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Title: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: BloodShot on 2011-02-21 03:05:02
I was just wondering, what are your favorite TV shows you guys? Whether its arbitrary or well known, paper thin or ocean deep story wise, funny or serious, post them here.

I'll start with a couple of mine:

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys:
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This is probably one of my favorite TV shows of all time. I always liked Greek mythology, and I loved their portrayal of the various myths and legends of Ancient Greek lore, despite the obvious differences. The action was good, the jokes were cheesy, and most of the actors did a great job of playing their parts, especially Michael Hurst as Iolaus, and there was good moderation in the blood and violence too. Although Hercules (portrayed by Kevin Sorbo) almost never kills anybody due to his good nature, they seem to mistakenly kill themselves when they go too far.  :P

Stargate SG-1:
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I generally wasn't a fan of TV Sci-fi until I watched this show, got me hooked after a couple of episodes. I especially liked how It tried to stay grounded in realism unlike other more obvious Sci-Fi universes (Star Trek and Star Wars, anyone?) Unfortunately Richard Dean Anderson was a big part of what made the show good, and when he left, it was still good, but it lacked a certain charm that it had with him on it.

Xena: Warrior Princess:
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Another one of my favorites, I loved this show almost as much as Hercules. The overall show itself was better (except for the last season) then Hercules later on, but the earlier seasons of TLJ keep me from liking this one more, though they are both great. I really liked how Xena (Lucy Lawless) started off as a very evil adversary of Hercules, but was changed by the absolute brutality of her comrades, along with their betrayal, and her encounters with Hercules. The overall tone of the show was darker than Hercules, with Xena killing (sometimes violently) most of the foes she faced. I did kind of like her premise though, she wasn't a complete do-good person like Hercules, but rather she was making up for her viscous and murderous past. The last season sucked ass though. :/

Stargate Atlantis
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Another of my favorites, this one was good because it kept the overall ideas that made the first one so good, and applied it to a new setting. The Actors also did a particularly good job as well, especially Joe Flanigan. It was really a shame that it was canceled for that new "SG-U" crap.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: DLPB_ on 2011-02-21 03:07:24
Babylon 5.  The Greatest TV Show of All Time.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cupcake on 2011-02-21 06:29:54
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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Armorvil on 2011-02-21 11:30:37
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Breaking Bad is the best TV show I ever watched. Everything is stellar in it. I can't wait for season 4.

Also...

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I'm one of the few guys won't wasn't *too* disappointed by how Lost ended, so I still like it a lot. Actually, the things that many people don't like are very FFVII-ish, when you think about it (I'm leaving spoilers out). Lost is the closest thing to a Final Fantasy turned into a TV show, IMO.
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Post by: hotdog963al on 2011-02-21 11:34:12
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Absolute favourite.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cloudef on 2011-02-21 12:18:58
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Seitokai no Ichizon

I also take my time and announce that I don't watch TV, because it's all crap.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: ultima espio on 2011-02-21 12:24:43
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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: BloodShot on 2011-02-21 15:21:54
/\ Seinfeld and King of Queens murder Friends for me. I don't really find Friends funny at all IMO. A lot of times it just seems like they are trying too hard, and putting laugh tracks in where they shouldn't be. To each his own though.

I agree with you on Lost, i didn't really think the ending was all that bad, just disappointing.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 17:06:53
Quote from: ultima espio on 2011-02-21 12:24:43
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As for me, it has to be the Big Bang Theory. Everyone here is just like Sheldon lol! It's the most accurate depiction of both genius and nerdiness that I've ever seen! Those writers really did their research!

Hey Sheldon?
>Audience smiles
You ever give that Call of Duty game a try?
>Audience shatters nearby windows with their laughter
No, I own a wii
>The Audience cannot contain themselves. The laughter they emit causes a rip in the universe, allowing those of the dark world to spill free and sink the world into 1000 years of darkness. No man, women or child is spared as the six-mouthed goat demons and flying spawns of spiders feed on their very souls. The sky turns black, those who avoided the creatures of the dark world are trapped in an endless night. The seas boil, mountains fall and clouds leak red blood down on the world. It's the end times, the world falls to an unforgiving god, nothing and no one shall stand after the Earth is taken by evil. As the last man takes his last breath under a crimson moon, he opens his mouth and allows a last, hollow laugh to escape his lips before sinks to the floor.

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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:07:06
Big Bang Theory is the worst representation of nerds I've ever seen, and Sheldon Cooper is a complete asshole. I wouldn't mind the horrifying lack of accuracy, but the lack of likable characters kills it for me. But then, I can only assume you're trolling.

My top five?
1. Dexter
2. Fringe
3. Community
4. Breaking Bad
5. Hell's Kitchen
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 19:12:57
Quote from: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:07:06
Big Bang Theory is the worst representation of nerds I've ever seen, and Sheldon Cooper is a complete ahole. I wouldn't mind the horrifying lack of accuracy, but the lack of likable characters kills it for me. But then, I can only assume you're trolling.

What do you mean? He's a perfect representation of geeks/scientists/aspies, etc. Don't you sometimes get people coming up to you and saying "Hey, you're just like that Sheldon guy from TBBT"?

Sheldon is determining what the next generation's image of these groups of people will be, and he's doing a great job!
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:39:53
From the outside he seems accurate enough, but as an Aspie I can assure you there's all sorts of problems.

1. He is extremely self-centered. He does what he wants to do, never considering those around him. A true Aspie, however, does care. Most of us really want a social life, acceptance, we just don't know how to obtain it, and shy away out of fear. End result is similar behavior, but the thought processes that lead to it are vastly different.

2. He is ignorant of the obvious. Example: there was a Christmas episode, and he wasn't aware that gift-giving is a "non-optional social convention." Even someone without proper social skills could figure this out based on the fact that virtually everybody does it at scheduled interviews. In the same episode, he fails to acknowledge it as Christmas because Christ wasn't born in December, completely ignoring the possibility that the celebration of Christ's birth doesn't have to fall on the same day as His birth actually occurred. Furthermore, he claims that December 25 is Saturnalia, which is grossly inaccurate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia), and shows a complete lack of research. No nerd or Aspie would fail this hard.

3. He plays Age of Conan. Nerds who play MMORPGs tend to play LoTRO or WoW. Age of Conan has a comparatively lousy mythology and shallow gameplay.

For the most part, the only people who think he's even reasonably accurate are not nerds themselves, and are certainly not Aspies, and wouldn't know accurate if it bit them in the butt. If you want to see a real Aspie, watch the movie Adam. But more importantly than that, all the characters are complete jerks, even Leonard (who is supposed to be likable). Even if they were realistic, the show is just unpleasant to watch.

And for the record, nobody has compared me to Sheldon before. I have, however, been told that if I was a serial killer I would be Dexter.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 19:43:49
Quote from: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:39:53
And for the record, nobody has compared me to Sheldon before.

But you're just like him, Covarr-chan!

Quote from: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:39:53

For the most part, the only people who think he's even reasonably accurate are not nerds themselves, and are certainly not Aspies, and wouldn't know accurate if it bit them in the butt. If you want to see a real Aspie, watch the movie Adam. But more importantly than that, all the characters are complete jerks, even Leonard (who is supposed to be likable). Even if they were realistic, the show is just unpleasant to watch.

But these characters are going to determine how people think about nerds and aspies for the next generation.

Whilst we're on the subject, is responding to obvious trolling a symptom of assburgers?
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:49:02
Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 19:43:49
Whilst we're on the subject, is responding to obvious trolling a symptom of assburgers?
I'm pretty sure it is. I can't help but respond, even when I know damn well it's trolling.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 19:51:45
Quote from: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:49:02
Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 19:43:49
Whilst we're on the subject, is responding to obvious trolling a symptom of assburgers?
I'm pretty sure it is. I can't help but respond, even when I know damn well it's trolling.

Sou desu ne!

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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: gjoerulv on 2011-02-21 20:56:28
South Park
King of the Hill
Seinfeld
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: hotdog963al on 2011-02-21 21:24:10
Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 17:06:53
As for me, it has to be the Big Bang Theory. Everyone here is just like Sheldon lol! It's the most accurate depiction of both genius and nerdiness that I've ever seen! Those writers really did their research!
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Superior.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 22:00:00
Quote from: hotdog963al on 2011-02-21 21:24:10
Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 17:06:53
As for me, it has to be the Big Bang Theory. Everyone here is just like Sheldon lol! It's the most accurate depiction of both genius and nerdiness that I've ever seen! Those writers really did their research!

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Superior.

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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cupcake on 2011-02-21 22:38:35
Quote from: Covarr on 2011-02-21 19:07:06
Big Bang Theory is the worst representation of nerds I've ever seen, and Sheldon Cooper is a complete ahole. I wouldn't mind the horrifying lack of accuracy, but the lack of likable characters kills it for me. But then, I can only assume you're trolling.

My top five?
1. Dexter
2. Fringe
3. Community
4. Breaking Bad
5. Hell's Kitchen

1) I forgot to mention Breaking Bad

2) I managed to get 2 shows into your top 5, hells, to the yes
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Post by: Nightmarish on 2011-02-21 22:46:12
Atm i'm following:

- How I Met Your Mother
- Community
- Big Bang Theory
- MadLove
- Two and a Half Men
- Dexter
- Cleveland Show
- Family Guy
- Simpsons
- Naruto
- Bleach
- Bones (in tv, not everytime it gets out)
- House MD (in tv, not everytime it gets out)
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-02-22 05:08:11
Currently:
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead

Recently:
Lost
Battlestar Galactica

Oldies but Goodies:
X-Files
Buffy (yes, I know)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Knight Rider
Quantum Leap

Runners Up:
Alias- would have made it, but it jumped the shark for me.
Being Human (BBC) - would have probably been at the top if I'd seen all the eps. But I cancelled cable recently.

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Post by: Nightmarish on 2011-02-22 12:39:50
A shame the Walking Dead will stop for almost a year  :'(
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-02-22 16:01:23
I knoooow. I hate when I love a show and it goes on a really long hiatus.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: ultima espio on 2011-02-22 16:02:15
Quote from: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-21 17:06:53
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Have fun ;D
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Nightmarish on 2011-02-22 23:00:47
Quote from: Opine on 2011-02-22 16:01:23
I knoooow. I hate when I love a show and it goes on a really long hiatus.

I have the feeling that when the show is back, half the cast has been changed, lol.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: BloodShot on 2011-02-22 23:17:17
Another show I liked that I found pretty funny was 3rd Rock from the sun. The main char's being aliens allowed them to say and do some pretty retarded things because they don't quite understand lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG2Kf391Jqs
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cupcake on 2011-02-24 11:10:17
Quote from: bloodshot on 2011-02-22 23:17:17
Another show I liked that I found pretty funny was 3rd Rock from the sun. The main char's being aliens allowed them to say and do some pretty retarded things because they don't quite understand lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG2Kf391Jqs

Starring John Lithgow, who kicked major ass in Season 4 of Dexter

EVERYBODY, WATCH DEXTER NAO!

Covarr, I need backup here
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Post by: sithlord48 on 2011-02-24 13:50:33
Quote from: Cupcake on 2011-02-24 11:10:17
Starring John Lithgow, who kicked major ass in Season 4 of Dexter

Yes he did.. i agree go watch Dexter now...
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Nightmarish on 2011-02-24 17:50:45
The latest season didn't amuse me that much (didn't watch it to the end but that girl just..).
Got to take some time to finish watching it.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cupcake on 2011-02-24 18:47:28
Quote from: Nightmarish on 2011-02-24 17:50:45
The latest season didn't amuse me that much (didn't watch it to the end but that girl just..).
Got to take some time to finish watching it.

The season gets intense, not as good as 4, but still fucking amazing.  Every year I get skeptical that it may have jumped the shark.... then I'm proven wrong
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Covarr on 2011-02-24 19:59:32
Season 5 is worth it just for the last few episodes. Nothing on season 4, but still fantastic.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: drfeelgud88 on 2011-02-28 05:56:14
I saw House on here somewhere... LOVE that show! Dr. House is practically one of my favorite characters of all time!

The Walking Dead was a great series. I watched every episode of that season and I was impressed. I cannot wait to see more! At first, I didn't think it would be good since it would be a show of zombies rather than a movie. I was wrong.

Fresh Prince of Bel Air is cool. I have some good laughs when watching it. :D


Also, I did not see this one on here and I was a bit disappointed, but I shall put it... Supernatural. LOVE. THE. SHOW!! I can honestly say it is my favorite as of now!
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Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-28 13:41:03
Quote from: drfeelgud88 on 2011-02-28 05:56:14
Dr. House is practically one of my favorite characters of all time!

Marvellous!

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Post by: drfeelgud88 on 2011-02-28 16:28:50
^Who the heck is that?  :o
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Post by: Mako on 2011-02-28 16:55:45
Sailor Moon as a kid, sometime gundam wing was on after, I'd catch that. Now its off the map and Grey's Anatomy.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2011-02-28 17:10:27
Quote from: drfeelgud88 on 2011-02-28 16:28:50
^Who the heck is that?  :o

It's Hugh Laurie, of course! The man who plays House.

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Americans... :roll:
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: rosejasmin on 2011-11-05 07:47:58
My favourite tv shows are
Lost
Family guy
gossip girl
Friends
Modran family
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Tekkie.X on 2011-11-05 13:18:31
CSI/CSI New York/CSI Miami
Supernatural
Fringe
Castle

Bits and pieces cartoon wise like
Young Justice
Thundercats(original was better though)
Xmen(as in the Anime series showing on G4, not great but it's got Steve Blum as Wolverine so it's a must watch)
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: PitBrat on 2011-11-05 14:33:48
Haven
Fringe
Alphas
How I Met Your Mother
The Young and the Restless
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: dkma841 on 2011-11-05 17:33:13
-Fresh Prince Of bel air (top comedy)
-Two and a half men
-Friends
-Big Bang Theory
-Red Dwarf (classic)
-X Factor
-Britains got talent
-Im a celebrity get me out of here
-Derren Brown series

and more my brains dead now...i mainly watch anime but its just too many to list here..
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Tekkie.X on 2011-11-05 21:56:22
Ever watched Big Bang Theory without the laughing?

Shows you just how unfunny the show really is, so many gaps and pauses to put in the laugh track, that crap worked in the 90's, not any more.

Best part of the entire run so far is any episode with evil Wil Wheaton.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: dkma841 on 2011-11-05 22:32:16
Actually i still find some bits hilarious love sheldon but i do admit at some spots it aint as funny or a bit awkward but i still is okay for example "Friends" that has backstage laughter every 5 seconds even though most conedies nowadays have backstage laughter i can remember the latest series of "Red Dwarf" they done a whole series without laughter it was boring but still found it funny
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Covarr on 2011-11-06 03:43:46
The problem with The Big Bang Theory is that it pretty much consists of five jokes, one per main character. It tries to do the whole thing with extra jokes which are hidden and only nerds will get, but wrecks it with factual mistakes (even as early as the first episode with Sheldon's misuse of the term "Parallax Distortion") and the fact that Futurama's been doing the same thing better, for longer. In general, the writers are attempting to write characters smarter than they themselves are, and the writing suffers for it.

It's weird, because Two and a Half Men is written in pretty much the same style, but it pulls it off because it's SUPPOSED to be extremely low-brow, and as such isn't constantly shooting itself in the foot. Not to mention, an insult in the form of a pun is funnier than an insult in the form of big words and "ooh isn't Sheldon so smart".
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Post by: shellydzouza on 2011-11-09 05:13:17
My favorite tv shows are
House
Alias
Doctor Who
My name is Earl

Since part of your post was actual content, I'm gonna go ahead and leave it. But the spam goes. ~Covarr
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: hotdog963al on 2011-11-09 23:31:06
Anyone else into this?

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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: sl1982 on 2011-11-10 00:38:12
Game of Thrones rocks!
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Cloud1000 on 2011-11-10 09:56:39
Favorite shows:
Smallville
The Ghost Whisperer
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Universe (I love sci-fi) :D

Have watched all the series on 1st post, except hercules.


Currently following:
Supernatural
The Mentalist
Terra Nova
The Secret Circle
Chuck
Nikita
Ringer
Merlin
Castle
Unforgettable
Alphas (it reminds me of "Heroes")
Naruto
Fringe
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-11-10 20:46:18
Currenty I only watch:

Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead - (but this season has not yet been up to snuff).
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: PitBrat on 2011-11-11 01:06:42
Ah, come on . . .  When Shane shot Otis in the leg, that was some intense drama!
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: DarkFang on 2011-11-11 03:03:50
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Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-11-11 13:36:01
Quote from: PitBrat on 2011-11-11 01:06:42
Ah, come on . . .  When Shane shot Otis in the leg, that was some intense drama!
Okay, you're right - that was totally awesome. That whole episode was really good. Him shooting the guy, you not knowing why he's shaving his head in the beginning. Yeah, that was pretty dark.
I think I just didn't like the season opener. It was an hour and a half of nothing. Plus, they  had inconsistencies with what they told us last season. And some of the monologues people are spouting are really annoying / not well written.

But you're right. The whole Otis thing was really good storyline.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: xLostWingx on 2011-11-11 15:32:12
500 posts!?  You Freak! lol

Its hard to think of a favorite tv show.  I watch a lot of History/Science/Discovery channel stuff.  Through The Wormhole is pretty sweet.  I like Wilderness Survival shows.  Recently I've been watching Star Trek Voyager on netflix, I'm hesitant to watch all the episodes though because chances are that I'll never watch it again once I've watched everything :(
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-11-12 22:56:56
Quote from: xLostWingx on 2011-11-11 15:32:12
500 posts!?  You Freak! lol

Its hard to think of a favorite tv show.  I watch a lot of History/Science/Discovery channel stuff.  Through The Wormhole is pretty sweet.  I like Wilderness Survival shows.  Recently I've been watching Star Trek Voyager on netflix, I'm hesitant to watch all the episodes though because chances are that I'll never watch it again once I've watched everything :(

Ha! I hadn't even noticed!

Do you watch NOVA at all?
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: KaidenJames on 2011-11-13 02:06:16
My top 5 at the moment. I know a couple are old, but they're that good  :)

1.Breaking Bad
2.Sons of Anarchy
3.Weeds
4.Battlestar Galactica
5.X-Files
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Mirenheart on 2011-11-13 05:27:04
I have no idea what my favorite show is.
Title: Re: Favorite TV shows?
Post by: Opine on 2011-11-13 16:06:37
Quote from: KyubiNemesis on 2011-11-13 02:06:16
My top 5 at the moment. I know a couple are old, but they're that good  :)

I love your 1, 4, and 5. If I was going with all-time favorites then  4 and 5 would definitely be on my list as well.