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I work pretty long hours, 12 to 15 each day. By the time I walk to the galley and walk back to my CLU there is not much time left in the day. For night time entertainment I usually work on my personal budget, or if I really want to have fun I play a movie on my laptop.

I starting out watching movies at first, and still do to some extent, but I have grown to really love watching TV series. There is something about watching an episode or two each night that is very enjoyable. And there is also something about the waiting and the anticipation of watching a new episode each week as they air.

There is no TV here in Djibouti, so I get my TV fix by downloading shows. The problem is that I don’t get to see the network good show / new show hype. So after watching every episode of Battlestar Galactica, Lost, 24, Smallville, Heroes, and Weeds, I don’t know what series to watch next. I feel like going back and watching a good, long, and older series. But I also feel like watching something new.

What are you watching?
What else is out there that I am missing?
What do you recommend based on me liking the above shows?

I just finished all three seasons on Dexter. Totally engrossing. I am also watching Dollhouse.

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Dexter is def a winner. You can always try True Blood if you're wanting a grittier cable series. There's a season out on DVD and we're half way through the 2nd season now.

I couple good network comedies I really like are 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin is genius in this) and Better Off Ted. Netflix streaming has the 30 Rock seasons available now.

I was in a TV rut recently and was thinking about a great, older series to watch that I haven't seen in years... and V came to mind! I used to love that show as a kid, but wonder if nostalgia is making me remember it through rose-tinted glasses.

I second the True Blood comment. My girlfriend introduced the show to me and I got hooked fast. Season 1 was good and I hear season 2 improves further. Waiting for her to get back in to town to watch the first 6 S2 episodes.

Have you watched the old Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (spinoff) series? I recently started watching them again. Hmmm, I must be on a vampire kick.

A buddy has raved about The Shield as well but I have not watched it yet.

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House and Firefly!

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Watch "Rescue Me", an FX series about NYC Firefighters.

Dennis Leary creates for the show and stars in it.

Do I need to say more?

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One of the Star Trek series. Lot's of episodes and the time will fly-by due to the often slightly slow but still quite entertaining story of the say.

Personal favorite is DS9. More focus on the characters less of life question, but you could almost skip half of the first season and still feel you know the characters...

*flees*

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Recently I've been a big fan of older stuff that I watched growing up. Recently my wife and I have been Netflixing and watching:

1. Quantum Leap - really, absolutely amazing show. Great characters, great drama and plot lines, and tons of fun.
2. M*A*S*H - Always a classic
3. Friends - Great if you like it. Its been off the air for a while, but we just completed a full 10 season run on DVD.
4. That '70s Show - Again, great if you like that sort of thing.
5. Magnum P.I. - Generally entertaining if cheesy 80's investigative show.

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The Closer on TNT is one of my favorites, also Sons of Anarchy on FX season 2 of that starts in September.

Haha I do the same thing with Hulu/netflix.

Sanctuary found it on Netflix it has Amanda Tapping who played Sam Carter in SG1 - sci-fi organization that finds abnormal off-shoots of species...hard to describe...wiki it. By no means great but semi-enjoyable.

Leverage - Thieves turned good, helping the little guys against the big guys.

Dark Blue - only seen an episode or two (TNT's movie player sucks beyond all comprehension) Deep Cover Cops who blur the line between police work and criminal activity. Interesting show... Similar to the shield i guess...but this I actually enjoy.

30 Rock - very good comedy, I don''t like the Office which this is often compared to but I really like this show.

Merlin - New series about merlin and arthur growing up

Psych - if you don't know what this is shame on you...

Royal Pains - Doctor sitcom/drama/comedy...Doc gets blacklisted, brother takes him to the Hamptons to relax...doc starts making house calls...funny, witty, and great characters.

Bones - I have a man crush on David Boreanaz...but the show is awesome - forensics, detective, witty and charming show.

Legend of the Seeker - Sword of truth series comes to TV (great books)... great fantasy series just ended its first season.

Burn Notice - witty and charming spy gets blacklisted... helps out the little guys while trying to get back into the CIA.

In Plain Sight - stereotypical cop/US Marshall/witness protection show interesting but not overly original...enjoyable though and good use of supporting characters, back stories...that also hurt it by detracting from the basic premise.

Lie to Me - Hard to explain but basic detective series with the twist of using microexpressions and people trained to detect them. Lacks a real sense of connectivity of episodes leads to less character development then desired.

Life - Cop goes to jail, cop comes out very calm and budda like...and tries to piece together how/why he was framed. Offbeat and enjoyable. - I would watch this but outside of renting each dvd from each season from netflix don't know where to view.

Warehouse 13 - Secret Gov't organiztion that collects artifacts that have mystical abilities or were profoundly ahead of their time...mixes in some history, but overall your typical cop/partner relationships and sci-fi storyline.

BSG, Lost, Weeds, Heroes I have all tapped out (well except BSG slowly working on that one...). Kinda at a loss of ethical viewing mediums on these shows due to slow release of seasons..)

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You and me both. Loved the show Angel, and love Bones. I can't decide if his partner in Bones is hot or not. A little too quircky for me I think but that's what makes the show so good.

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She is very attractive personally and when they actually fix her up...wow...

Yea angel was always good, mainly due to David Boreanaz, the storylines and a lot of the character dynamics were stolen straight up from Buffy, but it was an excuse to get him more air time.

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

Big nods to a few of the shows I've seen mentioned here: Burn Notice, Leverage, Psych.

Plus a couple that I think are definites: Deadwood and Rome. Both are HBO shows and very well done.

Deadwood is potty-mouth central but it works very well and there are some awesome characters. Mr. Wu and Al Swearengen - a team that could take over the world if so inclined...

Rome - well, we all know the story but the beauty is in the telling.

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"The english language is not a wedding gown, it doesn't get better the more lace you add. It is instead a thong. Less is more." From /.
I need to remind myself of this regularly.