Guilty Pleasures

POSTED BY: kalathena
UPDATED: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:02
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KALATHENA

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:48 PM

After reading about what folks here think of as amazing television, I thought about some of the other stuff that I watch faithfully, but would never consider putting in any sort of "best TV show" category.

Here's a chance to list shows that you know are really lame, but, gorram it, you know yer gonna sit and watch them anyway...

SMALLVILLE: Tom Welling could stand in front of a camera just nodding and smiling for an hour and I'd *still* watch it. That boy is just beautiful. I could care less about plot, theme or characters. Me like eye candy.

QUEER AS FOLK: It's really just another corny soap opera, but I buy the dvd sets anyway. Brian Kinney is one of my all time favorite Bad Boys, too. His "Love is something straight people tell themselves they're in so they can get laid." line is one of my favorite truisms.

HOME IMPROVEMENT: Probably because I'm from Detroit, but more likely that this was the first slap-stick show that the physical humor was actually funny. What's not to laugh at when a 2 ton beam falls on an empty station wagon? It also has my favorite bit of psychology. "Do you know what causes sibling rivalry?" Jill asks her husband. His reply: "Yeah, havin' more than one kid."

--Kala

HERO

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:59 PM

Mine are:

Gilmore Girls- its a smart show.

RAW and Smackdown- cause I like to watch people pretend to beat the hell out of each other. Its like watching the Presidential Campaign, only fun.

Las Vegas- I like to watch all the high tech security stuff, the behind the scenes casino operations, along with good writing and cast...and lots of cleavage.

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KALATHENA

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:13 PM

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Its like watching the Presidential Campaign, only fun.

ROTFL!!! Good one.

--Kala

STILLSHINY

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:19 PM

Funny the only shows we actually try to watch,

Stargate SG-1, Angel, Smallville, and my wife likes ER & 7th Heaven. And I really liked Queer Eye for the Straight Guy when I could catch it, that & Jesse Duplantis.

tried to get into Scrubs & Joan of Arcadia keep missing them.

General filler on the screen:
Jag, CSI, Simpsons, Seinfeld, King of Queens, Raymond, Frasier, Becker, King of the Hill, According to Jim, Friends, Just shoot me.

Absolutely no.
Joe, Idol, or Surviving moles.

“Firefly is the source of probably more joy & pain than anything I’ve done.” - Joss

KASUO

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:22 PM

Stargate SG-1: I'm such a nerd when it comes to some sci-fi shows. I liked the movie and the show definitely garnered my interest despite some of the big changes from the movie.

Smallville: Although I'm not completely familiar with Supe's past, I am interested in seeing how they show Lex becoming evil and what is their take on Clark's rise to superherodom (is that a word?).

Star Trek Enterprise: Yes, most of us have dismissed this show is the antithesis of Firefly but I started with Trek and I'm waiting to see how they develop this prequel. Besides, the only thing to look forward to this is the Andorian guest spots - Jeffrey Combs is the best.

Andromeda: Like other people, I kinda liked the show until Rev left and Sorbo took creative control of the show. However, after missing out on a lot of eps and re-watching it, I'm curious to see what'll happen to the restored Commonwealth.

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"Let's moon 'em!"

KALATHENA

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:30 PM

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Besides, the only thing to look forward to this is the Andorian guest spots - Jeffrey Combs is the best.

Oooooo...I LOVE Jeffrey Coombs! Hey, doesn't he now hold the record for most different aliens played in the ST franchise?

Have you seen FRIGHTENERS? He's pretty darn creepy in that film.

--Kala

VENA

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:05 PM

For me I find that the trip into lameness is often found by way of those teen target shows that are designed for 13 year-olds but at 19 you still find your self sucked in despite an ongoing college education.

Roswell. I even think I will get the DVD's.

Other than that note of shame I make an effort to watch stargate and Angel each week. Considering that I have to drive 20min to a friends house cause I don't have a TV... Well I think that says something. Not to sure what that something is, but something non the less.

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Mal:"someone ever ties to kill you, you try to kill'em right back!"

KASUO

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:14 PM

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Originally posted by kalathena:
Oooooo...I LOVE Jeffrey Coombs! Hey, doesn't he now hold the record for most different aliens played in the ST franchise?

Hmm.. maybe. I do recall his playing Weyoun (was it #5 and #6?) on DS9.

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Have you seen FRIGHTENERS? He's pretty darn creepy in that film.
--Kala

Was that the movie with Michael J. Fox as a guy who could see ghosts? I don't remember JC's character in the movie but I certainly remember that drill sergeant from Full Metal Jacket.

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"Let's moon 'em!"

FORTUNATUS

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:46 PM

Smallville: I'm a longtime Superboy fan, and the series has managed to make some of the old Legion of Superheroes stories worth seeing. The "Kid Psycho" arc was wonderfully done. And, I love how they're handling the Lex-Clark dynamic; much better than making Clark responsible for Lex's baldness.

Mutant X and Andromeda: They're nasty schlock, but I'll take any chance I can get to watch Victoria Pratt and Lexa Doig moving around in tight clothes.

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"Yep. That's a cow fetus."

STATIC

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:53 PM

I never liked Smallville (Superman, 90210), but that's just me.

I like "Andromeda", the first few seasons of "SG-1", and the first season of "Enterprise", but SG-1 and Enterprise became very dissapointing.

I'm a die hard fan of "Law and Order", but not the two spin-offs. . .and I like "CSI", but not "CSI Miami".

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