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Just finished my 15th viewing of it from start to finish.

5 series or 60 episodes of roughly an hour each.

That's 900 hours devoted to the single greatest television show of all time. 😆

15th viewing?? wow that's commitment. I've watched it through twice and thought that was good going

That's 900 hours devoted to the single greatest television show of all time.

Just suggesting, you might not have had too much time to explore the alternatives. 🙂

Hm.

Probably The X-Files or Buffy. Struggling to think of many shows I've rewatched over and over. Red Dwarf, maybe.

I don't think there's anything I religiously watch, the F1 is probably the closest I suppose with around 6 hours per race weekend so 120hrs ish minus the couple I missed

Anytime spent watching Lost I actually consider 'lost' - started strong, realised it had no idea where it was going - fell apart towards then end. Heroes is in the same bag too - just got dull.

There's a few that we watch that start off strong and then go off the boil but because westarted, we always try to finish. Supernatural, the mentalist, hero's all fit that Bill.

I've watched band of brothers, game of thrones season 1 and 2, the almighty Johnsons. trailer park boys, the drunk and on drugs happy fun time show, series 1 and 2 of the boosh, all of python (films included), and many other series many many times.. although I do work from home and watch DVD etc at work when I'm making up cables and doing other mundane tasks.

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I saw the title and, about to post before I'd read the OP, had in the front of my mind...

...Masterchef Australia.

Mrs North is a big fan and, for her (an academic) she likes to switch her brain off to this sort of TV. I've allowed myself to be sucked in (again) by it while harouring a mild resentment of the time taken from other activities.

Nothing can now stop me from...

...watching some other cathode ray crack cocaine. 😀

knock knock knock Penny
knock knock knock Penny
knock knock knock Penny
knock knock knock Penny

^ he only knocks three times, not four

@ourmaninthenorth - it's probably why i watch it as my brain does slow down considerably when it's on. I do enjoy it, but that was more than 70hrs of my life gone to aussies cooking

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The Wire

Just finished my 15th viewing of it from start to finish.

5 series or 60 episodes of roughly an hour each.

That's 900 hours devoted to the single greatest television show of all time.

Saying that, I've seen every episode of TNG and Seinfield at least half a dozen times each I would say. Although I'm usually doing something else as well when they're on telly these days rather than watching with 100% attention.

Lost

about 7 years of it to be honest to find that bag of bollocks was the end
idid suspect someone was having a laugh but i now more accurately suspect im just a mug

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I might have watched the odd Star Trek episode once or twice... *cough*

star trek sucked, babylon 5 was where all the cool ones got their sci-fi on

Lost

about 7 years of it to be honest to find that bag of bollocks was the end
idid suspect someone was having a laugh but i now more accurately suspect im just a mug

If you ask me it's got a lot to answer for re. the state of current telly - shows which have great ideas and would have made a brilliant 4-6 episode miniseries are now stretched out literally for years of tedious nonsense (e.g. Last Resort which is on at the moment).

star trek sucked, babylon 5 was where all the cool ones got their sci-fi on

spawnofyorkshire - Member

^ he only knocks three times, not four

thus demonstrating even geekier behaviour than the nerd who picked you up on it...

but that was more than 70hrs of my life gone to aussies cooking

Bloody hell. I'd rather you hadn't actually done the maths...!

TBH am most entertained by podgy George being mother every time thet three judges eat something...

but that was more than 70hrs of my life gone to aussies cooking

Bloody hell. I'd rather you hadn't actually done the maths...!

yup, i was a little sad when i worked it out

TBH am most entertained by podgy George being mother every time thet three judges eat something...

star trek sucked, babylon 5 was where all the cool ones got their sci-fi on

I fear you mis-spelt "Farscape" there.

Smallville. It's OK but is essentially Dawson's Creek with super powers. Certainly not worth watching week-in week-out - why did I do that?
Fortunately I managed to give it up around season 7/8 and have now been 'clean' for a couple of years.

Although this thread has prompted me to Google it and it seems it only ran for 2 more seasons... Now I know that there's an end to it, and I was so close to it, I guess there'd be no harm in watching just one or two... Oh god...

Hunted.

Desperatly hoped it might be half as good as Spooks, but frankly, it was shite from start to finish.

Desperatly hoped it might be half as good as Spooks

I fear you mis-spelt "Farscape" there.

@Verses - INTERVENTION
Put down the google and leave it alone. Smallville was and always will be shite!

farscape was def better than B5, but B5 winds up star trek fans more

Edit: Just remembered Tim quitting his job in Spaced "Babylon 5's a big pile of shit"

wooooaahh !!!!!!!!!!

I think there are some very misinformed people on here

DS9>TNG>TOS>Enterprise>Voyager> all the rest of tv

Babylon 5 was a bit shit but always felt like it was trying hard not to be, and so deserved a dog chew. Whereas Star Trek is perfectly happy to be shit because they know their market.

I suppose I've spent a lot of time on West Wings, but only because there's an awful lot of episodes.

spawnofyorkshire - Member

@Verses - INTERVENTION
Put down the google and leave it alone. Smallville was and always will be shite!

But, but, but... The next episode might be the one where he finally learns to fly...

Note: I'm not disputing the shite-ness of it.

[b]all the rest of tv[/b]>DS9>TNG>TOS>Enterprise>Voyager

Everybody loves Raymond for me, It still tickles me even after watching the same episodes 6 times....

Although According To Jim is coming a close second....

But Versus - there was Lois Lane .... Mmm Lois Lane!

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intervention you say........... as long as no dogs were harmed

i freakin love this scene

btw i dont consider time watching sopranos wasted

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Grange Hill.

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Nobody has mentioned Crossroads. 😉

@binners - cash in the attic accounted for a lot of my afternoon viewing time whilst i was at uni, close second was countdown

Never watched anything that eat up week after week for several years...after i gave lost a go and then they ditched it to sky (dodged a bullet there i reckon).

The only thing apart from shitty soaps that the wife watches that i have gone out of my way to watch and to be fair it had some huge gaps between series and the seasons only had about 7 or 8 shows in was the frankly un topped "Sopranos".

Fave episode was where Chris and Pauly were on the stake out in the car.

he's also the worst eater i've seen on tv, he looks like a hamster learning to use cutlery for the first time

I think they learn it in chef school, as they're all appalling. Except Matt Preston who's camper than a row of pink cravats....

Just got sucked back into Masterchef The Professionals. Michel and Monica do a great good cop/bad cop act.

I would have said Twin Peaks - but I don't think you can ever have too much Twin Peaks.

I've just purchased the box set of the X Files. Been watching on average 3 episodes a night for the past 2 weeks. Currently half way though season 3. 6 seasons and 2 movies to go.

I quite like Masterchef. The evil woman who hates everything, and the crazy man who will tear strips off you if your food looks like food, and not a new office development or a ritual sacrifice.

I'm suprised no-one's mentioned ....... Coronation Street! I've watched it since the start (1960!) Can't really remember watching it in the early years, but my mother said that I did. Still watch it when i can, but not to the extent of recording it if I'm out (Honest!)

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The neverending soap opera that is Singletrackworld.

*Sets skybox to start recording Hollyoaks*

The Wire
Just finished my 15th viewing of it from start to finish.
5 series or 60 episodes of roughly an hour each.
That's 900 hours devoted to the single greatest television show of all time.

I would be DEEPLY worried about myself if I did that with any program.

Seriously, that's not normal behaviour 😐

That's half a year, watching the Wire as a full time job 😐

oh shitballs, i've just watched masterchef Australia all stars. There goes another three weeks of viewing tosh

I've just purchased the box set of the X Files. Been watching on average 3 episodes a night for the past 2 weeks. Currently half way though season 3. 6 seasons and 2 movies to go.

It gets utterly bobbins somewhere around season 5/6. Stick with it, it picks up again. John Doggett is the best thing that ever happened to the X-Files, and Monica Reyes ain't too scabby either.

A friend introduced me to Trailer Park Boys.

Addictive is not the word.

Firefly - I've watched the boxset a few times, even the non-scifi people get hooked pretty quick.

24
18 hours per season x 8 seasons = 144 hours.

Seinfeld, usually go through the complete seasons 1-9 at least twice a year. In my defence I did once live in NY in the mid 90s so I do get a lot of the references.
Usually never watch reality TV but I do now sit down with the missus and watch Americas Next Top Model when its on, no idea why?

Lost and what a lot of crap it turned into. We saw that Heroes was heading the same way so we sacked it part way through series two.

I recently gave up on Shameless. I just couldn't work out why I was still watching it and the % on the SKY box was getting a bit low so I binned it.

agree about Lost - oh my how a series could build everything so high and then ruin it with clearly hastily written last few eps.
along the same theme , look at Prometheus!

It gets utterly bobbins somewhere around season 5/6. Stick with it, it picks up again. John Doggett is the best thing that ever happened to the X-Files, and Monica Reyes ain't too scabby either.

As a teenager I loved it but only really started watching it from season 2 up to season 4. Nostalgia motivated the purchase but am really enjoying it. It's stood the test of time in my opinion.

The Sopranos. Usually watch the whole thing from beginning to end once a year.

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Just keeps me going back ......

why can't we have more of those type of eating places in the UK ?

or is it I don't know where they are 🙁

I spend a ridiculous amount of time playing Fifa - does that count?

Failing that I've promised to myself I'm not going to watch the Apprentice next time it's on...

The X Files, but my devotion to it meant I got to go to the film premier of the 2nd movie 🙂

Cougar, I think most fans think John Doggett and Monica Reyes were the worst things to happen to the X Files, along with Super Soldiers. There are some that think it was only good when it was filmed in Vancouver (seasons 1-5). Personally, I loved season 6, but I quite liked the more light hearted episodes. They seemed to be running out of ideas by season 7 though. I didn't dislike Doggett and Reyes, but with the exception of the odd episode, I hated seasons 8 and 9.

Agree with everyone else about Lost.

A friend introduced me to Trailer Park Boys.

Addictive is not the word.

😯

Again saw the thread title and thought... Masterchef Australia. Allstars currently on.

After that, I watched all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer whilst on the turbo, over about 2 years.

Cougar, I think most fans think John Doggett and Monica Reyes were the worst things to happen to the X Files,

Oh, sure.

They're wrong, though.

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In no particular order.....
Twin Peaks , Rising Damp , Porridge ,Blackadder.
More recently Heroes , Dinnerladies (honest) & Merlin!!!

gave up on DR Who , Lost and quite a few others...

oops.

double oops - sorry.