What TV shows did you like so much ...

[redqueen]

that you'd watch them over and over, or buy them on DVD?

For me only one: Father Ted.

I've already seen Fawlty Towers enough... same with the Aqua Teens and Monty Python.

Only Father Ted reaches that pinnacle of excellence for me.

How about you?


(Edited to add a missing ellipsis.)

[Aristus]

1. The West Wing.

[redqueen]

3. Never saw that one.

There were a couple of shows that I never watched when they were on, but I watched them later during syndication... like Quantum Leap. I liked that one. :)

[Aristus]

8. Well, you may not have need of "The West Wing" now the way I did when it was on the air.

An astoundingly well-written TV show about a smart, dedicated, hard-working liberal President and his staff is not as necessary now with Barack Obama entering the White House as it was in the dark years of 2001-2006. Aaron Sorkin's writing contribution to the show ended with the fourth season; and a previously character-driven show became a run-of-the-mill plot-driven show for its three remaining seasons.

But those first four seasons, I never get tired of watching.

Here's a sample of the quality of the writing, taken from memory. Regarding public education over private vouchers.

"Education is the key. Education is the silver bullet. We don't need small, incremental change; we need massive, overwhelming change, and we need it today. Schools should be palaces. Teachers should be making six-figure salaries. Education should be incredibly expensive for government, and absolutely free for the citizen. Just like national defense."

[Bertha Venation]

5. Seconded. n/t

[charlie and algernon]

6. have all seven seasons on DVD

Love that Bravo is replaying episodes again in the morning.

[fizzgig]

27. that is my answer, too

i just got netflix and that is the first thing that went into my queue.

[dawgmom]

74. I second and third that

I can watch episodes over and over and over. And have done so.

[MissMillie]

77. Yep!!! Without a doubt

I own all 7 seasons on DVD and watch it often

Also: All in the Family, Golden Girls, and Roseanne

[Bake]

86. Bingo!

I have the complete series on DVD and never get tired of it.

Bake

[lildreamer316]

95. So very true.

Can't wait till I can afford the box set.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Baywatch!

just kidding. The only TV show that I have on DVD are the first 4 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Once I get Season 5, I'll sit and watch them all again.

[redqueen]

4. Heheheh...

I've seen a few episodes of Buffy... it's pretty good!

[ogneopasno]

7. We bought Firefly, BSG, the Prisoner, and recorded Star Trek. Also Starblazers

aaannnd....Greatest American Hero.

I have never understood the attraction of Father Ted.

[redqueen]

11. I watched Star Trek...

but I didn't see all of them...

The rest I've seen hardly any of / don't understand the attraction of. :P

[jobycom]

59. Greatest American Hero--I hadn't thought of that show in decades.

It was pretty original for the time.

[ogneopasno]

69. Bought it for the kids, just for fun. It holds up OK.

[jobycom]

70. Overtones of "Hancock." nt

[MorningGlow]

9. Ballykissangel

Just seasons 1-3, though--after that it sucked out loud. I have it on VHS but we don't have our VCR hooked up anymore, so I just put the DVDs on my Amazon wish list for Christmas.

[redqueen]

12. Is that a detective show?

Not familiar with it...

[ceile]

44. Set in Ireland

Kind of a small town drama type show. Very good. Used to catch it our PBS station a few years back. I think Colin Ferrell got his start on it.

[redqueen]

47. Thanks...

I might have to check that out. :)

[MorningGlow]

92. No, it's an Irish dramedy

It's about a priest who gets transferred to a tiny village in Ireland. Kind of like a Celtic Northern Exposure. Oddball characters, gentle humor, some major goofiness, and starcrossed lovers. I really love it!

Here's a linkie--I wrote one of the longer episode guides on this fan site: http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/9171/

[yellowdogintexas]

123. I just put that in my Netflix queue. nt

[u4ic]

96. I loved BallyK

and you're right, once Peter and Assumpta were gone it took a very different turn (for the worse, in my mind). :hi:

[MorningGlow]

97. Such a shame they ended their run the way they did

IF you know what I mean (to avoid spoilers). :evilgrin: I know Dervla Kirwin requested it, but still... :cry:

[u4ic]

99. Yes, I do

I watched every episode until season 4, then fairly sporadically after that. It became disappointing, to say the least. It seemed to get a bit darker - even Donal and Liam weren't the comic relief they used to be.

Did you ever see her in Goodnight Sweetheart? Kind of neat start to that show, but then it became predictable. I think she left that role after she got the role in BallyK.

[MorningGlow]

100. Is that the one

where the guy from Butterflies could go through a doorway back to the 1940s? I saw her in a couple of eps of that, but only in passing.

I really enjoyed her TV movies, especially Happy Birthday Shakespeare (still trying to find that on video--or even the novel, which apparently is out of print :( ) and Shades, with Steven. But it was odd watching Shades, knowing they had broken up in real life.

Damn, I'm way too invested in these guys...
:rofl:

[Orsino]

10. Black Adder.

Buffy.

[redqueen]

14. I've seen a few espidoes of Black Adder...

good stuff. :)

[Rambis]

55. Black adder

:fistbump:

[yellowdogintexas]

124. My favorite of all the series, I think. nt

[Rambis]

125. Funny television: Try The thin blue line

love it- If you have not seen the thin blue line you should check it out.


Copied the wiki page for info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(TV_series)

[yellowdogintexas]

128. We love Thin Blue Line. It cycles through here every so often.

BritComs are definitely our favorites.

'Allo 'Allo, The Good Neighbors, 'Last of The Summer Wine' 'Waiting for God', 'To the Manor Born' are among our favorites.

[azmouse]

13. The first 5 seasons only of The Simpsons.

Nothing else.

[redqueen]

16. It was good...

once upon a time. :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. do you know how lame I am...

I am so lame that I watch at least one "I Love Lucy" every day of my life. It is on as I type this. Tennessee Ernie Ford is visiting. :yoiks:

[redqueen]

17. I used to watch those when I was a kid.

My friend would insist on it. :P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. yeah...

blame it on "the Friend". I would too :D

[redqueen]

20. She made me watch Scooby Doo, too!

I didn't like it. I wanted to go play. :woohoo:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. ruh-roh

Scooby Doo!

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. 'Are yew a-vampin' me?'

:D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

102. I'm the girl your Momma warned you about

;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

109. Ha-AVE mercy!

:scared:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

110. I am a wicked city woman

http://www.youtube.com/v/qk31g1JeX8I&hl=en&fs=1

[Oeditpus Rex]

115. Still freaking hilarious

:rofl:

[InternalDialogue]

18. The first iteration of the prime time Muppet Show

I rent them now and again, but if I had the whole set, I might put them on infinite loop in the house, no matter what I was doing.

[redqueen]

23. I can't remember much at all about that show,

but I know I liked it as a kid.

[InternalDialogue]

33. It's tough to frown at 30 minutes of chaotic Muppet action.

[JTG of the PRB]

131. Best. Post. Ever.

:applause:

[terrya]

21. A few:

"The Critic". I bought the entire series on dvd. I've watched them several times. An underappreciated favorite of mine.

"Police Squad". Ditto.

"Ugly Betty". I bought the first season. I'll buy the second season.

"The Big Bang Theory". Ditto with "Ugly Betty"

[redqueen]

24. I'd nearly forgotten all about Police Squad.

:hi:

[terrya]

35. "Police Squad" is just laugh out loud silliness.

:hi:

[skygazer]

22. Monty Python and Star Trek

I've never heard of Father Ted.

[redqueen]

26. I love it.

Especially Dougal. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71C9osS3cNE&NR=1

[kwassa]

28. The Wire, The Sopranos, Deadwood, Band of Brothers

[redqueen]

29. Oooh I did like Band of Brothers a lot.

Not enough to watch it again though.

[skygazer]

31. How could I forget Band of Brothers

Yup, add that to the list.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. The Wire is my absolute favorite show.

[kwassa]

63. Mine, too. Best show ever made.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

67. Did you see the new box set?

http://www.amazon.com/Wire-Complete-Dominic-West/dp/B001FA1P1W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1229455455&sr=8-1

[kwassa]

87. hmmm ..... maybe an addition to my Christmas list!

[yellowdogintexas]

129. I think that is the next long series I will tackle via Netflix, after I finish LOST nt

[MrCoffee]

30. MSCL, TWW, Scrubs 1-4, Firefly, The Office (BBC), Buffy

[redqueen]

32. The BBC version of The Office was very good.

:thumbsup:

[peace frog]

34. The first two seasons

of Moonlighting - it was talky, smart-ass, sexy and funny, at least in the beginning.

[mcctatas]

36. Bugs Bunny cartoons....

especially Hillbilly Hare!

Classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hei9vPFVDJs

[PaddyBlueEyes]

41. Ya know

Bugs has a very particular accent..Just sayin'

[mcctatas]

43. HI baby!

[PaddyBlueEyes]

48. Ello love

miss ya..

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. Marry me

We're perfect. :D

[mcctatas]

45. That much geek in one place might cause a rip in the time

space continuum! :hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. True... but

bein' geeks, we could sew it up. :D

[mcctatas]

52. We could invent some super geek adhesive!

[PaddyBlueEyes]

54. Do I get to walk her down the aisle

and play the reception?

[jobycom]

65. Not a tv show, but I bet you like "Finding Nemo," too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5b8nwRhiMU&feature=related

[BOSSHOG]

38. Crime Story

Very well done.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

39. I have bought:

The Prisoner
Tenko
Midsomer Murders

[timtom]

121. Yeah.

I bought The Prisoner, as well.

[mac56]

126. Me too, Lydia.

"The Prisoner."

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. My complete DVD library would include...

"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (which it does), "Fawlty Towers" (which it does), "The Vicar of Dibley," "I Love Lucy," "MASH," "Cheers," "Star Trek" (TOS), "Family Guy" and probably half a dozen others I can't think of at the moment.

[Lucian]

49. The only show that did that for me was The X-Files.

And only the first seven seasons.

[redqueen]

57. The X-Files was very good.

I have watched reruns of that one, actually. :hi:

[ceile]

50. Buffy, Dr Who, As Time Goes By

I'm also a Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order addict.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

53. Yes Minister and Yes Prime Ministe

While it would be true that I've probably seen each episode quite a few times, I never tire of it and can watch it again and again and still enjoy it as much I did when I first watched it . To me the series represents just the absolute height of excellence and is probably the most brilliant political satire ever made

Also episodes of Unsolved Mysteries and the West Wing

[DS1]

56. The Shield, the first few seasons of BSG, Spooks, Millennium

I'm sure there are others

[IndianaJones]

73. The Shield finale was everything the Soprano's finale wasn't. nt.

[DS1]

78. Indeed

I went back and started watching Season 1 after that.

[IndianaJones]

79. I missed the first two seasons of this masterpiece, but I am working on correcting that. nt.

[GOPisEvil]

112. Oh yeah - The Shield

I missed the first season and parts of others.

[jobycom]

58. "Frank's Place," "Hill Street Blues," "The Bernie Mac Show," or "Northern Exposure."

Maybe "Briscoe County, Jr." I'm not big on tv, but those were shows I actually looked forward to watching.

[redqueen]

62. The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr.

I liked that one too... of course, I'll watch anything with Bruce Campbell in it. :7

[timtom]

120. Me too Briscoe

And Frank's Place.

And Gilmore Girls.

And Supernatural.

And Bob Newhart (Bob the psychologist)

[KamaAina]

132. Why you can't find Frank's Place at your local video outlet

same deal as WKRP, basically: they would have had to re-license the music (in Frank's case, much of it original, by Louisiana artists). The final straw: it dared to implicitly criticize the incoming CBS bigwig.

http://bestofneworleans.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A46471

The show was called Frank's Place, and it hasn't been rebroadcast in the two decades since, nor has it ever been made available commercially. In a time when nearly all old TV shows are reissued on DVD, it's never been released in a box set. Several years ago, the master tapes were discovered in a Hollywood trash bin, discarded by the network that owned them, headed for the dump....

What happened? As it was told to Reid a year later by, of all people, the network's Walter Cronkite, the last episode of the show (about a then-hot topic, junk bonds) had enraged Wall Street investor Laurence Tisch, who had just purchased CBS — using junk bonds. Reid is convinced that Tisch overruled network brass, who had renewed the show, canceling it and burying it for good on the basis of that episode alone: "When you piss off the big boys, they don't forget."...

Reid still has the master tapes, and continues to work on getting Frank's Place released on DVD. "I have a whole email list of people who are waiting for us to put it out on DVD," Daphne says. "Passionately waiting."

"The problem is not the show, it's the music," Reid says. (Each episode began with Louis Armstrong's version of "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" and included original Louisiana music from the likes of Clarence "Frogman" Henry – all of which would need to be repurchased again for a DVD release.) "It cost me $2,300 a week back then just to use the Louis Armstrong theme." But he hasn't given up.

And NOLA gets screwn yet again... :eyes:

[jobycom]

133. I hadn't heard about the junk bonds. Seriously, though, what is about New Orleans?

Why is it so hated by Republicans and rich folk? There really does seem to be a conspiracy against it at times.

[sarge43]

60. Mine

Own DVDs: Firefly, HBO's Rome I&II, Forever Knight, Trek: TNG and DS9, Dune, Children of Dune, Elizabeth I, Gettysburg, Purgatory, WKRP, Season I.

Watched many times: The Wire, The West Wing, Wings, Upstairs, Downstairs, Faulty Towers

[WinkyDink]

61. "Wild, Wild West"; "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."; "Hootenanny"; "Zorro"; "Secret Agent";

"L&O"; "Hawaii 5-O".

For starters. :)

[VaYallaDawg]

64. Mama's Family (just the last two seasons)

[Shakespeare]

66. The Sopranos.

Dear lord, do I miss that show.

[GCP]

68. I think Father Ted has to be the funniest show ever seen on TV

It was absolutely brilliant! It's such a pity that Dermot Morgan died. From Wikipedia:

Dermot Morgan, who played the title role, died in 1998, aged 45, from a heart attack he suffered during a celebratory party the day after filming the final episode.

[redqueen]

127. Well I agree with you of course. :)

And yes, it's very sad about Dermot...

[kentauros]

71. Babylon 5 and

and, uh, well......................

I Dream of Jeannie
(I have my reasons :P)

Also Stargate-Atlantis
I'd like to buy the full ten seasons of Stargate, but have read too many complaints about the horrible packaging damaging the disks in shipping (that happened, too, with Babylon 5.)

I should order Father Ted for Christmas. I loved that show! Used to watch it on BBC-America :D

[IndianaJones]

72. Family Guy. nt.

[Lady-Damai]

75. Arrested Development

[XemaSab]

76. Twin Peaks

n/t

[BulletproofLandshark]

80. Stargate SG-1

I have all 10 seasons on DVD, even though it went on about 3 seasons too long.

[BlueIris]

82. Oh, hello other brave Stargate fan.

Thank goodness I'm not alone.

[kentauros]

83. I am too, if you look upthread a bit

:D

I haven't bought the ten-season set yet. Did y'll have any problems with the packaging damaging the disks in shipping? I've read of that happening quite often...

[BlueIris]

81. "Twin Peaks," "24," (S1-3) "Alias," "Homicide," "Medium" and my beloved

Stargate franchise. Yes, I have just outed myself (again) as a fan of the Stargate shows. So sue me.

ETA: And The X-Files, of course, although I watched all the eps on VHS and in syndication so many times I can't feel motivated to buy the DVDs. Which are overpriced anyway.

[newcriminal]

84. Herman's Head

I loved that show.

[Sewsojm]

85. I have several,

Wonderfalls
Freaks & Geeks
Undeclared
Dexter
Brotherhood
X-Files
The Waltons
Battlestar Galactica (new series)
Heroes
Lost
Band of Brothers
The Closer
Planet Earth

[Bucky]

88. Lost (also, almost Carnivale... except that the last four episodes sucked)

I loved Carnivale! But the last four episodes (I'm guessing after they got word they wouldn't be renewed) felt so rushed that it's almost like they were filming a different show.

[Bucky]

89. On further reflection.... Also: Hill Street Blues and Max Headroom

[Danger Mouse]

90. "Black Adder" "The Simpsons' "Star Trek: The Next Generation" "Home Movies" and "Tim and Eric"

[LanternWaste]

91. thirtysomething and Home Front.

thirtysomething and Home Front... and Babylon 5 :hide:

(Yes, it's quite true-- I have no shame, taste or pride in my viewing habits)

[tigereye]

93. Gilmore Girls (love those pithy, rapid-speed exchanges)

West Wing (same reason)

Northern Exposure - for it's sweet, off-beat, small- town sensibility. (and cuz I had a thing for Rob Morrow... still do. I watch Numbers religiously)

[MorningGlow]

98. Seconded on GG

I LOVED that show (well, till it all went to hell in the last couple of seasons)--give me a well-written, witty script and I'm a devotee for life. Amy Sherman-Palladino is my own personal goddess...despite that atrocious Jezebel James debacle.

I also loved Northern Exposure, but I was a Chris in the Morning gal. :loveya:

[u4ic]

94. BlackAdder, The Vicar of Dibley, Drop the Dead Donkey,

Prime Suspect (a mini-series, but it was on tv) and Midsomer Murders.

[blue neen]

101. Dave Chappelle.

Brilliant and hilarious.

[GOPisEvil]

103. Homicide: Life on the Street.

[emilyg]

111. Oh yes!

[Wapsie B]

113. Yes! I want the boxed set of that series.

That and Hill Street Blues.

[travelingtypist]

104. Pretender and Profiler are on my Christmas list.

Have first four seasons of Babylon 5 and all seven of Gilmore Girls.

[Kat45]

105. I loved the Pretender. It was my favorite show at the time.

Loved trying to figure out the back story.

[travelingtypist]

107. That was my Saturday night.

Pretender and Profiler, then after the news was Renegade and Highlander,
two others I must get on DVD. Me and my Dijourno deep dish and my bottle
of gewurztraminer -- happy. And I didn't even have cable.

[Kat45]

106. All in the Family. Knew the episodes like the back of my hand.

I'd drive people crazy by quoting Archie throughout the episode. I usually could identify the plot within less than a minute of the start of the show, and I also could identify whether the theme song recording shown at the beginning was the first, second, third, or fourth version. And I could even ID it by watching it with no sound or listening to it without looking at the screen. :-)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

119. I'm getting that way with the Simpsons

Oops! That's another one to add to my list

[Broken_Hero]

108. Smallville, The X Files, South Park

hmm, Dragon Ballz(it took me a while, but it hooked up, especially the Cell Games)....

[Broken_Hero]

116. Also forgot to add The Justice League animated series, duh on me

I was watching them...earlier...damn, I'm getting old

[doc03]

114. Never saw any of those shows n/t

[enigmatic]

117. Nightstand w/ Dick Dietrick

Yes, I'm a Dickhead :D



http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2008/10/making-of-president-nightstand-w-dick.html

[timtom]

122. Dick Dietrick!

(Laughter)
Wait. No, people. People! No.

[AbbeyRoad]

118. Lost, The Office(British version), AbFab

I'd say Seinfeld too, but I think I've had my fill for now. I've seen every episode multiple times already.

There are probably a couple more programs that I haven't remembered.

[JTG of the PRB]

130. The Simpsons (through Season 10), Futurama, BSG, Star Trek, Arrested Development...

...The X-Files, Justice League, Planet Earth... Plus there are a few I'm wanting to get as well, though they'll have to wait until I'm not broke.