Television?

Started by Weak2ndAct, November 01, 2003, 05:28:34 PM

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TheVoiceOfNick

#15
November 03, 2003, 10:38:45 AM
Quote from: MacGuffinOne new forum proposal at a time. We're still working on the Foreign Film one.

How long does it take to "work on" a new forum?  Just go to admin and add the forum!  :)

I think everything on TV sucks, except Queer Eye, The OC, and Lakers Basketball...

godardian

#16
November 03, 2003, 12:41:12 PM
I absolutely love TV. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I just got TiVo and am currently working my way through Roseanne reruns.

Of course, most TV is stupid junk- I despise both the people behind those "reality" shows and the people who claw their way onto them- but the same could be said for most other media. If you pick and choose, TV has some great stuff to offer, much of it better than its cinematic equivalent (i.e., almost no theatrical romantic comedy comes even close to being as smart or funny as  Sex and the City can be).
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MacGuffin

#17
April 25, 2004, 09:48:06 PM
Quote from: Weak2ndActPerhaps this is not appropriate for the board (it is for 'cinephiles and those who make movies'), and perhaps this has already been suggested before, but I'd like to see a forum dedicated to TV.  Sure, there's a lot of shit on, but there are a few shows that I adore (almost anything on HBO, 24, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, etc.) and think they're worthy of discussion.  Reality shows aside, there are some interesting, challenging, and very film-like programs out there-- just few and far between.  Just a thought.

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modage

#18
April 25, 2004, 10:43:14 PM
as i mentioned in the BoB thread, i've taken to dvds of entire series instead of watching actual tv because i can watch it when i want to, and from the beginning (since i dont keep up with anything regularly on tv right now).  just finished Twin Peaks, now on Band of Brothers, next i'm going to watch Taken, and then Freaks and Geeks.  exciting times.  

actually a few years ago in college i didnt have cable so i didnt watch any tv for a year or two and then when i got tv again and moved in with my girlfriend we started watching tv EVERY NIGHT and got hooked on just about a show for every night of the week.  it was ridiculous.  we watched Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Undeclared, That 70's Show.  most of them were cancelled or got bad or got bad and then were cancelled, so we grew out of that.  but it was really weird going from polar opposites for awhile.  tv is good sometimes, but often not.
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molly

#19
April 26, 2004, 01:18:25 PM
Have you seen british sitcom You Rang, Milord? It quite old, but i always admired the writers, they made an excellent job.

Weak2ndAct

#20
April 26, 2004, 06:26:56 PM
Wow, I just noticed this new forum.  Cool beans.

Henry Hill

#21
April 27, 2004, 04:37:37 PM
best shows right now, Alias and Deadwood. and i watch a lot of damn tv. if i had to make a list...these are two of my favorite shows EVER!

A Matter Of Chance

#22
April 27, 2004, 04:56:22 PM
There are some good shows... but mostly, to quote Annie Hall:

[In LA]
Annie: It's so clean out hear
Alvy: That's because they don't throw their trash away, they turn it unto TV shows

RegularKarate

#23
April 27, 2004, 05:12:45 PM
Quote from: filmboy70best shows right now, Alias and Deadwood. and i watch a lot of damn tv. if i had to make a list...these are two of my favorite shows EVER!

Wow, two shows I haven't had to watch an entire episode of to realize they suck and they're the best shows ever?

cine

#24
April 27, 2004, 05:15:29 PM
Quote from: filmboy70best shows right now, Alias and Deadwood.  if i had to make a list...these are two of my favorite shows EVER!
. . . .

Quote from: filmboy70and i watch a lot of damn tv.
And it shows. . .

Slick Shoes

#25
September 14, 2004, 04:12:32 PM
Lately, I have been having the same problem ModernAge described a few posts, and nearly half a year, back. That is, in the past year, I've gone from not having cable to having cable and watching 3+ hours of TV every night. It's sad. Sometimes, I just sit there flipping through the channels even though nothing is on. If TV can be considered a roommate, and I think it can, then I'm living with a bitch.
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