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Following in Justin's footsteps, what are folks watching on the tube these days? (Alternatively, what are you renting via Netflix)

 

For me, the big three are:

 

Grey's Anatomy

Battlestar Galactica

Veronica Mars

Coupling (The British version): Its terrifying to realize that you'd fall for Jane

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I do watch Battlestar G.

24 is on tonight, good season.

I also enjoy House, Bones, NCIS and Crossing Jordan(great music)

Any and all of the old Perry Mason shows and movies.

 

Just rented "It happened one night" 1934 from netflix, Mystery on the Nile(Imax) is next up.

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I have no tv service, and depend on BBO and netflix for home entertainment :)

 

So far, after months of netflix + amazon purchase

 

1) Frasier (rewatch every season many times, you never have to wait for frasier)

 

2) Simpsons

 

3) Lost

 

4) Extreme makeover, home edition.

 

5) Rewatch everything in this list again.

 

I really like Lost, but its worsened my fear of flying.

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Shows I won't miss unless there's a stupid Unit Board meeting or I'm directing:

Battlestar!!!!!

Project Runway!!!

Dancing with the Stars

My Name is Earl

 

Shows I used to love but have grown really old, but I still watch for some reason:

Gilmore Girls

Law and Order: SVU, Original Flavor

Poker Superstars II, World Poker Tour

 

Shows I'd like to watch but Adam hates and won't let them be on:

Mission Organization

Landscaper's Challenge

Househunters

The Office

Arrested Development (although I hear it's been cancelled :))

 

Reruns that have become staples (mainly because we can agree on them):

Star Trek: TNG

Law and Order

The Simpsons

Malcolm in the Middle

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Shows I used to love but have grown really old, but I still watch for some reason:

Gilmore Girls

yeah DEF used to love that show back in the day when Rory went out with dean and then that badass dude. Then it got old :)

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Only thing I have TIVO'd is 24; but I always watch it with my oldest daughter, so the TIVO is not necessary :) .

 

PGA Golf is always on during the weekends. You'd better not try to take the remote during any of the major tourneys. :)

 

When Carnivale was on HBO I was friggin addicted to it. Hoping another netowrk picks it up. :(

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Arrested Development (although I hear it's been cancelled :))

Latest rumor I heard was that showtime picked it up for 26 episodes next season :-)

 

I still watch Gilmore Girls, though I agree its slipping somewhat.

At the same time, it still has moments of inspiration.

 

One fo the episodes recently concluded with a 5 minute montage showing the high (and low) points from a single Gilmore family dinner. Terrifying stuff.

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Arrested Development (although I hear it's been cancelled :))

Latest rumor I heard was that showtime picked it up for 26 episodes next season :-)

 

I still watch Gilmore Girls, though I agree its slipping somewhat.

At the same time, it still has moments of inspiration.

 

One fo the episodes recently concluded with a 5 minute montage showing the high (and low) points from a single Gilmore family dinner. Terrifying stuff.

Well, I guess I'll have to wait and see, as I'll be renting them after the seasons are over, anyway. Not only will Adam not watch them, but we don't even get Showtime.

 

I agree that the dinner scene in GG was FANTASTIC! Even Adam liked it, and he strongly dislikes GG. Giving Luke a daughter that's Rory v.2 is just so bad, though, and is painful!

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As mentioned in the movie thread already:

The Office (original BBC version)

Six Feet Under (watching it on a regular basis off DVD with a few friends, we've just made it through 3rd season tonight; it's a great show I can really recommend, but watch it from the beginning, since the story and characters develop through the series).

 

--Sigi

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Shows I'd like to watch but Adam hates and won't let them be on:

The Office

I can only hope that this applies to the US version, which supposedly sucks. Get the original (from England) it's simply impossible not to like it.

--Sigi

He doesn't like the style of filming of the american. Is it different than the British?

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Shows I'd like to watch but Adam hates and won't let them be on:

The Office

I can only hope that this applies to the US version, which supposedly sucks. Get the original (from England) it's simply impossible not to like it.

--Sigi

He doesn't like the style of filming of the american. Is it different than the British?

I have not dared yet to watch the US version. The British version is so brilliant that I'll probably get quite angry while watching somebody else's miserable attempt to jump the bandwagon.

 

The "style of filming" and quite everything about that show is very different from the mainstream. If that's what Adam hates the show is probably just not the right thing for him. I suggest you watch it while he's playing golf (or whatever he enjoys doing ;-).

 

NB the show has become a huge mainstream success in Great Britain, so don't assume something totally off-beat being on the verge of the unwatchable here.

 

--Sigi

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The American version is quite similar to the original British version. The British version was better.

 

I personally like:

 

24

Simpsons

Sopranos

 

Having lived in the UK now for 4 years, I've learned to like:

Phoenix Nights

The Office

Father Ted

The Vicar of Dibley

Only Fools and Horses

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I really am not fond of any of the current shows so I'll have to provide a list of my all time favorites (not reruns but the original series).

 

The Twilight Zone

Maverick

Monty Python's Flying Circus

You Bet Your Life

Gunsmoke

Have Gun, Will Travel

Rawhide

Mission Impossible

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I very rarely watch TV, but when I do I like:

Simpsons,

Home improvement (Tim Allen),

Emergency Room,

I watched nearly all parts of Star Trek together with my son,

Recently I started to watch the early parts of Gilmore Girls because my daughter told me it is a must,

I liked the Bill Cosby Show,

all about animals, (my favourites are tigers),

soccer matches, especially Champions League, sometimes Motocross and Snooker

a lot about sciences,

some talk shows, depends on the guests,

here in Germany we have a kind of talk show where a psychologist makes a short "therapy session", solving a problem. I like figuring out what the real problem might be when they start.

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We don't watch TV - turned it off years ago as advertising was too intrusive and I absolutely couldn't stand the thought of seeing shrub's face in my livingroom. I am addicted to a couple of old shows which we purchased on DVD, and I can watch them over and over again:

 

Soap

Babylon 5

 

Lord of the Rings movies (best movies ever made, in my opinion)

 

A show that isn't out on DVD yet, but I still have hopes for is Twin Peaks. I am a David Lynch fan. We watched "Mulholland Drive" and liked it so much we purchased it from amazon.com. We also just watched another movie, a collaboration between David Lynch and Disney (that, in and of itself, is so warped we had to watch the movie), called "Straight Story."

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We don't watch TV - turned it off years ago as advertising was too intrusive and I absolutely couldn't stand the thought of seeing shrub's face in my livingroom. I am addicted to a couple of old shows which we purchased on DVD, and I can watch them over and over again:

 

Soap

Babylon 5

 

Lord of the Rings movies (best movies ever made, in my opinion)

 

A show that isn't out on DVD yet, but I still have hopes for is Twin Peaks. I am a David Lynch fan. We watched "Mulholland Drive" and liked it so much we purchased it from amazon.com. We also just watched another movie, a collaboration between David Lynch and Disney (that, in and of itself, is so warped we had to watch the movie), called "Straight Story."

Will Jessica find out about Corinne and Peter? Will Corinne find out about Jessica and Peter? Will Benson make fish? These questions and many more will be answered in the next episode of soap.

 

Classic.

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As much as I liked Soap, (Danny Dallas and Jethro Bodine of the Beverley Hillbillies had a lot in common) my favourite show is "Le coeur a ses raisons" which is a parody of soap operas (The heart has its reasons) which makes you laugh 'til your sides hurt. I don't know if it will ever be translated but my recent favorite shtik involves Bret (one of three "twins" all played by the brilliant Marc Labreche) who is still trying to get used to his prosthetic arms (they are about 6 ft. long each). You can imagine the mayhem......
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