I don’t have cable. I live with an SD TV that has the digital converter box thingie, but I’ve not yet bothered to buy one for the TV in my bedroom, and don’t have any immediate plans to either. While I do have a few shows I watch, and have watched more than my fair share of whole runs of shows, I have historically gravitated more to movies. (The major exception is British comedy, with which I am exceedingly well-versed.) But no more, I say. Motivated by D’Angelo’s recent revelation, I demand more time suckage, particularly now that Mad Men is gone till next summer.
I’m currently on the third and regrettably final series of Black Books. Here’s some options for after:
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Yes, Minister (and Yes, Prime Minister)
- Green Wing
- The I.T. Crowd
- Wondershowzen
- Tim and Eric etc. and etc.
- Breaking Bad
- Battlestar Galactica
- Friday Night Lights
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Garry Shandling Show
- Deadwood
- Big Love
- Weeds
- Dollhouse
- Um, The Sopranos (seriously)
Here, for the record, are the shows I regularly follow:
- 30 Rock
- The Office US
- Flight of the Conchords
- The Thick of It
- Peep Show
- That Mitchell and Webb Look
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- South Park
- Eastbound and Down
- Little Britain
- Mad Men
- Daily Show/Colbert
And, lastly, shows I need to catch back up with:
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The Wire (Season 4 has been sitting on my shelf for - egads - nearly two years)
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Dexter (did Season 1, liked loads, just haven’t gotten around to it)
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force (only up to volume 5)
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Six Feet Under (bailed after season four; need I bother?)
I am, as ever, open to suggestions.