License to Watch TV??

[Freelander Sporrano]

Thanks for the input lads . As I say I've never experieced American TV in America so only have what they show over here to go by however I'm a fan of:
Lost
I like 24 for a good laugh (So much in so little time )

NYPD Blue Sipo' must be the ultimate anti hero

Always been a Star Trek Fan

A new series of Battlestar Gallactica starts this evening (What ever happened to Lorne Green ?Yep I watched Bonanza with my Dad when young)Should be interesting..we'll see

Thanks for not taking my earlier comments the wrong way

[Sylvain]

What ever happened to Lorne Green ?

Dead Sept 11th, 1987.
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001296/

[Freelander Sporrano]

Dead Sept 11th, 1987.
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001296/

Thanks for the link

[jfellrath]

Thanks for the input lads . As I say I've never experieced American TV in America so only have what they show over here to go by however I'm a fan of:
Lost
I like 24 for a good laugh (So much in so little time )

NYPD Blue Sipo' must be the ultimate anti hero

Always been a Star Trek Fan

A new series of Battlestar Gallactica starts this evening (What ever happened to Lorne Green ?Yep I watched Bonanza with my Dad when young)Should be interesting..we'll see

Thanks for not taking my earlier comments the wrong way

Lost is one of those breakout shows I was referring to. It's one of the few network shows I watch, honestly...

24 is also one of those shows, and if I'd caught it from the beginning I'd probably be addicted to it.... but I didn't so I haven't tried to catch up.

For the most part though, you have four or five different genres of American TV, and they're all getting tired:

1. Crime/Lawyer dramas
2. Medical dramas
3. "Watch people get stuck in dumb situations" Sitcoms
4. Reality shows

Recently we've also been hit with a large number of variety/competition shows that are all clones of American Idol (which, of course, is a clone of the BBC's Pop Idol).

[Freelander Sporrano]

Lost is one of those breakout shows I was referring to. It's one of the few network shows I watch, honestly...

24 is also one of those shows, and if I'd caught it from the beginning I'd probably be addicted to it.... but I didn't so I haven't tried to catch up.

For the most part though, you have four or five different genres of American TV, and they're all getting tired:

1. Crime/Lawyer dramas
2. Medical dramas
3. "Watch people get stuck in dumb situations" Sitcoms
4. Reality shows

Recently we've also been hit with a large number of variety/competition shows that are all clones of American Idol (which, of course, is a clone of the BBC's Pop Idol).

Yes I forgot to mention the Norwegian Idol (Real rubbish)
we get that Greys Anatomy over here too (One for the wife that)

[ronstew]

A new series of Battlestar Galactica starts this evening ... Should be interesting..we'll see

There is very little in common between the two shows. The situation is similar and some of the character names are recycled. That's about it.

The new show is dark, intense and well-written. You'll like it.

Boy, we are wandering in this thread, aren't we?

[Freelander Sporrano]

Yep we are ..and I'm a mod
I apologise for the hi jack I just got to wondering when I wrote a reply