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honorbuddy: If you have a show where the main character croaks then that guy would not be the main character, so basically what you are saying is that you want a show with no main characters. But then who would I root for? If each week a new person was introduced, I would probably not give a rat's ass about him.
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anjohl: You WOULD care about the main characters, because it would be well-written.
See Rome, or Lost for examples of ensemble casts where almost nobdy is safe.

Jack couldn't be anymore safer. And I've only seen the first 2 or 3 eps of Rome but it seemed like the woman with the large boobs and that blonde soldier with the knucklehead were going to be main characters. All I am trying to say is that there has to be some kind of thread holding it all together. But don't get me wrong, I am not saying that 24 is the best show ever, two seasons ago before he went to Africa I thought was kind of weak, and 24 has about zero plausibility, if I could travel across DC in 20 min it would make my commute to work about a thousand times better.
By the way, Friday the 13th series?! I didn't know that even existed, is it any good? I am actually kind of pumped to check it out, thanks!
Edit: I didn't notice the almost nobody. Which makes my Jack point a moot one. :(
Post edited September 26, 2009 by honorbuddy
Scripted:
Battlestar Galactica (obviously)
24
CSI New York (best one of the bunch)
Bones
Dollhouse
Fringe
Star Gate SG1
Star Gate Atlantis
Sanctuary
Dr Who
Family Guy
The Simpsons
American Dad
Reality:
Deadliest Catch
Ice Road Truckers
Whale Wars
Jockies
Survivor (guilty pleasure)
The Amazing Race
Post edited September 26, 2009 by rayven998
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honorbuddy: If you have a show where the main character croaks then that guy would not be the main character, so basically what you are saying is that you want a show with no main characters. But then who would I root for? If each week a new person was introduced, I would probably not give a rat's ass about him.
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anjohl: You WOULD care about the main characters, because it would be well-written.
See Rome, or Lost for examples of ensemble casts where almost nobdy is safe.

Jack Shephard is still alive, dammit.
24 has had it's ups and downs. I haven't seen the 7th series yet, but I recall around series 3 to 5 were fairly weak. And 6 started off well, but the ending was piss poor. Which is probably why it took me a year to force myself to watch the last few episodes.
I really do hope 7 is a huge improvement -- I guess I'll find out when it gets its UK DVD release.
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anjohl: You WOULD care about the main characters, because it would be well-written.
See Rome, or Lost for examples of ensemble casts where almost nobdy is safe.
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honorbuddy: Jack couldn't be anymore safer. And I've only seen the first 2 or 3 eps of Rome but it seemed like the woman with the large boobs and that blonde soldier with the knucklehead were going to be main characters. All I am trying to say is that there has to be some kind of thread holding it all together. But don't get me wrong, I am not saying that 24 is the best show ever, two seasons ago before he went to Africa I thought was kind of weak, and 24 has about zero plausibility, if I could travel across DC in 20 min it would make my commute to work about a thousand times better.
By the way, Friday the 13th series?! I didn't know that even existed, is it any good? I am actually kind of pumped to check it out, thanks!
Edit: I didn't notice the almost nobody. Which makes my Jack point a moot one. :(

Rome is great, check it out.
Friday the 13th is NOTHING like the movies, but tha'ts WHY it's great. It's an anthology show about a group of antique dealers (Seriously) that hunt down demonically posessed artifacts. Might sound corny, but it's actually fantastic.
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anjohl: You WOULD care about the main characters, because it would be well-written.
See Rome, or Lost for examples of ensemble casts where almost nobdy is safe.
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michaelleung: Jack Shephard is still alive, dammit.

I am halfway through season 3 of lost....thanks for the spoilers.
Post edited September 26, 2009 by anjohl
That's not a spoiler. That's a fact.
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anjohl: Rome is great, check it out.
Friday the 13th is NOTHING like the movies, but tha'ts WHY it's great. It's an anthology show about a group of antique dealers (Seriously) that hunt down demonically posessed artifacts. Might sound corny, but it's actually fantastic.
I am halfway through season 3 of lost....thanks for the spoilers.

But is it a horror show, and if so, is it actually kind of creepy, or is it just adventures?
And sorry about Lost, I keep forgetting that not everybody watches it on tv when it first airs.
I thought I was the only one who still watched it. Can't wait for the series final though, they've dragged it long enough.
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bansama: 24 has had it's ups and downs. I haven't seen the 7th series yet, but I recall around series 3 to 5 were fairly weak. And 6 started off well, but the ending was piss poor. Which is probably why it took me a year to force myself to watch the last few episodes.
I really do hope 7 is a huge improvement -- I guess I'll find out when it gets its UK DVD release.

Is s7 the one in DC? I enjoyed it. And I hated s6 if it's the one I'm thinking about, I had written 24 off because I hated it that much, but then I saw that tv movie they made that looked like Far Cry 2: the movie, and I got very excited for it again.
Just got my The New Statesman DVD set back from a friend. A night with Sir Alan B'Stard is in order I think.
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michaelleung: That's not a spoiler. That's a fact.

Facts which pertain to a plot point/device in a television show or movie are the very definition of a spoiler.
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anjohl: Rome is great, check it out.
Friday the 13th is NOTHING like the movies, but tha'ts WHY it's great. It's an anthology show about a group of antique dealers (Seriously) that hunt down demonically posessed artifacts. Might sound corny, but it's actually fantastic.
I am halfway through season 3 of lost....thanks for the spoilers.
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honorbuddy: But is it a horror show, and if so, is it actually kind of creepy, or is it just adventures?
And sorry about Lost, I keep forgetting that not everybody watches it on tv when it first airs.

Friday the 13th is most definitley scary...one of the notable artifacts is an animated scarecrow...the plot just writes itself there.
Post edited September 26, 2009 by anjohl
Leverage
Eureka
Doctor Who
Stargate SG-1
Raven
Six Feet Under - Best show ever made.
The West Wing - Almost the best show ever made.
Deadwood, Sopranos and True Blood - Damn near the best shows ever made.
The X-Files - High school obsession, still pretty good.
E.R. - Guilty pleasure, especially the early years.
South Park - Political satire wrapped in fart jokes? Yes please.
I think that is about it. There are other shows I enjoy, but those are the top of the top. Looking forward to trying Dexter, Californication and Rome, all of which I will get the Blu-Rays of soon. I don't have cable, I watch all my shows on disc.
I forgot to mention Dexter.
My list would probably be a lot longer if I actually watched the shows I had in my DVD and netlix streaming queue. Ive seen a couple of epiosdes of each
Still have these available to watch in my home:
Weeds seasons 1 &2
House seasons 1-3
Californication
oz seasons 1-4
firefly
the IT crowd
and who knows what else I am forgetting
Saturday Night Live has gotten a lot better this season.