not so much a meme as just a question

[winterbadger]

I'm conscious that I'm way out of the mainstream in terms of watching network television, and I'd be interested to know if there are good shows (serial dramas or comedies) that I miss. Right now the only things I watch regularly are West Wing (when it's in season), House, and E.R. (thanks to poliscidiva, plus The Sopranos, The Wire, and Six Feet Under on HBO. From time to time I tune in to The Simpsons and The Daily Show, but I don't do so religiously. Other things I've enjoyed in the past include comedies (Blackadder, Drew Carey, Red Dwarf), detective shows (Red Cap, The Vice, Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, Rebus, McCallum), sci-fi (Babylon 5; some Star Trek--DS9 and Enterprise over TNG or Voyager), and serial dramas (Sports Night, thirtysomething, Nothing Sacred, My So-Called Life, Time and Again, Hill Street Blues, Monarch of the Glen--until they totally f'ed it up).

Any suggestions?

Comments

Sci-fi

[kmusser]

Firefly is incredible, either rent it, or catch it on Sci-Fi channel when it is re-run. Currently running the new Battlestar Galactica is pretty good, though I don't watch it religiously.

Re: Sci-fi

[winterbadger]

Ah, yes, I should have mentioned Firefly, which my SIL gave me on DVD for Xmas.

john_arundel had said the new BG was good, almost nothing like the absolutely horrible old series. I shall try to check it out.

[azbound.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of Grey's Anatomy.

And words cannot express how much Law and Order I watch.

[percyprune.livejournal.com]

Battlestar Galactica rocks like The Rock sitting in a rocking chair on top of a rock. One of the most grown-up SF shows to be found on TV. Which means it'll be cancelled before the end of the second season. Watch it or lose it.

[blueinva.livejournal.com]

The first is my fave, exactly mainstream network, but:

City Gardener - HGTV on Saturday at 11pm (neat English urban garden restyling from Channel 4...)

House on Fox you already watch (weird accent huh?)

Hells Kitchen - Fox on Monday at 9pm (Gordon Ramsay, a Brit more hated than Simon Cowell...)

Sense a theme there? *smile*

[winterbadger]

Alas, I'm not much of a gardening, cooking, or reality show fan. But yes, I sense a theme, somewhat similar to my choice of mystery programs :-)

[blueinva.livejournal.com]

>Alas, I'm not much of a gardening, cooking, or reality show fan

All three funnily enough have been English passions (gardening will always be I suspect, cooking shows were, although they've dried up a lot, excepting Ramsay's rants and reality, well, it's cheap and can be relatively entertaining (I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here for example) so is bound to appeal to those looking to zone out.

On a sad tv note, Richard Whitley passed on this week. I'll miss his ties, jackets and dry Yorkshire wit.

On a lighter gaming note, did you see this:

http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=9LG9030 ?

[winterbadger]

I didn't, but I'm interested to see that they are now doing Issaries. So much for Glorantha Games...

Re: Sci-fi

[vikingcat.livejournal.com]

I was going to recommend BG as well--extremely well done miltary sci fi. The all-knowing Web says they're running a marathon of the first season later this week (the 6th?), prior to season 2 starting later this month, so set the TiVo.