Is there any TV show on that you can't live without or refuse to miss? I kind of got stuck watching Survivor again...

I love Pawn Stars on the History Channel. I enjoy the interesting stuff people bring into the store and the personalities of Rick, Corey. Chumley, and the Old Man. I would like for them to do an episode showing how they sold some of the stuff they buy on the show. Of course, we would probably find out how much more the sellers would have got it they sold the items elsewhere. I do not like the other pawn shop show from Detroit. The owner is creepy looking.

Bigray in Ok

Out of the Wild Venezuela on the Discovery Channel was an amazing show! I'd watch it over and over again! Anyone else see this particular show?

Thunder games are my only "must see" tv. I have other regular shows, but it doesn't upset me if I miss an episode or so.

Our must DVR are;
Modern Family
The Office (though it is going downhill fast)
Amazing Race
American Idol
The Voice

Though I wouldn't classify any TV show as "I can't live without." but we have very little time for TV so I like to watch our preference when we do.

We're definitely TV junkies:

Pawn Stars!!! Love 'em!
American Pickers
All three CSIs
Both NCIS
Criminal Minds
Chuck
Nikita
Glee
Chase
Chopped
House Hunters nat'l & internat'l
Renovation Rookies
Survivor
Wipeout
American Idol
Ice Road Truckers [if they will be on again]

We DVR many of these and watch at our convenience.

Big Bang Theory(one of the most clever and undersold comedies on the air)
SGU(now canceled) : (
Parks and Rec
30Rock
The Office
And I'm looking forward to Falling Skies


If you have NetFlix and haven't seen the entirety of the 2004 Battlestar reboot I highly recommend it, though it is off air now.

Big Bang Theory(one of the most clever and undersold comedies on the air)
SGU(now canceled) : (
Parks and Rec
30Rock
The Office
And I'm looking forward to Falling Skies


If you have NetFlix and haven't seen the entirety of the 2004 Battlestar reboot I highly recommend it, though it is off air now.

They will probably replace SGU with another wrestling show. That seems to be the path that SciFi, sorry SyFy channel has been on. Now they have a new BSG prequel coming out that takes place during the first Cylon war. Not sure were they can go with that story wise, but I'm sure the space battle lovers will enjoy it.

On My DVR:

Millionaire
Real Time with Bill Maher
Celebrity Apprentice
Roseanne
TPIR
The Biggest Loser
Ghost Hunters

And when Lost was on, I never missed one single episode. That was my favorite TV show.

My DVR:

Big Bang Theory (my current favorite!)
30 Rock
Modern Family
Community
Fringe
Pawn Stars
American Restoration

They will probably replace SGU with another wrestling show. That seems to be the path that SciFi, sorry SyFy channel has been on. Now they have a new BSG prequel coming out that takes place during the first Cylon war. Not sure were they can go with that story wise, but I'm sure the space battle lovers will enjoy it.
True about the wrasslin', sadly. I did not know about the prequel, Ron Moore on board?

My DVR:

Big Bang Theory (my current favorite!)
30 Rock
Modern Family
Community
Fringe
Pawn Stars
American Restoration

Is Fringe worth seeing? It looks like an X-Files knockoff...

Is Fringe worth seeing? It looks like an X-Files knockoff...

The season ended this past Friday. I never watched X-Files, but Fringe is definitely on my DVR, as is anything by JJ Abrams. (Bad Robot!!) Also a big favorite are a lot of the AMC original series:

Mad Men (hiatus until 2012)
Breaking Bad (new season starts in July! Yay!)
The Killing (in the middle of its inaugural season now)
Rubicon (sadly, it looks like this may have been a one season wonder last year. Hopefully out on DVD soon. A very smart show.)

Also looking forward to the series finale of Rescue Me later this year. Dennis Leary planned on ending it on the 10th anniversary of 9-11; it'll be interesting to see what they do now, post Bin Laden.

From BBCA, Top Gear UK!!! Love this show, the US version was painfully lame!

True about the wrasslin', sadly. I did not know about the prequel, Ron Moore on board?

No, not officially.

Abrams does Fringe? O.o
Apparently I've been living under a rock...

Pawn Stars,American Pickers,Storage Wars,Man V. Food,A. Bourdain No Reservations,Food Wars,American Chopper(New and Old),Deadliest catch,Ice Road Truckers,How The States got there shapes,American Restoration,Big Bang Theory,How I met your Mother,And of course OKC Thunder games!

Lost was my top show by far

With two kids under three my tv watching has dwindled significantly

I guess my must see shows now are True Blood and Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Thunder games are tops right now. Watch a lot of ESPN year 'round. As far as network shows, we are really enjoying the new Hawai'i Five-0 this season...strong stories, a bit of comedy thrown in and...well...Hawai'i ain't too tough to look at.
From the early 2000s, another great action/drama was Alias...it was J.J. Abrams show before he moved on to Lost...once he did that Alias got...lost. The first 2 or three seasons of Alias are great...it got weak for the last few seasons. You can rent it on Netflix...it's a pretty fun ride...good stories, exotic locales around the world...Jennifer Garner plays a type of James Bond character. We loved it.

I never miss "Keeping Up Appearances" on PBS. I've probably seen every episode at least 20 times and keep going back for more, LOL. There are no major network shows I watch except the news occasionally.

Of course, you didn't ask during football season. That would be a completely different answer.

I love the reality shows, but I lose interest when evidence starts to point to them being faked. I was that way with Pawn Stars. It was pretty entertaining, but too much doesn't doesn't jive with reality.

Is Fringe worth seeing? It looks like an X-Files knockoff...

Well, I was (am!) a huge X-files fan...and you can tell that the X-Files was an inspiration for the series. However, by season 3 the characters are really developed and the story has really hit it's groove. If you liked X-Files then I think you'll like Fringe.

There have been times that Fringe has made me miss the X-Files.

OMG! They killed Mike Franks!
You [bleeped]s!

If they'd just let Abby take those lil' grade schoolers bowling with the nuns every so often, life would be sweeter.

I love the reality shows, but I lose interest when evidence starts to point to them being faked. I was that way with Pawn Stars. It was pretty entertaining, but too much doesn't doesn't jive with reality.

I hear ya! Someone brought in a Houdini straight-jacket the other day for which they wanted $100,000. Really? Who brings that kind of stuff to a pawn shop? Sorry...you lost me right there.

Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's one of the only shows out there that actually makes me laugh out loud. I cant wait for season 8.

I loved Rubicon and was sorry to hear it had been cancelled. I love good drama. It was a breath of fresh air for me from American TV as so much of the good stuff in the drama department comes by way of Great Britain. (Interestingly, the one and only season of Rubicon is now being shown on British television.) With that said, I like Blue Bloods on CBS. I'm drawn to good classic TV as well. I'll take a solid episode from the old Perry Mason series over most current TV in a heartbeat.

Game of Thrones on HBO. Awesome writing.

We're definitely TV junkies:

Pawn Stars!!! Love 'em!
American Pickers
All three CSIs
Both NCIS
Criminal Minds
Chuck
Nikita
Glee
Chase
Chopped
House Hunters nat'l & internat'l
Renovation Rookies
Survivor
Wipeout
American Idol
Ice Road Truckers [if they will be on again]

We DVR many of these and watch at our convenience.

Ya'll must be retired.

I DVR a lot, and don't always watch the shows when they are on.But here are my shows that I watch.
Castle,The Good Wife, Body of Proof, Sister Wives,Army Wives,Grey's Anatomy,Private Practice, Oprah for one more week,Days of Our Lives,Nancy Grace,Drop Dead Diva,Desperate Housewives. I also watch the OKC Thunder games and OU football games and keep up with the news.

dexter
raising hope
modern family
the middle
cougartown
happy endings
mike and molly
cbs sunday morning
60 minutes

2.5 men is no longer on my dvr

I DVR everything so I can zip through commercials & watch twice as much in half the time lol. My DVR list looks like this:

Chopped
Food Network Challenge
Breakout Kings (It's not a must-see but it's a decent time filler if nothing else is on)
Castle
Glee
Raising Hope (it's so absurd that it amuses me)
Criminal Minds
Justified (I love love love love LOVE this show)
Being Human (the SyFy US version...I'll catch the BBC version when I renew my Netflix)
Bones (can't wait til next season!)
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice (I don't love this one but I feel obligated to watch since it's a spin off of Grey's)

In the summertime I also like some of the cable shows...
True Blood
In Plain Sight
The Closer
Men Of A Certain Age

I also watch Pawn Stars, Storage Wars & the other auction stuff.

I know I watch a lot of TV but it's cheaper than going out & when it comes down to it, hubby and I are very much homebodies. We'd rather curl up together on the sofa with our dogs than go out & fight the crowds lol.

I forgot to add Mike and Molly and Storm Chasers.

Parks and Recreation and Community (really all of the NBC's Thursday comedy lineup) and Saturday Night Live top my "must see" list. Also, and this is more of my guilty pleasure shows, but Real World, Teen Mom and the Real Housewives shows are up there. Hate to admit it, but I usually waste a few hours when Bravo or MTV run marathons of those shows.

Game of Thrones on HBO. Awesome writing.

I can agree with awesome moments of writing. While I am trying to like the series, there is a choppiness to the flow that is starting to become annoying.

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Its an Irish comedy with foul language. I love it. You can find episodes on YouTube.

OMG! They killed Mike Franks!
You [bleeped]s!

If they'd just let Abby take those lil' grade schoolers bowling with the nuns every so often, life would be sweeter.

Make that two for NCIS (both the original and LA).

And on BBCA, Doctor Who.

Chicago Code is my favorite show right now.

Chicago Code is my favorite show right now.

Glad you (and I) were able to enjoy season one, since sadly that is the only season there will be.

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Big Bang Theory
Desperate Housewives
Fringe
Jon Stewart Daily Show
Bill Maher
Ice Road Truckers
Tons of sports
Dancing With The Stars
American Idol

Restaurant Impossible
Amish: Out of Order
Project Runway
Dallas
Mystery Diners
Mountain Men
various cable news shows
Hot in Cleveland

Modern Family and Scandal

Antiques Roadshow
(and trailer park boys)

Grimm
Once Upon a Time
Trailer Park Boys (R.I.P.)
Breaking Bad
True Blood

These are my favorites at the moment.

Mine are down to the CBS Monday night comedy block, The Middle and Hot in Cleveland on Wednesdays and Big Bang Theory on Thursdays.

OMG - no one (so far) has mentioned Revenge??? THE BEST night time drama eva!!!!! I'm also a Survivor fan, along with Private Practice, Harry's Law & Body of Proof. Revenge is very well written!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trailer Park Boys FTW! (From The Cart Boy to the Last Movie)
How I Met Your Mother
Big Bang Theory
Las Vegas (Cancelled with cliffhanger)
Workaholics
Pretty Little Liars (got hooked on it by an ex)

OMG - no one (so far) has mentioned Revenge??? THE BEST night time drama eva!!!!! I'm also a Survivor fan, along with Private Practice, Harry's Law & Body of Proof. Revenge is very well written!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Revenge and Survivor are still going on. Enjoy the former, don't ever watch the latter. Not certain about the status of Private Practice as the show doesn't ring any bells. I think I read a few weeks back that Harry's and Body have both been sent to the telly morgue.

I haven't even heard of some of these shows. it isn't uncommon that the first time I hear of something is the announcement that it has been cancelled. Not just for shows that weren't immediate hits after as few as 3 episodes either, but shows that have been on for sometimes up to 5 years

That's why there is Netflix, Larry. =)

Breaking Bad (new season begins in about three weeks!)
(and, with my hours, this is why there are DVRs)

Revenge and Survivor are still going on. Enjoy the former, don't ever watch the latter. Not certain about the status of Private Practice as the show doesn't ring any bells. I think I read a few weeks back that Harry's and Body have both been sent to the telly morgue.

I heard Harry's Law, but not Body of Proof.....A lot of viewers were rallying in front of NBC re: Harry's Law, so we shall see if it comes back in the fall or not.....

I was incorrect on Body of Proof. It was renewed, at the 13 episode level for mid-season use.

source:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/abc-2012-13-primetime-schedule-revenge-to-sunday-happy-endings-dont-trust-the-b-to-tuesday-last-man-standing-to-friday/134231/

We liked "Lie to Me," but FOX kept messing around with its schedule and we gave up trying to keep track. It's gone now, sadly.

I've seen "Body of Proof" a few times, and its pretty decent, but I don't think any of the ME-style shows are as good as the classic old "Quincy, ME" was with Jack Klugman back in the late 70's (yeah, I'm that old). Although Jill Hennessy made me rethink my career choice when she did substantially another spin on the same format on NBC a few years ago after she left Law & Order. Man, she was/is pretty.

We watch "Big Bang Theory" when it doesn't get too raunchy. Not too many other network shows we really like these days. Frasier and Law and Order reruns, even this many years out of production, are still preferable to a lot of late-evening/late-night TV these days. But not even TNT is showing Law and Order much these days :(

As for the rest...
* H*ll's Kitchen
* Kitchen Nightmares
* Cake Boss

[Paraphrase of Topic: "Must See/don't miss TV"]

Longmire
(episode 4? on DvR recorded earlier, no previous exposure . . .=)

Initial Impressions (Favorable. Really Favorable):
(critics rave--and express appreciation at the same time)
(most compelling TV Drama since Twin Peaks without all the interesting music yet with every cliché)
(watch it with a bowl of "Onion" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge,) dip . . . and be sure to Curb Your Enthusiasm =)
(dang . . . it's like The Wire met The Onion and decided to Curb Their Enthusiasm . . . resulting in this. far, far more amusing that the most recent Ron White jokes, The Classic Naked Gun, The latest release by The Supremes O' The Court . . . and cheaper too!)

i would insert a suggestion that "the hiking through the wyoming woods in search of a [nafta] drug cartel operative who appreciates religious restrained bobblehead icons scene" could have been improved by the unintentional tripping of one of the protagonist's henchmen over ancient Trailer Park Boys model-railroading tracks. the line could have been . . . "this looks like the work of those Nova Scotian shopping cart scofflaws!")

Longmire is Must See TV.
(or not or else =)

I was incorrect on Body of Proof. It was renewed, at the 13 episode level for mid-season use.

source:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/abc-2012-13-primetime-schedule-revenge-to-sunday-happy-endings-dont-trust-the-b-to-tuesday-last-man-standing-to-friday/134231/

Another tidbit - three regulars won't be coming back for the abbreviated Body of Proof season: John Lynch, Nicolas Bishop and Sonja Sohn. Lynch played detective Bud Morris. Sohn played detective Sam Baker. Bishop played investigator Peter Dunlop.
The show will add a new cast member to the M.E. office to play off Dana Delany's Dr. Hunt.
source:
http://www.tvguide.com/news/john-carroll-lynch-body-of-proof-do-no-harm-1048597.aspx?rss=news&obref=obinsite

I don't watch a lot of series TV, but a bit more than I used to.


- Mad Men (AMC - By far my favorite)

- Person of Interest (CBS)

- Boss (Starz - Kelsey Grammer is the Mayor of Chicago)

- Longmire (A&E - I've seen the first 5 episodes - very good!)

- Fringe (Haven't seen them all, but it's fascinating in a bizarre kind of way.)

Front Row Center (PBS/T-Bone Burnette-affiliated/Filmed Concert/OETA approved):
"Secret Sisters" (w/ Bob Dylan's Kid! et.al.!! Including Elvis Costello (Mr. Diana Krall! =)
No kidding on that one. It is a classic. (if you like good music)

Any Re-Run (on any Channel/Netflix/Whatever) of: "'Talladega Nights': The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"
(sorta made me wonder, while watchin' the Ruffles/Dip Commercial some''ere's jist a-fore his epiphany about goin' fast agin, jist how tiny the chips would have to be to partake of Flea Dip)
I think that the writing staff on "Longmire" are borrowing, heavily, from this show.
But not plagiarising. However that is spelt.

And, of course, "Wok Hard" . . . =)
~currently existing only in the imagination of Willy "The Random aka RM" Wonka =)
(and seriously copyrighted, BTW =)

"Carnivale" goes without saying . . .
as does the lack of a proper ending for that series.
So does (or is that do?) "Mad Men" =)

Ooo Ooo Ooo Mr. Kot--tear! and "The Guardian" . . .
only "sincere (yeah, right) role" I've ever seen Dabny Colman play.
plus makes me dislike "the law profession" a little less
while lending credence to "The Mentalist" =)