Favorite TV shows

[Solo]

I assume that INTPs watch tv so I was wondering what the channel is turned to. Old favs are fine too.

Just a few of the top of my head:
INVADER ZIM:D
Daria
Third Rock From the Sun
Arrested Developement
Mythbusters
The old Junkyard Wars
24
House
Jack and Bobby
The Daily Show
Best Week Ever
Steve Harvey Show

I'm sure I'll think of more later

[Claverhouse]

I've said before ( so am not listing ) that I'll only watch TV if there's an American sitcom on. They are the Supreme Achievement of the United States. From Married --- With Children to The Powers That Be to the great Larry Sanders Show...

But since the awesome Norm stopped a year or so back we generally don't get them here anymore.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[songbird36]

"Waking the Dead" and "Six Feet Under" are pretty good.

[Crispy]

I don't watch much tv anymore , these are the programs I will always try to catch though if they are still on and some old favioutes

spaced (uk comedy)
six feet under
The office(uk comedy)
red dwarf(uk comedy)
nathan barley(uk comedy)
buffy the vampire slayer
Question time(uk debate show)
Nip/tick
monty python
film review (the one with johnothon woss)
Ali g
little britain(uk comedy)
[EDIT] Monkey , think i foget this one cos I haven't seen it for ages, thank god for channel 4 for repeating this show or I would never have known the genius of this show[EDIT]

The armando Iannucci show(Uk comedy, i think massivily underratted)

Here are some very very funny clips from the armado iannuci show which you'll enjoy if you like satrical comedy, my personel favioute is the one where armando plays football.

http://www.totalcress.co.uk/armando/video.html

So most of what I watch is comedy, eveything else on britist tv is either a) a reality tv show featuring z list celebrities or b) home improvement, how much do you eat/shit/swear/talk a day and that crap program where the two women one fat and one skinny go around cleaning peopels houses.

[2hype]

I don't watch much TV, but I do like The Simpsons. I've also watched 24, Sex and the City, and Six Feet Under on DVD and I liked those shows.

["InsertNameHere"]

I haven't watched as much TV lately cuz I've been busy doing nothing (thats what i call work and school)...these are the show i try not to miss:
Project Runway
South Park
Drawn together
Arrested Developement
Reruns of Daria
What Not to Wear...that about all i can think of now

[Crispy]

oh yes the simpsons of course, how I could I forget to add that to my list. South park also.

[shaytana]

I don't watch sitcoms just primetime drama and reality TV for me.

Favourites are;
24
ST SG1
ST Atlantis
Battlestar Galactica
Six Feet Under (currently watching season 3)
Numb3rs
CSI Las Vegas
Alias
Desperate Housewives
Survivor
The Apprentice
American Idol
- there’s a few more shows that I download every week but I don't count them amongst my favourites.

All Time Favourite Show - Babylon 5

[Star]

Seinfeld (best show ever)
That 70s Show (up to that season where Donna is a blonde.. what the hell.)
Doctor Who and Red Dwarf (not showing where I live now :angry: )

[Claverhouse]

Seinfeld (best show ever)
That 70s Show (up to that season where Donna is a blonde.. what the hell.)
Doctor Who and Red Dwarf (not showing where I live now :angry: )
One of the ( many ) reasons I given up on starting threads is that few people ever glanced at them; still, here (http://www.intpcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=700) you can find short MP3s from Red Dwarf.



Claverhouse :ph34r:


( I only saw the British version of That 70s Show. Being British it wasn't very good; but the one who played Donna ? was pretty in a glacial way. )

[indie]

Monk, a recent discovery, is probably one of my favorites.

I recently signed up w/NetFlix (since there was praise for it on another INTP site) and have found it quite wonderful. Unlike the chain rent-a-DVD stores, NetFlix has a wonderful assortment of the TV and educational TV programs . . . the National Geographic and Discovery Channel specials are very cool. I think next in my queue are from the "Blue Planet" series.

[Star]

One of the ( many ) reasons I given up on starting threads is that few people ever glanced at them; still, here (http://www.intpcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=700) you can find short MP3s from Red Dwarf.

Ahaha, thank you for that.

I'm gonna eat ya little fishy,
I'm going to eat you little fishy,
I'm gonna eat ya little fishy,
cos I like eating fish

Priceless. :rofl:

[Warrior413]

I don't watch TV. But when I do, although I don't, I watch:

The Daily Show - because it's funny.
Decisive Battles - because it uses the Rome: Total War engine and is therefore the best way to show ancient battles.
Command Decisions - because I always get them all right. I stopped watching because it was too easy. B)
Generic WWII stuff on the history channel... all WWII all the time...

[Bugeater]

CSI: (Las Vegas)
House, M.D.
NCIS
Without A Trace
'24'
The West Wing
Family Guy
Survivor
The Apprentice
The Contender
Desperate Housewives
Lost

Yeah...I watch way too much TV.

[Crispy]

Red Dwarf (not showing where I live now )

Hey deepsky do they not have the dvd's of red dwarf where you live? ( I presume US). They are well worth the purchase (I have the first and second series) and they include all the episodes, very slick menu system and over an hours worth of extras.

[Star]

Hey deepsky do they not have the dvd's of red dwarf where you live?

Ooh, good idea. I bet I can find that on bittorrent. :devil:

[Geoff]

CSI is pretty good. Red Dwarf is worth the time. I dont even mind Desperate Housewives, but I am not sure why as it is probably crap!

-Geoff

[Star]

Could someone explain to me the CSI fascination? It sounds to me like just another cop show: more propaganda for the coming police state.

[Solo]

Could someone explain to me the CSI fascination? It sounds to me like just another cop show: more propaganda for the coming police state.

I don't watch it too much but it is really interesting when I do. There is always a new crime and clues are slowly revealed to see who did it. It is a very well done show that is worth an hour of your life. I'm sure others can give better reasons for its popularity.

[Bugeater]

Could someone explain to me the CSI fascination? It sounds to me like just another cop show: more propaganda for the coming police state.
Well, I think the forensics aspect of the show is fascinating. But I mainly watch for the characters. If I just wanted to watch the forensics, I'd tune into Forensic Files on the Discovery Channel. There are only a few main genres for TV dramas...Cop Shows, Lawyer Shows, Medical Shows, Westerns, and Sci-Fi. Almost everything has been done before, so it's got to have something else to draw you to it. Before CSI, there really wasn't a great forensics drama, but now everybody's copying it. What's best about TV shows, IMO, are the ensembles...the casts of characters...and how they react to certain events and emotions. Learning about the characters in bits and pieces is the greatest part. In movies, you normally get everything in the timeframe of a few hours. With TV, you have to pick up the clues episode by episode and piece together the information to try and figure out what makes a certain character tick. If a show doesn't have interesting characters, it tanks. The more interesting the characters, the more viewers a show pulls in. And it's different for everyone. For instance, my favorite CSI characters are Gil Grissom (entomologist) and Sara Sidle (physicist)...the more cerebral ones. For other people it could be Catherine Willows (ex-stripper), Warrick Brown (former gambling addict), etc. There's a character to appeal to pretty much anyone. And that goes for any hit show. It has to have a good concept, characters, writing, direction, and production values in order to succeed. And the original CSI has them all.

[Solo]

What he said.

[libertarianjim]

Shows I go out of my way to see:
House, MD
Boston Legal
The Law and Order Franchise

Shows I watch if I get the chance:
Arrested Development
South Park
Chappelle's Show
Reno 911
Monk

All-Time Classics
Blackadder
Married With Children
Beavis and Butthead
Buffy/Angel
Titus
the last season of The Practice (James Spader rules)
Family Guy

I'd bet I'd like a whole lot British comedies if I'd get to see them. I've heard very good things about Fawlty Towers and The Office.

[songbird36]

Cold Case is very good too

[Lee]

I've heard very good things about Fawlty Towers and The Office.

The Office is genius, you have to watch it, same applies to Fawlty Towers. :lol:

[euterpenc]

Monty Python.. I don't watch much currently, but wen Naruto come out on Cartoon Network I plan on watching it :D

[Warrior413]

Monty Python.. I don't watch much currently, but wen Naruto come out on Cartoon Network I plan on watching it :D
They'll mess it up. Without a doubt.




But I'll watch it anyway...

[jjt]

My favourites:

Kath & Kim (Ozzie comedy)
The Office (UK)
The Apprentice
What not to wear (UK)
Antiques Roadshow (UK)
The Human Body and Body Hits series (UK)
Trading places
Queer eye for the straight guy
Reno 911
The Practice (with James Spader)
CSI
Extreme Makeover
Many Documentaries
Bro Town (NZ Comedy)

[Star]

Well, I think the forensics aspect of the show is fascinating. But I mainly watch for the characters.

Thanks for the explanation. It does sound more like a nighttime soap opera than another "brave cops beating up dirty people" show. But I still won't watch. The call it 'programming' for a reason, and the cop and crime themes are the worst. It breaks my heart to be around some of my older relatives, who watch way too much TV, and see how fearful they are of every non-white stranger they see.

Well, that and my dad was a police evidence tech when I was really small, and I got into his textbooks. Scarred for life. Not entertainment.

But but have your fun. I'll get some warezed Red Dwarf. :D

[Solo]

I can't believe I didn't mention Whose Line is it Anyway? I still laugh when I think of some episodes.

Iron Chef and Iron Chef America are fun to watch.
Teen Titans always keeps me entertained.
Angry Beavers was good.

[coffeezombie]

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis are the only television shows I watch on a regular basis. I also like Doctor Who and am looking forward to the new series.

[songbird36]

I enjoy documentaries of any description, and "Theatre Showcase" type programmes with good British drama.

["InsertNameHere"]

oops i forgot NIP/TUCK

[Ascending]

Well, I wrote several pages only to have them eaten by the four hundred and four internet monsters.


Cowboy Bebop - Great in every aspect. Perhaps as close to a perfect anime as possible. The music composer for this is now my favoirte music artist. (Yoko Kanno)
Stargate SG-1 - At times exciting, at times the story/plot gets a little worn\thin.
Witch Hunter Robin - This anime is dripping with mood and angst. Great animation and story, although the plot was hard to follow at times. Its also said that it appears the makers thought they were too cool for characture development.

Several Superhero cartoons I occasionaly most likely watch due to some complex.
X-men Evolution - Very enjoyable. Thus Canceled.
Teen Titans - I think the reason I watch this show is because I admire the determination in the characture Robin.
Static Shock - The bad pun just won't go away. Still like the concept. Wish they would spend more on animation\writing.
Avatar: The last airbender - I like this so far, only seen two episodes. Geared towards kids but the world seems immersive and the charactures\concept\story original. Surprisingly made by Nickelodeon which I dislike for being crude/unoriginal/stupid.

[Warrior413]

Oh yeah. Cowboy Bebop, definitely. I saw a bit of Witch Hunter Robin but I have no real opinion on it. Futurama and Family Guy are always somewhat amusing as well.

[Sackanaka]

In college, the internet supercedes television in entertainment supremacy; however, seeing what others have said, a few tv shows that I can recall were definitely favorites:
old cartoons (Droopy, Tom&Jerry, Darkwing Duck.. kiddie favorites :))
old anime on NGN (japanese television station)
Daria
Whose Line is it Anyway
animal planet's Most Extreme
Comedy Central Presents: (insert comedian here)
and I guess Naruto is technically a TV show in Japan.

[cjs55]

Futurama, Family Guy, most of the Adult Swim stuff (not the anime), The Simpsons.

Not really any live action stuff that I love. Some I find fairly enjoyable, but not enough so that I would feel like listing them, or going out of my way to see them. In fact, I never go out of my way to see any non-cartoon show. Maybe I'm still young at heart. Or maybe the live action shows just mostly suck.

Probably the latter.

[Crispy]

Oh yes another comedy program i forgot was the short run (only a few episodes) of attention scum on ch2 which was a very surreal perplexing humour show which was based around a character called the league against tedium who would go around shouting and doing the most random comedy routines ever, apparently also the character was based on the writings on Nietzsche , but i didn't know about this at the time the program was on.

http://leitchs.freeprohost.com/league/images/attentionscum6.jpg

here are some links if your interested
http://www.leagueagainsttedium.co.uk/
http://www.themightyboosh.inuk.com/cluubz.html

[waxwing]

I don't watch much (maybe an hour a week except during baseball season), but I like

SNL
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
Family Guy
VHI "I love the 80s/90s..."
baseball games
Baseball Tonight (ESPN)
documentaries on National Geographic
Breed All About It (Animal Planet)
America's Next Top Model (saw 2 episodes)

*edit - Zeitgeist mentioned Monty Python! Made me want to watch my Flying Circus episodes. Funny. **********************

[YardGnome]

Carnivale (The HBO series)

["InsertNameHere"]

OMG i forgot Mr. Bean (the original)! I was addicted to all the re-runs on PBS. I think i want the dvds for my B-day...

[PonderBee]

My current favorite is .. (I may be booted off this board for admitting this)
The Contender. I don't follow boxing - but I enjoy watching a good match.
Great fights to date.

When will Six Feet Under air again (June?). Can't wait - but wondering if this should be the last season.

[PonderBee]

This is a favorite station:

http://www.pcntv.com/

[kuranes]

Favorite old shows - The Rockford Files, the original "Outer Limits" had some great episodes ( and others that haven't aged as well as Twilight Zone ), Mission Impossible, and the Jonathan Winters show. Of the new shows . . . .my channel selection is limited with rabbit ears vs. cable . . . "American Dreams" is interesting in that they're finally starting to get into the turbulent 60's, albeit in a somewhat predictable way. I cracked up to see that Paris Hilton would play Barbara Eden as Jeannie. I'm glad they didn't put her in to play Elizabeth Montgomery. "The Adams Family" was fun when it first came out. "The Munsters" tried to imitate it, but came up lacking. Still, both had great theme songs.

[Bugeater]

My current favorite is .. (I may be booted off this board for admitting this)
The Contender. I don't follow boxing - but I enjoy watching a good match.
Great fights to date.
Hey, no complaint here. I love boxing and The Contender is a great show.

[Dman]

I've said before ( so am not listing ) that I'll only watch TV if there's an American sitcom on.

You’re a glutton for punishment, aren’t you!

My list would simply include (see avatar) and “understanding” on the science channel.

Nova, on public broadcasting, is pretty good sometimes too. I’ve recently seen “Real Time with Bill Maher” and was surprised to find that I really enjoyed it. I’ve never even seen any of the latest shows on the big American networks, including American Idol. I did watch the very first season of Survivor though, a few years ago.

I despise the predictable sit-coms, which I find to be insulting to the intelligence and skew the perception of people and their roles. Except the Brady Bunch, of course.

[Solo]

I saw the new show on ABC called Blind Justice. It was really good. Definetly worth a look. It comes on tuesdays right after House (which I assume most of you watch)

[shaytana]

I have started watching the first season of Arrested Development because so many of you seem to like it.

[Pedro_The_Lion]

Pinky and the Brain

[gypseymothlee]

in to particular order

Monk
Buffy/Angel/ anything Joss Whedon attaches his name to
Gilmore Girls
Numb3rs
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim
The Daily Show
West Wing
Arrested Development

[misutii]

currently...

the O.C.

trailer park boys

and champions league/serie a

i wonder if there's a strange correlation between these...

[problem_child]

ali g
trailer park boys
that 70s show
my family
adult swim

[Solo]

I just caught an episode of Dharma and Greg last night. I had forgotten how much I liked that show.

[nihilist]

I have become so accustomed to watching Aaron Sorkin's deadpan, cerebral and engaging style of teleplays from the first four seasons of The West Wing that I can barely get myself to watch any other show.

Is there any other show that matches that level of writing?

[Bugeater]

I have become so accustomed to watching Aaron Sorkin's deadpan, cerebral and engaging style of teleplays from the first four seasons of The West Wing that I can barely get myself to watch any other show.

Is there any other show that matches that level of writing?
The only thing close, IMO, is House, M.D. It's in a medical setting, obviously, so someone not familiar with all of that could quickly become lost. They dialogue is quick and witty and the diseases/treatments are kind of out there, but the interplay between the characters is absolutely brilliant. It's main draw, though, is the character of Dr. House, played by Hugh Laurie. He's snarky and a total bastard, but he says and does things that no one could ever get away with in real life. For instance, here's a transcript of one scene from the very first episode:


Dr. Allison Cameron: Why did you hire me?

Dr. Gregory House: Does it matter?

Cameron: Kinda hard to work for a guy who doesn’t respect you.

House: Why?

Cameron: Is that rhetorical?

House: No, it just seems that way because you can’t think of an answer. Does it make a difference why I think I’m a jerk? The only thing that matters is what you think. Can you do the job?

Cameron: You hired a black guy because he had a juvenile record.

House: No, it wasn’t a racial thing, I didn’t see a black guy. I just saw a doctor…with a juvenile record. I hired Chase ‘cause his dad made a phone call. I hired you because you are extremely pretty.

Cameron: You hired me to get into my pants?!

House: I can’t believe that that would shock you. It’s also not what I said. No, I hired you because you look good; it’s like having a nice piece of art in the lobby.

Cameron: I was in the top of my class.

House: But not THE top.

Cameron: I did an internship at the Mayo Clinic.

House: Yes, you were a very good applicant.

Cameron: But not the best?

House: Would that upset you, really, to think that you were hired because of some genetic gift of beauty, not some genetic gift of intelligence?

Cameron: I worked very hard to get where I am.

House: But you didn’t have to. People choose the paths that grant them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort. That’s the law of nature, and you defied it. That’s why I hired you. You could have married rich, could have been a model, you could have just shown up and people would have given you stuff. Lots of stuff, but you didn’t, you worked your stunning little ass off.

Cameron: Am I supposed to be flattered?

House: Gorgeous women do not go to medical school. Unless they’re as damaged as they are beautiful. Were you abused by a family member?

Cameron: No!

House: Sexually assaulted?

Cameron: No.

House: But you are damaged, aren’t you?

[Cameron hesitates, and in that moment her pager goes off]

Cameron: I have to go.
If that doesn't make you want to watch the show, I don't know what will, lol.

[floyd]

the problem i have with house, of the episodes i have seen thus far, is...

1. only one good charachter (house), but he's very good.
2. repetitive show formula
3. no patients have died yet (of the one's i have seen)... a plausible death rate of hard to treat critical patients is not 0%... i think 50% at least would make the show more interesting/dark/realistic.

[MacGuffin]

the problem i have with house, of the episodes i have seen thus far, is...

1. only one good charachter (house), but he's very good.
2. repetitive show formula
3. no patients have died yet (of the one's i have seen)... a plausible death rate of hard to treat critical patients is not 0%... i think 50% at least would make the show more interesting/dark/realistic.
1. the others are getting interesting as we learn about them. The new billionaire owner is interesting.
2. agreed.
3. the one with the sick babies had one die I believe. But only one I can think of.

[floyd]

i agree there are potentially interesting characters... i think they picked good actors (maybe they went too attractive)... but all the shows i have seen (4) the character development just is not there yet... dr. house is fleshed out... everyone else seems like they are shipped in from other shows/lives/hospitals part time to fill out the episode/shift, no one else seems full time/invested, like the belong.

[Crazy]

Before I read anyone elses, here are mine....

CSI
Mythbusters
Forensic Files
JAG
Law & Order
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
American Chopper
Monster Garage
Monster House
Get Smart
Monk

And right now I watch the History Channel alot, cause it is the only station I get at the house except for 2 Spanish channels.

[SheepDog]

I haven't watched TV in over 10 years. It's funny, a lot of the shows mentioned here, I've never even heard of.

[j4ck]

Eh, you are probably not missing too much. I haven't had a TV for a couple of years and don't really miss it. Although, I would like to watch Alan Alda's Discovery channel show, and I also enjoy things like the Simpsons and Family Guy. (Does FG still come on?)

[CapnEnnui]

Mr. Show (with Bob and David). It played 1996-1999 or so, but it's well worth checking out, best comedy show I've seen.

Then other things that have been said.

[Hamro]

The Office
Jay Leno
David Letterman
The Simpsond
South Park
Friends

mostly comedies. love dark ones

[Thermo]

Newsradio <- The best show ever!
Monk
Family Guy
Boston Legal

The Office is the most painful piece of crap I have ever watched. The show is just flat out bad.

[MaroonBells]

I don't watch that many shows. Do like Law and Order SVU though. Also fun to watch HGTV's Mission Organization ("who could live here?" "I can, and I like it!" "but you called me to help you" "yes, you're right, it is actually not working out that great"). Some of the stuff these people hold on to! I used to also like the Amazing Race, now getting a little bored with it. West Wing I did watch initially. In general not too fond of comedies, more the drama/ reality type.

MB

[crule81]

The Office is the most painful piece of crap I have ever watched. The show is just flat out bad.

I assume you are talking about the American version?

I don't watch that much TV outside of sports. When I do, I like classics like "All in the Family" and "M.A.S.H." The BBC "Office" and "Monk" are decent also for more current shows.

During the football season, I watch a ridiculous amount of football, especially the NFL.

[MaroonBells]

So there is a BBC and an american version of The Office!?! I had this fierce debate where I tried to defend wanting to watch the (american) version based on reviews of the british one! I read a lot of good stuff and wanted to watch. thought it was sort of OK.
thanks, guess I have to get more than the basic cable package for the british version ... how is it different?

[crule81]

thanks, guess I have to get more than the basic cable package for the british version ... how is it different?

It's better, period. Better acting, better jokes, better characters, more subtlety, and the plots are developed more.

[booyalab]

TV sucks, I hate it.

[MaroonBells]

Sounds Good, I did think the plot was a little thin. I watched the episode that came after the Apprentice two weeks ago. That I always watch too actually, the Apprentice. Generally pretty entertaining. Mr T so full of himself, the kids so oblivious at times!

MB

[ohnoaninfp]

Law and Order
Family Guy.
X-files
The Simpsons

[Thermo]

I assume you are talking about the American version?
Actually both. The whole concept just sucks, IMHO.

[crule81]

The whole concept just sucks, IMHO.

What do you mean by that?

[coffeezombie]

Dysfunctional offices and idiot bosses aren't funny? Since when?

[Thermo]

Dysfunctional offices and idiot bosses aren't funny? Since when?

What do you mean by that?
Let me start out by saying I have seen one episode of the American and the British versions and that this is just my personal opinion.

1.) The jokes are just lame, if you can call them that. The main humor I see in the show is the awkwardness of the boss embarassing himself. I don't find it very funny.

2.) The show is slow moving. It seems to take an eternity for a joke or embarassing situation to come up.

3.) It doesn't really seem to go anywhere or have any kind of plot or purpose. The characters just seem adift and rambling with no script.

British entertainment is a mixed bag. I like Blackadder and Monty Python, but then again you are giving us The Office and all that other crap on BBC. I PRAY for HBO when I go to Britian because BBC reruns blow for the most part.

[MaroonBells]

Still talking about the Office?
I also like Nanny 911, about disfunctional kids and their parents (who always seem the culprits). The stuff some youngsters get away with and the lack of involvement of husbands in too many families - unbelievable!
Guess not that interesting when you don't have kids...
MB

[Chicken]

Let's see here..
Malcolm in the Middle
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
King of the Hill
National Geographic Channel
X-Files
Dexter's Lab (and various other cartoons that used to be on cartoon network, not so much the new ones)
Cow & Chicken - especially
David Letterman
Becker
Friends

If I still had cable I'm sure I'd remember more, but I try to forget, because I miss the old shows I used to watch... back when I actually watched TV

[Thermo]

Still talking about the Office?
I also like Nanny 911, about disfunctional kids and their parents (who always seem the culprits). The stuff some youngsters get away with and the lack of involvement of husbands in too many families - unbelievable!
Guess not that interesting when you don't have kids...
MB
I saw that last night. It was good, but I imagine its appeal would be gone after a few episodes.