What TV shows are your favorites?

Rob1981 · 10-08-2006, 07:28 PM

My current favorites are: Deal or No Deal, Heroes, Jeopardy, Lost, Simpsons and WWE Smackdown.

pk · 10-08-2006, 09:31 PM

AMC (watched it since day 1) no comment men! Yes it is a soap opera. lol
ER
Gray's Anatomy
All tie for first place with me.

Also love to watch Disney channel (movies) with my kids.

When I ever have extra time I love watching shows like This old house..and redecorating shows. (Chris Lowe) LOL

Also, watch the oldies on late night on nick at night.

I love to also catch Oprah late at night if I'm bored with the computer.

But mostly I never have time to watch t.v. so I just turn it on and listen as I'm running around. I'm lucky I also have a tv on the computer so I can multi task.

Crys · 10-09-2006, 11:30 AM

What's AMC?

You'll notice a theme on mine:

Smallville, Blade: the Series (until they recently cancelled it :cry: ), Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, and Ghosthunters. I like to watch the two old movie channels too, usually Saturday mornings, since the only cartoons I like (Batman, Justice League, Spiderman, etc) are always on far earlier than I'm awake.

If I'm puttering around at home on the weekends, I'll have Gardening by the Yard or Farscape (yay for syndication!) on in the background.

Oh, and my husband and I always watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

pk · 10-09-2006, 11:43 AM

Sorry, AMC is short for ALL MY CHILDREN.
It comes on between 12:00-1:00 p.m

Since it is on during lunch time is why I think that I could actually watch it for so many years. I started watching it when I was in middle school? Guess that shows how old I am if you are familiar with how long it has been on t.v!

Rob1981 · 10-18-2006, 02:50 PM

Shows that are just reruns that I like include these, plus more:

Seinfeld, Cosby Show, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Married with Children.

**MrKhay** · 10-19-2006, 08:40 AM

Iron Chef, Good Eats, X-Files, This Old House,
X-Play (Morgan Webb), Automobile Shows/programs (restoration and hot rod).

**j10asen** · 10-19-2006, 09:21 AM

I go through bouts of watching and NOT watching tv. In the summer I rarely watch anything.
I really used to like a show call Woodright's shop. This guy made wood shop projects using old hand tools and he provided a history of the tools.
I also used to like the old "This old house" ,the old originals are the best.
I do however enjoy watching "Ask this old house" I especially like the adlibed uses for common tools.

The one thing I rarely do is schedule for a tv show. If I sit down and see something I like , I watch it.

I always related AMC with "American Movie Classics" and there is nothing like an old movie. Rarely do you see movies as good as they used to make when Hollywood was Magic"

rudedog · 10-19-2006, 04:01 PM

you guys still watch t.v? thats like soooo last decade.

ok, the truth is, i dont have any, i rarely turn the tv on. when i do, it takes about 1/2 hour and im so discusted that i swear im not going to ever turn it on again. so if i had to pick a favorite i vote for the test pattern.

**j10asen** · 10-23-2006, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudedog

you guys still watch t.v? thats like soooo last decade.

so if i had to pick a favorite i vote for the test pattern.

Test Pattern?
That is sooooooooooooo 1950's...
Most tv channels since modern cable has become available are 24 hour opperations and they do not use test patterns. Or at least I have not sat in front of a TV long enough to a see a test pattern.

rudedog · 10-23-2006, 02:32 PM

see how long its been. i shut cable off about 8years ago. with all the weird channels they have now, im sure there has to be a test pattern channel somewhere.

Crys · 10-24-2006, 05:32 AM

The way cable channels are branching out, I don't think it'll be long before there's a channel devoted to different test patterns and off-air blurbs, interspersed with ads...

Though the PBS station in Lansing while I was in high school had a pretty cool off-air screen. They finished the night off with that astronomy guy (does he still have new shows, I wonder?). This was during the first Gulf War, btw. They'd play a bugle and show Marines at attention, a sunset over Lake Michigan and then a frame of the American flag against a blue sky until the next morning's broadcast.

Heh. It must have made an impact for me to even still remember that...

marinara · 10-31-2006, 11:20 AM

Gray's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives!!

I also love syndicated Cosby, Roseanne, Frasier and M*A*S*H

11-12-2006, 10:23 AM

I like to watch the History, Military, or National Geographic channels every now and then. My favorite show to watch every Tuesday night is House.

talleyJudy · 12-09-2006, 09:40 AM

Because of being NA$CAR fans we have had DirecTV sattelite for several years now.

One of DTV's newer additions is RFD TV, channel 379 on DTV. I know RFD is on Dish Network sattelite too, but have no idea of the channel number, and they are working on being available on cable providers too.

Anyway, our all-time favorites have become Midwest Country and also Steem Locomotives, both shows that 'air' on RFD.

In fact after watching Midwest Country for several months we decided to go to the Midwest Country Theatre in beautiful downtown Sandstone, MN. This past April we attended a Jannie Frickie show there and then in Oct. went again to see/hear Ray Price! (litterally an experience of a life time)

And for all you 'classic' country music fans, the Midwest Country Theatre has the absolute best current 'classic country' house band any where in the U.S. Our nest trip there will be a show where their house band is playing both sets/hours.

**keith** · 12-09-2006, 05:24 PM

TCM - Turner Classic Movies: Great old flicks, real movie stars, no commercials, and often (but not often enough) letterbox format for the real screen experience.

Inside the Actors Studio - James Lipton does his homework and then some before interviewing today's stars as real people practicing their craft at the top of their game . Precious little of the hollywood gossip crapola. Great to see the fire in the eyes burning and the wheels of the mind turning.

The Dog Whisperer - Cesar Milano likes what he does. He's eminently practical and has a good heart. He takes care of dogs by fixing their owners.

BASEBALL - A great game to watch while you're working, especially with good play-by-play and color commentary. A few hours on the computer with the audio of a ball game and the luxury of looking up to see replays of the action.

Various Poker shows: I want to win the main event one day while I'm young enough to enjoy the fortune and fame.

In syndication:

M*A*S*H has been a favorite for years and years I have a signed copy of the Unofficial M*A*S*H trivia guide!

The Rockford Files - James Garner is the most likeable guy around, and the world's best TV detective

Frasier, a smart show

Star Trek, ST-TNG, DS9 - telling classic stories among new life and new civilizations, going where no one has gone before.

Anything Bob Newhart did - TV's equivalent of comfort food

Maverick, The Rifleman, Kung Fu - If they're on, I'll watch. Good values to grow up with.

Others:

Gilmore Girls - I like watching the females in my house watch this one

The West Wing - like GGirls, fast-paced, smart dialog in a great ensemble

....and there is more....I envy you, RudeDog

Regards,
Keith

AlumniClub · 12-10-2006, 06:42 PM

I love watching....House, Deal or No Deal, Survivor, Cold Case, CSI, and I still enjoy watching reruns of old past prime time shows.
I also enjoy history and science related programs.

I enjoy all extreme sports programs.
I don't watch a lot of TV but when I do these are my pickins.

Hobo · 12-31-2006, 06:19 PM

Iron Chef, House Inspectors, Automotive shows, lots of Discovery & History channel.