What do I watch now?

kowloon

So now that the programme's over, what is there on TV that's actually any good? Lost is pure cack, Stargate is a childrens programme and Dexter went downhill last season, so the fourth season will probably be rubbish. Even the news is no good these days.

I need escapism. Anyone?

degrassinoel

back to southpark for me, 24 is worthless drivvel as is lost since season 1, tv just got a lot more boring all of a sudden, maybe i'll take a course in advanced robotics

Derek Coleman

Lost is my other show now that makes me look forward to the day of viewing. Sarah Connor Chronicles does it for me but mainly because I'm a Terminator fanatic.

I think tv shows are pretty dull in comparison to BSG. I think BSG is as close to perfect a tv show as I would want.

Try watching Nip/Tuck. I love that show. Its brilliantly different and just pure outrageous fun for men to watch. And some women.

qz

Nip/Tuck is my holy grail, I adore that show

kowloon

Forgot about 24 and Prison Break, terrible, terrible TV.

Southpark is always good for a laugh, but it's not the same.

Will the BSG slot be filled by trek/SG-1 re-runs or reality tv? I wonder.

ixoy

Stargate ain't a children's program - approaching things in a light-hearted manner isn't childish any more than using moody lighting and having characters growl is adult...

There's a lot of great shows out there still - True Blood, Damages, Breaking Bad, Terminator: TSCC - are all worth watching and that's before you delve into the back library of shows that have gone off the air waves.

kowloon

ixoy wrote: »

Stargate ain't a children's program - approaching things in a light-hearted manner isn't childish any more than using moody lighting and having characters growl is adult...

There's a lot of great shows out there still - True Blood, Damages, Breaking Bad, Terminator: TSCC - are all worth watching and that's before you delve into the back library of shows that have gone off the air waves.

I put that in to make the blood boil . When they start airing the re-runs of BSG at lunchtime on sky I'll conceed that one.
Going to look up Breaking Bad, never heard of it. Cheers.

Derek Coleman

Stargate is a family show.

You can always tell a family show from an adult show. They both have people getting killed by guns but in the family show they never shoot people in the head!

Lu Tze

ixoy wrote: »

and that's before you delve into the back library of shows that have gone off the air waves.

The West Wing, best show ever made (first 4 seasons of it anyway)

Cunny-Funt

The Wire.

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kowloon

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

The Wire.

/thread.

Most definitely not escapism though.

Peace

I had the same empty feeling when The Wire finished. BSG is going to be a hard act to follow.

OmegaRed

qz wrote: »

Nip/Tuck is my holy grail, I adore that show

I love Nip/Tuck also but that has now finished till 2010. However, for all you BSG fans, you'll be happy to know that Katee Sackhoff aka: Starbuck appears in the last few episodes of season 5 and she looks HOTT!

Dexter is a great show and the 3rd season is just finished (4th starting soon). Worth the watch!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you could re watch babylon 5

Brimmy

Chuck and How I Met Your Mother for light hearted comedy.

Friday Night Lights for drama.

Season 2 of Breaking Bad is back on as well and Season 5 of Rescue Me is starting too.

Lobelia Overhill

Supernatural
Sanctuary (which is so naff it's good)
Burn Notice (not sci-fi but fun to watch)
The Listener
Life (again not sci-fi)

Dr. Baltar

Firefly probably the most similar thing you will find to BSG out there although completely different at the same time.

Besides that I watch stuff like criminal minds and CSI.


But yeah, television is a load of ****e right now.

Derek Coleman

Just watch your DVD's of Galactica for another year and then see if Caprica is any use. Or else just get rid of your tv cause there aint much in comparison.

ixoy

Derek Coleman wrote: »

Just watch your DVD's of Galactica for another year and then see if Caprica is any use.

Be sure to skip over the half of the show's episodes of the show that aren't all that good

I disagree there's nothing else good, once you're willing to look into old shows. I'd also recommend "Chuck" for a bit of escapism (although BSG is hardly easy escapism is it?).

MisterAnarchy

Sadly the standard of tv shows these days is diabolical.
Its too dumbed down and predictable.
I find myself watching less and less tv.
Caprica could be worth a look and Virtuality could be decent too.
Lost is quite good and the end of Prison Break could surprise us.

Scruff

Dexter is a great show. Well series 1 and 2 are anyway, i havent seen the 3rd yet.

Talisman

The Wire, Damages, Dexter, Dollhouse, Chuck, Burn Notice, Supernatural, Terminator, House, Medium, Oz, Mad Men, Underbelly.

degrassinoel

Oz used to be good until they got really graphic with the gay and rape stuff, the rest i've tried and couldnt find anything to keep me watching

Leprachaun

Shows that are still running that I'd reccomend are:Lost,24 and Fringe. For some non-arched/light entertainment shows I'd go with South Park,Bones and Cold Case. There's a few shows that have been cancelled that are worth a watch anyway like Journeyman,the first 2 seasons of Prison Break and Jericho.

Two shows I'm looking forward to that will replace BSG perfectally are Caprica and Stargate:Universe. I know you said you didn't like SG but Universe seems to be closer to BSG than anything.

Rosser

star gate is absolute drivel - sorry!

On the other hand I doubt Ron Moore will be able to leave BSG alone even though it ended so well

DirkVoodoo

One and a half seasons of the Wire left, still got South Park, the new series of Monk (yes its a bit formulaic, but I like Tony Shaloub, very funny), new series of Peep Show soon (floss is boss!) and I only waste my time on Terminator when the svelt form of Summer Glau is caught by the camera.

Other than that...

plenty of BSG reruns!

Yggr of Asgard

You could rewatch BSG from the beginning from your dvd/dvr/computer storage.

Or you could check out

The Listener (FX and FX HD) which is a great show
Dollhouse (and after episode 5 it get's good)
Fringe (back soon)
Rescue Me (back 07 April in USA)
Life (brilliant acting in there)

Or if you just want to laugh a lot try The Big Bang Theory, I find it great.

sioda

Thumbs up for fringe well worth the watch

Farscape DVD's for me

tbaymusicman

House or the big bang theory

spooydermot

Captain Mords Spiced Bum wrote: »

you could re watch babylon 5

I used to love B5 - but sadly I think it may have gone past it's sell by date in terms of SFX - and the acting wasn't great - not that SFX is the be all and end all of a good show - Strazinsky did an impossible job of keeping that show going for 5 years (not including recent DVD releases) and the story line was fantastic , that man can really spin a yarn, check out his Spiderman stories for more great work - but you can pretty much drop off at "Brand New Day".

I'd recommend B5 but would also warn people that it's not BSG in terms of acting or SFX, but I think it's equal in terms of over-all story.

I think Stargate:Atlantis is well worth a watch, David Hewlett is great in it.

I think it's time I dipped into "The Wire", people have been recommending it to me for a while now.

I saw the West Wing recommended above, I'd also recommend Studio 60 which is currently going for a song here

House is pretty good, I mean the show has the exact same structure every week but Hugh Laurie is great in it.

Life is a good show - is the second season out on DVD yet?

DirkVoodoo

Just in case there are a few unconverted lurking on the BSG forum, do yourselves a favour and watch "Arrested Development", one of the greatest comedies of all time, the performances of David Cross and Jeffrey Tambor are worth the price of admission alone.

Volvagia

I'm going to watch 2 shows that I have been putting off for ages, Firefly and The Wire. I should have plenty of time to devote to these now.

I'm also nearly finished watching every episode of seinfeld which has been on my to do list for a while.

Future shows im looking forward to are the new seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Peep Show (if what someone said earlier is correct) and i'd be willing to give Caprica a go.

cian_r

I've no idea what to watch now either. Just about all other current TV series (apart from maybe Lost) are complete drivel IMO. Im totally gutted BSG is over. I'm really glad they ended it properly, but to be honest I wish they left some glimmer of a chance of a spin-off.

Not really looking forward to Caprica. Descriptions such as "television's first science fiction family saga" don't fill me with much optimism.

"BSG: The Plan" should be good. But I know it will only drag back memories of what a real TV show should be.

cian_r

cian_r wrote: »

Not really looking forward to Caprica. Descriptions such as "television's first science fiction family saga" don't fill me with much optimism.

Just watched a trailer of this on scifi.com ... looks pure muck tbh

http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=1068030

Volvagia

They could make a spin-off following the adventures of the red centurions in the rebel baseship.

It would just be mostly cgi and no dialogue but i'm sure RDM could make something out of it.

Khannie

Breaking bad is the best thing on TV by a country mile atm.

30 rock is very funny too. Light hearted lols ftw!

edit: breaking bad is not light hearted lols, but it is lol in parts. I just don't want people getting upset with me.

Stark

Current sci-fi: Terminator. Pity it's headed for the cancellation route most likely.
Back catalogue: Farscape without a doubt. Then Firefly, Babylon 5 etc.

robby^5

Dollhouse.

It was slow to start but it finally paid off with the latest episode which was brilliant, also it has Mr Karl "Helo" Agathon as an incentive for bsg fans to watch

Other than that I'm watching Lost, which is a brilliant show if only for the characters and it's ability to come up with a new plot twist or cliffhanger week after week. Regardless of how ridiculous the show is getting as it advances the story, it's still keeping me coming back for more.

I do plan on watching Caprica, but I dunno about this family saga premise they're selling us. I also don't like the idea of Battlestar becoming a franchise in the same fashion as Star Trek, imo the show has ended on a high note so lets leave it at that... but my longing for more of the same puts Caprica on my to-watch list.

MisterAnarchy

dublin-texas wrote: »

Dollhouse (and after episode 5 it get's good)

But there have only been 6 episodes aired so far ,bit early to judge .

I see alot of people recommending shows to watch but very few of them are in the same genre as BSG.
I'm going to watch some of them,The Wire,Arrested Development,Studio 60,Underbelly and see how they go.
Its very hard to get good hard hitting drama nowadays.
Most shows are dumbed down ,cheesy and full of tacky dialogue.
I like dark edgy and gritty shows preferably with a bit of scifi and depth.
Btw I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Fair City as a replacement.:D

Dr Galen

House MD
The Unit anyone?
+1 for Rescue Me

I missed the whole Wire thing, but picked it all up on DVD so i guess I've that to get through

bazz26

Waiting for "The Plan" to hit DVD then rerun of BSG from start to finish. There is no substitute.

Don't hold much hope for Caprica, looks very like its going to be a Beverly Hills 90210 type thing.

AnCapaillMor

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Just in case there are a few unconverted lurking on the BSG forum, do yourselves a favour and watch "Arrested Development", one of the greatest comedies of all time, the performances of David Cross and Jeffrey Tambor are worth the price of admission alone.

a big + 1 for this.

TerrorFirmer

Battlestar is without a doubt the best TV show I've ever seen. It's not the only TV show I watch, and not the only one I enjoy, but in a side by side comparison even the 2nd best lags far behind. Special effects, models, design, characters, action...it really can't be bettered. For me it's really the definitive Sci-Fi...even Star Wars pales in comparison and that would have been my previous gospel for all things sci-fi. I'll never forgot watching Season 2, watched it all in one sitting and went through a tin of roses at Christmas time.

Worthy follow ups though in the same vein, I would recommend Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles or Firefly. The latter in particular, even if its run is short. It has the characters pegged down extremely well. Personally I've always disliked Stargate and Star Trek immensely though....

In other genres Arrested Development or Curb your Enthusiasm are the top dogs.

What am I going to watch now? Battlestar 1978...

MikeHoncho

I think Kings is worth checking out. I saw the first 2 episodes last week. Its got Ian McShane and if that isnt incentive enough I dont know what is. IGN reviewed the first 2 episodes here: http://tv.ign.com/articles/961/961665p1.html

Should suit BSG fans as it's about War and Death in an alternate reality with an alternate Human Race.

Syferus

MikeHoncho wrote: »

I think Kings is worth checking out. I saw the first 2 episodes last week. Its got Ian McShane and if that isnt incentive enough I dont know what is. IGN reviewed the first 2 episodes here: http://tv.ign.com/articles/961/961665p1.html

Should suit BSG fans as it's about War and Death in an alternate reality with an alternate Human Race.

And it's also slated to be cancelled after its 14 episode run, so you get to exprience a double sense of loss in a single year if you do like it.

silvine

The Wire
The Wire
The Wire
The Wire

Did I mention The Wire?

Caliden

Dollhouse looks promising.
Only watched the first epside but so far so good.

mick.fr

The Unit

Volvagia

Well since BSG, I watched Firefly and Serenity, and started the Wire.

Firefly and Serenity were fantastic and i can't get enough of the wire, flying through season 2 at the moment.

After that I don't know where i'll go.

Tar.Aldarion

Supernatural:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055579941

Burgo

silvine wrote: »

The Wire
The Wire
The Wire
The Wire

Did I mention The Wire?

Yeah,if you havent watched the wire yet,then do so immediately.