Favourite TV Shows

[jnr_turtle]

Seinfeld and Simpsons will forever be classics for me =)

X-Files, although I haven't seen much of it, enjoys its permanent status as the first TV show I was addicted to.

Shows that I wish came back: JAG and Ed (Damn Australia!)

Current must-see shows: Lost and most of all House! Not sure Dr House's a sexy bitch he's the coolest ******* around XD Watching Iron Chef is also now a household tradition.

I've never seen an BB episode in my life, but the way it's advertised nowadays I can't imagine reacting any other way than a shudder. That said, some of my friends who formerly did not watch it, have said that you get hooked if you start. Now that's an evil program if ever I saw one

 

[jenna]

lol it is one of those evil shows. although since having cable re-connected i don't watch it, but ESPECIALLY now that Dean got evicted there's no way i'll watch it. i could care less who wins. there's a few shows like that that are so bad they're addictive. for example The Swan. i hate that show, it's unbelievably bad and insulting and i hate it, but i love it, can't get enough of it! ditto Rockstar INXS, and a few others.
BTW trust me, Dr House is soooooooooo one of the sexiest bitches on television at the moment!

i so don't understand how law and order SVU can be anyone's favourite show?? a show about rape and even better, child rape. yay, riveting. not. i do flick over in the ad breaks to catch a glimpse of Chris Meloni, because he's freaking GORGEOUS, but i could never watch an actual episode. i think it's one of the most irresponsible shows ever created, because it normalises rape for entertainment purposes.... *end rant*

 

[dustinzgirl]

Ones that are no longer around:

Angel
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Dark Angel
Quantum Leap
Star Trek TNG
The Young Riders
Friends
Night Court
The Magnificent Seven
Prey
Dead Like Me
Medical Investigation

Aside from Medical Investigation, I love all of those.

Farscape is by far the best show I have ever seen.
Also:
Dr. Who
Friday the 13th
Thundercats
Conan (cartoon)
GI Joe
Ewok cartoon

Um...I really like cartoons.

 

[Quokka]

Fair enough jenna, I know where your comming from with SVU and some of the episodes can be disturbing. the main reason I watch svu over Law and Order etc. is i never watched Law and Order when it started then found i quite liked the format when I saw the odd episode on repeat, so when SVU started up it was a chance to watch a series from the begining, plus i particularly like the characters/actors of the four main detectives. Criminal Intent is good but I find one hour of cop/detective shows is all i can handle a week. I do disagree that it's irresponsible in its depiction of events or that it normalises them. Personally I'm more concerned by the way other shows (and other parts of our culture/s) sexualise children as well as what gets suggested as effective/acceptable behaviour for both men and women.


Just my two cents.

 

[Damage1978]

Here's some of my fav's.

Red Dwarf
Stargate SG-1/Atlantis
Scrubs
NCIS
Dark Angel
American Chopper
Simpsons
JAG
Farscape

 

[kyektulu]

My fave of all time Red Dwarf- have I said this before? Oh well if I have you hopefully understand why... It rules!
Simpsons- No explanation needed.
The 10th kingdom- Brill peice of fantasy I loved it!
The A team- Murdoc so entertaining and the way they built a tank out of a toilet roll tube, a matchbox ant a roll of sticky tape. A bit exagerated but you know what I mean.
Star Gate- got in2 this one recently and it is top telly.
If anymore come to mind I will let you know!
xxxkyexxx

 

[ne)(us]

Red dwarf is my fave i've been a fan for nearly 10 years now but i can't believe nobody has mentioned
SPACED
You people should be ashamed. This show is absoultey jam packed with pop culture sci fi and general movie referances. Not to mention its bloody hilarious.

Other amazing ones
Father Ted
Simpsons
Futurama
Blackadder 2 and 4
Nevermind the buzzcocks (bill bailey and mark lamaar are class)
Black books series 1
Phoenix Nights
The Office
The League of Gentlemen series 1 and 2

 

[littlemissattitude]

ditto Rockstar INXS

I've been watching Rockstar INXS as well. Interesting show. I can't stand how the one guy is so manipulative, though. Just tonight, he wanted to sing "We Are The Champions", then when he figured out that he hadn't done himself any favors by taking it away from the woman who wanted to sing it, he tried to give it back to her.

Still, there are some good singers in the competition, and they're much more interesting people than the average "American Idol" contestant.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Yes, but the whole show is founded on a false premise. I don't remember INXS ever being rock stars! Hard-working also-rans with the occasional smash hit, but even Hutchence's mysterious death couldn't confer genuine stardom upon them!

 

[littlemissattitude]

Well, yes, you're right, JP. Then again, real rock stars wouldn't have been enticed to do such a show.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Well, Dave Navarro kinda shocked me. Then again, his best work is a good decade behind him...

 

[littlemissattitude]

Yeah, me too. Then again, he and his wife did do that "reality" show about their wedding for MTV, so I wasn't as shocked at his participation in this as I would have been otherwise.

 

[Niolani]

I loved Father Ted, so sad the actor died. My Nan's irish and we used to watch it together for a laugh.
Bold and the Beautiful, been addicted for 9 yrs now.
Buffy and Angel, brilliant. really draws you into their world.
Three shows that nine axed- darn them = Roswell, Harsh Realm and Freaks & Geeks.
King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead and Daria, so funny.
Sienfeld.
Little Britan, Red Dwarf and The League of Gentlemen ( can't wait to see the movie).
Charmed.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch- an absolute fluff and nonsense escape from the real teenage world I was in at the time.
Big Brother, some may say its crap and your entitled to your opinion but I love it, especially the last series as I knew the twins a little and joined the forums- its such an interactive experience.
Last but not least, starring the sexiest celebrity man, Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck.

 

[Leto]

Last but not least, starring the sexiest celebrity man, Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck.

Err, sexiest men are Lost, babe.

 

[moviefan]

The West Wing
Third Rock from the sun
spin city

 

[Alysheba]

I have to add "Supernatural" and "Invasion" to my list.

 

[Alysheba]

Err, sexiest men are Lost, babe.

Gotta disagree. Jensen Ackles is the sexiest. At least IMO...

 

[ChasenFate]

Some of my favorite shows are in no particualr order:
Rescue Me with Denis Leary
The Sopranos
The Shield
Sanford and Son
Good Times
Andy Griffith
Daily Show
Law & Order
MST 3K (Mystery Since Theater 3000) I like the early ones with Joel better than the ones with Mike
South Park (I don't watch it too much any more but I like the show)
Cheers
Magnium PI
Cold Case Files
and some more I can't think of at the moment

 

[jenna]

I've been watching Rockstar INXS as well. Interesting show. I can't stand how the one guy is so manipulative, though. Just tonight, he wanted to sing "We Are The Champions", then when he figured out that he hadn't done himself any favors by taking it away from the woman who wanted to sing it, he tried to give it back to her.

Still, there are some good singers in the competition, and they're much more interesting people than the average "American Idol" contestant.

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oops you said something negative about JD and i missed it! oh well, no need to defend him now i guess, seeming that he won and everything!
and i have to add that INXS, in their height, were cited as being one of the 3 best rock groups in the world. just look at the massive concerts they did, such as playing to like 75 000 at Wembley Stadium. definitely NOT also-rans.


back to tv, one show i'm liking at the moment is Hex, which they've just started playing on cable here. it's no Buffy, but it's pretty good, and has potential. Then there's Over There, which is starting here in a couple of weeks, which looks like it's going to be awesome.... (if you're into military things, which i am!)

 

[ast]

My favourite shows include:

Babylon 5 (a sci-fi series that isn't based around the Star Trek format of the Perfect Future of Humanity is welcomed openly)

The Batman (latest in Batman cartoons, shown on Toonami in the UK)

Red Dwarf (British sitcom / adventure at its best)

The Muppets (anarchy ruled)

Space: Above and Beyond (killed off in its prime)

American Gothic (another one in its prime)

Twin Peaks (wierd and loved)

Transformers (80's greatly missed kids cartoon)