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Here's this annual thread again. Now that it's over, list your top 10 shows from 1/1/2006 to 12/31/2006. If you wish, you can list the worst shows as well, but hopefully you didn't actually watch any of those. For past reference, Here's the 2003 thread...

Someone else will have to post the list, because I just don't have the heart to do it. I went to the nomination page and did a search for "Deadwood" and "McShane" and it turned up nothing. I don't know what sort of time window they are using for eligibility that would exclude the show. There...

This isn't a tourney or a poll or a checklist. Anyone can post at any time following these rules: 1. Start with the film identified in the previous post. 2. Pick an actor, director, producer, writer, composer, cinematographer, etc. significantly involved in that film. 3. Choose another work...

Rob P S started this thread in 2003 and 2004, but since he hasn't done so yet this year I'll get the ball rolling. In 2004, I had the following list: 1. Arrested Development (Fox) 2. Deadwood (HBO) 3. The Sopranos (HBO) 4. Gilmore Girls (WB) 5. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime) 6. The...

Upon leaving work today I arrived at my truck to find the driver's side door unlocked (which is not how I ever leave it) and the radio missing. There's a tear in the plastic dash cover due to the punk forcefully pulling it out to access the radio. He also opted to cut the audio input cable from...

When you can't find the answer on the net, ask the After Hours gang... I went to the bank and withdrew a certain amount (I'm not telling how much) on a cashier's check payable to 'X' (hint: a made-up name for the sake of this example) I have since realized that I probably should have made...

Sit on Santa's lap... I've been searching for interesting things as presents both for myself and for family members and I'm struggling to find anything that really seems worth the $$. Since the hardware and software forums here can provide tons of ideas for home theater related products...

For years my NBC affiliate (and probably yours as well) has started broadcasting E.R. a minute before it's scheduled start time. I've accepted this as a pain that I must live with. Now they've decided to be honest and it's causing a conflict. The official Tribune guide data that TiVo uses for...

Everybody add one or more rules to the drinking* game! Rule #1: When you see a post discussing Lawrence of Arabia, take a drink for every post that gets into the thread before Rob Tomlin responds. This rule also applies for 2001: A Space Oddyssey and Jack Briggs, "anything related to Joss...

1.0 What is this thread about. The "Polls Area" draws a strange crowd. The people who gather here are fond of ranking things (movies, actors, women, whatever). There are several methods used to determine the greatest or most popular thing under consideration. The purpose of this thread is to...

1. There's several more networks now, so the competition could be head to head between two alternating networks in an elimination tournament fashion. 2. There's a reality TV craze going on. 3. Almost all of the actors are in better shape than Gabe Kaplan ever was. 4. It's a better idea...

Notes from the adventures of a television junkie... I have two TiVos, both upgraded with extra storage space. I set them both up to only record first run showings on season passes, so they have both reduced their To Do Lists extensively this past week. The massive one (403 hours basic...

It's now too late to join the fighting, but you can still influence the action by voting. Here's the draft order: 1. Brad Porter - The Incredible Hulk - Godzilla - Happy Fun Ball! - Superman - Wolverine - Jack Bauer 2. Ric Bagoly - Bruce Lee - S.E. "Snake" Plissken - Frank Dux...

The image you see below contains elements from ten different films. The theme is transportation (obviously!). Here's how the contest works: The first unedited post that correctly names all ten films determines the winner. Here's the prize: You'll get nothing and like it! Don't send me...

I'm interested in some recommendations for science fiction books, movies, television series, graphics novels, etc. Not so fast... I have some rules. If the fiction violates any generally accepted modern day scientific principles and theories, it had better offer a damn good...

I got an $800 bonus at work today, which comes out to $656 and change once the leeches take their cut. Since I'm not currently carrying any debt, I consider it my civic duty to frivolously spend this entire sum. To aid me in my shopping spree, I'm conducting this non-binding poll on where the...

Fans of PCU will remember the following sequence: Droz: PIGMAN!! Tom: What's he doing? Droz: He's finishing his senior thesis. Pigman is trying to prove the Caine-Hackman theory. No matter what time it is, 24 hours a day, you can find a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie playing...

Scannning the fall TV schedules, I noticed several performers who have had "failed" series in the past ten years are back on the tube in new shows. Is this a new "recycling" program, or are any of them going to be in a hit series this time around? NBC: Jere Burns Former Series: Bob (1992)...

My TiVos are getting bored since I've set them to only record first-run episodes of my many favorite series. Are there any shows that are running new material that I should be trying out? Right now the only work my TiVos are doing is the following: The Wire Nero Wolfe Chris Isaak Show...

I dialed up a customer service number to process a credit check over the phone this morning and found myself on hold. They entertained me with a light, flamenco-style acoustic guitar song that seemed rather familiar. 15 seconds later, I come to the realization that the song is Led Zeppelin's...

For some unknown reason, KMGH in Denver chose to show a rerun of The Practice. I'm wondering if this was a local decision or if ABC looked at the competition (World Series, Emmys, Uprising, Saints v Jets) and decided to cry "Uncle". Brad

I hate the network programmers. Why do they insist on piling the shows that I like up against one another? Here are the crimes against my TV viewing being committed this fall. Sunday: 9P Alias (ABC) vs L&O: Criminal Intent (NBC) vs The X-Files (Fox) If Alias turns out to be good, this could...