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Show recommendations

by Sammich · 10/19/2009

Sammich

10/19/2009, 10:46:09 PM

I used to find new TV shows to watch on Hulu while at work, but they just outlawed it here at work (streaming was too hard on our servers). So now my only TV time is in the evening after the kids are in bed, and my wife doesn't want to waste time exploring shows to see what's good (that's what I used to do at work). Does anyone have any recommendations?

What we've enjoyed watching:

Psych

Chuck

Fringe

Leverage

Heroes

30 Rock

The Office

Lost

Shows we liked okay but didn't suck us in:

Warehouse 13

Better Off Ted

Community

Battlestar Galactica

Merlin

I originally put a category of "shows that sucked" but I didn't want to offend anyone who just had different tastes. So does anyone have suggestions for things we might like?

snoscythe

10/19/2009, 11:18:59 PM

I will start with my default recommendation: Arrested Development. It is a show that everyone MUST watch at least once, and then proceed to watch a second time from beginning to end. Genius doesn't begin to describe the writing--if you like 30 Rock and the Office, you will LOVE AD.

Another good one is "The Riches" that ran on FX for a couple of seasons. A word of warning--it is pretty edgy stuff for network cable even. It falls in the gray area between PG-13 and R---a whole lotta bad language and sexual references, but no f-bombs or nudity that put it over the edge. It's about a family of Irish Travellers (Gypsies) that "steal the american dream." It's dark, but funny. If you're the type of person who needs closure, don't even start the series.....it got cancelled before anything worked its way to closure.

Both AD and The Riches are kaput, so you'd have to NetFlix them.

As for current shows, we are sucked into Glee right now, and I think you can still catch up on all the episodes on the Fox website.

Guest

10/20/2009, 12:09:28 AM

There are only a few shows that I really get to watch while school is raging around my work schedule, but these are things I don't miss... (thank goodness for DVR. I can get these shows and watch them over the weekend or when doing home work).

Mondays: House

Tuesdays: Nothing

Wednesdays: Glee

Criminal Minds

Friday Night Lights (starting up on DirecTV this week, on NBC early next year)

Thursdays:

Office

30 Rock

CSI

Mentalist

Friday: Monk

Psych (now done for the season)

Saturday: Football

Sunday: Football

Dexter (showtime) ** not appropriate for anybody! but I love it.

Shows that are no longer on the air: You cannot pass up Arrested Development, like Sno said, it truly is one of the most brilliant comedies of all time. Also: The Unit, a great take on a special forces group. The first few seasons of 24 were spectacular. The later seasons are not as good, but worth watching usually. Mythbusters is also a good show to watch.

Mars

10/20/2009, 9:16:41 AM

Sammich wrote:
Psych

Heroes

The Office

Lost

Community

. I second these shows.

I also like House and Glee.

Others:

Burn Notice!

Wipeout

The Soup (my wife loves it)

Shark Tank

Survivor

Reruns of "My Name Is Earl"

And we're giving "FlashForward" a chance

My wife says "Trauma" is good

"Lie to Me" is okay

I watch too much TV.

Sammich

10/20/2009, 3:52:21 PM

Flash Forward has been interesting so far. I don't like any of the characters, but that didn't stop Lost either (yeah, Hurley and Locke are okay).

We've already gone through Arrested Development two times.

My Name is Earl has its golden moments.

I forgot to list Monk among our favorites.

We didn't like Glee much. But we've admittedly only seen two half episodes.

Thanks for all the other recommendations. We'll check them out (except Dexter, I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the first episode. Interesting premise, but way too dark for my taste).

Cougarfan87

10/20/2009, 9:22:06 PM

I have to second Burn Notice. It seems like USA has a lot of good shows on. Burn Notice appeals to me because it is about a CIA agent that gets burned (blackballed from continuing as an Agent) and starts using his skills to help out people in Miami (his clients). It has a lot of humor, combined with some action that makes it a very entertaining show.

Schmoe

10/24/2009, 4:14:50 AM

I agree with pretty much everything here. I also enjoy "Sit Down Shut Up" done by the writer of AD, but a little raunchier at times. Also, "Firefly" was a good one, if you haven't gone through it, you probably should.

Sammich

10/25/2009, 5:24:37 AM

I haven't heard of Sit Down Shut Up. I did give Burn Notice a chance though and didn't make it through an episode. Maybe time to give it another try.

kiwibacon

10/25/2009, 2:40:35 PM

Sammich wrote:
I haven't heard of Sit Down Shut Up. I did give Burn Notice a chance though and didn't make it through an episode. Maybe time to give it another try.

Gotta start from the beginning.

Another show that I just started that has not been mentioned is White Collar. It appears it may have some promise.

BYUROCKS

10/26/2009, 2:56:11 PM

Sammich wrote:
I used to find new TV shows to watch on Hulu while at work, but they just outlawed it here at work (streaming was too hard on our servers). So now my only TV time is in the evening after the kids are in bed, and my wife doesn't want to waste time exploring shows to see what's good (that's what I used to do at work). Does anyone have any recommendations?

What we've enjoyed watching:

Psych

Chuck

Fringe

Leverage

Heroes

30 Rock

The Office

Lost

Shows we liked okay but didn't suck us in:

Warehouse 13

Better Off Ted

Community

Battlestar Galactica

Merlin

I originally put a category of "shows that sucked" but I didn't want to offend anyone who just had different tastes. So does anyone have suggestions for things we might like?

I LOVE Psych, I liked Jericho, Star Gate is one of my Favs, not so much Atlantis but SG1, and Universe, I also like Glenn Back, that is a must see :ugeek: :ugeek:

Cougarfan87

10/28/2009, 2:40:43 PM

kiwibacon wrote:
I haven't heard of Sit Down Shut Up. I did give Burn Notice a chance though and didn't make it through an episode. Maybe time to give it another try.

Gotta start from the beginning.

Another show that I just started that has not been mentioned is White Collar. It appears it may have some promise.

I just started watching it as well. Is it on USA? USA knocks it out of the park when it comes to evening drama/comedy/action shows. Characters welcome. No I do not work for USA.

TNT showed some promise with Raising the Bar and Dark Blue, but both quickly fell out of favor with me. Dark Blue, just a little too raunchy for me, and Raising the Bar because it makes it look like the Prosecutors are all evil and only want to win at the expense of justice. That is unlike most prosecutors I have known. I can't remember if The Beast was on TNT or TBS but I liked that show. Patrick Swayze was actually very good in it. Too bad that show couldn't play out--for obvious reasons.

CougarClaw

10/29/2009, 7:50:57 PM

Jericho started out fantastic, but when the fans lobbied it to return they took it in a very strange direction. But I'd recommend the first season. I'd recommend you then stop.

I would HIGHLY recommend Firefly. Unfortunately it's a show about bad guys, but there are just some great character actors and high space adventure ness. Then you can watch the movie and it makes a LOT more sense.

But then, I loved Battlestar Galactica and you didn't, so no guarantees I suppose.

Trying out Fast Forward, not convinced but still watching.

Schmoe

10/29/2009, 9:54:16 PM

I have found both Modern Family and The Middle to be pretty entertaining, though neither is a must-watch.

1967cougar

10/30/2009, 1:49:45 AM

Back in 1991 I had an ugly confrontation with my cable company and told them to take their service and shove it. I was going to show them! So I bought an antenna and hooked it up and found out I couldn't get reception worth a darn where I lived. That was 18 years ago. I have had Dish for about three years sometime over that interval. But all-in-all my kids have been raised in a TV-free environment.

Now that all but one child is gone, I still won't get cable, Dish, or DirecTV. It's just plain not worth it. So what do I do? I watch M*A*S*H - all 11 years, I've seen them a thousand times and love 'em.

Guest

10/30/2009, 3:27:21 AM

1967cougar wrote:
Back in 1991 I had an ugly confrontation with my cable company and told them to take their service and shove it. I was going to show them! So I bought an antenna and hooked it up and found out I couldn't get reception worth a darn where I lived. That was 18 years ago. I have had Dish for about three years sometime over that interval. But all-in-all my kids have been raised in a TV-free environment.

Now that all but one child is gone, I still won't get cable, Dish, or DirecTV. It's just plain not worth it. So what do I do? I watch M*A*S*H - all 11 years, I've seen them a thousand times and love 'em.

http://www.hulu.com

Guest

10/30/2009, 3:27:52 AM

By the way, Friday Night Lights started up yesterday. It is one of the best shows of all time.

BYUROCKS

11/3/2009, 1:54:53 AM

I find The Legend of the Seeker enjoyable

BoiseBYU

11/3/2009, 5:29:25 AM

To quote John Denver, "blow up the TV" and the read a good book: Three Cups of Tea; Mountains Beyond Mountains; A Brief History on Time; The Creators; The Discoverers; A Thread of Grace; Mila 18; Shogun; 1776; Roots; Jesus the Christ (alltime favorite)

Mars

11/3/2009, 10:33:07 AM

BYUROCKS wrote:
I find The Legend of the Seeker enjoyable

Never heard of it. What channel is it on, and what's it about?

Guest

11/3/2009, 3:21:10 PM

BoiseBYU wrote:
To quote John Denver, "blow up the TV" and the read a good book: Three Cups of Tea; Mountains Beyond Mountains; A Brief History on Time; The Creators; The Discoverers; A Thread of Grace; Mila 18; Shogun; 1776; Roots; Jesus the Christ (alltime favorite)

You need to start a book recommendation thread. I can agree that Shogun, 1776, and Jesus the Christ are all great books.

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