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[jester1470]

knicked off of another forum...

This one will take a bit of explaining whats your current top 10 and more importantly, why it appeals:

1. Boston Legal - I love the human element, the interplay of Denny and Alan, mixed with a healthy does of insanity, and of course spot the old Star Trek actors

2. NCIS - This is a relatiovely new favourite. The acting is great, but again the persomnal interplay between the characetr make this very appealing, add in an attractive goth girl and its a nice package

3. Lovejoy - I know this will bamboozle many who know me but i genuinelly really enjoy Lovejoy, something about the character, and the stories, great relaxing TV.

4. Heroes - This started out looking like it was going to be a bit different and I'm still keen to see how the mythology will work its way out.

5. Millennium - very underated with some nice stories, though to be fair this should really be for the first 2 seasons of Millennium as the third was anywhere near as interesting imo.

6. Doctor Who - any era, though my favourite is the much maligned Sylvester McCoy era, but theres something in the very british escapism and silliness.

7. Coupling - easily imo the best comerdy that the UK has ever produced, funny, great characters and Geoff is one of the ultimate comedy characters imo.

8. Moonlighting - I love this show, though not often allowed to watch it as the other half doesnt, but the interplay between David Addison and Maddie Hayes is just superb, not to mention a bit groundbreaking with some of its stylings.

9. Alias - I wasnt really expecting to like this as much as I did but I liked the acttion/adventure story lines and again some great characterisation in the more minor characters like Marshall and Sloane.

10. Star Trek - a bit of a cheat this one as it encompasses them all but partuclarly Enterprise and DS9 which I feel are the best of them. A great story arc in DS9 and some ncie set pieces and smaller arcs on Enterprise make these amongst my favourites...

Bubbling under - TV shows that could well become favourites in time:
Sarah Conmnor Chronicles - I really enjoyed this
Macgyver - enjoying what I've seen but need to see more
Stargate SG1 and Atlantis - loved SG1 but lost track about season 4 a bit so need to catch up, likewise need to catch up on Atlantis.
All Creatures Great and Small - what can I say I'm a suckler for Sunday evening TV
Campion - see above...

[Lucky Rathen]

I don't really watch much TV (I always miss stuff cos I can never be at home at the same time every week), so these are mostly stuff I've watched when the DVDs came out.

1. LOST - it's dropped off a bit from Series 1 but it's still top of the water cooler chat every Monday morning. I love that every episode builds up into a frenzy then just ends, it's the very definition of 'cliffhanger'.

2. FAMILY GUY - It's everything the Simpsons used to be and more. Funnier, cruder, pretty much offensive to everyone, hilarious.

3. SOUTH PARK - It's everything the Simpsons used to be and more. Funnier, cruder, pretty much offensive to everyone, hilarious.

4. RED DWARF - I grew up watching the Dwarf, the last two series were poor, but series 3-6 were absolute gold. It would have been nice to get a definitive ending to the story but ah well.

5. FUTURAMA - A mix of two of my favourite things, animation and science fiction. Because of these two aspects it can go anywhere it likes, can be set on bizarre planets and have all manner of weird and wonderful characters and nobody can really argue.

6. TOP GEAR - I'm not even into cars to be honest, but I watch Top Gear religiously just for the banter, the three guys bounce off each other really well, and even though I think Clarkson is a world class knob, he's really watchable on it. Some of the challenges they do are really interesting even if you're not into cars.

7. CSI - But only the Las Vegas series, I'm not keen on the other two. I think it's really clever, the characters are all really good, and all have flaws which make them more human.I know some of it is really far fetched, but I never really thought about how forensic science worked before CSI.

8. FRASIER - It's the thinking man's Friends.

9. X-FILES - I started watching it when I was about 13 and just started going through all the DVDs again. Watching it back now you can see the direct influence it had on current shows like CSI, Without A Trace etc.

10. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - I know it's just about the saddest thing you could ever admit liking, but I was totally hooked on this for years. I've watched the whole lot on DVD over and over again, to the point where I've sickened myself of it entirely, but I know I'll keep going back to it. It was just so fucking good. Brilliant characters and great storylines (well up until season 6 when it all got a bit rubbish). I nearly cried when Buffy had to send Angel to hell in series 2. I did cry when they gave her the 'Class Protector' award in season 3. The 'will they won't they' between Willow and Xander was worth watching for. Xander for the comic relief. Spike for the effortless coolness. Angel for the dark broodiness. Faith for those leather trousers. Buffy for the tortured love life. Cordelia for the ditziness and the clueless "whatever" attitude. Giles character development from stuffy librarian to leader and father figure. The monsters. The stupid California high school language. Love it love it love it!

[jester1470]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

10. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - I know it's just about the saddest thing you could ever admit liking, but I was totally hooked on this for years. I've watched the whole lot on DVD over and over again, to the point where I've sickened myself of it entirely, but I know I'll keep going back to it. It was just so fucking good. Brilliant characters and great storylines (well up until season 6 when it all got a bit rubbish). I nearly cried when Buffy had to send Angel to hell in series 2. I did cry when they gave her the 'Class Protector' award in season 3. The 'will they won't they' between Willow and Xander was worth watching for. Xander for the comic relief. Spike for the effortless coolness. Angel for the dark broodiness. Faith for those leather trousers. Buffy for the tortured love life. Cordelia for the ditziness and the clueless "whatever" attitude. Giles character development from stuffy librarian to leader and father figure. The monsters. The stupid California high school language. Love it love it love it!

Thinking about it, that and Firefly ahould have been in somewhere as well, dammit, too many good Tv shows

[Norseman]

Hmmm, difficult. I don't watch that much TV and I am all over the place so I watch bits in catch up from taping or DVD box stets. Also doesn't help I don't have Sky and my Freeview reception is absolute rubbish even with a booster the size of a small fridge. Anyway here goes in no sort of order as they are as they come to me :

1) Firefly - Amazing series with great characters and killed off to early but always watchable when it pops up and on box set.
2) Stargate SG1 - Got back into it again when Claudia Black joined and then watched the loads I had missed. Good quality sc0-fi romping with plenty of action.
3) Heroes - Have been hooked since the first episode.
4) Numbers - Wasn't sure at first but now found I watch it religiously so it must be doing something right. Uber geeks solving murders.
5) Torchwood - Great bouncing romping naughty fun and even better now with "Spike" turning up. Captain Jack is a great character and he has no qualms shooting folks and aliens.
6) Dr Who - Daft and camp but tighter and sharper than the old ones. Tom Baker still my favourite but Ecclestone and Tennant have done a great job.
7) Supernatural - Pretty dark for mainstream telly and good watching.
8) Poirot - I know, don't ask but I do enjoy it.
9) Rome - Brilliant and I still keep re-watching. One of the best double acts ever on TV.
10) Coupling - Agree with the above sentiments, very funny and very clever with the multiple replays of scenes from different character viewpoints.

bubbling under - Worst Week Of My Life, Shameless, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica(remake), Buck Rogers (uber camp sillyness but fun).

I know some of these aren't current per se but my watching patterns are all over the place and I have stuff on my hard disc recorder from xmas I haven't watched yet.

[Alkaline]

Current favourites of mine:

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm- Utterly preposterous and unbelievably far fetched but side splittingly hilarious at the same time. Plus Larry and his situations remind me of my father.

2. Californication- David Duchovny's character Hank reminds me of myself. Plus its funny.

3. Family Guy- Nothing will ever beat the Chicken fights.

4. Two Guys, and a Girl...- Ryan Reynolds is very funny and i like the camaraderie between the main characters.

5. Firefly- I loved the story lines and the characters. It was a shame it got canceled because i think it could've grown further as well. I liked Serenity as well, i hope that they make another film too.

6. Heroes- It hits all the right buttons. Lovely ladies, super powers, mystery, cliffhangers. Winning formula if you ask me.

7. Lost- Suspense drama at its best. The characters are intriguing, the plots bizarre and absorbing and the non-linear story telling keeps me on my toes.

8. Entourage- I think Ari Gold could possibly be my favourite character in a TV show, ever.

9. Twin Peaks- The fore-runner to shows like Lost. Amazingly convoluted but thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.

10. Futurama- Often underrated in comparison to the Simpsons and other animated adult themed shows but it is leagues above the others (aside from Family Guy of course).

[Lucky Rathen]

I didn't add my bubbling under so I will now:
QI (I love Stephen Fry), Dawson's Creek is still unmissable tellybox although it's been finished for years, Tru Calling has been alright on the few times I've seen it, I love The F Word and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares because I'm a frustrated chef. 8 Simple Rules and Friends (both brainless I know, but if you only have half an hour to sit down with your dinner or something it's always guaranteed a laugh). I like Friday Night with Jonathan Ross because Wossy is pretty funny, but I don't watch it if there's nobody I like on it.

[Lucky Rathen]

I tried to watch Heroes but I just couldn't get into it. I watched the first 20 episodes thinking "it must get good soon" and it just never did, I cared so little I didn't even bother watching the final three, I just found it really boring.

[andrew.]

Lost - I agree that sometimes it may be a bit slow, however you can't help but be hooked by all the twists and turns every week, just hope that when it does eventually end, it's all worth it

24 - have watched all 6 series so far with the Day 7 coming next January, explosions, excitement, good plots and Kiefer Sutherland. The sort of show where you want to see the next episode as soon as the previous one has finished

Nip/Tuck - stylish, gripping, great characters, also genuinely quite scary in points, especially Season 3 with the carver

The Riches - Lesser known show. Minnie Driver and Eddie Izzard. Funny, clever and great performances from the lead characters

Heroes - Great show. Lots of special powers and a good storyline to boot. roll on next series

Shameless - Gritty, foul language and dugs. Still funny and good plot.

Peep Show - Back on track with some excellent episodes from the start of series 5.

Dirty Sexy Money - Another good american show, Donald Sutherland is great in it too.

Prison Break - Gripping and exciting, bit repetitive though, i.e. get into jail, break out of jail and repeat. still good though.

Weeds - A suburban single mum who deals weed. A funy show with some great music from the likes of The Shins, Death Cab, Regina Spektor Sufjan Stevans

[KimyReizeger]

Ten is a bit steep for me so I'll throw in a few:

1 Mad Men. Gripping portrayal of 1960's New York capitalists. Characters you can get involved with, no completely likeable or dislikeable characters (i.e realistic; everyone has flaws), plenty of smoking and casual misogyny make this a winner every time. One complaint is that the plot seems to have slowed down over recent weeks..

2 The Apprentice. Just started watching this recently and found it enjoyable. It's not real reality, of course, but the contestants are so zealous that they manage to create their own little world of intrigue, back-slapping and bitching. Funny to watch differing perspectives when you see them all arguing like kids at the end. Oh and, Thank you, sir Alan.

3.Harry Hill's Tv Burp. When I catch it, it's great. Very simple - he just takes clips from other programmes and shows them out of context whilst making some absurd point. I can't tell, he either thinks really hard, or not at all, about the clips he choose. Also, his little side-glances to the camera are brilliant.YouTube - Harry Hill on Kelly Osbourne's Turning Japanese (it comes right at the end)

Here's Harry Hill making fun of the apprentice:

YouTube - Harry Hill TV Burp = The Apprentice

[Old Gold]

Yep, the only thing I religiously watch on tv right now is The Apprentice.

...and my Fresh Prince of Bell Air dvds.