Non Sci-fi T.V.

[v_seven 0]

I was wondering what tv shows other than sci-fi or fantasy do you watch.

I'm sorry if this has been done...I looked for it and couldn't find it anywhere.

 

 

 

I like to watch...Everwood, The O.C. and Friends

[Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1]

There's only one show I watch that's not sci-fi:

The Jeffersons - Weeknights @ 11

Edited February 15, 2004 by Captain Jean-Luc Picard

[Madam Captain 0]

I was wondering what tv shows other than sci-fi or fantasy do you watch.

I'm sorry if this has been done...I looked for it and couldn't find it anywhere.

 

 

 

I like to watch...Everwood, The O.C. and Friends

Apart from Star Trek, I like the following non science fiction shows:

 

The Sopranos

Silent Witness

Dalziel and Pascoe

Northern Exposure

Father Ted

Red Dwarf

CSI: Miami (I watch this show occassionally)

Without a Trace (again, I watch this show occassionally)

 

That is about it for me. Apart from Star Trek and The X-Files, there isn't a great deal that I watch on tv.

 

Madam Captain out!!

[ussvaliant_co 0]

Only ones I really try to watch are

 

CSI

CSI Miami

Navy NCIS

Two and a Half Men

King of Queens

 

Mainly the top 3

[Theunicornhunter 2]

CSI

CSI: Miami

NCIS

Without a Trace

Law & Order - more occasionally than the other two

Law & Order SVU - occasionally

Law & Order Special Victims - Occasionally

Monk

Everwood

[edmcgon 0]

24

Unsolved History (History Channel)

Mythbusters (Discovery)

[Nemesis 0]

Monster Garage

Monster House

American Chopper

(soon to be)American Hot Rod

I watch Unsolved history as well from time to time

The Discovery Sunday Showcase

 

Basically I watch the Discovery channel

[TransporterMalfunction 1]

Comedy:

 

Yes Minister

Faulty Towers

Dad's Army

Only Fools and Horses

Mash

 

Reality:

 

Scrapheap Challenge

COPS

Lad's Army (In which 30 lads go through basic army training from the 50's)

 

Drama:

 

Poirot

 

Documentaries:

 

I quite like the A&E ones based on the Ancient world i.e. Hail Caesar

Battle Stations

A History of Britain (Simon Schama)

 

Actually I'll watch any documentary as long as it attempts to give a clear understanding of events rather than force the makers political views on the viewer.

[hangon 3]

NON SCI-FI THAT I WATCH

 

BOTTOM

SOUTHPARK

SMACKDOWN & RAW

24

TOPGEAR

RICKY LAKE .hehe..only kidding

[Ace 0]

All the good shows aren't on anymore except in syndication (Home Improvement, The Cosby Show, etc).

 

As for shows (non scifi) STILL on-air that I watch every now and then:

 

Everybody Loves Raymond

JAG (can't beat the original )

Monster Garage

Monster House

American Chopper (I hate motorcycles, but this show is practically a comedy )

Specials on Comedy Central

Conan O Brian

Last Comic Standing (last season)

 

There are a bunch of syndicated shows I watch, but I wont put em all on here. :P

[Sam The Smuggler 1]

At The Moment

 

Daria

WWE RAW & Heat

WWE SmackDown! & Velocity

WWE Confidential

[v_seven 0]

I forgot one:

 

1-800-MISSING is a pretty good show too.

[Guest Ktrek]

My wife and I watch mostly movies these days but here are some of the shows we frequent.

 

On a regular basis we watch National Geographic's show called "Worlds Apart". It's a reality show that takes a suburban, middle class family and has them live with a third world family for 10 days. It's very good. Often funny and heartwarming.

 

We also like Navy NCIS. Good casting and chemistry Better than CSI although it will never get the viewership of CSI.

 

7th Heaven - very wholesome show that tackles tough subjects. A lesson learned every week. The bad part is the soap opera tendencies it shows at times. At other times it's like a modern day "Walton's".

 

The Munsters! (reruns) Love this show and try and watch it as often as possible. The classic humor never fails to lift my spirits!

 

Batman (reruns)- Another very funny, campy show that had excellent writers. People who do not like Batman have either never given it a serious try OR have never really "gotten" it!

 

Ktrek

[A l t e r E g o 9]

I mostly watch animated comedies, shows on TV land, History, A&E and the Discovery channels, those sorts of egghead things. Sports, news, pay channel films round it out.

[Kor37 9]

I watch:

 

WWE

7th Heaven

My Name is Earl

Commander In Chief

Boston Legal

That 70s show

Joey

Will & Grace

The Apprentice

Smallville

Deadwood

Edited November 16, 2005 by Kor37

[Itchygomba69 0]

Rome

Sopranos

Smpsons

Family Guy

Mythbusters

Dirtyjobs

[youbroughtheryouRiker 2]

Family Guy

American Dad

The Boondocks

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Robot Chicken

South Park

Drawn Together

Whose Line Is It Anyway

M*A*S*H

The Lawrence Welk Show

MXC

Red Green

The Price Is Right

[ddillard 2]

With me this list is rather long (gotta love TiVo, lol)

 

Mythbusters

Cold Case

Law & Order

Law & Order Criminal Intent

Law & Order Special Victums Unit

Family Guy

American Dad

CSI

Charmed

7 Days

Alias

 

And I am sure that there are more that I am just not thinking of.

[Stephen of Borg 2]

My Name is Earl

Becker

Full House

Family Matters

Tales From The Crypt

Family Guy

My Wife and Kids

The Simpsons

Beavis and ButtHead

Mad TV

Saturday Night Live

The Drew Carrey Show

Drew Carrey's Green Screen Show

Headbanger's Ball

The Cosby Show

The Tick

Malcolm In The Middle

[APW 0]

Old West Tech

Mail Call with R. Lee Ermey

Mythbusters

Dog, the Bounty Hunter

The Jeff Corwin Experience

Venom E.R.

National Geographic Explorer

Haunted Travels

Iron Chef Japan (Chen Kenichi rules!)

Lakewood Church with Pastor Joel Osteen

The Potter's House with Bishop T.D. Jakes

Sports programs (NBA,NCAA Football & Basketball),MLB,NFL,Tennis)

News (local at 5 and 10/ Fox and CNN later at night for World & U.S.)

[KIMIMELA 1]

Friends

joey

Simpsons

Bottom

Faulty Towers

Only Fools and Horses

X- Factor

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Malcolm In The Middle

[Vulcan_lover 1]

let's see I watch: ( In no certain order)

 

Family Guy

American Dad

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Futurama!

That 70's Show

Sex and The City

Pokemon

House

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Passions

Days of Our Lives

Jeopardy

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I still watch the CSI's and Law & Orders - and NCIS & Without a Trace but none of them "religiously"

 

My new additions since last year:

 

The Myth Busters (on now)

Numb3rs

and House - which kind of surprises me but the character still manages to surprise me with his verbal aspersions.

 

I have forsaken all the serial programming - Lost, BSG, Invasion because those types of programs just don't work with me but Invasion was good and I might tape it when CSI:NY goes to reruns.

[Jack_Bauer 1]

Non-sci fi TV?

 

Hmm..well since Lost, 24, and Threshold are all sci-fi.

 

-Arrested Development (I really hate Fox right now for cancelling that, the show is absolute brilliance)

-My Name is Earl

-The Office

-The Apprentice

-Hockey Night in Canada

-Late Night with Conan O'Brien

-The Daily Show with John Stewart

-Seinfeld

-The West Wing (which is almost sci-fi to an extent, since it takes place in a fictional timeline)

 

I would like to point out that all of the CSIs have more or less crossed into sci-fi territory since not everything they do is realistic.

 

24 is sci-fi because it actually does take place in the future (season 5 will likely take place in 2008 or 2009). And again, not everything is factual.

 

Lost is only mildly sci-fi really since there isn't a lot of science. More like fantasy-drama.

 

The West Wing takes place in an alternate timeline where there has actually been a different presidential succession since Nixon and the election cycle has shifted by two years. This is the explanation I've read since I've only watched the show since the election to determine Bartlet's successor began in Season 6:

 

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I'm not entirely sure of the exact explanation but some key piece of legislation that existed at the time did not exist in the WW's 1974. Therefore when Nixon resigned he had no vice-president (since Agnew was gone), shifting power to a Democrat Carl Albert (speaker of the house). Albert didn't want to reverse the Republican landslide and only served until a successor was found in a 1974 election. Of course, this is only speculation.

 

The West Wing has no Carter, Reagan (although his medical center was shown in one ep), Bush, Clinton or W Bush. Only two presidents besides Bartlet to be mentioned are Democrat D. Wire Newman (based on Carter) and Republican Owen Lassiter (based on Reagan) of course only Newman was seen in the episode where Lassiter was already dead.

[Takara_Soong 4]

-Arrested Development (I really hate Fox right now for cancelling that, the show is absolute brilliance)

 

Technically Arrested Development hasn't been cancelled yet. It was pulled from the schedule for sweeps and the episodes ordered was reduced but they haven't actually announced its cancellation. It does seem to be a foregone conclusion though considering everything.

 

As for my schedule, Threshold is really the only sci-fi I watch other than Trek. There are a number of non-sci-fi series that I enjoy but I don't feel like I have to watch them. Right now there isn't a lot on that truly captivates me.

Edited November 17, 2005 by Takara_Soong

[mj 7]

HGTV: House Hunters, Design on a Dime, Designed to Sell, Curb Appeal, and others

 

Sue Thomas, FB-EyE

Doc

Diagnosis Murder

 

C-SPAN

[Jack_Bauer 1]

-Arrested Development (I really hate Fox right now for cancelling that, the show is absolute brilliance)

 

Technically Arrested Development hasn't been cancelled yet. It was pulled from the schedule for sweeps and the episodes ordered was reduced but they haven't actually announced its cancellation. It does seem to be a foregone conclusion though considering everything.

 

As for my schedule, Threshold is really the only sci-fi I watch other than Trek. There are a number of non-sci-fi series that I enjoy but I don't feel like I have to watch them. Right now there isn't a lot on that truly captivates me.

True enough but it will more or less be cancelled. Which suprised me because the DVDs seem to selling well. It is a niche show but I don't think there is a more brilliantly written comedy on television. This show operates on a whole other level. There are little rumours that someone else may pick it up, like HBO or NBC. If NBC did so they could have a great Tuedsay night comedy line-up, in no particular order: My Name is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, and Arrested Development.

 

And yes, I love Threshold too Takara.

[Sam The Smuggler 1]

Non-Sci-Fi? Hmm...Does That Also Count For Non-Fantasy?

[Itchygomba69 0]

I would say Yes Sam