What's Your Favorite TV Program?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proco @ Dec 18 2006, 07:20 AM) [snapback]363665[/snapback]</div>

You guys definately need a TIVO for Christmas...I no longer EVER worry about missing a TV show...many of my favorite shows I don't even know when they come on.

Heroes--I like the concept, hoping it comes to fruition with time...the show takes some dedication from the viewer as it's plot development is X-files like and slow.

MythBusters--speaks for itself

Good Eats--Keeping my hopes of becoming a Chef in my next career alive and well

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip--Excellent show...totally different setting than West Wing, but still has that same fee of quick intelligent dialog, dry whit, occasionally slapstick, but good plot and intriging characters.

Survivor--my guilty pleasure I guess.

PPT/WPT--Makes me feel like I know everything about poker despite rarely playing a live hand.

The Tivo captures a few other 'Season Passes', most of which I can watch or not if and when I have time...Iron Chef America is a lot of fun, but hard to really learn from.

Sports, esp. Football but also St.Louis Cardinals Baseball have become staples esp. with my kids (one of them anyway) taking a big interest in sports.


Oh, and FWIW, I just can't get into any of this huge generation of cops shows/forensics shows...don't know why, but they just don't keep my interest.

Also, there was a show (probably still showing Reruns) called Survivorman on Discovery that was quite good...one dude put in a real world survival situation, alone with a couple video cameras and minimal survival gear. Did all his own filming and spent a week in the wilderness and showing how to get out. Very believable, realistic and educational. That show's now been replaced with a Brad Pitt-esqu Bear Grills (sp) in a show called Man vs Wild which, while interesting, is very much dramatized, he gets naked at least once per show (blurred out) whether needed or not. Does some stupidly risky things just to show off (IMO) and does things that would be very stupid in real survival situations and would likely get you killed. He's got a camera crew with him and most scenes are clearly set ups. I've been Tivoing it, but won't be watching any more, I just get too pissed off that he's going to kill someone who thinks his stuff is the 'right' way to survive.

Everest Extreme has been a good documentary of a recent Everest summit.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(qbee42 @ Dec 18 2006, 08:01 AM) [snapback]363683[/snapback]</div>

Another man in need of a Tivo...you don't need to worry about when stuff is on. Try catching Studio 60...I think it's on on Monday nights...I think you'll find it intelligently written and a good watch.

 

I normally claim that I don't watch much TV but then name a dozen shows I like.

Shows I record for viewing or watch on a regular basis:
Battlestar Galactica
Dr. Who
Futurama (of course)
Everybody Hates Chris
My Name is Earl
The Office
Cubs games
Bears games

Shows I will watch if I find them on and I'm flipping channels:
The Simpsons
Daily Show
Colbert Report
MythBusters
Extreme Makeover, Home Edition
The first three seasons of The Family Guy
The first three seasons of South Park

I created a Favorites list on my cable box named "Nerdy" comprised of all the standard documentary and educational channels. I spend a lot of time watching documentaries.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proco @ Dec 18 2006, 08:19 AM) [snapback]363693[/snapback]</div>

Since they're free...sure...just pick up the monthly subscription cost and I'll get you the box! Seriously, this think will change your life...sort of...at least the way you watch TV.

My comment came b/c we used to stress over catching "West Wing" every Wed. night, we'd rush to get the kids to bed a little early, right after supper so we would be sure not to miss it. After Tivo that never happens. If we want to go out, or go to Tae Kwon Do, or just spend extra time reading to the kids we do it. We do the stuff we need to do around the house, when we're both ready we sit down and watch, if someone calls we pause it.

Further, if there's a cool show someone watches that they tell me about at work I just log onto Tivo.com and program my Tivo to record it to see if I like it too. If Survivor has a 3 hour Sunday night special finale (like last night) even though the show is usually just an hour on Thursday the Tivo automatically records it as part of my "Season Pass"...I don't have to do anything or even remember when it's coming on...it's just there the next time I look. My wife likes to watch educational shows about the Maya and Ancient Egypt....we have the Tivo programmed to capture any shows where those are one of the main subjects...

I just can't emphesis too much how it improves my TV experience. Part of that is my weird work schedule (some days, some evenings, some overnights some weekdays, some weekends, ALL chaotic and unpredictible)...When I'm off, like today, I can sit down and catch up on a show from the last week or two when I didn't have achance to watch.... a 1 hour show I can watch in about 40-45min since I can skip commercials. If I get interupted when I come back I can start at the same place I stopped before even weeks later without need to fast-forward or anything.

I honestly had no idea how much of an impact Tivo would have and will never be without a DVR again...and I'll do all I can to make sure it's Tivo (I have a Dish DVR at my lake house and don't like it a bit..very much NOT user friendly).

Sorry to hijack and ramble... :huh: