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Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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Cleveland S. Teamer
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Date: December 14, 2009 02:55PM
Any recommendations? I am looking for some interesting gift ideas. Here is one I thought of:
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 14, 2009 03:00PM
Cleveland S. Teamer Wrote:
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> Any recommendations? I am looking for some
> interesting gift ideas. Here is one I thought of:
Get a Life was pretty good. The Ben Stiller Show was also pretty good at the time...
Here's an example. The Grungies, a Nirvana-like take on The Monkees...
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> Any recommendations? I am looking for some
> interesting gift ideas. Here is one I thought of:
Get a Life was pretty good. The Ben Stiller Show was also pretty good at the time...
Here's an example. The Grungies, a Nirvana-like take on The Monkees...
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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TheMeeper
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Date: December 14, 2009 03:06PM
I thought Get A Life was great. At one point in the show he befriended this weird little space alien named Spewie, who used to vomit profusely and make strange noises. The whole show was completely retarded.
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WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 14, 2009 03:15PM
In the days before I had cable, I would watch this. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great, either...
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Wahhh
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Date: December 14, 2009 03:31PM
It is probably a bit more well known but I have to throw it out - Arrested Development. It is a classic, which is probably why it was cancelled after only 3 seasons. I guess Fox had to make space for all of that high quality reality television such as More to Love.
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Johnny Walker
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Date: December 14, 2009 03:59PM
Yeah I've seen some real good deals on Arrested Development on Amazon via Slickdeals but I haven't actually bought it yet because I never watched it. It's just I've heard such good reviews it always tempts me.
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 14, 2009 04:00PM
Hidden Hills was another funny, quirky TV series from 2002/2003...
Unfortunately the show's name was stupid. You would immediately think of a mystery series or something along the lines of American Gothic, when it was really a comedy.
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Unfortunately the show's name was stupid. You would immediately think of a mystery series or something along the lines of American Gothic, when it was really a comedy.
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The Grinch
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Date: December 14, 2009 04:55PM
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Warhawk
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Date: December 14, 2009 05:25PM
Wahhh Wrote:
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> It is probably a bit more well known but I have to
> throw it out - Arrested Development. It is a
> classic, which is probably why it was cancelled
> after only 3 seasons. I guess Fox had to make
> space for all of that high quality reality
> television such as More to Love.
Arrested Development was hilarious.
This show was good also, although it started out on ABC (I think), it got moved to the WB.
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> It is probably a bit more well known but I have to
> throw it out - Arrested Development. It is a
> classic, which is probably why it was cancelled
> after only 3 seasons. I guess Fox had to make
> space for all of that high quality reality
> television such as More to Love.
Arrested Development was hilarious.
This show was good also, although it started out on ABC (I think), it got moved to the WB.
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: December 14, 2009 06:58PM
Get a Life was funny, but this show was fucking hilarious.
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Posted by:
Harry Tuttle
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Date: December 14, 2009 07:40PM
Blossom was good...
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Mr. Misery
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Date: December 14, 2009 07:48PM
I'm Alan Partridge, starring Steve Coogan. This is, I think, right up there with the British Office as one of the funniest, smartest comedies on TV. It's a little edgier than The Office because Alan Partridge is basically a prototype David Brent, only not as likeable underneath all the self delusion and buffoonery. I think Season 1 is out on DVD.
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Posted by:
eesh
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Date: December 14, 2009 09:04PM
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Posted by:
Numbers
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Date: December 14, 2009 10:26PM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> I thought Get A Life was great. At one point in
> the show he befriended this weird little space
> alien named Spewie, who used to vomit profusely
> and make strange noises. The whole show was
> completely retarded.
Special Person Entering the World....Egg Yoke
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> I thought Get A Life was great. At one point in
> the show he befriended this weird little space
> alien named Spewie, who used to vomit profusely
> and make strange noises. The whole show was
> completely retarded.
Special Person Entering the World....Egg Yoke
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Numbers
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Date: December 14, 2009 10:32PM
I highly recommend The Mighty Boosh.
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Harry Tuttle
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Date: December 14, 2009 10:37PM
This is my fondest Mighty Boosh memory:
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Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: December 14, 2009 11:30PM
+1 for I'm Alan Partridge
+1 for Ben Stiller Show
+1 for Ben Stiller Show
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 15, 2009 08:48AM
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> Special Person Entering the World....Egg Yoke
LMAO.
I remember S.P.E.W.E.Y. used to violently attack Chris and his roommate, it even attacked a little kid for no reason. Finally Gus beat him to death with a rake. And then they ate S.P.E.W.E.Y's carcass.
That show was great. It was bizarre, disturbing, humor that was almost offensive, like one big insult. It's a shame it's not available on Netflix.
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> Special Person Entering the World....Egg Yoke
LMAO.
I remember S.P.E.W.E.Y. used to violently attack Chris and his roommate, it even attacked a little kid for no reason. Finally Gus beat him to death with a rake. And then they ate S.P.E.W.E.Y's carcass.
That show was great. It was bizarre, disturbing, humor that was almost offensive, like one big insult. It's a shame it's not available on Netflix.
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Posted by:
Numbers
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Date: December 15, 2009 09:38AM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> That show was great. It was bizarre, disturbing,
> humor that was almost offensive, like one big
> insult. It's a shame it's not available on
> Netflix.
I have every episode on DVD. You can get them from amazon.com
I think my favorite one is when Chris and his dad build a submarine in their shower.
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> That show was great. It was bizarre, disturbing,
> humor that was almost offensive, like one big
> insult. It's a shame it's not available on
> Netflix.
I have every episode on DVD. You can get them from amazon.com
I think my favorite one is when Chris and his dad build a submarine in their shower.
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WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 15, 2009 09:40AM
Harry Tuttle Wrote:
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> This is my fondest Mighty Boosh memory:
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This makes me never want to watch this show.
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> This is my fondest Mighty Boosh memory:
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This makes me never want to watch this show.
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 15, 2009 09:47AM
Back when Benny Hill hit it big in the U.S., other British shows were being syndicated in an attempt to cash in. Two of the better shows were Dave Allen at Large and The Goodies....
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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Britdrnva~
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Date: December 15, 2009 10:06AM
My short-list of British shows (very popular in England but unheard of here in the States):
Shameless (especially seasons 1-3)
Skins (seasons 1 & 3 are good, season 2 sucked)
That Peter Kay Thing
Phoenix Nights
Shameless (especially seasons 1-3)
Skins (seasons 1 & 3 are good, season 2 sucked)
That Peter Kay Thing
Phoenix Nights
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 15, 2009 10:08AM
Numbers Wrote:
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> I have every episode on DVD. You can get them from
> amazon.com
I am tempted to buy this.
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> I have every episode on DVD. You can get them from
> amazon.com
I am tempted to buy this.
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Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: December 15, 2009 10:15AM
A show that wasn't very popular, but I thought was genuinely funny, was The John Larroquette Show. It wasn't a typical sitcom, it had alot of dark, dry humor and some of the show plots were surrealistic.
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Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 15, 2009 10:41AM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> A show that wasn't very popular, but I thought was
> genuinely funny, was The John Larroquette Show.
> It wasn't a typical sitcom, it had alot of dark,
> dry humor and some of the show plots were
> surrealistic.
Dry and surrealistic doesn't usually make it on American TV. I kind of liked The Famous Teddy Z when it was on...
Sort of like "Ferris Bueller in Hollywood."
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> A show that wasn't very popular, but I thought was
> genuinely funny, was The John Larroquette Show.
> It wasn't a typical sitcom, it had alot of dark,
> dry humor and some of the show plots were
> surrealistic.
Dry and surrealistic doesn't usually make it on American TV. I kind of liked The Famous Teddy Z when it was on...
Sort of like "Ferris Bueller in Hollywood."
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
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Warhawk
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Date: December 15, 2009 10:48AM
This is a show that was really ahead of it's time. 23 episodes between 94-95. If you watch it now and compare it to Family Guy it's nowhere near as good. But it had the same non sequitur/parody/surreal moments which was not being done at that time.
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WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 15, 2009 11:08AM
It failed because it wasn't up to the standards of MASH, but I did like After MASH....
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: December 15, 2009 11:20AM
I actually like the original version of The Office. David Brent would kick Michael Scott's ass any day of the week.
Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Wahhh
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Date: December 15, 2009 02:28PM
The British Office was definitely way better. The best episode was the employee training one in which Brent unleased Free Love Freeway.
As for Get A Life, I remember the Zoo Animals on Wheels episode as being a riot, as well as the one in which Chris won a day with Sandy (Martin Mull).
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As for Get A Life, I remember the Zoo Animals on Wheels episode as being a riot, as well as the one in which Chris won a day with Sandy (Martin Mull).
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: December 15, 2009 03:13PM
Was that the same episode where Gareth's dream was to be with two lesbians, preferably sisters? And then Tim, to his shock said that he said he actually wished that he could hear more from Gareth?
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
Wahhh
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Date: December 15, 2009 03:15PM
haha. yeah, that was the one. It had this scene too:
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Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: December 15, 2009 03:19PM
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Posted by:
Ladyboys
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Date: December 15, 2009 08:45PM
Probably one of the funniest moments of Alan Partridge
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Posted by:
Radiophile
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Date: December 16, 2009 06:52AM
"Coupling" BY FAR the funniest, most clever TV show ever made. Dont believe me? Click here, I dare you!
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Re: Good TV shows that you are maybe not familiar with
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: December 16, 2009 10:20AM
Remember Hooperman with John Ritter?
He played a Fletch-like police detective. It was a comedy-drama that was doing pretty well in the ratings. Then ABC wanted Steve Bochco to add a "laugh track" and he said, "fuck it."
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He played a Fletch-like police detective. It was a comedy-drama that was doing pretty well in the ratings. Then ABC wanted Steve Bochco to add a "laugh track" and he said, "fuck it."
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