I thought I'd start a thread for what people enjoy on the TV at the moment. We could post up what we're watching, what we're looking forward to, any cliffhangers that have left you wondering.
Anyway, I'll make a start, not quite the dramatic entwined story of season 2 of Under The Dome but we've been enjoying a show called Duck Quack's Don't Echo. It's a British show that airs on SBS late on Saturday night. We've watched them all on catchup SBS on demand so the late airing is not a concern. It's a sciency comedy game show that each week tests the validity of silly, crazy, weird facts.
Is it sort of like Mythbusters, without all the blowing things up?
I have been catching up with old episodes of Spicks and Specks (ABC2 730pm every night). Have seen most of them but did also miss quite a few first time around. And I am a sucker for David Attenborough.
Yesterday was a doozy. First at 5 was the Rugby test Australia v's Kiwi's 20 - 51 damn it :blackeye: :dead_horse:, then it was the Pan Pac swimming from the Gold Coast :dance2: following by Die Hard 4 :Gigakach_01: Phew all tuckered out now!!
RPA, Spicks & Specks (Original), Eggheads, Siege, Downton Abbey are a few of my fav's. Anything with/by David Attenborough, David Suzuki, some of Stephen Hawkings, but not all.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='57834' dateline='1408840409'Is it sort of like Mythbusters, without all the blowing things up?
Not as complex as Mythbusters but they make you laugh. Last night I learnt about belly button lint and there was a hillarious experiment involving pigeons.
seen the new Dr who this morning! yes at 4.30 was delayed to later like 5am
documentary's
Mythbusters on the odd occasion
used to like pop Asia, and the music programs
actually I have been super busy so don't really watch telly anymore
I was taken to the theatre a few weeks ago to watch the new movie Lucy
I watch a lot of late night SBS movies and a lot of History Channel.
Sorry to say, not much else these days except the AFL.
Yes PP it's a must for people that haven't seen it, I like would I lie to you and basically anything pommy as the US stuff is getting beyond a joke and the pathetic australian stuff isn't far behind with all the so called reality TV, what a load of bunkum.
I actually spend a lot more time on here as TV is very depressing and watch a lot of youtube music and other things so I don't get stupid adds, even though youtube is getting bad for it.
I'm in the U S and have cable. With all of he junk on T V today, I listen to music on certain channels....nothing but music with no adds or pictures. Then I go about sorting and inventorying coins....I get a lot done!
Some BBC docos are great. Just finished watching this and thought it was quite fascinating...
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04b7h1w)
And BBC makes great history, art and nature docos too. BBC rocks.
The good shows from US are not on FTA TV here. HBO's Games of Thrones, FX's Fargo, AMC's The Walking Dead.
and our government bitches so what's that about 30 billion out here, gee ours can't even build a duel lane highway. The drama is a lot better from the poms as they don't have lights and explosions and everyone's just so pretty so I like the down to earth stuff they do and comedy is even better than ours now..they took our Adam :(
Here's a bit about duck quacks don't echo and a link
Holly Willoughby, Hugh Dennis, Dara O' Brian - Duck Quacks Don't Echo is a comedy entertainment show about amazing facts and trivia. In this week's show host Lee Mack is joined by, comic Hugh Dennis, Holly Willoughby (The Voice UK), and Irish comedian Dara O'Briain, who bring with them an incredible fact each. The point of the show is simple: Who has the best fact? They all believe that their fact is absolutely true and they'll all argue passionately for why it should win. The winner of the show is ultimately the person who has the best true fact.
http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/303740483604/Duck-Quacks-Don-t-Echo-S1-Ep1-Holly-Willoughby-Hugh-Dennis-Dara-O-Brian
I don't watch a lot of TV, but one series I have enjoyed lately is, "Alexander's Lost World". It screens tonight on SBS and has also been on Foxtel. Also, I have been watching "Under the Dome", as my Son bought me the book and I wanted to see how they vary between the book and the series, and I can tell you that they are nothing alike at all, apart from some character names.
Combat Pawn, Ricks Restorations, Cheers(yes reruns,still funny),
I don't watch much TV, some AFL (the Crows losing usually), Good Game on ABC, Time Team when it was on, and whatever PPH happens to be watching when I collapse on the couch. I also watch some videos on YouTube (Honest Trailers (https://www.youtube.com/user/screenjunkies) for the win).
I do not watch live TV but record what I want to see so that I can remove the ads.
Like historical shows may are shown on SBS or ABC.
Currently am watching a series called The British which is very good.
Record things like Midsomer Murders, Castle, NCIS, Poirot etc.
that is excellent
I just watched the game of thrones trailer
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='58068' dateline='1409051710'that is excellent
I just watched the game of thrones trailer
For series 5 ??
I cann't wait,great show.
Joe
:i_agree:
Annual waits for a new series is far too long!
Pedro
Not sure if it is on any more, but "Scrap heap challenge" was a favourite of mine - along with mythbusters.
I dislike "reality shows" where the whole show is based on making people fight.
There was an interesting reality show on SBS a while ago called "the phone". A phone was left somewhere in a public place and whoever answered was asked if they wanted to win prize money. Then they were sent on something like a treasure hunt.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='58078' dateline='1409092406'I dislike "reality shows" where the whole show is based on making people fight.
I dislike reality TV shows with teary contestants. I can (sort of) understand a 16 year old teenager who wants to be a pop star more than anything else otherwise life is over. But when a 40+ year old man getting emotional over his under-cook chook that's too much for me. :dodgy:
I'm currently waiting for Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones... I'm also a mythbusters fan!
As already mentioned The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones,also Ther Grimm and Falling Skies.
Also Q&A on the ABC.
Joe
Yeah the son's are pretty cool and use to like Q & A but it's just a PC joke now and I'm sick of everyone saying ABC is bias to labour when all the panel shows have more for the gov than against as in previous years so I really can't see the bias except toward the libs, I love how most things play on paranoia these days and try saying it's the other way around :dodgy:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='58262' dateline='1409413539'Yeah the son's are pretty cool and use to like Q & A but it's just a PC joke now and I'm sick of everyone saying ABC is bias to labour when all the panel shows have more for the gov than against as in previous years so I really can't see the bias except toward the libs, I love how most things play on paranoia these days and try saying it's the other way around :dodgy:
I am with you. Usually the side whinging about bias is the side losing the argument. :P
I quite like the Amazing Race though. Not the Aus version. I enjoy travelling and so good to see interesting places.
Veep is good.