Favourite Television Series

Lotesse · 08-06-2005, 02:40 AM

I have found that the best way - by FAR - of enjoying a TV series is to rent (or buy) the entire season or seasons on DVD, and just watch them like that. I have no patience for normal TV; I cannot abide the constant deluge of advertising or the annoying tendency I'll get to flip channels forever. So, I get them all at once on DVD and THEN it's fun.
Lately, it's been "Alias", such guilty fun! Last year, it was all about "The Sopranos", which I am unashamed to admit I am thoroughly addicted to. Anyone else have any faves that are noteworthy?

Andúril · 08-06-2005, 03:54 AM

Easily "Lost". It has Locke in it. Yeah.

Grey_Wolf · 08-06-2005, 06:10 AM

I was actually contemplating buying Smallville seasons 1 - 4, but then I got thinking: How many times will I actually watch them?, they are rather expensive you see, nearly 800 SEK per season, and that's a bit much for a bunch of dvd's.

My favourite tv-series are these:

the first 100 ep's of Friends and the first - fourth seasons of Gilmore Girls and the first - third seasons of Ed. And, of course, Charmed.

CSI, CSI: New York, Navy CIS, JAG.

Midsomer Murders, Morse, Frost and Murder City.

Lotesse · 08-06-2005, 11:58 AM

The thing is, Grey Wolf, you can go into any large-chain video rental store and just rent the episodes, rather than having to buy them. I have no idea what you've got available to you there in Sweden, but here in L.A. there's quite a few; the place I've got a membership is blockbuster video which is a great place for stuff like new releases & TV shows. It's a terrible store for classic films and foreign stuff, though; I go to a small independent video rental store for the more eclectic, artistic or cerebral stuff.

Lotesse · 08-06-2005, 12:00 PM

I used to love the show JAG! Those CSI shows look kinda interesting - probably a little gruesome, what with all the autopsy/forensics shots, though.

cee2lee2 · 08-06-2005, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotesse

I used to love the show JAG! Those CSI shows look kinda interesting - probably a little gruesome, what with all the autopsy/forensics shots, though.

CSI is a pretty good show. The characters are interesting and the forensics aren't too terribly gruesome or I wouldn't be able to watch it.

Lotesse · 08-06-2005, 05:02 PM

Does anybody happen to know when they're going to show a new season of "The Sopranos"? It hasn't been on in AGES, and I'm going through some lengthy, painful withdrawal symptoms, waiting for a new episode.

Grey_Wolf · 08-07-2005, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lotesse

The thing is, Grey Wolf, you can go into any large-chain video rental store and just rent the episodes, rather than having to buy them. I have no idea what you've got available to you there in Sweden, but here in L.A. there's quite a few; the place I've got a membership is blockbuster video which is a great place for stuff like new releases & TV shows. It's a terrible store for classic films and foreign stuff, though; I go to a small independent video rental store for the more eclectic, artistic or cerebral stuff.

Perhaps I could get hold of Smallville somewhat cheaper somewhere else (I do have, quite close from where I live, a department store which is pretty well stocked. Perhaps one can order the seasons from them. I will check.)

***IronParrot*** · 08-08-2005, 02:03 AM

Three Christmases ago I got a 16-disc box set of three full seasons of my favourite television programme, that being the old British spy show The Avengers. After several years, I'm finally only an episode away from the whole collection.

I love the trend of entire series being released on DVD, though. It's also good if you want to find out more about a series that isn't on television often, as you can go rent a whole season and watch it sequentially. I did that yesterday with Samurai Jack, which I now think is one of the best series I've encountered in years.

brownjenkins · 08-08-2005, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by IronParrot

I did that yesterday with Samurai Jack, which I now think is one of the best series I've encountered in years.

i agree... awesome show!

i don't watch tv much these days, but with the kids it's always cartoons when i do

sun-star · 08-08-2005, 09:36 AM

DVD boxsets are a godsend for those of us who love US programmes and hate UK scheduling. The West Wing is hardly ever on terrestrial here, but I've got series 3-5 (5 hasn't even been shown here yet, and probably never will be...). Ditto Seinfeld, which I never would have seen if they hadn't started releasing the early series on DVD. Other favourites: The OC (guilty pleasure

), Friends, Frasier, Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders (mainly because they're set in and around Oxford), The Simpsons, etc. Loved the new Dr Who series too.

Andúril · 08-08-2005, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sun-star

DVD boxsets are a godsend for those of us who love US programmes and hate UK scheduling.

Hah. A buddy of mine in London mentioned that Lost is starting only this week. The second season should be starting in a few months in the States and elsewhere, IIRC.

TheCheat · 08-08-2005, 01:04 PM

*sings* The Simpsons..... do do do *cough* sorry but hands down my favorite is the Simpsons.. I grew up watching them! hehe

Lotesse · 08-08-2005, 01:43 PM

Yeah! The Simpsons do definitely rock - all those wry philosophical statements and that inimitable tongue-in-cheek satire!

***Khamûl*** · 08-08-2005, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by IronParrot

I did that yesterday with Samurai Jack, which I now think is one of the best series I've encountered in years.

Samurai Jack rocks. I was considering buying some of the DVDs. I love how they can tell a story with almost no dialogue.

cee2lee2 · 08-08-2005, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by IronParrot

Three Christmases ago I got a 16-disc box set of three full seasons of my favourite television programme, that being the old British spy show The Avengers. After several years, I'm finally only an episode away from the whole collection.

I adored Mrs. Peel. Wanted to be just like her - strong, smart, and beautiful!

Lotesse · 08-09-2005, 12:01 AM

Ahh, yes, Emma Peel! I have read about The Avengers, and the Peel character. Wish my video store had this show available on DVD to rent; I'd love to check it out.

Draken · 08-09-2005, 08:34 AM

'Edge of Darkness' by a light year. If you haven't seen it I envy you cos you can go and buy the DVD and watch if for the first time. The best plot, the best script, the best acting and the best score for a TV series I have ever seen. After seeing it the last 20 years have been quite a televisual anticlimax to be honest.

Snowdog · 08-09-2005, 01:10 PM

I've got both seasons of the Lonesome Dove TV series, though I am partial to the seond season. I also got the trhee seasons of Tour of Duty, but they had to change the soundtrack due to royalty issues. I'm glad I still have my old wornout but very much playable VHS tapes I made back in the day. I'll have to master my own to DVD when I get the proper computer equipment and software.

I got Secret Agent Man, and The Prisoner.

If they come out with the new Kojack series first season I'll get that.

TheCheat · 08-09-2005, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotesse

Yeah! The Simpsons do definitely rock - all those wry philosophical statements and that inimitable tongue-in-cheek satire!

I feel if the Simpsons haven't made fun of you, you're not in... lol "What do you have to drink?" "Crab juice or Mountain Dew" "EEWW!! I'll take the crab juice!!"

08-06-2005, 02:40 AM	#1
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Favourite Television Series I have found that the best way - by FAR - of enjoying a TV series is to rent (or buy) the entire season or seasons on DVD, and just watch them like that. I have no patience for normal TV; I cannot abide the constant deluge of advertising or the annoying tendency I'll get to flip channels forever. So, I get them all at once on DVD and THEN it's fun. Lately, it's been "Alias", such guilty fun! Last year, it was all about "The Sopranos", which I am unashamed to admit I am thoroughly addicted to. Anyone else have any faves that are noteworthy? __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-06-2005, 03:54 AM	#2
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	Easily "Lost". It has Locke in it. Yeah. Last edited by Andúril : 08-06-2005 at 06:25 AM.

08-06-2005, 11:58 AM	#4
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	The thing is, Grey Wolf, you can go into any large-chain video rental store and just rent the episodes, rather than having to buy them. I have no idea what you've got available to you there in Sweden, but here in L.A. there's quite a few; the place I've got a membership is blockbuster video which is a great place for stuff like new releases & TV shows. It's a terrible store for classic films and foreign stuff, though; I go to a small independent video rental store for the more eclectic, artistic or cerebral stuff. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-06-2005, 12:00 PM	#5
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I used to love the show JAG! Those CSI shows look kinda interesting - probably a little gruesome, what with all the autopsy/forensics shots, though. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-06-2005, 05:02 PM	#7
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Does anybody happen to know when they're going to show a new season of "The Sopranos"? It hasn't been on in AGES, and I'm going through some lengthy, painful withdrawal symptoms, waiting for a new episode. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-06-2005, 06:10 AM	#3
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	I was actually contemplating buying Smallville seasons 1 - 4, but then I got thinking: How many times will I actually watch them?, they are rather expensive you see, nearly 800 SEK per season, and that's a bit much for a bunch of dvd's. My favourite tv-series are these: the first 100 ep's of Friends and the first - fourth seasons of Gilmore Girls and the first - third seasons of Ed. And, of course, Charmed. CSI, CSI: New York, Navy CIS, JAG. Midsomer Murders, Morse, Frost and Murder City.

08-08-2005, 02:03 AM	#9
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Three Christmases ago I got a 16-disc box set of three full seasons of my favourite television programme, that being the old British spy show The Avengers. After several years, I'm finally only an episode away from the whole collection. I love the trend of entire series being released on DVD, though. It's also good if you want to find out more about a series that isn't on television often, as you can go rent a whole season and watch it sequentially. I did that yesterday with Samurai Jack, which I now think is one of the best series I've encountered in years. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-08-2005, 09:36 AM	#11
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	DVD boxsets are a godsend for those of us who love US programmes and hate UK scheduling. The West Wing is hardly ever on terrestrial here, but I've got series 3-5 (5 hasn't even been shown here yet, and probably never will be...). Ditto Seinfeld, which I never would have seen if they hadn't started releasing the early series on DVD. Other favourites: The OC (guilty pleasure ), Friends, Frasier, Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders (mainly because they're set in and around Oxford), The Simpsons, etc. Loved the new Dr Who series too. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

08-08-2005, 01:04 PM	#13
TheCheat Enting Join Date: May 2005 Location: Some place Fedex delivers-- like Funkytown! Posts: 51	sings The Simpsons..... do do do cough sorry but hands down my favorite is the Simpsons.. I grew up watching them! hehe __________________ "Dude even when we win... its like he wins!"~Homestar Runner .com~Strong Bad e-mail

08-08-2005, 01:43 PM	#14
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Yeah! The Simpsons do definitely rock - all those wry philosophical statements and that inimitable tongue-in-cheek satire! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-09-2005, 12:01 AM	#17
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Ahh, yes, Emma Peel! I have read about The Avengers, and the Peel character. Wish my video store had this show available on DVD to rent; I'd love to check it out. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08-09-2005, 08:34 AM	#18
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	'Edge of Darkness' by a light year. If you haven't seen it I envy you cos you can go and buy the DVD and watch if for the first time. The best plot, the best script, the best acting and the best score for a TV series I have ever seen. After seeing it the last 20 years have been quite a televisual anticlimax to be honest. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

08-09-2005, 01:10 PM	#19
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	I've got both seasons of the Lonesome Dove TV series, though I am partial to the seond season. I also got the trhee seasons of Tour of Duty, but they had to change the soundtrack due to royalty issues. I'm glad I still have my old wornout but very much playable VHS tapes I made back in the day. I'll have to master my own to DVD when I get the proper computer equipment and software. I got Secret Agent Man, and The Prisoner. If they come out with the new Kojack series first season I'll get that. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

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