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In terms of shows I watch actively now, there are two; "Modern Family" for comedies (it's brilliant, easy to associate with, and actually funny) and "Criminal Minds" (which is a weird addiction of mine).
Arrested Development
30 Rock
Scenes with Senor Chang in Community
Old Office
If you like these, then you should give "Modern Family" a shot.
I think Season 2 is my favorite season of The Wire. The union stuff was utterly fascinating. I'm deeply envious of anyone watching that masterpiece of a series for the first time.
I found it stupid, but would keep it on when I was flipping through to stare at Jadzia. I also always had this fantasy where the blind guy would admit in the show's finale that he was faking and could always see.
Parks and Rec season 2 grabbed me. Especially the hunting episode. I don't really care for Rashida Jones or her boyfriend. April and Ron really are fantastic.
I still like 30 Rock, and watch the Office even though I haven't enjoyed it in years. Same thing with House. It's just a habit at this point.
I thought Season 2 of The Wire was their worst. 3 or 4 was my favorite. The Wire and AD are easily my favorite shows ever.
And I think Firefly may be the most overrated show of all time.
You can be the class clown if you have little to lose. I've no insight on this, but it wouldn't surprise me if the writers made this change on purpose. YMMV.
Also, the only downside to watching the Wire, is that you won't ever get to see an episode for the first time again.
I still don't get tom cruise hate,Many people think he can't act!!..........But come to think of it most of people hate most of celebrities now days
It has a lot of promise, but I don't think it lived up to my expectations. Which is not to say it didn't make me laugh quite a bit. I appreciate them trying to show they know a lot about football, but that only makes the little errors frustrating (no league would allow a Peyton Manning for Torry Holt/Fred Taylor deal). But I like the Ruxton character (and his wife is nice to look at). I hate the Taco character (what is likeable about an oblivious guy who knows nothing about sports and sleeps with every hot girl he can?) but the other three characters are likeable enough. They need to let Paul Scheer shine a bit more. I am looking forward to what they can bring in Season Two.
Has Anyone watched Tom cruise guest appearance in Tropic Thunder? .I thought he was amazing in it .I think he should do more comedies in future. It was one of the best guest appearance in recent times
I still don't get tom cruise hate,Many people think he can't act!!..........But come to think of it most of people hate most of celebrities now days
He is no Colin Farrell now that is just sad.
I was thinking the same thing about House today as well. House was like the anti-Murder She Wrote formula drama/mystery. I mean it was still a formula drama/mystery but they dideverything the opposite of what all of these formula dramas do. Unfortunately just like the original formula dramas/mysteries their setup has gone stale. They tried to introduce some other arcs but I think they really haven't worked.
I just got my significant other to start watching The Wire a few weeks ago. We started with Season 2 since she loves all the union/docks stuff.
I thought Season 2 of The Wire was their worst. 3 or 4 was my favorite. The Wire and AD are easily my favorite shows ever.
I think 1 and 4 are the best, followed by 2 and then 3. 3 was very engrossing but I thought it tried to do too much and simply didn't find it realistic or believable.
5 is easily the worst.
It took me awhile to convince my spouse to give it a shot (she did for ep. 8), but she's already caught up.
House: It's fine for what it is, I guess. Hugh Laurie is a talented guy, but it's formulaic...
Heh - tina.
Office/208: I'm positive. Frankly, I'd've thought this would be the CW - apparently, it's not.
This. It's still amazing on re-watching, of course, but there are a lot of scenes that just aren't the same the second time through.
Well, at least I'm not alone.
Also, for what it's worth, Wallace is a main piece of the most recent season of Friday Night Lights. The one that showing on DirecTV 101 now and will be on NBC in a couple months.
My wife clued me in to Jon Lajoie and we found the series that way. It really changes the dynamic because if you understand Lajoie's approach, and you realize that the Taco character is not poorly written, it's just Lajoie's uncomfortably over-the-top satire, that character's time leapfrogs to be the best time of the show.
I know that even from that perspective, a lot of people still wouldn't like it, and that's fine. I think a good litmus test is if you find Juggalo videos entertaining, you'll probably love Lajoie.
We saw him live and because you get the homoerotic frat boy dynamic and he just seems more weirded out by it, it becomes this bizarre interactive art piece.
Commercials ruin House for me. My old roommate and his girlfriend used to watch it on DVD, and I was fairly into it, watching episodes on my own to catch up. However, when I try to watch in on TV (new or reruns), I can't make it past a commercial.
It's a decent show, and Hugh Laurie is excellent, but for whatever reason, it doesn't hold my interest well enough for me to avoid being tempted to stray during commercial breaks.
A. WW2
B. Sitcom
The worst episode of The Wire is still an easy 100 times better than House.
That's my point, though. As soon as I have to put in any more effort than "put in DVD, sit on couch", House loses me as a viewer.
My wife clued me in to Jon Lajoie and we found the series that way.
Holy crap. I've watched his internet stuff and cracked up and I had no idea that was the same guy as Taco. His songs on the internet are hilarious, yet every time he has sang a song on the show, I've cringed at how awful they are.
Commercials ruin just about anything for me. I haven't been able to watch a live TV show since I started routinely watching them on DVD (a friend gave me the Firefly set, which I watched in about a day and a half - suffice to say I disagree with mike f above, by YMMV). It was such a revelation to watch a show without the interruption, or the week off. Not having a Nielsen box, I pretty much just wait until I can watch a show in succession without interruption, the way God intended.
How I Met Your Mother-it has been not as sharp as seasons past, but it still is pretty funny
Big Bang Theory: Just started watching it, glad they made Sheldon the focal point of the show.
Modern Family
The Thursday Night NBC Block: This year Community and Parks and Recreations have outshined 30 Rock and The Office in terms of laugh out loud funny.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
and yes I still watch Saturday Night Live
The Wire is manna from heaven.
My girlfriend has made me watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I think I am a handful episodes to being finished with it. It is a good show, not sure if anyone on here watched it or not.
And underrated sitcom/animated show: King of the Hill. How Family Guy gets the love it does is beyond me, while King of the Hill gets screwed by FOX over the years of its run.
So do I. I think the show gets a pretty bad rap. It's all about expectations. It's pretty tough to put together a 90 minute show each week that has you laughing non-stop. I thought the Jon Hamm episode this past week was terrific, particularly "Hamm and Buble".
Looking forward to Zach Galifinakis though.
I've watched House pretty much weekly since the 1st season. The show have been great, even though its often predictable. I haven't been able to get into this season that much though, not sure what it is. Could be the merging of the old and new supporting casts, house being too nice to Wilson, that "thing" with Cuddy (either F*ck her or shut up), I don't know, but the story arc has not grabbed me much this year. Individual episodes are still alright to watch in isolation though: House being an ass, medical mysteries, some drama, some humor outside of House.
Joss Whedon is my master now, even though Dollhouse was a big disappointment. I actually liked Angel more than Buffy, especially after is scrapped the Private-Eye-Mystery-of-the-Week theme of its first season and started doing massive story arcs instead.
I've only ever seen the musical episode, but I've seen that several times.
I don't even know if I want to see any others. The musical = awesome.
Vivaldi says hello.
And all roads lead to "Once More, With Feeling".
I had no desire to watch it, but was eventually roped in - it's very good (season 1 + some tics notwithstanding). As mentioned above, if you liked Buffy, you'll probably like Angel too.
Nothing wrong with hating Grey's Anatomy, but are you sure you know what a sitcom is?
Which episode?
The 6-episode stretch from 'safe' to 'War Stories' (episodes 5-10) was just fantastic television. Out of Gas is probably my favorite episode
I like Buffy a lot. My roomate and I used to watch it in college on syndication. TBS would air back to back episodes in the early afternoon right when we were getting out of class. It was the perfect show to waste an afternoon watching while smoking a bowl or 2.
Over the last few years my wife almost had me convinced that the show was stupid and I only liked it becuase I was stoned and there was nothing else to do in the afternoon after class (all good points). Well it's back on TV now, on LOGO, and I've started to DVR some episodes. LOGO is just showing some arbitrary episodes now, loosely tied together with a bad weekly theme. I'm enjoying the episodes just as much now as I did 5-6 years ago, even minus the pot. Even got the wife to set in on a few; she might be placating me but I think she likes it.
I never watched Angel (not a fan of David Boreanaz), or any of Whedon other works, but I'm willing to give them a chance.
Greatest show in American network history, based on number of seasons:
1 - Firefly
2 - ?
3 - Arrested Development
4 - ?
5 - ?
6 - ?
7 - ?
8 - ?
9 - Seinfeld
10 - ?
11 to 15 - ?
16 to 20 - ?
21+ - Simpsons
11 to 15 - Cheers
10 - Murphy Brown
9 - Seinfeld
8 - Newhart (slight edge over The Cosby Show)
2 - Better off Ted?
1 - Freaks and Geeks
1 episode - Poochinski
agreed
Greatest ending to a TV show ever.
Law & Order is in its 20th season, will hit 21 next year.
I might take L&O over the Simpsons for 21+, just because the Simpsons has been so bad for so long. Simposns obviously had a higher peak.
Also, 1 - Freaks and Geeks
I sure hope The Who doesn't play the song about Mama's accordion during the Super Bowl. I might burst out loud laughing and have to explain why to my family. "Mama's got a squeezebox, Daddy plays it all night long..."
Pretty much every scene involving Mr. Weir cracks me up.
I was wandering through Barnes and Noble the other day and spotted a copy of Pit in their board games section. I didn't realize it was a real game!
My favorite F+G Episode is the one where Nick runs away from home and the Weirs take him in. Probably closely followed by Kim Kelly is My Friend
Definitely. And if Lindsay Weir had existed and gone to my high school, I would've been hopelessly in love with her.
That's interesting. I chalk it up to my short attention span that I like to watch the same thing many times. It's just easier to watch an episode of 30 Rock or Seinfeld where I know the general dialogue and plot. Picking up something new takes more dedication and focus, so you're sure you're not missing anything.
I never saw the Wire, but it cannot be better than Charles in Charge!
I think that goes without saying.
I may get shouted down here, but as much as I loved Arrested Development, Deadwood was better.
4 - ?
I'd like to nominate the Venture Bros. if they do end it this season.
7 - ?
Deep Space Nine.
The seventh season of HLOTS never happened.
mary tyler moore show and dick van dyke show go somewhere in the top 5, as should the original bob newhart show.
all in the family, andy griffith show should be in the top 10.
seinfeld ... meh. as someone mentioned upthread, it hasn't aged well.
ugh, i know i should have a more recent show, but haven't watched a lot of network tv in recent years. cheers, maybe?
Oh, its just network shows? Then I have nothing to contribute. My bad.
Not sure that it qualifies as network TV, but I'd support you on it. Venture Bros. is the best thing on TV and has been for a while. Somehow an animated show about superscientists and the costumed villains that arch them has better and more believable characters than 98% of live action TV.
I'm glad my wife and I aren't the only people who feel that way. I'm going to be downright melancholy when they end it. There's nothing on TV I look forward to more than a new episode of The Venture Bros.
I wanted to avoid the plethora of recent cable masterpieces from dominating the list.
Now that's a challenge. It's a mix of Johnny Quest, G.I. Joe, Scooby Doo, the concept of super heroes and villains (Marvel mostly I suppose), and a host of other pop-fantasy and sci-fi influences that results in a hilarious, character driven narrative about two brothers, their super-scientist father and their bad ass body guard. It's truly awe inspiring and I am simply not capable of doing it justice.
They are both humourous animated shows, and they both involve super science. Other than that, they are as dissimilar as it is possible to be.
Never seen this, but plan to at some point. I would nominate "Undeclared."
I did not enjoy Undeclared. It's possible that it's because my college experience was much different from the show, which made the show feel like one giant stereotype of college.
Firefly was good, but nothing beats the original series of The Prisoner.
I nominate Sports Night for two years.
Not bad. It started as a kind of spoof of Johnny Quest, but very quickly transcended that with its incredibly deep, well developed characterization. Ostensibly the show is about the superscientist Dr. Venture, his two goofy teenage sons, and their absurdly badass bodyguard as they battle monsters-of-the-week and fend off attacks from costumed supervillains, but it's really about the characters and their (usually futile) attempts to overcome their various psychological issues.
Dr. Venture is a pill-popping neurotic who's barely above replacement level as a superscientist, is a borderline villain protagonist and has serious issues with his deceased father, a far superior superscientist. His bodyguard is conflicted about his mission and place in life, plus is halfway convinced Dr. Venture is a supervillain himself. His archenemy is a fabulously wealthy but self-loathing psychopath who claims he was raised by butterflies (even through he knows absolutely nothing about butterflies) and dresses himself and his henchmen in butterfly costumes. His kids are, well... you have to watch it.
Unlike most cartoons (or live action show for the matter), TVB rigidly adheres to continuity. Seemingly throwaway references made in the first couple seasons suddenly make sense and are developed more fully in Seasons 3 and 4. Characters change and develop in realistic ways that actually make sense, they don't suddenly become different people as the plot demands. The first three seasons are available on DVD, well worth the watching.
Dr. Girlfriend and The Monarch cover 'Fairytale of New York'
And just because it can never be said enough ...
there's NOBODY like Brock Samson.
Nobody.
The early and middle episodes hold up pretty well, I think. The last couple seasons weren't that good in the first place, and the last season was particularly bad.
Once every few years I actually find a Seinfeld re-run on t.v. that I've never seen before. That's always fun.
I never see Dream On mentioned in any of the TV threads, loved that show.
YES.
Me, too, but I always forget about it in these threads.
Some other underrated sitcoms in recent years: Malcolm in the Middle
Drew Carey
Fresh Prince
Uh, The Simpsons? I've never seen Venture but I imagine it has a loooooooooong way to go before it approaches the Simpsons.
The Simpsons is such an outlier that it's tough to compare it with shows like Venture Bros. It's been on for 20+ seasons! It's not what it was, but the Simpsons peak was longer than Venture Bros has even been on.
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