Monday, January 14, 2008

Old TV shows wanted

In light of the fact that most TV shows are going to come to a close in the coming weeks due to the writer's strike, I am going to be looking for something else to watch. For other TV addicts out there, you may be interested to see the list of upcoming Season Finale Dates. On the bright side, Lost starts again at the end of January and will at least run for half a season. I think Jericho also starts up again soon. :) Who's got recommendations for good TV shows to watch that are either completed shows or just old seasons? Movies are also an option, but I don't burn through those nearly as fast as TV shows. So far in the old and unwatched show arena here's what we're doing so far. From Amazon Unbox, Benjamin and I are watching season 1 of House, Amy Sedaris' odd show Strangers With Candy, and a British show called Sexual Healing. We just finished watching all our unwatched episodes of This American Life (the TV show). On my own, I'm watching a trashy cancelled show called Dirt and a cable show called Psych. Benjamin is watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. When we get desperate, we'll probably watch season 6 of 24 (we got burned out after the first 5 seasons). From Netflix I want to finish season 2 of Dead Like Me, and based on recommendations I may check out Nip/Tuck, One Tree Hill, The OC, The L Word, My So-Called-Life, and Wonderfalls. Now that I've figured out how to stream Unbox videos to our Xbox 360 (and therefore watch them on our big TV in the living room), I find myself wishing I could figure out a way to watch Netflix's streaming video on our big TV too. I wonder if I could get Netflix streaming to work in the PS3's web browser (doubtful). The only other option I can think of is hooking my laptop up to the TV, which works but requires re-setting it up each time since I have to take my laptop back to work daily. I know, my life is hard.

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OpenID thecultfigurine said...

I have a huge soft spot for "My So-Called Life". I'll be interested to hear if you can take to it as an adult. I watched it when I was in high school, and in re-runs during college. Damn, that was a good show.

Blogger Star Girl said...

I watched a couple of free episodes of MSCL on abc.com when I was jonesing for new-to-me TV over the holidays. I enjoyed it. I have a soft spot for teenage dramas so I think I can go with it. :)

Anonymous Sally said...

I rented October Road season 1 from Netflix and I absolutely love the show! The second season is about 5 or 6 shows in now and I can't wait every week to watch it. It is one of those shows that makes me cry every episode. I don't know why I love that, but I do! I almost want to wait for the season 2 dvd to come out before I watch anymore because I enjoy watching tv shows on dvd much more than on regular tv. No ff through commercials!

Blogger Star Girl said...

Thanks Sal. I have watched all the October Road episodes as they aired. It's a cute show, but not my favorite. I haven't yet confesssed all the shows I watch on live TV. There are literally dozens. ;-)

Blogger Mama Morris said...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is suprisingly witty and entertaining when you watch it in order -- I have a co-worker that was obsessed a few years ago who talked me into watching it all. It was super fun. Kees has been watching it now and Angel too (I guess there is some overlap between the two), and is enjoying them both. Also X Files is fab if you have not watched that in order, and Kees really enjoys Dr Who. Good luck! I can't believe you can watch show while you are working!

Blogger Star Girl said...

Thanks for the recommendations L. Thank goodness the writer's strike is now over!

I think someday I will finally watch Buffy. Hasn't happened yet though. I used to watch the X-Files when it was on live (no Tivo even ;-) ) and I don't know if I could do it all again. Maybe someday. Have you seen Duchovny in Californication? A very different role from Mulder...

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