Telly
so anyway, I like stuff like The Wire, The Sopranos, all the "quality" stuff, none of the girlie stuff.

The other half likes the girlie stuff, ER, Greys Anatomy, Brothers and Sisters - you know *relationship* bollocks. The same re-hashing of the basic girl meets boy story line flogged to death for many many years with none of the originality. Sure they throw in a few "plots" and stuff, but essentially, its relationship bollocks. As i said, girls stuff.

So I ended up watching Grey's with her yesterday - 2.5 eps whilst the boy slept. It was entertaining, but you know, full of "he loves me" or "does he love me" and basically nothing new. Theres was a bomb which I enjoyed.

Now dont get me wrong, I love complexity and complicated, character driven drama - like The Wire etc - and I'd really like the other half to enjoy it too, but she doesnt seem to no matter how hard I try.

Basically, i want to force my other half to like stuff that I do otherwise we have to watch TV in separate rooms. Obviously I think I watch better stuff than her, obviously, so I should get to choose. But in reality, she does. I can suffer her TV, but she will not suffer mine.

Whats a boy to do?

(Oh and trying to defend the 'girlie stuff'? Dont go there. Its an endless repeat of one storyline with enough variation thrown in to keep you guessing. Dont even mention the words Sex and the City. I will punch you in the tits).
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:03, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

yes, girlie stuff can be repetitive, as can manly tv, which is sometimes more dramatic than girlie tv
just watch tv in different rooms
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:08, Reply)

Why are you watching TV when you could be having sex instead?

( girlinthehole, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:14, Reply)

thiiiiiiiiiisssssssss

( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:26, Reply)

What about
Lie To Me? That's not really complex or complicated and its also not relationship bollocks... who knows, you might both like it? :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:18, Reply)

House, it appeals to everyone.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:37, Reply)

but
It's the SAME EPISODE every time!

Someone gets sick, House says it's something bizarre. Everyone else researches normal ailments.
Later on, everyone agrees with House

The End
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:44, Reply)

.
But it's still enjoyable!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:49, Reply)

CSI too

It's like being caught in an endless skipping video tape
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:56, Reply)

Haha
Very true. Apart from House acts all smug and superior throughout the episode.


(Still enjoy it though....)
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:59, Reply)

BBC iPlayer/4OD/Torrents/etc are your friend
Me and The Good Lady North don't watch too much TV but when we do we only watch things together that we both like at a time when we are both free. Things that only one of us like gets watched in our own time when the other one is out or busy. Watch-again services or downloads make it a piece of cake.
(I Was a Teenage Spaceship, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:39, Reply)

I can watch whatever I like because I am alone : (

( girlinthehole, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:46, Reply)

Watch Bones instead
David Boreanaz for her eye candy, the fact that it's pretty gruesome for you!

Plus, Michaela Conlin is pretty damn tasty too!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:50, Reply)

Ah
that's good thinking! I like Bones too, its wicked!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Mon 3 Aug 2009, 14:52, Reply)

As mentioned earlier...
True Blood is worth a look

Vampires, violence and sexy time.
All set in the Deep South of America.
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 15:09, Reply)

Hmm
All good. House and CSI are where we match actually. On no other programs do we gel. Except maybe University Challenge, which has got to the point where we actually do now make a tally of how many we get right and whoever gets the most right in an episode wins. Last week I got 12. Which is a fucking miracle.

She got 19 but I'm not telling anyone that.

Horror is out unfortunately, she doesnt do blood. I love True Blood though, strangely attracted to Ms Paquin despite the gappy bit.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 15:59, Reply)

Go for 24 and Prison break
Explosions and fights galore and pretty menfolk for her to ogle.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 3 Aug 2009, 16:36, Reply)