TV Shows!
What kind of TV shows is everyone into?
For me:
The Office (US): I've been into this show since the first season and I love it to death. I haven't seen alot of the 3rd season though. Not having cable and all...
LOST: I got into this last year by renting the entire first season on DVD and being blown away. The Ethan episode is still my favorite. I bought season 2 really cheap and haven't seen any season 3 episodes yet. I prefer watching them on DVD.
Scrubs: I recently got into this and find it hilarious even though some episodes can be better then others. I watch it late at night while at work so I've seen random episodes throughout the series.
South Park: recently got into this show too. I know... It can be hit and miss.
For me:
The Office (US): I've been into this show since the first season and I love it to death. I haven't seen alot of the 3rd season though. Not having cable and all...
LOST: I got into this last year by renting the entire first season on DVD and being blown away. The Ethan episode is still my favorite. I bought season 2 really cheap and haven't seen any season 3 episodes yet. I prefer watching them on DVD.
Scrubs: I recently got into this and find it hilarious even though some episodes can be better then others. I watch it late at night while at work so I've seen random episodes throughout the series.
South Park: recently got into this show too. I know... It can be hit and miss.
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CSI: I don't like the New York spinoff and Miami is hit and miss, but the original series never fails to entertain me.
Desperate Housewives: I'll watch any good comedy series (see below..), and having all the vindictiveness and intrige of a soap-opera parody makes this one especially interesting.
Medium: A psychic detective, but with powers that aren't at all flashy and exagerrated and where more often than not they are only the beginning of the investigation. The DA is always quick to point out how little he can do with information obtained "in the usual manner", even in the rare cases where it is clear and specific.
Top Gear: Plain hilarious even if you're not specifically crazy about cars (I know, 'cause I'm not).
past and generally speaking:
Most any major non-dutch comedy: For at least the last decade or so I have a habit of spending some weekly quality time with my mom watching all kinds of comedy series. I think we've seen almost every internationally popular comedy series at some point.
Alias: Crazy intrige and more over the top than some of the worst Bond movies. Loved every minute of it.
Various cartoons: I have a bad habit of turning on such channels as Jetix and watching all kinds of things I'm too old for. No one series in particular, though.
Various anime: You mostly have to get these through "other channels";). Some are very good; some, not so much..
Spaced! Brilliant, just brilliant.
Lost Who doesn't?
Scrubs Can be really really funny at its better parts
and Kenny vs Spenny Two funny idiots competenig in wierd competitons, I love that show
Oh, and I also follow House from time to time...
Is it on in some capacity in the US yet? My British friends from Idle Thumbs and Mixnmojo pushed Spaced on me a couple years ago and I was verry happy for it, but haven't really seen it in the US, despite Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz being really well received.
Dead Like Me ~ Clever, dark, funny, and charming. It only made it two seasons, but it easily could have run longer...
Lost ~ I haven't gotten to watch last night's episode yet. That's okay, withdrawal symptoms are fun. Only three more hours until I can watch it.
Family Guy ~ "Peter: Lois, um, go get the medical dictionary and look up "fork" and "lung."
Lois: Why?
Peter: Time is a factor, Lois. "
Futurama ~ Great cartoon. Silly and serious. 'nuff said.
I've never seen it anywhere on US TV (but I do not get BBCAmerica so I don't know about that. These kinds of shows often end up on PBS too). I heard about it from SquareJaw and Doug and bought the Collectors edition disks with both seasons. It's awesome.
Current TV I enjoy:
30 Rock <-- Current Favorite
Scrubs
My Name is Earl
Good Eats <-- Like cooking, science, and puppets? This might be your show
Andy Barker, P.I. <-- Better than I expected
Boston Legal <-- Hit or miss fo me... William Shatner and James Spader are generally enjoyable though
American Dad
Family Guy
Battlestar Galactica
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
Robot Chicken <-- Quality!
Eureka <-- Had some writing and pacing issues, but seems to be improving
Mythbusters
Reno 911
Everybody Hates Chris
The Venture Brothers <-- Very awesome
Past shows I enjoyed, at one time:
Arrested Development
Dead Like Me
Wonderfalls
Firefly
... this list goes on for quite a while
Have you ever seen Ace of Cakes? I have fun watching that show.
This is his bakery.
My name is earl(uk so i'm on season 1)
Futurama
Family guy
American dad
Simpsons
South park
My family
Have i got news for you
and i'll stop before i make the post too big
"Lost"
"South Park"
"The Colbert Report"
"Riget"(Danish mini-series later "remade" as "Kingdom Hospital")
"Seinfeld"
"Twin Peaks"
"The Lost Room"(although a mini-series, I hope it will become a tv-series one day
"Prison Break"
"Boston Legal"
And there are a few Norwegian comedy-shows I'll mention just to confuse those who can't speak the language:
"Rikets Røst"
"Uti Vår Hage"
"Åpen Post"
"Team Antonsen"
"Tre brødre som ikke er brødre"
That should cover most of it. :rolleyes:
Also, I just watched series one of The IT Crowd today... great stuff (Plus some bonus Chris Morris as the boss). I'm a fan of Graham Linehan's shows in general, so it worked out
Apparently there's a US version coming next month, continuing NBC's recent Office-inspired trend of importing and reproducing shows. First The Office, then Thank God You're Here, and now apparently The IT Crowd. It does have the same guy as Moss though, which is a good sign.
I'm not really a fan of Thank God You're Here in either incarnation, though. It always seems like it'd be funnier if it were more improv and less a series of leading questions by the cast. "Oh Doctor! Wasn't there something you wanted to say to the patient?" Is less funny than letting the guest just improv for himself, I think.
(Speaking of crying with laughter, tonight's Family Guy had me busting a gut with the "following a fat guy around with a tuba" gag... Mark my words: I WILL recreate that some day)
And I agree about Whose Line, although the US version was slightly less good thanks to Drew Carey, who really isn't very funny when he joins in.
Yeah, it happens in one other episode, can't remember which one though.
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Seinfeld
Arrested Development
Scrubs
Family Guy
Simpsons
Best Week Ever
The Soup
Everybody hates Chris
Dramas:
Lost
Alias
House
Reality:
Survivor
The Amazing Race
Ace of Cakes
And looking forward to Pirate Master
The 4400 <--current favorite (can I have two?)
Prison Break
House (when I have a chance)
The Office
Simpsons
Family Guy
Arrested Development
CSIs
Anime: (yes, I am that type of nerd)
Naruto
Bleach
Darker Than Black
Black Cat
Elfen Lied
FMA
(the list goes on and on)
CSIs
Jericho
Simpsons
My name is Earl
Boston Legal
24
House
Iron Chef America
Rove - Australian Show
Law and Order
The Soup
Family Guy - but it's not on in NZ at the moment
Damn straight. Watched them when they first appeared a few years ago then bought the DVD's. I have a large collection of old British comedies on DVD because I don't often watch TV very much any more.
In fact, the only show I've watched recently was the BBC drama 'Life on Mars'. I'm now waiting for the latest season of Doctor Who to come out here (We get a lot of British shows here, but a few months later).
Oh, and of course I watch Little Britain whenever it's on because rerun or not, that's a damn funny show.
Black Books is also a favourite of mine. Bernard is hilarious. I just watched Dylan Moran's Live DVD - he's a very funny man.
Do you know what sound an arctic tern makes?
(I can't actually remember what version of the show that one was, but it was my favorite one of those games)