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The Friday Five for 16 May 2008
This week's questions have been brought to you by [info]heartovmidnight, the letter F, & the number 5...


TV Time!

  1. What's your favourite TV network?
  2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
  3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
  4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
  5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
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[info]wagrobanite
2008-05-16 03:45 pm UTC (link)
# What's your favourite TV network?
Well at this moment in time, I'm pretty pissed at most of them for canceling some of my favorite shows

# If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
Something that would show all my favorite shows (even the old ones)

# What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
Full House or Boy Meets World

# What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
oh almost ever reality show out there plus things like The Office (US version), Samantha Who, oh so many others

# What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
I don't because it's so freakin' expansive

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[info]misti_k
2008-05-16 04:04 pm UTC (link)
http://concertina-40.livejournal.com/55536.html

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[info]ladygaia87
2008-05-16 04:04 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favorite TV network?
Comedy Central
2. If you could create your own TV channel, what would it be?
It would be a channel for airing foreign TV series subbed in English, instead of dubbed.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
The Acme Cartoons Show, they stopped airing it in the mid to late 90s, and it was incredibly entertaining. I miss that show. :(
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? Hrm, I'm not really sure. Probably the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful"
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
There's a number of them! I'd buy CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: SVU, Sex & The City, and Scrubs. I'm aware that all of them already have DVDs of the seasons, but I haven't gotten around to buying them.

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[info]ladynala
2008-05-16 04:17 pm UTC (link)
Here's mine.
http://ladynala.livejournal.com/335900.html

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[info]samtyr
2008-05-16 04:27 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network?
Probably TCM (Turner Classic Movies).

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
No idea; I can't think of a specific channel that doesn't already have a targeted market.

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
"The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show". Then again, how can you improve on perfection?

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
That would be any of the current reality shows that are infecting (or should I say 'infesting'?) the channels.

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
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Since I firmly believe that DVD will soon be replaced by Blu-Ray, (which will in turn be replaced by something else), this is rather a moot point. But if I had to choose, it would be a toss-up between the early *non-pc* seasons of "Sesame Street" or any season of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."

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[info]louisia
2008-05-16 04:32 pm UTC (link)
What's your favourite TV network?
Probably E4 / Channel 4
If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
It would broadcast shows such as Gossip Girl and Season 1 OC alongside beautiful Italian films such as La Ragazza di Bube, Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo and Malena etc. as well as Nature Documentaries like Planet Earth (David Attenborough ones only please) and panel shows like Mock the Week.
What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
None really, I think they were probably canceled for a reason.
What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Jackass, Balls of Steel etc.
What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Not many really, I have Virgin's TV On Demand so I don't really need to.

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[info]omfg____hxc
2008-05-16 04:42 pm UTC (link)
http://omfg----hxc.livejournal.com/87981.html

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[info]randomizemylife
2008-05-16 04:46 pm UTC (link)
My Answers

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[info]kyaraelf
2008-05-16 04:48 pm UTC (link)
http://kyaraelf.livejournal.com/751113.html

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[info]eonen
2008-05-16 04:56 pm UTC (link)
[info]thefridayfive

1 What's your favorite TV network?
I haven't watched TV since about 2002, except on DVD; I'm not even sure which networks most of my favorite shows are on.

2 If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
Like the Sci-Fi Channel, only not pure suck.
For example, I wouldn't be canceling awesomeness like Farscape, nor would I be showing lots of horror movies.

3 What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
None. Seriously, none.
Because they keep fucking up everything, nostril-raping my childhood memories. Either they reimagine the living shit out of stuff, and usually in exactly the wrong direction, or they just don't capture the spirit of the original. As I keep saying, I want these remakes to cater to my nostalgia, not create something that is only superficially the same but primarily completely new.
There have only been a few examples of shows or movies that have come out recently that are based on licensed properties from when I was a kid that didn't suck, that were actually quite good...and, honestly, I think they should stop trying, because it seems lightning strikes only rarely.

4 What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
I'd love to say Star Trek, but that's not true. I tried to like it, and even had myself convinced that I did for a while there...but little things started to really get to me and after a while they just kept buidling up until I hated the crap out of that show...but the question stipulates ALWAYS hated, and I haven't done that.
Goodness knows that I've hated the re-make of Battlestar Galactica from the very start. I hate these shows that decide they have to be grim and dark, rather than fun escapism. I also hate it for the fact that now a remake or sequel or continuation of the original has been rendered all but impossible. Frankly, if you're going to change a show THAT MUCH, you really ought to call it something else and make it completely original instead of sullying the memories of the fans.
I'm sure there's other shows I can't stand...but that's the one that jumps right out at me from the start.

5 What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Well, given that I already own Xena, Babylon 5, Firefly, seaQuest DSV, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dead Like Me, Coupling, Blackadder, Aeon Flux, and Space: Above and Beyond--and probably others that I've forgotten about--I can honestly say that I'd NEVER own a TV show on DVD. EVER. ;)
But if I had to buy something...I need Farscape. And Red Dwarf. Maybe Stargate SG-1. And I wouldn't mind having Lost. I'm still waiting for them to release Max Headroom.

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[info]icelore
2008-05-16 07:23 pm UTC (link)
Wow. Reading your entry reminded me of a lot of shows! seaQuest DSV = <3 You have great taste and a sense of humor akin to my own. ^^

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[info]bricksonbricks
2008-05-16 05:15 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network?
Turner Classic Movies.

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
Dunno if I would, but I wouldn't mind taking over TCM and establishing a statute of limitations for movies that get shown there (i.e. if it's younger than I am, we don't show it, and I'm pushing 40 if you have to know).

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
I always liked The Six Million Dollar Man growing up, and Emergency! As kids, we'd either be running in slo-mo like Steve Austin or going on fire and rescue missions like Squad 51.

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Friends. Not just for the ex-wife's senseless devotion to it but also for the fact that it's totally unrealistic. If you're going to do unrealistic, do it right ferpetessakes.

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Well, now that my X-Files collection is complete, probably just Alfred Hitchcock Presents. And don't forget Emergency! since that's gonna be out soon.

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[info]_______awshucks
2008-05-16 05:33 pm UTC (link)
What's your favourite TV network?
All of my fav. shows are on different networks (ABC, CBS) but I watch MTV and Disney channel for hours. Shotime also has a bunch of my favorite shows.

If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
24 hours of old school 80s/90s Nickelodeon.

What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
All the shows in the above questions category.

What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
One Tree Hill..everyone loves it but I just don't get it. Also, the different new reality shows (Farmer Takes a Wife..wtf)

What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Weeds, Dexter, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Moonlight, House..the list goes on.

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[info]kyaraelf
2008-05-16 05:48 pm UTC (link)
What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Weeds, Dexter, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Moonlight, House..the list goes on.
You like Moonlight? I couldn't have guessed from your icon;) But seriously are you as pissed at CBS as I am?!

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[info]americangrl69
2008-05-16 05:36 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network? For the regular networks, it would be the CW since that's what I watch the most on. For the cable/satellite networks it would either be the Scifi channel or Chiller.
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be? It would just have all my favorite shows past and present.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? Nothing as a kid but as a teenager it would definitely be Dark Angel.
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? Any of the current reality shows.
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? Oh god, where do I start. One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural, Buffy (which I already have some of), Angel, Roswell, 7th Heaven, The 4400, Charmed, Friends, Heroes, That 70's Show, and I'm still waiting for ABC to put Port Charles on dvd. Of all the soaps that would be the easiest, at least I think so. But really any of my shows I would buy the dvds for.

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[info]icelore
2008-05-16 07:21 pm UTC (link)
# What's your favourite TV network?
Probably one of the Discovery networks. Maybe animal planet.

# If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
Ha! It's be an odd mix of science related shows, comedies, sci-fi, and cartoons. I would watch a lot more TV if it all was in one place!

# What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
Bring back as in make new episodes of? Ohhhh.... Dark Shadows, and Star Trek: TNG would be awesome. :D

# What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Almost every daytime soap opera. I don't get it. And a lot of the suposed "women" movies. Blech, Lifetime. :(

# What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
I'd really love to get some shows on DVD, but I'm not willing to pay so much. Anyway, I'd like to have; CSI, Law & Order: SVU, Inuyasha, seaQuest DSV, Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and the first few *good* seasons of Angel. And maybe Dawson's Creek, if only because I watched it when I was just starting high school, and it would be interesting and nostalgic. ^^

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[info]liketwilight_xo
2008-05-16 07:28 pm UTC (link)
here!

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[info]focofox37
2008-05-16 07:31 pm UTC (link)
1) What's your favourite TV network?

I live off of the old rabbit ears, so it's ABC

2) If you could create your own channel, what would it be?

A racing channel dedicated to WRC, F1, DTM, BTCC, SCCA, NASA, and all the other actual forms of racing. NASCAR and NHRA don't count driving involves more than going straight and turning left.

3) What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?

Daktari, a show with a cross-eyed lion and a monkey that always got her in trouble.

Kids in the Hall, Buzzkill, Jackass, Joan o Arcadia, SNL(seriousy), Beavis nd Butthead, the original Batman, Dharma & Greg, Malcom in the Middle, and Firefly all earn honorable Mentions.

4) What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?

American Idol. It's annoying how much they shove that show down our throats.

5) What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?

Greys Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Lost, Malcolm in the Middle, Daktari, the original Batman, Jackass, How I met your Mother, South Park, Dharma and Greg, Beavis and Butthead, and Aeon Flux the animated series.

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[info]nabba
2008-05-16 07:34 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network?
I watch a few, USA, TNT, ABC, Discovery, NESN (back home anyway)

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
something that had all my favorites on, and on demand so I could watch whatever, whenever

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
nothing I can think of. Id probably just question why I liked it in the first place

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
stupid shit like the Bachelor

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
The rest of Buffy...Charmed - theres others but I can't think of them at the moment. I have the first 3 of Buffy, I have all of Alias, and the first 2 seasons of Bones, and 3 of House

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[info]mangojunkie
2008-05-16 07:41 pm UTC (link)
What's your favourite TV network?
Nothig particular

If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
A good mix of all my favourite shows I guess, which is probably the lamest answer ever

What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
This will be totally embarrasing, but Sailor Moon

What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Big Brother, The Bachelor and all that psydo reality crap

What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
CSI, Without a Trace, Bones, NUMB3RS, House, Buffy and The OC, Friends, Dexter and there is probably a lot more. Most of them I own some Seasons anyway, but never all...

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[info]bohemean
2008-05-16 07:51 pm UTC (link)
What's your favourite TV network?
NBC. Although I totally have a lot of love for Comedy Central if ONLY for TDS/TCR.

If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
I'm not really interested in that actually. It's like... the one thing concerning television that holds no interest for me. It just feels too corporate and would totally disappoint me. :/

What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
If they brought it back, it wouldn't be as cool! But I'm so glad that Sesame Street is still on. I still watch that sometimes, man.

What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Basically everything on CBS. :X

What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
Oh, God. I can't even tell you the complete list of everything I have/want, but I'm pretty sure the next thing that I'm going to buy is the Strangers With Candy complete series.

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[info]thepammiest
2008-05-16 08:13 pm UTC (link)

1. What's your favourite TV network?
The Food Network. Also the Discovery Channel and that Science channel, whatever it's called. And Boomerang.

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
A bunch of educational but entertaining shows with some comedy and old cartoons thrown in.

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
Oh, jeez. I liked a lot of the old Nick stuff, Doug, Hey Arnold...all that stuff. And Daria. I also tend to like old cartoons from before I was born, even.

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
That's So Raven, Hannah Montana, and basically all the new stupid stuff on the Disney Channel.

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
I really want to buy Boy Meets World and Scrubs. I already have Lost, Heroes, and Gilmore Girls. I would also buy Daria but they only have the movies on DVD, I think.

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[info]itsjustc
2008-05-16 08:31 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network?
Channel 5

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
One that showed all my favourite programmes whenever I wanted to watch them.

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
The Tomorrow People, Time Slip

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Jackass, Beauty and the Geek.

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
I have The Tribe series' 1 - 5 and 2000 acres of Sky series 1 - 3 and quite a few more! If they ever made Strange Luck on DVD I'd be first in the queue! but at the moment I'm looking for the cheapest Lost series 3 I can find and maybe in the near future I'll buy Heroes.

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[info]tyrantiger
2008-05-16 09:15 pm UTC (link)
What's your favourite TV network?

The Travel Channel

If you could create your own channel, what would it be?

Everything you want to know about europe, travel, cooking, decor, history, movies, life, news, documentaries.

What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
Legends of the Hidden Temple

What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
I don't usually watch the shows, thus I never really think about why it was made. Though I thouroughly don't understand "Deal or No Deal" but I've only watched it because my dad likes it.

What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
The Simpsons, its a classic. But I won't cuz it's too expensive. Thought I'll gladly watch someone elses. Or L-Word. But it isn't a classic, its just hilarious.

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[info]riseand_thefall
2008-05-17 06:48 am UTC (link)
Haha how do you not understand Deal or No Deal? It's 100% statistics and greed.

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[info]marlfox24
2008-05-16 09:21 pm UTC (link)
1. What's your favourite TV network? The History Channel

2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be? One that would run all the shows I miss seeing.

3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back? Oh, lord… Star Trek: The Next Generation, and all the shows on Nickelodeon in its early days.

4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show? American Idol. Get over yourselves!

5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? Well, JAG season 6 comes out on Tuesday, and Law & Order: SVU s7 and Stargate Atlantis s4 comes out in July. I mostly just buy TV shows on DVD. :D

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[info]maetang
2008-05-16 10:42 pm UTC (link)
http://maetang.livejournal.com/1742601.html

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[info]seventhdeep
2008-05-16 10:42 pm UTC (link)
http://seventhdeep.livejournal.com/66619.html

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