How Do You Feel About Shows on TV
list thread with explanations as to why you like those shows
The Wire (It's the ****ing Wire. it's brilliant, and you should watch it. I need to watch Homicide: Life on the Street sometime)
Generation Kill (this is actually a miniseries. David Simon is also involved in this, I forget how, as is the crazy Nordic kid from season 2 of the Wire. Based on a book by a Rolling Stone reporter embedded with the US Marines early in the Iraq invasion. the Modern Warfare games are super influenced by this show.)
Deadwood (another HBO show. Based on real events. I've heard the dialogue (why is the board saying I spelled this wrong. **** you american english!) described as being like if Shakespeare's plays had an extravagant amount of swearing. Ian McShane is godly and is the only reason I might at some point watch that new Pirates movie. Also, if you ever read Boatmurdered if you haven't seen this you will miss a lot of the funny parts. just saying. watch it, cocksuckers)
Carnivale (even more HBO. Kinda sorta Lynchian Twin Peaks vibe. Carnivals are really cool.)
Futurama (probably the best animated show. Unlike the Simpsons and Family Guy, it's always actually funny.)
Cowboy Bebop (I don't really like anime that much. I like this enough to own it on dvd. the japanese voice actors are way better. also, this show, along with the departed and a guy on another board who won't shut up about them got me into the Rolling Stones. they're pretty good I guess)
Doctor Who (I should note here that I've only ever watched the stuff with the original Doctor. it's really fun)
Blackadder (all four seasons. what's not to like. the last two seasons featured Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, often all at once.)
Star Trek: TNG (My dad watches this show A LOT. I've seen a ton of it just because I'd happen to be around at the time. Patrick Stewart)
same goes for: Stargate SG-1 (Richard Dean Anderson is really awesome! so is a character who appeared on a certain other show I like. the show went on for way too long, though.), Star Trek: DS9 (Patrick Stewart is the only reason I like TNG better) and Law and Order SVU (the only current network crime procedural I can even watch (**** you csi). the male detective guy and the Ice T character are fairly awesome. the woman detective much less so. not something I'd make a point of watching on a regular basis, but still.)
Firefly (the fans of this show are really annoying. still cool, though)
Twin Peaks (this show is really good guys. at least until the killer reveal and David Lynch leaving the show.)
actually this is like almost all the tv I've ever watched. I don't watch tv except sometimes when my dad has it on, (or when my friends decide that they want to watch something really goddamn dumb and I put up with it), as I said before. I pirate and or buy dvds of shows I know will be good ahead of time. Most tv sucks ***.
edit: I also like Seinfeld (occasionally, when someone else has it on) and Black Books (more in your face and less dry than most British comedy, I feel like. Still, pretty fun). this post is already too long.
second edit: Game of Thrones seems good so far, too. especially Peter Dinklage. oh, and Metalocalypse because yeah
Originally Posted by olaph
