Members vanlatte Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I keep trying to watch all these "great" shows people are always raving about. Every time I try they come off as formulaic, predictable and in most cases just vapid rubbish. Mostly I am talking about the series that are on the cable channels (not broadcast t.v., so I am not even talking about reality shows) Guess I am just a snob when it comes to entertainment? Well, not really, I mean I enjoy some pretty stupid movies. But none of these series that are always the topic of discussion ever does a thing for me. Why do I keep trying? Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Nurse Jackie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Nurse Jackie +1 DexterBig Love and from back in the day: Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Now that Nip/Tuck is done, "Justified" has been good the first 2 epi's. Course I'm a pretty big Tim Olyphant fan. And yeah Dexter is simply killer. (pa ching!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Dexter rules. Nurse Jackie is also damn good. And I want to see the new one HBO has been pimping lately with Steve Buschemi (sp?). Looks like a 20's or 30's gangster mob dealio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I like Weeds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I like Weed too. Like anyone didn't know that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 You're just watching the wrong shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted March 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 You're just watching the wrong shows. Name some of the "right" ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 We did. Community is awesome. The Soup is legend. Tosh.0 is flat out hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Name some of the "right" ones. You don't actually read my threads, do you? :poke:CapricaHeroes (Although it is beginning to jump the shark.....just watch the first season and quit)White CollarBurn NoticeIn Plain sightLeverageParenthoodModern FamilyCougar TownYo Gabba Gabba (Just kidding! Wanted to see if you were paying attention!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 In Plain SightBurn NoticeWhite CollarPsych Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pamackie Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Heroes ( Although it is beginning to jump the shark.....just watch the first season and quit) No offense Funkster, but :lol: :lol: Heroes jumped the shark via rocketsled and achieved escape velocity during Season 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SA Rios Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 DexterBig LoveEast Bound and DownCurb Your Enthusiasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted March 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Welp, guess that confirms it. Most of the shows you guys mention are the very ones that make me want to stab ice picks in my eyes. Arrested Development and Dead like Me are really the only series I can think of that I could stand for more than a few episodes. Guess I am just missing some gene or chromosome or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Name some of the "right" ones. Californication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sonic1 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Kind of related I disagree with No. 1. http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008-05-21/top-12-tv-shows-that-overstayed-their-welcome/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 We had HBO for the Soprano's, but then got hooked on Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Big Love and True Blood. During this time a friend let us borrow season 1 of Dexter and we liked that a lot. Well, the Sopranos are long gone and the others have, well, we've lost interest in and just yesterday I switched over to Showtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 American IdolLostHeroesBiggest Loser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pickinatit Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Nothing much "formulaic" about Big Love or Hung (although I haven't really made up my mind about that one yet). The Wire was great but long gone. "Sons of Anarchy" is one of my favorites. I came belatedly to start watching " Breaking Bad" but like it to the point where I want to get the DVD's of the first couple of seasons so I can get caught up. There's something oddly compelling (to me anyway) about "Mad Men" too. I'm down with "Burn Notice" and "Leverage" too mostly because the characters Fiona (Gabriel Anwar) and Parker ("Twenty pounds of crazy in a five pound bag" played by Beth Riesgraf) are such bad-ass b****es. Women that like to blow stuff up and can kick the ass of most guys are Hot Stuff!! (Don't know why, guess I should see a shrink about that, ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J. Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I've started watching "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and really like it. It's cheesy, but it has blood and tits galore. You even get to see bush sometimes. Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) even shows the goods in the show. She's got some nice big areolas. Hot chicks getting naked and lots of bloody gladiatorial violence. What's not to like? I guess the story isn't that bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 You people really watch all those shows? I haven't even heard of most of them. Van, have a few kids. Then, all you'll know is:Phineas and FerbFairly Odd ParentsSponge Bob Squarepantsand whatever comes on after you put them to bed (Adult Swim) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I've started watching "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and really like it. It's cheesy, but it has blood and tits galore. You even get to see bush sometimes. Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) even shows the goods in the show. She's got some nice big areolas. Hot chicks getting naked and lots of bloody gladiatorial violence. What's not to like? I guess the story isn't that bad either. Yeah, I'm 50/50 on this one. The first few epi's were like if Thrustin got ahold of the original screenplays for 300, Gladiator and a late 90's prono, and went to town. It's gotten better though. John Hannah is pretty damn good. The Crixus character is my fave. I hope he puts some ass whoopin' on Sparticus sooner than later. And lol, yeah, the nudity and "choice" words used as profanity kind gives me the lulz. You can only hear "By Jupiter's cock!" so many times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MisterB Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Breaking Bad, The Ultimate Fighter, House, and....god help me, Ugly Betty (aka quality time with girlfriend) are the only ones I really keep up with these days. Pretty much everything else I watch is re-runs: Star Trek TNG, The Sopranos, Law and Order & SVU (don't like new episodes from either series), Family Guy, The Simpsons... I hate, and I mean hate, pretty much all TNT original series. The Closer has got to be the most insanely annoying show I've ever seen on television. Dear god that friggin' accent....have mercy on humanity and bury it with a shovel - then bury Sedgewick just to be safe. Saving Grace is remarkably irritating. Leverage? Was this a show left over from USA network's late 80's straight to Saturday night line-up? I would rather be tea-bagged by a Piranha than forced to watch Leverage again. Hawthorne - "I'm a nurse I'm a nurse!!!!" mmmhmmm - version 459,395 with service pack infinity. Certainly not knocking anyone here who may enjoy these - I watch Ugly Betty for {censored} sake - something about all of these, and the constant TNT previews, just make me want to die and I have no choice but to inform you of this. I would ban TNT from my channels if not for its re-runs and past glory of unliminted Chuck Norris hilarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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