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FinancialNoviceII's picture
(King Kong, 1,798
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 9:48pm

As title says.

With Friday Night Lights finished, and Dexter kinda losing its lustre, there's not a lot to watch on TV.

I like The Killing but just cant get into Boardwalk Empire or Game of Thrones.

Thoughts?

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Al Bundy's picture

Gonna be in the minority here

(Gorilla, 505
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 9:51pm

Gonna be in the minority here (since I'm assuming most will recommend HBO shows), but I really, really like Modern Family

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Game of thrones.

(King Kong, 1,210
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 9:53pm

Game of thrones.

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Community

(Baboon, 151
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 9:57pm

Community

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Modern Family is great, I

(King Kong, 1,715
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 10:03pm

Modern Family is great, I like 30 Rock

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leveRAGE. wrote: Game of

(King Kong, 1,798
 
Points)
  on 5/29/11 at 10:03pm
leveRAGE.:

Game of thrones.

I just cant get into the fantasy shows or movies. I still havent seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies.

I might check out the books for Game of Thrones first. Heard good things about them.

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Al Bundy wrote: Gonna be in

(King Kong, 1,798
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 10:04pm
Al Bundy:

Gonna be in the minority here (since I'm assuming most will recommend HBO shows), but I really, really like Modern Family

My girlfriend is a big fan. Kinda like How I Met Your Mother.

Good Wife is pretty good as well.

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This show looks pretty

(King Kong, 1,798
 
Points)
  on 5/29/11 at 10:05pm

This show looks pretty good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unSDz8pLMCU

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for comedy - Chuck or

(Chimp, 9
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 10:13pm

for comedy - Chuck or Psych
drama - breaking bad

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Currently airing new

 
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  on 5/29/11 at 10:42pm

Currently airing new episodes? Game of thrones. Burn notice is coming back soon too; it's not a great show like game of thrones or treme, but it sure makes an hour go by quickly.

Overall? 30 Rock and Parks & Rec for comedy, and I would still say Game of Thrones for Drama. The Glades on A&E is fun though. Shark Tank for reality by a country mile.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm and

 
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  on 5/29/11 at 11:15pm

Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld reruns.

In 1976, James Hunt broke the sound barrier through Eau Rouge only to retire before the event finished... following the race he had sex with three Belgian nurses at the clubhouse near La Source.

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FinancialNoviceII wrote: This

(Neanderthal, 3,055
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 11:16pm
FinancialNoviceII:

This show looks pretty good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unSDz8pLMCU

Yeah, it actually does. Liked the top-rated comment best though. "It looks great, but it's NBC so they'll cancel it before it gets good. They always do."

For me, I'm a fan of a few USA shows: Burn Notice (easy watching, poor scripting at times but fun TV), White Collar, and Royal Pains. Also like Modern Family, and Archer is hilariously irreverent.

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leveRAGE. wrote: Game of

 
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  on 5/29/11 at 11:42pm
leveRAGE.:

Game of thrones.

Definitely

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I'm sure I'll be in the

 
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  on 5/29/11 at 11:50pm

I'm sure I'll be in the minority but Criminal Minds. I've always liked shows like Law & Order, Cold Case, etc.

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What I follow when I

(Monkey, 57
 
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  on 5/29/11 at 11:55pm

What I follow when I can...

Modern Family (Good)
Community (Good)
Dexter (Good, but trailing on)
Entourage (I'm still in my teens so I'm aloud to watch this garbage)
How I Met Your Mother (Good, until they started teasing the viewer, now it's getting annoying)
Top Gear (VROOM!)

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Sons of Anarchy on FX, check

(Monkey, 56
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:18am

Sons of Anarchy on FX, check it out you won't be disappointed

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FinancialNoviceII wrote: As

(Baboon, 124
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:20am
FinancialNoviceII:

As title says.

With Friday Night Lights finished, and Dexter kinda losing its lustre, there's not a lot to watch on TV.

I like The Killing but just cant get into Boardwalk Empire or Game of Thrones.

Thoughts?

was going to say Dexter

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James Hunt wrote: Curb Your

(Baboon, 116
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 1:00am
James Hunt:

Curb Your Enthusiasm and Seinfeld reruns.

this

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Also if you have Netflix you

(Monkey, 56
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 1:39am

Also if you have Netflix you should check out Rescue Me, show has got pretty much every aspect you could look for

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Justified just wrapped up its

 
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  on 5/30/11 at 1:41am

Justified just wrapped up its 2nd season. Great show. Definitely recommend it to everyone. Rescue Me is currently in its final season. Another awesome show. Denis Leary does a great job.

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Doctor Who, Top Gear,

(Orangutan, 369
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 1:45am

Doctor Who, Top Gear, Sherlock, How I met your mother, walking dead

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Walker Texas Ranger

(Orangutan, 313
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 10:56am

Walker Texas Ranger

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Shawn Spencer wrote: for

(Baboon, 116
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:28pm
Shawn Spencer:

for comedy - Chuck or Psych
drama - breaking bad

You must be pretty bored or stupid to find Chuck funny. That show is god awful

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Kinda into Vampire Diaries.

(Baboon, 116
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:29pm

Kinda into Vampire Diaries. My girl watched it before we broke up and now I'm into it.

The girls are very hot.

Same in Pretty Little Liars. The women are gorgeous"!

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design wrote: Justified just

(Baboon, 116
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:30pm
design:

Justified just wrapped up its 2nd season. Great show. Definitely recommend it to everyone. Rescue Me is currently in its final season. Another awesome show. Denis Leary does a great job.

Cosign. Love Rescue Me.

Heard good things about Justified. Might give it a watch

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RussianMonkey wrote: What I

(Baboon, 116
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 12:31pm
RussianMonkey:

What I follow when I can...

Modern Family (Good)
Community (Good)
Dexter (Good, but trailing on)
Entourage (I'm still in my teens so I'm aloud to watch this garbage)
How I Met Your Mother (Good, until they started teasing the viewer, now it's getting annoying)
Top Gear (VROOM!)

*allowed

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I guess favorite" is relative

(King Kong, 1,660
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 2:37pm

I guess favorite" is relative but I'm thinking "best"

Breaking Bad by far

Sons of Anarchy is pretty solid
Mad Men has has peaks and Valleys.

Comedies are great, love Seinfeld more than life, and parks and rec, modern fam, and office when it was good, but I wouldn't categorize any of them as better than a well done dramatic series.

"It's all ball bearings nowadays." Irwin Fletcher

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RatinaMaze wrote: Cosign.

 
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  on 5/30/11 at 5:20pm
RatinaMaze:

Cosign. Love Rescue Me.

Yeah, it's one of my all-time favorites. My favorite scene...

NSFW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smciRU0d38U

I was laughing for about 5 minutes straight after that scene.

RatinaMaze:

Heard good things about Justified. Might give it a watch

I defninitely recommend you do. It's a show filled with bad-assery. Timothy Olyphant just oozes cool.

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Breaking Bad and Mad Men.

(Monkey, 57
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 6:09pm

Breaking Bad and Mad Men.

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Geordie Shore

 
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  on 5/30/11 at 7:00pm

Geordie Shore

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south park

(Gorilla, 532
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 7:12pm

south park

FinancialNoviceII's picture

Detest South Park. Got to

(King Kong, 1,798
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 9:16pm

Detest South Park.

Got to check out Justified I guess.

Surprised no more Friday night Lights fans.

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Currently airing - breaking

(King Kong, 1,130
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 10:32pm

Currently airing - breaking bad, game of thrones, mad men, always sunny in philadelphia

the wire and the sopranos are easily the two best shows of all time though (and the wire is the clear cut #1, watch it immediately if you haven't yet)

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BREAKING BAD BREAKING

 
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  on 5/30/11 at 10:32pm

BREAKING BAD

BREAKING BAD

BREAKING BAD

BREAKING BAD

BREAKING BAD

BREAKING BAD

(sorry just really think it is amazing)

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Top Gear reruns, sportscenter

(Almost Human, 9,263
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 10:41pm

Top Gear reruns, sportscenter on loop

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The First 48

(Orangutan, 320
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 10:42pm

The First 48

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Frank Slaughtery

(Gorilla, 512
 
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  on 5/30/11 at 11:34pm
Frank Slaughtery:

Currently airing - breaking bad, game of thrones, mad men, always sunny in philadelphia

the wire and the sopranos are easily the two best shows of all time though (and the wire is the clear cut #1, watch it immediately if you haven't yet)

I might have to agree with this entire post. I will add Justified and Archer as good current shows and Dexter season 1 as best season of any tv show ever. I used to hate American Dad, but I find it utterly hilarious now.

Also, different type of program so not in the running for best, but who has seen the Ross Kemp show? That guy is badass!

It’s no mystery that ass has always been tits’ greatest enemy... It’s almost like a Muslim-Jewish thing, but with tits and ass.

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No love for Californication?

(King Kong, 1,019
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 12:11am

No love for Californication?

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Weeds was great until the

(Orangutan, 330
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 2:59am

Weeds was great until the plot got all f'd up and confusing. Can't wait for Breaking Bad and Mad Men to return...

Not a huge fan of the wire.... cool plot but the eps are too long for me to care...

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Check out The Borgias. Its

(Orangutan, 328
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 4:14am

Check out The Borgias. Its about the Italian family of Cesare Borgia, same guy that inspired some of Machiavelli's writing. There is a good story line, banging boobs, and awesome violence. What more can you want.

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Sopranos... best TV in the

(Baboon, 121
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 4:45am

Sopranos... best TV in the history of TV.

APAE's picture

Guys. Look at the title. Best

(Neanderthal, 3,055
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 7:45am

Guys. Look at the title. Best show on TV now.

A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.

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jjcannon wrote: Weeds was

(King Kong, 1,798
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 7:55am
jjcannon:

Weeds was great until the plot got all f'd up and confusing. Can't wait for Breaking Bad and Mad Men to return...

Not a huge fan of the wire.... cool plot but the eps are too long for me to care...

Too long?! They're like 10 minutes longer then Mad Men!

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Frank Slaughtery

(King Kong, 1,798
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 7:56am
Frank Slaughtery:

Currently airing - breaking bad, game of thrones, mad men, always sunny in philadelphia

the wire and the sopranos are easily the two best shows of all time though (and the wire is the clear cut #1, watch it immediately if you haven't yet)

Seen and loved both.

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matlock, but I only have time

(Baboon, 152
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 8:38am

matlock, but I only have time to catch the re-runs

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Game of Thrones....its

(Orangutan, 364
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 10:48am

Game of Thrones....its getting better too....

Beast

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Why is everyone ignoring

 
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  on 5/31/11 at 11:08am

Why is everyone ignoring GEORDIE SHORE, the UK version of JERSEY SHORE??? Unlike Jersey, Geordie has hot girls, boobs, constant hooking up, etc. They've been there for three nights so far, and this one kid has already hooked up with a total of four girls!!! More girls than nights!!!!!

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The Killing I like The Event

(Baboon, 171
 
Points)
  on 5/31/11 at 11:14am

The Killing

I like The Event also. I heard it's getting cancelled though, so I don't know how they will end the current season.

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SwaGGeReR wrote: Why is

(King Kong, 1,798
 
Points)
  on 5/31/11 at 11:40am
SwaGGeReR:

Why is everyone ignoring GEORDIE SHORE, the UK version of JERSEY SHORE??? Unlike Jersey, Geordie has hot girls, boobs, constant hooking up, etc. They've been there for three nights so far, and this one kid has already hooked up with a total of four girls!!! More girls than nights!!!!!

Are you serious? Those shows are what's wrong with TV

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entourage and californication

(King Kong, 1,130
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 1:23pm

entourage and californication have gone downhill, although still worth watching. dexter is solid, first two seasons were the best but last season was good. the season with jimmy smits sucked

surprised nobody has mentioned shameless - big fan of it.

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I thought there would be more

(Gorilla, 562
 
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  on 5/31/11 at 1:37pm

I thought there would be more south park love here

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