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Shows We Like (The TV Appreciation Thread For All!)

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Phillip Dampier:
I thought it would be fun to compile a list of television shows we enjoy watching, updated whenever we find something new that's worthwhile.

I am going to kick things off with a nod to a show that is among my favorites, but isn't even on American television.  It's something from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), and it's about to kick off a new season.

The Chaser's War on Everything is a fun look at the week's events in Australian pop culture (especially what commercial television networks are on about) and politics.  The hosts lampoon the vapidity of things like sensationalistic TV news-tabloid candy like the always-shallow Today Tonight or Current Affair programs (Americans - imagine if E! was in charge of running a serious newscast), poke fun at Australian business excess, and even gets access to John Howard from time to time, showing Australian politicians are considerably more accessible than American ones are.

Even if you won't get all of the political and cultural references, the show is incredibly original and entertaining for everyone.  If you like The Daily Show, you'd probably find plenty to enjoy from The Chaser's.

Best of all this show can be downloaded (and even subscribed to as a video podcast) so everyone can watch.  I highly recommend it, and the new season starts March 28th!

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/

injest:
ok this isn't any high brow entertainment...but I sure enjoy "The Best Week Ever" on VH1...their comments on current events crack me up!

mvansand76:
Really the only TV shows I watch are:

Grey's Anatomy
Lost
House

GA because of the great dialogue and the flawed, almost unlikeable characters. Lost because I really have no clue what's going on and House because I love Hugh Laurie and he is such a bastard in this.

Jeff Wrangler:
My current list:

NCIS

Law and Order: SVU

Crossing Jordan

Medium

My Name is Earl

C.S.I.

Numbers

Kinda heavy on the crime procedurals, isn't it?

A show I've caught a couple of times and liked is The Dresden Files.

Kelda:
The Amazing Race - its interesting to see all the different cultures and the beautiful bits of worlds out there and also to see the American teams interaction and integration (or the lack of it) with these cultures.

Its also interesting to see how team dynamics move and how relationships grow or flounder under the pressure, the scary tasks, but also the new world they are seeing with each other and the new appreciation for each other they may or may not be finding.

It also helps me to grow my ever expanding list of places to see and things to do.

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