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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 1:18:33 GMT -5
dupersuper, that's quite a list. What are some post-1990 shows you don't like? Well, any reality TV, wrestling, 24 news channels, Home&Garden/DIY type shows, sports, most game shows, soap operas, afternoon talk shows in general, most of the the garbage that has taken over the "Learning" and "Discovery" channels... Sounds like my list |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 1:20:20 GMT -5
Is No Reservations a food show or a travel show, if you had to choose one? I'm not a fan of either types of show, but Anthony Bourdain is a master of monologue and I loved his show. Haven't really checked out the new one he does though.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 24, 2014 6:05:44 GMT -5
I keep forgetting to get back to Vikings. Oh, yes! I saw the first season on DVD and despite the conflated time periods, it was very good! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 8:23:40 GMT -5
Other faves that didn't occur to me but have shown up on others' lists --
My So-Called Life
TV Nation
Forever Knight
Northern Exposure
Strange Luck
Dark Skies
Also forgot about --
Life Goes On
Maybe It's Me
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Post by byronlomax on Jul 24, 2014 9:01:18 GMT -5
Homicide: Life on the Street
Oz
Breaking Bad
The Good Wife
The Wire
Millennium
X-Files
Star Trek DS9
Daria
Kim Possible
Batman TAS
Spectacular Spider-Man
Adventure Time
Simpsons (90s)
Cowboy Bebop
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on Jul 24, 2014 10:05:37 GMT -5
From the "how did I miss this?" category... |
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Post by berkley on Jul 24, 2014 10:17:25 GMT -5
Couple more Canadian shows I forgot about:
Twitch City
The Newsroom (not to be confused with the more recent American series of the same name)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 10:28:21 GMT -5
Other faves that didn't occur to me but have shown up on others' lists -- My So-Called Life TV Nation Forever Knight Northern Exposure Strange Luck Dark Skies Also forgot about -- Life Goes OnMaybe It's Me Which I see from Wikipedia actually launched in '89 ... hmmm. Perhaps that's why my mad plan to create a combined-cast series called My So-Called Life Goes On never quite jelled. |
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Post by byronlomax on Jul 24, 2014 10:33:01 GMT -5
From the "how did I miss this?" category... Daria is probably my favourite show of all time. I don't think it's objectively the best TV show by any stretch, but it will always be my personal fave. |
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Post by ironchimp on Jul 24, 2014 11:05:46 GMT -5
Speaking of international shows, This Is England '86 and '88 are some of the best. They follow up a very good movie of the same title set in 1984. The TV show cast is made up of the same cast as the movie, there is no dip in quality. I'm wondering why the two television seasons weren't filmed as movies. There's supposed to be a final season that takes place in 1990 eventually. if you liked those you might also like en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Riding - obviously a tough watch though. |
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Post by ironchimp on Jul 24, 2014 11:11:53 GMT -5
Hale&Pace 2nd Smith&Smith series Fry&Laurie Mitchell&Webb if you liked those and assuming you havent seem them and thought they were rubbish you might also like fast show pheonix nights nathan barley peep show 3 of those were shown on channel 4 here tho so might be hard to see in USA |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 24, 2014 12:54:12 GMT -5
I keep forgetting to get back to Vikings. Oh, yes! I saw the first season on DVD and despite the conflated time periods, it was very good! Vikings was great for the 1st season. The 2nd one was... less good. My wife couldn't watch it (she was distressed by Ragnar's.. actions I'll say) at all. Incidently, I'd call No Reservations a travel show.. there's not generally any actual cooking, though there is lots of food involved... it's actually really pretty similar to Bizzare Foods, only with a good host  |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 24, 2014 12:56:34 GMT -5
I've got the first two books somewhere, but I was kinda put off by the chapter-by-character thing when I tried to read them. Game of Thrones takes some effort to get into.. there are ALOT of characters thrown at you at once, and it's not clear who are the main ones for quite some time. It's worth it, though. I'd highly recommend reading the books before watching the show.. it's alot easier to keep things straight that way. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 24, 2014 13:03:00 GMT -5
I don't think I actually posted my list:
Sci-Fi favorites:
Farscape
Babylon 5
ST:TNG
Doctor Who
Anime:
Cowboy Bebop
Full Metal Alchemist (either Version)
Wolf's Rain
Network TV:
Elementary
Justified
Cable:
Rome
Deadwood
Burn Notice
Psych (WAY better than the Mentalist, IMO)
Non-Fiction:
History Detectives
Mythbusters
Dirty Jobs
Popular Shows everyone else loves I've never watched:
any reality TV
Walking Dead
Entourage
24
Lost
Breaking Bad
BBC:
Luther (Best cop show ever, IMO)
Inspector Lynley
Being Human (for the wife)
Currently Watching:
Star Trek: Enterprise
Battlestar Galactica
Dominion (not sold yet though)
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 24, 2014 13:09:43 GMT -5
Some more:
Bizarre Foods
Man vs. Food
Psych
Arrow
Mysteries at the Museum
Monster Quest
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