What Are Your Favorite TV Shows?

[Skylarker]

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[peptastic]

Currently on-
The Vampire Diaries
American Horror Show

All-time-
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Arrested Development
The Flight of the Conchords
Father Ted
Blackbooks
Spaced
The Wire
The Golden Girls

[peptastic]

I haven't rewatched My so-called life in years. I don't want to ruin the memory. I started high school the year it aired and really related to Angela. I did have an Angela-esque moment recently though. I warned myself not to declare myself over a guy and then find out I'm not.
I've never related to a tv character since.

[Emil]

Riget (The Kingdom) by Lars von Trier.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBcJZ3-cJKc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aht8aGrmj1o

And,

The Wire
Six Feet Under
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfeld
Twin Peaks
Berlin Alexanderplatz

[the raytownian]

For all the TV I watch, I really watch very little outside of about 5 channels.

I've seen a lot of shows mentioned that I have really enjoyed, but either never had regular access to, or could never remember to watch to have seen them enough to call them favorites... My viewing consists mostly of cartoons and syndicated shows like Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, and Golden Girls.

I do have a fondness for a lot of [adult swim]/Williams Street original programming as well... I really like their campy, low-brow approach to surrealism and the absurd (It's even within my grasp! :) ), as well as their anarchistic "anything goes" approach to programming/content. But, as far as adult swim's non-original programming is concerned, I am sick to death of seeing Seth MacFarland creations, American Dad being the sole exception... Fuck that guy.

I think my favorites programming associated with [as] would have to be:

Home Movies (I first saw this show the night adult swim premiered back in '01. I fell in love with the "realness" of the mumbling, fumbling dialog immediately, which was extremely exciting and novel to me back then)
Mission Hill (short but sweet)
Tim & Eric ASGJ/Tom Goes To The Mayor
Xavier: Renegade Angel
Moral Orel
12 oz. Mouse
Boondocks
Venture Bros
etc.

There are actually very few shows on the network I've not been able to appreciate on some level... I even started liking the much-maligned "Fat Guy Stuck In Internet" around the end of the series' initial run. Now that they've started airing it again, it's actually better than I remember.

As for the Britcoms they've picked up, Darkplace and LAY spring to mind most immediately.

Not a big anime person, but Cowboy Bebop was a wonderful, wonderful series.

I also like some of CN's stuff too... Really liked Flapjack. I was pretty upset when it ended, which made me reluctant to get into Adventure Time, but it evenualy won me over. That, and Regular Show.

Not too keen on (most of) their other current programming though.

Other shit:

MSCL (I was actually to other way around from Skylarker... Too young for it when it was on, discovered it later in life and fell in love)
Freaks & Geeks
Monty Python (who doesn't like that?)
Cheers (I used to love the theme song as a kid, but never could get into the show... I really love it now though)
Frasier
Will & Grace (yeah, it's stupid, but I still love it)
The Nanny (even stupider and WAY campier, but I still enjoy it for some reason)
Ab Fab (thanks to Comedy Central for introducing me to that "back in the day")
South Park, before I stopped paying attention years ago
and the aforementioned shows:
Matlock
Murder, She Wrote
GOLDEN GIRLS!!!

Exploitation/Trash TV I watch obsessively and yell at the TV in astonishment and murderous disgust while doing so:

The Real Housewives of __________
My Super-Sweet 16
MTV in general (on rare occasions, they actually have a quality "True Life" episode every now and then)
Hoarders
Intervention

I am a bit of a masochist... I don't know why else I would watch those awful fucking shows.

I'm sure I will remember plenty more later.

[the raytownian]

PS: Seconding THE MONKEES!

[CrystalGeezer]

Dexter
Six Feet Under
Seinfeld
Friends
Family Guy
American Dad
America's Funniest Home Videos (:o)
Fashion Police
The Soup
Mythbusters
How It's Made
Golden Girls
Degrassi Junior High
Voltron
Inspector Gadget
Twin Peaks
House
The Mentalist
Law and Order
Survivor
Big Brother (I like watching people solve puzzles)
Guiding Light
As the World Turns
The Young and the Restless
The Price is Right
The Dog Whisperer
Hoarders
Snapped
My Name Is Earl
Desperate Housewives
Veronica Mars
California Gold
Everybody Loves Raymond
Rules of Engagement
Big Bang Theory
Two Broke Girls
Conan
Jeopardy
True Blood
What was the throwback one with Kevin and Winnie...that one
Portlandia
Flight of the Concords
Sunny in Philadelphia
Doc Martin
The Office
30 Rock
60 Minutes


There's probably a ton of others and I don't watch them all now, even the current ones. And some of them I have watched over the years because other family members have, like the soap operas, and I got sucked in. :D I went through an eight year period where I didn't even own a television. I do now though. :p I think of all of them, I have seen more episodes of Law and Order than any other. LOVE that show. Dunk dun...

[billy scissors]

Dexter
Six Feet Under
Seinfeld
Friends
Family Guy
American Dad
America's Funniest Home Videos (:o)
Fashion Police
The Soup
Mythbusters
How It's Made
Golden Girls
Degrassi Junior High
Voltron
Inspector Gadget
Twin Peaks
House
The Mentalist
Law and Order
Survivor
Big Brother (I like watching people solve puzzles)
Guiding Light
As the World Turns
The Young and the Restless
The Price is Right
The Dog Whisperer
Hoarders
Snapped
My Name Is Earl
Desperate Housewives
Veronica Mars
California Gold
Everybody Loves Raymond
Rules of Engagement
Big Bang Theory
Two Broke Girls
Conan
Jeopardy
True Blood
What was the throwback one with Kevin and Winnie...that one
Portlandia
Flight of the Concords
Sunny in Philadelphia
Doc Martin
The Office
30 Rock
60 Minutes


There's probably a ton of others and I don't watch them all now, even the current ones. And some of them I have watched over the years because other family members have, like the soap operas, and I got sucked in. :D I went through an eight year period where I didn't even own a television. I do now though. :p I think of all of them, I have seen more episodes of Law and Order than any other. LOVE that show. Dunk dun...

Looks like American tv is as bad as they say.And what is Big Bang Theory about? I only watch snippets.Theyre all a bit poofy for me.

[CrushingBore]

Looks like American tv is as bad as they say.And what is Big Bang Theory about? I only watch snippets.Theyre all a bit poofy for me.


It's about atheist geeky star wars fans and nerdy science stuff. Most people don't really get the jokes. I rarely watch TV and I only saw few episodes, quite liked it but the actors are slightly annoying.

[prisoner77]

Auf Wiedersehen Pet
Game On
The Singing Detective
Porridge
One Summer
Minder
Hazel
Budgie
The Likely Lads

[chris]

i think shows like 'the wire', and 'the sopranos' are works of art. these two aside, most of the shows i enjoy are comedies; i'm a big fan of 'louie', which is the brainchild of the one and only louis ck (probably my favourite US comic); 'stewart lee's comedy vehicle' is amazing as well, along with 'south park', the british 'office', 'the boosh', harry hill's 'tv burp', and 'the inbetweeners'.

[billy scissors]

It's about atheist geeky star wars fans and nerdy science stuff. Most people don't really get the jokes. I rarely watch TV and I only saw few episodes, quite liked it but the actors are slightly annoying.
I'll give it a miss then.I tend to watch tv in the early hours when in bed.Its always on about 1am when I have a flick during the adverts.

[Peterb]

I'll give it a miss then.I tend to watch tv in the early hours when in bed.Its always on about 1am when I have a flick during the adverts.
Do you mean a flick of the wrist?

[billy scissors]

Do you mean a flick of the wrist?
ooh you are awful!

[Peterb]

ooh you are awful!
What are you up to billy scissors? I'm stuck at work with nothing to do hoping to be let out early?

[cornelius blaze]

ooh you are awful!

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[cornelius blaze]

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[billy scissors]

Some good choices C Blaze.Ive been watching The Saint re-runs (Roger Moore).Not one hair out of place after taking on 5 men at once in a fight.Amazing.

[cornelius blaze]

Some good choices C Blaze.Ive been watching The Saint re-runs (Roger Moore).Not one hair out of place after taking on 5 men at once in a fight.Amazing.

cheers Billy. When i grow up i wanna be Roger Moore!

[DAVIE]

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[billy scissors]

did you see Colin Baker on tv the other night? He hasn't aged well....

[DAVIE]

did you see Colin Baker on tv the other night? He hasn't aged well....

He hasn't....I agree with you there!

[realitybites]

Top Chef, Work of Art, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills... and New York, Desperate Housewives, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, The Layover, Two and a Half Men.

[CrystalGeezer]

Top Chef, Work of Art, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills... and New York, Desperate Housewives, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, The Layover, Two and a Half Men.

I love Work of Art. Who won? I got distracted with Christmas. The last one I saw the guy with the weird name who did the Stars Wars stuff was booted when he totally missed the mark with that stupid toothpick mural.

No wait, I saw the one after that where that cute girl got indecisive and lost during the Fiat challenge. How awesome was that skinned seat diptych? And my friend and I noticed the prize money is ginormous each challenge now. :eek: Saraca Jessica must've got some huge corporate backing somewhere.

[realitybites]

I love Work of Art. Who won? I got distracted with Christmas. The last one I saw the guy with the weird name who did the Stars Wars stuff was booted when he totally missed the mark with that stupid toothpick mural.

No wait, I saw the one after that where that cute girl got indecisive and lost during the Fiat challenge. How awesome was that skinned seat diptych? And my friend and I noticed the prize money is ginormous each challenge now. :eek: Saraca Jessica must've got some huge corporate backing somewhere.

Kymia won with Young and Sara as runner-ups. I thought this season was even better than the first one. I liked the contestants better. The Sucklord was/is weird. I don't think he made anything of quality. Ya the prize monies were huge!

[CrystalGeezer]

Kymia won with Young and Sara as runner-ups. I thought this season was even better than the first one. I liked the contestants better. The Sucklord was/is weird. I don't think he made anything of quality. Ya the prize monies were huge!

Kymia. Was she the one who got uptight when the other girls were tagging her tree mural with their stupid lipstick stickers?

[realitybites]

Kymia. Was she the one who got uptight when the other girls were tagging her tree mural with their stupid lipstick stickers?

She's the one. I liked Sara. I think she is really beautiful in a very unusual way. Her portraits in the street art episode were some of the best works made, I think.

[CrystalGeezer]

She's the one. I liked Sara. I think she is really beautiful in a very unusual way. Her portraits in the street art episode were some of the best works made, I think.

I thought the teacher guy from Atlanta or wherever had the most consistently good pieces. And quality work, he never half-assed anything, always a strong idea and executed well.

[DAVIE]

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*cheers*

[billy scissors]

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*cheers*
The one from Preston was the best - Valerie was so funny

[CrystalGeezer]

Davie, I took a pic of Amoeba's Dr. Who collection for you. Are you creaming your pants? :D

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[WhalleyRange]

Auf Wiedersehen Pet
Randall & Hopkirk Deceased
Prisoner Cell Block H
Twilight Zone
Early Doors
Brookside
Shoestring

[billy scissors]

Davie, I took a pic of Amoeba's Dr. Who collection for you. Are you creaming your pants? :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6607393555_899f1b514c_z.jpg
lol..

[Dick Tremayne]

I find 'Invitation To Love' very gripping.

[Dick Tremayne]

Yeah, I remember when we used to watch that up in that apartment we had above that convenience store...Dick.

I'm not familiar with you, sir. Perhaps you know me through Lucy?

[DAVIE]

Davie, I took a pic of Amoeba's Dr. Who collection for you. Are you creaming your pants? :D

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mine is bigger!!! :D

[cornelius blaze]

mine is bigger!!! :D


Flirt!

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[Urban the swede]

Just before xmas I bought the complete boxset for the swedish tv series "Hem till byn" (Back to the village) which is the longest running tv show in Sweden. It has been filmed since 1971 and between every season many years have passed until the last season was shown in 2006. I bought it cause I know how bad swedish tv can be during xmas and up to middle of January when the normal tv shows return.
Having watched it when it was aired on tv I never saw the early seasons or do not remember them since I was too young so it was nice to see the old episodes from the 70's and early 80's.
"Hem till byn" is about the changing Sweden in a small village on the west coast when Sweden went from a farming country to an industrial one. It portrays a couple of families and how the changes affect them and their struggles in life. Some continue to run their farm and some move on into the more modern Sweden.
For me the most fascinating character is Lars-Erik played by Ulf Dohlsten who is a very nervy man with psychological problems. He cannot fit in and questions everything in his own and the other peoples lives. His controlling and depressive mother keeps him down until he frees himself in his 40's and finally starts living after a failed suicide attempt.
He becomes obsessed with the story about the village and its people and puts together a book about the village history that his old teacher had started before his death.
As his mother dies he spends his days standing by her gravestone all day listening to Leonard Cohen.
Having watched it again I realised how well it portraid the changes in Sweden on a big and small scale and what people choose to do with their lives. It is very entertaining and the director manages to give it a great flow so it's never dull to watch. It is filled with what makes Sweden to be Sweden and how the swedish mentality works.
It ends with a helicopter view of the village disappearing beneath and Lars-Erik seen like a ghost in the background saying "One could write so much about this village and its people. Places like these that you pass by in a second contains so much history". The end scene reminded me of the old Smiths videos with a character seen in the background of a film clip.

The box 1971-2006:
12723

Lars-Erik (Ulf Dohlsten):
12724

[CrystalGeezer]

Last night my friend with excellent taste recommended Downtown Abbey? I think that's the name. His eyes got real big and he said "AMIE. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT." :p

[prisoner77]

Last night my friend with excellent taste recommended Downtown Abbey? I think that's the name. His eyes got real big and he said "AMIE. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT." :p

Watch the new "Upstairs Downstairs much better.

[billy scissors]

Last night my friend with excellent taste recommended Downtown Abbey? I think that's the name. His eyes got real big and he said "AMIE. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT." :p

:lbf:

[CrystalGeezer]

:lbf:

I know, I heard last night it's Downton or something. I think there's a bar with that name or something similar in Venice I was confusing it with.

[KenzieW]

Last night my friend with excellent taste recommended Downtown Abbey? I think that's the name. His eyes got real big and he said "AMIE. YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT." :p

Oh, I watch that show and I quite like it. I mean, it is a bit melodramatic, but it is good. :)

[CrystalGeezer]

Oh, I watch that show and I quite like it. I mean, it is a bit melodramatic, but it is good. :)

My friend is blown away by it becasue she said the writer is an actor she adores and she had no idea that he could write too. And she loves the costumes and mood created.

[CrystalGeezer]

I just read Shirley MacClaine was added to the cast of Downtown Abbey.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni21954144/


I know someone who was close to her, worked for her. She's a really cool lady in real life.

[Urban the swede]

I just read Shirley MacClaine was added to the cast of Downtown Abbey.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni21954144/


I know someone who was close to her, worked for her. She's a really cool lady in real life.

She is a cool lady and my mother liked her a lot and read her books. She was far out there spiritually and it seems many of the things she talked about seem to be true since I have had a number of personal experiences that have made me realise this life we have here is not everything there is. She has managed to stay interested and full of life all her life like a kid that finds things interesting and worth looking into. That type of energy she has is very rare.

I don't know if she visits Sweden as much as she used to when she visited the spirit Ambres who appears inside a swedish man and holds lectures about life and how to live. I saw the documentary about this man a few years ago and it was very interesting.

[prisoner77]

My friend is blown away by it becasue she said the writer is an actor she adores and she had no idea that he could write too. And she loves the costumes and mood created.
Julian Fellows' script is the problem. I find it hilarious.

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

OK, so I believe that I am in pretty unique position when it comes to "must see TV" right now, since I must pay for bandwith to watch any of it.
Firsr and foremost I had to see the "Doctor Who" xmas special, then the return of "House" my fave show currently on
next I watched the end of the first season's of "American Horror Story" & "Terra Nova"
After that I caught up on "Fringe" and "Supernatural" my 2nd & 3rd fave shows
now I am finally watching the last season of "Dexter" since I did not see it when I aired
but honestly, if I had to limit my viewing to less than this much, I think I could live with just seeing an episode of "House" and "Dexter" a week. They just speak to me in ways that other shows don't. The others I watch are really more for them being my genre, and to be honest, I doubt any tv show(when it comes to sci-fi) will ever compare with the "re-imagined" BSG...

ps: of course, like some others here, I wait the return another one of the greatest shows ever: "Mad Men"

[DAVIE]

Flirt!

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hahaha! a month later and I finally get to see it and reply :p
I must admit, it's probably not that big now because I've sold quite a few rubbish stories (I mean Time and the Rani just HAD to go and few other terrible McCoy stories, although I adore his Doctor very much. Even a few Tom Baker's went!)...I'm not much of a collector really.

[Girl-with-the-Thorn]

I'm pretty obsessed with BBC's Sherlock at the moment- it's a really clever, gripping series, even without having read the original Conan Doyle stories. Some brilliant acting, too. Plus, Benedict Cumberbatch...:horny:.