Posted on 09/27/2006 11:04:53 AM PDT by Keltik
The Shield is great but the best show on TV right now is "RESCUE ME"!!!!
That show is one awesome train wreck!!!!
MI-5 (Spooks) is also great. That show is better then 24 in my opinion simply because it's much more realistic and you really don't know WHAT will happen! They have a habit of killing lead actors like crazy. There is only ONE character from the original episode still left over (on Season 5 that is)
My favorite shows right now are:
Battlestar Galactica
Stargate Atlantis (it really isn't that good but I'm still tuning in every week.. lol)
24
Bones (I just got a thing for her)
Two and a half men
Spooks or MI-5 (US-title at Netflix)- These are AWESOME!
Prison Break is fun
Lost as well but is getting kind of drawn out
Still mourning the loss of "Firefly"
This new season of Jericho, Heroes and Til Death look promising... (Have the other stuff recorded such as Standoff, Smith, etc. recorded but not watched yet)
I don't mind the bleakness, after all, that should go with the territory. The original was far too blithe (to be generous) to be endured. This one really takes the crisis seriously and they do go for the drama. I end up really caring what happens to these people.
IIRC, Star Trek led the way with two-episode discs of TOS. The X-Files led the way when it comes to series; at least, it premiered before TNG.
I was late too the party on this one, but I finally got to watch the series over the course of a week-long vacation.
Best. Western. Ever.
I can't believe that part of the storyline in Heroes is that these people are in a comic book, that the characters themselves discover, and that that fact is integral to the story. Insanity. They should have just played it straight-- normal people who have superpowers because of some connection they all share (I really love that the indestructable cheerleader's Dad is one of the chief bad guys) and explored what the connection is and how these people eventually come together as a unit to stop something terrible from happening.
I'll admit it too! "Ghost Hunters" and "Myth Busters" are two of my favorites. Sometimes the shows where "Ghost Hunters" disproves a haunting are more fun, I always remember the one where a faulty circuit switch box and odd ventilation system actually produced the "mysterious" happenings. The homeowner was lucky, if I remember right the circuit box situation was actually really dangerous and the owners didn't have a clue.
That was the case called "Toxic House" and the guy had a woodshop in his basement with all kinds of chemicals next to a ventilation system, plus he had huge mold growths under the house-- and there was something wrong with the electrical box, too which emitted big doses of EMF energy-- which TAPS says can cause hallucinations, etc.
Oddly, I noticed on another BB that was discussing "Lost," someone posted that the reason that the Losties might have been seeing strange things in the jungle was that the hatch was emitting massive EMF-- they said that they saw the theory on Ghost Hunters!
"Your list is not adjusted dollars.. that puts newer movies at a huge advantage.
A mediocre movie can make 50-100 Million today.. when in 1970 that would have been an unquestionable blockbuster."
Yes, yes. And I am quite sure "Gone with the Wind" is probably the highest grossing movie of all time if its earnings are adjusted for inflation.
But that is not the point, is it? All the movies listed are of relatively recent vintage, are they not? So would it not show that movies that are family friendly are the movies people will actually go see? The picayune issue of numbers crunching I shall leave to you.
I love Ghost Hunters. Not for the so-called paranormal investigations (like the chair that supposedly jumped sideways in the attic, when it was just the light shifting position that made it seem to jump sideways) but for the totally cool places they investigate...the Vanderbilt house, that neat old destroyer, the Waverly sanitorium, etc.
Ed
Rescue Me is fantastic, as good as The Shield and 24.
What I don't think most people realize, though, it that it is written as satire a great deal of the time, in my opinion!
Ed
Heroes reminded me of a badly done 4400.
I'm taking it off my Moxi box schedule.
Ed
When they get enough to fill out 1 DVD!
Please, no flames, just saw the opportunity for some humor.
I don't think learning that the painter is the one who makes the comic book would make it any better for me. It's just retarded regardless. There is plenty enough to work with with the basic concept without having the Heroes look at comic books that feature themselves.
I'm not giving up on it, yet, but it really irritates me.
Lost : The Complete Second Season. - Damn, this show is great. I hate that I like it.
The Wire: The Complete Third Season. - Best police show, ever. But I don't like police shows so, what do I know.
The Office: Season Two. Heretical statement alert: The American version of "The Office" is better than the British original. No, it's not. It's as good in different ways.
Rome: The Complete First Season. - I assumed this was going to suck but, wow. It's great television.
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5. Not quite as good as its cult reputation, but good nonetheless. Every bit as good as it's reputation. Best pure SciFi on TV in.....forever.
Damn you Fox! Not even on for a whole season :-(
Mark
Why should someone pay to see a 2 hour movie, when you can--for free--see a 16-24 hour movie? TV now meets or exceeds the writing and production value of theatrical films.
And how could I forget South Park?!?!?!
Mark
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