I have been scouting around the net and found some new shows that might be worth a look:

Superjail - set in a prison, this surreal cartoon follows the exploits of the warden and his staff as they use and abuse the prisoners for their own ends. Highly amusing, extremely violent (as in probably one of the most violent non-anime animated shows I have seen - think the most violent bits of South Park and it is a step beyond that).

Snuffbox - Rich Fuller (The Mighty Boosh) and Matt Berry (Garth Merenghi's Dark Place). Jury still out on this one. I have watched one ep so far but it looks a bit all over the place. Rich Fuller was awesome in Boosh, but I think his over the top offensive American act might be a bit much when he has so much screen time. Still, I will give it another episode or two.

Nathan Barley - New to me but been out for a while. From the guys who brought you The Mighty Boosh. Cringe worth comedy in a similar vein to Peep Show. Worth a look if you like your TV dark and hard to watch/look away.

Venture Brothers - Again not new (up to s3 now) but worth a look if you like animation with a bit of adult humour. This series is based around the Hanna-Barbera styled adventures of Dr Venture, an aging "mad scientist" type who is decidedly out of touch with his two sons, Hank and Dean: The Venture Brothers. Accompanied by their bad ass bodyguard (voiced by Patrick Warburton - The Tick, "Puddy" from Seinfeld, "Joe Swanson" from Family Guy etc) the heroes are incompetently stalked by their arch-nemesis, The Monarch and his deep voiced counterpart, Dr Girlfriend.

Saxondale - Yet to watch this one but by all accounts it is a reasonable show starring British Comedian Steven Coogan (recently seen in Tropic Thunder) as an ex-roadie who works as an exterminator.

Time Warp - This is a show dedicated to depicting all sorts of activities in super slow motion. I have seen this before posted on QGL (remember the people being punched in the face in slow-mo?) and now they have gone and made a show out of it. Not sure of the long term interest but might be good for a few eps.

Anyone else suggest any shows worth checking out, new or old?

Also my current top 10 would look like this:

1.Frisky Dingo
2.Peep Show
3.Family Guy
4.Mr Show
5.The Mighty Boosh
6.Trailer Park Boys
7.The Sopranos
8.MXC
9.Never Mind the Buzzcocks
10.Flight of the Conchords

Worth a look:

12 OZ Mouse
Fonejacker
30 Rock
IT Crowd
Monster Quest
Monkey Dust
Robot Chicken

I watched the first episode of Breaking Bad the other night which seemed vaguely interesting - stars the dad from Malcolm in the Middle as a chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his family who is just diagnosed with lung cancer. In order to try and get some cash for his family he hooks up with an old student that he discovers involved in the crystal meth trade and starts up a drug lab.

Need to give it a few more episodes on the weekend to decide if its worth going on - the first one was OK but didn't really grab me hugely.

<3 frisky dingo. favourite show ever

Friends.

Speaking of Family Guy. The latest ep is f***ing awesome. It looked like alot of thought went into it and the music score to it was extremely f***ing cool.

Anyway...

Family Guy
Terminator
Dexter
Boston Legal
Ugly Betty
The Office US
Heroes
South Park
Kitchen Nightmares
Chuck
Californication

In regards to the shows Incredible Vegetable mentioned...

Snuffbox - haven't seen much of it, but I do like Matt Berry's work. Rich Fuller gets old very quickly, but is well suited to Boosh. These guys actually came out as the MC's at Sarah Silverman's stand up gig in London on Sunday night (awful performance).

Nathan Barley - very funny, but only one series. There was talk of a second, but not really sure what happened with it. Some real classic cringe scenes.

Saxondale - again, very funny. If you like this, try to track down the two series of I'm Alan Partridge, which he did before Saxondale.

Apart from that, haven't seen too many newer shows just yet. I've heard good things about Mad Men, but am yet to check it out.

terminator
er
the shield
kung fu
$2 tuesday movies - ones i missed, like jumper, edward scissorhands, southland tales, donnie darko, dr strangelove

my list:

american dad
californication
chuck
crusoe
entourage
family guy
fringe
gossip girl
greek
heroes
house
merlin
prison break
pushing daisies
stargate atlantis
smallville
supernatural
south park
terminator
the big bang theory

Speaking of Family Guy. The latest ep is f***ing awesome. It looked like alot of thought went into it and the music score to it was extremely f***ing cool.

yer was pretty good. had a s***load of movie references in it, especially back to the future.


last edited by ravn0s at 23:00:45 21/Oct/08

I watch too much tv...

The Simpsons
Family Guy
Californication
True Blood
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Chuck
Heroes
My Own Worst Enemy
Top Gear: Australia
Good News Week
Fringe
House
Knight Rider
Dirty Sexy Money
Newstopia
Life on Mars (US)
Kitchen Nightmares
Review with Myles Barlow
Stargate: Atlantis
Crusoe

Girl chooses:
Desperate Housewives
Pushing Daisies


Recently deleted Eleventh Hour (US) and Sanctuary off my DVR list - gave them both two episodes each but was bored.

If I had more time in the world, I would watch:
Mad Men
Entourage
The Wire

ever since i watched the south park paying out family guy i couldn't watch it due to its lameness. actually it was crap before that too.

southpark
dexter
californication
90210

i gave up on prison break. it got too "out there".

dexter
the wire
flight of the conchords
NCIS

Top 3

#1 Dexter
#2 Fringe
#3 Life

All 3 have a brilliant quirky main character that make the show rate a lever above the rest IMO.

Rest of the list in no particular order:
American Dad
Family Guy
Prison Break
Heroes
The Office
Chuck
Entourage
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Californication
My Name Is Earl
The Big Bang Theory
Everybody Hates Chris

Was watching :
Weeds
Burn Notice

But the seasons have ended or not airing atm.

last edited by rubba-chikin at 23:19:54 21/Oct/08

My Own Worst Enemy looks like it could have some potential. So does terminator, but seems to be spinning its wheels a bit.

Heroes is s***. As is knightrider (its worse). True blood is incredibly stupid, but watchable. Entourage should have ended two seasons ago when it was good.

Damn, I forgot to mention Fringe. Such an awesome show!

And yeah, Entourage is starting to wear a bit thin but I keep watching hoping it will pick up. Heroes is a bit hit and miss too although the latest ep was actually quite good. Suresh cocooning his victims is very cool though so it'll be nice to see what the f*** he turns into. LOL.

3.Family Guy

Ditch that.

Watch American Dad instead (same creator as Family Guy). So much funnier and more intelligent.

I don't watch much TV and I only watch free to air but here's what I'm watching in no particular order:
NCIS
Bones
Eureka
and
Fringe (on and off)

Knight Rider is great eye candy (womens). So if you hate on it, you are gay. :)

Ok, so it's pure cheese, but admit you don't miss the classic Glen A Larson shows of the 80s. This one makes no attempt to differ from that formula...save for closing to ad breaks with a freeze frame.

Heroes is s***, though. If it doesn't improve soon, I'm f***ing it off my DVR. It just went bats*** stupid.

I highly recommend Jpod. Didnt know what the hell it was but a canadian mate at work recomended it and its great, too bad it got cancelled after season 1 :(

30 Rock
American Dad
Breaking Bad
Californication
Chuck
Desperate Hosuewive
Dexter
Dirty Sexy Money
Entourage
Family Guy
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Generation Kill
Gossip Girl
Heroes
How I met your mother
It's always sunny in Philidelphia - f***ing awesome
Lost
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
South Park
Spicks & Specs
The Gruen Transfer
The Hollowmen
The Shield
Top Gear - AU & UK
Ugly Betty
Underbelly
Weeds


Some s***ty shows, some awesome, fills in the time though

last edited by HeardY at 05:39:05 22/Oct/08

all the usual
dexter, entourage (still loving it, that ep with eric roberts and the mushies was awesome), the office, californication

just watched the first series of 30 Rock and it was excellent;

it won a stack of emmy's so decided that was as good a reason as any to watch the show (also ive got a half chubby for tina fey)

DEFINATELY WORTH WATCHING, starting on series 2 now

Oh I forgot The Shield, I can't believe they only make it in regular 4:3 :(

Terminator is a bit meh atm, there has been far too many filler eps so far this season with useless s*** and no real major storyline progression.

Heroes is flailing... but I did like the Sylar twist.

Prison Break was another of my favs in first season, started off thinking wow this is going to bomb this season but its starting to get interesting now Gretchen is out for blood.

I dont quite understand why people like american dad so much, Its kinda funny sometimes, but no where near southpark funny. Its like its a copy of a show that was a copy of a show.

Family guy is ok, but only becuase of brian and stewy. The Dad is just not funny and alot of the shows are based around him.

The southpark episode about the writers of family guy was gold.

imo American Dad is funnier then Family Guy

No one has got on to Sons of Anarchy yet?

oh, i found a few other shows, that i mite watch too

sarah silverman show, its pretty out there

and little britain USA (bizaro)

Is that True Blood show any good?

Don't really watch much TV but I watch heroes, smallville and SG atlantis as they 'come out'.

I have nearly finished Mad Men s1. It is very good BUT it is a drama, so like sopranos without the murders but colourful dialogue instead of grunting and swearing

I have paused sons of anarchy until the season completes, was liking it though.

The only thing I like not already mentioned is The Amazing Race. There's some real f***ing stupid people on it this year, it's been fun.

Anyone seen Freaks and Geeks (Seth Rogan)?

The Sarah Silverman Show isn't bad.

Also, some other Adult Swim shows:

Assy McGee
Stroker and Hoop
Squidbillies
Metalocalypse
Tim and Eric
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Lucy, Daughter of the Devil
Sealab 2021
Tom Goes to the Mayor

The only show I watch is, dare I admit it, Two and a Half Men. :(. Kids love it even though all the sex gags go straight over their innocent heads.

Men men men men many men men men. But c'mon, who doesn't want to be Charlie Harper? Benz in the driveway of your Malibu Beach House, drink piss all day, mad loot and plenty of womanz. Ahhh dreams.

I really don't watch any TV, cause it's mostly crap*. Once I set up our HDD recorder again I will be able to peep the shows that are on at unfavourable times.

* I only have FTA and CBF D/L'ing and watch TV on the puter.

last edited by mission at 10:33:54 22/Oct/08

Yeah I like 2½ men. If its on I'll def watch it.

i watch nothing

Our d/l list is

Dexter
True Blood
How I met Your mother
Heroes
90210 (that's mine :P)
House
Fringe
Supernatural


Our we have to watch list is :
Big Train
Entourage
Flight of the Conchords
Harvey Birdman
IT Crowd
Life
Lois & Clark (hahah yup)
Robot Chicken (his, not mine)
Secret diary of a call girl
smallville
Terminator, the Sarah Connor Chronicles


last edited by Kat at 09:21:30 22/Oct/08

wifey totally loves 2 1/2 men, i can take it or leave it;

im super keen to check out tim and eric (did you see my post the other day about dance floor dale?
http://qgl.ausforums.com/index.php/439207/?agn=thread&id=2665171

apparently thats done by eric and tim guys)

2 1/2 men
Breaking bad
Carpoolers
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Heroes
House
Life
Merlin
Pushing daisies
Terminator

Recently finished watching The Wire (great show, but again...wrapped up quickly...go HBO...).

last edited by Twisted at 10:54:47 22/Oct/08

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Sealab 2021, Robot Chicken

if you like any of these shows you will love frisky dingo - money back guarantee! it's made by the same guys who did Sealab 2021 iirc.

supernatural
californication
heroes
dexter

2 1/2 men the old fashion way on tv, best show ever

last edited by paveway at 10:44:40 22/Oct/08

entourage, simpsons, family guy, southpark, dune (the 2002 tv series), robot chicken, metalocalypse.

series that i watched recently that were awesome but are now over... :(
mighty boosh, that mitchell & webb look, deadwood, rome.

Not in any particular order:

Dexter
The Unit
Fringe
Numbers
Eleventh Hour
Sarah Conor
NCIS
The Mentalist
Entourage
Criminal Minds

Harvey Birdman (obviously)
IT Crowd
Mighty Boosh
Good Game
Lost
Family Guy
The New Inventors
Mitchell and Webb
Hollowmen
Miller and Armstrong
Doc Martin
Rockwiz


lol this Snuffbox show looks pretty funny ..

"I have a boyfriend". "F*ck You".

Is that True Blood show any good?

Like all genuine HBO dramas, it's ploddy to start out with but it definitely gets better and you'll be hooked.

But if you don't like vampires, blood, and tits galore, you won't like this.

Comedy shows, particulary funny cartoons, such as spongebob square pants. And the shows on discovery channel, animal planet and national geographic channel.

Our list.
The Unit
Entourage
Life
Californication
Dexter
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
House
Heroes

So glad that strike is over yay :)

Dexter
The Shield
House
Terminator SCC
Boston Legal
IT Crowd
Ideal
The Mighty Boosh
Hollowmen
Californication
Frisky Dingo
Metalocalypse
My Name is Earl
Supernatural

how f***in awesome is supernatural right now

srsly

Boston Legal
Spicks and Specks
Boston Legal
Family Guy
Boston Legal
Ice Road Truckers
Boston Legal

Frankly, I am surprised at the number of people who cite Two and a Half Men as one of their favourite shows. I had previously written this off as another lame sit-com after having been subjected to an episode on a plane trip back from Sydney.
I tried to watch it again the other night just to see what all the fuss is about but couldn't get past the horrible canned laughter and switched off after approximately 2 minutes.
Am I missing something?
I get that some people like that type of show eg. King of Queens, Full House, Reba and god knows what other sugary American sitcoms you care to mention. For my money there's a lot better TV out there.
Different strokes for different folks.

Also, American Dad is good but I wouldn't say it's better than Family Guy. Maybe I haven't watched enough of it to comment, but Family Guy to me is the original and best. From the episodes I have seen, American Dad is a (well made) variation on a theme i.e. Over the top Dad, awkward son, misunderstood daughter, long suffering yet sexy wife, and a talking pet. Oh, and odd family member (in AD it's an alien, in FG it's a talking British accented baby with personality disorder) who has a separate agenda but bound to the family unit due to being reliant on them).
If anything, from what I have seen FG is the more inventive and pop culture savvy of the two, but I must admit I am not an avid AD watcher.

where do u guys always go to watch your movies? i have searched a long list of classic movies and found no good place to go


1.Frisky Dingo
2.Peep Show

At the moment I am watching:

How I Met Your Mother - love it!

It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia - not bad, a little bit different.

The Office - always good for a laugh.

Law and Order - just on ch 10 on thurs nights, always been a favourite.

Whatever else is on tv when I have time to watch it.

Anyone seen Freaks and Geeks (Seth Rogan)?

If you liked that check out "Undeclared" - similar story line, except at college. Has some guest appearances from the same guys. It also went for only 1 season but was pretty good.

I just finished watching season 2 of dexter..

Watched season 1 in a day.. was pretty epic.

(+1 dexter)

It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia

some mates introduced me to this one the other day, it's awesome

No ones mentioned how i met your mother. I approached it with much scepticism as well. But after a few recommendations i had to give it ago. I was pleasantly surprised. Even though it has canned laughter, its still a great watch. I compared it to the early season of scrubs; not as good but still!

The shield. every other show just isnt as good.

Also watch the usuals
entourage
weeds (is it finished or what?)
heroes (crap)
prison break (turn brain off)
family guy
terminator and californication is fairly average but watchable

Fox had an ad for 24 on one of the shows I was watching and I got a boner.

Standard list of shows, there aren't enough good sci-fi shows being made at the moment, and some of the best shows have finished up.

Dexter (loving season 3)
Entourage
Californication
My Name is Earl
Heroes
Sarah Connor
Prison Break
House
Stargate Atlantis
Supernatural
Sanctuary
Knight Rider (but I'm about to drop this)
Battlestar Galactica (when it comes back)

Currently watching:

Angel
Heroes
House

On hold until Angel is finished:

SG: Atlantis season 3 (or 4 cant remember)
Babylon 5, season 5 (or the one after the Shadow Wars)
Farscape Movie(s)
Dexter season 3
Dr.Who

Going to give My Name Is Earl a shot (got season 1 DVD really cheap..)

And whatever else pops up along the way.

i'll add to my list the new star wars clone wars animated tv series.
it's very kiddy but a bit of a larf & has space stuff :D

Actually I got the first 5 epps of the clone wars cartoon aswell. My son reckons its good so I will give it a go.

I dont quite understand why people like american dad so much, Its kinda funny sometimes, but no where near southpark funny

I don't find southpark funny. Maybe Season 1 when it was new and I was in highschool, and maybe the Wii episode ...

Also:

That's a lot of TV! When do you get a chance to sit still long enough to watch it?!

I watch...

Dexter
Californication
BSG

GNW

And maybe

American Dad
Family Guy

if they're on FTA.

Dexter
Entourage
Heroes
Battlestar Galactica
Californication
Weeds
Lost
Top Gear UK
Curb Your Enthusiasm
South Park

Sometimes watch Family Guy but don't care if I miss it

I used to watch Prison Break but I got the s***s with it and gave up watching halfway through season 3

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Love this show! Does anyone know if it's coming back? Haven't seen any episodes since the writer's strike.

Breaking Bad is bloody awesome, takes a couple of episodes to get into it, but boy does it pick up. Pity about the writer's strike killing the first season off prematurely (only 7 eps).

Otherwise the Shield is it. Only a handful of eps left now :( I wonder if they'll go all Blake's Seven on us?

The ones i watch that are currently on air atm

American Chopper
American Dad
Boston Legal
Californication
Cops
Dexter
Entourage
Family Guy
Heroes
house
Kitchen Nightmares
Law & Order
Life on Mars
Sons of Anarchy
Terminator
South Park
the shield
Two and a Half Men
The Simpsons
Mythbusters
Man vs Wild
Rush
Dirty jobs

Letterman.


I hardly watch tv anymore.

Wow, how could I forget Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Working my way through 6 seasons.

But seriously, The Sopranos. I didn't really emphasize the awesomeness of this show in my earlier post, and I know that it has come and gone long ago now and I kinda missed the boat when it was actually doing it's first run, but OMFG it's great.

I don't usually go for drama-type shows and tbh I had written this off as another "ooo it's edgy for the middle classes" Desperate Housewivesesque program but for once I was wrong. Usually shows like this end up being watered down and catering to the masses but The Sopranos really grabbed my attention and held on. It's violent and raw but it also has great three dimensional characters and real dramatic tension. Even though the characters are fatally flawed and for the most part despicable, the writing is so good that you feel drawn into their world, and you are hard-pressed not to care about characters who exhibit what is essentially a criminal mentality: kill or be killed.

If you haven't seen it do yourself a favour. Sadly I am up to the second half of the final season and so the end is in sight (please don't spoil it by giving away the ending here) but wow what a ride!



last edited by IncrEdible_vEgetable at 16:25:39 27/Oct/08

but wow what a ride!

ur mum sure is lawl

Family Guy
Boston Legal
The Big Bang Theory
these are what i'm watching these days and you may see more: http://www.tv-video.net and there you may share more fantastic things~

w00t


new Life on Mars is out


I'm a huuuge fan of the Brittish series, though the new American ep is a cracker.

ive watched a few eps of madmen, strange strange show;

watched the first two series of "its always sunny in philidelphia"

thats an ok watch as well, pretty wrong most of the time

last edited by Spook at 20:49:55 01/Feb/09

United States of Tara is a new show that is very good. Episodes are very short. It's written by the woman that wrote Juno and exec produced by Spielberg.

The Tudors S1 & S2 were excellent. Highly recommend. It probably helps that I knew nothing about King Henry.

Damages Season 1 was top notch excellent, haven't started S2.

Dollhouse starts next Friday - worth a look. For those who watch it - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is also back on the same night.

Heroes next Monday. (f*** the log jam on Mondays - House, Chuck, 24, Heroes)

greg the bunny.

(f*** the log jam on Mondays - House, Chuck, 24, Heroes)

hah yer theres like 6 shows that air on mondays that i watch.

heh, greg the bunny had some pretty funny moments (and a saucy younger sarah silverman)

always sunny is hilariously awesome

Overhaulin
Wrecks to Riches
Terminator SCC
Deadliest catch
Top Gear UK and Oz
Serial Killer Sunday (Fox)
Family Guy
My name is Earl
Deadwood
Scrubs

how do you guys get time to watch all these shows :S

breaking bad
heroes
prisonbreak
top gear

At the moment I'm watching...

The Unit
The Mentalist
The Office
Flight of the Conchords
24
Heroes
Kyle XY
90210
Fringe
Leverage
Nip/Tuck
Lost
Knight Rider
Damages
Life
Hell's Kitchen

Bold are the better shows.

90210 lol

Dollhouse starts next Friday - worth a look. For those who watch it - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is also back on the same night.

Heroes next Monday. (f*** the log jam on Mondays - House, Chuck, 24, Heroes)

Dollhouse is out already? I remember be so excited about it in march last year, then getting depressed cause it wouldnt be out for so long. This is awesome news!

What one watched Lie to me ? I'm really digging this show. I also like Mad Men.

heh, greg the bunny had some pretty funny moments (and a saucy younger sarah silverman)

;D i watched the ep where they parody natural born killers the other night... classic imo :D

it crowd... got the first series on the weekend n it's a bit of a laugh.

Heaps ATM, yey uni holidays! :

It's always sunny in Philadelphia
Scrubs
How I met your mother
The L Word
Nip / Tuck
The Office
30 Rock
Gossip Girl
Criminal Minds
Dirty Sexy Money
Ghost Whisperer
Grey's Anatomy
Brothers and Sisters
Desperate Housewives

how good is 30rock?

man i like tina fey and the work she does;

At the moment I'm only really watching:

CSI New York
The Big Bang Theory
House
Battlestar Galactica
Scrubs
NCIS
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
24
Gossip Girl
The Office

I think that's about it. Cut down significantly from previous years.

I don't watch much. I don't have an antenna plugged into my TV (consoles and DVD payer only) and I spent the last 6 months living in a shared living room environment, where you had to fight at least 5 others to watch what you wanted, so I would probbaly like more shows if I actualy saw them.

The three I watch are:
Chuck
Ugly Betty
Heroes

Chuck is my clear fave at the moment. They showed season 1 on New Zealand tv but Aus didn't get it, that sucks. Also Aliens in America was another I saw in NZ and liked, not sure if they showed it here or not. New Zealand get better free tv that us supprisingly.