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Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 11, 2005, 06:26:13 AM
We're getting only a little percentage of the TV series produced in the US, and usualy have to wait a few years before these few get here (They're still showing "Magnum PI" on national TV here :rolleyes:  )

So, I've been digging a few series on the intardnet, and found the following to be ok.


Sandman (or was it Nash) recommended "Cut" or something similar (can't remember now) but that isn't my thing...

I'm mainly looking for good SF type of series (BSG was great... but short!)

Any recomendations?
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nilsen on May 11, 2005, 06:46:42 AM
Lost is good (on here now)
24 is ok (in its 3d or 4th season now)
4400 is starting here on may 26th.
six feet under sounds familiar.
Dont think ive heard of Taken


Not sure what your question was, but im such a filthy attention potato that ill do anything for abit of exposure


have a nice day

:aok   <---- gotta love him!
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 11, 2005, 06:52:48 AM
Gimme good (new) series name, pretty please :)

(Wussat clear enough for ya sailor boy?) :D
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nilsen on May 11, 2005, 06:54:03 AM
Falcon Crest :)
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 11, 2005, 06:56:03 AM
<--- Gotta love this one! :D
Title: TV Series
Post by: Skuzzy on May 11, 2005, 07:26:00 AM
Stargate SG-1 is still one of my favorites.

SF series are dieing fast here.  People have to watch others in more misery than themselves so all we are getting are these lousy *reality* shows anymore.

Canada seems to be the only place still cranking out good sci-fi.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 11, 2005, 07:30:24 AM
Canada? I was talking SF, not SM Skuzzy ;)
(What good Canadian series are you talking about?)

I couldn't get into "SG-1" everytime I see Dean-Anderson, I think he's going to make a Titan rocket out of a TP roll & a couple of matches... my buddy at work is realy into it & has all 7 seasons on DVD.

I was watching Star Trek enterprize for a while, but it got boring fast...
Title: TV Series
Post by: CyranoAH on May 11, 2005, 08:23:10 AM
- Lost, of course
- BSG, 2nd season starts this july
- Desperate Housewives (not bad for a funny, dark soap)
- House
- Arrested Development (catch the first two seasons from bittorrent)

edit: oops you said SF... not much at the moment I'm afraid... if you count Medium and Revelations as SF, then there's 2 :P

Daniel
Title: TV Series
Post by: moot on May 11, 2005, 08:36:32 AM
Shame they canned Good versus evil on SF.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 11, 2005, 08:50:28 AM
Thank you everyone!
Title: TV Series
Post by: Monk on May 11, 2005, 12:03:43 PM
deperate housewives
sapranos
deadwood

all are being shown here in germany.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Skuzzy on May 11, 2005, 03:26:52 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Saintaw
Canada? I was talking SF, not SM Skuzzy ;)
(What good Canadian series are you talking about?)

I couldn't get into "SG-1" everytime I see Dean-Anderson, I think he's going to make a Titan rocket out of a TP roll & a couple of matches... my buddy at work is realy into it & has all 7 seasons on DVD.

I was watching Star Trek enterprize for a while, but it got boring fast...

Damn near every *original* series and all the original movies on Sci-Fi channel comes out of Canada.

Andromeda (eye-candy makes it ok)
Both Stargate series (SG-1 and Atlantis)
Battlestar Galactica

Enterprise has been cancelled so this week's 2 hour finale is the last one.



Desparate Howives?  You have got to be kidding?
Title: TV Series
Post by: Bluedog on May 11, 2005, 11:56:30 PM
Firefly

Best SF series to air in the last ten years.
By far.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Sandman on May 12, 2005, 12:19:07 AM
Hmmm... never heard of "Cut".

I've got a few friends that rave about "Smallville" but I haven't watched it.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nash on May 12, 2005, 12:27:16 AM
It was Nip/Tuck.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Roscoroo on May 12, 2005, 12:28:59 AM
Farscape ruled ... to bad its done .. BSG sorta fills in but its not the same .

SG-1 just doesnt have enough glue for me.
Title: TV Series
Post by: mora on May 12, 2005, 03:05:46 AM
"The Shield" is pretty good cop series. Also check out "Rescue Me".
Title: TV Series
Post by: rpm on May 12, 2005, 03:12:44 AM
Ditto on "The Shield". FX has come out with some good originals. "Rescue Me" and "Nip/Tuck" are great, too.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 12, 2005, 03:20:39 AM
Good stuff lads :)

Nash, I don't know why I always mistake you with Sandman... I have the same thing with Toad/Towd (that's bound to make one of those two happy)

Must be ... too much...wheat... in too little brain of mine.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Spooky on May 12, 2005, 04:55:57 AM
Quote
Originally posted by mora
"The Shield" is pretty good cop series.


The Shield rocks ! brillant, well written, dark and violent...

I'd have loved to see a NYPD blue/the Shield crossover, just to have a child molester locked in an interview room with Andy Sipowicz and Vic Mackey !
Title: TV Series
Post by: mora on May 12, 2005, 04:58:19 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Spooky
The Shield rocks ! brillant, well written, dark and violent...

I'd have loved to see a NYPD blue/the Shield crossover, just to have a child molester locked in an interview room with Andy Sipowicz and Vic Mackey !


**** Yeah!
Title: TV Series
Post by: Regular on May 12, 2005, 07:17:31 AM
Mr.Romance is great.
Title: TV Series
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 12, 2005, 07:32:14 AM
There arent too many regular TV shows I watch.
And there arent many. if any I catch on a reular basis (usually forget they're on)

But when I remember I try to catch  this one

HOUSE (http://www.fox.com/house/)

Damn good show

Others I'll watch when I remember.

"That 70's Show"

The Original "CSI"

"Lost"

And the second half hour of "The Contender"
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nash on May 12, 2005, 08:44:21 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Saintaw
Nash, I don't know why I always mistake you with Sandman...


Here's a little trick to tell the difference.

If it's some kind of rant, argument, knock on Bush, illogical train of thought....

Then that would be Sandman.

I'm the nice one.
Title: TV Series
Post by: lazs2 on May 12, 2005, 08:55:32 AM
deadwood
firefly
the shield

those are the ones I care to watch.  

As I recall... good vs evil wasn't bad.

lazs
Title: TV Series
Post by: nuchpatrick on May 12, 2005, 09:15:34 AM
I like "House" The Doctor is a real salamander but I like it lol..
It's Fox's version of "ER" which I think sucked.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Sandman on May 12, 2005, 10:01:59 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Nash
It was Nip/Tuck.



My wife is hooked on that show. I can take it or leave it. :)
Title: TV Series
Post by: Sandman on May 12, 2005, 10:02:54 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Nash
Here's a little trick to tell the difference.

If it's some kind of rant, argument, knock on Bush, illogical train of thought....

Then that would be Sandman.

I'm the nice one.


Ouch... that left a mark. ;)
Title: TV Series
Post by: midnight Target on May 12, 2005, 10:36:58 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Nash
Here's a little trick to tell the difference.

If it's some kind of rant, argument, knock on Bush, illogical train of thought....

Then that would be Sandman.

I'm the nice one.


Yea sure... but no one has ever seen both of you at the same party together..... hmmmmmmm?
Title: TV Series
Post by: lazs2 on May 12, 2005, 02:31:59 PM
an even more disturbing thought...

What if MT doesn't really even have a wife?   What if most of the things he prints are really him saying them and he actually suffers from some rare transgender disorder?

lazs
Title: TV Series
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on May 12, 2005, 03:48:31 PM
Any of the CSI series (although as they progress I get less interested)

Any of the Law & Order series (see above), although SVU is pretty good.  

House is a darn good doctor show.  Irreverent, funny.  

The Shield is awesome.  Nuff said.

SciFi I like Stargate: Atlantis.  SG-1 was an improvement over the movie, but I still never could really get into it.  Atlantis rocks.

Lost is pretty good too, but it seems to be hot and cold for me.  Sometimes I'm wrapped up in it, trying to figure out the mysteries, other times I cant seem to like it.
Title: TV Series
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 12, 2005, 04:16:11 PM
Quote
Originally posted by nuchpatrick
I like "House" The Doctor is a real salamander but I like it lol..
 


Thats entirely the reason I like it.

He's such a salamander you cant help but like him
Title: TV Series
Post by: Replicant on May 12, 2005, 05:07:39 PM
I like:

Battlestar Galactica
Dead Like Me
Enterprise

Don't think I watch any other TV apart from Dr Who.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nefarious on May 12, 2005, 05:28:29 PM
I just saw the commercial for 4400, and I must say it looked pretty cool. Never heard of it until then.

Taken was mini series, about 6 episodes, Produced by Spielberg, it was good, I watched it and enjoyed it.

Im not to big into SciFi.

I usually find myself watching History International, Military Discovery Science, Times, Health. I just wish they would produce some new programming, I usually only watch the History Channel when I see a program that looks good. Then late nights im watching Adult Swim :D

Speaking of Adult Swim, was interested in knowing if anybody here visits or read there Forums.
Title: TV Series
Post by: BlueJ1 on May 12, 2005, 05:50:34 PM
I thought "Stand by me" on Fox was alright. (Was series about firefighters, always been into firefighter movies, "backdraft" is one of my favorites.)

The crabbing season, dont know real name and too lazy to look it up, on the Discovery channel was cool, only 3 episodes or there abouts.

Flava Flave!!!!!!!!! Dont watch Strange love, whatever you do.
Title: TV Series
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on May 12, 2005, 05:51:05 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Replicant
I like:

Battlestar Galactica
Dead Like Me
Enterprise

Don't think I watch any other TV apart from Dr Who.


Havent seen Dr. Who in like 20 years lol.  Used to show it on the PBS station.
Title: TV Series
Post by: BlueJ1 on May 12, 2005, 05:52:33 PM
Oh yea, forgot MXC. Not really a series but still funny as heck.
Title: TV Series
Post by: rpm on May 13, 2005, 12:36:54 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Nefarious
Speaking of Adult Swim, was interested in knowing if anybody here visits or read there Forums.

I'm there from time to time. I watch quite a bit of Adult Swim. Futurama, Family Guy, Harvey Birdman, Robot Chicken, ATHF, Sealab. My favorite is The Venture Brothers.
Title: TV Series
Post by: Masherbrum on May 13, 2005, 12:44:50 AM
I still watch Combat!

The Shield is great though.

Karaya
Title: TV Series
Post by: Rino on May 13, 2005, 01:14:13 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Bluedog
Firefly

Best SF series to air in the last ten years.
By far.


     I'm with Bluedog on this one, just bought the series on dvd
from Amazon for about $35 and it rocks.  Looking forward to
the Sept 30th movie release.
Title: TV Series
Post by: lazs2 on May 13, 2005, 09:23:05 AM
I agree... firefly was the best ever.

I also bought all the "Combat" series available.   I just got the second season of "have Gun-will travel" and it is as good as the first.

lazs
Title: TV Series
Post by: oboe on May 13, 2005, 09:27:58 AM
Laz,

I just received "Firefly" this week which I bought on your recommendation.    Enjoyed the first episode and am looking forward to the rest of them.

Thanks!

Both my sons would love "Combat!" I think, though the series I remember better from my yout was "12 o'clock High".   I wonder if that is available on DVD?
Title: TV Series
Post by: lazs2 on May 13, 2005, 09:39:28 AM
oboe... you are welcome.

I don't know your sons ages or tastes but the Have gun will travel series is a very good one.   The moral value is very high in my opinion and it is clever beyond any writing you see today.   The man is an opera and poetry fan who lives in a 4 star hotel and was a graduate of west point and was in the war... he sends his card (have gun-will travel) out based on interesting articles in the paper.

He often changes his support based on the morality of the situation.  He allways trys to do the right thing.

Very good show to let boys watch.  Richard Boone is so cool that you forget he is a pock marked gravel voice with an enormous honker and a used car salesman mustache and it becomes believable that all the women can't resist him....

now that is acting.

lazs
Title: TV Series
Post by: Nefarious on May 13, 2005, 09:44:14 AM
Quote
Originally posted by rpm
I'm there from time to time. I watch quite a bit of Adult Swim. Futurama, Family Guy, Harvey Birdman, Robot Chicken, ATHF, Sealab. My favorite is The Venture Brothers.


I really cant get into the Venture Brothers.

Tom goes to the Mayor, is shreckin hillarious!
Title: TV Series
Post by: Saintaw on May 24, 2005, 08:39:07 AM
Lost:
 Was ok, got hoocked at the start... but in the end, it's just a fancy episode of "Survivor"...  I liked the "John Lock" character a lot.

Firefly:
Good stuff, didn't like the 1st episodes (I missed the pilot, and saw it afterwards). There's another BALDWIN I discovered in that one(How many are there???), he's one of my fav characters . I looked at the trailer of the upcommin "Serenity" movie... that li'll girl sur kicks some ***! there are 15 episodes so far.. I hope they plan on carying this one on!

Taken: Am only at episode 4 so far (80 mins/episode). The story is pretty good, some characters are a bit bland... but all in all, not bad so far. (You *realy* start to dislike that colonel after a while...)

The Shield:
Am not too fond of Cop series... but that bald guy seems ok in my book (;)) ... can't say I've been "waiting" to see the next episode, but it looks better than your average "Polic blues" cr**.
Title: TV Series
Post by: lazs2 on May 24, 2005, 08:45:13 AM
Firefly is great..  I don't think the baldwin guy is one of the baldwin brothers.

The shield is the only TV show I record to watch.

lazs
Title: Baldwin
Post by: Saintaw on May 24, 2005, 08:51:32 AM
Oh?

Hell... If you want  to succeed in the media world and had a name like that...i thought a name change would be mandatory!
Title: TV Series
Post by: midnight Target on May 24, 2005, 11:14:56 AM
Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
an even more disturbing thought...

What if MT doesn't really even have a wife?   What if most of the things he prints are really him saying them and he actually suffers from some rare transgender disorder?

lazs


You wish!






BTW I loved "Have Gun Will Travel". Didn't know it was out on DVD.. thanks for the heads up. Remember Boone in "Heck Ramsey"? Used to alternate with Columbo and McCloud and McMillan & Wife .
Title: TV Series
Post by: mora on May 24, 2005, 11:28:38 AM
Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
The shield is the only TV show I record to watch.

Me too, it's the only show I follow actively. Can't praise it enough.
Title: TV Series
Post by: RightF00T on May 24, 2005, 12:44:41 PM
Sliders
Title: TV Series
Post by: Hangtime on May 24, 2005, 01:05:22 PM
Coupla oldies..

'V'

and the classic.. 'the Invaders'. Late '60's. Was it Roy Thinnes? The unforgetable 'pinky' test. LOL.

Of course, 'the Outer Limits' and Twilight Zone are keepers fer sure.
Title: TV Series
Post by: scout on June 03, 2005, 02:15:49 PM
The Wire.

The best cop show in a long while.