Note: I usually reserve Mondays for my Chapter Critique but because today is Alex's blogfest, I'm postponing it until tomorrow.Alex Cavanaugh is hosting a TV BLOGFEST and we're suppose to pick our top ten TV shows. It was hard but I think I narrowed it down. I love a variety of shows so I thought I would choose my favorites from each group.
1) Comedy - THE OFFICE US - This one was difficult because there are so many funny shows out there: Faulty Towers, The Office - UK and US, The IT Crowd, Corner Gas (Canadian Show), Chuck. But ultimately, with Micheal's craziness and Jim and Pam...I had to go with The Office US.
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| The Office and Silent Witness UK |
3) Reality - THE AMAZING RACE - What's not to like. People get smacked in the head with watermelons, travel the world, eat bugs...
5) Other - TOP GEAR - I didn't know what category to place this one so I put it in others but I have seen every episode of every *New* series (Fifteen or so seasons (series)). My favorite? South America Special! Can you say Viagra at 17,000 feet?
8) Action - SPOOKS UK - Alias. Yes, the show is still a favorite of mine.
10) New - CASTLE - I don't know why I'm drawn to this one. Perhaps it's because he does what I wish I was doing... who knows. Well, and the chemistry in this TV show is pretty amazing.
Stargate! Good for you! And I forgot about The Office. Top Gear is a great show, too. So many cool cars I will never own...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sacrificing Monday and participating in the blogfest!
Great list! I have a soft spot for MacGyver too, and I may have to give Castle another chance (I've only ever seen the very first episode)
ReplyDeleteNice presentation, but I haven't seen hardly any of these, which doesn't mean much. At least you got the great "I Dream of Jeannie" and mentioned one of my favorite sci-fi's "Quantum Leap"--Such a great show.
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Tossing It Out
I do like the Amazing Race sometimes...just to see where they're going.
ReplyDeleteI've watched THe Office a couple of times. Cool series >:)
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ha i like the office too, i've also been sucked into true blood really bad, now i cant wait for season 4. since u love top gear so much i will put up pics of cars i took in monte carlo so u can drool over them like I did
ReplyDeletetop gear is genius. only those guys could get me to enjoy a show about cars. :)
ReplyDeleteand the office! my hubs is SO michael scott... i'm a lot like toby. what does that say about our relationship? :)
I'm a fan of NCIS and Castle. Also love SG1 and MacGyer. Enjoyed the episodes of SG1 where they mentioned MacGyer.
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I really need to start watching Castle. I keep hearing really good things about it. and I love the OFFICE
ReplyDeleteTop Gear! What an awesome show. I love the ridiculous challenges they do.
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I am totally a The Office fan too!
ReplyDeleteHm. I don´t even know how many of these we can watch in Denmark as I don´t watch many series. I sometimes enjoy NCIS together with my daughters, but my current favourite series is the very British "Midsomer Murders" with Inspector Barnaby. I probably also owe much of the inspiration for my cosy manuscript to Barnaby and all the quirky villagers of Midsomer.
ReplyDeleteTop Gear?!?! You crazy woman! LOL!! I'm kidding!!
ReplyDeleteAwwww I Dream of Jeannie!!!! I've heard such good things about The Office - U.S stylie - so that's great cos I adore the UK version so much!
This was fun! take care
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I'm starting to feel guilty for not including Stargate but I won't give in to it. There were too many favorites from over the years that battled it out. Nice mix on your list, Clarissa!
ReplyDeleteThe Office is such a hoot!!
ReplyDeleteI bet I'd love The Office if I just sat down to watch it. And I've seen a little of NCIS which is pretty good. I've been told that I look like Zeva.
ReplyDeleteYou named so many of my favorites! Especially at the crime category! I'm nerding out!
ReplyDeleteStargate seems to be on a lot of lists! I've never watched any of the shows you mentioned, but they look interesting!
ReplyDeleteYes, Stargate is utterly amazing. Love that prank with Amanda Tapping and Richard Dean Anderson. Frickin' hilarious! And woot for NCIS.
ReplyDeleteOf course I know The Office and Top Gear being British, we do get some US programmes and I watch many of them, I wrote mine in a wee bit of a hurry as I had to be out by 8am British time and didn't get home until 6pm so did mine last night,I like Law and Order Columbo, I can think of more now than when I submitted mine,
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Yvonne.
i dream of jeanie... awesome!
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't even have to ask why ladies love SPOOKS so much :)) I do love me some Rupert Penry Jones so I really must check it out sometime :)
ReplyDeleteI love all these shows- all- lol.
ReplyDeleteI also like Fringe- was a huge X-Files fan and Fringe helps heal that loss.
Cheers~
Thanks for visiting guys! I'm heading to your blogs now!
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I listed NCIS too. The British version of the Office just made me cringe, I've never seen the US one.
ReplyDeleteOh I do like Bones but then that is an author I do read. NCIS is another and Genie wouldn't you love to cross your arms and poof, all your dreams came true :)
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I will tell you the secret of Castle. It's Nathan Fillion's butt. Oh, sure, you have to watch FIREFLY to actually SEE said butt, but it carries Castle anyway. I actually love the underlying humor and chemistry in it, and am always a fan of crime solving--and yes, I love that the WRITER is so integral to the show. fun list!
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think I missed out on something when I never really watched Stargate on a regular basis.
ReplyDeletegreat choices!
I keep trying to remember to watch "Castle!" Now I've gone ahead and set a timer for the show...thanks. :) I'm also trying to watch "Mad Men" because I hear it's another good show for writers.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a TV person so I'm not familiar with any of these except I Dream of Jeannie, which probably really dates me. LOL!
ReplyDeleteCastle is so much fun, isn't it??
ReplyDeleteHeck, I'll take any excuse to get Captain Tightpants back on my screen, but I am glad that he's finally in another show that's actually good.
Top Gear is fun :) And I love Amazing Race.
ReplyDeleteI forgot the Office and The Amazing Race; It was hard wasn't it! Great pics! I so loved, I dream of Jeannie~
ReplyDeleteFun picks!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a little girl, I'd pretend I was Jeannie from Dream of Jeannie!
I loved Alias too. Castle? I've never heard of it. Might have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteYou love Castle because it is fantastic! And on in two hours!! Squee!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't watch too much tv now that I write, but I have to admit...I love Castle. =) Good choice.
ReplyDeleteI completely forgot about Quantum Leap! I haven't seen it in so long. I loved that show.
ReplyDeleteNCIS has grown on me. When it first started, I couldn't watch it because it was sooooo inaccurate (I'm US Navy), but they must have hired a consultant or something because when I started watching it recently, I found I couldn't stop watching it.
The Office - yes! And I agree about Castle - the chemistry is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYes, Macguyver and 21 Jump Street! Johnny Depp as a cop! And I thought Richard Dean Ansdersen was the hottest man on the planet!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I Dream of Jeannie! I watched that for years and had forgotten it. Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDelete~that rebel, Olivia
I like the route you took on this blogfest...It's hard to choose favorite shows, but putting them in categories makes a difference...
ReplyDeleteI adore the Amazing Race too....
You've got a good mix in your list! I've also got Amazing Race and NCIS... but you mentioned Quantum Leap and I watched that religiously! It also made me think of one from high school (well, for me). I loved Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Thanks for reminding me about that one... without even trying ;)
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I forgot about MacGyver - he was so cute and so handy.
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I love your list and can't believe I forgot Macgyver. I also love NCIS and Amazing Race.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I recognise is- I dream of Jeannie, I loved the theme music! It was always on in the afternoon when I was a child, that and the Munsters, Als Diner and "Car 54 where are you?". Nice memories! Maybe telly isnt so bad after all!
ReplyDeleteDo you take requests for your forensic posts? I would love to know what shape a body exhumed after almost twenty years could be in? For my novel, I've been avoiding the scene!
Such good shows! i love ncis and the like :)
ReplyDeleteWords a day, I could do a post like that. Okay, I will for next week.
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I LOVE Spooks and Silent Witness too. And both feature gorgeous British men, which is always a plus. (I have a thing for gorgeous British men, though I wouldn't complain about gorgeous men of any nationality either :-).)
ReplyDeleteGreat feedback -- thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteOh I love, love, love NCIS! I'm glad it made it on your list, too. (I just wish Tony and Ziva would finally get together!)
ReplyDeleteThankyou clarissa
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to reading it!
The Office - love it!! Both US and UK.
ReplyDeleteDon't get much time to see TV, but make a habit of seeing The Big Bang Theory - hilarious - and I'll mention a detective series I've seen a few times, though not as often as I'd like to - The Closer.
I'll keep an eye open for your tips in the other categories ...