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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on October 20, 2005, 08:03:00 am
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Not about the hardware, but the stuff that appears on that glowing screen...
So I'm laughing my keister off these days to
My Name Is Earl
How I Meet Your Mother
Everybody Hates Chris
The Office (US version)
The Robinsons (BBCAmerica)
My Name Is Earl and How I Meet Your Mother are both getting funnier with each episode.
Can't wait for the return of Prison Break, Robot Chicken in 2006 and it's first season DVD.
Need to catch up on Extras and will agree that Kate Winslet's appearence on that show was most excellent.
Also enjoying watching the old seasons of Homicide via Netflixs. That was some quality work and makes me eager to see the next season of "The Wire".
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My Tivo is set to record weekly:
Arrested Development
The Soup
War At Home
Family Guy
Boston Legal
Numb3rs
The O.C.
Boston Legal is maybe the most underrated show on television. Hilarious.
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like numb3rs as well... boston legal is a victim of there being too much on worth watching already... haven't paid attention to ER much lately, the continous stream of over-the-top promos for each episode is wearing thin. however, John Leguizamo joins the cast for a lenghty story arc which could be good.
oh and the Colbert Report just started on Comedy Central. also like Best Week Ever on VH1, best way to watch those reality shows ;)
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
also like Best Week Ever on VH1, best way to watch those reality shows ;)
The Soup is more direct mocking.
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hmmm will have to check that out... anyone watch the David Spade show, The Showbiz Show on CC? The clips they air during the Daily Show are funny, but i'm wondering if there just the cream of the crop.
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Ditto on My Name Is Earl and Everybody Hates Chris. Imagine that, not one but two sitcoms that are actually funny. Now if they would just get Scrubs back on the air already...
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While I like that they're taking a slightly different approach rather than just aping the UK version 100%, I'm disliking how they're giving the audience reasons to feel for him.
Maybe it's because I hate my boss worse than I hate little kids in sunglasses (which is A LOT), or maybe it's because I only watched the first season of the UK version, but I would prefer him to be completely without redeeming qualities.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
The Office (US version)
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Originally posted by nkotBaba:
Maybe it's because I hate little kids in sunglasses (which is A LOT),
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
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So we just let our children go blind then do we?
Nice person you are.
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Do youse people do anything other than a combination of these three things?:
1. Go to shows
2. Play video games
3. Watch tv
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4. Wank
5. Complain about Traffic
6. Repeat
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Don't get me started on diapers or innoculations!
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by nkotBaba:
Maybe it's because I hate little kids in sunglasses (which is A LOT),
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
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So we just let our children go blind then do we?
Nice person you are. [/b]
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Do youse people do anything other than a combination of these three things?:
1. Go to shows
2. Play video games
3. Watch tv
HOCKEY!
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Do you play street hockey or ice hockey?
Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Do youse people do anything other than a combination of these three things?:
1. Go to shows
2. Play video games
3. Watch tv
HOCKEY! [/b]
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Do you play street hockey or ice hockey?
I used to play ice hockey, but of late, I've tried to shy away from it because of a nagging knee injury.
I meant hockey more in the "go see games, play fantasy hockey, chat incessantly about hockey" vein.
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Favorite comedies I watch on a daily or weekly basis:
1. Extras
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm
3. The O'Reilly Factor
4. Arrested Development
5. Nancy Grace
6. Everybody Hates Chris
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Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
Favorite comedies I watch on a daily or weekly basis:
3. The O'Reilly Factor
That show is hellarious. Comic gold.
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My Tivo Top Five
1. Boston Legal - I mean William Shatner... come on.
2. The Office - (US&UK) best when I hat my boss.
3. Daily Show - Need the humor after dealing with real news all day.
4. Corbert Report - Because it is such a smack at Bill O'Reilly, that pompous ass.
5. The OC - For the soundtrack and cheese.
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Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
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no 'Lost' watchers?
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Do youse people do anything other than a combination of these three things?:
1. Go to shows
2. Play video games
3. Watch tv
Do you do anything other than post deliberately irritating messages in every thread on this board?
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forgot about lost....
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
Yup started on HBO a couple weeks ago, only seen two episodes, with Winslet and Stiller, funny funny stuff. Seeing Winslet dressed a nun :eek:
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Originally posted by Lamb007:
Do you do anything other than post deliberately irritating posts in every thread on this board?
Get ugly-ass haircuts.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
HBO is airing "Extras".....not as good as The Office,but then what is?.....the "cringe" factor is quite high,though, just like good old Brent,but the supporting characters from the office are sorely missed......
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"extras" is great, but it's not as good as "the office" (what is?) and putting it on right after CYE is rough. because they are both that same type of cringe humor, but CYE makes you laugh out loud a lot more. CYE has bounced back nicely so far from what i thought was a lackluster season 4.
i'm a total "lost" convert, can't wait for the imminent ana lucia/kate rumble. can't wait for "24" to come back whenever that is. daily show/colbert report is a crucial hour. enjoyed "everybody hates chris" but keep forgetting it's on. need to auto-tivo it. that's what i do with "beavis & butthead" and i've got like 30 episodes saved up. that, like, rules and stuff.
still watch "arrested development" although the first season has been far better than anything since. i gave up on "the o.c." because i hate everyone on there.
just starting getting the "undeclared" dvds through netflix, what a great show that was.
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I'd rather see Winslet in her birthday suit.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
Yup started on HBO a couple weeks ago, only seen two episodes, with Winslet and Stiller, funny funny stuff. Seeing Winslet dressed a nun :eek: [/b]
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My Name is Earl has totally blown me away. Far better then I expected, and I expected a lot.
How I met Your Mother, and I would watch solely for Doogie Howser. When the main guy said he broke up with a girl because she was a porn star, then Doogie got up, siad "Pornstar??!!?? FRIENDSHIP OVER!!!!!" I felt as though I was watching my life. I do love his character.
I also like The War At Home. Michael Rapaport is fantastic and they're not afraid to take some chances with the dialougue about uncomfortable aspects of parenting. I really like that.
I gave up on Starved because it was so depressing.
I can't wait for It's Always Sunny in Philly to return - I did like that.
Nip/Tuck this season has been better then last season.
I'm not enjoying Laguna Beach, The Real Orange County, but I can't stop watching it.
And then the usuals: 60 Minutes, The West Wing, Deperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy on Sunday. Arrested Development on Monday. The OC and Alias on Thursday. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report nightly.
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
I'd rather see Winslet in her birthday suit.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
Yup started on HBO a couple weeks ago, only seen two episodes, with Winslet and Stiller, funny funny stuff. Seeing Winslet dressed a nun :eek: [/b]
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Had you actual seen the episode you'd know what i was on about...
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Unfortunately, HBO doesn't come with our free cable.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
I'd rather see Winslet in her birthday suit.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Did you all get 'Extras' over there yet?
If so......thoughts?
Yup started on HBO a couple weeks ago, only seen two episodes, with Winslet and Stiller, funny funny stuff. Seeing Winslet dressed a nun :eek: [/b]
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Had you actual seen the episode you'd know what i was on about... [/b]
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I also like The War At Home. Michael Rapaport is fantastic and they're not afraid to take some chances with the dialougue about uncomfortable aspects of parenting. I really like that.
It's dialogue is similar to Family Guy sometimes, but it's alot more disturbing/cringeworthy to hear it coming from real people instead of cartoons.
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lost
rome
curb
extras
earl
office (us)
weeds
about all i really try and catch. oh and laguna beach, but i totally agree with vansmack. ditto on the real world, even though they had enon on
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
It's dialogue is similar to Family Guy sometimes, but it's alot more disturbing/cringeworthy to hear it coming from real people instead of cartoons.
That's a fantastic description. I'm going to use that, and credit you of course.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
ditto on the real world, even though they had enon on
Wait, what? I love Enon. They were on the Real World?
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I am completely blown away by what people watch. I'll stick with the simpsons and arrested development I guess.
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Originally posted by p011@rd:
I am completely blown away by what people watch. I'll stick with the simpsons and arrested development I guess.
You certainly don't need a 32 inch HD flat screen to watch only those two shows....
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
ditto on the real world, even though they had enon on
Wait, what? I love Enon. They were on the Real World? [/b]
YES. the real worlders live in austin and their 'job' is to make a documentary about south by southwest. all of the abercrombie and fitch guys want to do some crapy punkpop band called halifax. the vaguely alternative girl insists on enon. they cover both. for some reason they don't have toko doing any talking
oh yeah, i watch arrested too. forgot about that
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
forgot about lost....
Porque? I watch.
Law and Order has changed up a bit and still is a solid show.
When is Scrubs back on?
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
forgot about lost....
altho last nights show was the weakest so far for season 2
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
YES. the real worlders live in austin and their 'job' is to make a documentary about south by southwest. all of the abercrombie and fitch guys want to do some crapy punkpop band called halifax. the vaguely alternative girl insists on enon. they cover both. for some reason they don't have toko doing any talking
Oh dear lord. I hope it helps the band out some, they're one of my very, very favorites, although their first two albums were their best.
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Originally posted by brennser:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
forgot about lost....
altho last nights show was the weakest so far for season 2 [/b]
Haven't watched it yet...Another episode this season I thought was a "filler".
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Originally posted by vansmack:
You certainly don't need a 32 inch HD flat screen to watch only those two shows....
it aint for watching tv son, you should no better! Mostly for movies and the xbox, although having cable for the first time in a couple of years may change things
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Originally posted by El Sugartastic:
When is Scrubs back on?
Oddly, no official announcment other than "sometime midseason" whatever that means.
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Originally posted by p011@rd:
although having cable for the first time in a couple of years may change things
Things?
It will change your life....
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I'm not enjoying Laguna Beach, The Real Orange County, but I can't stop watching it.
Terribly addictive. Such a guilty pleasure... :o
Other than that I don't really follow any shows. I'll flip on Las Vegas once in a while for the eye candy, including "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", Vanessa Marcil. I think Prince might've been right...
For the most part, my tv's on either GolTV or Fox Sports Channel. Come November, it'll be college basketball 24/7.
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Originally posted by p011@rd:
I am completely blown away by what people watch. I'll stick with the simpsons and arrested development I guess.
If you like AD, check out My Name Is Earl and Everyone Hates Chris.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
If you like AD, check out My Name Is Earl and Everyone Hates Chris.
I saw my first episode of earl the other night, didnt do it for me
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
YES. the real worlders live in austin and their 'job' is to make a documentary about south by southwest. all of the abercrombie and fitch guys want to do some crapy punkpop band called halifax. the vaguely alternative girl insists on enon. they cover both. for some reason they don't have toko doing any talking
Oh dear lord. I hope it helps the band out some, they're one of my very, very favorites, although their first two albums were their best. [/b]
one of my favs too. it may do something for them, because they keep talking about how interesting and different their music is. first two albums were awesome, totally with you there. i've seen them the last two times they played here, good live performance, nice folks too.
ought to be interesting if there is any backlash
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Me too.
I can see watching a lot of tv if you live in some podunk redneck town like where I grew up. There, your entertainment options are limited, and life is pretty fucking boring. My mom gets to choose between television and the latest mainstream movies.
But jeepers, we're in DC here. There are so many possibilities for entertainment, culture, recreation, education...watching more than a handful of tv hours a week just seems like a waste...like why not be pickier?
Originally posted by p011@rd:
I am completely blown away by what people watch. I'll stick with the simpsons and arrested development I guess.
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
There are so many possibilities for entertainment, culture, recreation, education...watching more than a handful of tv hours a week just seems like a waste...like why not be pickier?
To be fair, I TiVo most everything and watch it at odd hours. I haev no programs I feel the need to set aside time to be home for.
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does reston count as a podunk redneck town?
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Personally, I guess I just find more interesting things to do at home than watch tv. Like reading the paper, a magazine, or a book. Or going for long runs, or riding my bike to Wakefield Park. Or cooking. Or having sexual, sensual, and emotional intimacy with my lovely wife. Or talking on the phone. Or mowing the lawn.
I just don't see where people find the time to watch tv! I guess they sleep less than me. Heck, I've even got an Xbox that was given to us that just sits there unused.
Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
There are so many possibilities for entertainment, culture, recreation, education...watching more than a handful of tv hours a week just seems like a waste...like why not be pickier?
To be fair, I TiVo most everything and watch it at odd hours. I haev no programs I feel the need to set aside time to be home for. [/b]
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Or having sexual, sensual, and emotional intimacy with my lovely wife.
Well, Rhett, worry not: we all set aside time to boink your wife regularly.
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people do different things to relax...
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No.
Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
does reston count as a podunk redneck town?
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I thought that was what going to work and chatting all day, while searching for new music and articles on new music, was all about.
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
people do different things to relax...
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
I guess they sleep less than me. Heck, I've even got an Xbox that was given to us that just sits there unused.
>>> I don't sleep much and work a 10 or 12 hour day.....and as the holiday spirit washes over you you can think of gifting me with that unused XBOX!
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To be fair, I TiVo most everything and watch it at odd hours. I haev no programs I feel the need to set aside time to be home for. [/qb][/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
>>> I TIVO everything,also.....my hard drive is full most days and a lot of times I delete things with out even scanning them....just like to have 'em to watch if I want to......
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
why not be pickier?
You mean like "Rock Star: INXS" and Robbie Fulks on "The Today Show?"
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I was picky. The INXS viewing accounted for my entire two hours of tv viewing a week during the summer, and the Fulks interview took all of 15 seconds to watch.
Now I watch Lost. Throw in the occasional baseball game and bits and pieces of an occasional NASCAR race, and that's it. Really.
Originally posted by Lamb007:
Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
why not be pickier?
You mean like "Rock Star: INXS" and Robbie Fulks on "The Today Show?" [/b]
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Originally posted by brennser:
no 'Lost' watchers?
I figured out that you can just watch it once every two months and not miss anything
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About the only shows I watch regularly are Arrested Development, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Office and Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica, in my opinion, is the best show on TV.
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Waiting for one of the resident hipster responses:
1) "I don't even own a television."
2) "I only watch PBS."
I've never understood tv's bad rep. Sure 60% of it is garbage, but you can say that about any medium. As far as I can tell, "The Simple Life," any recent movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr, and the latest shlock from Mary Higgins Clark are on the same rung of the food chain. If you want quality in books, movies, and television, it can be found. To dismiss the entire television medium seems like an antiquted notion since most Americans have access to more than just the 5 networks. I laugh at people who tell me they don't watch tv but plunk down $9 to watch some piece of crap Gus Van Sant film about a cereal box. Praising film and shunning television is like condemning McDonald's on your way into Chipotle. It all comes from the same place folks.
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60%??? You're a very generous soul.
Are Borders and KMart the same thing?
Originally posted by Lamb007:
Waiting for one of the resident hipster responses:
1) "I don't even own a television."
2) "I only watch PBS."
I've never understood tv's bad rep. Sure 60% of it is garbage, but you can say that about any medium. As far as I can tell, "The Simple Life," any recent movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr, and the latest shlock from Mary Higgins Clark are on the same rung of the food chain. If you want quality in books, movies, and television, it can be found. To dismiss the entire television medium seems like an antiquted notion since most Americans have access to more than just the 5 networks. I laugh at people who tell me they don't watch tv but plunk down $9 to watch some piece of crap Gus Van Sant film about a cereal box. Praising film and shunning television is like condemning McDonald's on your way into Chipotle. It all comes from the same place folks.
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Originally posted by Lamb007:
Waiting for one of the resident hipster responses:
1) "I don't even own a television."
2) "I only watch PBS."
I've never understood tv's bad rep. Sure 60% of it is garbage, but you can say that about any medium. As far as I can tell, "The Simple Life," any recent movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr, and the latest shlock from Mary Higgins Clark are on the same rung of the food chain. If you want quality in books, movies, and television, it can be found. To dismiss the entire television medium seems like an antiquted notion since most Americans have access to more than just the 5 networks. I laugh at people who tell me they don't watch tv but plunk down $9 to watch some piece of crap Gus Van Sant film about a cereal box. Praising film and shunning television is like condemning McDonald's on your way into Chipotle. It all comes from the same place folks.
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Do youse people do anything other than a combination of these three things?:
1. Go to shows
2. Play video games
3. Watch tv
around the house i'd try to:
hug, rub up against, ogle, fondle the missus any chance i could!.
then, as kosmo says, wank [if missus wasnt avail], and tv, w (http://www.sexape.com) eb (http://www.bigtitsroundasses.com) [nsfw], eat, yardwork.
shows i like [and tape]:
-family guy
-the show after family guy w the meatball and drink cup and fries.
-robot chicken
-daily show
-conan
-fawlty towers sometimes [monty python if it were on]
-keeping up appearances ["mind the pavement richard!!!"]
-are you being served
-black adder - i wish it was still on
-frontline [and documentaries in general]
-"the soup" - it rocks
-vh1 myself to death [or to see henry rollins every 5 minutes]
-martial arts guy on ffx channel 10
-stern
- disc channel - for hitler and wars
-fox news channel[for a laff]
-E [to see tits or "hwood story" usually whiel im doing soemthing else, like taxes]
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Originally posted by muschi:
-the show after family guy w the meatball and drink cup and fries.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It's pretty random, and as such, occasionally hysterical and occasionally "blah." The episode with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past (from the Future!) is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
Originally posted by muschi:
-the show after family guy w the meatball and drink cup and fries.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It's pretty random, and as such, occasionally hysterical and occasionally "blah." The episode with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past (from the Future!) is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. [/b]
That show is hilarious if you're in the right state of mind... ;)
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-fawlty towers sometimes [monty python if it were on]
-black adder - i wish it was still on
comic genius! - nice choices
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Originally posted by muschi:
-robot chicken
the best best best stuff
can't wait for the DVD to drop and new stuff first off the year.
the behind the music segment on the Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem was pure genius
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Originally posted by [username edited by p.c. moderator]:
My Tivo is set to record weekly:
Arrested Development
This show is so fucking hysterical this season...I already loved it, but it's sharper than ever. Just great.
Funny, I've completely ditched Boston Legal. Kirk and Spader are just cartoony for me, and there are too many other shows.
This is probably such a girl thing, but I LOVE Grey's Anatomy. Also waiting for the return of Scrubs.
My Tivo:
Grey's Anatomy
Desperate Housewives (though I'm very close to ditching this one)
Veronica Mars
Gilmore Girls
Lost
Nip/Tuck
Alias
Arrested Development
My Name is Earl/The Office (though I've only watched first episodes of each to date)
Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Real Time with Bill Maher
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oh yeah, real time. tivo that
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Originally posted by p011@rd:
I saw my first episode of earl the other night, didnt do it for me
Earl: "So here I am,...teachin'. The last time i stood in front of a room full of foreigners, I was robbin' the DMV."
(Earl hugs Ralph after he gets out of prison.)
Earl: Man, 18 months, I missed you buddy.
Ralph: Yeah, uh, me too man. Feels good to hug a man and know it doesn't have to go anywhere.
To the convenience store clerk who is from India:
Ralph: "See you later, Tonto!"
Earl: "Sorry, he doesn't know he's supposed call you American Indian."
That didn't do it for you?
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
I was picky. The INXS viewing accounted for my entire two hours of tv viewing a week during the summer, and the Fulks interview took all of 15 seconds to watch.
Now I watch Lost. Throw in the occasional baseball game and bits and pieces of an occasional NASCAR race, and that's it. Really.
Believe it or not, you watch a lot more tv than I do, which isn't saying you watch a lot.
I just rarely ever bother with it. Too many other things to occupy my time and interests. Also, I don't have cable so I'm stuck with a lot more of the crap that I'd just rather not waste my time with unless I just want background activity while I'm napping. Even then, I tend to opt for music instead.
When I do watch it, it's generally in spurts. Oddly, and I've never figured this out yet, I always seem to manage to see a repeat of some show that I've already seen. What I can't figure out is that with the very little tv that I do watch, how did I ever see the original airing in the first place? I could see only one episode of some show and not see it again in ages and damned if it won't be the one show that I've already seen.
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oh yeah how did i forget dave 'chappelle's show'?! awesome especially the std puppets skit. and 'wrap it up, yo' box, i wish i had that in all my damned meetings i hav to sleep thru. i actually recommended we get it. us navy w the wrap it up yo box lol
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The shows that I devotedly tape/watch are:
Lost (love it!)
Prison Break
Rome (though I'm tiring of it)
Masterpiece Theatre / Mystery! (whichever series is airing)
Then if I'm home and just want to watch something, I'll watch:
CSI
Law & Order
Without a Trace
Veronica Mars (am watching the excellent 1st Season on DVD)
I really can't keep up with too many. I feel like there are a lot more good shows than there used to be.
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(is there a more current TV thread...recycling this one)
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/fall-tv-cheat-s.html (http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/fall-tv-cheat-s.html)
Cheat sheet for network shows, coming and going.
My comings and goings:
I think Scrubs has had it's time...and 24 clock should burn out.
"The Hills" is done and "The City" trumps.
I just got into "Damages" - I love it.
Waiting on Netflix to send "Tudors".
Also just started viewing "Burn Notice" - love it. Sea 1 & 2 will marathon before Sea 3 premiere in June.
"Mad Men" returns August...
New for me this season: "The Fashion Show" - eh jury still out on that one...Project Runway is probably better.
Top Chef returns in summer too.
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Shows I watch/dvr regularly:
Rescue Me (Denis Leary in anything really)
Burn Notice
Lost
and Skins (through netflix - although next season i expect to watch on bbc)
Damages
and of course, hockey!
on dvd: the job, veronica mars and freaks & geeks I cant live without!
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i like watching people screw each other on my tv.
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My Name Is Earl got canceled today by NBC :'( Rumour is that Fox might pick it up 8)
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Oh, I almost forgot to mention:
I adore 30 Rock.
Rescue Me is still good.
I had a taping conflict w/ HIMYM but plan to catch up over the summer, as I will w/House.
I got a couple of people at work into "Lie to Me". The acting by the co-stars (or is it the writing?) is a little hokey but I like the local setting and dig Tim Roth. (Plus, I'm getting very good at "micro-facial expression determination";))
I did like "Samantha Who?" and it's gone.
Earl has slipped on my list & I take it for granted b/c it's still solid - hopefully Fox will pick it up.
thanks for the Skins recommend.
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Why haven't we had a LOST thread, strictly for LOST?
Did we have to wait until Season 5 was over or WHAT?!
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kill your television
(before it kills you)
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If only there was a way to create new thread's in this board? ;D
Why haven't we had a LOST thread, strictly for LOST?
Did we have to wait until Season 5 was over or WHAT?!
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I wonder when NBC turns into Nothing But Crap seeing as how I expect things to really go down hill when Leno tanks in Prime Time. Worst programming decision ever.... I'm guessin' it wont take long before their lineup is Leno + annoying reality TV shit. Besides canceling Earl and keeping that craptastic Parks and Rec show is beyond me...
It's little wonder the best TV is on cable these days with Breaking Bad and Rescue Me.
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Diggin' this quote from Ethan Supple's twitter
Why I love Greg Garcia(MNIE creator): when asked how he feels about nbc "It?s hard to be too upset about being thrown off the Titanic."
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Lost
30 Rock
Antiques Roadshow
True Blood
Mad Men
In Treatment
Big Love
I'm a big fan of most of the stuff on HBO. I tried to watch Breaking Bad, but it was a little too intense and I was unable to go to sleep...
We do need a Lost thread...
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And how could I forget the dead brilliant "The IT Crowd" on IFC. I can see why the internet was a buzz when it first aired in the UK.
Don't know if anyone around here watched "Green Wing" when it was on BBCAmerica or not, but Kosmette got one of the "special" DVD players and order the series DVD from the UK, and oh my was it far more racey when it was aired in the UK.
Also, have been enjoying the recent Masterpiece theater adaptations of Dickens and Castle on ABC.
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I think another thread re: Netflix or a TV season lead into a LOST discussion when the series started...(I haven't watched the finale episode this season so no spoilers please or announce them as such. :))
-Oh, "House" season 4 - the last two episodes were stellar.
-How could I forget: "The Office". The Michael Scott Paper company episodes were hilarious.
-I think I will miss "The Riches" and "Pushing Daisies" most of all.
-My mom met Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson at some arts event and Tom said he has a new series out this fall...
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Monday: The Hills/The City, Gossip Girl, How I Met Your Mother, 24
Tuesday: American Idol
Wednesday: Friday Night Lights (DirecTV), American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy (Smackette Only)
Saturday: SNL
Sunday: 60 Minutes, The Tudors
Monday-Thursday: The Daily Show
Netflix: MI5, Big Love
That's easily half what my watching used to be.
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Gossip Girl
EW is on Twitter and said no go on GG spinoff.
You or Julian would know - isn't there a Melrose Place redux?
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Clearly I watch to much TV... But Leverage on TNT with Timothy Hutton is a very good con job caper show like early seasons of the UK's Hustle. Some great characters in that series, plus it has the actress who played Jane on Coupling.
MI-5 is an excellent example of why the BBC's decision to order less episodes for a season verses US network TV is a good thing. Which why HBO, TNT, AMC, Fx are all doing great things with their series and shorter runs.
And who could forget Torchwood or Doctor Who! Will be very interesting to see what Doctor Who is like with a new Doctor.
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I work nights so I dvr Dexter, 24, Chuck, House and Colbert. Daily Show instead of news. Letterman and SNL. And I record a lot of movies on HDNet Movies, a ridiculously great film channel. Now with the season over, I can catch up on movies.
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Gossip Girl
EW is on Twitter and said no go on GG spinoff.
You or Julian would know - isn't there a Melrose Place redux?
I inadvertently left Chuck off my list.
Gossip Girl spinoff is not officially dead yet, but it's not looking good.
Melrose Place redux is a go on the CW.
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Now with the season over, I can catch up on movies.
I do this a lot as well. My new HD-DVR has 100 hours of recording so I sit on HD movies for a while, and I record a ton when we have free preview weekends. Right now, I've probably got 12-15 movies recorded that were in my queue.
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Clearly I watch to much TV... But Leverage on TNT with Timothy Hutton is a very good con job caper show like early seasons of the UK's Hustle. Some great characters in that series,
Yes, good show! My mom even watches it b/c she likes Timothy Hutton. She said she also like the character played by blonde actress. (she was pretty funny in the first few episodes)
In the summer I catch up on all the shows you all tell me about that I can't otherwise fit into my schedule or receive on my tele.
Oh and don't worry about watching too much. It's what staying up late, insomnia, winding down after a show and no commericals/recorded TV is for!
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Now with the season over, I can catch up on movies.
I do this a lot as well. My new HD-DVR has 100 hours of recording so I sit on HD movies for a while, and I record a ton when we have free preview weekends. Right now, I've probably got 12-15 movies recorded that were in my queue.
Daayaam, 100 hours of HD? My Fios-supplied dvr records about 20, a little less if I have an SD thing or two. I recently recorded the Godfather trilogy on HDNet, which takes a huge chuck of space. Only watched the first so far but I've got a five day weekend ahead ;D
Here's what HDNet Movies is showing over the next 30 days. (http://www.hdnetmovies.com/allmovies.html) And it's just a single channel.
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monday: 24, heroes (god knows why i still watch it), the hills/city
wednesday: LOST
thursday: office, 30 rock, hell's kitchen
sunday: amazing race, whatever hbo/showtime show strikes my fancy
i dvr silly reality shows to fill in the blanks. i too used to watch tons more shows, though
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Pushing Daisies fans...
PD episodes - Last 3 will air:
5/30/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#211) Window Dressed to Kill
6/6/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#212) Water & Power
6/13/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#213) Kerplunk
Then Eli Stone will take over the slot:
6/20/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#210) N/A
6/27/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#211) N/A
7/4/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#212) N/A
7/11/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#213) N/A
Then Dirty Sexy Money:
7/18/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#207) The Facts (unaired Thanksgiving episode with guest spot from Samaire Armstrong/Juliet Darling)
7/25/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#211) N/A
8/1/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#212) N/A
8/8/09 (Sa.) 10:00 PM ABC (#213) N/A
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oh yes, i watched pushing daisies too :'(
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I forgot to add Dexter to my list...
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Diggin' this quote from Ethan Supple's twitter
Why I love Greg Garcia(MNIE creator): when asked how he feels about nbc "It?s hard to be too upset about being thrown off the Titanic."
you can blame all those chuck (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/my-name-is-earl-creator-greg-garcia-is-a-writer-because-he-has-a-way-with-wordsasked-for-his-take-on-nbcs-unceremonious-canc.html) fans....ha ha ha
"During a conference call with reporters today, Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, said the network opted to cancel "Earl" and "Medium" because neither the fans nor the advertisers had waged a campaign to save them the way viewers and the Subway restaurant chain did for "Chuck."
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you can blame all those chuck (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/my-name-is-earl-creator-greg-garcia-is-a-writer-because-he-has-a-way-with-wordsasked-for-his-take-on-nbcs-unceremonious-canc.html) fans....ha ha ha
You're welcome.
Earl had run it's course....
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Diggin' this quote from Ethan Supple's twitter
Why I love Greg Garcia(MNIE creator): when asked how he feels about nbc "It?s hard to be too upset about being thrown off the Titanic."
you can blame all those chuck (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/05/my-name-is-earl-creator-greg-garcia-is-a-writer-because-he-has-a-way-with-wordsasked-for-his-take-on-nbcs-unceremonious-canc.html) fans....ha ha ha
"During a conference call with reporters today, Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, said the network opted to cancel "Earl" and "Medium" because neither the fans nor the advertisers had waged a campaign to save them the way viewers and the Subway restaurant chain did for "Chuck."
This is a load of BS, there was no indication that MNIE was going to canceled so therefore no need to mount a campaign to save it. Expect Chuck to become an hour long commercial for Subway every week, while Chuck uses his new found fighting skills. YAWN
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if i were a earl fan, id blame leno for soaking up 5 hours of programming a week
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man, i have no shows on my DVR. i wonder why i even pay for it.
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Expect Chuck to become an hour long commercial for Subway every week, while Chuck uses his new found fighting skills. YAWN
If you're watching Chuck to see Chuck, you're missing the point:
(http://www.treksinscifi.com/babedaily/babes/2008-10-08-Yvonne_Strahovski.jpg)
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holy NSFW pix!;)
she is a cute gal and I've always liked his sister on the show. b/c you like Chuck so much and I did like the first few episodes when it began, i plan to catch up via netflix.
did anyone see the "Everybody Hates Chris" finale? That was actually a pretty funny show - well written and acted - love the 80s nostalgia.
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http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D99RCU580.htm (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D99RCU580.htm)
Netflix makes deal Disney/ABC for online streaming.
The shows they mention, other than LOST, are crap, but I look forward to more current shows w/ available streaming. Ever since the writers' strike, most networks don't have past or current episodes available online.
I do like Netflix's stream - good video quality.
This summer I've been watching:
"Entourage" (I'm enjoying more Sea. 6 more than Sea. 5, which was boring and the acting horrible. Yet, still it's not what it once was so I wonder if they should call it a day?)
"True Blood" (Loved Sea. 1 - completely surprised that I don't really like Sea. 2. After Sea. 2, ep. 3, I find it boring, cheesy, lame. But, I'll wait for the rest of season to see if my mind changes)
"Californication" (Sea. 2 - eh, more of the same but still watchable)
"The Tudors" (caught up via Netflix stream. I'm ready for the last season, if Rhys can stay sober and out of fights)
"Skins" - I'm still making my way through. It's more intense than "90210" ;) I probably won't watch future episodes (w/o sea. 1 cast).
Now that I'm caught up with the above, it's time to catch up on taped TV: Burn Notice, Leverage, Royal Pains and Pushing Daisies.
I'm trying to find a decent stream for "Damages". The one via fastpasstv has an audio delay. And, Fx isn't repeating the show this summer.
Don't forget - "Mad Men" starts Aug. 16 - there is a marathon of sea. 2 a day before; not sure about sea. 1.
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speaking of netflix streaming . . . the other day i noticed one of the greatest "mockumentaries" of all time was on there (fear of a black hat) and netflix had done the unholiest of unholy actions and censored the entire thing (every cuss word including ass or bitch) from it, leaving it a lifeless shell of its former self. why they did it confounds me, and was curious if others have seen netflix do this to other streamed titles?
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I can't remember which show they censored, but I read user complaints in the comment section for one show. (Maybe Tudors? Which they had up for streaming then took down? Sorry, I can't remember. )
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Netflix makes deal Disney/ABC for online streaming.
You mean, if I let someone watch the previous seasons, there's a good chance they will watch the current season and I can sell more ad time?
I'm shocked at this revelation. Really, I am.
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I can't remember which show they censored, but I read user complaints in the comment section for one show. (Maybe Tudors? Which they had up for streaming then took down? Sorry, I can't remember. )
If they took the sex out of the Tudors, it's hardly worth watching now that Sir Thomas More is lacking his most precious asset - his brain.
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Sorry, I had to bump this.
The Breaking Bad season 3 premiere is on tonight. In my opinion, it is the best show on TV.
Has anyone been watching HBO's "The Pacific"?