Your favorite show.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

If there's a thread for this, I haven't seen it.
but my favorite show was always MST3K. At least when Joel was still on it. Max just wasn't very funny.:\

[executioneer]

mike

[Fathom Zero]

I don't really watch TV anymore. When I move out, I'm gonna get XM Radio and basic cable.

And illegally download episodes of Swat Kats.

[Esuohlim]

Arrested Development

[Pub Lover]

The show I currently spend the week most looking forward to is Stargate SG-1.

While there are several science fiction shows I enjoy watching, the reason I look forward to this one is because it has reached that point in a shows life where it's popularity keeps it running long beyond the sensible ideas of the writers can sustain it. This leads to increasingly stupid and nonsensical happenings.

If it still existed, this season of SG-1 would be the subject of an article by me on Esuohlim.com

[Dr. Octogonopus]

mike

My point exactly. He sucked, so I can't remember his name. But he sucked.

[executioneer]

no he didnt he was the head writer of the show when joel was hosting >: >: >:

[Dr. Octogonopus]

But he didn't have the stage presence like Joel. Mike wasn't as motivated in his acting. Joel was just funnier and more believable.
.... As believable as it gets on MST3K.

[executioneer]

well he may not have had as much charisma but the later episodes are still good

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Am I the only one here thats getting sick of people ABBREVIATING MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 EVERY SINGLE TIME !?!? EVERY TIME

[WhiteRat]

Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Yeah, fuck the Stop and Chat.

[executioneer]

my favorite is battlestar galactica 2006

[Obscurus Lupa]

Doctor Who.



...and Big Wolf on Campus.

[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

Caught the first season if the new Dr. Who. Loved it, just never kept up with it. I loved the first season of Dexter. I think my all time favorite series ever was Six Feet Under.

[Zomboid]

Favorite show right now is probably Dexter. The first season was amazing. Second season was really good too, but not as good. Breaking bad is pretty good too.

[MetalMilitia]

Probably The Office (an American workplace) right now. The first series was dreadful but the rest are fantastic. The problem was they were trying too hard to be the same as the English Office in S1, while in S2, S3 and S4 it really becomes its own show.

I can't wait for the Arrested Development film, though.

[Wild Wallace]

SPACE GHOST.

[Geggy]

Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Yeah, fuck the Stop and Chat.

Did you see the one with the deaf girl and the rat dog from last season? That was fucking awesome.

Family guy, american dad, my name is earl, and some sports. Once in a while, I like to watch seinfeld repeats and trick my truck although its not as good as it used to be with the original chrome shop mafia.

[liquidstatik]

:lol

[Geggy]

yeah i get that a lot

[WhiteRat]

Did you see the one with the deaf girl and the rat dog from last season? That was fucking awesome.

I just bought season 6 on dvd. The season finale is hilarious, especially the last few minutes or so.

[layla17]

Dexter is my favorite show by far.

[BLEU]

Beakman's World.

And Mike was so much better than Joel.

[Kitsa]

I preferred Joel.

My all-time favorite is Father Ted. Father Jack is my hero...I hope if I get old I'll be just like him.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Father Ted was awesome. Too bad they haven't been running old episodes on the Comedy Channel for years :(.
It has become a bit cliched to say this, but I'd say the early to mid 90's run of Simpsons is my favorite. I'm a big fan of Seinfeld, The Kids In The Hall, King of the Hill, and a number of Adult Swim cartoons, but it always comes back to the Simpsons for me.

[BLEU]

It has become a bit cliched to say this, but I'd say the early to mid 90's run of Simpsons is my favorite. I'm a big fan of Seinfeld, The Kids In The Hall, King of the Hill, and a number of Adult Swim cartoons, it always comes back to the Simpsons for me.

I knew you'd include KITH.

I like most of those shows, too. 90's Simpsons rocked. It was cool 'cause it was like the one thing my brother and I agreed on and could talk about. That said, I haven't watched a new episode of The Simpsons since that trip to Italy/return of Sideshow Bob episode. That was just... not funny. Like, whoa.:melt

[Dr. Boogie]

Arrested Development and MST3K are probably my favs.

And Mike was far better than Joel. He had a much better delivery, and he didn't sound like he was always on the verge of falling asleep like poor Joel.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Joel had soul, if you'll pardon the pun. Whenever he spoke, you could really tell he was bored and truly needed those robots and old movies and pop references.

[BurntToShreds]

I have to decide between Samurai Jack and Megas XLR. You have no idea how hard that is.

[Pandajuice]

I'm one of the biggest Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans there is, and I used to prefer Joel before I watched more of Mike. I now prefer Mike much much more than Joel. I just find Mike to be more personable, more talented, and funnier. He also has better chemistry with the other actors. Apparantly, Joel was a jerk and a prima donna which made it hard for the other actors (especially Kevin Murphy [Tom Servo]) to work with him and it shows. And it's painfully obvious by the 5th season that Joel wanted nothing more to do with MST3k. Once Mike took over, you can almost see everyone's faces looking more relaxed and the show became a lot funnier.

I love both of them though to be honest, and I love every episode of MST3k. It's by far my favourite TV show ever. I'm also a big fan of Family Guy.
Shows that I'm impressed by right now though are Dexter, and the BBC's Robin Hood.

[Kitsa]

Joel had something about him that was very endearing. Even if it was his really early SNL comedy stuff, he always had this look about him as if he'd just rolled out of bed and stumbled onto the stage.

I was always mystified by the red satin heart he'd wear onstage during the comedy routines. He kept going back and touching it absently. I wonder if it was code to someone, like Carol Burnett pulling on her ear.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Firstly, I looked on the internet. Mike IS the better host of MST3K.
Secondly, Get Smart is my favorite show. I saw they're making a movie version with Steve Carell. I think it's a pretty good choice

[ElPila666]

Is there any new SCI-FI show as good as Eerie Indiana or The X-Files?

[ElPila666]

I'm older than 20 and i enjoy watching the japanese anime called Lucky Star, am i a perv?

[Pub Lover]

yes

[ElPila666]

I must say, i nearly wank myself by watching the chapter 6 :sick

[Pub Lover]

ewww, sick to my stomach :x

[ElPila666]

Did you ever get horny with She-Ra?, i know i do

[MetalMilitia]

Is there any new SCI-FI show as good as Eerie Indiana or The X-Files?

People are always telling me how good Battlestar Galactica and Heroes are. Not really the same sort of thing though.

[Pandajuice]

Heroes is pretty good. It takes a committment though because it can drag on at times, especially the first couple episodes of each season when they're setting up all the future action. It's a good show as a whole as long as you're not looking to be impressed by every single episode and have a decent attention span.

[Dr. Boogie]

Joel had soul, if you'll pardon the pun. Whenever he spoke, you could really tell he was bored and truly needed those robots and old movies and pop references.

Precisely, he always sounded bored. Perhaps that was just his characterization, but it was still annoying.


And learn what a pun is, for god's sake.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

I've been taking tests all week, I don't wanna be...... englishly correct for now. :P
Yes, I said englishly on purpose. Shut up about it.

[GADZOOKS]

why don't you shutup about it

I don't have a favorite show of all time but here are my favorite shows of different times. Obviously some of these dropped in quality over the years but at their peak they were the best thing on TV.

This is all required viewing

The Kids in the Hall
Get a Life
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Simpsons
The Adventures of Pete and Pete
Mr. Show
Arrested Development
Seinfeld
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Taxi
Law & Order: SVU
The Tom Green Show
Home Movies
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
SCTV (and to a lesser extent early SNL)
The Wire
Beavis and Butthead
Stella
Tim and Eric: Awesome Show Great Job (and Tim and Eric Night Live)
The Office

[Fathom Zero]

Never got into Stella.

But The Wire, damn.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Oh, Malcom in the Middle is a good show, too. Juvenile, but funny.

[Pandajuice]

Haha Pete and Pete was awesome. I really miss all those Nickelodeon shows from the early 90s. Salute Your Shorts and Hey Dude are classics and should never be forgotten.

[Esuohlim]

I used to base nearly all of my DVD purchases and TV viewing on Jixby's preferences (which were correct 99% of the time) and GADZOOKS' list jogged my memory about this. :(

And I've heard nothing but amazing things about The Wire, but seeing as though that I've never watched a TV drama in my life I'm a bit hesitant.

But if Jixby likes it, :eek

[GADZOOKS]

Haha Pete and Pete was awesome. I really miss all those Nickelodeon shows from the early 90s. Salute Your Shorts and Hey Dude are classics and should never be forgotten.

I did too but those did NOT age well with time. Pete and Pete on the otherhand did.

TV viewing on Jixby's preferences (which were correct 99% of the time) and GADZOOKS' list jogged my memory about this

I'm his parachute account.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1889/jerryseinfeldsmalleyesuj9.jpg

[ElPila666]

I'll love if someone create a sitcom that would be something like "Alf meets Titus", two of the comedy shows that i love most, Dharma & Greg was good too, Fox have cancelled many of my favourites shows, like one that was like The Blair Witch Project, where a group of persons investigate paranormal cases, and they filmed all with their cameras, thats the blair witch part, i don't remember the name of the show.
Penner & Teller: Bullshit was funny, i'm so sad that they doesn't broadcast it anymore in here.

[BurntToShreds]

Tim and Eric: Awesome Show Great Job


Surely, you jest. The way I see it, [as] only put that show on the air as punishment for low anime ratings.

[Esuohlim]

Surely, you jest. The way I see it, [as] only put that show on the air as punishment for low anime ratings.

If anime ratings are indeed low, then I'll compromise with the cancelling of Tim & Eric if every anime on the planet is also cancelled indefinitely. >:

[executioneer]

i consider the hordes of anime fans who hate it an added bonus to an already high level of quality comedy

[Dommin]

I'm not even that much of an anime fan, and I hate that show.

Anyway, my list of shows:

Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Metalocalypse.
Mythbusters.
Dirty Jobs.
Good Eats.
Penn & Teller's Bullshit!
Clone High.
Sealab 2021.
Cartoon Planet.
Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Ugh, I love a lot of anime(s?), but I have to keep quiet about it at my school, because all the other anime fans give us a bad name, wearing googles and chinese dresses out of context, and naruto headbands on their asses, and whatnot. Damn retards.

[Grislygus]

Yeah. Damn all those other kids

I hear they have tree rape in some of those debaucherous anime shows, better watch out

[Pandajuice]

Good call on Mythbusters Dommin (see my signature). Although I like the English narrator they put on here rather than the American one. Not looking forward to hearing him again after I move back to the states. :/

[BLEU]

Why the hell would they switch the narrator for the U.K.? Are they, like, retarded?

It's the same language.

[Sam]

WONDERFALLS >:
ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR. >:
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? >:
EERIE, INDIANA >:

ALSO I FUCKING LOVE PUSHING DAISES. >:

[executioneer]

the edge
the l.a. connection presents: mad movies

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Tim and Eric is a great show. I used to like anime....but after seeing Inuyasha 600 times it's annoying. Only reason for that to be on is the Inuyasha drinking game. 1 drink for a main chars name, 1 drink for tetseiga beeing mentioned, 1 drink for demon being mentioned. Very small amount of rules but it's like playing power hour in 20 mins. If they do back to back episodes you'll good to go in the evening.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

WONDERFALLS >:


Is wonderfalls the one with Kaylie from Firefly and Space cases?

[Sam]

She was in it for like four episodes.

[Dr. Octogonopus]

Yeah, I can't stand those shows that are pretty much hundreds of pointless, worn out plot lines, like when Ranma 1/2 started to get worn out too long. It can start out to be pretty good, but later on it's just like they needed to quit while they were ahead, instead of ruining it completely.

[ElPila666]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

[Pandajuice]

Why the hell would they switch the narrator for the U.K.? Are they, like, retarded?

It's the same language.

I have no idea really. They do it with almost every show wherever possible. British shows get dubbed over with an American narrator when shown in the states too, so it goes both ways.

I guess stupid TV execs feel like viewers would tune out if the narrator wasn't speaking in their accent even though no one else is dubbed over (Jaime and Adam speak in their own voices). To be fair, there are a few instances where American english varies from British english (for instance, toilet = loo and truck = lorry. And they use stones and kilograms instead of pounds) but not nearly enough to where anyone would say "wtf is this narrator saying! Kilo-wha?"

[Krythor]

Mystery Science Theater, Arrested Development, Stella, Pete & Pete, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Beavis & Butthead, Duckman, Spaced, Father Ted, The X-files, Space Ghost, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Tim and Eric, Wonder Showzen, Xavier: Renegade Angel. I think all of these are essential, but I definately think that Tim and Eric Nite Live is better than anything that's actually on Cartoon Network; the episodes filmed after they came back from their Christmas break are especially fantastic.

I have started buying the DVD sets and watching the X-files again, and go through stretches where I wonder why it was ever a favourite show of mine; but there are enough great episodes of it for me to still just about see why I watched it every week.

I WANT to add King of the Hill to the list, but episodes range from being the most hilarious thing on TV to being a complete snooze. Similarly I want to add Pee-Wee's Playhouse, but that's really more out of respect for it than because it's entertaining to watch. It can be amazing but alot of times I have to admit I'm too old to be taught sums, even if it is with claymation or whatever.

THE IRONIC LIST: BATMAN, STAR TREK.

[Krythor]

To be fair, there are a few instances where American english varies from British english (for instance, toilet = loo

I find this offensive. You think we never call it a toilet? You creep.

[executioneer]

bathroom or restroom vs loo/toilet would be more accurate i think

[executioneer]

i still really enjoy batman TAS :( mark hamill is the best joker ever

[Pandajuice]

It was just an example you retards. And nowhere did I say Brits ONLY call it a loo for Christ sake. In fact, you people also call it a watercloset (WC), dunny, and bog.

Hi, I live in England at this very moment so you can trust that I'm not talking out of my ass. For the terminally slow or otherwise debilitatingly angry readers, I can list more examples that you may find less offensive or more accurate.
Aluminium vs Aluminum, Swimming costume vs Swim[ming] suit, dinner vs lunch, tea vs dinner, jumper vs sweater, trainers vs sneakers; need I go on? Have you grasped the over-arching point yet?

[GADZOOKS]

Well I'm talking to Gordon Brown right now and not only does he call a toilet a toliet, he calls a you a big jerk.

[Dommin]

Good call on Mythbusters Dommin (see my signature). Although I like the English narrator they put on here rather than the American one. Not looking forward to hearing him again after I move back to the states. :/

I'm rather fond of the American Narrator. Then again, he does pretty much every Discovery Channel show, so I'm just really used to his voice.

[Fat_Hippo]

dinner vs lunch

Wait a minute...do the americans call dinner lunch, or lunch dinner, or do the english call dinner lunch, or lunch dinner...and now I've got my panties in a bunch. Thanks A LOT!

[MetalMilitia]

You have breakfast (7AM-9AM)-> lunch (12AM-1PM)-> dinner(aka supper, tea) (5PM-7PM).

[Pandajuice]

It is confusing Fat_Hippo, as is a lot of British English. Let me try to break it down:

Breakfast is breakfast everywhere.
Americans call the next meal "lunch" whereas Brits call it "dinner".
Americans call the evening meal "dinner" or "supper" whereas Brits call it "tea".*
Brits also have a snack or something to eat before bed which they call "supper". I guess it would be equivalent to a "midnight snack" in American.

Wait. Wasn't this thread supposed to be about TV shows?

*They also drink copious amounts of the liquid tea in Britain to make it even more confusing when you visit someone's home in the evening.
"Would you like some tea?"
"What exactly do you mean by, 'tea'? Food or drink?"

[Pub Lover]

You have breakfast (7AM-9AM)-> lunch (12AM-1PM)-> dinner(aka supper, tea) (5PM-7PM).

The lunch/dinner/tea issue varies depending what part of the UK you are unfairly imprisoned in.

[Krythor]

I bet Panda has Geobbels approved political cartoons he's photoshopped to be about British people.

Don't trust this racist!

[Pandajuice]

*Sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Bogey_March)*

Hitler has only got one ball
Goering has two, but very small
Himmler is somewhat sim'lar
But poor ol' Goebbels has no balls at all!

[ElPila666]

Oh man Sledge Hammer was a cool show too.