TimeOut

Andrew started a great thread about B-movies the other day, and then made a comment to me that we ought to talk about TV shows on TimeOut at some point. I couldn't agree more! There is a wide variety of programming on TV currently, from reality-based show... 

Hello Daos! Great topic and I'm sure many will chime in. For me I think the television programing has gotten worse especially the last few years due to the popularity of reality shows. I had a patient that was a writer for one of the most popular and orig... 

i loved the first series of Dexter, but like a lot of things its carried on too long. i'm currently into The Mentalist which has just reached us from over the pond, Fringe is great as was Sanctuary. the mentalist and Fringe are the 2 US shows i prefer out... 

Hello Graham! Have you seen Sapranos or Deadwood? Those were interesting tv shows I forgot to mention above. -MW

Hi Ming, i never got into either Soprano's or Deadwood as they were on obscure channels when there was other stuff to watch on the main channels. thats despite the fact that deadwood has a great british TV actor in it. i did get into Criminal Minds as wel... 

I LOVE Top Gear -- bring on The Stig, I say! I watch it on BBC America. One of my favorite episodes is when they have to create a convertible minivan (or people carrier as you call them over there). Hysterical! The episode during which they all try to bui... 

you'll think i'm really weird, but one of my favourite UK shows is Most haunted and Most haunted Live. i think you get them over there now and they've done a series and a live in the US including on board the Queen mary. i'm what i'd call a non sensitive ... 

I live in a building that was built in 1929, and that used to be an old hotel. It is supposedly haunted. I have never experienced anything (thank goodness), but one of my neighbors is writing a book about the various phenomena in my building, which range ... 

i live in a building that was built 'some time in the 19th century'. we have deeds going back as far as 1887, but its believed to have been built somewhere between 1840-1860. it was built as a woollen mill and we live in 1/2 of it. you'd think that there ... 

Hi Graham. I love old buildings that are still habitable. Hawaii isn't as "old" as the rest of the world so our buildings don't go that far back...with the exception of the palace and specific, historical places. But all are museums. And, of course, no gr...  

Bob, i've got some winter shots taken during a bit of a blizzard. i posted them during the cold months but will happily re post them. best Graham...  

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...Battlestar Galactica series that ran on Scifi Channel? That was fantastic! Heroes season one was mind-blowing. I kind of lost faith in season two, but I'm still watching the current season via my DVR! I was never a huge Looney Tunes fan. My favorite ca... 

saw it a couple a days ago .... Ohhhhh Myyyyyyy Godddd ... IMHO this is sooo funny ... and also pretty greasy .... LOL. Filip

...full length Reno 911 movie, right? I can picture you laughing while watching it! Cheers, Daos

. . . there is still one current program that I enjoy watching, Dodger game telecasts when Vin Scully is announcing . . . . . . just for the pleasure of listening to him call the game. He is, quite simply, the best at what he does, yet utterly humble, too...  

I have a soft spot for the TV shows of yesteryear as well! Shows like the Avengers, Mission Impossible, and quite possibly one of my favorite shows of all time -- The Big Valley. Did you ever watch this one? It starred Barbara Stanwyck, as the matriarch o... 

For me Dexter and True Blood are the best current shows on TV. Sanctuary is good as well as The Line (both Canadian productions BTW). I also like Fringe quite a bit. There are some recently departed shows that I liked a lot as well. One from a few years a... 

...and Project Runway. I think those are very girl-centric programs though! If you liked Battlestar Galactica, I suggest you keep an eye out for the new show Caprica that will be coming to TV not too long from now. I think it's going to be awesome! Cheers... 

most of the time, I watch it on my DVR instead of watching it live at the schedule telecast. Probably because of the 2 little trouble makers running around the house nowadays. Shows I watch(ed) every week: Prison Break - The show used to be much better du... 

The acting and dialogue on the show are always top-notch. Hugh Laurie is captivating in this role! I have to say that DVR has changed my life! I'm no longer tied to a schedule (other than 24 on Mondays) and can feel free to work late or go out without fee... 

the shows I use to watch as a kid were: Star Trek, Lost in Space, Space 1999, The Fugitive, Bonanza and I dream of Jeannie I have to add my other favourite ones are Sienfeld, MASH and the british Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister and Coupling. But most ... 

...still make me laugh today! They remain fresh and funny years later. I loved the character of Kramer. What a kook! I tend to prefer movies as well, but I do think the best TV shows allow for more in-depth character exploration than can occur in a typica... 

that all the Sienfeld characters failed to make their own tv sitcom- I guess the Seinfeld curse got them cheers

characters were developed very well take for example Casablanca, Key Largo, Gilda etc That is also true for some modern era movies such as Cinema Paradiso, The english Patient, Dead Poets Society etc cheers

...more time to breathe and grow. Casablanca is my favorite movie of all time, so I completely get what you're saying. The English Patient is also a fantastic film (although eclipsed in greatness by Michael Ondaatje's original novel), and I love Kristin S... 

any words from movies that you are not familiar with???? LOL cheers

...I literally just finished watching this movie on DVD, and I have a pretty good memory for dialogue or passages from novels that I like! Daos

That is probably the only mainstream program I try to catch. We have a local station that broadcasts Japanese programs which I prefer. For question #1, I prefer programs that don't really use sex as its main push for a laugh. When I think of the old I Lov... 

Chuck is a great show! It's another one of the programs I catch via DVR. I like Japanese animation like Akira and Bubblegum Crisis, but don't know much about their live action programs. I agree that the old I Love Lucy episodes still hold up well, and rem... 

makes me laugh too- my favourite episode is the one the go to Italy and she attempts to make wine cheers

...the episode in which Lucy and Ethel have to work on the assembly line at the chocolate factory. Very funny stuff! Cheers, Daos

you love chocolate so much??? LOL I actually like this episode too- probably one of the top five cheers

Chocolates are one of the essential food groups in my book, along with bacon. Cheers, Daos

on chocolate and also on dirty martinis cheers

If you love chocolate and bacon, try the choco bars from Vosges. They've got some really interesting combinations that make up their chocolate bars. GOOD STUFF! Bob

I love the Mo's Bacon Bars from Vosges! They are delightful. I've tried to convert my friends to the beauty of bacon mixed with chocolate, but they don't want any part of it. They do indulge me though. For my birthday last year, my best friends cooked me ... 

a bacon vodtka is Seattle Cheers

I'll have to check it out! Cheers, Daos

to your cardiologist! LOL! Affectionately, Bob

I forgot to mention that we also had a salad course with warm bacon vinaigrette. I can picture you clutching your chest as I type! Hope all is well, and that you will soon be eating lychees on my behalf, as I am not there to partake myself! :-( Sending yo...