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mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

The Office takes a bit of getting used to if you're used to the British series. The first few episodes are kind of like retreads the British series with each actor doing his best to mimic their British counter part. However, the actors quickly develop their own and I love it.

The only thing I don't like is the boss -- whats his face ... Steve Carrel... -- has become something of a box office hit and the writers seem to be trying to humanize him a bit more in the final episodes of the final season. In the British series, the boss was never redeemed. (Technically he was redeemed in some follow on Christmas specials.)

I kind of like my archetypes and don't want any blurring. It's too early to Fonzy him.

ella · Joined: 17 Apr 2006

Friends. I had a roommate who loved it to the point where she called herself "Phoebe" (to be fair, she had an Asian name that was difficult for Americans to pronounce) amd I've seen more of that show than I'd care to admit.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

'dharma & greg' is in no way funny.

i think 'friends' might have been funny during its first season, but everything since hasn't been.

'seinfeld' could be funny now and then, but WOW did i hate jerry's and george's parents.

CSI Miami is terrible, mostly because of that redhead lead actor.

Thunndarr · Joined: 30 Sep 2003

Anything with Caroline Rhea.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

And Americans can pronounce Phoebe more easily?

Here's the list of shows that I hate.

The Office: I don't understand why anyone would watch a TV show about someone they don't like.

Battlestar Galactica: there's too much story and character development. I want Boxy and disposable episodes.

Seinfeld: people don't really talk like that. I want more realistic shows about New York, like Friends.

Colbert Report: it's just a comedian sitting there for half an hour talking about himself. Totally irrelevant. Plus he's a right-wing mouthpiece.

King of the Hill: it's not as funny as Simpsons. All the jokes are subtle and build on the characters rather than providing cheap laughs.

Penn and Teller's Bullshiat: What did PETA, Creationists, abstinence-only educators, and the Death Penalty ever do to them?

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: he should be criticising his subjects from the safety of a distant studio, not shadowing them and exposing what they're really like.

South Park: there's no subtlety or satire to this show at all. It's just fart jokes with no deeper meaning. In the episode about the Mohammad cartoon in Denmark and Family Guy's writing style, there was a joke about a horse farting.

Metalocalypse: the new awful show from Adult Swim. There is nothing remotely heavy metal about it.

gang ah jee · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper

You almost got me, racetraitor. Almost.

Boodleheimer · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:17 am Post subject:

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

oh christ yes, "Dharma and Greg", "The Drew Carey Show" and also "Gone Without A Trace"*

*although mainly because a mate of mine actually did go missing in NYC and all the police did was say "Oh he's probably dead"

animalbirdfish · Joined: 04 Feb 2004

"That 70s Show"

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

I LOVE television. And in Korea, anything English is basically riveting.

I'm totally addicted to shows I would never watch at home, such as Medium, which is like my favorite show now. Over the summer I noticed even my boyfriend would be like "Cool, Tyra's on!" The shameless and scandalous Cheaters is also one of our nightly programs.

Shows I can't stand: Alias, Bones, and Big Brother.

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

"Judge Judy"
It's had the 12:30 pm time slot on AFN for about forever now, whereas other shows kinda come and go every season or so.