TV-shows you (secretly) watch/collect?

F.A. · 18-09-2008 5:32pm #1

Okay, I am officially embarrassed to still enjoy watching old series like The Cosby Show, Little House on the Prairie, and Roseanne. I used to follow them avidly when I was small, and every now and then I find myself contemplating buying the box sets. Have not done so yet, but...

I also - and much more embarrassingly - watch the odd episode of 7th Heaven, even though it makes my blood boil almost every time! I must be masochistic. Well, at least I have never thought of buying that one on DVD!

Not so secretly: Gilmore Girls (got the box set up to the last series

), Grey's Anatomy (got the first series), Private Practice (no purchase planned), Desperate Housewives (got series 1-3), Six Feet Under (got the entire collection). Oh, and King of Queens (have five of the nine series).

I might get a series of Judging Amy once I find out in which one Adrian Pasdar stars.

I also like to watch the odd CSI, no matter which city, but I couldn't be bothered collecting.

SarahJ · 18-09-2008 5:37pm

I'm not embarassed by my Tv shows, Greys Anatomy etc, I'm more embarrassed by my seletion of dvds. Any 80s/90s dvd I found, I have to buy them!!

Examples:
The Burbs
Death Becomes Her
Beaches
Hocus Pocus ( I actually had to order this off the net as I oculdn't find it in any shops)
The Goonies

etc etc

Stargal · 18-09-2008 5:47pm

F.A. wrote: »

Not so secretly: Gilmore Girls (got the box set up to the last series ), Grey's Anatomy (got the first series), Private Practice (no purchase planned), Desperate Housewives (got series 1-3), Six Feet Under (got the entire collection). Oh, and King of Queens (have five of the nine series). I might get a series of Judging Amy once I find out in which one Adrian Pasdar stars.

King of Queens lasted for nine series?! And The Wire got cancelled after five? There really is no justice in the world.

I have all seven series of The West Wing and two series of both Six Feet Under and The Sopranos but uh, that's it. And not ashamed of them either, they're my three favourite tv programmes ever. I haven't really gotten into any tv at all lately. Keep meaning to watch Mad Men cos the clips of it look deadly but I always forget to tune in when it's on.

SarahJ · 18-09-2008 5:49pm

Forgot bout Sopranos!! Best show ever IMO

F.A. · 18-09-2008 6:14pm

Anyone remember Hotel? I sooo loved it. To this day I have these stupid dreams of having Christmas at a really posh hotel. Tragic, I know!!

I also really liked Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Would probably get it if it was out...

Oryx · 18-09-2008 6:20pm

No box sets in our house except 24 which was bought for us and never opened.

Though if I could, Id watch The Greatest American Hero again, just for the theme tune.

Rozabeez · 18-09-2008 6:31pm

I've started watching the Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill in the morning before work, getting sorta hooked even though I'm not too sure what's going on.

tk123 · 18-09-2008 7:21pm

I watch home and away - on you tube - religiously(Roman ftw!:rolleyes:). It all started when i was at the computer all day supposed to be studying but sitting on you tube instead! They seem to have characters in their 20's for people like me who are too old to be watching but still do.

Also any of the old stuff that they show on living - The Golden girls, The Partridge Family, Bewitched, Wonder Woman oh and Party of 5 and Northern Exposure on Channel 6!!

bnagrrl · 18-09-2008 7:31pm

The boxsets...

Family Guy
Futurama
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos (Best show ever)
American Dad
Boston Legal (Underrated, suprised it's not more popular, it has William Shatner, people!)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfeld
Rome (Only 2 series but they are AMAZING!)

Shows I love to hate: Gilmore Girls - I find myself watching the occasional episode on Living even though it ANNOYS me sooo much. Lost - the b/f loves it, have watched a few episodes, don't get it, don't want to get it. Monk - embarrassed to say I (sometimes) watch this but it's really good! Honest!

gidget · 18-09-2008 9:47pm

Have to say i enjoyed Charmed when it was on, was always looking forward to the new series when it was on - but think it's been ruined with the continous re-runs ( i think they should hold off on it for a few years and then show it again).

Also love Las Vegas for the lovely Josh Duhamel!!!!! I know the DVD sets are available in the US, but i can't find any sign of the DVD's on sale here yet for that series.

Have found myself also getting into Criminal Minds, CSI and Cold Case too!

I have the Hustle and Shameless boxsets

Almost forgot my SATC boxset - although have yet to pick up the movie:D

MysticalSoul · 18-09-2008 9:59pm

The Gilmore Girls (all 7)
The Simpsons (all 10 boxsets to date and counting)
The GHost Whisperer
Heroes
Tru Calling (why was this cancelled after only 2 series)

cee_jay · 18-09-2008 10:01pm

The only boxsets I have are Greys Anatomy (Season 2), Heroes, Lost and My So Called Life - I feel in love with Jared Leto and just had to have that when I spotted it at Christmas.

Sharpshooter · 18-09-2008 11:08pm

Have a box set of Little House on The Prarie (Love it ) , actually loved Micheal Landon

Highway to heaven was brilliant ( Micheal Landon

)
All Desperate HouseWives Box sets , would watch them over and over.
Golden Girls were lol.
Dallas ( JR ) would never have worked without him.:D
Mork and Mindy

:o:o:o ( yep , Micheal Landon again.:P

Phlann · 19-09-2008 1:45am

I don't really watch television anymore but I used to secretly enjoy Smallville, mostly because of Lana.

But then it got so awful I couldn't ignore it any longer and not even she could convince me to watch it again.

WindSock · 19-09-2008 9:02am

SarahJ wrote: »

The Goonies

Hey You Guyyyyyyy's.

Nothing wrong with the Goonies

JP Liz · 19-09-2008 9:57am

I loved MacGyver, A Team and Cover Up

quoteunquote · 19-09-2008 10:39am

My sister buys the boxsets but somehow they always end up in my room. I've managed to "borrow" the first season of Heroes and Pushing Daisies and every Family Guy season off her. Poor girl.

19-09-2008 11:19am

I'm had such a crush on Michael Landon when I was little too. How wrong is that!
"Who's the boss" is my ultimate in embarrassed TV. Nothing in the world makes me happier than discovering an espisode is on.

I don't get sucked in by soaps usually. But I'm totally absorbed in Home and away at the minute. I even have a crush on 15 year old bad boy Aden Jeffries.

:o:o:o:o

Atm I love Medium, The Ghost Whisperer, Pushing up Daisies, Bones, The Clinic, Cold case, Nip/tuck, Downsize me, Grey's anatomy and The Tudors.

Maple · 19-09-2008 11:24am

Charmed. Because i'm convinced that I should have magic powers.

Oh and Ghost Whisperer.

IvyTheTerrible · 19-09-2008 11:27am

I have the first few Dallas series on DVD, classic! Nearly 30 years old and still great.

Also have Friends and The Simpsons on DVD.

My friend got me the Bosco DVD for Christmas..that's embarassing but very funny to watch late at night at a party..

JaneyMc · 19-09-2008 12:12pm

irishamethyst wrote: »

The Gilmore Girls (all 7)

Tru Calling (why was this cancelled after only 2 series)

I KNOW :mad:

I'm not really ashamed of anything I own. The Gilmore Girls maybe, but only because the slaggings I got when my friends seen the boxset in my room . I LOVE YOU LAURALEI !!! :pac:

I have some Care Bear DVD's I slap on when I need some cheering up though...

Appleblossom42 · 19-09-2008 1:54pm

I love the old British comedies

On The Buses, Bless This House, Blackadder.
Also all the Carry On movies.
Lately I've been into Dragon's Den and the soaps.

Appleblossom42 · 19-09-2008 3:14pm

Oooh! how could I forget Kath and Kim? I love them!

JaneyMc · 19-09-2008 3:16pm

Appleblossom42 wrote: »

Oooh! how could I forget Kath and Kim? I love them!

I really don't get Kath and Kim.

lolly22 · 19-09-2008 3:19pm

Boxsets I have are Friends, Simpsons and all the CSI's I love them

larko · 19-09-2008 3:23pm

I find myself settling down at 7pm most evenings to watch Nationwide.

It's a nana programme FFS. I even happily sat through the half hour special from Knock. Oh and the Tidy Towns special....

Now that's shame for ya.:o

F.A. · 19-09-2008 3:24pm

All the CSIs, lolly22? :eek: Must have cost a fortune! Well, not necessarily, but we assume so, right?

I am quite jealous of the Friends Boxset. I just have to get that one sometime soon...

Someone mentioned My So Called Life. I have that one too. Seriously underrated series.

I wonder do any of you know Picket Fences? It was cancelled after the second season I believe, but it was pretty cool! Same director as Boston Legal.

Solarball10 · 19-09-2008 3:26pm

Bring back Sweet Valley High, Popular and California Dreams!

lolly22 · 19-09-2008 3:29pm

F.A. wrote: »

All the CSIs? :eek: Must have cost a fortune! Well, not necessarily, but we assume so, right?

Someone mentioned My So Called Life. I have that one too. Seriously underrated series.

I wonder do any of you know Picket Fences? It was cancelled after the second season I believe, but it was pretty cool! Same director as Boston Legal.

Oh they would have if i had to pay for them all but I got most of them as presents over the years or I wait till the sales after they come out but yep i have them all.

lolly22 · 19-09-2008 3:31pm

F.A. wrote: »

All the CSIs, lolly22? :eek: Must have cost a fortune! Well, not necessarily, but we assume so, right? I am quite jealous of the Friends Boxset. I just have to get that one sometime soon...

Oh I got the Friends one for my 21st two years ago and i watch it all through once a year never get sick of them

classic series imo

IvyTheTerrible · 19-09-2008 3:34pm

F.A. wrote: »

I am quite jealous of the Friends Boxset. I just have to get that one sometime soon...

FYI, it's gotten much cheaper on Amazon, about 100 pounds sterling for the whole thing, 10 pounds for each series.

Solarball10 · 19-09-2008 3:47pm

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

FYI, it's gotten much cheaper on Amazon, about 100 pounds sterling for the whole thing, 10 pounds for each series.

I got the boxset, all 10 seasons, for 60 euro on Ebay, bargain when its like 200 in HMV! (Used to be anyway)

F.A. · 19-09-2008 3:54pm

Cheers you two, but I prefer getting box sets in my native language which always has English as an option as well. I therefore have to splash out in my home country where the box set has not gotten good reviews due to synchronisation issues, and the single boxes are rather costly in my opinion.

Sharpshooter · 19-09-2008 7:41pm

All of 24, box sets and wait for it Bonanza, Micheal Landon again:o.The stunt doubles in bonanza are hilarious , Ben Cartwrights stunt double is about a foot taller and you can see the guys dark hair under the grey wig.:D

GirlInterrupted · 19-09-2008 8:39pm

All the Family Guy series, all the Soprano's series, and all of Six Feet Under.

Its not a secret though.

GeturGun · 19-09-2008 9:34pm

Awww Little House on the Prairie, I have 2 boxsets - I still cry at the end of practically every single episode

Got a box-set recently of Ghost Whisperer, love that programme. Warning though, don't watch it at 3am. I was sick a few weeks ago and awake at 3am, flicked on d'telly and Ghost Whisperer was on and it scared the bejeezes outta me in the middle of the night!!!!

For all you closet Home and Away fans out there, here you will find the pilot in 4 parts, oh the memories!!!!!

And Moonbaby - totally agree, Aiden is probably less than half my age, but he is H-O-T!!! How bad is that?!?!?!?!?!?

20-09-2008 2:26am

GeturGun wrote: »

And Moonbaby - totally agree, Aiden is probably less than half my age, but he is H-O-T!!! How bad is that?!?!?!?!?!?

I googled! He is a legal and above board 23!!!!!! We aren't perverts after all!

:D

I can post this and not be ashamed now!

Zaph · 20-09-2008 2:45am

That's some port-wine birthmark that guy has.

20-09-2008 2:50am

Zaph wrote: »

That's some port-wine birthmark that guy has.

You have no idea the pain I had to go through to get that picture.
Som chick has screen captured practically every single frame with those two in, from this season of Home and away.

And we thought we were sad!

Zaph · 20-09-2008 3:00am

Moonbaby wrote: »

You have no idea the pain I had to go through to get that picture.
Som chick has screen captured practically every single frame with those two in, from this season of Home and away.

And we thought we were sad!

Well I suppose everyone need a hobby. Or an unhealthy obsession.

20-09-2008 3:10am

Zaph wrote: »

Well I suppose everyone need a hobby. Or an unhealthy obsession.

It is not the worst there is a guy out there somewhere, who collects screenshots of Blathnid Ní Chofaigh with her mouth hanging open.

What is odds he is a boardsie.

Zaph · 20-09-2008 3:15am

Moonbaby wrote: »

It is not the worst there is a guy out there somewhere, who collects screenshots of Blathnid Ní Chofaigh with her mouth hanging open.

What is odds he is a boardsie.

I had no idea who she was until I saw a thread somewhere a while back with her on it, so you could be right. Why only shots with her mouth open? That's just ridiculously weird.

20-09-2008 3:23am

Zaph wrote: »

I had no idea who she was until I saw a thread somewhere a while back with her on it, so you could be right. Why only shots with her mouth open? That's just ridiculously weird.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishcelebs/

What do you think?

Zaph · 20-09-2008 3:26am

Moonbaby wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/irishcelebs/

What do you think?

Definitely a bit of an odd obsession there. Got to say she does nothing for me anyway, so I just don't see the attraction whether her mouth's open or closed.

Katie23 · 06-10-2008 3:33am

I watch and collect Family Guy, The King of Queens and The Walton's.

Alessandra · 06-10-2008 9:14am

Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls.I'm ashamed to watch them but can't help it!

rugbug86 · 06-10-2008 3:38pm

Recently (secretly!)

'ing Gilmore Girls. Am on the hunt for the box-set as I don't think E4 will have it past season 5.

Also watching (loving!) Home and Away (Aden...) and Neighbours.

Not so secretly I watch:
Grey's Anatomy*
Private Practice*
Greek*
About a Girl*
The Best Years*
Gossip Girl*
Secret Life of the American Teenager*
CSI (Vegas)
Two and a Half Men
Strictly Come Dancing
Extreme Makeover:Home Edition

*Download from itunes so I "collect" these and regularly re-watch :-)

ASIL1983 · 06-10-2008 5:01pm

I love Dawsons Creek(im not ashamed) have all of those series on DVD. I also have some of the Bewitched series and a Worzel Gummidge dvd. I think my next purchase will be The Munsters. I would also have to agree about Kath and Kim-so funny

litup · 06-10-2008 5:19pm

I got the box sets of 21 Jump Street and Quantum Leap recently. They rock.

redout · 06-10-2008 11:56pm

I own all 7 seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD. Big secret.

jellie · 07-10-2008 9:14am

i loved the oc & still love one tree hill

my sister has all the oc boxsets.
i also love watching americas next top model. not sure why, its like a strange fascination with how these girls who dont look great sometimes can have stunning photos.
& i like ugly betty - is that embarrassing?

im not really into box sets though, for things that come in series' (serieses? whatever the multiple of series is) once i watch them once i wouldnt be too bothered watching them again. except maybe friends or scrubs.

i have a csi boxset though, my ex had ALL of them & he hadnt the money to buy that 1 once & he had got me into watching them so i bought that 1 & he said hed buy it off me in a couple of months. then we broke up

less embarassing things i watch (or so i think anyway):
desperate housewives
lost

TV-shows you (secretly) watch/collect?

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