1 week ago
thenashmeister said:
Some of these are - criminally - not currently available on UK television, but all of them are, at their best, extremely entertaining TV!
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The Big Bang Theory
thenashmeister said:Always laughing *with* the geek as well as *at* us - them! I meant 'them'.Like this in this list? 2 up0 down -
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Spaced
thenashmeister said:SF, comics, comedy, madness - what's not to love?Like this in this list? 3 up0 down -
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Police Squad!
Watch 'Police Squad!' on DVD.
thenashmeister said:Shorter, funnier, snappier TV series that spawned the popular 'Naked Gun' films.Like this in this list? 2 up0 down -
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Get Smart
Watch 'Get Smart' on DVD.
thenashmeister said:Only shown once on British TV, I believe - a crying shame. This is Mel Brooks at his absolute best, and a very, very funny spy spoof - even 40 years later.Like this in this list? 2 up0 down -
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Robin of Sherwood
Watch 'Robin of Sherwood' online.
thenashmeister said:Up until the end pf Michael Praed's Robin, a consistently entertaining and very original take on the Robin Hood legend. With added angry Ray Winstone as Will Scarlet!Like this in this list? 1 up0 down -
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Real Time With Bill Maher
Watch 'Real Time With Bill Maher' on TV.
thenashmeister said:Funny, incisive, biting, informative. Unless you're on the political right, in which case it's still all those things - it's just that you won't understand it.Like this in this list? 1 up1 down -
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Firefly
thenashmeister said:Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, space opera. 'Nuff said.Like this in this list? 7 up0 down -
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Ultraviolet
thenashmeister said:Possibly the last original take on vampires before they became angst-ridden and sparkly.Like this in this list? 1 up0 down -
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The Daily Show
thenashmeister said:As well as being bitingly funny in skewering the hypocrites that infest American politics, it's also possible that Jon Stewart is the finest political journalist of his generation.Like this in this list? 1 up1 down -
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Generation Kill
Watch 'Generation Kill' on DVD.
thenashmeister said:Watched this because it was made by the guys who made 'The Wire' - kept watching it because it's a searingly honest portrayal of the ugly, ugly mess that is the Iraq War.Like this in this list? 1 up0 down
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