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Started by Traveler, March 03, 2012, 06:41:19 PM

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Traveler

March 03, 2012, 06:41:19 PM
Couldn't find a post for this, so let's have it ... what do you love to watch, and why?

My current top comedy and drama series:

- The Big Bang Theory. Absolutely hilarious! I'm obsessed with Sheldon, and laugh so hard sometimes at his antics that I can barely breath. I share my home with my 80 year old mother. She's heard me laughing hysterically so often that she actually watched it last night. She came in smiling and said she really enjoyed it. She's tentatively planning to watch it regularly instead of Jeapardy, her usual fare on that night. Her only problem? She enjoyed it so much more than Jeopardy that she says she wouldn't get any sorting done while watching it!!!  ;D

- Flashpoint. Cop drama without the gore. LOVE it!!!

There are lots of other crime drama that I like, including Bones and Law & Order, but for now they're on the second tier of my "love it" list.
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Tank

#1
March 03, 2012, 06:57:45 PM
Strictly Come Dancing.
Anything with David Attenborough in it.
Dr Who.

If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Sandra Craft

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March 03, 2012, 07:22:39 PM
Quote from: Traveler on March 03, 2012, 06:41:19 PM
- The Big Bang Theory.

I just started watching this because it was mentioned on this forum, I can't believe I've missed it until now.

I think the only things I watch regularly anymore are The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and (to my embarrassment) Iron Chef America.  When I can remember, I watch Real Time with Bill Mahr, Grimm (because it reminds me of the Whedon shows) and the British Being Human (don't know if they're going to make it past season 4 without George and Mitchell).
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

Crow

#3
March 03, 2012, 09:31:01 PM
The Wire

I can not even put into words how fantastic this TV epic is. There is a reason why it is classed as one of the best TV programs of all time and has the highest metacritic score of all time, however it has one downside; it ruins the vast majority of what you may have considered good TV beforehand, especially crime dramas. If you haven't watched it yet you are missing out but do not expect instant gratification or a black and white storyline as The Wire doesn't really stick to any conventions.
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Buddy

#4
March 03, 2012, 10:02:29 PM
Bones


I can't stand the normal cop shows because of the blood, but I love Bones. It's pretty good for a laugh.
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#5
March 03, 2012, 10:38:14 PM
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on March 03, 2012, 10:33:07 PM
Honorable Mentions: Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is great.
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statichaos

#6
March 04, 2012, 01:03:26 AM
It's not a favorite by any stretch of the imagination--in fact, the show is simply terrible by any standard I hold--but I don't know why I can't quit American Idol.

Crocoduck

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March 04, 2012, 02:25:55 AM Last Edit: March 04, 2012, 03:51:40 AM by Crocoduck
I think I might watch too much TV but seeing as I'm more or less retired I'm allowed.

The Big Bang Theory...Easily my favorite American show. It has physicists, Caltech and for all the trouble Sheldon's Asperger syndrome causes he still reveres Richard Feynman.

Mike and Molly...No physicists but it does have funny fat people.

Bomb Patrol Afghanistan...My favorite "Reality Show"

Dirty Jobs...Mike Rowe cracks me up.

Animated shows I like.

Archer...I need to keep my rescue inhaler close by when watching this because it might make me laugh to death.

The Simpson's...It's still a great show after all these years.

Family Guy....Not as good as it used to be but still worth watching.

UK Shows I watch.

QI...Simply the best.

IT Crowd...Moss never fails to delight.

The Old Guys...Tom and Roy are great.

Top Gear UK...A good show in small doses but Clarkson gets on my nerves after a while.

Sherlock...Who knew that the classic Arthur Conan Doyle would work so well in modern day London?

I'm sure I forgot some.

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Sandra Craft

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March 04, 2012, 04:09:59 AM Last Edit: March 04, 2012, 04:18:47 AM by BooksCatsEtc
Quote from: Crocoduck on March 04, 2012, 02:25:55 AM
QI...Simply the best.


What is this?

I forgot about 2 other shows I often watch when I can remember to:  Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen (cooking instruction combined with comedy), and The Supersizers Go . . . (food and history combined with comedy).
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

Tank

#9
March 04, 2012, 07:13:44 AM
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

The Magic Pudding

#10
March 04, 2012, 08:03:55 AM
A paste from the British thread -The Pythons, Hitchhikers Guide, Terry Pratchett, The IT Crowd, Red Dwarf, Black Books, Men Behaving Badly, Ab Fab, QI, Simon Pegg - Spaced.  Also Wallis and Gromit, Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes, An Idiot Abroad, Doctor Who, Sherlock (the modern one Crocoduck recommends.

Star Treks, Star Gate, Big Bang, The Simpsons, Buffy, Firefly, Dexter, Deadwood.

There are local things no one has probably heard of, Rake, The Chaser, Gruen Transfer.

Sandra Craft

#11
March 04, 2012, 08:12:01 AM
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

Tank

#12
March 04, 2012, 10:20:38 AM
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Sandra Craft

#13
March 04, 2012, 04:34:27 PM
Sandy

  

"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet."  Sarah Louise Delany

Traveler

#14
March 04, 2012, 05:52:34 PM
Oh, I LOVE Red Dwarf!!! I haven't seen it in ages ... must dig it out. :)
If we ever travel thousands of light years to a planet inhabited by intelligent life, let's just make patterns in their crops and leave.
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