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Post by jmodlinc on Jun 3, 2010 18:48:58 GMT -5
If you had to pick one, what would you choose as your absolute favorite television show to come along thus far?
For me, it ultimately would have to be a tie between both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spin-off "Angel" (side note: basically, the way Ted feels about "Lost" approaches the level of love and/or passion I have for both of these series).
I of course love quite a few others, but I'm 99.8% certain the above two shows would be at the top of of my list.
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Post by Captain Midnight on Jun 3, 2010 21:06:44 GMT -5
Wow. That's a rough one. I don't have an all time favorite. Probably my favorite in production right now is The Venture Bros. On my all time short list would be Ren & Stimpy, The Bugs Bunny and Road Runner Show, Twilight Zone (the original series), UFO ( I thought that show was the shiznit back in the day. It didn't hold up well with time), Doctor Who (both old and new series), The Simpsons (Yes, it's still funny to me), Star Trek, Dexter, Red Dwarf and The League of Gentlemen.
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Post by mudoogul on Jun 4, 2010 7:31:10 GMT -5
Profit is the one television show that I always wish would come back.
Some of what I enjoy now ...
SITCOM: Big Bang Theory Community Cougar Town How I Met Your Mother It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
DRAMA: Burn Notice Dexter Fringe Warehouse 13 Weeds
REALITY: Big Brother (US & UK) Hell's Kitchen Masterchef Australia Survivor
MISC: Mythbusters Pawn Stars
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Post by gurumatt on Jun 4, 2010 8:51:09 GMT -5
I have to say the out and out winner for me has to be The Wire. Closely followed by the sopranos. I think both seasons didn't out stay their welcome. I also really enjoy the first three seasons of 24 but it does go down hill so much so that I gave up on the latest season. Also love the twilight zone B&W classics. Also some may have guessed I like twin peaks. Also like the BBC ghost stories for Christmas.
Other shows I enjoy are: seinfield, curb, arrested development, fraiser, big brother uk(I know but I can't help myself).
Also a shout out for The Inbetweeners as it brings back the old days at school in the uk. Well worth searching YouTube for clips if you've never seen it or want to see what school is like in the UK.
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Post by saltychuck on Jun 4, 2010 9:57:14 GMT -5
The short answer is Futurama. No show for me has ever come close to meaning as much to me. The other candidates for my favorite show would be: The Simpsons, Arrested Development, the X-men, Firefly, and a lot of History/Discovery channel documentaries.
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Post by deckard on Jun 4, 2010 12:20:38 GMT -5
Overall: The Prisoner (Do I have to clarify I'm refering to the original?)
Others: The Sopranos, 24, Edge Of Darkness, The X-Files, Spaced and Life On Mars/Ashes To Ashes
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Post by jmodlinc on Jun 4, 2010 19:39:00 GMT -5
Awesome -- that'd be right just after my top one-two punch choice, certainly (and, as far as canceled series go, may just be at the top).
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Post by kingstownted on Jun 4, 2010 20:01:24 GMT -5
Awesome -- that'd be right just after my top one-two punch choice, certainly (and, as far as canceled series go, may just be at the top). I discovered Firefly pretty far after the fact (Serenity was already on DVD), so never really felt the sting of the cancellation but I can honestly say it was one of the most promising sci-fi series I've ever seen. Right down the line, every character had potential (well, except for Inara). Wash may have been a bit one-dimensional but Tudyk had enough charisma to pull it off. Mal was one of the best characters ever, period! It's absolutely criminal how underappreciated Nathan Fillion is still. In spite of it's neutered run, I would still rate the show in my top 10 of all time based purely on the amazing potential. * it was a show that could carry this odd Whedon-esque humourous tone through the majority of an episode and yet when it came time, Mal establishes his position as captain of the ship to Jayne by threatening to put him out an airlock and it suddenly became absolutely gripping in an instant.
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Post by saltychuck on Jun 4, 2010 23:17:18 GMT -5
Awesome -- that'd be right just after my top one-two punch choice, certainly (and, as far as canceled series go, may just be at the top). I discovered Firefly pretty far after the fact (Serenity was already on DVD), so never really felt the sting of the cancellation but I can honestly say it was one of the most promising sci-fi series I've ever seen. Right down the line, every character had potential (well, except for Inara). Wash may have been a bit one-dimensional but Tudyk had enough charisma to pull it off. Mal was one of the best characters ever, period! It's absolutely criminal how underappreciated Nathan Fillion is still. In spite of it's neutered run, I would still rate the show in my top 10 of all time based purely on the amazing potential. * it was a show that could carry this odd Whedon-esque humourous tone through the majority of an episode and yet when it came time, Mal establishes his position as captain of the ship to Jayne by threatening to put him out an airlock and it suddenly became absolutely gripping in an instant. Interestingly enough, I just watched through Firefly for the first time in the past 3 weeks or so. The fact that I rank it so high on my "Favorite TV shows" just goes to show how much I enjoyed the ride. At least it was able to get a big screen send off. Simon was probably my least favorite character, and Kaylee was my favorite. She was just so adorable.
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Post by misterd on Jun 5, 2010 1:51:09 GMT -5
I discovered Firefly pretty far after the fact (Serenity was already on DVD), so never really felt the sting of the cancellation but I can honestly say it was one of the most promising sci-fi series I've ever seen. Right down the line, every character had potential (well, except for Inara). Wash may have been a bit one-dimensional but Tudyk had enough charisma to pull it off. Mal was one of the best characters ever, period! It's absolutely criminal how underappreciated Nathan Fillion is still. In spite of it's neutered run, I would still rate the show in my top 10 of all time based purely on the amazing potential. * it was a show that could carry this odd Whedon-esque humourous tone through the majority of an episode and yet when it came time, Mal establishes his position as captain of the ship to Jayne by threatening to put him out an airlock and it suddenly became absolutely gripping in an instant. Interestingly enough, I just watched through Firefly for the first time in the past 3 weeks or so. The fact that I rank it so high on my "Favorite TV shows" just goes to show how much I enjoyed the ride. At least it was able to get a big screen send off. Simon was probably my least favorite character, and Kaylee was my favorite. She was just so adorable. Kaylee is sorta what I wanted Willow to grow up to be, before she went all lesbo-witch on us.
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Post by jmodlinc on Jun 5, 2010 5:46:19 GMT -5
Awesome -- that'd be right just after my top one-two punch choice, certainly (and, as far as canceled series go, may just be at the top). I discovered Firefly pretty far after the fact (Serenity was already on DVD), so never really felt the sting of the cancellation but I can honestly say it was one of the most promising sci-fi series I've ever seen. Right down the line, every character had potential (well, except for Inara). Wash may have been a bit one-dimensional but Tudyk had enough charisma to pull it off. Mal was one of the best characters ever, period! It's absolutely criminal how underappreciated Nathan Fillion is still. In spite of it's neutered run, I would still rate the show in my top 10 of all time based purely on the amazing potential. * it was a show that could carry this odd Whedon-esque humourous tone through the majority of an episode and yet when it came time, Mal establishes his position as captain of the ship to Jayne by threatening to put him out an airlock and it suddenly became absolutely gripping in an instant. I personally never found any of the characters to be one-dimensional and I am just as much of a fan of Inara as any other character, pretty much (to me, one of Whedon's greatest talents is creating layered, believable, all-too-human characters). Interestingly enough, I just watched through Firefly for the first time in the past 3 weeks or so. The fact that I rank it so high on my "Favorite TV shows" just goes to show how much I enjoyed the ride. At least it was able to get a big screen send off. Simon was probably my least favorite character, and Kaylee was my favorite. She was just so adorable. Kaylee is sorta what I wanted Willow to grow up to be, before she went all lesbo-witch on us. What is wrong with how Willow developed after she realized she was lesbian?
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Post by misterd on Jun 5, 2010 12:31:50 GMT -5
I discovered Firefly pretty far after the fact (Serenity was already on DVD), so never really felt the sting of the cancellation but I can honestly say it was one of the most promising sci-fi series I've ever seen. Right down the line, every character had potential (well, except for Inara). Wash may have been a bit one-dimensional but Tudyk had enough charisma to pull it off. Mal was one of the best characters ever, period! It's absolutely criminal how underappreciated Nathan Fillion is still. In spite of it's neutered run, I would still rate the show in my top 10 of all time based purely on the amazing potential. * it was a show that could carry this odd Whedon-esque humourous tone through the majority of an episode and yet when it came time, Mal establishes his position as captain of the ship to Jayne by threatening to put him out an airlock and it suddenly became absolutely gripping in an instant. I personally never found any of the characters to be one-dimensional and I am just as much of a fan of Inara as any other character, pretty much (to me, one of Whedon's greatest talents is creating layered, believable, all-too-human characters). Kaylee is sorta what I wanted Willow to grow up to be, before she went all lesbo-witch on us. What is wrong with how Willow developed after she realized she was lesbian? [/quote] Did I say there was? I said that Kaylee was what I wanted Willow to grow up to be BEFORE she went lesbo-witch - ie before her character changed direction in seasons 3 and 4. Once she had gone that way, there was no point in wanting her to grow up to be a Kaylee-type character.
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Post by bigmac on Jun 5, 2010 12:49:37 GMT -5
Whedon's early shows (Buffy, Angel and Firefly) are tied for the number two slot. I know, I'm really straddling the fence here, but I can pull out any disc from any of those shows and have a great time watching it. Not many shows hold up so well to repeat view as those three.
However, taking the lead by a hair is The Outer Limits. I know it's sci fi, but that show consistently scared the living shit out of me when I was a kid. Even now, I still get a chill down my spine where I hear that voice say, "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture....."
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Post by misterd on Jun 7, 2010 0:41:28 GMT -5
Whedon's early shows (Buffy, Angel and Firefly) are tied for the number two slot. I know, I'm really straddling the fence here, but I can pull out any disc from any of those shows and have a great time watching it. Not many shows hold up so well to repeat view as those three. However, taking the lead by a hair is The Outer Limits. I know it's sci fi, but that show consistently scared the living shit out of me when I was a kid. Even now, I still get a chill down my spine where I hear that voice say, "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture....." I am sloooowly making my way through the series. The earliest eps were a bit repetetive in the focus on nuclear war (given the period it makes sense though), and I generally don't like the hour long format. Some eps really shine through, but many just feel padded. Its weird, but I feel like I could sit through five Twilight Zone's much more easily than two Outer Limits's, simply because of the shorter episode length.
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Post by jmodlinc on Jun 7, 2010 17:20:12 GMT -5
Whedon's early shows (Buffy, Angel and Firefly) are tied for the number two slot. I know, I'm really straddling the fence here, but I can pull out any disc from any of those shows and have a great time watching it. Not many shows hold up so well to repeat view as those three. However, taking the lead by a hair is The Outer Limits. I know it's sci fi, but that show consistently scared the living shit out of me when I was a kid. Even now, I still get a chill down my spine where I hear that voice say, "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture....." I am sloooowly making my way through the series. The earliest eps were a bit repetetive in the focus on nuclear war (given the period it makes sense though), and I generally don't like the hour long format. Some eps really shine through, but many just feel padded. Its weird, but I feel like I could sit through five Twilight Zone's much more easily than two Outer Limits's, simply because of the shorter episode length. How can you be a fan of movies if you prefer much shorter content? Or does it only apply to TV shows for some reason?
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