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I need some TV Show recommendations

Started by RPGPundit, June 09, 2009, 02:56:21 PM

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RPGPundit

June 09, 2009, 02:56:21 PM
My viewing list is growing short, what with my having seen most of the current seasons of most of the shows I'm into, and I'm looking for ideas for new things to try out watching.

This is what I've been viewing currently, and should give an idea of what I enjoy:
South Park
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Venture Bros.
The Tudors
House
Big Love
Heroes
Survivors
Dexter
True Blood

Doctor Who, obviously, and Sarah Jane

Plus I watch smarter comedy shows like the Daily Show, Colbert, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Ok, suggest away!

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#1
June 09, 2009, 03:56:01 PM
Tough to find anything for the next few months other than DVD's. Summer is TV Hell. May I recommend:

Weeds
Penn & Teller Bullshit
Californication
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#2
June 09, 2009, 04:42:35 PM
Primeval
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jeff37923

#3
June 09, 2009, 05:43:48 PM
My only suggestions are DVDs at this point, nothing is really turning me on the cable channels.
"Meh."

Tahmoh

#4
June 09, 2009, 07:54:27 PM
Reaper and chuck if u can find em should fit your tastes quite well, other than that maybe give the new scifi show warehouse 13 a look once it begins early july.

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#5
June 10, 2009, 08:31:46 AM
Quote from: Ronin;307330Primeval

Second that. If you like intelligent programming BBC in general should be up your alley. Unlike the U.S. they don't cater to the lowest common IQ with their TV. Well, not to the extent we do anyways.
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#6
June 10, 2009, 12:17:42 PM
oh eyh primeval would definitly be of interest to the pundit :)

Joey2k

#7
June 10, 2009, 01:03:04 PM
If you like House, you might like Mental.  Take Dr. Gregory House with the usual wacky off the wall treatment of patients, only in a mental hospital, and he's not as big of a jerk, more of a doofus.
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#8
June 10, 2009, 01:25:08 PM
Although it doesn't fit in with anything on your list, i'm going to recommend Pacific anyway. It's a BBC natural history programme - so you know it's going to be good. Beautiful and informative.

Regarding Primeval, it's decent mindless fun - and a tad more grisly and scary than Dr.Who (they almost invariably go head to head in the UK). It's started to stretch my credulity a bit too much during the recently finished 3rd series, but you could certainly do worse.

Dunno whether you've caught Spooks at all - more crudulity stretching here, but good fun.

On the history front, have you seen The Devil's Whore? Cromwellian drama.

jswa

#9
June 10, 2009, 02:10:42 PM
I suggested The Tudors to you back in the day.

Give Carnivale a try. It only has two seasons but it was great while it lasted.

boulet

#10
June 10, 2009, 02:36:55 PM
+1 for Carnivale

Ronin

#11
June 10, 2009, 03:52:34 PM
Quote from: One Horse Town;307466Dunno whether you've caught Spooks at all - more crudulity stretching here, but good fun.

I'll second Spooks (aka MI5 here on our side of the pond)
Is it still running in the UK? I havent seen a new episode in a while? FOr that matter even an old one. The only British TV I get is BBC America. I'm afraid it might not have been to popular with the neaderthals here in the US. So they might have pulled it.
Oh and OHT if you think those shows are kind of mindless fun. Dont watch broadcast TV here in the US. It will melt your mind with idiocy.
Been that way a long time too.:(
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#12
June 10, 2009, 05:53:56 PM
Bullshit I've seen and love. Ditto with The Devil's Whore.
I saw Primeval, and Carnivale, and didn't care for either.
I saw the first episode of Mental the other day, so far I was not very impressed.

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#13
June 11, 2009, 01:45:18 AM
Try Life on Mars (BBC for the win). Really refreshing.
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#14
June 11, 2009, 11:04:43 AM
Quote from: Ronin;307502I'll second Spooks (aka MI5 here on our side of the pond)
Is it still running in the UK? I havent seen a new episode in a while? FOr that matter even an old one. (

Yeah, it's still going strong. It's nicely refreshing that they have a fair turn-over of characters on the show instead of sticking with the same ones forever.
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