What do you watch?
I find quite amusing the fact that at both sides of the Atlantic the same thing has two different names.
In Canada and the USA (I simply can’t call those 50 states “America”) it’s TV, pronounced “tee vee.” In England it’s “telly,” pronounced, well, “telly.” I don’t watch telly a lot; just a couple shows and some football matches. I like to watch a show called “Tercer Grado” (Third Degree) also known as “Los Periodistas” (The Reporters). It is a political debate show. However, I watch it because, well, it’s funny. The reporters use all their available weapons (words) to attack each other’s opinions, which is, for itself, a hard job: it’s easier to attack the man instead of the idea. This is a source of unintentional humour I find quite amusing.
I like to watch another show, Law & Order: Criminal Intent. I don’t know why; it’s not the acting, not the characters, not even the script, but I like it. I liked a Canadian show for its scripts: “Little Mosque on the Prairie.” Its not a big-budget show (not a low-budget either) but is well written.
Except for the occasional newscast and those shows, I don’t watch anything else. If somebody recommends me a show, I download a couple episodes or read the synopsis. If I like it, I download the rest or buy the entire season in dvd. So far I’ve only purchased “Seinfield” so far, but I want to get “Mythbusters.” I’ve watched “Dexter” and “Scrubs.” That’s it. I watched the first season of “Desperate Housewifes” and “I Love New York,” the last one just to see how low the contestants could reach.
And you? Do you have a favourite show, program or series? If so, mind to share it with us?
Cheerio, partners.
V.
Comments
wawawawa??? Little mosque in the prairie??? is that like.. laura ingalls with a veil or something? i can only imagine the episode were she’s killed by her father in an honor murder for talking alone with the milkman.. lol XD
Not much to see on the telly lately, the writers strike really affected my tv schedule.
I used to watch Veronica Mars, but unfortunately it was canceled after its third season… Dr. House of course, Dexter, i used to watch Bones, but the last season was terrible, i usually finish watching the series i start, but Bones was the exception…
I got a hold of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, all 13 episodes and i’ve been watching those lately. on anime i think ill start with popotan, after the caramel dansen swept the web i’m curious to know more about those dancing girls.. lol … and the new futurama movie came out last week! also with a lost episode that was only on the game (yes, there was a videogame), it was good, but the next one seems even better
I want to get Cosmos in DVD (it’s very expensive, though). Well, abour Little Mosque on the Prairie, it’s just your regular CBC sitcom (”Small town Canada with a Muslim twist”) whose most unique trait is the simple and unique fact of being set among an underrepresented and misunderstood cultural community. The show does derive some of its humour from exploring the interactions of the Muslims with the non-Muslim townspeople of Mercy, the fictional town they all live in, and the contrast of conservative Islamic views with more liberal interpretations of Islam. Also, it takes political issues with a lot of humour, like the episode where the mosque is raided by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Check it out, it´s a good show. Not the best, but pretty good.