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Post by lin on Jan 24, 2007 10:57:12 GMT -1
Hi all...thought I would start this thread as many of you don't watch the reality shows or don't like reality shows...but even if you do, what are your favourite TV programs. I have to say I do watch a couple of soaps, but my favourite programs are usually documentaries on other things, but mainly Egypt...I also like to watch Forensic Detectives or anything that I know is fact, which are usually on the National geographic/ civilization channels...and of course Man-utd..so that's just some of the things I like to watch...and occasionally a good movie. I hope you will all be able to contribute to this?  Many thanks. Lin |
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Post by Lisa on Jan 24, 2007 13:11:14 GMT -1
Hi Lin, You've done well again Lin starting this thread. My favourite programs are usually factual ones but I do like a bit of rubbish, occasionally. I've stopped watching EastEnders because some of the actors need to get back to RADA (or maybe they were never there in the first place). I watch Coronation Street, mainly for the humour (it's brilliant) but wish they'd get rid of Les as his acting leaves a lot to be desired. Chesney gives him a run for his money when it comes to stealing the show. My favourites are OF COURSE Judge John Deed and any courtroom programs or Forensic programs and the recent CRIME progs on ITV where they revisit old crimes. Not forgetting my all time favourtie - CRIMEWATCH because I always hope one day I will see someone I know so that I can ring that number to report it.  |
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Post by lin on Jan 24, 2007 19:50:44 GMT -1
HI LISA...I STILL WATCH EASTENDERS BUT IT'S GONE DOWN HILL A BIT LATELY....CORONATION STREET IS A MUST, IT IS HILARIOUS AT TIMES..LES AND CILLA DO MY HEAD IN..YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT CHESNEY, HE'S A BRILLIANT LITTLE ACTOR.
DO YOU EVER WATCH ANY OF THE TIME TEAM PROGRAMS? I USED TO ALWAYS WATCH THEM BUT I THINK THEY'RE MORE OR LESS THE SAME NOW, MUCH PREFER TO WATCH A DECENT DIG ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WHERE THEY DO GET SOME REAL FINDS...I LIKE ALL THE CRIME PROGRAMS, ANYTHING TO DO WITH FORENSICS, GENES, DNA ETC.
LIN
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Post by fluffymoat4 on Jan 24, 2007 21:34:58 GMT -1
Lin - in no particular order, my favourites are:- Any reality shows (of course),
Favourite Soaps:- Home and Away, Neighbours and Doctors.
Favourite Dramas:- House, Waking the Dead, NCIS, JAG, ER, Bones, 24, Wild at Heart, C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation, E-Ring, Casualty and Holby City.
Favourite comedy programmes:- The Royle Family, Father Ted, Vicar of Dibley, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Little Britain and The Catherine Tate Show (although I dislike some of the characters in the last two shows I mention).
Favourite chat shows:- Michael Parkinson, Charlotte Church, Paul O'Grady, Terry Wogan.
Favourite game shows:- Catch Phrase, Family Fortunes, Deal or No Deal, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Well, that's all for now...
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Post by lin on Jan 25, 2007 8:49:27 GMT -1
MO- YOU CERTAINLY LAID THAT OUT WELL DIDN'T YOU?...LOL! I DO LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE MENTIONED AS WELL, BUT IF I HAVE A CHOICE I WILL ALWAYS WATCH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STUFF OR FORENSICS, CERTAIN HISTORY PROGRAMS, ALSO LOVE UNDERWATER PROGRAMS AS WELL...LOVE WATCHING ABOUT TITANIC.
LIN
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Post by tony38337 on Jan 25, 2007 17:13:47 GMT -1
I like any Linda La Plante stories. One that we are awaiting the next series is Life on Mars, CSI and NCIS if there is nothing else on, I prefer British made drama, I think we do it so much better than the Yanks. Like Harry Hill's TV Burp, I would watch more comedy but Eileen doesn't care for most of it. The soaps are of no interest to me, the plots are too stupid, too much sex for a prog before 9pm acting abysmal and in Eastenders in particular it seems that each line is delivered with a sneer, nearly as bad as Clive Hornby (Jack Sugden in Enemadale) sighing after every sentence. Like factual and documentary, Time Teams a good'un. I think that ITV viewing has deteriorated lately, maybe Micheal Grade will lift it.
Tony T
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Post by lin on Jan 25, 2007 17:43:23 GMT -1
I THINK TV IN GENERAL HAS GONE DOWN HILL PRETTY FAST, SEEMS TO BE NOTHING MUCH OTHER THAN REPEATS ON...I USED TO PREFER DAVE ALLEN SITTING IN HIS CHAIR TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, AND BOY WAS HERE SO NEAR THE TRUTH...ALSO LIKE BILLY CONNOLLY AS WELL..DO YOU REMEMBER YOOTHA JOYCE ( NOT SURE HOW YOU SPELL THAT) BUT I LOVED HER, SHE WAS SO DRY.
LIN
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Post by fluffymoat4 on Jan 26, 2007 12:31:58 GMT -1
Lin, another favourite of mine is LOOSE WOMEN. Have missed it last few days but had time to tune into it today and was thrilled to see it being hosted by Carol Malone - she is a natural!! I was laughing throughout most of the programme.
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Post by lin on Jan 26, 2007 13:07:51 GMT -1
I USED TO LIKE 'BAD GIRLS' BUT I THINK THAT HAS FINISHED FOR GOOD NOW, MISSED THE XMAS SPECIAL WITH US ONE BEING AWAY, NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT RECORDING IT....DUH!!!
WELL I'M CLOSING DOWN NOW AND DISCONNECTING THE COMPUTER...
BYE 4 NOW.
LIN
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Post by lin on Jan 28, 2007 6:55:39 GMT -1
TOMMY, I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT ALL THE CHANNELS WE HAVE TV ON THE WHOLE IS A LOAD OF RUBBISH, THERE'S NOT A LOT ON WORTH WATCHING.
YOU PAY FOR SKY OR CABLE TV, YOU STILL PAY FOR THE TV LICIENCE AND MOST OF WHAT YOU GET IS REPEATS.
LIN
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Post by lin on Jan 29, 2007 7:50:04 GMT -1
LUCK YOU TOMMY...I PAY FOR INTERNET SEPERATE AS WELL...SADLY PEOPLE ARE RIGHT WHEN THEY SAY RIP OFF BRITAIN.
LIN
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Post by wynwilliams on Jan 30, 2007 11:29:33 GMT -1
Love watching the uk channel, discovery channel and nat geographic, also lifestyle channel, the property ladder and doing up old houses.And all the crime shows,forensic, FBI files and absolutly anything about the TITANIC, programs about that ship have always intrigued me. Try never to miss Coronation St, thats the only soap l watch, love all documentries
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Post by wynwilliams on Jan 30, 2007 11:32:29 GMT -1
Also love WHAT NOT TO WEAR and HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOUSE and the MAKEOVER SHOWS they do to people, good to see how they end up looking
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Post by wynwilliams on Jan 30, 2007 11:34:15 GMT -1
How do you start these new threads, like to know so if l get an idea for one l,ll start it
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Post by wynwilliams on Jan 30, 2007 11:36:04 GMT -1
nearly forgot also like American Chopper on Discovery Channel and the myth Busters
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Post by wynwilliams on Jan 30, 2007 11:40:38 GMT -1
also like Oprah, some of her stories or good, she helps a lot of people, and l like our morning show here called Sunrise, its on from 6am til 9am, don,t watch all of it, cause l like to get out and about, but the people in it are good and l love green tea of which l have had quite a few cups while l,ve been sitting here tapping away, good night all
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Post by lin on Jan 30, 2007 12:49:39 GMT -1
HI WYN...YOU GOT QUITE A LOT OF THINGS YOU LIKE TO WATCH ON THE MAIN PAGE YOU WILL NOTICE AT THE TOP, IT SAYD THREAD, JUST CLICK ON THERE AND ADD THE TITLE OF THE THREAD AND WRITE WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO WRITE ABOUT...HOPE IT HELPS. LIN |
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Post by Lisa on Jan 30, 2007 14:06:06 GMT -1
Hi Wyn, Click on the Chatroom under GENERAL. You will see then the three Chatroom threads. At the top right-hand side you will see New Thread, click on that and you can type in the name of your new thread and the text for it. Stop making me jealous about your weather please, we're suffering here in Manchester with the cold....... How do you start these new threads, like to know so if l get an idea for one l,ll start it |
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Post by lin on Jan 30, 2007 14:37:05 GMT -1
Hi Lisa...Is it that cold in Manchester? it's quite mild down here in the South...they say that it's the mildest on record for January, and after the cold spell we did have last week or so.
Lin
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Post by Lisa on Jan 30, 2007 16:14:30 GMT -1
Hi Lin, It was very cold at the weekend when I went for my long walk up the hills in Lyme Park. As we were climbing to the top we noticed that we were the only ones there apart from one jogger. Usually its full of people out for a walk. The wind was tremendous walking uphill, not so bad coming down!! We thought it was so cold that it was going to snow that night and I think parts of the Pennines did have snow. So, YES, it is cold here. Hi Lisa...Is it that cold in Manchester? it's quite mild down here in the South...they say that it's the mildest on record for January, and after the cold spell we did have last week or so. Lin |
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Post by lin on Jan 30, 2007 17:39:33 GMT -1
Hi Lisa...we had those winds a week or two ago, some reached a 100 miles per hour in some places, it did turn a bit volder but not that much really...we have been really lucky considering how many places had snow, we missed it thankfully, I hate the stuff.
Just been listening to the weather forecast and it's getting warmer, warmest January on record, also we are supposed to be having a heatwave again this summer, and another drought situation...can you believe that after all the rain we've had?
Lin
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Post by fluffymoat4 on Feb 2, 2007 22:52:34 GMT -1
Lin, I'd like to add "Blind Justice" to my list of favourite programmes. It's only showing on Skys FX channel at the moment but I would recommend it to anyone. It's about a detective who's involved in a shoot out and he takes a bullet to the head. The incident leaves him blind. He's a married man and he'd been having an affair leading up to the incident. His wife not only has to cope with him being blind and self pitying but with the knowledge that he cheated on her. He does the classic and accuses HER of wanting to go off with HER boss (typical). Anyway, he is determined to go back to his job as a detective and his senses are heightened, making him a good team member. The other detectives in the office make life hard for him though and it's great watching him, week by week, cracking cases wide open while creating even more friction with seeing eye but not seeing all detectives!! Gripping stuff HEH! HEH!
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Post by fluffymoat4 on Feb 3, 2007 20:35:03 GMT -1
Did anyone else watch the serial FIVE DAYS - shown recently on BBC1? I had taped all five episodes and watched them over a two-day period. To say it was hard to follow may make me look a bit of a fool but, thankfully, I'm not alone as my hubby found it hard going in places too. I didn't fully understand the ending either - what was the husband's best friend's involvement? I must have blinked and missed a few things?
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Post by fluffymoat4 on Mar 1, 2007 23:31:42 GMT -1
I am enjoying "Bonkers" Thursdays at 9pm on ITV1 at the moment. I love Liza Tarbuck anyway but she really has me laughing until tears run down my cheeks in this particular sitcom. Long may it run for...!
Waterloo Road on Thursdays at 8pm on BBC1 - missed this series in the past but began watching it this time round. Hope schools aren't really run like this but am enjoying the storylines (for now).
Wild At Heart - Sunday's at 8pm on ITV1 - what a fantastic series about life for a couple and their children in Africa. They are running a vetinary service plus trying to earn a living by taking in holidaymakers and running safari expeditions. I missed the first series but am thoroughly enjoying the second one and I am hooked...!
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Post by lin on Mar 2, 2007 7:41:47 GMT -1
HI MO...NEVER WATCHED ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS, BUT I DO LIKE LISA TARBUCK, FOR SOME REASON I KEEP MISSING HER PROGRAM. LIN |
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Post by marie fernandes on Mar 3, 2007 10:50:35 GMT -1
I have just been watching the programme "Gene Dectectives" for the past 3 weeks, am now hooked on it. I find it very interesting as I am into this geneaology. Its on around 9.a.m. to 9.30a.m. a bit early for some TV viewers. I also enjoy Hill Street Blues, NCIS, Law & Order, CSI Miama, Planet Earth series, Coronation Street, and another I have to watch on Living TV on NTL is the American John Edward (physic medium) he is uncanny, my husband walks out of the room when I am watching him, I don't think he believes in anything spiritual, but I do.
I know there are charlatons out there but he cant know all about the people he brings messages to. I am surprised at my husband being a cynic, because he has been with me when I have experienced "unexplained things". After my experiences I keep an open mind.
I dont like the programme "Most Haunted" as I think it is very false. Bring back "Taxi" Danny de Vito at his best.
I also enjoy the morning programmes, Homes under the Hammer, buying house at auction and refurbishing them. Bargain Hunt - great, and Cash in the Attic. Who says I watch too much YV ;D
marie.
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Post by bodzy3 on Mar 3, 2007 16:27:04 GMT -1
T.V. programs , Well the best of the lot for me has to be "Shameless" it rearly is funny then probably the next will be" Green Wing" but for serious stuff I think" Wakeing the Dead" then for reality it was The Soprano's , that rearly was the business of course match of the day with United playing would eclipse everything, but I do like SkySports News as well
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Post by lin on Mar 3, 2007 16:33:13 GMT -1
I GUESSED YOU WATCHED IT TODAY THEN BODZY? BRILLIANT! LIN |
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Post by bodzy3 on Mar 4, 2007 0:25:43 GMT -1
Lin ,yeah i watched the game but I have to go down the pub to watch it live (oh poor me)
cos to see every game live we watch Greek Telvision or even Arabic TV ,the commentary is in English the adverts and half time talk is foreign and its a great excuse to have a pint and the banter with those from the Blue camp It wasn't a brilliant game but the result was
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Post by bodzy3 on Mar 4, 2007 0:27:57 GMT -1
As anybody else noticed that the site clock is 1 hour slow I,ve sent a e-mail to Alan
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