List your favourite TV shows and WHY?

[spike4buffy]

I would love to start a thread where everyone gives there favorite television shows and tell us why they have been so important/influential in your life. And also there best qualities

[Cordy C]

That's such a great idea! Shows from outside the Jossverse...I've recently gotten into "Grey's Anatomy." It's a great show, fantastic writing, memorable characters, believeable storylines.
I'm also a big fan of "How I Met Your Mother." The whole cast is brilliant. Although I started watching it for Alyson, Neil Patrick Harris has quickly become my favorite. Then of course there's "Bones." I went on a kick of only watching former Buffy/Angel cast members' shows... I've grown since then, but my loyalty will always remain with the Jossverse! :)

[Storm_Warning]

Doctor Who

Unbelievably brilliant plot lines and acting. Brilliant guest stars (Still waiting on Dawn French though) and it's possibly the only Sci-Fi programme in existance that has made me cry.

Skins

Again, brilliant cast and guest stars. Can't wait till the next series. I like their representation of my generation... Even if it is a relatively negative one. lol. It's also quite over-the-top, and that’s always fun.

Heroes

It's got a plot that’s really hard to not ponder on for hours and hours during the episodes. And Sylar, it's impossible to stop watching to you know he's dead. lol. He's such a <Insert rude word here>. Final episode on Monday! ^.^

Of course, I'll take X-Men over the Heroes or The 4400 any day. X-Men own them both, hands down.

Stargate SG1

Okay, I fibbed in my Dr. Who entry. SG1 has made me cry. Several times. Daniel biting the dust. Sam breaking down when O'Neill goes missing. Vala getting fried. I've probably cried like a girl at least once in every season. lol. Brilliant acting in Stargate. Tis so believable. And the other thing I like is that its set in present time, not centuries into the future.

The 4400

I like the abilities of the 4400 a lot more than the Heroes crew. The plots aren't as good but the abilities and how they affect people are a lot more believable.

Drawn Together

Best. Parody. Ever! 'Nuff said.

Dead Like Me

Never seen death portrayed like that before and probably never will again. :( Such brilliant acting from the entire cast. I mean, I cried when Betty jumped and she was only in 5 episodes. Now that’s acting!

Star Trek: Voyager

The only Star Trek programme I like. Mainly because of 7 of 9. Her storyline is, by a wide margin, the greatest story to ever appear in TV, Film, book or any other form of storytelling. Janeway, The Doctors and Torres' storylines are pretty damn good to.

[spike4buffy]

Thanks for contributing guys and feel free to also mention the jossverse shows.

'How i Met your Mother' has become my fav comedy show. Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris are hilarious. All the cast is great.

[Francy]

I have so many favourite shows..I don't even know which ones to pick! Lol

Lost: a truly innovative show, with a groundbreaking format.... an intriguing storyline, complicated like a puzzle, but very intelligent. Great writing, and great actors. I love this show!

Prison Break: another innovative series, tense and exciting, that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Great characters, that gain depth episode after episode, even though most of the time is devoted to action.

Nip/Tuck: this is another totally original show, that you either love or hate. It's provocative and often shocking, it seems superficial, but it isn't. But most of all, it's entertaining!

Rome: a fantastic portrait of Ancient Rome, where historical events (more or less faithful to historic truth) and characters are interwined to the story of two simple Roman soldiers, their life and their friendship, which is truly the heart of the show.

Friends: I'm not much into comedies, and this is the only one that really captured my heart, to never let it go. I haven't watched it for some time, but I feel good just thinking about it!

Six Feet Under: a cynical and dark-humoured drama about a family running a funeral agency. It's hilarious, all the characters are so weird and interesting, a great show!

Desperate Housewives: an extremely hilarious show, with great interactions among the cast members. Something to watch when you want to be put in good mood!

Sex & The City: at the beginning I was shocked (not in a good way) by how focus on sex this show had (well, given the title...) and how they talked about it so openly in a way that no other show had done...then I gave it a chance, and I loved it! Funny and entertaining, but it also makes you think, often!

Ally McBeal: it went tragically downhill in the last seasons, but I am still fond of this show. It's my feel-good show: all the characters are so screwed up and weird, but still accepting of each other and caring, that watching them makes me feel good. It was just a weird show overall, especially when it came to Ally's silly allucinations :lol:

These are just a few..there are many others I watch and love, and other show I'll watch that certainly will become favourite of mine! :)

[ThePoet's<3]

Before the Summer Hiatus hit the States my weekly lineup was

Sunday - Dresden Files and Bloodties - I'm a fan of vampire genre so actually both of these shows fit that category - Blood Ties more. Dresden Files had great characters and the effects for a TV show were very good. I enjoy Harry Dresden as an unassuming wizard who doesn't quite have it all together but manages to put it together neatly in the end.

Monday - Heroes and How I Met Your Mother - Im also a big superhero fan and fan of the Marvel comic superheroes and Justice Leaque, so Heroes just feeds my need for superheros in the world! I like the characters and the special effects.

Tuesday - during the spring it's Deadliest Catch on Discovery!! I am amazed how these guys go willingly into hell to fish for crab! I love all the captains - love getting to know them and their crews. They are REAL people doing a REAL job that needs no special effects!! Capt. Sig Hansen and the Northwestern is my favorite boat and crew.

Currently I'm back to watching House on Tuesday nights. I love medical shows. I love the character House and his approach to diagnosing patients. I also like that he is greatly flawed - flawed characters are the best to me. I like the possibility of redemption, or just for once the bad guy gets to have a good day! (not that House is necessarily bad)

Wednesday - LOST!!!! The world stops revolving for me on Wednesday nights!! I was hooked on LOST the first scene of the first episode! I love the characters - too much - their storylines are interesting and how they tie into one another and the Island. The mystery and intrigue, the danger and fear! I like the clues and shout outs to the fans!! I've read more literature by watching this show!! And I love the character Sawyer!!

Thursday - Grey's Anatomy and Men In Trees - I work in the medical field so I love all medical shows and read medical genre books (Robin Cook). You would think I would get enough of it by the end of the day! I really enjoyed the first season of Grey's. Second was good and third has been okay. I like this show for the characters. I like the patient storylines - they usually treat the odd and obscure cases.

Oh - and I can't wait for the new show Private Practice!! It looked really good in the promo episode!! With Marti Noxon joining the show - maybe she'll coax James Marsters into the show for a story arc.

Trees I like because I was a big Northern Exposure fan in the past and also because I have a love for Alaska since watching Deadliest Catch. It has those ecentric Northern Exposure-like characters.

And now I am becoming a Dr. WHO fan!! I've been watching the first two seasons and LOVING it!

The long and short of it?? I WATCH TOO MUCH TV!!! :D

[LRae12]

Favorite shows - past and present...

La Femme Nikita
Best spy drama ever. Totally original and ahead of its time. In fact, I think it came out the same year as Btvs - in 97. Great sci-fi espionage drama. Seriously, go buy the DVD's, you won't be sorry.

Alias
Yes, a copy-cat of La femme Nikita, but it was still good. Good writing, especially in the 1st season, and it kept you intrigued.

Obviously, BTVS & ATS...;)

Grey's Anatomy
Really loving this show. Great writing and with the humor! I love the cast chemistry and the overall feel of the show.

Smallville
Great take on the Superman saga...really is the best Superman tV show made (though Lois & Clark was pretty good, too).

Supernatural
Awesome sci-fi/horror/suspense drama...Great characters and storylines. A definite MUST SEE TV! :)

Lost
I still watch this show, but to be honest it's getting kind of old for me. JJ Abrahms has a way of creating excellent shows and then getting bored and killing them (coughAlias&Felicitycough). Not too keen on the upcoming season...but we'll see what we see.

24
Another great spy-show. This one is so much more with the originality in the real time concept. Very intriguing with great action and story lines.

Friends
Best sit-com ever made. Enough said

Seinfeld
2nd best sit-com ever made.

And I'm sure there's probably more...I at one time was hooked on Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and many other sit-coms, but can't really think of them at them at the moment...I've always been a TV show-whore....:D

[little albatross]

ummm...right now
Veronica Mars- I admit that I almost gave up during season 3, but I didn't because I love this show so much. And even during that season, which I pretty much hated, there were still some spectacular episodes, some of the best...that's saying something, because I think the show was pretty damn fantastic while it lasted. Great characters, great writing, and one of my favorite relationships ever (even during their constant bickering :p)

Psych- someone would probably love it or hate it :p It's silly bordering on ridiculous mostly, but still really funny. The characters make me all giggly and fuzzy. (Not to mention that Shawn Spencer + me totally equals love :heart::lol: )I go crazy for it, but without the agonizing...unlike other shows I'm crazy about :lol: It puts me in a good mood everytime I watch it.

Burn Notice- It's a fun show. you get a little bit of cool action, a fun story, and some good humor :) The main character might take a little while to warm up to, but I love the way he delivers the best lines. It's new, so I'm still judging it, but it's really fun and interesting. I LIKE it :D

Smallville- It's one of the most consistently inconsistent shows :lol: It pains me to watch some episodes, usually due to a certain character with raven hair and the initials "L.L." :p But yes, corny and contrived a lot of episodes may be, you could still find plenty of good ones. This show gave me one of my favorite TV characters ever (Chloe!). And as much as Smallville pains me sometimes, I still love it lots.

Heroes- Why not? Great huge cast playing some really awesome characters. I love the whole "they're regular people who happen to have powers...not superheroes" thing. It's relatable, fun, and always leaves me in some kind of awe :xd

Real World/Road Rules/challenges- Horrible...horrible stuff. But I've been addicted to it for so many years...even before that Vegas season that people say ruined the show and made it just a huge orgy (as opposed to a little orgy with other stuff actually going on sometimes. ;)) Road Rules was one of my favorite shows before they started that "voting people off" crap. I wish they'd go back to what these shows were really about, especially since they're claiming to do so for season 20, but for now, I enjoy it for what it is. Watching it makes me realize that I'm not such a horrible person after all :lol:

I used to be really into Grey's Anatomy, but with all the annoying controversy...I've just gotten over it. Season 3 was pretty much hit or miss for me. The beginning hit, and the rest of it...horribly missed :s But there was a period (around s2, early s3) where I really felt it was one of the best shows on television, so I thought that I should give it a mention.

[Jenni Lou]

Lost is my favorite show right now. I don't care that lots of people don't like it or gave up on it...it's my baby. :heart: I just adore it so. Francy is my Lost pal! :D

Seinfeld is hilarious. I still watch it all the time. It cracks me up to no end. Most everyone I know in RL can recite tons of ounchlines on a whim and everyone will get the Seinfeld reference. :D

Burn Notice just aired its third ep and I am really liking it. It's an action comedy and flows so well and the protagonist is well cast. Full of fun and laughs. :)

Law & Order never gets old. I love the characters and even though it isn't a character-oriented show, it still manages to make me care about them. Just the other day I watched two eps in a row where McCoy did things that surprised me and made me laugh and made me like even more. It's a classic show. There's too many crime and law procedurals but this is the first and the best! :)

Roswell is my first fandom love and so it holds a special place in my heart. Without this show I wouldn't have given others a try.

Some people mentioned How I Met Your Mother earlier. I bought the first season and watched/capped it and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Funny bits of dialogue and situations; Barney is a riot. As far as sitcoms go...not a bad one at all. :)

Other mentions, besides the Jossverse, of course. ;)
Alias
Felicity
Battlestar Galactica
Sex and the City
House
Scrubs
That 70s Show

And of course, I watch many others....just looks at my tv dvd list. But I aint gonna talk about them all here!!! :err:

[Cordelia_Chase]

OMG...theres so many...i really dont know where to begin...lol

Ok Buffy and Angel obviously, and this is because they rock! lol And well...i grew up with them, so the shows hold a lot of memoires of my childhood etc. Plus David B :heart: :kiss: ...what more could you want! lol

Firefly I just got into this. I was very mindful of it at first, but a mate lent it to me..and well its Joss...so its bound to be good...and it was. I just loved the writing, the cast...all of it.

Charmed Cole....:heart: lol need i say more??? lol

Supernatural :heart: yum yum those Winchester boys really do make Scary sexy....and plus with Buffy and Angel gone i need something to satisfy my TV itch.

Greys Anatomy I love hospital shows (i like ER too) and this one is no exception. Fab cast, interesting characters and stories...and comic at times too. Its a fab watch.

The O.C Ok mainly i watched this for Seth....lol but it was a cool tv show to get lost in for a hour a week and foreget about our own dull and dreery lives. lol

LOST i got 2 words for you.....MATTHEW FOX!!!! lol :heart:

Nip Tuck: love it, its got everything you could ever want in a show.

Tru Calling i really enjoyed this, i thought it was a good concept and had a lot of potential, its such a shame it was dropped.

Bones interesting show, not like anything ive seen beofre as im not a CSI fan and i thought it would be a bit like that, but it wasnt...plus David B...always makes a good show. lol

Others i like:
Will&Grace
Desperate Housewives
HollyOaks
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Sex in the City
Brothers and Sisters
Reunion
Scrubs
Roswell
Verinica Mars

Ok i could go on forever..lol

[like.clover]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Amazing, lovable, funny, dark. Everything you could want in a TV show and more.

Angel - Just brilliant. The characters, the story arcs, setting and everything.

FRIENDS - Hilarious! Great cast and episodes! (how can you not love Pheobe -- and her songs)

Y&R - Please don't ask, but I'm honeslty hooked!

Last Comic Standing - Shall I say more??

There are so many more. Maybe I'll post it later!:p

[slaycandy]

Well... where do I begin? It's a long list.

Dark Angel - Well duh. Anyone who knows me, knows this is a show I can watch a hundred times over and never get bored of it. I always take season one and two separately though as I had very different thoughts on each of them. During season one I was among the die-hard Logan/Max shippers, and I adored the storylines and thought that Lydecker was excellently cast and played by John Savage and the whole season rocked. I adored how more of the X5s appeared as the season went on and the final five episodes as it got toward the end, had me glued to the screen. Then again, season two - well it had my heart. Season two was completely different from season one, and I always thought of it as more of a spin off in this new world created out of what season one had left behind. I loved Joshua, he was the sweetest character ever, and as most of you know I adored Alec! Alec and Max were the team similar to what Zack and Max were in the first season, but Max now in the role as protector of those she set free, and Alec the unwilling side-kick. But the banter between the two had me converted from day one to a Max & Alec shipper. Heh. Man, this show had me hooked! I loved the comedy of season two, and the storyline of the public against the transgenics, more importantly the final episodes of season two were my favourite of both the seasons. The time they spent in terminal city, and how the transgenics banded together in the end - I wish the whole second season had been like this, and just wish there had been a third to see this continue. I was heart-broken to see it end!

Wonderfalls - How can you not love this show? The quirky characters were all so entertaining and the whole family had their dramas played out in such a comic style. I know it was even shorter-lived than Dark Angel was, but I loved every minute of this series, and can't believe that I had to let go of the amazingly colourful characters after such a short time! And I absolutely loved her brother's obsession with Jaye's problem, and the relationship between the two of them rocked.

Buffy & Angel - Yip, jumping on the band-wagon here. This was my first real sort of fandom that I was ever into, and I was hooked from the start, I couldn't miss an episode and was a spoiler-whore. I change my favourite seasons and episodes everytime I watch a different one, and yet I always go back to the same ones in the end, ;) There were so many characters that I loved over the seasons, and so many couples that had me squee-ing with delight when they were together. And my ships and favourite characters changed daily too. It has to be one of my favourite series ever. (Although to be quite honest I think I prefer Angel to BtVS, :O!!)

Supernatural - And now, for the main event: my current favourite series, and my current fandom of choice, Supernatural. those Winchester boys had me before hello, just one look at them and I was hooked to the damn series! But there is so much this fandom has to offer: the impala, the impala's trunk and it's goodies, the comic-banter between the brothers, and supernatural-bad-guys that just keep on coming. :P Sam and Dean's relationship is one of a kind, and the way Jared and Jensen play off one another on screen is just truly awesome. I loved the Pilot and was destined to be hooked from there on out. I :heart: Supernatural.

I watch a multitude of shows and adore so many of them, but didn't want to clog this all up. Hee. So the others are, Heroes, Gilmore Girls, Greys Anatomy. I'm sure there's more, but my brain has gone all mushy, lol.

Sayjay
xox

[wil_spike_bloodyhell]

Here's the list:

The Riches -- Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver in a story about the forgotten White Gypsies of America. It's some of the best written television in the US right now. Beautiful!

Heros -- Oi Shee! (translation from Japanese: sweet!) Hiro is well my hero. This show is my comic books geekiness come into fruition.

Invisibleman -- Aw crap. It's not on the air anylonger but I adored this show. I want to BE Darien Fawkes. The dynamic among he and his agency: Eberts, Bobby, Claire, and the Official makes it all worth while.

Black Books -- Oh the joy of Bernard and his little book shop. I would be this man, sometimes I think I was born this man.

Wonderfalls -- Jaye's quirky sense of right and wrong. Is she crazy? Is God talking to her? Is it the devil? I wish it spanned beyond only one mere season. Stupid Joan of Archadia

Doctor Who & TorchWood -- Fantastic! I've immensely enjoyed 9th and 10th doctors in the series as well as the companions. And who couldn't love Captain Jack. Sparrow's got nothing on Hartness.

Firefly -- Genious Space cowboys rollercoaster of emotions. Nuff said.

Cowboy Beebop -- See also Firefly.

Adventures of Brisco County Junior -- Ah Bruce Campbell at his finest, also has the best version of Amazing Grace I've ever heard. Lord Bowler is king.

BtVS & Angel -- This needs no explaination and goes without saying, being most of the reasons most of us are posting here.

Huff -- Hank Azeria, Oliver Platt, and the whole cast are the most functional disfunctioning family a psychiatrist could have. The complexity and twists it takes is pure dramatic interest.

HEX -- This fullfilled my void of not having Buffy. The writers did their homework on the lore, it's racier, sometimes much cheesier than Buffy ever was, but it stands on it's own. All I have to say though is that Jemima Rooper as Themla alone is worth the watch.

Veronica Mars -- I don't know what to say other than angst ridden detective squee.

Tru Calling -- I know a lot of people didn't enjoy this show, but I really liked it. I wanted to see how it would pan out and they left us hanging! Zack Galifianakis, Eliza Dushku, and Shawn Reeves made that show brilliant.


Others I enjoy when I find them on:
The Dreseden Files
Scrubs
My Name is Earl
Kids in the Hall
Xmen Evolution
Futurama
Family Guy
Robot Chicken
Monk
Burn Notice
The Closer
Absolutely Fabulous

[Risa]

NCIS: This show just makes me laugh all the time. They threw a pretty boy, a goth, a geek, a marine, an English man, and a Israeli together and got one heck of a show. The plots are always enjoyable and every now then you actually learn something.
Stargate: Okay my love for this show started with my crush on Richard Dean Anderson. The man is just the best in my opinion. But after watching some episodes I have fallen in love with the show. I love it when a group of different people are thrown together and actually make the show work. The situations they get into are so funny and sometimes, even dramatic. I've only seen up to season 4 but I'm hooked. 6 more seasons to go.
Battlestar Galactica: My husband got me hooked on this show. We bought the mini series on dvd...the episodes that started it all, and after that I wanted more. I've always got this debate going on with my husband on whether or not the treatment of some of the cylons is right or not. The show gets me thinking and I love shows that do that.

[tangent]

Being all old and english a lot of my faves are...errm, old and english, but here goes.

Cracker
You know those cop shows where the main character is a flawed self destructive genius whose relationships are falling apart? Well this was the first of the ilk really. Robbie Coltrane is briliant as Fitz the alcoholic,chain smoking, Gambling addict who also happens to be a fantastic Psychologist with a genius for profiling killers and getting them to confess to their crimes. Some fantastic appearances from top notch actors such as John Simms and Robert Carlyle appear along the way and the tension that builds up during the series is amazing.

Kung-Fu
The story of a Shaolin monk who is on the run from the chinese authorities and ends up traveling through the old west. This is a great mixture of genres part western, part kung fu movie with a healthy dose of buddhist type philosophy thrown in for good measure. Anyone who has seen Kill Bill will spot the main star.

Doctor Who
What can i say that hasn't already been said? Best thing on U.K telly at the moment full stop. Definite nods to the buffage in the way some of the series is pulled off but also a wide ranging trawl through space and time that still manages to be more about the characters than anything else.

House
A fairly new discovery to me, partly inspired by this place. Hugh Laurie is immense and tottally different from anything else I've seen him in. It's actually a fairly unlikely premise for anyone whose grown up with Blackadder or Jeeves and Wooster that he could pull this part off but my gods does he pul it off. The supporting cast is also amazing (especially Jennifer Morrison:) )
but the true star of the series to me is the witty, sarky non stop nature of the writing. Genius.

Monkey
Okay, a real slice of cheese here but still really good telly. A japanese program based on an ancient myth of the monkey gods travels from china to india with his companions; a water spirit, a pig spirit and the buddhist monk Tripitaka. Although the series is dubbed (with a few of the later eps subtitled) It remains really funny with the love hate relationships between the disciples producing some real lol moments. Special effect tend towards the cheesy (well we are talking seventies) but overall it's an enjoyable romp.

Banacek
The forgotten seventies cop show. Around at the same time as Columbo etc but for some reason never quite as popular. The series stars George 'hannibal off the A-team' Peppard as Thomas Banacek a polish american freelance insurance investigator from Boston who, for his usual 10%, will solve 'impossible' thefts of multi million dollar objects. A good if somewhat cheesy impossible crime series.

Coupling
A series that some dubbed the British 'Friends' although i would disagree slightly. It is a similar format though Three men and three women who all have various histories having various mix ups and adventures. It's written by Steve Moffat of DocWho fame so quality is pretty much guarenteed in that department and the characters are wonderfully quirky and wierd especially Jeff as portrayed by the brilliant Richard Coyle and Susan played by the lovely Sarah Alexander (:) ) . Some of the comedy leans towards the cringe inducing as events spiral quickly from the bizarre to the ridicualous (steve's impassioned defence of porn and Jeff inadvertantly leading a woman to believe he only had one leg spring to mind). The series went downhill after Richard Coyle left but still remains a personal classic.

[ShinyFirefly]

I can be pretty darn picky when it comes to what I would consider a favorite although I do :heart: TV.

Besides all of the Jossverse, especially Firefly, which is possibly my number one show of all time:

Scrubs: because it's got great characters (and Dr. Cox came before - and is way better - than House :p ) and is probably the funniest show I've ever seen, even though it has gone downhill a little since season three. Plus, I like comedies without laugh tracks.

The Simpsons: Minus the last 10 or so years when it became more silly than anything. Another really funny show that's different from everything else.

Cowboy Bebop: Bounty hunters in space (sounds sort of familiar huh?) Great music and characters and it's just so...cool.

Wonderfalls: I didn't like the first 4 episodes but the rest of them were very good. Interesting premise, good characters, and a Jossverse alumni. Maybe not an absolute favorite but it's up there.

As of now the only Tv shows I watch that are still on the air are:

Australian Idol
The Chaser's War on Everything
Medium

Except for Chaser's, which is hilarious, I don't know if I'd consider them favorites. And The X-Files was once my favorite show of all time but my interest in it wanes every now and then (plus the later seasons put a damper on it for me.)

[Jenni Lou]

House
but the true star of the series to me is the witty, sarky non stop nature of the writing. Genius.

Oh yeah. Don't think I mentioned this one. And you're right, the writing is the true winner here, although Laurie has the best way of making those words really come to life. A great show. It's always nice to have a show where the protagonist is so hateful and yet you can grow to love them anyway.

I just put a few season four promos on my site of the ducklings. Very pretty! :heart:


Scrubs: because it's got great characters (and Dr. Cox came before - and is way better - than House :p ) and is probably the funniest show I've ever seen, even though it has gone downhill a little since season three. Plus, I like comedies without laugh tracks.

Right! Scrubs is freakin' hilarious! And I too love a sitcom without a laugh track. Thankfully, they are becoming much more popular these days. Dr. Cox is quite House-ian. :lol: Or shall I say Dr. House is quite Cox-ian. :D Kelso is jerk too and he's got some great lines. This show reminds me of a osrt of live action Family Guy...because like FG, it goes on weird wacky tangents.

[LRae12]

Smallville- It's one of the most consistently inconsistent shows :lol: It pains me to watch some episodes, usually due to a certain character with raven hair and the initials "L.L." :p

:roll: I'm sorry, but I had to comment here...over half of the cast has the initials "L.L." :lol: :roll:

Sorry for the off-topic, but it just struck me as super funny...:rotf:


One I forgot to mention was Charmed, though it tanked in the end it was pretty good in the first 4-5 seasons, and was the first show I ever fan-videoed...well, actually the only, fan-vids take WAAAY to much time and patience (if they're any good:D )

[spike4buffy]

Charmed was the first show i was ever obsessed with so it will always hold a certain place in my heart. I was a huge Leo/Piper shipper and still am although the show has gone down hill i still love the quirkiness of these characters.

[CanadianBtVSFan]

I don't watch alot of tv now these days (or haven't much in the past few years or so)...

My favorite tv shows (that already ended) are Home Improvement, because it was hilarious; Friends as I got into the show, I got all the 10 seasons DVD box sets (I'm still behind lol); Futurama (on Hiatus), pretty funny but I liked the Simpsons more.

My most favorite and still on air is The Simpsons. Do I need to state the reason there? lol

[little albatross]

:roll: I'm sorry, but I had to comment here...over half of the cast has the initials "L.L." :lol: :roll:

They don't all have raven hair though :p

I cannot believe I forgot one biggie for me, which is Arrested Development. One of my favorite shows ev-ah! I remember my friend and I practically counting down until the premiere of the show, because we were that excited about it. A lot of people can be snobs about it (no offense to AD fans :o) and say stuff, like it's "too smart for normal people." And I know people like that. But it was little off-putting to some of my friends, and it made them not want to watch the show...but really, it's just plain funny! I don't think it's extremely hard to get most of the jokes. A lot of them are running jokes throughout the series, but usually they're really funny as standalones (that's probably not the word I'm searching for) :D

Anywiggle, I'm more inclined to like comedies. And I'm not just talking about AD. I mean, I love draaaammaaa, but geez...if you can't crack a joke every now and then, I'm not going to be entertained. But comedies make me feel good. They don't even have to be what most people would call good. Not that I'd just like anything that comes along. I just like something that makes me laugh a lot :xd I'd rather have a good laugh than a good cry.

[neurosonic]

Obviously, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That was the first programme I ever properly got into and the one that I stuck with from day 1. I think shows that make you think and question a few things are quite remarkable. My favourite TV show even to this day.

The O.C.
Granted, the 4th season did kinda let me down a tad bit.. but apart from that, I fell in love with it. Plus, b-e-a-utiful backdrop.

I also love The Simpsons and (I hate to admit this :rolleyes:) but I quite like watching Girls of the Playboy Mansion.

x

[spike4buffy]

lol Girls of Playboy Mansion... Well at least you admit it hehe

[neurosonic]

:D I'm not ashamed to admit I watch it!

Oooh, I forgot 8 Simple Rules! I love love love that show!

And anything on MTV.

Wow, I bet my IQ's just rocketing :lol: haha

x

[little albatross]

:D I'm not ashamed to admit I watch it!

Oooh, I forgot 8 Simple Rules! I love love love that show!

And anything on MTV.

Wow, I bet my IQ's just rocketing :lol: haha

x

:lol: yup, it's up there alright! :p

Just kidding, just kidding. I'll admit that I love MTV and most of the shows on that channel! (Enough of the dating shows already, though!) I pretty much grew up on Real World and Road Rules, and I am always instantly addicted to the challenges :xd It helps when I think of the cast less as real people, and more as characters. And Laguna Beach was such a guilty pleasure in the first two seasons, but then they got new people in season 3 and I couldn't keep watching. I still love the Hills though. And then there's Wild 'N Out. The jokes are usually really bad, and sometimes not even remotely funny. But I love that show! Sometimes there are jokes that I actually really thought were funny. I can only stand about half of the cast though :lol: I used to watch the dating shows when there was nothing else on, but there are just too many now and I can't stand them any more :/ But yes, I will pretty much give anything on MTV a shot, because I am a whore for that channel :lol:

[spike4buffy]

i dont actually have MTv which is quite sad.....
Another show that i like is Californication.... just putting it out there lol

[~Serenity~]

mine:
greys and atonomy: i love everything about it....exept for maybe the whole sergery part (i'm not a huge fan of blood but i like the rest)

house: an admirable charcter ^.^

The OC: only up until the 3rd season...after merrissa died the show died

and as for the simpsons...i used to love it but i think the jokes are just getting old and it' hardly even funny and people need to get over it and the simpsons movie was completely overated....yah i don't really like the simpsons anymore

[Cinderela]

Of course, Buffy & Angel - also, I loved Charmed.

Currently airing shows:

HOUSE - I've been addicted since the first episode. I watched Hugh Laurie on Inside the Actors Studio and it was so weird to hear that accent! I love his interaction with the cottages (sorry, students, too much reading Television Without Pity)

NIP/TUCK: I agree with others, either you LOVE this show or you HATE it! I caught a few out of order eps on late at night and was instantly addicted. Ran out and bought all previous seasons on DVD - and loved it even more. There's nothing else on TV anything like it.

24: Again, nothing else like the concept of 24. All shows have great and crappy episodes, but the "real time" concept continues to have me hooked - even if they do s t r e t c h the "real time" occasionally.

BURN NOTICE: A fresh new comedy/drama that just came on this summer. A CIA agent is "burned" (fired) and abandoned broke with assassins looking to kill him.

LOST: For all the reasons everyone else loves Lost!

SUPERNATURAL: I am continually attracted to shows that have fresh concepts - taking the "monster hunter" to a whole different level. And, of course, the hotness level of the lead actors doesn't hurt.

THE CLOSER: Kyra Sedgwick. Period.

HEROES: Shiny and new every week.

NUMB3RS: Who knew math could be so much fun? I love, love, love Charlie!

Others, too!

Bones
Psych
The Dresden Files
The 4400
Tru Calling
CSI
Medium
Ghost Whisperer
Deal or No Deal

So, now my extreme television addiction is documented (and these are not even all shows I watch!) My desperate need for TWO TIVO's is justified! :rotf:

[selenspuffy]

My list of course stars with;

1-Buffy: Nothin compares to Buffy for me! :)

2-Charmed:Love the magic stuff ya know:D

3-Ghost Whisperer: Can you see us?..:D Just love Mel:D

4-How I met Your Mother: Funny as Hell:D What isn't, which includes AlysonH.;)

5-House: I like the theories of Dr. House and the strange ill people(once I saw Warren from btvs there:D he had a problem with his stepmother, actually he thought that she was sexy!:D - in epi "Sex Kills")

6-24: I love action!

7-Lost: Great and mysterious adventure on the mysterious island:D

[Jesika]

Other than Buffy...

1.Roseanne- I really love this show because to me almost all of the episodes are like real life.They fight,they have money problems sometimes and it's just awesome.

2.Sanford and Son- I just LOVE Redd Foxx he is soo funny! Plus it's just overall a seriously funny show.

3.House- I love house It's a great show and I always find myself saying or thinking I wish all doctors were like him lol.

4.Are You being served (BBC)-Very funny I'm always laughing watching this show.Anything that gets me to laughing as much as I laugh while watching that show is worth it.

That's about it.I like other shows also like Criminal Minds,Without a Trace,CSI but I don't watch them all.I love older shows mostly.I love Lucy is also a fave.

[alexa]

Besides Joss shows, atm Summer Heights High is my favourite show (Aussie comedy satire thingy). And also House, Lost, How I Met Your Mother... sometimes Alias (last season on here), Deal or No Deal :p owh and Black Adder, I'm just discovering it now, it's awesome.

[Wolfie Gilmore]

Other than Joss stuff...and this isn't a complete list, just waht's on my mind at the mo:

-Deadwood (dirty, sweary, realpolitikky wild(ish) west goodness)

-The Wire (dirty cops, dirty crinimals...in a place where the system beats YOU. Thoughtful, sprawling, magnificent television).

-Smallville (it's shiny and crappy but I love it because it's just so glad to be gay :D)

- Green Wing (UK medical comedy...surreal brilliance)

- Black Books (second hand bookshop owner and alcoholic and his wacky sidekicks spend their lives being shambolic and a little bit miserable)

-Father Ted (like black books, but with priests. And spiderbabies. Oh, and nuns. Feck, arse, gerls, genius!)

-Doctor Who (I don't feel any need to explain or justify...just watch and feel joy!)

-West Wing (they walk fast, they talk fast, they make me laugh and they represent a style of government that we could never dream to see...even if they are a bit arrogant and sexist, they're a liberal wank fantasy compared to the current lot!)

-The L Word (ok, not the best writing in the world, but it's lesbians! In LA! With shiny hair! Shane!)

-Will come back with more no doubt...

- Oh yes, Ultraviolet, 90's UK vampire drama. Dark and sad.

[vampmogs]

Besides Joss shows, atm Summer Heights High is my favourite show (Aussie comedy satire thingy). And also House, Lost, How I Met Your Mother... sometimes Alias (last season on here), Deal or No Deal :p owh and Black Adder, I'm just discovering it now, it's awesome.

Oh god yes! Summer Heights High is the most awesome show! As was 'We Can Be Heroes', Chris Lilley is a genius! :D

My fave shows are;

Buffy: The most original show I have ever seen, and the only show to draw me in like it has and make me care about the characters so much. Nothing yet has compared, I'm not sure anything ever will.

Angel: Explores further a verse I fell in love with, has all the aspects of a television show that I enjoy. It has great storytelling, great action, horror and supernatural themes, great characters and great depth.

Firefly: It is a show that I had to watch all in order before I could appreciate it but the show had warmth and heart and it captivated me.. pity it ended so soon!

Alias: Not always the best of shows but it compells me. I really enjoy Sidney and the action rocks in this show. I love the twists and turns no matter how ridiculous they may be!

Heroes: Not as great as people say IMO, doesn't compare to Btvs, but I really enjoy it. I enjoy the twists and turns and reveals, and it is visually stunning and directed and written very well.

We Can Be Heroes: Great Aussie satire. I'm not sure other countries would get it, the UK prob would but I'm not sure Americans would as our humour is very different. But Chris Lilley is a genius, to act out five different characters and give them their own personalities and make you forgot that you aren't watching a bitchy teenager girl, a stay at home mum or a chinese theatre guy but an actual guy is just brilliant. Plus the show dares to go where no other show would go.

Summer Heights High: Pretty much same as 'We Can Be Heroes' truly awesome.

The Footy Show: Mindless entertainment.

The Office: Very funny and I love how they have shot it, I especially love the little moments.. such as characters laughing and looking at the camera in the background at something funny on screen.

Parliament Question Time... yup I love it! Seeing our politicians act like immature idiots towards eachother, what isn't to love! Plus you actually learn a lot, if the whole country only watched it I think the polls would be very different!

[Dorian's Kitten]

Wow- I watch a lot of TV-thinking about my answer to this makes it kind of hard to believe that I really watched none during college and for a couple of years after. How did I survive?

My Favorite shows of all time:
Star Trek (classic series thank you very much)
BTS
ATS
Firefly
X-files-Sculdering-how could they not tell us?
The West Wing-just quality
Friends-watching still makes me laugh and crave a cup of coffee
Life Goes On-Umm-I think I just had a crush on Chad Lowe
The Muppet Show-my first fandom-I still have my copy of the first ever Muppet Fan Club newsletter
David Letterman-I used to love when he tortured his guests-he's mellowed a lot, but I still love him
The Daily Show with Jon Stewert-gotta have the news my way-quick and funny
The Colbert Report
Battlestar Gallactica-new one, even Joss goes fan boy for it.:D

Currently hooked on (some of these may make their way into the top list soon:
Grey's Anatomy-:kiss: the best guilty pleasure
House-I don't think an explanation is even needed here
How I Met your Mother (my-wait for it- replacement for Friends) love neil patrick harris as a womanizer, and of course AH
Dr Who-this makes me feel like a kid for some reason-like it brings back the silly exciting feeling I used to get watching Trek
Torchwood-this does not bring kiddie feelings:heart:
Heroes-:2party:
Ugly Betty-didn't expect it to happen, but there it is
Bones (I love David in this.)
The Office-will they or wont they?
Graham Norton- so naughty-hysterical

Sometimes: Smallville, 24, Lost (it would be higher but I feel like they are just torturing us), ER

Apparently this season I will be watching Without a Trace.

I'm going to think of something else in like an hour.

[Wolfie Gilmore]

More faves...

BSG (Starbuck!! Cool religious/political/philosophical robot stuff!!)

Peep Show (comedy in which you can hear the thoughts of the two saddo main characters)

Spaced (pure comedy gold. With geeky references)

Blackadder (fond childhood memories)

The comic strip (ditto, with french and saunders and other 80s greats)

[June]

Friends: I watch this show all the time - from beginning to end, then over again. I own the whole show's DVD set and take it everywhere with me. It always makes me feel better and I love all the characters, although Phoebe's ****yness is overused and annoying, so I could do without it. :P This is the only show that I own on DVD that any of my older family members enjoy watching, they never gave btvs/ats a chance. :(

Scrubs: I do not like JD. Sometimes I do, but most of the time I think he's too selfish for my tastes, but he's funny. I also DO NOT like Elliot (sp?) - she is also selfish and I lost all interest in her when she slept with JD while she was involved exclusively with someone else, just to ditch JD when said someone else came back home. The rest of the characters I ADORE - Dr. Cox and Turk especially. Wonderful show, I would buy it on DVD.

The OC: I loved it, shamelessly. I think during season four it was more mature and different, and I felt like it was admitting to being a soap opera, whereas before it always felt like they were trying to be something they weren't.

House: Just... amazing. Unfortunately, I don't watch it anymore because I rarely ever watch TV outside of DVDs. I'll probably watch the DVDs later because my sister buy sthem.

There are a few others I've watched and loved, but don't keep up with anymore.

[Jenni Lou]

Scrubs is so good, I agree. Cox is of the awesome and I also love Kelso cause he plays a jerk so well. :lol:

I don't like JD either. He's never grown up. He's such a kid. A whiner. A goof. Elliot doesn't bother me because she has some super funny lines and expressions. :p I like a lot of the minor characters. Ted is hilarious and Todd is funny as the surgeon pervert. SO much good stuff in this show! :lol:

[Sebina]

Other favourites besides Buffy and Angel,

Heroes: just recently got discovered that it and absolutely love it. There are so many different characters that it never gets boring. Hiro and Ando are my two favourite characters.

Supernatural: a love this one because it focuses on the bond between the two brothers and also the show can be funny some times, Dean's character has always something funny to say, and I love when he pokes fun at Sam.

Ugly Betty: a good comedy with a lot of twists and turns, and I can't wait for season 2 to start.

Monk: a great detecive series which is funny and serious, the 3 first seasons were amazing, but that has changeed. The new episodes of season 6 just don't have the same quality as when the show first began.

Alias: one of those shows which can be ludacris at times but you just can't help but to watch the action/the plot unfold.

[Rosamunde]

Besides Buffy:

Doctor Who - fun and intelligent and warm. Plus has wonderful dark slashy potential. It's my new favourite thing.

The L Word - witty and shiny and a bit silly. And it has Shane. And lots of sex. Lots of it involving Shane.

Six Feet Under - some of the best writing anywhere. Beautiful images, characters I really cared about, talking dead people. Everything I wanted.

The Mighty Boosh - There's a sequin suit. And lots of songs. It's not comedy with depth, but it's comedy with glitter.

Black Books - it's about being depressed with books. But in a funny way. And there's Tamsin Grieg.

Grey's Anatomy - The writing's not that good, but it's a lot more fun than ER.

Veronica Mars - it had its good moments and in those moments it was really bloody good.

[HuffySchwin]

The Office
-loveable characters, all-around. I love the dialogue.

Scrubs
-again, I love the characters and JD's little imaginations. I also love how the plot usually ties in together, and makes it human.

Arrested Development
-Tobias, the Analyst/Therapist = analrapist. That should say it all.

[little albatross]

Arrested Development
-Tobias, the Analyst/Therapist = analrapist. That should say it all.

"It's not really the pronunciation that bothered me" :lol:

[spidol]

Shows That I used to watch but are no longer on or good (to me)

Blackadder - One of the funniest things ever to be written, such good timing and characters. Best character - Melchett in 'blackadder goes forth' and Edmund Blackadder in 'Blackadder the Third'.

A Bit of Fry and Laurie - The single best pairing (Two Ronnies coming a close second) in comedy ever created, they just play of each other so well and the sketches themselves are just so well written. Sophisticated silliness.

Jeeves and Wooster - Again, one of the single best pairings in televison. The two were just made for the roles perfectly and played them like no-one else could have. Silly sophistication. Best character - Jeeves.

ER- My favourite show of all time before they ruined it and every single good characters was gotten rid of :cutecry: Best character - Romano (Melucci coming in a close second).

Cheers - Such good characters, along with my next choice the best acting in a comedy I've seen, along with being one of the best comedies. Best character - Frasier

Frasier - See above but more so, The four main male characters (Frasier, Martin, Niles and Bulldog) are just so good and the interaction and development is just magnificent, Niles and Daphne were just so many times better than Ross and Rachel. Best character - Bebe (Frasier's agent)

Firefly - I'm not usually a big science fiction fan (bit odd for someone on a BTVS forum true) but I really did like Firefly (and Serenity for that matter). Again, I'll say characters. They are just so good, Mal and Jayne especially. It's such a shame that they couldn't continue as a series :( .

Shows currently on that I watch

Heroes - Brilliant writing (with a couple of bad episodes but nothing is perfect) and acting. It's really one of those shows that I really cannot wait to see what happens next. Best charcters - Hiro, Nathan and Micah

Lost - Not as good as it once was. I miss the whole thing of them actually having to worry about and try to cope with just being stranded on a desert island, fishing, hunting and what-not. Still it is also a really gripping show. Best character - Locke

Scrubs - Somewhat over-rated but still one of the better shows, I do tend to care about the characters more than I do for most shows. Best charcter is Kelso. Funniest is Ted.

Smallville - My god the charcter development in this is so good. I don't care at all about superman, I've never read the comics and I've only seen the first movie and the last one (even then I was reluctant)But I do enjoy Smallville. Best Character - Lionel Luthor.

[cheryl4ba]

Battlestar Galactica has turned into an obsession for me. Great characters and an overall exciting story that keeps you guessing.

Others shows I like are:

Lost
Law and Order, SVU
Bionic woman...two BG regulars on there. StarBuck and The Chief.

Reruns of Bewitched, I dream of Jeanie and the Brady Bunch. Never gets any better than that. Buffy and Angel are a given.

[GSR]

I'm the biggest fan of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Not Maimi, not New York but the original stuff. They had the best season ever with 7 and so far, the episodes of this seaso have been ok/good. With Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle) leaving, I'm not sure if I'll continue watching after her exit. I watch the show cause of the cool science but also because of Grissom, Sara and their relationships.

I also love watching reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Now THAT was a brilliant show. Sometimes it focused on Data a bit too much, but all is forgiven when Riker gets an episode thats not focused on him getting a new girl or something (ie The Pegasus = good, Outcast = not as good). His relationship with Troi is also interesting.

[holypotatoes]

Besides Buffy:

Friends, honestly I've seen every episode about 50 billion times but it never gets old. You know that Ross and Rachel break up and yet you have to watch the episode just so you can see the fight! I love every character on there. They all make me laugh especially Phoebe, Chandler and Rachel. Monica annoyed the crap out of me until I realized I was basically her when it came to all the OCD tendencies she had. Maybe that's what annoyed me. The fact I couldn't come to terms that I was her, only real. :lol:

Alias, basically any show with the girl kicking ass I'm all for. Female empowerment baby! What made me love this show was at the end of one of the season finales, can't think of which one, but it was when she woke up like two years later in an alley and had no idea what happened. I was so excited with adrenaline I was literally shaking. That was the 1st time that has ever happened to me. But I was addicted before that moment, it's just that that was the "I love this show" moment! OT but one of my teachers looked like Jennifer Garner and we used to joke about it. She would walk around saying her name was Sydney Bristow. :lol: Fun times.

Big Brother, OMG the best reality show ever produced. I watch it every summer when the new season starts and it never gets old. Something about locking a bunch of strangers in a house together amuses me to no degree. Especially when some aren't able to eat real food and can only eat peanut butter and jelly or what they now call "slop". Everything about it is fantastic. It's the only reality show I watch. None of this American Idol crap. :p

Other shows I enjoy but aren't quite my favorites or have the potential to become a favorite:

Grey's Anatomy (This season's starting to be a bore already! It was one of my top shows the past couple of years but now. Ugh.)
Pushing Daisies (It's a little off the beaten path which is looking quite promising)
How I Met You're Mother (Started watching because of Aly but fell in love with Neil)
Tru Calling (Still watch the reruns when I can and I'm still annoyed and pissed that they didn't even wrap the show up before they took it off the air)