What current TV shows are you digging?

[SweetZombieJesus]

At the moment, I'm in thrall to HBO's The Wire to the point that I really don't give a shit about a new season of Sopranos not coming for at least three months or something like that.

I also recently got hooked on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, though that's not exactly current anymore. And since Spike is going to be on Angel next season as a regular cast member, I'll be forced to watch it.

Jeez, two shows out of 100 odd channels? That's pretty lame.

[RememberJohn]

1. Great shows here...

24
Smallville
Enterprise (promises to be better next season)
Boston Public
Alias
StarGate

looking forward to SciFi's "Battlestar Galactica"

[SweetZombieJesus]

4. Why is there such a gap between our TV tastes and our music tastes?

Interesting, aside from Smallville and Boston Public, which I think are total crap, we have pretty similar taste in TV shows. Though try as I might I just can't get into Enterprise, but I never have been able to get really into any Trek show.

I just hate Smallville because it's Dawson's Creek with superpowers, and I hate almost all things Superman centered anyway. At least its not as fucked up as Birds Of Prey was.

[RememberJohn]

5. You should download the unaired pilot of Birds of Prey...

from Kazaa ... much darker.

I'm into Enterprise mostly out of loyalty to the franchise. I'm waiting for it to get better and it promises to.

I like Smallville for the very reasons you hate it.

And funny - I see Buffy as being Dawson's Creek with Demons and Vampires - like Charmed with witches and demons. And I like them both.

I also adored Dark Angel... until they screwed it in the 2nd season.

[SweetZombieJesus]

7. Buffy is so much better written than Dawson's Creek

Not to mention with much better characterization. But then I love Buffy and hate Dawson's Creek, so go fig.

As for Birds Of Prey: As soon as I heard that Batgirl was going to be the daughter of Catwoman and Batman, and that she could FLY, I knew there was no chance I'd ever watch one second of that show. It's almost as bad as that one new Superman movie script I read wherein Lex Luthor is some sort of kung fu expert CIA agent and Superman gets his powers from a talisman of some sort. Total disregard for the origin of a character that pretty much EVERYONE knows.

[RememberJohn]

26. You never saw Birds of Prey, did you?

The Huntress was the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, not Batgirl. This is established in comics, too.

Batgirl was paralized by the Joker and is now in a wheelchair. She couldn't fly.

Overall, it was a good series but didn't match the original pilot which was more "Dark Knight Returns"-ish.

The newer Superman treatment (after the script you mentioned) was brilliant. But then, you don't like Superman much so you probably wouldn't agree.

Every incarnation of Superman in comics, TV, and film have taken liberties with the original origin.
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[SweetZombieJesus]

31. No no NO

The Huntress in the comics is the daughter of a former mafia Don. And the Batgirl I was talking about was the new Batgirl who I read was on Birds Of Prey, not Barbara Gordon/Oracle. I KNOW Babs is paralyzed and could never fly.

All I know is that in the comics, unless it was an Elseworlds thing, Batman has never procreated.

[RememberJohn]

37. Yes yes yes...

The orignal Huntress in the comics was Helena Wayne - daughter of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle.

A newer incarnation is the one you have in mind...

http://members.fortunecity.com/retcon/index.html

There was no "new" Batgirl on Birds of Prey...

[RememberJohn]

40. And more on Huntress - daughter of batman/catwoman

http://members.fortunecity.com/retcon/page4.html

[SweetZombieJesus]

42. I think that Huntress got killed in Crisis, so she doesn't count

She's not part of current, revised DC continuity, so as far as I'm concerned she isn't the real Huntress. She ceased to be after Crisis.

So who were the three characters on Birds of Prey? In the comics, it's Oracle, new Batgirl...oh wait, Black Canary. I forgot all about it.

[RememberJohn]

44. Well, that is one way to interpret it...

... but she was very faithful to the original comics. I hope any future DC TV/movie adaptations aren't limited to what the characters became after Crisis.

Birds of Prey: Oracle, Huntress, Black Canary (daughter of the original Black Canary - who made one appearance and would have made more.)

[Circe_Invidiosa]

6. wow ok are we like cosmic friends here cause..

i agree with all your tv choices...oh and ill add another one

the late Buffy the Vampire Slayer...i really got into it and hate they took it off..it had some great characters..now im trying to get into Stargate as much as i think that Richard Dean Anderson is a great actor...

[RememberJohn]

9. Trivia: Richard Dean Anderson was almost Capt. John Archer...

...on Enterprise.

[SweetZombieJesus]

11. Would have been a welcome improvement over Bakula

Whenever my brother watches Enterprise I make gratuitous Quantum Leap references to piss him off.

[Circe_Invidiosa]

14. another trivia....Genevieve Bujold or how its spelled..was...

supposed to be Capt. Janeway on Voyager...its a shame she wasnt because i think she would have been tons better...

[RememberJohn]

23. As an actress in a movie, sure...

..but she quit because she couldn't handle the grind of a weekly series.

I think Kate Mulgrew gets a bad rap, though. Although I would have loved the Captain to have been Commander Shelby from the Next Generation and have Ensign Rowe on board, too!

[kaitykaity]

25. Trivia . . . . . Ro Laren was supposed to be the

Bajoran officer on board Deep Space Nine, but
when Berman offered Michelle Forbes the job, she
gracefully declined, saying she didn't want to commit
to a five-to-seven year gig.

So we got Nana Visitor and Major Kira instead.

[RememberJohn]

29. Well, I like them all...

...but too bad we didn't see more Ro.

I've like Michelle Forbes since she played the psycho dominatrix wife of Josh Lewis on Guidling Light.

[kaitykaity]

33. Sonni/Solita, you mean???

OMFG. That's when I noticed her too, and I really
liked her. Guiermo Ibarra, the leather outfits, they
really did that story well. I was totally hooked!!
I've tried to find a video version of it, but no luck

Then she showed up as Ensign Ro, and boinked Riker
when they had amnesia. She was so good, and when I heard
the spin off was going to be at Bajora, I just knew she'd
have to be on there. I was crushed when I found out she said
no.

She was on 24, and on The District. I've tried to see all
of her movies, too.

[RememberJohn]

34. Yep! Sonni/Solita

Still remember that scene where they were playing the song "Peek-a-boo" from Sioxie (SP?) and the Banshees and the scene where Josh found the whip in "secret" room.

[kaitykaity]

36. I still have a tape of where she reaches into the room

and the whip wraps around her wrist. I guess Josh
and Reva were gaslighting her at that point.

I can't believe I found somebody else who was
captivated by that story. This is so cool.

When she came back they turned her into a wimp and
made her a pawn of the original one and only Roger
Thorpe. It was awful.

And then Reva won, and GL became the Reva Shayne
show once again, and I was done.

[RememberJohn]

38. Yeah, she was a badass.

Wish I could see those eps again.

[kaitykaity]

45. I've never heard it put quite that way before

but you're absolutely right. She was a badass.

Remember when she pulled a gun on Josh, and put
little Mindy in her place after she married Will?

Have you ever tried to find them? Tapes of that
story I mean?

[RememberJohn]

48. No, I haven't...

...there may be a collector's newsgroup for it,though. I'd like to see a lot of old GL storylines.

[SweetZombieJesus]

10. I was into Stargate before Buffy, and now I find myself comparing the two

And Stargate just doesn't seem to stack up anymore, ESPECIALLY since Michael Shanks came back and Corin Nemec got wrote off the show. Total horseshit.

Buffy surprised the hell out of me though, because the last show I was this viscerally attached to was MST3K, and before this I hated Sarah Michelle Gellar with the intensity of a thousand suns.

[Circe_Invidiosa]

12. Spike is a hottie

what im wondering is..will he come back on Angel as Spike or a new character ?

any spoilers on this ?

[Circe_Invidiosa]

17. im trying not to compare it

stargate with buffy....i think the more i watch the re-runs on stargate the more i like it because the characters are fairly well developed ....

buffy was in a league of its own...

angel needs spike to perk it up a bit..its a little too dark at the moment

[democrat in Tallahassee]

21. Dead Zone

Love the USA Network Deadzone -- the new season started last week ... the is an evil politician (read GW) that Johnny has seen will destroy Washington... what will Johnny do to stop him

[Rick Myers]

2. Stargate is good

Still diggin' Farscape, Simpsons, and that's about it! Mostly I watch the History Channel or TLC...

[Circe_Invidiosa]

8. ditto on history channel too

nt

[T Roosevelt]

3. All those channels, and nothing to watch

I'm with ya:
-The Daily Show
-That 70's Show
-Stargate SG-1

Only three shows...jeez...and how much do we pay for cable? :puke:

[SEAburb]

13. Da Vinci's Inquest on CBC

is a great show. It has good actors and great dialogue.

[RememberJohn]

15. What I like about StarGate are the endless possibilities...

... for crossover fan fic.

What if there was a StarGate discovered on the Klingon homeworld? StarGate's baddies come through and find Klingon troops waiting.

Oh, shit!

[Circe_Invidiosa]

19. as long as worf is there

so am i *grin*

[SweetZombieJesus]

20. F-f-f-fanfic?

You said the f-word!

Good god man, I'm a humongous dork, and even I would never read/write fanfic (unless it's really horrible fanfic). ;-)

[RememberJohn]

30. I like fan-made movies, too.

Especially the 3d generated models used in the classic Trek meets Galactica meets Star Wars movie.

[sasquatch]

16. Daily Show and Lupin the Third

they kick ass

[number9]

18. I'm a million light years from being an elitist

but I find myself watching PBS
Antiques Roadshow
Now
Nova
Frontline

Nothing on the networks interests me anymore, and I don't have cable. Would love to see the Daily Show.

[Khephra]

22. Most of my shows are now off the air

Angel
South Park
Daily Show
Adult Swim

That's about it these days.

[SweetZombieJesus]

24. Someone needs to give me a prep course on Angel

So I'm not all confused and stuff (I refuse to waste another week's worth of free time downloading all the episodes like i did with Buffy).

For the life of me, I can't imagine how they'll sidestep the whole "Spike burns to death from soooooul power on last episode of Buffy" thing.

[Khephra]

27. It's going to be a whole new show next season

Joss said it's practically a revamp of the concept. Angel and crew now control the LA office of Wolfram and Hart, so they've now got a big staff and resources to work with. It's going to be interesting to see where it goes from here.

[SweetZombieJesus]

28. What's this I read about Cordelia being evil?

And Angel has a grown-up son? What gives?

I just want some better closure from Buffy, dammit.

[Khephra]

46. That's all resolved now

Angel's kid is out of the show (living a life without knowing who he was) and Cordie is no longer possessed.

[electricmonk]

32. Here's a good Angel episode guide

Screening Room

Before Buffy came along the last show I was really into that much was Twin Peaks. Also MST3K but that was a whole different species of tv show.

[RoadRunner]

35. Monk

New season just started, one of the best shows on TV.

[sasquatch]

52. That's a good show

Funny and it makes you think:think:

[Chicklet]

39. Not many

I worked the night shift all my grown-up life until last year. I missed the previous 12 or so years of prime time. Never got into the big shows like "ER" or "Seinfeld" or "Friends." The one show I got into and still miss is "due South."

Now, the two shows I religiously follow are "Gilmore Girls" and "Sex and the City." I also watch a lot of HGTV and ESPN.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

41. So Graham Norton on BBC America

if you haven's seen Graham Norton, he os the funniest thing on TV.

The Daily Show
Bill Moyers' NOW
Red Sox games
Sex and the City
repeats of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Some PBS shows (Nature, Savage Seas)

[NightTrain]

43. Reruns of "Columbo" on A&E

I was just a kid when "Columbo" aired during the 1970s. As such, I never watched it back then. In the last year, though, I've developed a strong liking for that show! Peter Falk was just terrific in the title role. He was kinda like Darren McGavin's Carl Kolchak, but without the vampires and werewolves. :-)

[mvd]

47. I just watch these anymore

The Simpsons - always watch
Young And The Restless - always watch
Big Brother - hope to always watch for my guilty pleasure
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (daytime version)
Nature (PBS)
American Experience (PBS)
Nova (PBS)
Will And Grace
Buffy
Judging Amy

[mvd]

50. Forgot to put The Daily Show

And I sometimes see the guests on other talk shows.

[elcondor]

49. I like old-school Buffy (seasons 1-4)

Seasons 5-7, IMHO, was a different animal. I also like M*A*S*H and Futurama. LOL, shows that have all gone off the air . . . long live reruns!! :-)

[JCMach1]

51. Dead Like Me

the new Showtime show about becoming a grim reaper...

Entertaining, dramatic, and funny at times... It has REAL possibilities-- catch it BEFORE it becomes a HUGE hit...

[roguevalley]

53. Law and Order CI

Love that show.

[indigo32]

54. Buffy reruns

and
Animal Cops/Animal Precinct LOL

[monchie]

55. I got out of the prime-time habit back in the 70s...

I was going to college full-time and holding down a job at night, so I had little time for TV. Then, after college, I moved into an apartment in center city Philadelphia, where there was no cable available and, because of nearby skyscrapers, the only channel I could access over the air was the New Jersey Network.

So it wasn't until I moved to NYC in the mid 80s that I started watching TV regularly again, though I still rarely watch many prime time shows. Off the top of my head, here are some of my current faves:

The Sopranos
Queer As Folk
Enterprise
Stargate SG-1
Law and Order (and its spinoffs)
NYPD Blue

I just checked out the first 3 episodes of "Dead Like Me" last night, and I'll probably make a special effort to catch that.

Also, there are a few shows in reruns I love:

The Twilight Zone
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Law and Order
NYPD Blue
The Adventures of Lois and Clark

Finally, one special mention: I caught "Sliders" in reruns on Sci-Fi, and it was a great show with an intriguing concept till they killed off the Professor somewhere around the second or third season. From there it was all downhill, with old characters replaced by inferior new ones, till the absolute nadir in the last season, when Jerry O'Connell's character was played by a different actor; some lame plot device was used to explain the replacement. (In the previous season or two, O'Connell's brother's character and the Cro-Mags were almost as lame.)