I haven't seen a formal thread for this, so here's one. What TV shows do you currently watch, if any?
I only spend about three hours or so in front of the TV per week, but since computers are more the go these days, we'll count TV shows you stream online too. Since I live in Australia, though, first, internet sucks. Second, the stuff you see on free-to-air that comes from other countries is about half a year behind, and we get inundated with repeats.
Anyway, the shows I watch are:
1) Top Gear (BBC UK). With each season, the iconic British hoons go through even more dangerous, expensive stunts and challenges to the point that this really isn't a motoring show anymore, it's about Clarkson, Hammond and May and the crazy **** they do in motor cars. I just saw the Bolivia special, and it actually honestly made me think that buying a crap bucket of bolts and attempting to drive it through the South America rainforest, mountain passes and desert might make for a dead adventure, as long as I didn't die from drowning, dehydration, falling five-hundred meters off the world's most dangerous highway, or extreme altitude sickness. Which I probably would, so no, it's not a good idea.
2) Burn Notice- my other guilty blokey bloke indulgence. Guns, cars, fights, big explosions, dangerous criminals and hot swimsuits sum it up. Oh, and while the formula harkens back to the "guy can solve any problem with a little help of his sidekicks" of old, there's a certain Grand Theft Auto feel to the plot structure. Clever marketing.
3) So You Think You Can Dance (America). Which isn't currently on but when it is, I'll be watching! There's an Australian version but seriously, the American show is better. And really, the guys on this show are phenomenally good. Unbelievably good.
4) Iron Chef (Japan). All the episodes seem to have been filmed over ten years ago! Sometimes genius, sometimes madness unfolds in the kitchen all at the behest of a crazy guy who wears crazy outfits and makes crazy faces. But the real drawcard are the guests brought in to challenge the legendary Iron Chefs, all of them among, if not the world's best. The formula of themed cook-offs under pressure has been emulated the world around, but nothing so far has topped this example. (If you're a foodie/aspiring gastronomist, you might want to also check out Heston's Feasts, because Heston Blumenthal is also a mad genius.)
5) Live coverage of the F1 series. Because unlike the period following Senna's death until Schumacher's retirement, there are eight drivers who could seriously contend for the title, which makes every race actually exciting.
Am Actively Watching(that I remember without checking ninjavideo): -Lost -Chuck -How I Met Your Mother -Mythbusters -Simpsons/Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show/South Park -Archer -The Ricky Gervais Show -Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood(only naming cause its the only active anime I am watching and is ongoing/almost done) -House -24 -The Colbert Report -The Daily Show with Jon Stewart -Top Gear -Big Bang Theory -30 Rock -Tosh.0 -Community -The Soup -The Marriage Ref
Shows I Watched/finished/show ended/on pause til next season(not including shows like cartoons or anime cause then the list would never end): -Firefly -Battlestar Galactica -Arrested Development -Seinfeld -Curb Your Enthusiasm -Conan Talk Shows -Kids in the Hall -SCTV -Extras -The Office(US) -It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia -Malcolm in the Middle -Manswers -Whose Line Is It Anyways -Jeopardy/Wheel of Fortune/etc. -Reno 911 -Sex and the City -The Twilight Zone -Goosebumbs -Are Your Afraid of the Dark? -Californication -Two and a Half Men -Weeds -Friends -Dirty Jobs -COPS -Celebrity Apprentice
Having a hard time remember anything else right now, but there's more. :P
Since I'm too lazy, I'll quote all the shows I watch or once watched but now can't, from your lists.
Simpsons Bones True Blood Chuck House Mythbusters How I Met Your Mother The Soup Big Bang Theory 24 Jeopardy Two and a Half Men Dirty Jobs Family Guy American Dad Cleveland Show Pushing Daisies Spongebob
Free television here is suckish, so most of the shows I don't get to watch. If only I get cable again...
South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, How I met your Mother (which trumps Friends by far), America's Next Top Model, Supernatural(THE show you just HAVE to see, if you're into any sort of ghost / vampire / other supernatural kind of series), Dexter... That's about it, I think.
Oh, I like to watch "MLB Tonight". Also, "MLB Network Remembers with Bob Costas" is cool, and so is "Baseball Tonight". Basically, I watch anything that's either on MLB Network, NBA TV, or ESPN. You know, I wathc sports programs, because television may be getting worse, but sports always remains the same.
Chuck NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles American Dad MythBusters Fight Science Deadliest Warrior Big Bang Theory Two and a half men (sue me) Accidentally on Purpose Gary Unmarried How I met you mother -They just need some one hotter than Jennifer Aniston and they beat friends.
