I know as of late I have watched TV shows more than I normally do and that's because I'm off from school and I'm only working part-time. So I'm taking full advantage now. So far this summer I've seen:

-Buffy Season 1
-Buffy Season 2
-Deadwood Season 1
-Deadwood Season 2
-The Boondocks Season 1
-Zatoichi the TV series (currently watching)
-Party of Five Season 1 (currently watching)

So I've decided to make this thread for anyone who's seen any of these shows and wishes to discuss them or other shows. So I guess I'll start first.

Buffy Seasons 1 & 2 so far have been pretty stupid. I've been told that after Season 2 it gets better which is the only reason I've watching both seasons or I would have quit a long time ago. Towards the end of Season 2,the show started to get better.

Deadwood Season 1 was pretty good but I thought Season 2 was about as good as Season 4 of the Sopranos.

The Boondocks surprisingly was quite enjoyable and I'm looking forward to seeing more of it.

The biggest surprise has been Party of Five. I think I watched 1 or 2 episodes when they aired back in the late 1990s but never watched anymore from then on. I remember it being pretty good so I wanted to start from the beginning and thus far I haven't been disappointed.

The Wonder Years is coming back to TV, which I'm happy about, PAX or not.

No damn DVD because of the music licensing rights crap.

Really?

That is incredibly exciting. I'll have to look up when that starts.

One day (hopefully) it'll happen. The same thing happened with Beverly Hills 90210, and that's getting released later this year on DVD. Don't know what the outcome of the music licensing rights was but evidently they worked it out.

Here's the article;

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"Superman III" To Kick Off Schedule Saturday, July 1st

(West Palm Beach, FL – June 27, 2006) – ION Media Networks, Inc. (AMEX: ION) and Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution announced today a comprehensive programming deal, providing ION with the rights to broadcast popular movies and classic television series from Warner Bros.' extensive library on its flagship i television network, reaching over 90 million homes.

"We are very pleased about this important programming alliance," said Brandon Burgess, CEO of ION Media Networks. "Given its depth as a content supplier, Warner Bros. is a natural fit for our network, as our current viewers look to us for classic, family-oriented TV fare. We hope to expand this relationship over time, tapping into Warner Bros.' diverse library to broaden our network’s content appeal and demographic positioning."

Under the deal, ION has acquired the broadcast rights to a number of Warner Bros.' most popular television series and movies. Series include classic shows such as "Welcome Back, Kotter," "Chico and the Man," "Scarecrow & Mrs. King," "Mama’s Family," "Alice" and "Wonder Woman," and more recent hits including "The Wonder Years," "Growing Pains," "Perfect Strangers" and "The Wayans Bros," among others.

The vast selection of movie titles available to ION includes Academy Award winners for Best Picture "Amadeus" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," and other hits, such as "All the President’s Men," "Police Academy 2", "Giant," "Oh God," "Rio Bravo," "Dead Ringers," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Rebel Without a Cause," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Superman," "Network," "Shaft,"Victor/Victoria," "Empire of the Sun" and "Beetlejuice."

The stable of talent represented in the deal is truly stellar, and includes Johnny Depp, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Nicole Kidman, Al Pacino, James Dean, Paul Newman, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Mel Gibson, Dustin Hoffman, Denzel Washington, Elijah Wood, Whoopi Goldberg, Charlton Heston, Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and of course, Bugs Bunny. Directors include master filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Oliver Stone, Sergio Leone, Blake Edwards, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and George Lucas.

"We're delighted to be in business with the new i network and are confident that they will reap the proven audience-building benefits of popular features and TV series to drive ratings, attract sponsors and build the network's brand," said Eric Frankel, President of Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. "With our robust library of titles and ION’s large network of TV stations, this is clearly a win-win situation for everyone involved."

Targeting its portfolio of content toward the i network’s current family-oriented television audiences, ION will kick off its Warner Bros. movie schedule with "Superman III" on Saturday, July 1st, coinciding with the weekend’s motion picture release of "Superman Returns."

ION will begin scheduling the Warner Bros. television product in August on i.
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My daughter started watching 'Lost' in the SECOND season. I never watched it. So when the second season ended, my daughter asked me to buy her the FIRST season on DVD and I did. I wound up watching the complete first season with her and now I am hooked. The second season DVD set comes out in early September and I can't wait to watch it so I can catch up and begin watching the third season when it starts at the end of September.

It is one of those shows that just hooks you right in.

As I said, I have only seen the first season and have not seen the second season yet, so PLEASE, if anyone here has seen the second season, NO SPOILERS for me, PLEASE.

A really great show.


Don Cardi

My entire family really likes Lost,I cant fucking stand it. Sorry, but it is pom-puss-ly vague, which is precisly why I hate poetry

I always wanted to watch Lost but i can't start now I have to rent the seasons from blockbuster soon to catch up.

Your entitled to your own opinion of course.

But remember, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one! :p

Actually it's one of those shows that is very hard to figure out. I like movies and shows that are tough to figure out and wind up having a twist to the plot.


Don Cardi

Entourage is the best show on television.

I think Sopranos is but my the next one is Entourage in my opinion

I've heard so many people say this and I was disappointed with Lost. I watched it over the Christmas holidays last year and I remember a period where I went a week or 2 between discs. It just didn't "hook" me as so many others have been. In fact, and I know this is hilarious before I even state it, but Season 1 of Desperate Housewives kept me hooked more.

My top 3 in order are:

1) The Shield
2) The Sopranos
3) 24

I hate it because I only watch 24 on DVD so I'll have to wait until December to start Season 5. Plus, I was VERY happy to hear that The Shield has been picked up for another season (I believe this upcoming season was "supposed" to be it's last, but not now)

My top 3 in order are:

1) The Shield
2) The Sopranos
3) 24

I hate it because I only watch 24 on DVD so I'll have to wait until December to start Season 5. Plus, I was VERY happy to hear that The Shield has been picked up for another season (I believe this upcoming season was "supposed" to be it's last, but not now) [/b][/quote]Do you watch Entourage?

Yeah, I agree.

I've seen episodes prior to The Sopranos earlier this year but I haven't sat down and watched an entire season. It's on my list because from what I've seen so far, it is a good and pretty funny show

So do I, but there are too many plot twists and general insanities that are pulled for shock value, then abandoned once everyone is throughly confused. i.e. that polar bear :rolleyes:

I agree. Fuck LOST.

JJ Abrahams is maybe among the most overrated producers/directors in either television or at the movies. How he expects to draw up LOST for 5 full seasons without losing his audience, hell if I know. It'll be like X-FILES, where after 8 years, people didn't give a fuck anymore about the "who", "what", and "why".

Lost definitly lost me. I kept watching hoping somehting would materialize but it ended up just pissing me off.

Agree, I also love Lost.
This is one of those shows I can see right through, where I can actually see it's of rather poor quality.
But you know what, I don't give a damn, cause it entertains me, it keeps me hooked. So I love it.

The DVD of the second season comes out on the 5th of september.

Sometimes I wish I'd live in the USA rather than in Europe. Back here we are in the middle of the second season on TV. It stopped in may and won't start again until half september.
Then you guys already finished watching the DVD, which probably won't come out until X-mas in Europe.

Don't feel too bad Enzo, Europe sometimes gets better special edition DVDs than we do here in the US and earlier too. Just take a look at these James Bond Ultimate Edition DVDs that I won't see until probably early next year Not to mention A Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars More special editions that the US is currently lacking.

You guys are really missing out if you dont watch The Wire. The third season was just released on DVD, so you have time to catch up before Season 4 begins in September. I love The Shield, but this is arguably a little better.

If youve never seen it, it differs from your normal cop show in that the bad guys are equally as complex as the good guys. You see things from their point of view, instead of just from the cops trying to catch them.

The Simpsons Season 8 (it just came out on Tuesday)

My girlfriend (whom I have reconciled with) bought me Seasons 1-5 of The Sopranos for our anniversary. I was stoked because I've regrettably never watched The Sopranos (save an episode here and there when I was someplace with HBO).

I just finished watching the first season. This show is definitely as good as everyone says. I'm just about finished with Season 2.

My favorite character is a toss up between Paulie and Christopher Molitsanti. Tony Sirico and Michael Imperioli are just great. The whole cast is great...but those two are my favorites.

Just wait for Season 3's episode, "Pine Barrens," you'll love it. One of my all-time favorites.

Just wait for Season 3's episode, "Pine Barrens," you'll love it. One of my all-time favorites. [/b][/quote]Yeah thats a funny one,especilly when there fighting over the garnish

-South Park (Season 8)
-Rome (Season 1)

The only show I watch with regularity is "The Office." Although if it starts getting sappy like the season two finale, I'm done with it.

Other than that, I only have tv time for sports or news.

There's not many show I watch regularly. I have always preferred (with some exceptions) drama to sitcoms though. Among the ones I watch are:

Law & Order (all three)
Cold Case
Criminal Minds
Smallville
Ghost Whisperer
Desperate Housewives

Comedies I watch, but not necessarily regularly:

According to Jim
King of Queens

There's a few more, but I can't think of them right now.

There's a new one that started last season about two brothers who are "ghostbusters" of sorts...can't think of that title right now, but I hope they don't cancel it, because I like it.

TIS

-Oz (Season 1)