Top Five TV Shows I Love and Hate
Thursday August 23, 2007
Categories: Television
We all have those television shows which serve us as utter escapism, which help us transcend our bodies and our daily lives. Often they even become true guilty pleasures worthy of repentance--that's how guilty and self-indulgent they are. But some...
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This was a very interesting documentary that my neighbor recommended and my recommended i only saw the christian half but it will get you riled up (as it did my brotherjason) but they did a good job with it.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/gods.warriors/
I walked away from network TV for the summer and every show that I am watching is on cable. The only problem with shows on cable is that they don't follow the same rules as network TV and you may hear language or see sex that you aren't expecting. So, the hate part for me comes in the form of immoral situations and unpleasant language.
THE CLOSER. I think Kyra Sedgwick is fabulous. My wife and I both love this show. We never miss it. A little bloody at times.
MONK. Just about the only other show that we watch together, however she hates the often violent murders that take place at the beginning of the show. This show isn't about the crime solving or the mystery, it's all about Monk and how he makes us laugh.
EUREKA. I missed the whole first season, but tuning in this summer, I discovered a gem. It has just enough quirkiness and fun to keep me watching.
KYLE XY. I'm not sure I like it as much as last summer, but I'm hooked all the same. The problem here is that it shouldn't be on a channel called ABC Family. If I had kids, they would not be watching. Teenage sex, and an obvious agenda of pushing the gay life as completely normal, has turned me to hate a few episodes.
MAD MEN. The jury is still out on this one, but I am stuck on it already. I love how they really make you feel that you are in 1960. The subtle comments in the dialog that say..."they really said stuff like this back then, didn't they?" Definitely a guilty pleasure as it has no morals whatsoever and I hate that Don is having an affair (or 2) when he has this wonderful and beautiful wife and children at home.
I have a love-hate relationship with Dr. Phil. Yes, he does give people some help in the form of wake-up calls (what happens on-screen) and real therapy (provided behind closed doors). But the show itself is really mostly about some people's conflicts, drama, and stupid mistakes, and that I spend any time at all watching these other people act out their personal failings definitely makes the show a guilty pleasure for me.
I love Monk and Psych--I find them utterly delightful, and not at all hate-inspiring, therefore didn't include them on this list....
But I recommend them!
makes sense to me,very well put and respectfully understandable.I see that beliefnet covers a very large range of subjects and i am most interested in hearing more from you people in the future.
sincerely and respectfully yours
tomvc
Does anybody watch the 4400? i think that show is way up there in the leagues of Lost and Heroes (more so Hereos) because some of the cast of characters have special supernatural abilities The 4400 seems to have a story line based on apocalyptic end times as the world is finding out our connection to other beings in outer space There's also this creepy Jesus Christ/Anti-Christ figure named Jordan Collier who says he was sent to save man kind
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