Since Thanksgiving, when most of my regular shows took a break, I have been bored in the evenings after my son is in bed. I normally stay up an hour or two after he goes to bed, relaxing watching tv and sometimes on mamapedia. I normally watch my shows that I can't watch while he's awake (Fringe, Grey's Anatomy, America's Next Top Model). I also catch up on Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, the Office, Parenthood, and Raising Hope (my favorite). By the way - I don't have regular tv. I just watch via hulu or netflix. So last night I watched Fear Factor, which is back on from a long hiatus I guess. It was good, but won't see another episode for another week. What new show can I start watching tonight that y'all love? (I don't have hulu plus, so can't start with season 1 of most shows). Let me know what shows you love and I'll research on netflix and hulu to see if I can watch them starting with season 1. If your husband likes the show, the better, as I need shows that my hubs will tolerate too (He likes Fringe. He liked Fear Factor - although he mostly made fun of the contestants. He likes the Office and Raising Hope and How I Met Yr Mother). Thanks in advance. In a week or two I'll likely post a SWH after viewing a couple of y'all's recommendations.
@Once Upon a Time: There are 7 episodes on hulu and it allows me to watch all 7 w/o paying for 'huluplus'. Will try one this week.
@ The Middle: Only 4 newest episodes are avail on hulu. I have seen the show before. Perhaps something to start watching, although we've missed the first two seasons fully ...... so Maybe.
@Person of Interest: Looks like one husband may like. Sadly, not all episodes are avail on hulu. Is it the type of show that you miss something from week to week? Or do most episodes kind of stand on their own? Hulu has episodes 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 10.
@House: we stopped watching it a few years ago. Got bored with the same ol thing.
@The Good Wife: I can only watch a few episodes from season 3. That's too late to start watching it right? To have missed 2 seasons?
@New Girl - I watch this one. Forgot. YAY it's goofy but makes me laugh a little.
@ Grimm: On Hulu, I can watch the whole first season, not missing an episode. But is it scary? Looks scary.
@ 2 broke girls - I watch this one too. It's kinda dorky too, but something to watch.
I have a bunch of shows on Netflix that I'm planning to stream, mostly old favorites like Charmed & Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I saw Season 1 of The Walking Dead and love it. Very gory so if you can't stomach it don't watch it.
My husband and I watch these together:
American Horror Story (last episode of the season is tomorrow-boo, hoo!)
Breaking Bad (not on right now)
Boardwalk Empire (not on right now, just ended the season)
Walking Dead (ditto above)
I'm not a huge TV person, but am completely addicted to the ABC series "Once Upon a Time". It's this crazy spin on the fairy tales. I am hooked and so is my husband! They have past episodes on their website, so it's definitely worth looking at the first one and seeing what you think!
If you have HBO--catch up on Boardwalk Empire. (NOT for the kiddos!)
The Office, Serenity, Cake Boss, Psych, Fringe, Lost we even went back and watched all the Buffy and Angel episodes
If you like reality tv, we just watched The Colony, it was actually pretty good. Really want to watch Modern Family, just haven't yet.
My absolute favorite is HBO's "Game of Thrones." Season 1 is playing re-runs right now, and season 2 begins in April
We also watch "Spartacus" on Starz, which has had 1 season & a very-closey intertwined short season that went in and filled in the backstory of season 1. Season 2 begins Jan 27th. (We only subscribe to 1 movie channel at a time, so it is nice that these series don't overlap, as once "Spartacus'" season is done, I will cancel Starz and resume my HBO subscription.
On regular cable:
FX - "American Horror Story" - Season 1 just finished
HGTV - "Property Brothers" - 2 brothers, a realtor & a contractor help Canadian couples locate & renovate homes to become their dream home
HGTV - "Income Property" - a VERY hot contractor named Scott helps Canadian couples convert portions of their homes into an apartment--or to renovate an existing apartment
NBC - Just started watching a few episodes of "Up all Night" - I am liking it.
"Jimmy Fallon" - his latenight show that a comes on after Leno.
ABC - Since I've already given so many years of my Thursday nights to "Grey's Anatomy," I will continue watching it until it ends--which, based on how convoluted the script has become has GOTTA be pretty soon
Sometimes I watch "Private Practice," if I dont have much to do that night.
Bravo - I watch all the Housewives shows (trashy, I know); "Tabitha's Salon Takeover," "The Rachel Zoe Project" and probably a few other programs
TLC - "All American Muslim"
"Sister Wives" - mostly because the concept of more than 1 woman WANTING to marry my husband fascinates me :-) J/K, my hubby is a gem :)
"My Big, Fat Gypsy Wedding" - never knew that this culture persisted in modern times--kinda creeps me out
"19 Kids and Counting" - when I am feeling overwhelmed, I like to watch it see how Zen Michelle Duggar is & how she keeps things in perspective
"Geek Love" - my hubby and I watched an episode last week and it was amusing--kinda like "Beauty and the Geek," but it is not a competition and both the girl and guy are geeks
Wow--I just realized I watch a LOT of tv!
The Mentalist (your hubby might like this too)
The Good Wife
2 Broke Girls
Person of Interest (for both of you)
Modern Family
The Middle
Last Man Standing
I like most of the shows mentioned but hate to miss Castle and Burn Notice. There are probably a few more but I can't think of them right now OH The Good Wife. My husband watches more TV than I do and a lot of times I watch it and knit so we can be together. Thinking of taking some time to read though as I really miss that.
You could watch the 1st episode of Person of Interest and then start watching the episodes listed. There haven't been that many in their "season". I also think you could watch The Good Wife Season 3 on. There might be a little backstory you would be slightly confused on but I think you would get it.
I don't watch much TV, but I love American Horror Story and so does my husband. It's new this season, so you probably can't watch it yet. Definitely keep it in mind for later, though. It's fantastic!
We also love Men of a Certain Age. It's on a mid-season break right now, but you can probably find episodes.
Another one that I like that surprised me is The Walking Dead. I hate most things related to zombies, but this show is surprisingly well-written and well-acted. It's on a mid-season break right now, too, but it's really good. I bet you can find the first season.
The only other show I watch is Parenthood (love it!), and you already watch it. :)
Oh, I forgot - we do love Modern Family, too, just like many other ladies here. It is hilarious!!
walking dead, weeds, big love and american horror story!
On Netflix, try Monk (great show) or redo Lost. I'm currently watching the past seasons of Biggest Loser, the BBC Robin Hood series, and the Discovery ID shows (think Court TV).
We like
Breaking Bad (have to start at the beginning to follow the plot)
BBT
The Good Wife ( I really love the art on the walls of the set)
The Walking Dead ( Would also need to start at the beginning)
Person of Interest (just need to know the premise, most of it is not a continuing story)
Ok, first of all it's worth if for Hulu Plus we only pay 7.99 for Hulu, 7.99 for netflix and 52.65 for internet! LOVE IT! I LOVE Once Upon a Time, just got done watching all 4 seasons of Ugly Betty again, Jess is great!, Up All Night was ok but it lost me a few episodes in. The hard part is that I don't know what is no Hulu Plus and what is - Ohhh Terra Nova too!
Weeds, Modern Family, & Supernatural off the top of my head are all shows that my husband & I both love & have been on for several seasons so you should be in good shape to get them on Hulu &/or Netflix.
Weeds, Modern Family, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, West Wing, Top Chef - Hubby loves these as well.
Have heard good things about Revenge, but haven't watched it yet. DVR'ing it to try to get caught up from the start of the season.
Criminal Minds and Good Wife. I think you can jump into The Good Wife anywhere - it's SUCH a great show.
Current favorite tv show - Prime Suspect
Favorite tv show of all time - Mad About You
Hawaii Five O (the new version), NCIS, NCIS LA, The Good Wife and Big Bang Theory are my favorites. All of these stand alone but there is an ongoing plot on HFO involving McGarrett but it's not critical to the weekly events. I also like Person of Interest. You can mostly watch each episode on it's own although I recommend watching the first episode of to get a background on the main characters.
So far as new ... I love 2 broke girls and Person of Interest. Prime Suspect is actually much better than I expected it to be. I count days until Hot in Cleveland. It's too funny. I'm really enjoying Once Upon a Time and Raising Hope. Of course My Colbert and Jon Stewart.
I try not to watch 1st season shows. I get invested in the characters and they dont get picked up for a 2nd season. I miss Happily Divorced. It was funny.
You know what show is on my last nerve??? New 2 and Half Men. Not funny. I'm over the hot dumb guy routine. It dissapoints me because he was so good in Butterfly Effect and he's not just hot and dumb. They've made him the straight guy and given the comedic weight to the dorky mooch and his flatulent son. So Not Funny.
Some of these are old, but we still ove to watch them on Hulu
Modern Family
New Girl
Glee
Terra Nova
Parks and Recreation
The Good Wife
Revenge
The Walking Dead
Grimm
Doc Martin
Community
Hart of Dixie
Mad Men
Currently our fav TV show is the Walking Dead on AMC - though the first half of season two was a little slow...it comes back from mid season hiatus on Jan 6. Also we like Being Human on SyFi, Eureka, Wharehouse 13, Haven, Terra Nova. Hmm, I think we have a theme here. LOL
We also watch Chopped on the Food Network and Iron Chef.
Grimm has been good
I love Dexter but you have to start out getting them from Netflix till you get to the seasons you can stream.
We watch
How I met your mother
House (your husband will like this too)
Two and a half men
Modern family
The middle
The 70s show
Big Bang theory
So you think you can dance(waiting for next season to start)
My hubby watches all the above plus
Bones
Mentalist
The Office
Psych
Other re-runs we catch once in a while
Friends
Seinfield
Everybody loves Raymond
My husband and I love Breaking Bad. We don't have cable either, so we watched the first 3 seasons on Netflix. We have now started watching Mad Men.
30 Rock, Ugly Betty, Modern Family get my votes!
I'm currently watching Fortysomething on Netflix. It is British.
My husband and I like Bones (but I think it is about time for the show to end, getting a little blah), Big Bang Theory (he has a friend who is Sheldon-esq), Dexter, Breaking Bad.
I like to watch the documentaries on Netflix. The most recent one I watched was A Day in the Life. I also like to watch the historically based things. I just finished The Tudors but they played fast and loose with the historical accuracy and had a lot of sex scenes.
Private Practice
The Good Wife
Modern Family
Parenthood
Criminal Minds
The Middle!!!!!!!! Love it. Even my kids like it. My youngest asks, "Can we watch the show with Brick, Axel and Sue?" heh-heh....
My husband and I love Supernatural! We have watched all six seasons and can't wait for the seventh season to come out on DVD because we can't watch it with the kids.
I love Criminal Minds. Some can be hard to watch, but they're sooo sooo good. I love the cast - how well they interact with each other. I love the characters, and I love that good always wins!!
Like some others have mentioned, my husband and I are both hooked on "Once Upon a Time". This is saying a lot because my husband doesn't watch a lot of t.v. at all.
I also like:
Last Man Standing (new sitcom w/ Tim Allen)
Modern Family
Castle (hubs likes this one too but doesn't "have" to see it)
Body of Proof
I like a lot of the cooking shows as well like the Challenges and Cupcake Wars--even my kids watch those with us!
We LOVE Game of Thrones, I started reading the books I'm in the 4th one!
Sons of Anarchy, Modern Family, Big Bang Theory, I Love 2 Broke Girls, and Hawaii 5-0. My husband and I both love Boardwalk Empire. Oh and I Watch Real Housewives... ;)
My favorites this season are: Dexter, Revenge, Heart of Dixie and Once Upon a Time. Good luck!
We watch Grimm. Its pretty cool. I like the creativity of it.
We tried getting into Once Upon a Time but it can't hold a candle to Grimm. Its too Lostesque and I don't feel like committing 7 years of my life to find out if the wicked witch knows who Emma is.
My all time favorite is the Big Bang Theory with Modern Family a close second. When America's Got Talent is on I like to watch that as well.
Otherwise the TV is background noise the rest of the week, unless of course I am watching DVD episodes of the first four seasons of the Big Bang Theory ad naseum. Lucky for my husband he typically controls the remote :-)
Could you borrow the early seasons of some of the shows from the library?
My favorite shows are Charmed (surprisingly my guy best friend likes it) and My Fair Wedding with David Tutera. I also like Deadliest Catch, Ghost Hunters International, America's Funniest Videos, America's Got Talent, Dexter, Numb3rs, The Mentalist, NCIS, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, How Stuff Works, Modern Marvels, Man vs. Wild, and 1000 Ways to Die (don't know why). I watch House Hunters and House Hunters International with my mom and JAG and the Military Channel with Dad. Dad got the Andy Griffith song stuck in my head, to the point that I can whistle the whole thing, because we watch The Andy Griffith Show. I also like I Love Lucy, The Addams Family, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Brady Bunch. I've watched a bit of The Office and Bridezillas. I also like Cake Boss and pretty much anything involving cake. I spent a lot of the first half of this year watching WETV. I also like The Young and the Restless.
That is an awful lot of mindless TV. I could not take it and started taking classes. I now read and study at night and am half way through a degree.
I'm super into Sherlock right now. There are only 3 episodes in season 1 (season 2 starts in January on the BBC). They're on Netflix and an hour and a half each.
Firefly is one of my all time favorites. There are only about 13 episodes and a movie, but it is really well done. It's a space western starring Nathan Fillion. You should be able to watch it all on Netflix.
I love Community, but I'm not sure how much you'd be able to watch online. I think Netflix only lets you get the disks, not watch streaming.
We like Storage Wars (alot of guys like this show as well), Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Danny DeVito!), King of Queens (oldie but good), The New Adventures of Old Christine (but I've seen all the episodes now), Malcom in the Middle (oldie but goodie)...that's all I can think of right now with the "off" season.
Man Up! The first half of the season is only available with Hulu Plus, but you can still enjoy the later episodes without seeing them. I do the same thing as you, which is how I found this show. I hope I can eventually see the first few episodes! I also highly recommend Merlin. I watch it at www.merlin-streaming.blogspot.com. You can watch all 4 seasons :) Love. It.
Revenge is my guilty pleasure. Burn notice is great too on USA. Love both of them.
My favorite shows currently airing are these:
The Walking Dead
Once Upon a Time
Castle
Modern Family
How I Met Your Mother, absolutely my favorite show! My hubs and I have been so sad since it's been taking a break. Next Monday new episode! Woohoo!
