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 | I'm so Happy my Favorite Shows are Over |
Having favorite TV shows is a big commitment, even with a TiVo to save you the hassle of having to watch at the network-appointed timeslot.
(Watching "live" is for suckers anyhow... you maximize shows/hour by blipping through the ads. One hour = 40 minutes... wish I could do that with some meetings I have. Wait, maybe Adam Sandler could make a movie about that...)
With the finale of LOST on Wednesday, it was like a great weight has was lifted from my shoulders, one that had been bothering me for weeks. If I wanted to avoid spoilers from the daily media I'm exposed to (news, radio, other TV, websites, co-workers and friends -- yes, friends are media) then I have to at least watch on the same night the show aired. I hate TV spoilers, so there I would be at 1:30 a.m. forcing myself to keep my eyes open for another hour in Jack Bauer's life.
I just need to shake the shackles of my entertainment commitments for a few months.
Of course, as long as the Edmonton Oilers are alive in their pursuit of the Stanley Cup then I can't stray too far. But winning is a rare and different joy. Plus, I can't bring myself to watch time-shifted sports, so if I'm not at home things just move on without me.
Two more Sopranos and I'm home free!
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For the record, my "must see" list includes...
24, LOST, Survivor, Jon Stewart, Battlestar Galactica, Sopranos
My "if-I-see-it-that's-cool" list includes...
Prison Break, American Idol, Amazing Race, Survivor, Simpsons, Apprentice, Saturday Night Live
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Wampa_Jedi
Jedi Wampa's Playhouse
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date Posted: May 26, 2006 5:28 PM
I missed one episode of 24 this season (cause I was moving 800 miles), 2nd to last episode. I hadn't watched previous seasons for no more "noble" reason than I watch a lot of TV already. But I've already bought Day 1 on DVD, and the others are in my future.
My must sees (as of now...who knows what I'll add next fall):
24, Galactica, Bones (HIGHLY recommended) Smallville, Family Guy, American Dad
I also would add Gilmore Girls to that list (no mockery, please) because me and my wife have been watching that since day one.
Next fall Aaron Sorkin has a show coming with Brad Whitford and Matthew Perry that I'll probably have to add....God bless the "Summer Break"
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jkthunder
Seven Pieces
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date Posted: May 26, 2006 7:26 PM
Ha! I know what you mean... tis the season we can finally relax, and maybe catch some reruns that we might have missed during the season (which doesn't work for Lost - that one's a non-stopper).
Alas I am a sucker without a hard drive TV system... but sometimes the commercials are the best part 
BSG already ended up season 2, but have been re-running the second half this spring. They better put the full season 2 on DVD (my bread and butter not having TiVo) instead of this half season jazz. Can't wait for season 3.
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ewanandhaydenfan5
I Have You Now!
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date Posted: May 26, 2006 8:02 PM
I hear ya. I was addicted to Ally McBeal and Friends. I was sad when they ended, especially Ally McBeal, but I was relieved as well. The time commitments can be killers!
Wampa, I'm also looking forward to the new Matthew Perry show...he's one of my favorite actors. I think the show is called "Studio 64", or something like that.
You think this past TV season was constraining, just wait until the 2 new SW TV series air!
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Rive Caedo
Rive's Uncharted Settlements
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date Posted: May 26, 2006 8:49 PM
Maybe I can finally get around to seeing LOST while waiting another 4.5 months for BSG to come back on the air.
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Pabawan
Fragments from the Mind's Eye
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date Posted: May 27, 2006 11:51 AM
I make it a point of no longer watching any TV show currently in production. I just wait for it to get cancelled and then watch the DVDs. 
ph
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eddie
Obsessive Fanboy Eddie and his Timeline Chronicles
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date Posted: May 27, 2006 12:15 PM
I too love collected DVD-boxes of tv-series (just catched up on Stargate SG-1)...
My Must-See series are (in order of importance): The 4400 (just finished the 2nd season here in the Netherlands), Lost (now in its second season), Battlestar Galactica (just finished the 1st season), and I have just bought the 2nd season of The Dead Zone which would be a must-see if a station over here would air it!!!
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Prince Isharsia
Prince Isharsia's Adventures
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date Posted: May 27, 2006 1:18 PM
for the record there is one show that is better than lost, no it ain't 24
Prison Break, the best (ever) unless I am missing something before I was born
maybe some of you guys argue young indy but I have never seen it
So Lost is over, are you sure
they never said anything
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Leland Y Chee
Keeper of the Holocron's Blog
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date Posted: May 28, 2006 12:07 PM
I've been meaning to do my own blog about the virtues of the "non-stop season", which I think contributed to 24's success this year. Lost seems to be taking a few pages from this pagebook, as next year, they will be dividing their episodes into two non-stop "seasons" which is a strategy used by Battlestar Galactica. Non-stop seasons would definitely put an end to a need for sites like this: www.islostarepeat.com
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gdg_kenobi
Granta Poodoo
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date Posted: May 30, 2006 9:38 AM
I myself am a diehard LOST, Battlestar Galactica, and Sopranos fanboy too. So I feel your pain. heh 
I'm relieved I can spend the rest of the summer now not losing my mind over whether Locke and Jack are gonna have a breakdown or whether Starbuck and Apollo are just gonna go nuts on each other in another drunken fit of hot space passion... Aaaghh!!
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Wampa_Jedi
Jedi Wampa's Playhouse
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date Posted: Jun 01, 2006 7:10 PM
ewanandhaydenfan5, the new Matthew Perry show (from Aaron Sorkin, the great mind behind West Wing, American President, and A Few Good Men) is called "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," which is WAY to unwieldy of a title. It'll be "Studio 60" by episode 3.
Strangely, the same network is going to have an almost-identical show on. NBC will also air "30 Rock." Both are behind-the-scenes shows about sketch comedy series' like SNL. 30 Rock is a comedy, Studio 60 will be a little more drama.
Now, it's weird enough when two networks run similar shows, but both on the same network? Am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea?
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