Non-Japanese TV Shows (broadcast, cable, etc.)

Caught this week's episode of Terminator after missing last week's episode... :banghead:

Pretty good episode, but soooo many damn commercials. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

Geezer wrote:My "to watch" spindle of J-Drama is getting seriously empty, so I turned to Netflix and struck gold.

A British detective series called "The Last Detective". It stars Peter Davison (Tristan from "All Creatures",and "Dr. Who").

He plays Dangerous Davis, a rumpled, middle aged Detective Constable... who gets no respect. From anyone. Not from his co-workers, his boss, or his estranged wife.

He's not a genius (Sherlock), and he's not a tough guy.

He's a cop. And he solves puzzles by knocking on doors and talking to people. (Those that don't slam the door in his face, anyway.)

The show is about 60% mystery, and 40% comedy... and the writing and the acting are absolutley top drawer.

Netflix lists 4 seasons of the show... but there aren't many episodes per season. Just two two parters per season.

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a British mystery this much.

Geezer,

Having read your glowing review, I rented season four of this show.

Big thumbs up. A terrific series.

And I had no idea "grass" was British slang for "snitch."

I watched the pilot episode of "Welcome Back Kotter" on Veoh last night. Man, John Travolta was young then. (Mid-70's?)
But what happened to the rest of the cast?

Anime Dad wrote:Man, John Travolta was young then. (Mid-70's?)

I think John was younger than that. :beaten:

:hehe: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
I think John was younger than that. :beaten:

:hehe: :rofl:

I was waiting for that :rolleyes:

*edit* The clip seems to have been removed since last night :doh:

*Edit2* Looks like they are "US Only" clips. I wonder why my IP address at home isn't recognised as being in Australia? :headscratch:

Anime Dad wrote:I was waiting for that :rolleyes:

You leave a door open, someone's gonna step in. :beaten:

just saw the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy season 5

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the army surgeon just had to reject the offer. dang!

the season premiere of Desperate Housewives was kind of a yawn. it was the 'here we go again'.

the season premiere of Heroes wasn't that great either.

but Brothers&Sisters' was daymn perfect! love that show even more.

Don't know if there are any Ghost Whisperer fans here...tonights episode was pretty good...

The preview for the next episode showed Melinda in a Second Life like virtual world, living as her avatar...

That should be interesting!

A.D.

The rest of the cast of "Welcome Back Kotter" show up in different small parts every now and then.

The guy who played Epstein (Robert Hegyes) did okay. After his time on Kotter in the '70s, he had another good run as a regular cast member on Cagney & Lacey for a bunch of years. He still shows up in different shows for guest shots almost every season.

The interesting guy is Gabe Kaplan himself. After the show he went to Vegas and was doing okay. Then he got into professional poker... and eventually got into sports talk radio in Las Vegas. I've never heard the show but I understand he's been pretty successful.

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I'm glad you were able to see some of The Last Detective. I thought the character worked even better in the earlier seasons before his wife took him back. But I had no complaints about season 4. The only drag is... there wasn't a season 5.

Talking about old shows...

Again, from Netflix, I've been watching some episodes from an old show titled "General Electric Theater". It was an anthology series that was on from 1953 to 1962. Good old Ronny Reagan was the host, and he appeared in some of the episodes. The first few years they were done live. And so far the Guest stars I've seen are... a Young Girl named Cloris Leachman. Natalie Wood, a year before she made "Rebel Without A Cause.". And comics like Jack Benny and Joe E. Brown.

The video is pretty bad, and the stories don't hold up very well... but boy is it a trip to see these old performers working live.

The West Wing, Season 6: Democratic and Republican primaries have begun, with dark horse Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) for the Dems and seasoned veteran Arnold Vinnick (Alan Alda) for the GOP in the mix. :victory:

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There's an ad that pops up on this website for something called Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show...

Click that ad!!!!!

It's stupid but hilarious...

i've started watching 'the big bang theory'. it's mildly funny but this kaley cuoco is a hot sweetie. :inlove:
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^ That's the main attraction, ne?

Hmm. I think "The Big Bang Theory" is hilarious. It's the only sitcom I make a point of DVR-ing.

Back to English shows for a moment... I'm pretty well hooked on "Shameless". Freakin' brilliant.

Geezer wrote:Hmm. I think "The Big Bang Theory" is hilarious. It's the only sitcom I make a point of DVR-ing.

The active word being "sitcom." :)

There's only two shows that I'm currently watching/recording: Life and Law & Order... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ That's the main attraction, ne?

yep, the show is just alright.

Started watching the third season of The Pretender on Hulu over the weekend. There are missing a few episodes, but I've gone ahead and watch three episodes already.

bmwracer wrote:^ That's the main attraction, ne?

absolutely! and it's on tonight. :mrgreen:

Man, I watched TV at my hotel, and American TV is FLOODED with reality shows. It was annoying. No wonder you guys are all haters. I would be, too. :bleh: