What British or American TV programs do you like? (home, tenant)

[bjh]

Remember The Saint with was it Ian Ogilvie or Anthony Andrews. It was over my head, I was a kid, but I remember it being on the air. Was it British?

One show that had and still has kind of a cult following was The Prisoner with Patrick McGoohan. Remember that one? Kind of weird, but at onetime I enjoyed that one.

"What do you want?

-In-FOR-MA-tion!!!!

You won't get it!

-By hook or by crook, we will!"

[LINCOLNSHIRE]

Originally Posted by bjh

Remember The Saint with was it Ian Ogilvie or Anthony Andrews. It was over my head, I was a kid, but I remember it being on the air. Was it British?

The later remade serious was Ian Ogilvie [Return of the Saint]..The originals provided Roger Moore with his big break before his 007 days,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phvZf6EHac4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USoH1iDvK_8

[chicagocubs]

Well, I have not seen my all-time favourite listed:

EastEnders. Yes, I know, but, I became hooked when my son lived there. Can't see current versions here in America anymore, PBS shows 5 year old versions late on Sunday night. Have to catch up on the web.

American shows? Not many to brag about, most have been mentioned. But, my one fav that is kind of taking a BBC style (only a few shows taped each year; the season is about 8 weeks long)...is "My Boys" about a female Chicago sportswriter and her male friends....it is on TBS here in the states. Great writing and good comedy!

[bjh]

Originally Posted by LINCOLNSHIRE

The later remade serious was Ian Ogilvie [Return of the Saint]..The originals provided Roger Moore with his big break before his 007 days,,

YouTube - The Saint TV intro in color (1962-69)


YouTube - The Best of return Of the Saint - Volume 1

Yes, thank you. Roger Moore was in my head, but I thought I was confusing James Bond with the Saint.

[Franklyn]

As Times Goes By far and above all else.

Any crime/detective show in UK is far superior to the current run of CSI things where we're supposed to believe that crime scene technicians commonly participate in interrogations, arrests, and SWAT operations. duh.
But Hill Street Blues was great.

And BBC-America does have an interesting off-hours schedule. Think TIVO.

[Six Foot Three]

From back in the day (1970's) i sure miss the Monty Python Flying Circus shows that used to come on at midnite here in the States.

Sample show episode ''Death of Mary Queen of Scots/Exploding Penguin'' .

YouTube - Monty Python - Exploding Penguin

[westhou]

i love coupling. it's one of my favorite shows. i also like torchwood.

[Giesela]

The US'ers here watching BBCA must have a better regional line up than I do - never heard of half of these shows.
I love Graham Norton! Celebs on Letterman and Leno must have so many pre-show contractual "can't talk about"s that all they talk about is everyone's kids and whatever new show is being hyped. Really tedious. Norton is hilarious and I love the audience too, very game for whatever he's putting up.
I also like MI-5
There was another cop drama I only saw part of a season of that I really liked but I can't remember the name.....
I'm always amazed at how many shows (and movies) I'm watching in the U.S. only to find out that there was an earlier British version. You Brits should feel very ripped off!
Of course pay back has come, so many of our actors, actresses and musicians are Brits, Aussies or Canadians there are hardly any U.S.'ers left

[evo25]

Life on Mars was really good, great to watch something that's not PC.

[Mooseketeer]

American :

-Northern Exposure ( best TV programme ever IMO)
-The series on the civil War a few years back
-The Series on the War of Independence a few years back
-Seinfeld
-Grace under Fire
-Third Rock from the Sun
-Dexter
-Criminal Minds
-Numb3rs
-CSI
-M.A.S.H
-The Simpsons
-Family Guy
-Ed
-House
-6 Feet Under
-Ellen
-The Wonder Years
-Colombo
-Quincy
-Malcolm in the Middle
-My so called Life
-Buffy ( guilty pleasure I'm afraid)
-The visitor
-Brimstone (?)
-Picket Fences
-Dharma and Greg ( because of Kitty)
-Monk
-Gilmore Girls ( yet another guilty pleasure)
-Heroes
-Home Improvement
-Benson
-Spin City






British :

- Yes Minister/ Prime Minister
-Drop the Dead Donkey
-Smith and Jones
-Poirot
-Jeeves and Wooster
-Foyle's War
-Blackadder
-A bit of Fry and Laurie
-QI
-Whose line is it anyway?
-Lead Balloon
-Black Books
-Brideshead revisited
-A very British coup
-Anything with Bruce Parry ( "Tribe" etc...)
-Anything with Simon Schama
-Anything with Michael Wood
-Anything with Ray Mears
-Anything with Louis Theroux
-My family
-As Time goes by
-The Thin Blue Line
2 point 4 Children
-Rab C Nesbitt
-My Family
-Shelley
-Colin Sandwich