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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2012, 04:11:29 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Ricky on July 11, 2012, 01:19:12 PM
Yes, I also watch the Big Bang Theory and Top Gear (American). I forgot about those ones. Probably because their season is over and won't start back up till September. I also like Justified.

The original Top Gear is the only one to watch.  The American one is teh suck.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2012, 04:15:42 PM »
I don't have a box from the cable company, so all my TV comes through the computer.  There's not a lot of "new" stuff on Netflix or Amazon but there are some good shows.

Breaking Bad
Wheeler Dealers
Fifth Gear (UK)
The IT Crowd
Life on Mars (both versions)
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2012, 04:59:34 PM »
What is this "Tee Vee" of which you speak? :confused:

(Our family got rid of the last idiot box in the house 5 years ago.)
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2012, 06:12:57 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on July 11, 2012, 04:59:34 PM
What is this "Tee Vee" of which you speak? :confused:

(Our family got rid of the last idiot box in the house 5 years ago.)

I got a Flat panel but I use it as a moniter. Get all my "TV' and movies via the internet. I ditched cable a couple yrs back, figure I saved about =/- $100/month.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2012, 06:41:21 PM »
I haven't seen anyone mention Fringe.

I also love:
Walking Dead
Destination Truth
Ghosthunters
Fact or Faked
My Ghost Story
Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
Hell on Wheels
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #30 on: July 11, 2012, 06:49:58 PM »
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2012, 07:21:34 PM »
My favorites that are current are Burn Notice (Though I've heard that may be coming on its final season), Psych, Once Upon a Time, and Grimm.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2012, 07:50:47 PM »
We also like most of the stories on Masterpiece Theater.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #33 on: July 11, 2012, 09:09:38 PM »
One of the best new shows I've seen is the Netflix "original" series Lillyhammer. If you have Netflix streaming check it out.
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Re: Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #34 on: July 11, 2012, 09:44:59 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on July 11, 2012, 01:29:51 PM
Here's another Showtime dramedy that I found & like...Shameless.

I bought the first season DVD, I don't have Showtime but I heard it was a good show.  Very funny stuff, and William H. Macy is hilarious as Frank the Plank.  I could do without all the gay stuff though.  Is season 2 any good?
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #35 on: July 11, 2012, 09:45:11 PM »
in no particular order:

Deadliest Catch
Ice Road Truckers
Top Gear UK
World's Dumbest
Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series
Game of Thrones
CSI Original and NY....I'll watch CSI: Miami if nothing else is on.
Military Channel is good too.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #36 on: July 11, 2012, 09:56:45 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on July 11, 2012, 04:11:29 PM
The original Top Gear is the only one to watch.  The American one is teh suck.

I like the U.K version as well. Jeremy Clarkson is pretty cool (He is a conservative).

BBC America has been showing the show 24/7 for the couple weeks it seems. The don't show the new episodes.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #37 on: July 12, 2012, 08:06:39 AM »
Quote from: Kyle Ricky on July 11, 2012, 09:56:45 PM
I like the U.K version as well. Jeremy Clarkson is pretty cool (He is a conservative).

BBC America has been showing the show 24/7 for the couple weeks it seems. The don't show the new episodes.

Yes, I know, because my DVR has DVR'd all of them, and almost maxed out the memory.  I have to go in and delete the ones I have seen daily.   That usually means they are going to come out with a new season soon.  I hope.   My favorite still is the African Trip with the Opel Cadet.  Oliver!!
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #38 on: July 12, 2012, 08:58:13 AM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on July 11, 2012, 09:09:38 PM
One of the best new shows I've seen is the Netflix "original" series Lillyhammer. If you have Netflix streaming check it out.

That was the first series I watched on netflix. I enjoyed it.

Then I watched The Seeker,then Life on Mars.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #39 on: July 12, 2012, 10:36:15 AM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on July 12, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
Yes, I know, because my DVR has DVR'd all of them, and almost maxed out the memory.  I have to go in and delete the ones I have seen daily.   That usually means they are going to come out with a new season soon.  I hope.   My favorite still is the African Trip with the Opel Cadet.  Oliver!!

The first one that I saw was the Bolivian trip.  I damn near had an asthma attack from it, I was laughing so hard.  The conversion of the harvester into the snowplow with the flamethrower was good, too.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #40 on: July 12, 2012, 11:21:41 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on July 12, 2012, 10:36:15 AM
The first one that I saw was the Bolivian trip.  I damn near had an asthma attack from it, I was laughing so hard.  The conversion of the harvester into the snowplow with the flamethrower was good, too.

My favorite episodes are the ones where they tried, and failed, to destroy the Toyota pickup truck and the one where the Hamster came back after his crash in the rocket car at 280+ MPH.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #41 on: July 12, 2012, 11:54:57 AM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on July 12, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
Yes, I know, because my DVR has DVR'd all of them, and almost maxed out the memory.  I have to go in and delete the ones I have seen daily.   That usually means they are going to come out with a new season soon.  I hope.   My favorite still is the African Trip with the Opel Cadet.  Oliver!!

One of my favorite episodes is where they built thier own Space Shulltle and actually got it to fly for about 30 seconds before it came back down and crashed.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyowOsXd_ZE[/youtube]
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #42 on: July 12, 2012, 01:28:52 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on July 11, 2012, 01:15:38 PM
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1- Antique road show.
2- Some PBS history.
3- The Big Bang Theory.
4- 2 Broke Girls.......the wife watches #3 and #4 usually at the same time we're eating supper....hey, Im not going to bite the hand that's feeding me...So I watch.

I watch The Big Bang Theory and the breasts of one of the 2 Broke Girls.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #43 on: July 12, 2012, 01:38:34 PM »
Quote from: Airwolf on July 12, 2012, 11:54:57 AM
One of my favorite episodes is where they built thier own Space Shulltle and actually got it to fly for about 30 seconds before it came back down and crashed.



That was a good one, I also liked the one where they competed with the German Top Gear team in the Mini competition.  That one girl, Sabine Schmitz is really cool.  I loved how she razzes Jeremy. 
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #44 on: July 12, 2012, 08:07:42 PM »
Quote from: Zeus on July 12, 2012, 08:58:13 AM
That was the first series I watched on netflix. I enjoyed it.

Then I watched The Seeker,then Life on Mars.
Which Life on Mars? The British or American?
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #45 on: July 12, 2012, 08:10:16 PM »
The UK version isn't on Netflix.

It's on Amazon Prime if you're looking for it.
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« Reply #46 on: July 12, 2012, 08:40:50 PM »
Quote from: Jasonw560 on July 11, 2012, 03:46:52 PM

Suits


So far, this is the only reference to this show I've seen on this thread. I think this may be the best show on television right now. And I watch a ton of TV.

My top shows: Burn Notice, Franklin and Bash, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Castle

Other shows I watch regularly: Royal Pains, Necessary Roughness, Coast Guard Alaska, Flying Wild Alaska, Happy Endings, Revenge, Community, Top Gear (BBC), Covert Affairs, Last Man Standing, Rizzoli and Isles, White Collar, Cougar Town, Archer, Tosh.0, Whale Wars, Hardcore Pawn, Wilfred.

Some shows that I've jumped on recently, but look promising: The Newsroom (don't get HBO so should be fun looking for bootleg versions), Falling Skies, Common Law, Bunheads (a little less impressed by the show itself, but Sutton Foster and the mother-in-law are fun characters).
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #47 on: July 12, 2012, 08:46:30 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on July 12, 2012, 08:10:16 PM
The UK version isn't on Netflix.

It's on Amazon Prime if you're looking for it.
That's okay. I was just curious. I think it was on Netflix for a while a few months ago.

They do change from time to time. I was in the middle of an episode of Wire in the Blood when that show went away for a while. Then it was back but I was out of the mood.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #48 on: July 12, 2012, 08:46:50 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on July 12, 2012, 10:36:15 AM
The first one that I saw was the Bolivian trip.  I damn near had an asthma attack from it, I was laughing so hard.  The conversion of the harvester into the snowplow with the flamethrower was good, too.

All their specials are pretty good. The Vietnam trip is funny just to see how miserable Clarkson is. I mainly watch the show for the challenges rather than the cars.
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Re: Best current TV shows
« Reply #49 on: July 12, 2012, 08:51:27 PM »
Quote from: T-Monay820 on July 12, 2012, 08:40:50 PM
So far, this is the only reference to this show I've seen on this thread. I think this may be the best show on television right now. And I watch a ton of TV.

Smart dialogue, great characters....(and Rachel alone is SMOKING hot.)

I want to be Harvey Specter when I grow up.  :lmao:

I can't wait to see how This whole thing with Mike is going to go over with Hardman.

And I just want to punch Louis in his rat teeth every time I see him.
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