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namatad
2011-10-18 02:09:41 PM
nope
nope nope
not watching any new shows
nope nope nope
barely have time for the crap I record already
ooooooo community sounds interesting
DOH!!
BunkoSquad
2011-10-18 02:14:45 PM
For those too lazy to click
10) Jersey Shore
9) Two and a Half Men
8) King of Queens
7) MTV - everything else
6) Rachael Ray
5) Bill O'Reilly
4) Monday Night Football
3) Whitney
2) The Divorce Horse
1) Wheel of Fortune
The-Brain
2011-10-18 02:16:00 PM
HIMYM hasn't been good for a couple seasons now... minus a brilliant episode here and there.
...never liked Big Bang...
The one episode of Suits that I saw looked intriguing... want to get into Breaking Bad.
I am curious about this Community, mostly because I've never even head of it.
downstairs
2011-10-18 02:28:35 PM
BunkoSquad
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For those too lazy to click
10) Jersey Shore
9) Two and a Half Men
8) King of Queens
7) MTV - everything else
6) Rachael Ray
5) Bill O'Reilly
4) Monday Night Football
3) Whitney
2) The Divorce Horse
1) Wheel of Fortune
+1
EvilEgg
2011-10-18 02:34:14 PM
I'm not too lazy the stupid friggin site first directs me to its useless app then forgets what I was looking for.
Diogenes
2011-10-18 02:35:20 PM
Brother_Mouzone
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Louie is unbelievable. I cant even explain it. and each episode makes me sit there with my mouth agape. I just saw the one with the Jesus story and just sat there in awe. And there was nothing "funny" about it.
also, Breaking Bad rules.
Agreed on Louie. I also like Wilfred. It makes me think, too. It makes me think I don't know what to think.
ecmoRandomNumbers
2011-10-18 02:39:32 PM
BunkoSquad
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For those too lazy to click
10) Jersey Shore
9) Two and a Half Men
8) King of Queens
7) MTV - everything else
6) Rachael Ray
5) Bill O'Reilly
4) Monday Night Football
3) Whitney
2) The Divorce Horse
1) Wheel of Fortune
I'm glad I didn't have any liquids in my mouth when I got to number 2.
And Louie is unbelievably unfunny.
GAT_00
2011-10-18 03:19:31 PM
Big Bang Theory would count if they didn't get their physics jokes wrong.
dopeydwarf
2011-10-18 03:26:04 PM
WTF is wrong with you people? Louie is the funniest show on TV right now. I guess if there isn't a laugh track involved some people just can't quite get it.
dartben
2011-10-18 03:26:05 PM
The-Brain
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HIMYM hasn't been good for a couple seasons now... minus a brilliant episode here and there.
...never liked Big Bang...
The one episode of Suits that I saw looked intriguing... want to get into Breaking Bad.
I am curious about this Community, mostly because I've never even head of it.
Community's been a lot better this season than last, though the paintball episodes are classic. Need to find something to go back and watch season one.
GAT_00
2011-10-18 03:28:40 PM
The-Brain
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The one episode of Suits that I saw looked intriguing
Suits is an awesome show, but they rely a little too heavily on humanizing the bad/good guy who is the main lawyer, Harvey.
Blues_X
2011-10-18 03:30:10 PM
The-Brain
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I am curious about this Community, mostly because I've never even head of it.
I generally don't like sitcoms at all, and I go out of my way to see this one.
I like it a lot.
/Also, Big Bang Theory sucks.
Angry Drunk Bureaucrat
2011-10-18 03:51:37 PM
The "Remedial Chaos Theory", "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and "Modern Warfare" episodes of
Community
(in particular) are excellent, but it's a great show overall, especially if you're familiar with the standard TV Tropes.
mitchcumstein1
2011-10-18 03:55:05 PM
The last episode of Community was maybe the best 22 minutes of comedic television I've ever seen, plus things like
this
(new window) and
this
(new window) and, of course,
this
(new window) make it all that much better.
The_Sponge
2011-10-18 04:01:21 PM
BunkoSquad
:
For those too lazy to click
10) Jersey Shore
9) Two and a Half Men
8) King of Queens
7) MTV - everything else
6) Rachael Ray
5) Bill O'Reilly
4) Monday Night Football
3) Whitney
2) The Divorce Horse
1) Wheel of Fortune
Monday Night Football should not be included with your list of crappy shows.
The_Sponge
2011-10-18 04:02:35 PM
Absent from the list:
Boardwalk Empire
Paris1127
2011-10-18 04:08:33 PM
Angry Drunk Bureaucrat
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The "Remedial Chaos Theory", "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and "Modern Warfare" episodes of Community (in particular) are excellent, but it's a great show overall, especially if you're familiar with the standard TV Tropes.
This. Community is awesome. Last week's episode, Remedial Chaos Theory, was hilarious. I need to get a hold of season 1, I missed most of it...
Mugato
2011-10-18 04:12:05 PM
The Big Bang Theory is to nerds as (insert inappropriate racism analogy here). There's nothing funny or realistically observational about it.
timujin
2011-10-18 04:15:03 PM
namatad
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barely have time for the crap I record already
Unless the other things you're recording are Deadwood and The Wire, you're missing out.
/as long as I counted right and you're referring to Breaking Bad
The_Sponge
2011-10-18 04:16:16 PM
Mugato
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The Big Bang Theory is to nerds as (insert inappropriate racism analogy here). There's nothing funny or realistically observational about it.
We need a "THAT'S NERDIST!" animated gif.
DamnYankees
2011-10-18 04:22:18 PM
Isn't this basically the same thing as "10 best TV shows"?
NeedlesslyCanadian
2011-10-18 04:27:55 PM
Needs more Doctor Who. Especially after these past two seasons.
timujin
2011-10-18 04:30:11 PM
Mugato
:
The Big Bang Theory is to nerds as (insert inappropriate racism analogy here). There's nothing funny or realistically observational about it.
Is it dumb that what bothers me is that no one I know that works at either CalTech or JPL dresses like that?
serpent_sky
2011-10-18 04:31:01 PM
namatad
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barely have time for the crap I record already
Seriously -- I am driving my husband crazy because I have yet to watch any of "Boardwalk Empire" (not my fault "Dexter" is a better show, and now "The Walking Dead" is back) and am two episodes behind on "Sons of Anarchy." Between those 4 and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and until it ended, "Breaking Bad" -- there are just too many shows that I like right now. Then January will hit and there will be nothing but "Shameless" on and I'll start REALLY hankering for "True Blood" to come back.
Fish in a Barrel
2011-10-18 04:37:17 PM
Timeline #1 had me roaring with laughter in "Remedial Chaos Theory".
Second Try
2011-10-18 04:38:09 PM
Terrible list. These shows only make me think that I need to turn the TV and do something else.
Dumb-Ass-Monkey
2011-10-18 04:39:12 PM
Except for MNF, they only thing these shows make me think is "Why am I watching this sh*t?"
MeatPopcicle
2011-10-18 04:40:31 PM
More "Louie" love here.
That show is almost perfect. Some are hilarious and some just depress the hell out of you, but there is no doubt they are brilliant.
ddam
2011-10-18 04:40:54 PM
serpent_sky
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namatad: barely have time for the crap I record already
Seriously -- I am driving my husband crazy because I have yet to watch any of "Boardwalk Empire" (not my fault "Dexter" is a better show, and now "The Walking Dead" is back) and am two episodes behind on "Sons of Anarchy." Between those 4 and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and until it ended, "Breaking Bad" -- there are just too many shows that I like right now. Then January will hit and there will be nothing but "Shameless" on and I'll start REALLY hankering for "True Blood" to come back.
I kinda lost track of TV this season... Last season I followed House, Dexter, It's always sunny, SOA and watched a few more shows once they season ended and I'd get all episodes and do a marathon of it. This season I've seen 2 episodes of SOA and that's it. I have been playing a whole lot more PS3 though.
FlashHarry
2011-10-18 04:41:04 PM
louie is the best show on television.
DamnYankees
2011-10-18 04:42:16 PM
Fish in a Barrel
:
Timeline #1 had me roaring with laughter in "Remedial Chaos Theory".
The one where Annie got the pizza?
Funniest time like by far is the darkest one. "You clearly don't know anything about killing trolls".
Time Traveling Bunnies
2011-10-18 04:43:09 PM
It's fantastic to see Fringe/Community love but.....HIMYM?
It kind of invalidates the article
/Inspector Spacetime FTW!
Guns n' Farkin Roses
2011-10-18 04:43:17 PM
Dumb-Ass-Monkey
:
Except for MNF, they only thing these shows make me think is "Why am I watching this sh*t?"
thatsthejoke.jpg
Jingle Strangle
2011-10-18 04:44:16 PM
Do me a favor everyone and turn on Fringe on Friday nights even if you don't watch it. I don't want it to be cancelled. Thanks.
RexTalionis
2011-10-18 04:46:52 PM
What little I saw of Big Bang Theory largely consisted of them trying to cram science terms into the jokes so people can laugh at the nerds. Was my impression wrong? Or did it actually require higher brain functions to watch, now?
DamnYankees
2011-10-18 04:47:58 PM
RexTalionis
:
What little I saw of Big Bang Theory largely consisted of them trying to cram science terms into the jokes so people can laugh at the nerds. Was my impression wrong? Or did it actually require higher brain functions to watch, now?
It's not wrong. TBBT is a terrible sitcom.
robsul82
2011-10-18 04:48:03 PM
I can only imagine "Fringe" is the Fox show in reference. Can't be farking "Terra Nova" or something.
ddam
2011-10-18 04:48:28 PM
Jingle Strangle
:
Do me a favor everyone and turn on Fringe on Friday nights even if you don't watch it. I don't want it to be cancelled. Thanks.
I thought it was a foregone conclusion that a show is about to cancelled if it's moved to Friday nights.
RexTalionis
2011-10-18 04:49:43 PM
DamnYankees
:
RexTalionis: What little I saw of Big Bang Theory largely consisted of them trying to cram science terms into the jokes so people can laugh at the nerds. Was my impression wrong? Or did it actually require higher brain functions to watch, now?
It's not wrong. TBBT is a terrible sitcom.
I have a theory that people watch it, or claim to watch it so they can claim to be smart to their friends because they watch the "smart people TV."
Not unlike how some people watch (or at least turn on PBS) so they will seem more sophisticated than they really are.
soporific
2011-10-18 04:51:14 PM
BunkoSquad
:
For those too lazy to click
10) Jersey Shore
9) Two and a Half Men
8) King of Queens
7) MTV - everything else
6) Rachael Ray
5) Bill O'Reilly
4) Monday Night Football
3) Whitney
2) The Divorce Horse
1) Wheel of Fortune
List fails without Hong Bag.
Trackball
2011-10-18 04:51:18 PM
They found 10?!?!?
soporific
2011-10-18 04:52:43 PM
soporific
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List fails without Hong Bag.
I fail because I meant
Honk
Bag.
/needs me one of them thinkin' shows
The_Sponge
2011-10-18 04:53:59 PM
MeatPopcicle
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More "Louie" love here.
That show is almost perfect. Some are hilarious and some just depress the hell out of you, but there is no doubt they are brilliant.
I'm still trying to figure out who the guys in suits were....the ones who replaced a crazy homeless person with another crazy homeless person.
scottydoesntknow
2011-10-18 04:54:07 PM
RexTalionis
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DamnYankees: RexTalionis: What little I saw of Big Bang Theory largely consisted of them trying to cram science terms into the jokes so people can laugh at the nerds. Was my impression wrong? Or did it actually require higher brain functions to watch, now?
It's not wrong. TBBT is a terrible sitcom.
I have a theory that people watch it, or claim to watch it so they can claim to be smart to their friends because they watch the "smart people TV."
Not unlike how some people watch (or at least turn on PBS) so they will seem more sophisticated than they really are.
Ahhh the
Frasier
effect
/Loved Frasier
Fish in a Barrel
2011-10-18 04:54:51 PM
DamnYankees
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Fish in a Barrel: Timeline #1 had me roaring with laughter in "Remedial Chaos Theory".
The one where Annie got the pizza?
Funniest time like by far is the darkest one. "You clearly don't know anything about killing trolls".
I knew that would be confusing as soon as I posted it. Darkest timeline happened when Jeff rolled a 1 (which is appropriate), so we're talking about the same timeline. The final segment with the survivors sitting in the library was just the icing on the cake.
turbidum
2011-10-18 04:54:59 PM
mitchcumstein1
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The last episode of Community was maybe the best 22 minutes of comedic television I've ever seen, plus things like this (new window) and this (new window) and, of course, this (new window) make it all that much better.
My favorite episode of Community is "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons." I absolutely love how the show can geek out fully (on whatever the subject is that week, be it AD&D, Model U.N., or bottle episodes) and still manage to discover meaningful things about its characters.
It's such a farking amazing show.
/I watch 7 of the 10 of the listed shows.
//of the 3 remaining, one is Breaking Bad (which I have simply not made the time for, though I know I need to) and the other two are Big Bang Theory and HIMYM (both of which I have seen a couple episodes of and both of which I find stupid and overrated).
Contrabulous Flabtraption
2011-10-18 04:57:26 PM
dopeydwarf
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WTF is wrong with you people? Louie is the funniest show on TV right now. I guess if there isn't a laugh track involved some people just can't quite get it.
I LOVE Louie but I wouldn't call it the funniest show on TV. Some episodes aren't funny at all. But they're still good.
Jingle Strangle
2011-10-18 04:58:33 PM
ddam
:
Jingle Strangle: Do me a favor everyone and turn on Fringe on Friday nights even if you don't watch it. I don't want it to be cancelled. Thanks.
I thought it was a foregone conclusion that a show is about to cancelled if it's moved to Friday nights.
that's depressing.
Guns n' Farkin Roses
2011-10-18 04:59:45 PM
turbidum
:
mitchcumstein1: The last episode of Community was maybe the best 22 minutes of comedic television I've ever seen, plus things like this (new window) and this (new window) and, of course, this (new window) make it all that much better.
My favorite episode of Community is "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons." I absolutely love how the show can geek out fully (on whatever the subject is that week, be it AD&D, Model U.N., or bottle episodes) and still manage to discover meaningful things about its characters.
It's such a farking amazing show.
My favorite is the giant dorm fort episode. Classic Community.
"Get out of my brain"
Sanic123
2011-10-18 05:00:01 PM
serpent_sky
:
namatad: barely have time for the crap I record already
Seriously -- I am driving my husband crazy because I have yet to watch any of "Boardwalk Empire" (not my fault "Dexter" is a better show, and now "The Walking Dead" is back) and am two episodes behind on "Sons of Anarchy." Between those 4 and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and until it ended, "Breaking Bad" -- there are just too many shows that I like right now. Then January will hit and there will be nothing but "Shameless" on and I'll start REALLY hankering for "True Blood" to come back.
DVRs or torrents are your friend? I almost never watch shows live anymore.
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