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Aug 6, 2010, 05:37 PM
 
Hey all, so just broke up with the boy friend, looking to have something as a good distraction from the fact that I'm going to be lonely and unloved forever... any good shows?

I'm all caught up on fringe now, and I watched all of defying gravity. Also recently worked my way through how I met your mother.
     
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Aug 6, 2010, 05:40 PM
 
The Bachelor.

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Aug 6, 2010, 05:53 PM
 
I don't know what content is available in Canada, but Hulu has a ton of feature films.

I'm sorry about your breakup!
     
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Aug 6, 2010, 06:06 PM
 
To be completely honest. ALF always cheers me up when I’m depressed.
     
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Aug 6, 2010, 06:10 PM
 
The Little Chocolatiers.

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Aug 6, 2010, 06:18 PM
 
Salty: would you like to see some sexy pictures of David Hasselhoff, Steve Guttenberg, or Burt Reynolds to cheer you up?
     
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Aug 6, 2010, 06:23 PM
 
I don’t think he would besson, but I wouldn’t mind seeing a roasted hasselhoff though.
     
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Aug 7, 2010, 02:54 AM
 
The I.T. Crowd
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Aug 7, 2010, 03:47 AM
 
Why not do something instead of watching TV (I am in TV-holic anonymous). TV is the devil to me.
Get busy living or get busy dying
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Aug 7, 2010, 08:03 AM
 
Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey View Post
The Bachelor.
I'm dying here.
     
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Aug 7, 2010, 01:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by olePigeon View Post
The I.T. Crowd
Seconded. But I'm fearing for the US version thats being made :/ , Moss (Richard Aeyode) is in it but it won't be the same.

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Aug 7, 2010, 03:12 PM
 
IT Crowd was beloved by the previous guy that broke my heart, so that's a no go as is Cougar Town.
     
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Aug 7, 2010, 03:17 PM
 
Perhaps you should start a blog? You know, a place where you can talk about your life and what is going on with it. That way, only the people who really wanted to hear about your life's soap opera could check in on it and see how they could care about you.

Just a thought.
     
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Aug 7, 2010, 04:52 PM
 
Big Bang Theory.
The Middle.
Nurse Jackie.
The United States of Tara.
Modern Family may upset you, but it's funny.
     
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Aug 8, 2010, 04:37 PM
 
Back on track...

I'm liking what I've seen of White Collar. I don't watch much TV, but this one has my interest.

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
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Aug 8, 2010, 04:41 PM
 
Instead of watching TV, just write a book about it

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Aug 8, 2010, 04:49 PM
 
The new BBC Sherlock is pretty good. Only 3 eps but they are 90 mins each.
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Aug 8, 2010, 04:59 PM
 
Frasier can sympathize with you.
     
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Aug 8, 2010, 05:06 PM
 
The British and American Office series are good, you can watch all of the British series on Hulu.
     
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Aug 8, 2010, 09:45 PM
 
I can't think of many shows that don't have some level of romance going on, unless you want CSI type procedurals or discovery channel stuff like Dirty Jobs.

Perhaps hear Shark Week has been extended by popular demand.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 12:21 AM
 
24. Brainless. Stupid. Perfect.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 12:25 AM
 
20 seasons of Law and Order should just about do it. Oh, and if you're still sad after that, there's 3 spinoffs to watch too!
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 12:30 AM
 
Firefly!
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Aug 9, 2010, 01:21 AM
 
Yeah, Firefly is seconded!
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 01:30 AM
 
The Wire.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 02:33 PM
 
The Wire isn't Firefly.
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Aug 9, 2010, 02:47 PM
 
Sex in the City
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 03:15 PM
 
The Wire doesn't have romance though, and Firefly does. Which I'm fine with.

Unless in Season two The Wire changes.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 03:45 PM
 
Reruns of "Murder She Wrote."

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Aug 9, 2010, 05:10 PM
 
Golden Girls
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:11 PM
 
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Golden Girls
I already mentioned Sex and the City
     
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
I already mentioned Sex and the City
No, you mentioned Sex in the City.
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by olePigeon View Post
No, you mentioned Sex in the City.
Your attention to detail in this regard is shameful.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:38 PM
 
What's wrong with this picture?

     
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:40 PM
 
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What's wrong with this picture?
It's too low resolution?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:46 PM
 
Stereo speakers?
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Aug 9, 2010, 05:49 PM
 
Hideous brown curtains?

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Aug 9, 2010, 05:50 PM
 
Tan carpeting?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:05 PM
 
The dead cat on left, still in the plastic asphyxiation bag.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:06 PM
 
The obviously scrubbed formerly blood-coated walls.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:07 PM
 
No Rock Band paraphernalia anywhere?

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Aug 9, 2010, 06:14 PM
 
The only decoration on your wall is a photo of yourself?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:18 PM
 
That there’s a midget hiding behind the curtains?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:35 PM
 
It's the site of a UFO cover-up?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:36 PM
 
Mold in the walls?
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 06:44 PM
 
It's obviously photoshopped. I can tell by the pixels.
     
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Aug 9, 2010, 09:07 PM
 
That pinkish-purple diary doesn't seem to have any lock on it, making it possible for anyone to read Laminar's secrets.

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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey View Post
That pinkish-purple diary doesn't seem to have any lock on it, making it possible for anyone to read Laminar's secrets.
If one were inclined to want to read all about ponies, glitter, Twilight, and his dreams of becoming a fluffer, sure!
     
 
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