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#3275456 - 04/20/11 07:59 PM interesting/favorite tv shows  
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What are your interesting/favorite tv shows, Present and past?

Watched Californication, all four seasons in one month. Caught up with SG:U in the second season. I like Mythbusters. Southland is decent, the cop show in the LAPD. Robot Chicken is good for some laughs. "coupling" from the UK was pretty funny.

What's a favorite of yours that others might not know of?


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#3275460 - 04/20/11 08:02 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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I liked Wings and Northern Exposure. Taxi was pretty good. Barney Miller.

Those were some off the top of my head.


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#3275461 - 04/20/11 08:04 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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Originally Posted By: Rick.50cal

What are your interesting/favorite tv shows, Present and past?

Watched Californication, all four seasons in one month.


I really need to watch "Californication". I've heard it's excellent and that David Duchovny really showed that he could leave his X-Files past behind him and do a role that is very different from that of Fox Mulder.

As for present shows, the only one I'm watching is Fringe but I'm behind since I'm currently watching the dvd's for season 2 and season 3 is almost over. However, I do plan on watching season 4 live.

As for past shows, I'll just give you my all-time top 10 list. smile

1. Battlestar Galactica (new one of course)
2. Babylon 5
3. X-Files
4. Star Trek: TOS
5. Rome
6. Firefly
7. Monty Python's Flying Circus
8. Mystery Science Theater 3000
9. Caprica
10. Twin Peaks

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#3275509 - 04/20/11 08:41 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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My favorites, past and present, are:

'Allo 'Allo!
Band of Brothers
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
The Big Bang Theory
Californication
Rome
Spooks
Stargate SG-1
Star Trek DS9

And there are so many others I've seen over the years but these I can watch time and again.

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#3275520 - 04/20/11 08:53 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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I love Family Guy/American Dad.
The Cleveland Show sucks a**.
It's all I watch apart from a few History shows and Mythbusters.


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#3275571 - 04/20/11 10:04 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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Sanctuary, SG Atlantis, SG-1, SG Universe.
I keep a bunch of those on my DVR in case I want to watch TV and nothing like Mythbusters is on.


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#3275577 - 04/20/11 10:07 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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Current shows I like are Justified, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, and most of what is on Nat Geo, Smithsonian, Science and the History channels.

FX did not renew what I though was a decent boxing show in Lights Out but it dealt with the main character starting to show signs of brain damage due to too many hits...how far can you go with that? It was very good while it lasted out it's one season. FX also has a show called Archer which is illustrated and is definitely good adult humor.

I watch a lot of shows at On Demand on Optimum cable. Reruns of Sopranos, Deadwood, Entourage on HBO and past episodes of Dexter, Californication, Weeds and a few others on Showtime plus a ton of movies.

The On Demand stuff is the best ten bucks extra per month I ever spent on cable.

I forgot to pay homage to my man Al Bundy in Married With Children which being an early riser I catch a double dose of at 6 AM...in my opinion one of the funniest shows ever made...loved by everyone but shoe salesman biggrin

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#3275584 - 04/20/11 10:15 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Hankmc]  
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Originally Posted By: Hankmc
Current shows I like are Justified, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, and most of what is on Nat Geo, Smithsonian, Science and the History channels.

FX did not renew what I though was a decent boxing show in Lights Out but it dealt with the main character starting to show signs of brain damage due to too many hits...how far can you go with that? It was very good while it lasted out it's one season. FX also has a show called Archer which is illustrated and is definitely good adult humor.

I watch a lot of shows at On Demand on Optimum cable. Reruns of Sopranos, Deadwood, Entourage on HBO and past episodes of Dexter, Californication, Weeds and a few others on Showtime plus a ton of movies.

The On Demand stuff is the best ten bucks extra per month I ever spent on cable.

I forgot to pay homage to my man Al Bundy in Married With Children which being an early riser I catch a double dose of at 6 AM...in my opinion one of the funniest shows ever made...loved by everyone but shoe salesman biggrin


love it! lately in my area they're showing 2 eps of married with children back to back at 9pm and 9:30pm - a great way to end the day


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#3275709 - 04/21/11 01:51 AM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Rome
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Star Trek DS9
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#3275720 - 04/21/11 02:02 AM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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#3275840 - 04/21/11 06:33 AM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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In terms of shows that are still current, Justified, Top Gear and Modern Family.


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#3276102 - 04/21/11 02:59 PM Re: interesting/favorite tv shows [Re: Rick.50cal]  
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We love "The Mentalist" in our home. It's one of those great shows where the entire ensemble is a terrific cast. Plus, the protagonist is one of those characters who sees through pretenders and tells people exactly what he thinks. It's a trait I have always admired in some folks that I've encountered.


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