I'm sorry, commercial TV shows are a snooze to me now... (1 Viewer)

[Darren Haycock]

No disagreement there.

 

[todd stone]

Deadwood would have to be a clear cut winner on the above post

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Yeah I don't like those shows either, but there is more to choose from.

Nip Tuck, Gilmore Girls (Best show on TV IMHO), The Shield, Alias, Amazing Race (Yes, gasp a reality show), Arrested Development, Smallville, Stargate Atlantis/SG1, The Dead Zone , Joan of Arcadia & The O.C., are shows that don't really fit in the CSI or Everybody Loves Raymond mold, and while no show is going to please everybody, I find it hard to imagine that somebody could not find at least a couple of commercial shows that they would enjoy tuning into each week.

 

[RickGr]

Well the problem arises that HBO and SHOWTIME only do a few hours a week of original programming. I switch to the networks when HBO and SHOWTIME show the same movie they have broadcast 100 times, again.
Be that as it may, The HBO dramas and Larry David are my favorite shows on the air right now.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Shows I enjoy that are from broadcast networks:

Cold Case
Alias
American Dreams
Arrested Development
Two and a Half Men
Everwood
Gilmore Girls
One Tree Hill
24
Smallville
Scrubs
ER
Survivor
CSI
Without A Trace
Joan of Arcadia
The Amazing Race

Now for the cable-only shows I like:

The Shield
Nip/Tuck
Good Girls Don't
The Dead Zone
Monk
World Poker Tour
World Series of Poker
Celebrity Poker Showdown

Now for premium cable channel shows:

The Sopranos
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Six Feet Under (for now)
Carnivale
BullShit
Dead Like Me

 

[Rob P S]

Well I don't watch much network TV either except for:

American Dreams
King of the Hill
The Simpsons
Malcolm in the Middle
Still Standing
Everybody Loves Raymond
One Tree Hill
Bernie Mac Show
24
Without a Trace

 

[Jean D]

Some movies are in widescreen, especially on the HD-HBO. But, HBO's Entourage isnt broadcast in WS.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

I'll take a good ep of one of these recent shows over at least half of the stuff on HBO/SHO, including most of seasons 3 and 4 of The Sopranos (Season 5 finally got things back on track):

Firefly
Wonderfalls
Farscape
Keen Eddie

They are all 'off the air' now, but there'll be a couple more this fall that are worthy.

And there's nothing on HBO/SHO that can even touch stuff like Adult Swim or Mythbusters...there are entire genres that premium cable won't even touch.

Some of my favorite shows are on premium cable: Dead Like Me, Bullshit!, Curb Your Enthusiasm. But there is good stuff, and bad stuff, everywhere.

The post that originated this thread smells like little more than flamebait.

 

[Jean D]

I love adult swim, but Showtime had aired a cartoon series last year geared for adults called Free For All, which was hilarious, and something the networks would probably stay clear of.