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PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 19:25 
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My son's got my wife and I watching Community.

It's really quite good most of the time, it sometimes borders on being "too American sitcomy" but Abed or Troy usually bring it back to being acceptable. The meta postpostmoderness is perfect for me and the homages are lovely.

recommend if you like that sort of thing!

What series are you on? It takes a dive, comes back, then takes a dive again.

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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose US TV thread
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All utter trash... that I watch religiously. They are just so easy to watch because it's the same thign every episode, but nothing ever happens.

For me it's Bar Rescue (a bar version of Kitchen Nightmares), Kitchen Nightmares (a restaurant version of Bar Rescue), Jerry Springer, and (TV's highest paid woman, and not by a little) Judge Judy.

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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose US TV thread
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 19:31 
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Big Timber, Ice Road Truckers, Gold Rush, Bering Sea Gold, The Curse of Oak Island.

All utter trash... that I watch religiously. They are just so easy to watch because it's the same thign every episode, but nothing ever happens.


I love Shed and Buried for this. it's like Ted and Ralph but with shit old motorbikes.

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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose US TV thread
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Trooper wrote:
Big Timber, Ice Road Truckers, Gold Rush, Bering Sea Gold, The Curse of Oak Island.

All utter trash... that I watch religiously. They are just so easy to watch because it's the same thign every episode, but nothing ever happens.


I love Shed and Buried for this. it's like Ted and Ralph but with shit old motorbikes.


I've watched a few of those.

I'm also doing Police Interceptors this season, as its in Northampton and it's fun to go "I know that street!" as an oik on an illegal ebike in the foreground is being run over by a police car


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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose US TV thread
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 21:37 
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Trooper wrote:
All utter trash... that I watch religiously. They are just so easy to watch because it's the same thign every episode, but nothing ever happens.

For me it's Bar Rescue (a bar version of Kitchen Nightmares), Kitchen Nightmares (a restaurant version of Bar Rescue), Jerry Springer, and (TV's highest paid woman, and not by a little) Judge Judy.


How are they still making Jerry Springer? I thought that ended in the 90s. I'm surprised there is anyone in the US left to do a DNA or lie detector on.

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 Post subject: Re: General Purpose US TV thread
PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 0:23 
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Malc wrote:
My son's got my wife and I watching Community.

It's really quite good most of the time, it sometimes borders on being "too American sitcomy" but Abed or Troy usually bring it back to being acceptable. The meta postpostmoderness is perfect for me and the homages are lovely.

recommend if you like that sort of thing!

What series are you on? It takes a dive, comes back, then takes a dive again.


I think we are on Season 4, we just watched the episode where Britta tries to throw a Sophie B Hawkins dance, and Abed goes on 2 dates at the same time and ends up with a Marvel ous cloakroom attendant instead

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All utter trash... that I watch religiously. They are just so easy to watch because it's the same thign every episode, but nothing ever happens.


We still enjoy the 'Border Security' programmes too. Does the package contain drugs? Is this family smuggling seeds in their suitcases? Is Charlie really visiting for tourist purposes with only 200 buck in his pocket and a telephone number for 'Big Mike's unskilled labour jobs' and will they cancel his visa? Find out after a long drawn out series of jumps and adverts.

RBT (Random Breath Testing) is similarly junk but somehow engaging.


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On a related note, if you’ve never watched Stihl Timber Sports you are missing out. It’s World’s Strongest Man, but with axes and chainsaws.


I always enjoy when a country fair have lumberjack competitions, they are fun to watch. Chainsaws and axes are both awesome and terrifying and dangerous and cool, so making them part of a time-based competition is a great idea.

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The one where they chop at their feet whilst standing on a log makes me wince. Also the one where they chop wedges out of the trunk, insert the standing boards, and climb the tree in stages to chop the top off.

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I remember when 'The Middle' came out and I never gave it any sort of chance as it seemed to be just a weak rip off of 'Malcolm in the Middle', but I was wrong - it's actually really good.

We're about 8 or so eps into the first season and it's good family viewing. While it's not as laugh-out-loud funny as Malcolm, it is more relatable and it's more pleasant in tone. Perhaps it resonates more given where I currently am in life compared to when it first came out, especially as it's told more from the mother's perspective than the kids. Every now and then an adult joke will be snuck in, but it's subtle.

I'm really looking forward to having this as part of our regular family viewing.

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Just watched Young Sheldon Season 7 on Chanel 4 (should it be this thread).

It ties up the show quite well, and is a little sad. As it covers the passing of his dad. Not a spoiler as it is covered in BBT.

I do like the show, bot as good as BBT, but i do enjoy BBT and binged watched the whole show earlier this year...

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