I quit watching TV a while back, but before I quit, these became my favorites: Remington Steele, MacGyver, and Quantum Leap. I have no RS DVDs, two seasons of MG, and all 5 seasons of QL. And I haven't watched any of them in several months.

Astra beat me to it Devon! Right on with everything you said, Astra.

I didn't realize that actor was the same guy that played Devon...cool!

Oh I love The Riches! Absolutely hilarious!

Ok, I am only gonna list stuff that 's in current running (in no particular order). There are too many old shows that I liked to list them all.

House, Scrubs, NCIS, Boston Legal (Denny Crane!), The Dresden Files, The Riches, Dirty Jobs (with the Rowe! ), Are you smarter than a fith grader?(hah!)

Used to never miss an episode of SG1 but the last three seasons were really terrible

OK now I REALLY want to watch this show! It sounds like so muck fun! So it's SUPPOSED to be a little campy. I campy.

Astra if you can, let me know when you watch the 6 feet finale. I want to know if you will be satisfied with the way things end. I saw it quite a while ago but I just couldn't shake the lingering feeling of it for days...It was just beautiful and poignant and sad and this song they play at the end is just haunting... There are 2 things in my life I will just never get over- the book "Sometimes A Great Notion" by Ken Kesey, and the 6 Feet Under series finale.

SAK I deeply admire your not watching TV. If this thread has taught me anything it's that I'm way more into TV than I ever dreamed I was and I DO NOT need to watch TV any more than I already do. I don't watch TV every day or even every week, but when I do, I go on a TV binge and watch for like 3 hours straight and just totally veg out. I'm friends with so many granolas who don't have TV's in their houses and I think that's awesome.

Scrubs!!! Yay! I just love the boys and their old stuffed dead dog and Carla's reactions to it. Love tha janitor...

Smarter Than A 5th Grader looked so good but I missed it! I would be scared to go on it!

You know, a few weeks ago I happened to hear about this for the first time and wondered whether it maybe would about my hometown since Dresden is a very famous city (anyone read "Slaughterhous 5"?) but then I found out it's just the name of the guy.

I wonder why this name of all names?

This is kind of random........but.............it's been on my mind all day. Has anyone heard that new Gwen Stefani song called "Sweet Escape" and it goes

If I could escape...
I would create a place that's my own world,
In it I'd be your favorite girl,
Forever - Perfectly together...
Now tell me boy, now wouldn't it be sweet?

Now I'm not even really ga-ga about Ms. Stefani-Rossdale, but this song just always puts a dreamy smile on my face...It's the kind of song that just makes you wanna put on a flouncy dress and stare at a picture of MacGyver as you listen to it...

(By the way Sheepy, Gwen Stefani has a clothing line out called L.A.M.B. (A lamb is the same thing as a sheep right?) )

MacGyver

oh god I fell so sorry form Mike some days.

I don't think i could be totally without TV...well, I guess I could if it was necessary...not like I'd die or anything for lack of the tube. But in spite of my list, I watch very little TV. Once in a while I'll go on a Mac or Joe binge and watch more than one ep in one sitting... LOL...but if I added it all up, I'd say I watch less than 10 hours of TV a week...and that's on a binge week. Actually, really thinking about it, now, There are only 3 shows that I like to catch each week...and everything else is probably dvds, if I get around to it. So even less than less than 10 hours...

I did actually go without TV for about 6 months several years ago. And I have to say I think our family was much better off without it.

The kids spent their time doing constructive things and playing games and just generally we spent more healthy time together.

Even now I try to restrict "TV Time" for my kids, and watch very little of it myself.

I'm like you Amy, I only have one channel and we survive just fine. My video store has almost (almost!) any TV show you could imagine on DVD for 50 cents apiece. That way I can pick and pay for only the shows I really want to watch. Cheaper than cable! Sometimes I'll watch cable at a friends house. I always have to have a CD going. Iv'e had this computer for like 3 days now and talk about a time suck...It's so fun I can't get off it! Iv'e been cleaning and doing dishes between postings then I come back and get sucked in...worse than TV!

It really is the way to be Rock. Some people think that any TV or computers in the home is bad, which might be excessive, but there's something to it in moderation. I try to sneak my TV time in when my son is at school or in bed so that when we are together we're "fully present" as a family. We have a moratorium on TV and stuff from sundown on Friday to sundown Saturday, but this computer keeps temptating me!

Here's another thing for everyone- isn't it so cool when your kids become 2nd generation MacGyver watchers?! I love it . When my son got into MacGyver I was like *sniff* that's my boy! He's really my kid!

Don't worry he get's well compensated. Unlike those poor blokes who do actually have to do those jobs day in and day out.
Mike is the funniest when something goes terribly awry

Well Well lookie who's a special forces member... quick! Somebody give me a mission to go with my new title! And the "mission" had better not be "Get off this site and never come back!"

I'm not much into network TV and I don't have cable or satellite Tv. The shows I'm currently into are NCIS, The Amazing Race, Cold Case and Without A Trace.

On DVD its MacGyver, SG1, X-Files, Northern Exposure, some Ally McBeal, and Star Trek.

I hate commercials too and would much rather watch the DVDs. And I do, over and over again.

I am also way more into music than TV and I love my Sirius satellite radio. Its awesome for road trips--never leave home without it.

I watched a few episodes of Alias last night at a friend's house.
Man! Is it complicated?! After a while it tends to get a little boring as it's practically all the same every episode.

Anyone seen the show?

Ooh I love some Ally McBeal! I almost forgot how good it is, been so long since I've seen it. Ally is at her best when she is blundering through life, one dating foible after another! She's so real and relatable.

The funniest for me is when they all break into a Barry White musical number in the courtroom or bathrooms!

My sociology prof. played a clip from Ally on the first day of class to illustrate "Modern intrapersonal relations between the sexes" or something. It was kewl

I am dying for sirius radio!

Only seen it a few times...I honestly keep getting it confused with 24.

I like the whole "female as strong, competent , butt-kicker" motif, but the episodes I saw did seem quite similar to each other. I remember thinking the dialogue was unneccessarily wordy and confusing.

How about Will & Grace?

Your avatar is just freaking me out it's so darn cute!

Love Will and Grace! Especially Jack and Karen! To me they're the best part of the show! I haven't seen in years, about since the time Harry Conick jr came in, just lost interest I don't know why. But I love the older episodes.

I'm starting to feel so self-concious that I know so many shows! I feel like have I really overdone it on TV over the years? But some shows I "know" them even if only seen them a few times. Know what i mean?

Hehehe I aim to please

I agree on Harry C. Jr. But it all got better when he left again
Still wondering whether Jack is really gay. He never wanted to come forward with the truth...

If he would only be honest with himself...

Oh PS...I have a question for everyone...Is anyone else into American Idol? I've been half paying attention this season but I really pay attention when it gets to the final finals.

Does anyone have any favorites or predictions?

Also, for those in countries other than USA, is American Idol broadcast or do different countries have their own editions of the show? I remember England was the first to have it, but am not sure if it continues there.

I have a little obsesh with that Simon Cowell...

We have of course our own editions. It's called "Germany is looking for the super-star" and that is also what irks me - a lot! Since for me a superstar is someone that is in the show business for a long time, like Tina Turner or Elton John or someone like that but not someone that wins a contest, has one hit and then you never hear from him again.

We are in the third year of this show now and the ones that were in the first two shows did not became much famous. Same for the people that were at the "Big brother" container. They only were famous for a short time, and I'm kinda glad about it.

I don't care much for ordinary people that don't know anything and yet become a star about it. I understand that it can be a start for someone that is really good but I'm still waiting for that someone.

Deutschland sucht den Superstar I watch it occasionally.

I actually auditioned for the Dutch Idols myself. Two friends had registered me and I was invited so I went to the audition, but I can tell you, it's all fake.

You don't meet he judges, but you have to perform in front of a few directors first and THEY will tell you if you're going to the next round. Not people who actually (think they) have know-how.

I was rejected because I sang pretty good (not lying here, I swear)
They were really looking for geeks and nerds who'd sing off key.
A friend of mine SHE's a GREAT singer and even she didn't make it.

Also the voting rounds are a big fraud. I guess it's all the same in every country wherever you are, but you can phone in or send a text message for your favorite contestant.
There was a guy frome my hometown and I voted for him every week (yeah, I'm chauvinistic) and normally you get messages back "thanks for voting"
One night I voted, got no message back, voted again, and again no reply.

At the end of the show he was voted out and when the show was over I got the messages "you're vote came in too late" My butt!

Couldn't be a simple overload of the system? too many votes coming in at once? they must get thousands of votes each week, wouldn't be too unrealistic to expect the system to get bogged down once in a while.

No, they were actually exposed for fraud a few weeks later...

oh.. well that's that then.

In the USA, every season, fans of at least a few contestans will do things such as rent telemarketing facilities to ensure that their favorite singer will win ( or at least stay on the show as long as possible). I've heard that these fans with the rapid call telemarketing technology can skew the voting in their favor by hundreds of thousands of votes. there's no limit on how many times a person can vote from the same number, so it is legal, but is it ethical? Who knows...