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[beyelzu]

Alright, so I am watching law and order, and I just watched the two part episode about the russian mob where the red head ada gets killed.

anyway, I just love two part law and orders because you dont know what is going to happen at the end of the first episode because you dont know its a two part episode.

so what tv do you like to watch.

In short lets talk about tv, I know you watch it.

[livius drusus]

I watched pieces of it. The "not one step backward" bit is one of my favorite L&O moments. The best multi-parter ever was the LA one, though. I could watch that 50 times a year and never get tired of it. I watch SVU religiously as well.

I love home and garden makeover shows. I love HBO dramas like Six Feet Under and The Sopranos. I love Masterpiece Theater. I love Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But most of all, I love Pimp My Ride.

[RedShift]

The ADA gets killed? D'oh. Is that a new one? Spoiler! Oh well, by the time it gets here I will have forgotten all about it.

I love cop/detective/mystery/crime shows. Like L&O, CSI, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Monk, The Shield, Homicide: Life on the Steets. I love Oz. The Sopranos. Wire in the Blood, the British ones with Morse, Dalgliesh, Daziel and Pascoe.

I am a Star Trek tragic, all of the series.

Cosmos I adore even after all these years. Carl Sagan is the only man who can wear a brown skivvie and still be sexy.

Comedies like Yes Minister, Fawlty Towers and so on. The Simpsons, Futurama, Duckman.

Also, Iron Chef. Penn & Teller's Bullshit. Old stuff like The Avengers.

I watch a lot of TV. :eek:

[dave_a]

I like watching Stargate whether it be SG1 or Atlantis, but I despise thier 2 part shows. I got into the whole Starget thing late and as such I am watching a lot of new to me repeats from previous seasons.

What I just don't get is why a channel that doesn't normally air the series would choose to broadcast one part of a 2 part show with no intent of ever showing the second half.

Grrr.

[wei yau]

I love HBO dramas like Six Feet Under and The Sopranos.

Then, please tell me you love Deadwood. I'm a huge (huge like Bobby Bacala HUGE) fan of The Sopranos. But, Deadwood...man, that first season was incredible.

A good mix of history, action, drama and characters. A very fleshed-out and multi-dimensional Western, that's a good thing.

Catch it "On Demand", if you got it. I highly recommend this series.

[livius drusus]

I have been following Deadwood assiduously, yessir. I do love it. The acting is superb. What do you think about Carnevale? I watched it with fascination throughout the series, even though I (correctly) suspected I'd be disappointed by the :eh?: ending.

On another note entirely, am I the only documentary junkie? Last night was the wives of Henry VI on PBS (Anne of Cleves thought she could get pregnant from a kiss). I really hate those idiotic reenactments, though, so the History Channel frequently annoys me even when it's not obsessing over WWII. Give me a Ken Burns documentary or an HBO hour long sports history special and I'm a pig in sheeit. :bliss:

[wei yau]

I have been following Deadwood assiduously, yessir. I do love it. The acting is superb.

The entire cast is great. I especially love Brad Dourif as the Doctor, but my favorite is Ian McShane as Swearengen. Unbelievable.

What do you think about Carnevale? I watched it with fascination throughout the series, even though I (correctly) suspected I'd be disappointed by the :eh?: ending.

I've not watched Carnevale. I think it's still available on "On Demand", I might have to check it out....should I? Through "On Demand", I also discovered "Dead Like Me"...not a bad series, though the first season was better than the second.

I am giving "Huff" a chance, but so far it is unimpressive. Maybe I'll start watching Carnevale repeats.

On another note entirely, am I the only documentary junkie? Last night was the wives of Henry VI on PBS (Anne of Cleves thought she could get pregnant from a kiss). I really hate those idiotic reenactments, though, so the History Channel frequently annoys me even when it's not obsessing over WWII. Give me a Ken Burns documentary or an HBO hour long sports history special and I'm a pig in sheeit. :bliss:

I enjoy documentaries, usually on any given subject. HBO has great sport docs. I've only watched Ken Burns' Civil War, though I hear the others are equally good.

I especially enjoyed The History of Britain, that was great. I first caught it on a business trip to Cambridge. Months later, I find it on PBS. Woo!

I share your distaste for the History Channel. I bet if you grouped all of their WWII docs together, the total running time would be greater than the war itself.

[livius drusus]

The ADA gets killed? D'oh. Is that a new one? Spoiler! Oh well, by the time it gets here I will have forgotten all about it.

Naw, bey's just high again. The redhead was helping the ADAs (McCoy and that Angie Harmon bitch I usually hate but who is actually human in this episode) on account of her Russian expertice.

I love cop/detective/mystery/crime shows. Like L&O, CSI, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Monk, The Shield, Homicide: Life on the Steets. I love Oz. The Sopranos. Wire in the Blood, the British ones with Morse, Dalgliesh, Daziel and Pascoe.

I've never seen Without A Trace, and NYPD Blue annoyed me with its evil camera angles and constant angst, but I'm down with all your other pics. Daziel and Pascoe is a particular favorite out of the many excellent British ones.

I am a Star Trek tragic, all of the series.

/me nods sagaciously
I'm not into DS9, but other than that, I'm right with you.

The Simpsons, Futurama, Duckman.

Don't know Duckman, but I am a Simpsons fiend and always watch Futurama (and Space Ghost, Family Guy, Sea Lab 2021, Batman, X-Men Evolution, and more) when I can find it.

[wei yau]

Don't know Duckman, but I am a Simpsons fiend and always watch Futurama (and Space Ghost, Family Guy, Sea Lab 2021, Batman, X-Men Evolution, and more) when I can find it.

Which Batman? Batman: The Animated Series (B:TAS) is my favorite. An excellent series and it surpasses any of the Batman movies, IMO. The new "The Batman" does absolutely nothing for me. I don't have a problem with re-invention, but I just don't like the styling in the new series.

[livius drusus]

You got it, eldar. I loved B:TAS (I own the movie, in fact). I just saw an episode of the new one a few weeks ago and thought it sucked. Very character deficient compared to B:TAS, I thought, as well as nowhere near as cool looking. I love that 40s noir feel TAS had going on. It's as great an example of reinvention as TB is a bad one.

[wei yau]

You got it, eldar. I loved B:TAS (I own the movie, in fact). I just saw an episode of the new one a few weeks ago and thought it sucked. Very character deficient compared to B:TAS, I thought, as well as nowhere near as cool looking. I love that 40s noir feel TAS had going on. It's as great an example of reinvention as TB is a bad one.

Man, I could go on and on about B:TAS. I just might start a new thread.

I agree wholeheartedly about the noir feel to the series. Even the little things matter, for example guns actually sounded like guns. The rat-a-tat-tat of a tommy gun works so much better than the annoying zap of a "laser" gun. The designs of the Gotham City police was especially nice, from the uniforms to the cars to the freakin' wonderful airships.

Great design, great writing, great voice acting...that series had it all.

Now where's the damned DVDs?

[RedShift]

DS9 particularly in the last couple of series really rocked. And Avery Brooks once he haved his head and grew that goatee was damn hot. I have only seen a few episodes of Enterprise, a combination of being overseas and the eccentric habits of Australian TV programmers but its growing on me. That opening theme however needs to be taken out and shot. (More Diane Warren! :whup: )

Oh, you must seek out Duckman (http://www.creighton.edu/~jduche/duckfaq.html)
. 'K, you hear? Just do it.



Duckman - Miracle Schmiracle, I bet those mindless pod people who
believe in that thing still wait up for the tooth fairy.
Fluffy - Why shouldn't they?
Duckman - Because he's rotting in a Turkish jail!

[wade-w]

Recently, I had been trying to watch a little more TV than I normally do, and I was watching the History Channel quite a bit. I was quickly becoming disillusioned by all of the UFO programming, and other conspiracy theory type shows. Then, just last week, came the final straw.

They aired a program on the F-14 Tomcat naval air superiority fighter/interceptor. Much of it was accurate (the aircraft's capabilities, etc), but then they mentioned the F-14's that the US sold to Iran prior to the revolution there. They claimed that these aircraft had been sabotaged in 1979, most likely by departing Grumman engineers, so that they could no longer fire missiles. They then said that due to lack of spare parts and local maintainence all of the aircraft had been left in "desert storage" ever since.

Now, I was in the Persian Gulf for 6 months spanning late 1982 and early 1983. We were given a rather extensive intelligence briefing on the Iranian Order of Battle when we first arrived. No mention of this supposed sabotage was made at that time. While there, we tracked Iranian Tomcats making daily sorties. They even launched the occasional missile.

I'll never be able to trust anything said on the History Channel again.

[livius drusus]

Man, I could go on and on about B:TAS. I just might start a new thread.

You totally should. I used B:TAS in an English class as an example of (modified) hard-boiled detective imagery. The noirness fits like a glove.

DS9 particularly in the last couple of series really rocked. And Avery Brooks once he haved his head and grew that goatee was damn hot.

He's hot, no question, but in every episode I've stumbled across he totally cheesed me out. Like a college Shakespearean actor, you know? I'm perfectly willing to acknowledge that my sample is miniscule, however.

I have only seen a few episodes of Enterprise, a combination of being overseas and the eccentric habits of Australian TV programmers but its growing on me. That opening theme however needs to be taken out and shot. (More Diane Warren! )

Man, I had forgotten about that one. Repressed it, is more likely. The opening theme is truly vile and I just can't help but want to beat Captain Archer to a bloody pulp with his own boots.

Oh, you must seek out Duckman
. 'K, you hear? Just do it.

Duckman - Miracle Schmiracle, I bet those mindless pod people who believe in that thing still wait up for the tooth fairy.
Fluffy - Why shouldn't they?
Duckman - Because he's rotting in a Turkish jail!

:chuckle: Okay that's hilarious. I will follow your orders, sir, and most definitely seek me out some Duckman.

[livius drusus]

Recently, I had been trying to watch a little more TV than I normally do, and I was watching the History Channel quite a bit. I was quickly becoming disillusioned by all of the UFO programming, and other conspiracy theory type shows.

I've been known to bitch about the ridiculous "History's Mysteries: Pompeii and Atlantis. Has Anyone Seen Them Together in the Same Room?" bullshit once or twice myself. They'll tie anything they can into some Gordian knot of rhetorical questions and dark, shadowy insinuations. :yuck:

Then, just last week, came the final straw. <snip horror story>

I'll never be able to trust anything said on the History Channel again.

That just blows me away. It's one thing to imply a bunch of nonsense to try and mystery up the work of archaelogists and historians as a ratings grabber, but to pimp such a bald error as fact is beyond the pale.

Here's some news for the History Channel: fact checkers exist because sources are occasionally full of shit, so when someone tells you something, pick up the phone and verify. :tmroll:

[wei yau]

Man, I could go on and on about B:TAS. I just might start a new thread.

You totally should. I used B:TAS in an English class as an example of (modified) hard-boiled detective imagery. The noirness fits like a glove.

Alright, I'll do so...when I get the chance, I gotta go chauffer the little princess right now.

But, if I do, I want to hear about B:TAS in English class.

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Futurama
South Park
Reno 911
Daily Show
Harvey Birdman
Venture Brothers
Dilbert
The Critic
Clerks
Undergrads
Cowboy Bebop
GITS: Stand Alone Complex
Mission Hill
The Oblongs
Comedy Central Presents
Sealab 2021
Family Guy
Mythbusters
X Play
The occasional show that turns out to be good.

[RedShift]

Duckman - Miracle Schmiracle, I bet those mindless pod people who believe in that thing still wait up for the tooth fairy.
Fluffy - Why shouldn't they?
Duckman - Because he's rotting in a Turkish jail!

:chuckle: Okay that's hilarious. I will follow your orders, sir, and most definitely seek me out some Duckman.

Tis funnier still when you know who Fluffy is.

Oh, and Sir? Blue rinse has always made me look a bit butch but ....

[livius drusus]

Woops. Sorry about that, RedShift. You'd think after the number of times people have thought me a man online I'd know better. :blush2:

[RedShift]

Woops. Sorry about that, RedShift. You'd think after the number of times people have thought me a man online I'd know better. :blush2:


No worries at all. Call me anything but late for dinner. Although if I were a bloke, given my comment on Avery Brooks, Mr Humphries might have been a more appropriate avatar. :D

[Adora]

Hmmm, let's see.

Brian is officially cockwhipped in Queer as Folk, since he hasn't had sex with anyone except Justin for how many episodes now? Totally unheard of, so something must be up. Justin, however really has some issues to work out. Ted cracks me up completely, and I'm happy he's out of the whole "OMG I am teh crack addict opera singer/waiter" shit and back being an accountant. And yeah, we get the American version. I'd like to see the British one someday, just for comparison's sake.

I keep missing Happy Tree Friends and Friends because my sleep patterns are currently fucked and its on too late. However I love Harvey Birdman THIIISSS MUCH! *holds arms apart really wide* He is hilarious.

Stargate is funnier now with Jack as the commander (yeah, we're only that far in this country, I dunno what the series number is in the US) though it has some issues. Like Teal'c's hair. WTF is up with that?

Oh, South Park is back on, which makes me happy.

I have to confess, I'm a total Bruckheimer-whore. I mean, I told myself I wouldn't like Cold Case, but I got sucked in, like I did CSI Miami. -_-;; I'm probably going to like CSI New York as well. Bruckheimer seems to have a thing for ex-NYPD Blue actors. Like Caruso and his almost-as-retarded-as-William-Shatner speech patterns. And though he's wonderful and all, what's with the chicken stance? Bur-Gurk!

Dead Ringers. OMG How much do I love this show? I usually have trouble breathing after its finished, it's just so fucking funny. British impersonators who always, always hit the mark. Most of the time I have no idea who they are sending up (like the GG of the BBC) but I still nearly piss my pants.

The Glass House! Woot! Wil Anderson is the sexiest Metrosexual on TV these days. And Dave is, well, Dave. How can you not love Dave Hughes? HE'S DAVE HUGHES! Corinne can just shut up and die though. GO BACK TO CHANNEL TEN, BITCH!

I also wish they didn't put The Shield on so late. I really really love that show, just, yeah, sleep patterns n all. Probably one of the best set-in-LA cop shows I've seen in a very long time.

Oh, and there's this CG cartoon on the ABC on some afternoons called Sitting Ducks. It's hilarious. Ducks live in Ducktown, and over the border is Gatortown. One day, a nice Gator shows up in Ducktown. Hilarity ensures.

And for the record, Chairman Kaga pwns me forever.

[RedShift]

Hmmm will Anderson kinda annoys me. Spence is way funnier. Yeah, I wish Channel Ten wouldn't keep stuffing around with those cop shows on Sat nights.


I would like to add Degrassi Junior High to the list. I loved that show first time round as a young teenager and have got sucked into the new series they are now showing. Spike's baby is 13! That made me feel way old. :(


And Doctor Who.

And Survivor. I'm an addict. So sue me.

[beyelzu]

I love HBO dramas like Six Feet Under and The Sopranos.

Then, please tell me you love Deadwood. I'm a huge (huge like Bobby Bacala HUGE) fan of The Sopranos. But, Deadwood...man, that first season was incredible.

A good mix of history, action, drama and characters. A very fleshed-out and multi-dimensional Western, that's a good thing.

Catch it "On Demand", if you got it. I highly recommend this series.

deadwood is the shit. I have the whole season on my comp.

[beyelzu]

Naw, bey's just high again.
I fail to see how that is germane to the subject. I may have been high, I might be high now. :tmgrin:

The redhead was helping the ADAs (McCoy and that Angie Harmon bitch I usually hate but who is actually human in this episode) on account of her Russian expertice.
Who did she work for then? I thought she worked for the da's office.

[beyelzu]

ncaa college football. I am watching toledo overcome a 20 point deficit to lead by 8. they socred 4 straight touchdowns that is so badass.

[Adora]

Hmmm will Anderson kinda annoys me. Spence is way funnier. Yeah, I wish Channel Ten wouldn't keep stuffing around with those cop shows on Sat nights.
Yeah, woohoo for fucking no-ratings season. *deads*

I like Wil, simply because he's fucking hilarious for that "nervous energy" factor, which makes him act like he's on crack. I guess he's one of those fellas who compensated for shyness with his comedy. It's most obvious when he's on stage at comedy shows, when he gets really crack-like.

I would like to add Degrassi Junior High to the list.
I'm an oldschool fan, but there's not enough angst and serious issues in this one. I mean, okay, Carlo (is that his name?) is gay, and there was once a hint of some kids spreading (untrue) rumours about teacher student relations, but it's not like the old series, which had the lot from suicide, to teen pregnancy, HIV, the chick with epilepsy etc etc. It's just not the same.

[Godless Dave]

I love The Shield. Currently on hiatus until January :(.

Whose Line is it Anyway (US version) is usually enjoyable.

I watch a lot of Law & Order. I normally don't enjoy stuff that formulaic, but I get into L&O. I enjoy seeing all the out-of-work New York-area actors and I like the detective work. The legal aspect isn't always interesting to me, especially when McCoy does something totally unrealistic. And Elisabeth Rohm is a major hottie (28, single, not looking to settle down right now; remind me why I don't live in NYC?).

I really like Band of Brothers, which the History channel has been rerunning. My local video rental place is missing one DVD in the middle of the series so I haven't watched to the end yet.

I like The Sopranos most of the time, but I won't spring for HBO so I'm a season behing.

I love Chapelle's Show, bitch.

Love Futurama.

I loved NewsRadio, but then Phil Hartman's crazy cokehead wife had to go and kill him.

I have a love/hate relationship with South Park.

Sometimes I like Gilmore Girls but sometimes it's too sappy. Lauren Graham is also a major hottie. So is the actress who plays Rory, but I swear I'm only checking out Lauren. Really.

I like Celebrity Poker Showdown because it's one of the few places you can see entertainers in an unscripted environment. It also has featured several major hotties who are also comic actresses (including Lauren Graham, mentioned above, and Mad TV hottie Nicole Sullivan, who won the championship a few years back), and there's nothing I like more than watching hot chicks make funny jokes while gambling.

I used to love That 70s Show, but IMHO it started to suck when they graduated high school. High school graduation has spelled death for many family sitcoms.

[HarryLime]

Aside from all of the fantastic shows thrown out so far (The Shield, Batman: TAS, Rescue Me, etc.) I'd be remiss if I didn't mention a few shows that were mindblowingly brilliant, but failed miserably. You see, I've been burned by TV so many times. It seems that the only shows (excepting those listed) that I get behind tend to wither and die like hothouse flowers. I kill good TV with my admiration. Here are a few.

EZ Streets - I'd consider this the best show of all time, actually. It's a stunningly cinematic neo noir dealing with Irish gang wars in a dying, crumbling city. I've never seen cinematography this good on television before or since. Joe Pantoliano did some of the best acting of his career, and the music, which prominently featured Loreena McKinnet originals, was gorgeous. It debuted on CBS in 1997, and I watched every episode with an orgasmic glee. Then CBS killed it after eight episodes for having the lowest ratings in CBS history. It didn't help that they put it on a monthlong hiatus after the pilot, then changed its schedule every other week. This one dying broke my heart.

The Critic - Fantastic cartoon that was way too smart for its time. Created by Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles), it probably shot itself in the foot by having characters hard to like for the average joe. Main character - Vain, fat, balding, wealthy movie critic. Got a season and a half.

American Gothic - Created by Sam Raimi (!), the show was probably too evil for network TV. Details the struggle for a young boy's soul between his father (a murderous, demonlike sheriff), and his dead sister's ghost. Fantastic stuff, and it had a Bruce Campbell cameo! Got one season, all of which didn't air.

Action! - Jay Mohr was perfect as the slimy, foulmouthed, treacherous movie producer who hires a whore as his right hand man and unwillingly has gay sex with his leading man to keep him in the closet, so as not to hurt the press for his latest flick. Christ, this one was fantastic. Got (I believe) 11 episodes. 11 fucking episodes.

TV breaks my heart. Especially since the Simpsons stopped being funny, and Will and Grace is still on.

Will

[canadianmisty]

So, is anyone mildy curious about Earthsea next mo. on Sci-Fi? It'll be chopped with commercials but it has possibilities, dontcha think?

[livius drusus]

I'm totally down with Chapelle's Show and Action!. I hadn't thought of the latter since it was yanked, but that was some mighty fine TV. Along those same lines, does anyone remember Profit? It was seriously warped and crazy good.

So, is anyone mildy curious about Earthsea next mo. on Sci-Fi? It'll be chopped with commercials but it has possibilities, dontcha think?

I'm curious. I'm even hopeful. But I'm enough of a realist to expect nothing but pain.

[Adora]

Bitch mode:

Okay, seriously? The Elegant Universe is a steaming pile of horseshit. I watch way too many documentaries than is healthy, and I can honestly say that this show is the worst documentary (or doco series) I have ever seen. Who's the fucking narrator, exactly? David Caruso and William Shatner's lovechild? I mean, was it specifically designed for stupid US citizens so everything has to be explained reeeaalllyyyy sllooowwwlllyyyy and in idiot-speak, with little or no scientific explanations?

Holy fuck. I am so disappointed. I had heard so much about this show, and everyone said it was good, and instead I get a series that would make the out-of-date environmental "documentary" videos put out by mining companies we were made to watch in HS science class look good.

Oh and the CG utterly sucks.

Not. Happy. Jan.

In other news, please make the sappy soap operas stop. We're getting something called Summerland, and some other older-woman-love-triangle thing called One Tree Hill which I will not touch with a 50 ft pole, oh, and Joan of Arcadia, which I am eyeing suspiciously. Also, crappy reality TV like "Fear Factor" episodes and shit.

All the bad sitcoms are back as well. Well, okay, I can sit through new eps of King of Queens, but I much prefer Fraiser reruns I've seen 50 times. Also, that 70s show is back on, but they're just not as funny anymore.

Wil & Grace is back on though, which I love. Does it get any better than the hilarious banter between Rosie and Karen? No, no I don't think it does (okay, maybe Jack's magic show was better, but not by much).

They're showing season whatever of Third Watch as well, which makes me happy cos I love that show. Oh, and The Guardian. Mmmm Simon "Sulky Bitch" Baker. *drools*

Hehehehe. Justin totally pwned that guy. And Brian gets philosophical when drunk, or maybe he was just worried about Justin. Heh. Hehehehehehe. Totally cockwhipped. Heh.

[The Lone Ranger]

I haven't watched commercial television in some 5 years now, and don't miss it a bit, I have to say. Well, usually. So I haven't seen most of the shows that've been mentioned so far. There are some shows that I simply loved, though, and I'm doing my best to get them on dvd.

I loved Mr. Bean and Blackadder, and I have all of them on dvd.
I loved the original Star Trek and The Next Generation, and I'll probably get them on dvd someday -- when I can afford them. Geez, they're like $100 per season or more!
Babylon 5 was the greatest show ever as far as I'm concerned, and I simply had to have it when it was released onto dvd.

I saw something called Samurai Jack at a friend's house a couple of years ago, and it looked kind of interesting. I noticed that it's out on dvd now. So, is it worth the $30 or so for the first season?

Similarly, I've heard pretty decent reviews of the new Battlestar Galactica, and I know that it's coming out on dvd next month. Anyone have any opinions on whether it's worth it to shell out $20 or so for it?

The only possible contender for "best show ever" in my opinion, is a series called Emergency!, which most of you children probably don't remember. I really wish they'd release that onto dvd!

Cheers,

Michael

[RedShift]

Bitch mode:

Okay, seriously? The Elegant Universe is a steaming pile of horseshit. I watch way too many documentaries than is healthy, and I can honestly say that this show is the worst documentary (or doco series) I have ever seen. Who's the fucking narrator, exactly? David Caruso and William Shatner's lovechild? I mean, was it specifically designed for stupid US citizens so everything has to be explained reeeaalllyyyy sllooowwwlllyyyy and in idiot-speak, with little or no scientific explanations?


http://phys.columbia.edu/faculty/greene.htm
The host would be Briane Greene, physicist who wrote the book The Elegant Universe which is it based on. I thought it was good and I'm looking forward to next week's episode. I thought it explained things for a general audience (like me) very well, string theory etc is a kinda complex area after all. Even professional matheticians and physicists have to work to get their head around it.

Happy to admit I'm stupid and need things explained slowly, even though I am not American.

[Godless Dave]

I vaguely remember Emergency!, but that's going way back into my childhood.

[Johnny Pneumatic]

The Critic - Fantastic cartoon that was way too smart for its time. Created by Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles), it probably shot itself in the foot by having characters hard to like for the average joe. Main character - Vain, fat, balding, wealthy movie critic. Got a season and a half.

Ha, you like it to. :wave:




Hmmm, let's see. The shows I miss are Next Step, Movie Magic, Beyond 2000, Invention, Wild Discovery, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, Gundam Wing, 8th MS Team, Gundam 0083, Blue Submarine #6, Clerks, Undergrads, Outlaw Star and the various Tenchi series.

[Godless Dave]

It took a while to grow on me, but I really liked Angel. The acting was good and so were many of the stories. I really came to like Joss Wheedon's brand of modern fantasy, and I loved the idea of Wolfram & Hart, a corporate firm heavily invested in black magic. I was very disappointed at the sudden cancellation, although the series finale was pretty good for how rushed it was.

Also, Elisabeth Rohm had a recurring part on that show, in which she was even hotter than on Law & Order.

[RedShift]

Arrested Development has just started on TV here. It is hilarious. :roflmao:

[wei yau]

I saw something called Samurai Jack at a friend's house a couple of years ago, and it looked kind of interesting. I noticed that it's out on dvd now. So, is it worth the $30 or so for the first season?

I've not yet purchased any DVDs for a TV series, so I can't really say whether or not it is worth the price.

Although, I will say that Samurai Jack is one of the most innovative and enjoyable cartoons in recent memory. There's humor, intelligence, rich character development, great action and pathos in the series. The overuse of robots is a little annoying, but understandable given that the creators were not allowed to show any blood. Apparently, oil spurting from severed limbs is perfectly acceptable.

Jack's occassional ally, the Scotsman, is a treat!

[Dingfod]

I've not yet purchased any DVDs for a TV series, so I can't really say whether or not it is worth the price.Neither have I, but someone gave me a couple The Andy Griffith Show DVDs for Xmas last year. I would buy Red Dwarf if I could get all of them.

[Shake]

I vaguely remember Emergency!, but that's going way back into my childhood.
Yeah, I have some vague memories of that show, too. And yes, that is going back a good ways!

[The Lone Ranger]

I've not yet purchased any DVDs for a TV series, so I can't really say whether or not it is worth the price.

Although, I will say that Samurai Jack is one of the most innovative and enjoyable cartoons in recent memory. There's humor, intelligence, rich character development, great action and pathos in the series. The overuse of robots is a little annoying, but understandable given that the creators were not allowed to show any blood. Apparently, oil spurting from severed limbs is perfectly acceptable.

Jack's occassional ally, the Scotsman, is a treat!

Hmm, I may have to look into it, then. Oddly enough, the one episode I saw featured the Scotsman. Something about the two of them coming into conflict when trying to cross a very long bridge, then teaming up against some bounty hunters, as I recall.

I tend to get my dvds by giving my relatives a list of "movies/television shows I'd like to have" around this time of year, and often I'll get one or more of them for Christmas. It seems safer than letting them guess, since it seems that their tastes and mine rarely coincide, and they're simply terrible at guessing what sorts of movies or books I'd enjoy. (Somebody got me The Tao of Physics once, thinking it'd surely be right up my alley. Oh, the horror!)


I have very fond memories of Emergency! from my childhood. I suppose it's just possible that I'd not like it as much as an adult, but I sure remember loving it as a kid!

Cheers,

Michael

[Adora]

I nearly pissed my pants last night at South Park.

"Dude, this is gayer than that big pile of naked guys having sex."

"Okay, everyone! Back in the pile!"

[wei yau]

I've not yet purchased any DVDs for a TV series, so I can't really say whether or not it is worth the price.Neither have I, but someone gave me a couple The Andy Griffith Show DVDs for Xmas last year. I would buy Red Dwarf if I could get all of them.

Well, here's a question for you. Do you watch the series all the way through? Do you just watch a few episodes at a time? Do you watch only favorite episodes? Had you seen these episodes before?

I'm having a tough time justifying spending money on a TV series DVD. I am not sure if I will watch them again and again. I barely do that with movie DVDs, but I do watch *some* of them again.

[Dingfod]

I've not yet purchased any DVDs for a TV series, so I can't really say whether or not it is worth the price.Neither have I, but someone gave me a couple The Andy Griffith Show DVDs for Xmas last year. I would buy Red Dwarf if I could get all of them.

Well, here's a question for you. Do you watch the series all the way through? Do you just watch a few episodes at a time? Do you watch only favorite episodes? Had you seen these episodes before?

I'm having a tough time justifying spending money on a TV series DVD. I am not sure if I will watch them again and again. I barely do that with movie DVDs, but I do watch *some* of them again.:shrug:

I don't know, I haven't watched them yet. Almost a year has gone by, I suppose I should take the plastic wrap off them... or give them to someone else.

[wildernesse]

All I want to say is, how can you pass up a show when the description includes:


A neighborhood mystery of disappearing dogs and cats is solved when a 12 foot long Burmese python is discovered. . .

That's for tonight's Miami Animal Cops. Yeah, it's 1 am, but I have to watch this now. And there's a tiger. This show so makes me want to move to Miami, you know.

[livius drusus]

That's pretty twisted, wildy. I mean, I love me some Animal Cops, don't get me wrong, but neither Miami nor Detroit are exactly alluring to me under the glare of the klieg lights.

[wildernesse]

All I want to say is, how can you pass up a show when the description includes:


A neighborhood mystery of disappearing dogs and cats is solved when a 12 foot long Burmese python is discovered. . .

That's for tonight's Miami Animal Cops. Yeah, it's 1 am, but I have to watch this now. And there's a tiger. This show so makes me want to move to Miami, you know.


You know what? I didn't even see anything about the python!! But, at this point, I can't recall if I just stopped paying attention or if the description was wrong. I think the description was wrong.

Oh, and I meant the "move to Miami" comment sarcastically--guess I didn't make that clear in my 1am Animal Cops stupor.

[livius drusus]

Oooh... Crap. Okay so I'm a dumbass. I was wondering why you found hideous, hideous squalor attractive. :blush2:

[D. Scarlatti]

COPS! COPS is the best.

Although I have yet to see a COPS in Milwaukee. That would rule.

[Godless Dave]

I used to watch COPS fairly often, but got tired of it after a while. I find police work very interesting, as well as the evil, pathetic, and weird people they have to interact with. (I was always aware that knowing a camera crew is present would affect their actions.)

I also enjoyed taking a hit of weed everytime they did a drug bust.

[D. Scarlatti]

No, Sir, when a man is tired of COPS, he is tired of life; for there is in COPS all that life can afford.

[Adora]

*bump*

I know it's an anime, but I have recently become addicted to Samurai Champloo through the magic of Limewire.

Total. Fucking. Asskickingly. Good. Shit!

Shinichiro Watanabe can do no wrong. *sets up and altar and makes sacrifices*

[D. Scarlatti]

I had precisely 60 minutes to myself yesterday between the hours of 5 a.m. and 2 a.m., so I switched on the TV to one of the five stations I get and guess what was on? COPS! It was "Ho Ho Ho! COPS" (I just got that right now - I thought it was Christmas COPS!) and it was all about cops busting prostitutes with sting operations. First they had the cops rounding up the hookers and admonishing them sternly with moral approbation, then the sting ones. In one episode they came across a crippled white guy with a brain injury and this black chick. She said she was helping him over to the Waffle House for dinner.

In the sting operations they had an undercover male cop picking up hideous fat women (10 bucks for a blow job) and then they dressed up a woman cop in a short skirt and fake bruises on her face. She was luring the johns over behind a dumpster for a 10 dollar blow job and then these other cops would come running out of the bushes to pull the guy out of his car and force him face down on the pavement. That's quality entertainment!

[Adora]

*bump bump bumpity bump*

I just wanna say how much I lurve Carnivale. Fucking brilliant HBO production. Wonderful magic realism, dark & twisted religious overtones, and a bad talkin' littleman call Sampson. Does it get any better? No, I don't think it does. They've definitely made up for that piece-of-shite Angels in America that was on a while back.

*fangirls*

[Dingfod]

No, I don't need your fucking help getting it up, you fucking cocksucker.[/Al Swearengen mode]
Al called the Swedes "Squareheads". What the fuck kind of name is Swearengen? Irish? The cocksucker.

Cocksuckuh![/Mr. Wu mode]

Goddammit, I'm fucking hooked on this cocksucker, Deadwood, that is. I eagerly await March 6th's second season opener. Fucking right, I am. Cocksuckers.

Will Bullock become sheriff eventually? I see this as inevitable. What will trigger him to be forced to clean up Deadwood?

Will Seth Bullock and Alma Garret hook up? You can feel the sexual tension between them.

Will Charlie Utter and Joanie Stubbs hook up? They seemed to hit it off quite well.

Goddamn cocksuckers, the lot of 'em.

[livius drusus]

You know, I watched Deadwood when it was on last year and liked it fine, but it wasn't until I started watching the reruns over the past month or so that I truly came to appreciate what a cocksucking motherfucker of a show it is.

Will Bullock become sheriff eventually? I see this as inevitable. What will trigger him to be forced to clean up Deadwood?

He will, and I have no idea. Doubtless that nimrod they made sheriff will fuck some dog hard, possibly get kilt and fed to the hogs.

Will Seth Bullock and Alma Garret hook up? You can feel the sexual tension between them.

They simply must, and it'll be hot too. Way hotter than Star and Trixie.

Will Charlie Utter and Joanie Stubbs hook up? They seemed to hit it off quite well.

Well no, on account of she's a lesbian.

I've got a question for you: will Calamity Jane come back? And what's going to happen to that poor sod Reverend Smith?

Finally, cumditch is my new favorite word.

[Lyzzee]

CSI is a great show. Creative and interesting.

Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yes, I'm a trekkie. It's always going to be a classic. I never get sick of it.

However, the greatest show ever is Whose Line Is It Anyway? That show I hardly ever miss. I always laugh. Colin is awesome.

[beyelzu]

You know, I watched Deadwood when it was on last year and liked it fine, but it wasn't until I started watching the reruns over the past month or so that I truly came to appreciate what a cocksucking motherfucker of a show it is.

Will Bullock become sheriff eventually? I see this as inevitable. What will trigger him to be forced to clean up Deadwood?

He will, and I have no idea. Doubtless that nimrod they made sheriff will fuck some dog hard, possibly get kilt and fed to the hogs.

Will Seth Bullock and Alma Garret hook up? You can feel the sexual tension between them.

They simply must, and it'll be hot too. Way hotter than Star and Trixie.

Will Charlie Utter and Joanie Stubbs hook up? They seemed to hit it off quite well.

Well no, on account of she's a lesbian.

I've got a question for you: will Calamity Jane come back? And what's going to happen to that poor sod Reverend Smith?

Finally, cumditch is my new favorite word.


first off I love deadwood. I have season one on my computer in high def and it is beautiful.

favorite quote is by ellsworth. fuck us all for the limp dicked cocksuckers we are.

the reverend died. swearagen mercy killed him and bullock agreed to being sheriff and got with mrs. garrett and it was way hot.

I have to ask guys, did yall miss the last couple of episodes?

[beyelzu]

CSI is a great show. Creative and interesting.

Star Trek: The Next Generation. Yes, I'm a trekkie. It's always going to be a classic. I never get sick of it.

However, the greatest show ever is Whose Line Is It Anyway? That show I hardly ever miss. I always laugh. Colin is awesome.
I love watching whose line, I absolutely loved the original british version that used to come on comedy central and thought that it was great when they made a us version.

drew carey rocks.

[livius drusus]

:eek:

I have to ask guys, did yall miss the last couple of episodes?

I guess damn so. Good thing they're rerunning it.

[beyelzu]

:eek:

I have to ask guys, did yall miss the last couple of episodes?

I guess damn so. Good thing they're rerunning it.
sorry about the shock but I did spoiler tag it.


I have watched each episode repeatedly and I will probably download the new episodes as they come out, as I dont own a tv right now.

[livius drusus]

Oh it's cool. I don't have a problem with spoilers anyway. I was just amazed that I had missed so much action.

How is it that you have chandeliers and hardwoods and shit but you can't get your ass to the local pawn shop and score a TV?

[Dingfod]

I just got HBO a couple months ago, I've been watching the reruns.

[wei yau]

I just got HBO a couple months ago, I've been watching the reruns.

In an effort to reduce our monthly expenditures, I'll be getting rid of our pay cable stations.

Sadly this means that I won't be able to watch the new season of Deadwood. I'll have to wait for the DVDs or something.

It's pretty much the only thing I'll miss, that and The Sopranos.

It doesn't pay for me to get rid of everything except for HBO, the cost savings are minimal.

[livius drusus]

Damn. I'd weep for months if I had to decapitate my HBO.

[wei yau]

Yeah, it'd be great if I could simply keep the HBO original programming only. Even if I had to do it as pay-per-view using "On Demand". The truth is I don't watch the pay stations all that much and won't miss it, save for the HBO original programming.

[livius drusus]

I understand. It sucks because they force you to spend exhoribitant amounts for the one channel you want and call it a "package". It's a total scam, but I'm hooked on the HBO so I grin and bear it.

[Dingfod]

In an effort to reduce our monthly expenditures, I'll be getting rid of our pay cable stations.Ironically, I added pay cable stations to reduce monthly expenditures. The intent was to cut back on going out to first run movies and renting DVDs. So far, so good. We have definitely not seen as many first run movies. We've been without the premium channels for so long (we had satellite from 1997-2001) that we are bedazzled by what is offered right now. I'm sure the newness will wear off and we'll be back to thinking there is 170 channels with nothing on instead of just 30 channels with nothing on, just like I used to think about the satellite.

[MsTirius]

There are only 2 shows I watch religiously Lost and Gilmore Girls both I watch with my 12yr old daughter, it's a nice thing for us to cuddle up on the couch and spend some time together, especially with our busy schedules we really don't get to see each other much. I like CSI Miami but it's on too late for me, I usually fall asleep after the first 15 mins.

[Crumb]

The only show I can't miss is the Daily Show. I also like to watch CSI and then after that they sucker me into staying up for that missing people FBI show, whatever it is called.

The best show of all time is Homicide. If there is an anonymous benefactor about, they can send me the DVDs, because I can't live without them for much longer or something...

[Dingfod]

I've got a few faves right now, Deadwood, House, Survivor, CSI, and NUMB3RS, the rest can cease to exist for all I care.

I used to watch 60 Minutes, 20/20 and 48 Hours religiously, and The Daily Show irreligiously, but lately politics and current events are a big downer. I'm down in the dumps enough without that.

Here we are (Hollywood), entertain us.

[Crumb]

I was thinking about checking out numb3rs this evening. Since you have recommended it, I will be sure to.

[Dingfod]

I'm sure a good mathematician could tear it a new one, but the premise is fascinating to me, a mathematics savant little brother helps FBI agent big brother solve crimes.

[Dingfod]

I just found out the NUMB3RS executive producers are Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. Perhaps that will sway some of you to take a look at it. Or, maybe not.

[Crumb]

I watched numbers last night. It seemed ok. I like Peter McNichols (although he is a periphery character) and the guy from Northern Exposure. It is hard to judge a show from one episode, but there were a few silly things that kind of made it seem phoney to me, but I will try it again next week, if I remember.

[Dingfod]

Friday night's episode was a bit odd for that show. Turned out no mathematics or probabilities were needed at all, the criminal's coded message wasn't a code at all, merely an elaborate collection of the various numbers involved in his crime.

[Crumb]

I was wondering if it might have been slightly atypical. I am still interested.

[Dingfod]

I don't know if it was atypical, it was only the third episode. I thought it showed promise. Have you ever wondered why there are so many television programs about private eyes, cops, lawyers and hospitals? My theory is that Hollywood people are most exposed to most, private eyes, cops, lawyers and hospitals, and are isolated from ordinary life to some degree. As a cop show NUMB3RS falls into one of those categories, but it has a bit of a twist.

[Crumb]

I think they concentrate on those professions, becuase there is day to day high drama in them. A drama about an accountant would get old fast, becuase there wouldn't be life or death stuff going on. Shows need to be more dramatic than every day life to be entertaining; or so it seems to me.