The television discussion thread

[Kashdinero]

That's great to hear. I've made it a mini-mission of sorts to turn as many people as I can onto the show, and things seem to be going swimmingly.

Oh, and if you're hooked now, just wait until later. The show goes places that, in a million years, you never could have imagined. You know how some people have their minds blown? Well, get ready for Breaking Bad to take your brain and run a full-fledged train on it. Each season is inexplicably better than the one before it.

Stop it! I can't take the excitement!!! At this rate I'm actually gonna start looking forward to my birthday!

[Iron Ape]

Stop it! I can't take the excitement!!! At this rate I'm actually gonna start looking forward to my birthday!

Haha. Isn't it funny how the older we get, the less exciting birthdays become? There was a time when a couple of days before my birthday I could actually feel the excitement churning in my stomach. Now? Now it's just another day of the week, with the added luxury of maybe finding a check in the mail. Money is nice and all, but I still kind of preferred people buying me the things that I wanted instead of having to just take their money and then get the things for myself. It becomes so much less personal.

[IPEEINTHESHOWER]

That's great to hear. I've made it a mini-mission of sorts to turn as many people as I can onto the show, and things seem to be going swimmingly.

Oh, and if you're hooked now, just wait until later. The show goes places that, in a million years, you never could have imagined. You know how some people have their minds blown? Well, get ready for Breaking Bad to take your brain and run a full-fledged train on it. Each season is inexplicably better than the one before it.

I'm about to piss my pants with excitement. I usually save it for the shower but this is fantastic news.

[Iron Ape]

I'm about to piss my pants with excitement. I usually save it for the shower but this is fantastic news.

I think you're going to be someone who really truly appreciates some of the smaller little writing flourishes and call-backs that pop up as the show goes. There are these great little recurring gags and themes that have a way of popping back up in ways that one wouldn't expect, and they're often so subtle that some people don't even catch on to them. I think you'll be one of those folks who really GETS all of it (Kash, too, when he finally gets around to seeing it).

[Iron Ape]

You might want to ease back on the spoilers a bit until Kash gets caught up. You've got some pretty big events thrown out there.

[IPEEINTHESHOWER]

You might want to ease back on the spoilers a bit until Kash gets caught up. You've got some pretty big events thrown out there.

Kash needs to get caught up fast, the cat is out of the bag. Its a great show, twist and turns galore!!!!!!

[Rich Cranium]

I don't watch a lot of TV but I have always enjoyed House. I don't see that it has been mentioned here so I don't know if I am the only one, but I think its pretty f'n awesome!

[Iron Ape]

Kash needs to get caught up fast, the cat is out of the bag. Its a great show, twist and turns galore!!!!!!

That's not cool, man. You should edit that post.

[Androo]

I’ve got to say I’m loving most of these posts by peeps here! Watched all the Wire when it came on BBC here last year or before or something, was amazing, best police drama I’ve ever seen!! Also watched, from some of the same people as the Wire, Generation Kill. Was pretty good also I enjoyed the sort of realness that’s to be expected with those guys. Also wondering if any of you have seen Treme? It’s also from the creators of the Wire and has just started on SkyAtlantic here and I watched the first episode. I don’t know what to make of it yet? I give it a go.

Watching Boardwalk Empire also, think it’s great! I love Stephen Graham as Al Capone, Liverpool actor, plays a lot of sinister characters really well and I think a great actor. Starred as quite shocking character in This is England, and returned in TIE '86.

Also saw Walking Dead, loved it! Can’t wait for a new season! Got the Band of Brothers series on DVD and have watched it fully a couple of times now, was brilliant! Never finished the recent follow up The Pacific, need to finish that series. Didn’t like it as much as Band of Brothers to begin with so will see how that goes when I get a chance to watch it all. Also loved Eastbound and Down, watched both series' online after they aired in the States. Funny as fuck! Curb your Enthusiasm is one of my favourite shows ever. Again watched all the newer seasons online, and am now watching from the start on SkyAtlantic which is airing them here. Larry is just an amazing character and you find yourself agreeing with him and wanting him to "win", you know, much like David Brent sometimes in the Office or Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, and think the people they deal with u want to punch!

Also love South Park. Family Guy and American Dad are okay, I watch them. The Office US I keep up with. I like it, I laugh at it, and I think Dwight is great! People say it’s nothing compared to The Office UK, which it isn’t, but you have to kinda think of it as a different show now, and get used to it. I watched the first seasons of Parks and Recreation online as it’s similar to The Office, but I’ve lost a little interest in it. Never get enough laughs outta it, plus some of the characters I just find really stupid or annoying, although I love Aziz Ansari and think he’s pretty good in it.

I also love mythbusters. I love finding out things and experiments and science, and that is all of that, and there’s some funny moments. I’ve always said I want to be a Mythbuster!!!

If there are British shows I could put forward I would say we do a lot of good documentaries, which I love, especially the BBC. Anything Attenborough! Plus the Horizon shows are great for the geek in you. A lot of sciency content about discoveries and experiments in the scientific world - psychology, physics, astronomy, biology, medicine, etc. It’s sort of like programmes of Scientific Journal papers you know, but nothing too in depth that you shouldn’t be able to get into, and learn something. Alan Partridge was great and he’s doing an online miniseries right now which is very funny - Google it, its sponsored by Fosters. Definitely recommend Peep Show! Longest running sitcom on Channel 4 that’s very funny and unique in that filming is shot from the point of view of the characters own eyes, but that doesn’t really matter as it would still be funny. Just got the first 6 series on box set for Christmas so looking forward to watching them all again. Also just too add I love Karl Pilkington.

Wow I’ve wrote a lot!!! Lol. There’s probs more I could say when I think about it. Later

[IPEEINTHESHOWER]

That's not cool, man. You should edit that post.

I deleted the post, I was just so excited about the show. Sorry if you saw that Kash.

on a side note Ape, thanks for your input buddy but I do have my big boy pants on and I am quite capable of determining what I choose to post and I really don't give a flying fuck if my post was cool or not. <-------------bipolar 101