Good tv shows

[Etherspin]

just.. theoretically speaking, if someones broadband provided (theoretically) had accidentally unmetered his downloads on DSL and upped the speed and this theoretical guy was frantically downloading stuff...

what shows would you recommend him look for ?? :haha:

gots arrested development,alan partridge,my name is earl,hex so far (this theoretical person has)

[Cozmo D]

Since it seems this theoretical person is going for comedies.... The Office (Amer. Vers.), Two And One Half Men, Everybody Hates Chris. :)

[Etherspin]

american version... AMERICAN VERSION!!!! ahem .. seen all the office, great show everybody hates chris ill look into..
nah man.. comedy is just all i could think of so far.. i was looking into "The Wire" which you dudes raved about on here for a while but can only find season 2 onwards.. which begs the question, is it worth watching from season 2 or will i have no clue whats going on ?

[Cozmo D]

Yeah, you'll figure it out, but it would be great if you could find the first season.

Ahhh, HBO shows... Deadwood & Rome! :rock:

[Etherspin]

havent seen either of those!

[Wheeljak]

Two words: "Family Guy".

[Cozmo D]

So they have the American version of The Office down there? :)

[Hero1]

Veronica Mars, BattleStar Galactica, Prison Break, NCIS, Numb3rs

looking forward to amazing race 9..tar8 was crap!

[Wheeljak]

NCIS
I love me some Abby!:clap:

[Hero1]

I love me some Abby!:clap:

have you read her blog on the ncis site? its hilarious.. how good was the "chip" storyline haha

[Wheeljak]

have you read her blog on the ncis site? its hilarious..
I've never read her NCIS blog, but I visit her official website once in awhile, and she has a blog there, too. If what she talks about in the blog is any indicator of what she's like, then she's almost as cool as Abby. So, I guess I love me some Pauley, too.

how good was the "chip" storyline haha I loved the Chip storyline! For so many weeks, I was asking, "Why in the world is he even on the show?" The character was SO annoying. Little did I know that they were going to build up to such a great payoff.

So, do they show CBS shows in primetime in Oz?
I wish they'd show Aussie shows here; I hear they show bare tiddies.:rock:

[ChrisLDog]

Veronica Mars, BattleStar Galactica, Prison Break, NCIS, Numb3rs

looking forward to amazing race 9..tar8 was crap!

Battlestar Galactica is one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. The miniseries that started it was REALLY good. I just finished watching Season 1 and I can't wait to see what happens in Season 2 (I just got the DVDs).

[Hero1]

I just got the season 1 dvd of battlestar galactica.. having a marathon watching session at the minute.. battlestar gallactica may be the greatest show about terrorism ever.. I love it.. great sci-fi is always really about us..as humans.. and the storylines are perfect for the times we live in.. I need to catch up to season 2 quick..

wheeljak i dont even wait to watch anythin on aussie tv its like 9 months behind.. i just download on bit torrent and watch it the same day as u guys :haha:

pauley is exactly like abbys character..shes like a really smart goth no joke! :clap:

[Wheeljak]

Battlestar Galactica is one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. The miniseries that started it was REALLY good. I just finished watching Season 1 and I can't wait to see what happens in Season 2 (I just got the DVDs).
You'll love season 2; they really move the story along at a full clip.

[Cozmo D]

Yup, we live for Friday nights on SciFi around here! :rock:

[Wheeljak]

Yup, we live for Friday nights on SciFi around here! :rock: I knew you were from outer space, but I didn't know you were allied with the Twelve Colonies! :cheers:
I could write pages and pages of what I like about the new Battlestar Galactica. I remember the days when the shows on cable all sucked; now, they are outdoing the Big Three Networks, quality-wise.

[Etherspin]

how could i forget ... KENNY VS SPENNY !!

[Cozmo D]

BTW, The Office tonight was HILARIOUS! :rotf:

[Hero1]

for any UK office fans.. you gotta check out the ricky gervais podcast..its hilarious

[Mistress M]

Ok, I'll just support what everyone else has already mentioned: Battlestar Galactica, Family Guy, Prison Break, NCIS

And I'll add: American Dad ("Ohhh Francine, straddle my bowl...")

[Etherspin]

hiero, thats the greatest podcast yet.. did you get the archives from when they did it on radio?? exact same show and segments, actually an extra segment in addition to the much loved monkey news...
Karl is very very strange and dare i say utterly stupid..

[Etherspin]

Coz, have you actually watched the brit on as well as the american office?
and what about extras?


link below is for the ricky gervais radio show.. the ones before the podcast, 6 episodes there
http://www.xfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=4159

[Cozmo D]

Coz, have you actually watched the brit on as well as the american office?
and what about extras?


link below is for the ricky gervais radio show.. the ones before the podcast, 6 episodes there
http://www.xfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=4159
I've seen ALL episodes of all 3! :wiggle:

Thanx man, I'ma check that. :)

[Etherspin]

the radio show get AFTER you get the podcast, cause the podcast is easy, each show is one mp3, the radio show has a few files for each show but they are alpabetical in order, so if you pop em on a playlist it will do em in the right order...
does the american office end in the same spot as the UK one?

[Cozmo D]

the radio show get AFTER you get the podcast, cause the podcast is easy, each show is one mp3, the radio show has a few files for each show but they are alpabetical in order, so if you pop em on a playlist it will do em in the right order...
does the american office end in the same spot as the UK one?
The American Office is new, it's in the middle of it's first full season, and it's very different. Though the basic structure is the same, they have taken the characters and the story lines in a whole different direction so that the 2 shows are very unlike each other. In fact, the peripheral characters have been developed a lot more and a lot better than they were on the original. I think that probably has a lot to do with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant being Executive Producers. When they first put the show on during a limited run before this season started Yvette and I didn't care for it much at first since it seemed like just an American copy, but they made it it's own show, much to our surprise and delight. Do yourself a favor and check it.

http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/

[wendyful04]

King of the Hill's pretty good.

[Harmeister]

Battlestar Gallactica (the new one)

Smallville

The Closer

And (like Coz said) Everybody hates Chris is pretty darn hillarious

[Etherspin]

thanks for the info about the office Coz, when i saw the office(american) it was one of the first eps and i just thought.. this is insulting to americans.. its the same damn script.. but repackaged and with less chemistry between dawn and that dude.. but in light of what you wrote up there ill get the second series.. sadly .. my internet provider realised the error!!! :)

i got a stack of everyone hates chris,arrested development,family guy,alan partridge..

i have three shows to recommend to everyone..

Hex , Hex and .... Hex ...
supernatural show set in college in england, think buffy minus the campness and silly jokes and with far more accurate mythology and creepy characters the kids in the school are bitches and bastards in the same way as people i was at school with.. its nice and gritty..
its a UK show... 2 seasons so far..lovely..

cheers for the smallville reco Harm, but i am already converted.. bought 1-3 boxsets and got some of 4-5 seasons downloaded on here until the official boxsets are released

[Harmeister]

supernatural is a US show as far as I know. The one with Jensen Ackles? (The dude who was Lana's boyfriend in Smallville till he was killed off)

[Etherspin]

i worded that badly, the genre is fantasy,biblical,supernatural the show name is "hex"

its about fallen angels,witches(so called) and the Nephilim + Grigori

nice,dark and decadent ..

at the risk of making this sound anywhere near as camp as buffy, my fave character is Thelma, she dies and is the resident lesbian ghost..

http://www.skyone.co.uk/programme/pgeProgramme.aspx?pid=5
http://www.afterellen.com/TV/102004/hex.html

[Etherspin]

HAHAAA!! check ep five of everybody hates chris to see why Coz was pimpin the show... ;)

also because its extremely funny.. i like the dad in it

[Harmeister]

The dad is awesome. Wait till you see the ones where he can calculate the price of everything by looking at it, or the one where Chris's mom and dad have conversations with expressions.

[Etherspin]

"thats ten cents worth of bread,and five cents of kool aid" :)

[Harmeister]

Julius rules

[Mistress M]

OMG -- it's too late isn't it? and I just remembered the funniest show ever: The Mighty Boosh http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/mightyboosh/galleries.shtml

And it's 100 times funnier if you're stoned...