TV

nuphoria · **on:** March 07, 2013, 04:34:29 PM

Most homes have a TV, if not several of the things. It's a dirty habit, but most of us do it, so what do you watch on yours?

Got a daytime soap habit you want to confess to?

Which comedies flip your lid?

Drama... what interests you?

Fantasy, Sci-fi, Zombies, Police, Ninjas, War stories, Documentaries... tell all here!

My current confessions are:

Magic City http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832045/?ref_=sr_3
Stylish, sexy and a little bit dark.

Strike Back http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492179/?ref_=sr_1
Men with guns at war!

Grimm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1830617/?ref_=sr_1
Fun early evening, light entertainment.

Covert Affairs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1495708/?ref_=sr_1
Female CIA action (watching Piper may be good for your health too)

I've got a much more extensive watch list, but these are my current ones

Your turn...

Taxi Dad · **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2013, 04:43:19 PM

Neighbours AND home and away

and i'm fond of 'My Name is Earl' ..... it brings me Joy

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2013, 04:47:25 PM

I liberated myself from the evil clutches of a television over 5 years ago and haven't had one since .... and I don't have a clue what any of those programmes are you've just mentioned Nuph

Whoey · **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2013, 04:49:53 PM

I don't watch much over the air TV (due to this being Spain, and well behind the rest of the world air dates due to the need for dubbing)... and we prefer watching everything in English.

The wife and I are properly addicted to watching an Australian renovation/reality/game show called The Block. It used to air here on cable (dubbed) but they had a few years hiatus after series 2 (2004) and we just recently discovered they started up again a couple years ago... we just finished blitzing season 5, and I have been gathering the currently airing season 6 for future watching. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Block_%28Australian_TV_series%29 )

I have a long list of regular watchings... but I'm seriously missing a proper Space based SciFi, not one of the earth based variants, which there seems to be entirely too many... where's the Trek etc gone from TV, has the Battlestar Galactica reboot set the bar too high that no one dares do anything in case it may fail?

nuphoria · **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2013, 04:54:05 PM

Quote from: 50ft-trad on March 07, 2013, 04:47:25 PM

I liberated myself from the evil clutches of a television over 5 years ago and haven't had one since .... and I don't have a clue what any of those programmes are you've just mentioned Nuph

Yes, I remember you saying... one of a few brave souls who live free of this evil!

Piper Perabo is probably all you need to know from that lot

Blond, but probably worth the bother!

Grumpy · **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2013, 05:28:28 PM

Quote from: Taxi Dad on March 07, 2013, 04:43:19 PM

Neighbours AND home and away
and i'm fond of 'My Name is Earl' ..... it brings me Joy

Grumpy · **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2013, 05:29:47 PM

Babestation

wndrstrck · **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2013, 05:51:01 PM

I am in the no cable services group as well. Been 5 years for me as well. I do however watch movies on occasion.

When I did have cable I was hooked on Ally McBeal

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2013, 05:59:08 PM

Hooked on Ally McBeal? I'd have gotten rid of my cable too after that!

My viewing is pretty basic- Mythbusters, Big Bang Theory, Futurama, Family Guy, Robot Chicken and a funny Canadian show called Fugget About It about a New Jersey mafioso who gets put in the Witness Protection Program in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The wife and I also watch Walking Dead. We watched them all from the beginning about a month ago and now we just keep up with the new episodes as they come out. Its a good thing those zombies are really stupid as the people trying to survive aren't much better.

Def

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nuphoria · **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:00:36 PM

C'mon boss.... we're not here to judge; this is a confessional

Everyone has a weakness (or 35)

magentus · **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:02:57 PM

We only watch dvd's on our telly - Big Bang Theory, US Office, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, Frasier, Peepshow, Mighty Boosh, Arrested Development, Torchwood, Dr Who, Buffy, plus loads of great movies. Not really guilty about any of those though......

Dr Gonzo · **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:11:39 PM

Quote from: 50ft-trad on March 07, 2013, 04:47:25 PM

I liberated myself from the evil clutches of a television over 5 years ago and haven't had one since .... and I don't have a clue what any of those programmes are you've just mentioned Nuph

I too got rid of my idiot box...I recently found out you don't need a TV licence to watch stuff online on catch up

So I watch programs the day after they are aired...QI, Have I got News For You, Hairy Bikers cookery show and anything by David Attenborough also any good films shown on BBC...think I'll watch The Killing Fields tonight

nuphoria · **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:15:08 PM

I should have said, 99% of what I watch on TV is not "on" TV

I pick and choose exactly what and when with a "file" system

Whoey · **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:17:20 PM

same here, plus it helps avoid the Spanish 15min

commercial breaks...

Blitzwing · **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:22:30 PM

honestly when my self esteem is a bit low.. I watch Jersey Shore..

I think how bad could I be if four of these clowns stand over a clogged toilet and have no clue what to do about it.. so they Crap in it for 2 more weeks of course..

or the use of lighter fluid on a gas grill

or this is how to start a campfire... green leaves and lighter fluid

usually I feel better after half an episode

Whoey · **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:43:27 PM

that show makes me realize how poorly natural selection is working...

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:55:33 PM

Arrested Development was one of the greats. I loved that show.

If anyone else is into adult cartoons you may want to check out Archer. Imagine if James Bond was a drunken womanizer and that's Sterling Archer. Oh yeah, and he works for ISIS, an international spy organization run by his drunken nymphomaniac mother.

Def

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Zed · **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2013, 06:59:16 PM

At the moment I'm hooked on game of thrones and walking dead, also love big bang theory and repeats of cheers

nuphoria · **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:02:19 PM

^ I'm watching most of that too!

Can't wait for more dragons and zombies

magentus · **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:10:04 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 06:55:33 PM

Arrested Development was one of the greats. I loved that show.

If anyone else is into adult cartoons you may want to check out Archer. Imagine if James Bond was a drunken womanizer and that's Sterling Archer. Oh yeah, and he works for ISIS, an international spy organization run by his drunken nymphomaniac mother.

Def

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Arrested is coming back! Also if you love Big Bang you probably enjoyed Jessica Walter doing her Lucille Bluth role and sleeping with Leonard.

jerseydevil · **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:10:37 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 05:59:08 PM

funny Canadian show called Fugget About It about a New Jersey mafioso who gets put in the Witness Protection Program in Regina, Saskatchewan.

What, that's supposed to be funny? What's so funny, his "accent"? NOBODY on the Sopranos had an accent, for the record.....

Quote from: Whoey on March 07, 2013, 06:43:27 PM

that show makes me realize how poorly natural selection is working...

And that's why I avoid the Shore like the plague.

Zed · **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:12:36 PM

Quote from: nuphoria on March 07, 2013, 07:02:19 PM

^ I'm watching most of that too!

Can't wait for more dragons and zombies

I came across game of thrones will googling direwolves

love ghost and grey wind, i'm upto episode 9 of season 2

Top-Gear-24 · **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:46:29 PM

On cable I watch some FamilyGuy, some House MD and need I say ... Top Gear (every episode), the rest of the time I just switch to National Geographic or the Discovery Channel and watch it from time to time while I'm reading topics here ... I like "Survivorman", "Dual Survival", "Wheeler Dealers", "Gold Rush", "Mythbusters", "How it's Made", "Megafactories" and anything about Earth, Universe, Solar Systems ...

On DVD I prefer things like "The Big Bang Theory" and most of the BBC shows like "Blackadder", "Fawlty Towers", ...

So, most of the time the TV is on, but it's only when I hear something interesting that I look away from this place ...

Edit: With "Top Gear" I mean "Top Gear UK"

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Whoey · **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2013, 07:50:41 PM

Quote from: Top-Gear-24 on March 07, 2013, 07:46:29 PM

On cable I watch some FamilyGuy, some House MD and need I say ... Top Gear (every episode), the rest of the time I just switch to National Geographic or the Discovery Channel and watch it from time to time while I'm reading topics here ... I like "Survivorman", "Dual Survival", "Wheeler Dealers", "Gold Rush", "Mythbusters", "How it's Made", "Megafactories" and anything about Earth, Universe, Solar Systems ...

On DVD I prefer things like "The Big Bang Theory" and most of the BBC shows like "Blackadder", "Fawlty Towers", ...

So, most of the time the TV is on, but it's only when I hear something interesting that I look away from this place ...

I like watching Wheeler Dealers too... one of the few things I watch over the air, apart from the news...

PTRSAK · **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:26:42 PM

I'm another for living (nearly) idiot box free. I have a 50" Plasma and use it mainly as a monitor. I have it hooked up to a media PC and it gets more use here on MTO than watching free to air TV.
I usually go through the week's EPG and tag a few shows to watch later but frequently delete them unwatched anyway. Top Gear (UK), Futurama, Mythbusters, Big Bang Theory...
Have been watching Elementary lately, but I suspect it may just be for Lucy Liu.

I'd rather sit at my workbench crafting the next member in the Recruit parade than rot my brain watching soap's or "reality" shows.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #25 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:36:27 PM

Quote from: magentus on March 07, 2013, 07:10:04 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 06:55:33 PM
Arrested Development was one of the greats. I loved that show.

If anyone else is into adult cartoons you may want to check out Archer. Imagine if James Bond was a drunken womanizer and that's Sterling Archer. Oh yeah, and he works for ISIS, an international spy organization run by his drunken nymphomaniac mother.

Def

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Arrested is coming back! Also if you love Big Bang you probably enjoyed Jessica Walter doing her Lucille Bluth role and sleeping with Leonard.

She also plays the mother on Archer.

I'll believe that Arrested Development is back when I see it back. Until then its just rumor after rumor after rumor, probably started by some Jean short wearing nevernudes.

Def

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Reinier · **Reply #26 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:39:53 PM

Here's a list of the shows on my NAS at the moment. I should have more (Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, etc.). There are some dirty secrets included

761GB

magentus · **Reply #27 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:43:01 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 08:36:27 PM

Quote from: magentus on March 07, 2013, 07:10:04 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 06:55:33 PM
Arrested Development was one of the greats. I loved that show.

If anyone else is into adult cartoons you may want to check out Archer. Imagine if James Bond was a drunken womanizer and that's Sterling Archer. Oh yeah, and he works for ISIS, an international spy organization run by his drunken nymphomaniac mother.

Def

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Arrested is coming back! Also if you love Big Bang you probably enjoyed Jessica Walter doing her Lucille Bluth role and sleeping with Leonard.

She also plays the mother on Archer.

I'll believe that Arrested Development is back when I see it back. Until then its just rumor after rumor after rumor, probably started by some Jean short wearing nevernudes.

Def

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Hey - lay off the nevernudes They're a misunderstood bunch. NO TOUCHING!

Whoey · **Reply #28 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:44:56 PM

Quote from: Reinier on March 07, 2013, 08:39:53 PM

Here's a list of the shows on my NAS at the moment. I should have more (Simsons, Futurama, Family Guy, etc.). There are some dirty secrets included

761GB

that's almost a mirror of my NAS...

wndrstrck · **Reply #29 on:** March 07, 2013, 08:50:06 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on March 07, 2013, 05:59:08 PM

Hooked on Ally McBeal? I'd have gotten rid of my cable too after that!

Def

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Quote from: nuphoria on March 07, 2013, 06:00:36 PM

C'mon boss.... we're not here to judge; this is a confessional

Everyone has a weakness (or 35)

A grown man admitting to watching Ally McBeal, trust me I am used a good ribbing. Besides nothing spells sap more than Jersey Shore viewers, lol.

Every time someone watches Jersey Shore a book commits suicide!

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