourage”.  This is a credible source too.  Not sure if I can say it’s better just yet, but it’s up there and worth the discussion.  Since I am deeply connected to both New York and California, and both shows are about New Yorkers living in California, I love them almost equally.  They each have great characters that I can relate to, amazing writing, and every episode of both shows is entertaining.

The new season of Entourage is also underway (which has started off splendidly), and both shows air at the same time, Sundays at 10pm.  The question now that I have Showtime is, which one do I watch live and which do I watch On Demand?  Kinda sucks that the only two new shows I like on TV are on at the same time.  I think my loyalty lies with Entourage, but then again…I guess the real question is, when does the new Curb Your Enthusiasm start?