The original BBC radio version of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is absolutely incredible. It’s a radio play read by Douglas Adams, so its a step up from a normal audio book and they do a fantastic job on all the voice acting, sound effects and music. This isnt an adaptation either - the series started as a radio sitcom, and was adapted into books, TV, movies, etc.
Here’s a link if anyone is interested in a lot more
Adventure Time and SG1 for me
AI slop
Look at how the headphone connects to the phone, for example.
and mice hate white bedding, it ruins the aesthetic they prefer with their linens
there is no way in hell this isnt about house md
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I binged both Parks and Rec and Community after they were finished.
Game of Thrones had finished all but their last season when I started. (Perfect up until the last season.)
The expanse
Babylon 5
Trek - tng and ds9
Batman TAS
Battlestar Galactica 2003
Letterkenny.
I’ll add Voyager to that trek list.
And +1 for BSG, I’ve always loved the show. I actually just watched the first two episodes again this past week, but for the first time I decided to smoke some weed first.
Holy shit I get WAY more into the show when I’m baked… Like I was trying not to cry when the 60 FTL capable ships left the other 20ish behind and they focused on the little girl playing with her bear as the nukes detonated…
And hearing everyone go from a solemn, muttered “so say we all…” to a strong, purposeful “SO SAY WE ALL!”
chef’s kiss
I really like the bits of the Expanse I’ve seen. I absolutely love how realistic they portray space life, especially combat. After a few episodes I realized it was one long continued story, and the series was still being worked on, I lost all drive to finish it.
I’ll pick it back up eventually, it just feels like sitting down to watch a 200 hour movie, rather than a TV show.
Yeah the expanse book series is apparently three duologies and a trilogy.
But that mindset helped me frame the story better.
I’ll add Voyager to that trek list
+1 for Voyager. I’m almost finished a watch through now and I’m kicking myself for not watching it as a kid. I watched so many reruns of TNG and DS9 after school but somehow missed Voyager.
And The Expanse is well worth the watch. The books are phenomenal and some of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
I keep trying to get into the expanse but it’s just not latching. Weird as hell 'cos i’m a massive scifi nerd.
It’s really slow you can’t think of it as seasons you have to think of it as story arcs
And the first season is a slog.
I stopped watching it because it was so slow and read the books.
The expanse is great, I started watching the show then I read the books and then I never finished the show 😄
You’re so lucky. I had to both wait for each of these to debut, but also for a WEEK for each new ep! For ALL of these series!
All of which I now have on my Plex server, and frequently binge, lol!
11pm on channel nine. Teenaged me perfected the art of sleeping through ad breaks
I ALSO had to wait for every new episode of ds9 and voy. I wasn’t of watching-and-following age for most of tng. So I had to wait for re-runs. And hope they were aired in order since sometimes they only aired half a two-parter.
I need to get them moved over to my hard drive, I think I have all the dvds…
The bulk of those I also had to wait. Same for Voyager… Honestly I couldn’t watch early Voyager because of the UPN network… Lol
But yeah all on my Plex server now too. The wife and I are in DS9 and I’m watching through the expanse in 4K. This is my first time watching.I figured I needed to watch it after I read the series.
Bro Stargate SG1. it really hits its stride in Season 4. 10 freaking seasons, babayyy
I started my… 5th rewatch last week.
They really don’t make shows like they used to.
The episode where jack and teal’c switched bodies and the actors had to impersonate each other hits hard.
2 solid spin offs, and a small handful of extended universe content as well
And several movies to tie up storylines!
Yes, but my god they put the dvd releases straight to Netflix in all its pixelated glory. No HD remaster like STTNG unfortunately…
Just started S6. It’s soooo fucking good.
I loved Jonas. Also how Corin Nemec sounds way more alien than Jonas.
Season 3. Don’t know why it seems to be under rated, but there’s barely a bad episode imo.
Slop
The Venture Bros.
Waiting for new seasons back then was exhausting.
It was so worth it though. The writing was superb with seemingly throwaway plot points coming back years later in full force. It may have taken years to write but the pacing and story was nearly perfect every season.
Any day now I’ll start watching Breaking Bad
I tried.
But… nothing happens.
Hours go by to nothing happen.
It was too slow for my taste
I thought it was entirely unrealistic how his wife acted like he practically murdered his son for smoking weed, I’ve since met her IRL though.
Thank god, I thought I was a cretin as I didn’t get thro a season of it
Haha, the Fly episodes is my favorite one…
Start with "Slippin’ Jimmy’ ;), then watch BB, then El Camino, then Better Call Saul.
Rinse & repeat.
Disagree. Breaking Bad should be approached cold.
Yes. Most people aren’t aware that ‘Slippin Jimmy’ is a real show. I mean, it’s animated… and it’s terrible. Vince hates it.
I agree. Start cold with Walter in his Walter tighty whities.
Hard disagree. BCS is nothing like BB. I loved Breaking Bad, hated Better Call Saul. I couldn’t even force myself to watch the final season.
Most people that I have talked to prefer Better Call Saul, because Breaking Bad has the stigma of a terrible drug hanging over the premise. It’s harder for Joe Everyperson to watch Breaking Bad because it feels dirty. BCS has a more familiar swindly feeling because that’s who Saul is and Saul represents a lot of people. But so does Walter.
They’re both great companion series, my point was to make sure anyone reading this would watch Saul after breaking bad. It doesn’t work the other way. Watch it as it was released. Hell, they overlapped at the end (iirc)
Wow. Seriously? Maybe people would feel differently if they knew Hal was truly the villain, not the hero.
I’m on board here. Didn’t hate hate BCS, but if you’re gonna get into the style of Vince Gilligan, you need to start with breaking bad before you get into better call Saul, because it’s extremely heavy and takes a bit of patience to get through.
Plus, even though BCS is a prequel, there’s a lot of references to breaking bad, so you should watch breaking bad first.
I’ve watched it quite recently. It lives up to the hype. But don’t bother with Better Call Saul. It’s nothing like Breaking Bad. I’ve found it boring and annoying.
Before you get downvoted into oblivion for desecrating a great show, would you like to take a moment to tell the audience what your favorite show is?
Bob’s Burgers.
I perfer The Great North.
I was really hearbroken when they cancelled but it got 5 excellent seasons. It felt like it was written just for me sometimes.
Its a very specific kind of niche. Those of us that grew up in small mountain towns but ended up in the city can really see the love and detail. I used to watch it with my buddy and we would just be blown away by all the little touches. Really, anyone that spent a significant amount of time in their life in ‘cabin country’ would get a hit of cozy that they didn’t know they needed.
You can cross this bridge.
… be careful, every season you’ll be forced to do a musical…
I recently started watching The Blacklist. It’s totally silly, but it’s worth it just to watch a couple of James Spader monologues every episode. They’re silly, too, but he’s so fucking fun to watch.
The Americans was an amazing show that many people missed. Right up there with Breaking Bad, The Wire, Sopranos, Deadwood, etc.
Also Star Trek: Next Generation, ST: Deep Space 9, ST: Voyager, ST: Strange New Worlds. Star Trek: The Original Series is super campy and fun, but it’s not great, but it is is great.
ST:Enterprise, and ST: Discovery suck.
Also Twilight Zone.
Dr Who. 26 seasons.
Came here to post the same! Doctor Who is always a treat.
Watch Silence in the Library or Waters of Mars to get a feel for the series.
If you watch silence in the libray or waters of mars you will not get a feeling for 26-season-who.
get a feel
for the seriesfor David Tennantdavid tennant wasn’t in the 26 season run.
Regular Show
Orphan Black.
Have you listened to the sequel podcasts?
Ooooh. No.
I presume you are recommending them?
The first season was really good, and Tatiana does her thing perfectly. The second isn’t as strong but it wraps up the story.
Agreeing with the other response. Yes, absolutely recommending them! But the first season is better than the second. Second isn’t bad, just isn’t quite as good. That said, the voice actor for Felix came back for the second season and that alone is enough to make me recommend it. Having those two back together again was magical.
I recently watched through The Mentalist after I got tired of Monk (I’ve been on a Holmes-like kick for a while now) and really liked it. Currently seeing if Columbo holds up.
