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...So what's everyone watching these days?

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:05 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Just curious.

I've been trying to find a show to engage with and really, I've not found anything... I'm half enjoying Person Of Interest but Jim Caviezel's whispering voice is a little trying, and I gave Ringer a go with Sarah Michelle Gellar, but it just made me want to watch Buffy instead, and indeed that's what I'm doing...

..So just thought I'd ask and see what the Firefly Fans are watching on TV presently.

What's grabbing you?


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Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:40 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


My current favorites:

Fringe
Lost Girl
Modern Family
Community (whenever the hell NBC decides to bring it back)



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Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:48 AM

MICJWELCH


It's mostly just down to Fringe and Castle for me.

"Always be yourself. Unless You suck." - Joss Whedon

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:51 AM

WHOZIT


Bones

FOX's animation domination

Burn Notice

White Collar

Royal Pains

Pawn Stars (I hate Chummley)

How I Met Your Mother

These are all my must see's, but I do catch "Swamp People" and "American Restoration" when I'm in the mood.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:50 PM

MUTT999



The Big Bang Theory
Leverage





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Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:25 PM

ZEEK


TV seems to be sucking pretty hard these days. At least the broadcast network stuff.

Castle
New Girl
How I Met Your Mother
The Firm

Those are the ones I'm still enjoying to some extent. How I Met Your Mother is circling the drain though. Also I hear The Firm is pretty much destined to be canceled anyway. So, yeah. Low point for TV.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:33 PM

CYBERSNARK


On TV:
Castle
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
Fringe
Star Wars: Clone Wars

Downloading because I'm in The Wrong Country:
Generator Rex
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (shut up it's awesome)
Young Justice (when it comes back from hiatus)
Transformers Prime (when it comes back from hiatus)
Naruto Shippuuden

Online:
Gundam 00 (crunchyroll)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (crunchyroll)
Spice & Wolf (Youtube)
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (Youtube)
Noein (Youtube, though I just finished it last week)

(I actually just finished/am about to finish a bunch of shows, so my list will change in another week.)

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:56 PM

CHRISISALL


I *WAS* watching Nikita, but I sort of bailed once I saw it was going for a long arc that I was afraid it might not ever get to finish (I've got a bad case of cancellationophobia). I'll get it on DVD IF it ever gets to a proper ending.
CHUCK is over, and it ended well, thank the Lords of Kobol.
So really, now I watch nothing. New-broadcast-TV-wise, anyway. Castle episodes have been fun here & there, but I abhor commercials (I also have commercialophobia).
Nothing but a new Firefly or Dark Angel continuation series can bring me back to broadcast TV, I reckon. Or an animated Trek TOS show...

OTOH, the Tennent Doctor Who eps I've been seeing on Netflix ROCK!!!!!!! It's the best stuff I've seen since Stargate: Atlantis , except mostly BETTER!!!


The laughing Chrisisall


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Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:20 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Chris, have you seen any of Fringe? The first three seasons are on DVD/Blu-Ray, and it's in the middle of the fourth. IMO, it's the best TV since Firefly, and it seems FOX might actually let them get to a conclusion this time.









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Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:27 PM

CYBERSNARK


Oh, add Supernatural to my list. I keep forgetting it because it's on at the same time as Fringe so I have to search for reruns.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:37 PM

FARFLY


Once Upon a Time
Castle
Grimm
The Finder

Others that may or may not return:

Body of Proof
Terra Nova
Pan Am
Rookie Blue

Also, these are all watched on Hulu.com. Haven't had tv for many years.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:11 PM

ISROUSRO


Watching,
Grimm
Once Upon a Time
Being Human
Lost Girl

Thats about it, except for some live sports.


passoniatetly indifferent

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:17 PM

MENDUR


What do I watch? Hmm.
Sunday - Once Upon a Time
Monday - Alcatraz, Castle
was watching Terra Nova, not sure if I'll continue
Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - nothing
Thursday - Big Bang Theory
Friday - Grimm, Fringe
Saturday - nothing
and I've been re-watching John Doe on Hulu

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:44 PM

CHRISISALL


Quote:

Originally posted by ecgordon:
Chris, have you seen any of Fringe? The first three seasons are on DVD/Blu-Ray, and it's in the middle of the fourth. IMO, it's the best TV since Firefly, and it seems FOX might actually let them get to a conclusion this time.

Again, if the conclusion is good, I'll retro with the DVD's.
I gave up on Lost early on, and I'm glad.



The laughing Chrisisall


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Thursday, February 9, 2012 5:56 PM

FREMDFIRMA


Quote:

Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (crunchyroll)


YAY, bwahahaha...

For a such a random show with little plot, the animation style and quality is amazingly high.
Mai is such a troll though, she likes winding people up as much as I do!

-F

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:50 PM

WISHIMAY


Terra Nova
Bones
Parenthood
NCIS
Castle
CSI New York
House
Private Practice (just when I've run out of things... It's pretty soap opera most days, but I can't help it- I've been watching most of the actors since I was a teen...)

I'm sure there are others that are decent enough, but this is just what I'm current with.

Wish there was a decent new animated show, one that wasn't just gay/pedo/racist jokes every five damn seconds and I wish like hell they'd finished the Unit. I have three seasons on DVD I'm too sad to watch.


Oh, and I agree with the "half enjoying" Person of Interest. It's a little dry, and repetitive, but well intended. Lead actor man is a smokin hottie too

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:12 PM

PDCHARLES

What happened? He see your face?


Anxiously awaiting: Game of Thrones S2, April 1st

Watching:
Luck
Homeland
Gold Rush
Lost Girl
Being Human

Lost track of, may catch up
Burn Notice
White Collar
Fringe

Awaiting Return:
Treme - Summer?
Boardwalk Empire - Fall

Random:
Pawn Stars
American Pickers
Family Guy/American Dad


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Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:50 PM

YT

the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same


Current series (on IMDb/Hulu):
Revenge
End Game (original series, made for Showcase [Canadian cable network]); I recommend it

Lots of TV series on Netflix, streaming & discs; too many to list

I don't have (the willpower for) broadcast or cable TV


Keep the Shiny Side Up,

YT

YTonTw1tt3r

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Friday, February 10, 2012 2:10 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


Archer
Justified
Southland
Downton Abbey
2 Broke Girls
Modern Family
Suburgatory
An Idiot Abroad
Top Gear
The Big Bang Theory
Whitney
Hell On Wheels
Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead
Mad Men
The Killing
Sons of Anarchy
American Horror Story

Those last seven are on hiatus now, having either ended their seasons, not started their seasons, or taking a mid-season break.


More and more, I'm watching less and less on network television, preferring instead the cable networks (FX, TBS, TNT, AMC, Bravo). One "guilty pleasure" I have on network TV is "Revenge"; it's pure soap-opera hokum, but it's trashy fun.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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Friday, February 10, 2012 2:17 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Damn, and I thought I watched a lot of TV.

Please note that I did not include everything I watch, just those shows I unreservedly recommend to others.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 3:10 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Interesting nods for Fringe. I watched the first half of the first season and just couldn't get on with it. I remember the contrivances with 'Global Massive' was it?.. just frustrated me.

The Walking Dead looked good but I only caught the first two episodes.




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Friday, February 10, 2012 5:10 AM

GWEK


I thought the first season of WALKING DEAD was awesome (one of the best shows of the past few years). The second season isn't bad, but it doesn't live up.

FRINGE, in my opinion, has a bit of an uneven history. I found the first season to be very weak, but the next two seasons were increasingly better. I watched all three on DVD and was very excited the fourth season live. If you ask me, it's been a bit of a disappointment so far.

My wife and I watch a lot of comedies: THE OFFICE (still good), PARKS & RECREATIONS (same sense of humor as the office, but a bit fresher), COMMUNITY (when it's on, it's the best show on TV), 30 ROCK (sometimes the funniest show of the week, others, not so much), TWO BROKE GIRLS (this one is mostly for my wife), MIKE & MOLLY (again, for the wife, but I think it's the better of the two), WHITNEY (a prettty underestimated comedy), and NEW GIRL (took a while for this one to grow on me, but it can be very funny and bizarre). Oh, MODERN FAMILY, too.

I'm a big SURVIVOR fan so I'm waiting for the new season to start.

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS was a bit hit or miss at the beginning of the season, but the second half has been excellent.

We're giving ALCATRAZ, THE RIVER, and possibly TOUCH a try, but my wife is concerned that--like so many shows of the past decade--they'll be cancelled before we get to find out the secrets.

Rounding things out, we've got GLEE, REVENGE, ROYAL PAINS... all decent, but all of which I probablu wouldn't watch alone.

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

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Friday, February 10, 2012 7:50 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Hey RahlMaclaren

I received an email notification that you replied to this thread. Only thing is I can't see you on here.

So just in case you replied directly to me please forgive my lack of response. I just can't see your post. I have no idea why?

Sorry


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Friday, February 10, 2012 8:12 AM

STORYMARK


I tend to let shows play out, then watch them in marathon runs later, so when I see stuff can fluctuate, but right now I watch:

(currently airing):
Justified
Supernatural
The Walking Dead
Glee (though mostly against me will)

(still running, but not currently airing):
Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
Dexter
Game of Thrones

(currently airing, but backlogged on the hard drive)
Fringe
The Clone Wars
Person of Interest
Alcatraz

(old shows Im watching on Netflix):
Stargate: SG1
Stargate: Atlantis
Star Trek: Deep Space 9



"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Friday, February 10, 2012 8:29 AM

STORYMARK


Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
but I sort of bailed once I saw it was going for a long arc that I was afraid it might not ever get to finish (I've got a bad case of cancellationophobia).




Its funny how much we all varry in what we want from a show, even though the shows we as a group watch are mainly the same.

I'd much rather a serialized, long-plot style show - even if I knew for a fact it wouldn't be resolved, or would have a less-than-stellar pay-off than something purely quo-maintaining/episodic series.

Heck, DS9 is probably the only Trek show I would even watch these days, had I not grown up on them.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Friday, February 10, 2012 12:16 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Quote:

Originally posted by GWEK:
I thought the first season of WALKING DEAD was awesome (one of the best shows of the past few years). The second season isn't bad, but it doesn't live up.


I have yet to see any of WD, but my son has seen it all and his assessment is exactly the opposite of yours.

Quote:

FRINGE, in my opinion, has a bit of an uneven history. I found the first season to be very weak, but the next two seasons were increasingly better. I watched all three on DVD and was very excited the fourth season live. If you ask me, it's been a bit of a disappointment so far.

I've read a lot of complaints about this season, but I don't see it. Just because there have been some changes with the characters,

Select to view spoiler:


which is inevitable when one of them has supposedly been wiped from existence...but then...NOT!

doesn't mean that the writers don't have a convincing endgame in sight. I trust them.



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Friday, February 10, 2012 12:45 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)


Quote:

Originally posted by ecgordon:
Damn, and I thought I watched a lot of TV.

Please note that I did not include everything I watch, just those shows I unreservedly recommend to others.




Bear in mind that several of those shows are "on the bubble" for me. I gave up Fringe already - this season just wasn't going anywhere for me - and I didn't list Supernatural because it conflicts with something else that night, and isn't available on-demand when I want it, so I'll have to catch this final season in re-runs, I reckon.

Walking Dead is on the bubble, too, because it's just getting on my nerves.

I don't even think I listed the HBO, Starz, and Showtime series I like (but have to watch on DVD, having no premium cable channels).

No wonder I'm falling far behind in my television watching! And that's why I have to cull shows from the herd. For once in my life, there's so much good TV that there's really not time for mediocre stuff. "Revenge" is about as cheesy as I'll go, and that was purely because I hoped it would be like "Harper's Island", which promised (1) a murder a week, and (2) a definite conclusion, both of which it delivered. "Revenge" is mediocre, and I'll finish the season, but doubt I'd come back for more.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 1:59 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


It's yet another indication that everyone has different expectations and desires about the shows they watch. You listed quite a few that don't interest me at all, whereas I cannot understand those who have given up on Fringe. There is one thing I think most would agree with, it is the least predictable show on the air. Not only do I not know where the overall story arc will end up, I usually can't even guess how each episode will conclude.



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Friday, February 10, 2012 3:22 PM

CYBERSNARK


Plus, let's face it, John Noble is one of those actors who could be entertaining while reading the phone book.

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Friday, February 10, 2012 3:38 PM

CHRISISALL


Sadly, I'd rather watch CHUCK, or the Planet of the Apes series, or Brisco County, or Buffy, or Dark Angel, or The Prisoner, or BSG-TOS, or ST-TOS, or Lost In Space, or Kung Fu, or Firefly, or even Stargate: Atlantis (I have all of the above on DVD) than anything on Broadcast TV these days.

I'm officially old.


The laughing Chrisisall


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Friday, February 10, 2012 4:53 PM

JUNIORDEBO


Quote:

Originally posted by farfly:
Once Upon a Time
Castle
Grimm
The Finder

Others that may or may not return:

Body of Proof
Terra Nova
Pan Am
Rookie Blue

Also, these are all watched on Hulu.com. Haven't had tv for many years.



I'm with you on all these shows. I don't think Rookie Blue is coming back but I think Terra Nova is coming pending some better writing.

Glen

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Friday, February 10, 2012 5:29 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
Sadly, I'd rather watch CHUCK, or the Planet of the Apes series, or Brisco County, or Buffy, or Dark Angel, or The Prisoner, or BSG-TOS, or ST-TOS, or Lost In Space, or Kung Fu, or Firefly, or even Stargate: Atlantis (I have all of the above on DVD) than anything on Broadcast TV these days.

I'm officially old.


Chris, you know you can't pull that "old" shit on me.

Pardon me if I seem to be obsessive about Fringe, but I love it, and it's better than at least seven of those shows, IMO. I won't specify which ones. Take the best parts of The X-Files, add the best episodes of The Twilight Zone, then add the character strengths of Firefly, mix them all up and you'd get Fringe.





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Friday, February 10, 2012 6:30 PM

OPPYH


Quote:

Originally posted by Kwicko:
The Walking Dead



Thank you. I was starting to think I was the only one on this site that watched it. It resumes Sunday night, and I can't wait. So far season 2 has surpassed my high expectations. This show is killer!

----------------------------------------------------------------

70's TV FOREVER

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Friday, February 10, 2012 7:37 PM

CHRISISALL


Fringe & Walking Dead then, huh?


The laughing Chrisisall


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Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:41 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


That is a BIG 10-4. Agreed to the 10th Power.

EC is right, Fringe is that good Chris!

SGG


Tawabawho?

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:44 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


EC you've done it again.

Take the best parts of The X-Files, add the best episodes of The Twilight Zone, then add the character strengths of Firefly, mix them all up and you'd get Fringe.

That is, beyond a doubt, one of the best descriptions for this show. Best show on the air right now, bar none.

SGG

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:48 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


From what I understand The Killing was cancelled.

Sorry guys, I forgot about Breaking Bad, a couple of notches behind Fringe as best on TV.

SGG

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:00 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


Gwek,

You're right about Fringe's first season, it meandered, almost directionless. But I thought that they just wanted to introduce the characters and premise. Seasons 2 and 3 were, by comparison, light years ahead. Anna Torv was great, especially in the 2 universes story arc.

The ensemble cast, as EC correctly put it, reminds me greatly of the Firefly cast, both in spirit and in essence. It seems to me that S4 is reveting back to the overall arc is S1; re-establishing the characters and group dynamic. I'm being patient with their direction this season, I believe the payoff will be worth it.

SGG

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:02 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


BTW Sleepy, great topic.

Quote:

Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Just curious.

I've been trying to find a show to engage with and really, I've not found anything... I'm half enjoying Person Of Interest but Jim Caviezel's whispering voice is a little trying, and I gave Ringer a go with Sarah Michelle Gellar, but it just made me want to watch Buffy instead, and indeed that's what I'm doing...

..So just thought I'd ask and see what the Firefly Fans are watching on TV presently.

What's grabbing you?


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Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:05 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Looks like a lot of us like the same shows.

Also, I notice a dearth of reality shows in everyone's lists. Do you not watch, or do you not admit it?

Mine:

How I Met Your Mother
Castle
NCIS
Bones
Finder
Big Bang Theory
Grimm
Fringe

And occasionally,

Antiques Road Show
Top Gear
Auction Hunters
American Pickers

Larry the Cable Guy: Only in America - on History Channel.
This is about as non-PC a show as you can imagine, but has me and Madame Geezer rolling on the floor laughing.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:41 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Thanks Shiny :D



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Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:45 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Quote:


Also, I notice a dearth of reality shows in everyone's lists. Do you not watch, or do you not admit it?



Hey Geezer.
Does Mythbusters count as a reality show..? If so I watch that... I love that show! That's about the one job, other than my current one, that I would consider a dream job.




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Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:30 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up


Quote:

Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Hey Geezer.
Does Mythbusters count as a reality show..? If so I watch that... I love that show! That's about the one job, other than my current one, that I would consider a dream job.



When I think of reality shows I think of folks behaving badly for the camera, or folks competing against each other in singing, losing weight, being an ass, etc.

I don't consider Mythbusters and the like to be "reality TV", based on that criteria, although that may seem a fine distinction.

For example, I consider "Storage Wars" to be a "reality" show since it's more about the competition between characters for storage units, but I don't consider "Auction Hunters" as "reality" because it's more about the stuff they find. This even though both are technically about folks trying to make a buck buying abandoned storage units.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:34 AM

MALSDOXY

I know what did this...


tried, really, to get into Alcatraz but just not there, so watching Spartacus:Blood and Sand again, also, Charlie Jade and John Doe...and of course, Bones

"Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"
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Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:34 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Originally posted by Geezer:

Quote:

For example, I consider "Storage Wars" to be a "reality" show since it's more about the competition between characters for storage units,


Theres a show about s t o r a g e u n i t s ......?

...I need a lie down.... Or maybe it's time to dust a few TV show ideas of my own and pitch them again....






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Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:44 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST


Originally posted by MalsDoxy:
Quote:

tried, really, to get into Alcatraz but just not there,


Hey Malsdoxy. I know what you mean about Alcatraz. I'm sticking with it. But I had hoped they'd fill it with character, yet they persist with the mystery in a predictably evasive manner.

Has nobody learnt from Joss about EARNING the right to take a story in an unconventional direction!

(Boy do I miss Buffy)


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Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:00 AM

MALSDOXY

I know what did this...


apparently, not, we know they're fairly clueless in Hollywood...check out Charlie Jade, very intriguing...it's on netflix and hulu
and i miss Angel, too!!

"Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"
- Mal, War Stories

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:08 AM

SUASOR


The Killing was renewed and the second season begins soon. The producer promised to reveal the killer in the second season.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:17 AM

CHRISISALL


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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
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Theres a show about s t o r a g e u n i t s ......?


I have an idea for a show about port-a-pottys...


The laughing Chrisisall


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Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:19 AM

CYBERSNARK


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Originally posted by MalsDoxy:
check out Charlie Jade, very intriguing...

Indeed, it's still one of my favourite "conspiracy" series.

(Though it actually came out years ago; it's a Canada/South Africa copro. Apparently it only reached Syfy last year.)

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