General Television Discussion

[DoctorDodge]

Yup, I've heard of them, I just never knew how they got to be famous. Now I know. They did a show over here some years ago, but I can't remember what it's called for the life of me.

EDIT: It was called "Wanna Bet?"

Wow. I know sometimes you get us Brits presenting shows over there, including Anne Robinson in the Weakest Link, but I never thought Ant and Dec would get a show over there too!

[delayed response]

Yay! Heather is watching The Office. I love that show.
And yes, Dwight is hilarious. But Michael has the best one liners, I think. He's such a freaking idiot.

Yes he definitely does I don't think I could ever function with a boss like that! And I love Jim's facial expressions, and how he always plays with Michael, and somehow he never even realizes it

Just wait till you see Tim in the original, Heather. Tim's brilliant - his pranks on Gareth (original Dwight, btw) are so juvenile!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXfBmwALBE"]YouTube - The Office (UK) - Tim Glues Gareths Phone[/ame]

[Ricky]

I'll always think of him as Ragetti though.

[Heather19]

Heather, have you seen the Deposition episode yet?

I have!

"That's what she said"

[Mordred Deschain]

I gota say it again, Modern Family is really good.

[Ricky]

Heather, have you seen the Deposition episode yet?

I have!

"That's what she said"

How did I miss this?

What did Michael call Jan's boobs? The Girls? And when the guy asks him about it, he responds "they hang off me lady's chest."

I gota say it again, Modern Family is really good.

You know, I've heard nothing but good things about that show but everytime I tell myself to watch it, I always forget.

[alkanto]

Just wait till you see Tim in the original, Heather. Tim's brilliant - his pranks on Gareth (original Dwight, btw) are so juvenile!

YouTube - The Office (UK) - Tim Glues Gareths Phone

I honestly shouldn't have found that as funny as I did...but I am still laughing Why haven't I watched this version yet?

[DoctorDodge]

I do love the original so much. Martin Freeman is perfect as Tim, and his ongoing conflict with Gareth is always great to watch.

Another perfect example is when Tim and Gareth are given the puzzle to work out together during staff training day of how a farmer will take a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain across the river, when he can only go across with one at a time. The result? Tim and Gareth having another stupid argument:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDzTyOJSe-Y&feature=related"]YouTube - The Office: Tim & Gareth discussing the superchicken[/ame]

[alkanto]

Okay...adding those to my Netflix que....now

With this and Sherlock, I am beginning to love Martin Freeman more by the day...I can't wait for him in the Hobbit

[DoctorDodge]

Oh, you have no idea how much I've been looking forward to this. I've been a fan of him in the Office for years, and have thought he would be a perfect Bilbo (along with a million other internet users) for just as long. His face, his deadpan comic timing, his ability to play the kind of loser that everyone loves, he was just born to play Bilbo, I think. So glad the filmmakers clearly thought the same thing, going so far as to arrange a schedule for him so he could play two iconic characters at the same time! Brilliant!

[Girlystevedave]

Heather, have you seen the Deposition episode yet?

I have!

"That's what she said"

How did I miss this?

What did Michael call Jan's boobs? The Girls? And when the guy asks him about it, he responds "they hang off me lady's chest."

I f'n loved that line!

And this, from Dwight, is one of my favorite lines, EVER. :
"Yeast infections... there are a huge number of yeast infections in this county. Probably because we're downriver... from that old bread factory."

[Ricky]

I love that line. He's such a nut.

[Girlystevedave]

I think what I loved the most was the look on his face when he said it. Like he just realized it.

[turtlex]

Gareth

Thank you so much for those links ... going to watch The Office UK now !!!!

[Mattrick]

I wasn't super huge on the original office nor the American version. I don't think either is particularily funny and I love dry humour. I preferred Extras.

[Girlystevedave]

Conan Obrien's new show starts tomorrow.

[Mordred Deschain]

Oh, you have no idea how much I've been looking forward to this. I've been a fan of him in the Office for years, and have thought he would be a perfect Bilbo (along with a million other internet users) for just as long. His face, his deadpan comic timing, his ability to play the kind of loser that everyone loves, he was just born to play Bilbo, I think. So glad the filmmakers clearly thought the same thing, going so far as to arrange a schedule for him so he could play two iconic characters at the same time! Brilliant!

Hey...I just started watching the BBC Robin Hood series. I like.
Do you know when the new season of Dr Who starts?

Conan Obrien's new show starts tomorrow.

They gave away 1,000 free t-shirts a day (10,000 total) but you had to get the code on twitter and everytime my stupid non smart phone would get the twitter message the t-shirts were way gone!
His beard is looking kinda cool.

[DoctorDodge]

Hey...I just started watching the BBC Robin Hood series. I like.
Do you know when the new season of Dr Who starts?

I've never watched Robin Hood, apart from the first ep. I was a bit skeptical, but maybe i was just suffering from Doctor Who withdrawal at the time to pay attention to any other saturday tea-time drama. I'll have to give it and Merlin another chance.

And in answer to your question Mordred, the next xmas special of Doctor Who will be on xmas day in the uk, with the us showing hopefully not long after (the last one was broadcast the day after, actually), and the first half of the new series is expected to start sometime in either late march or early april. Apparently, they're going to film the first two eps in Utah! Interesting way to begin, i think!

[alkanto]

Robin Hood is quite good! You should watch if, if only for the first season alone. It really does a good job of the classic story updated. Now, it's not updated as drastically as they did Sherlock, of course! It really just amounts to come anachronisms, but they really don't seem out of place.

It lags a bit in the second series and ends in a very strange way, in regards to the Robin Hood legend. I've yet to see the third series, but I get a feeling it didn't get much better from series 2. But series 1 is really good! I own the DVDs and I've probably watched it 3 times or so.

[Mordred Deschain]

I'm half way through the first season of Robin Hood: BBC. I'm DVRing every Doctor Who episode on BBC America.

[mae]

Just stumbled on this Canadian series, Little Mosque on the Prairie. So cool! Why don't any US channels show Canadian shows? Why don't we get CBC? Ugh...



Wish I'd discovered it sooner. It should've been nominated in the BTVSAT.

[DoctorDodge]

I'm half way through the first season of Robin Hood: BBC. I'm DVRing every Doctor Who episode on BBC America.

Excellent! The best aspect of the new series is that, especially with series 5, is that it strikes the perfect balance between having completely new and different stories almost every episode that can be enjoyed on their own and yet also having a really good, cleverly constructed arc each series, so catching any episode you can is what the new series was made for, really. With the Moffat era, it seems that he's now setting up an arc-within-an-arc after the number of questions the series 5 finale left unanswered. I can't wait for series 6 to begin!

[DoctorDodge]

I'm half way through the first season of Robin Hood: BBC. I'm DVRing every Doctor Who episode on BBC America.

Excellent! The best aspect of the new series is that, especially with series 5, is that it strikes the perfect balance between having completely new and different stories almost every episode that can be enjoyed on their own and yet also having a really good, cleverly constructed arc each series, so catching any episode you can is what the new series was made for, really. With the Moffat era, it seems that he's now setting up an arc-within-an-arc after the number of questions the series 5 finale left unanswered. I can't wait for series 6 to begin!

[Mordred Deschain]

I'm half way through the first season of Robin Hood: BBC. I'm DVRing every Doctor Who episode on BBC America.

Excellent! The best aspect of the new series is that, especially with series 5, is that it strikes the perfect balance between having completely new and different stories almost every episode that can be enjoyed on their own and yet also having a really good, cleverly constructed arc each series, so catching any episode you can is what the new series was made for, really. With the Moffat era, it seems that he's now setting up an arc-within-an-arc after the number of questions the series 5 finale left unanswered. I can't wait for series 6 to begin!

Oh man!! BBC America had a Doctor Who marathon all day yesterday. It was just season 5 (the last season correct?), but it was awesome. I just got done watching several episodes from the ninth doctor.

[candy]

I'm half way through the first season of Robin Hood: BBC. I'm DVRing every Doctor Who episode on BBC America.

Excellent! The best aspect of the new series is that, especially with series 5, is that it strikes the perfect balance between having completely new and different stories almost every episode that can be enjoyed on their own and yet also having a really good, cleverly constructed arc each series, so catching any episode you can is what the new series was made for, really. With the Moffat era, it seems that he's now setting up an arc-within-an-arc after the number of questions the series 5 finale left unanswered. I can't wait for series 6 to begin!

Oh man!! BBC America had a Doctor Who marathon all day yesterday. It was just season 5 (the last season correct?), but it was awesome. I just got done watching several episodes from the ninth doctor. What has he been in recently?

He was over on my island over the summer filming a new film
and the 10th doctor was here at the same time filming A different film

[Mordred Deschain]

I forgot he was the military guy in 28 days later.