Your top five must-watch shows
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OT: NCIS, Cowboy Bebop, Dr Who (although it can be meh at times),Peep Show and The Inbetweeners
OT: NCIS, Cowboy Bebop, Dr Who (although it can be meh at times),Peep Show and The Inbetweeners
Have you read the rant by Dirk Benedict who played the original Starbuck?BloatedGuppy said:
http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5
It gives me the hives and makes me irritated, but in light of all the anti-feminist men on these boards, I'm sure they'd get right on board with Benedict's argument for the old BSG over the new.
The...hell...was...that...trooper6 said:
Don't get me wrong...the new BSG seriously went off the rails in the last season. But Starbuck? She was the best damn thing about that show. She was also an emotionally conflicted trainwreck, so I'm really not sure what BSG reboot Mr. Benedict was watching. Possibly the one he watches in his imagination, when he gets through with slapping his wife.
Eureka
Great show, really great characters. It gets a bit repetative after the third season though. Every episode seems to be about the world ending unless Jack comes up with a simple solution... and he's constant "Awesome!"-comment. It was fun at first, but they started using it too often.
Futurama
Someone on the site explained Futurama as Simpsons, but with every episode being a Halloween special - and it sums it up pretty well. Really fun show!
South Park
Clever jokes... and... fun!
Great show, really great characters. It gets a bit repetative after the third season though. Every episode seems to be about the world ending unless Jack comes up with a simple solution... and he's constant "Awesome!"-comment. It was fun at first, but they started using it too often.
Futurama
Someone on the site explained Futurama as Simpsons, but with every episode being a Halloween special - and it sums it up pretty well. Really fun show!
South Park
Clever jokes... and... fun!
5. Doctor Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3. Firefly
2. Angel
1. Dollhouse
I see no problems with this list.
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3. Firefly
2. Angel
1. Dollhouse
I see no problems with this list.
1: Supernatural. I like that it started out as basically a gritty Scooby Doo-esque kind of thing. Going from place to place solving these occult happenings. Then the story that was hinted at initially blooms right at the end of season 1. But it doesn't take over right away, it develops and gradually becomes the main factor. I think the show changed tack at just the right times. Yes, despite a slightly inauspicious start, I liked season 6.
2: One Piece. I've fallen in love with the english (funimation) dub. 'nuff said. It's irritating that it's essentially stopped dead though.
3: Doctor Who. I'm a British sci-fi nerd, so this is obligated. People who spit fire at the slightest change in the show irk me (a friend of mine for one) and deserve a slap. Shows have to develop over the seasons. Especially something like Doctor Who, where he becomes a different man each time. I think the reason Matt Smith isn't as much on the fore-front as David Tennant is for a very good reason. It annoys me that people say they love Smith's "old scientist in a young man's body" and then decry the show for him not being as boldly centralized, all in the same breath. Yes, he's like a wise old man in a 26 year old's body. That's the point, he's old and wise and in this incarnation it takes president. He doesn't feel the need to jump about like a loon. David Tennant played the dashing charismatic. Not Matt Smith.
4: How I Met Your Mother: I love it. The jokes (be they new, or running gags) leave me in stitches. I love all the characters. There are no Mary-Sues. Ted, who would otherwise be a nice little love seeker protagonist with no faults, is also slightly deluded in some aspects, and makes a prat of himself just as much as he has dashing moments. Barney, the ladies man is also incredibly flawed, starting off as some generalized womanizer in the first few episodes, he develops so well.
5: Torchwood. I'm absolutely loving Miracle Day. I think this will be the last of Torchwood then, especially since it was announced that Jack is going back to Doctor Who, at least for a spin.
2: One Piece. I've fallen in love with the english (funimation) dub. 'nuff said. It's irritating that it's essentially stopped dead though.
3: Doctor Who. I'm a British sci-fi nerd, so this is obligated. People who spit fire at the slightest change in the show irk me (a friend of mine for one) and deserve a slap. Shows have to develop over the seasons. Especially something like Doctor Who, where he becomes a different man each time. I think the reason Matt Smith isn't as much on the fore-front as David Tennant is for a very good reason. It annoys me that people say they love Smith's "old scientist in a young man's body" and then decry the show for him not being as boldly centralized, all in the same breath. Yes, he's like a wise old man in a 26 year old's body. That's the point, he's old and wise and in this incarnation it takes president. He doesn't feel the need to jump about like a loon. David Tennant played the dashing charismatic. Not Matt Smith.
4: How I Met Your Mother: I love it. The jokes (be they new, or running gags) leave me in stitches. I love all the characters. There are no Mary-Sues. Ted, who would otherwise be a nice little love seeker protagonist with no faults, is also slightly deluded in some aspects, and makes a prat of himself just as much as he has dashing moments. Barney, the ladies man is also incredibly flawed, starting off as some generalized womanizer in the first few episodes, he develops so well.
5: Torchwood. I'm absolutely loving Miracle Day. I think this will be the last of Torchwood then, especially since it was announced that Jack is going back to Doctor Who, at least for a spin.
1. Firefly
2. ROME
3. Generation Kill
4. Veronica Mars
5. Xena; Warrior Princess
Notable runner-ups; Jericho, Band of Brothers, Top Gear, The Borgias, and Bill Nye
2. ROME
3. Generation Kill
4. Veronica Mars
5. Xena; Warrior Princess
Notable runner-ups; Jericho, Band of Brothers, Top Gear, The Borgias, and Bill Nye
You made me laugh out loud for far too long a time with your witty comment. I like you.BloatedGuppy said:
You know, I actually think the last season of BSG wasn't as bad as the rap it gets. It was...different. But I thought is was strong enough through most of the season. There were even some things I even liked about the much-hated finale. The religiosity of the very very end was...something...but what with the religious visions happening from the very beginning I can't say I was completely surprised. Though, my big disappointment with the end is that...well, one of the things I appreciated most about BSG is that the monotheism and polytheism both existed as True possibilities throughout the show (visions of the polytheistic oracle were just as true as the visions of the monotheistic cylons, for example) I was disappointed that the show seemed to undo the productive dialectic and just made monotheism the Truth. That really bummed me out.
Side Note: I really enjoyed Caprica and was sad it was cancelled. Oh, and also Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Dexter, Breaking Bad, and The Killing. I can't decide which one I like most.
hooray for jericho!Zorak the Mantis said:
5. Top Gear
4. Arrested Development
3. Daily Show
2. Wilfred
1. Rescue Me
Rescue Me was one of the greatest show I've ever watched, it was fantastic. I'm sad it's over, but there are still a few good shows to watch.
4. Arrested Development
3. Daily Show
2. Wilfred
1. Rescue Me
Rescue Me was one of the greatest show I've ever watched, it was fantastic. I'm sad it's over, but there are still a few good shows to watch.
I always thought the show worked better when it was exploring political and ideological themes then after the mid-season switch to faith and destiny. I don't really mind a show examining religion or issues of faith, but with BSG it always seemed like an uncomfortable marriage. As for the finale...I found it excruciating maudlin, especially for a show that had typically handled its emotional subtext deftly and intelligently.trooper6 said:
Although without the religious overtones of the last couple of seasons we never would have had the beautiful scene of Kara at the piano with her father. Makes me well up every time (I lost my Dad really suddenly).
I refuse to acknowledge the existence of any Terminator beyond the first two movies. Do you hear me? There were only two movies AND THEN THEY STOPPED.
Hey...cool...we're having an earthquake...
I dont watch too much tv
5.The uk version of the office
4.Breaking Bad
3.Zeta Gundam -Kamille is the shit
2.Six feet under-Depressing but worth it
1.Kenny vs spenny- Fucking hilarious
5.The uk version of the office
4.Breaking Bad
3.Zeta Gundam -Kamille is the shit
2.Six feet under-Depressing but worth it
1.Kenny vs spenny- Fucking hilarious
How not to live your life
Red Dwarf
Stewart Lee's Comedy vehicle
X-files
Dr Who
not in a particular order
Red Dwarf
Stewart Lee's Comedy vehicle
X-files
Dr Who
not in a particular order
I liked when the show explored political and ideological themes better myself as well...but when I think back, the religious themes were always there from the beginning with the Scrolls of Pythia. I was actually okay with the religion when it was still a bit mysterious and contested.BloatedGuppy said:
And like you, I loved that scene with Kara and her dad. Also, as a Musicologist, I really loved the use of music in the last season.
Oh...and one of the reasons I loved Terminator: The Sara Connor Chronicles is because it, too, refused to acknowledge the existence of any Terminator beyond the first two movies.
Hope the earthquake is a small-to-medium sized amusing one, rather than the other kind.
As a side note: I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and for three earthquakes in a row I was caught on the toilet. I remember thinking...do I ignore the earthquake and continue doing my business or do I try and finish up quickly and leave? Luckily, the earthquakes usually ended before I really had to finish that thought.
