What used to be your guilty TV pleasure, and what is it now?

[babylonsister]

I've maintained my 'girls' on ABC Sunday nights, those whacky housewives, and brothers and sisters. But I'm ready to maybe skip away from politics to find something new.

Funny, I'm listening to Jack Bauer, and dropped him Now? I don't know.
And then there's the NFL.

[Clovis Sangrail]

1. Antiques Roadshow :D /nt

[babylonsister]

12. Great show. nt

[Adsos Letter]

15. Yay for Antiques Roadshow!!!

[Greyhound]

2. A book. n/t

[babylonsister]

14. Wrong thread. nt

[ben_meyers]

3. Rockford files and Magnum

Now it's hulu.com baby, they got 'em both!

[NanceGreggs]

4. It used to be "American Gothic" ...

... which only lasted a nanosecond in TV terms. But we have the entire series on DVD, and we're savouring each episode again ...

[XemaSab]

18. Where did you get the DVD?

'Cause I miss my Sheriff Buck. :(

[MuseRider]

32. I got them from Amazon

quite some time ago but check IMDB because they are out of order and they have a list of the proper order.

Sheriff Buck was the greatest! I loved that show.

[NanceGreggs]

61. I'm in Toronto ...

... and I'd looked for the series on DVD for years, but it wasn't available.

Then I found a copy about a year ago, by sheer serendipity when I was looking for something else. It was the only copy in the video store.

If you Google "American Gothic", there are several websites devoted to the series. You can probably find the info for ordering a copy on-line.

The DVD set includes all episodes - PLUS four episodes that never aired because the show was canceled before it was concluded.



"The name is Lucas Buck - that's Buck with a B."

[EFerrari]

5. Brit sitcoms. Doc Martin, As Time Goes By, Waiting for God.

Completely removed from everything right down to the accents. lol

[emilyg]

42. Ah yes.

[EFerrari]

47. I've come to the conclusion I like homely, snippy older men with few social skills.

Oh, and I liked Kingdom when that was on, too.

lol

[Voice for Peace]

6. DaVinci's Inquest

when I can find it

[Emit]

22. I loved that show -- it came on really late here for a while and I got into it. But, then

it disappeared and was replaced by, wait for it...



































Jack and Rexella Van Impe!


http://intheskyandontheroad.blogspot.com/2008/04/righteous-fashion.html



Imagine my disgust and frustration!

[Voice for Peace]

34. I discovered recently you can rent it on Netflix, at least the early seasons

[elleng]

27. DITTO!

But hard to find!

[Voice for Peace]

35. I think Netflix has at least Season 1 & 2, maybe 3

a real splurge, I bought the dvd's.. they are worth seeing more than once. Such a difference from American tv.

[elleng]

38. Thanks, may look there.

Just found some Riley Ace of Spies tapes!

[LeftyMom]

7. Current shows: Weeds, True Blood and Dexter. Past shows: Oz, Rome.

Apparently I'm a sucker for hour-long cable dramas.

[fishnfla]

8. then Law and Order, now nothing

stopped watching during the build up to the war

has it been 6 years? a morning radio blab show was talking about all these popular TV shows yesterday, and i realized that i was without a clue as to any of their roles or plots...i think there are some L&O spinoffs?

[Historic NY]

9. I don't watch anything below PBS, mostly history & HGTV stuff.

[EFerrari]

13. I wish the History Channel was really a history channel.

I've caught some great docs on PBS but they repeat a lot.

[Historic NY]

17. I miss the BBC series stuff PBS used to show......

I do enjoy watching Zimmer eat strange stuff & Bordaine get drunk.

[LeftyMom]

26. You know who does a great history show? The Weather Channel. Seriously.

http://www.weather.com/history/

Who knew?

[EFerrari]

28. Thank you! I will check it out.

I love watching real stuff about other times and other cultures. The more distant, the better. lol

:)

[LeftyMom]

37. The other odd channel with a lot of history stuff is the Military Channel.

Obviously the more current stuff tends to be either jingoistic nonsense or wank material for people who are a little too into fighter planes or carriers, but they run some really good stuff on ancient Rome especially. They also do some shows where people reproduce ancient siege engines and stuff, which I find fascinating, though the quality of those shows can be a bit spotty from what I've seen.

[EFerrari]

39. I do watch that channel sometimes. Most of the time it seems like propaganda

but every now and then, you get great stuff about ancient cities or battles. :loveya:

[Emit]

10. The Complete Jane Austen series on PBS and Medium were ones I really got into last season.

Occasionally, CSI NY, Law and Order and Criminal Minds. When/if the new season of Medium starts, I imagine I'll watch still. ;)

Now, my kids and I have been watching Chuck, and my teenager loves the 'girls' on ABC Sunday nights, those whacky housewives, and brothers and sisters, so I watch, too, on occasion.

[babylonsister]

19. Holy moly! So many people!

Wow. I'm wondering if I get the Giants on Sunday p.m., and 'my' programs, and then there's another thing that my hubby wants. Oh yeah, '24'. LOL!

It will work out either and all ways!

[47of74]

11. M*A*S*H*

Mine was and still is M*A*S*H*. My favorite episodes were the ones from about the time Potter and Hunnicut arrived until Radar left. I never really cared so much for the early episodes even though there were some gems in there. I think the cracks were starting to show after Radar left, so it's good they decided to go out while riding high rather than flushing the whole thing down the toilet like some other shows (...like ER) have done.

[EFerrari]

30. I liked what Jamie Farr did after I got over being resentful about Radar.

MASH was the first thing I TiVo'd here. :)

[Adsos Letter]

16. "Are You Being Served ?"...

Now it's "Top Chef"

[obiwan]

50. That was a great show. I loved how the older mrs's hair (can't remember name)...

...would turn different bizarre colors (pink, blue, etc.)from episode to episode.

[XemaSab]

20. Any show I make time for is a guilty pleasure

Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, and Whale Wars. When it's on, Project Runway is VERY guilty and an ENORMOUS pleasure. :D

[Chipper Chat]

21. old: Tammy Faye Baker & PTL Club.

now: Keith and remoteing over for a quickie-glimpse at O'Leilly during the commercials.

[babylonsister]

24. Bwhahaha! That's so funny! And you are cute. Thanks! nt

[Chipper Chat]

31. If you wanna go way back......

I never missed Howdy Doody and The World of Mister Sweeney in 1954. Mom & Dad were big on I Love Lucy, Jackie Gleason Hour, and Your Hit Parade. Now my Mom & Dad watch reruns of The Waltons. Dad likes any old western from the 30s & 40s (Tom Mix, Johnny Mack Brown, anything with Walter Brennan, Andy Devine, or Smiley Burnett in it.

Oh BTW I was fascinated by Tammy Faye's eye lashes. And I always thought she was a true person in a sea of TV fakes.

[Waiting For Everyman]

23. The Hills and Gilmore Girls.

Nothing now though.

[doc03]

25. I have enjoyed many TV shows in the past, there

are absolutely no shows I really care about today. When I watch TV I usually end up watching the History channel, Animal Planet or something on TV Land.

[silverojo]

29. THEN: Jerry Springer!

NOW: Jerry Springer!

There is NO more guilty pleasure than that. So I declare myself the winner of this thread! (Just kidding) :rofl:

[babylonsister]

33. Wow. No one likes 'Brothers and Sisters'? I adore this show. I'm

surprised that I'm the only one.

[EFerrari]

36. I'm usually the last person on the planet to watch a show

I just watched the "Summer of Love" documentary and last night watched a deal about Buckingham Palace to see if the art was visible. Television would go broke if I was the only watching, just like new car dealers. :silly:

[emilyg]

43. You're not the only one.

[vanderBeth]

40. *sigh* Doctor Who

I used to watch it when it was on PBS, but now I have to watch it on BBC. The same for Monarch of the Glen, but now BBC doesn't even show that either. I guess that was my "used to be pleasure"

(Hmmm. I just realized I only watch cable now. No more local channels.)

[pepperbear]

41. "Are You Being Served" on PBS

[ColbertWatcher]

44. My guilty pleasure is a secret ...

Used to be "Gilligan's Island" now, it is "Project Runway."

But, don't tell anyone, shhh...

[Sirveri]

45. The Golden Girls...

Though we've got DVR now, so I haven't been watching as much as I used to.

[EFerrari]

46. I like the GGs, too, except I think I've seen all the episodes now.

Great casting, great writing. St. Olaf, a geek I can relate to and a bad girl. lol

[Hekate]

48. X-Files. I miss Mulder and Scully. For awhile I could get X-Files 5 nights a week.

Once I got over the fact that Fox Mulder was a paranoid troll I really got into the series, which was heavily into re-runs by the time I discovered it. It had very intelligent and witty writers, and after awhile you could cut the sexual tension with a knife, which in many ways was better than them hopping in bed.

Nothing at all comes up to X-Files.

Antiques Roadshow is a lot of fun (someone else mentioned that).

Hekate

[obiwan]

49. Mony Python's Flying Circus. A good reason to watch public TV and get stoned.

Nowadays, Bill Maher works for me. And no drugs anymore- I had enough- I'm a teetotaler.

[leftofcool]

51. Saving Grace

now and as long as it airs.

[TexasObserver]

52. MEDIUM. The coolest little show on television.

It's on Lifetime, and I stumbled onto it some time ago.

It's wonderfully written and acted, and the family dynamic is charming, as are the actors who make up the family.

I ended up renting all the DVDs, to get the whole story from the first show.

I love me some Medium!!

[W_HAMILTON]

53. I like the VH1 reality shows.

I like all reality shows. Oddly enough, I can watch the same episode over and over and OVER AND OVER again. I have no idea why. I love Bravo, because it has all-day marathons of their shows, even though I am getting a little tired of their shows centered around rich people.

But yeah, the trashy VH1 reality shows, I LOVE THEM. They are so stupid. Scream Queens. Real Chance of Love. Even the Pickup Artist. I love 'em!

[NNN0LHI]

54. The Bulls ... When Michael Jordan was still playing. Never missed a game for nothing

Used to go to a lot of his games too. Kind of gave it up after he retired.

Don

[lamp_shade]

55. Family Guy. It keeps me sane and cracks me up. n/t

[camera obscura]

56. Gossip Girl.

I am not ashamed.













Okay, I'm a little ashamed.

[MissMarple]

57. Not guilty...NCIS, CSI, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs. I'm a geek.

What can I say.

..and more guilty, Midsommer Murders and recently, (and blondly) Rosemary and Thyme.

[OregonBlue]

58. I'm a Survivor junkie. I try to rationalize that it's the psychology but really

I think it's just voyeurism and it's fun. It is fascinating watching people vote week after week against their own interests.

[jules1962]

59. Love Brothers and Sisters

Great storylines. Also like Dirty Sexy Money. I love my Tennessee Titans. 10-0 Baby!! Also like Andy Griffith and Two and a Half Men for comedy.

[reflection]

60. Three shows:

1) Sons of Anarchy
2) It's always Sunny in Philadelphia
3) Testees

I'm an FX junkie.

[cherokeeprogressive]

62. Then: Dark Shadows after school. Now: Survivor. n/t

[tammywammy]

63. Bridezillas!

I love those crazy bitches!

[jpljr77]

64. There's 30 Rock and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia...and nothing else on TV n/t