The "TV shows that don't warrant their own thread" thread

[RhodyYanksFan]

Good Eats is one of the most interesting shows on TV. I learn something every time I watch and I've never made a bad dish from a recepie of his.

[gdn]

I've become strangely addicted to "Workout".

[krystl]

A few of the shows on Animal Planet are really good, at least to me.
I like Emergency Vets and Animal Cops. Backyard Habitat is also a cool show if you are interested in attracting wildlife to your yard.

[Mezmerize]

Steve Carrell is a genius.

No, no no no no... Ricky Gervais is a genius. Steve Carrell had the character created completely for him before NBC ever heard of The Office.

[Sam18]

No, no no no no... Ricky Gervais is a genius. Steve Carrell had the character created completely for him before NBC ever heard of The Office.

True, but Carrell still has to act and what not and he's amazing at that.

[TheMick@ND]

I like Mythbusters on the discovery channel, 30 days on FX and Monk on USA.

[gdn]

I like Mythbusters on the discovery channel, 30 days on FX and Monk on USA.

Did you watch last night's "30 Days" episode?

[CoyoteYankee]

A few of the shows on Animal Planet are really good, at least to me.
I like Emergency Vets and Animal Cops. Backyard Habitat is also a cool show if you are interested in attracting wildlife to your yard.

The one where they show the pets that are heros gets me every time. I always cry. There was one about a pot bellied pig that had me in hysterics.

[TheMick@ND]

Did you watch last night's "30 Days" episode?

The one about Atheism and Christianity? If so, yes, pretty good stuff.

[gdn]

The one about Atheism and Christianity? If so, yes, pretty good stuff.

yeah.

[TheMick@ND]

yeah.

I missed the end but I was getting frustrated with how bad the atheist lady was at talking about her beliefs. I mean, I'm not an atheist and I think I could've done a better job than her.

[gdn]

I missed the end but I was getting frustrated with how bad the atheist lady was at talking about her beliefs. I mean, I'm not an atheist and I think I could've done a better job than her.

I agree. It pissed me off.

[fredgmuggs]

I forgot to mention Modern Marvels on the History Channel.... when there is nothing on TV to watch (which is most often the case) I can usually find something on the History Channel worthwhile.

[thecaptain]

One for the movies and now one for TV shows

Anyone watch "Psych", the new show on USA? I like it quite a bit. It's pretty funny.

i like Psych .Dule Hills plays his roll perfect.. i love how he drive the one cop crasy...

[gdn]

I forgot to mention Modern Marvels on the History Channel.... when there is nothing on TV to watch (which is most often the case) I can usually find something on the History Channel worthwhile.

I LOVE the Science Channel. Always something fascinating on.

[CptCrunch]

I forgot to mention Modern Marvels on the History Channel.... when there is nothing on TV to watch (which is most often the case) I can usually find something on the History Channel worthwhile.

The History Channel is great. It's a good thing I don't have cable at my place, otherwise I'd never get any work done.

[penfold]

I forget the exact title but the Funniest Animal Videos on Animal Planet cracks me up whenever I watch it. There's nothing quite like seeing a cat literally climb the walls or a dog growling at a radio controlled car.

[SheffRocks11]

I forget the exact title but the Funniest Animal Videos on Animal Planet cracks me up whenever I watch it. There's nothing quite like seeing a cat literally climb the walls or a dog growling at a radio controlled car.

That cracks me up too, but I can't STAND the host of that show.

[xenadanielle]

I also enjoy Animal Planet but pretty much everything on it makes me cry. I have been trying to catch "Meerkat Manor" there when it's on.

Also I saw the first episode of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" the other night and was sort of surprised in a good way. I never really watch stuff like that. It's on A&E.

[RhodyYanksFan]

No, no no no no... Ricky Gervais is a genius. Steve Carrell had the character created completely for him before NBC ever heard of The Office.

He's great and all, but the rest of the UK cast isn't as good as the US one. I'll take the US Office over the UK one now that there's more episodes.

[gdn]

He's great and all, but the rest of the UK cast isn't as good as the US one. I'll take the US Office over the UK one now that there's more episodes.

I've been meaning to ask you for a while - who's that in your av?

[krystl]

The one where they show the pets that are heros gets me every time. I always cry. There was one about a pot bellied pig that had me in hysterics.

Yeah, I cry during most of those shows. The ER one is sad because the animals are sometimes in bad shape and somtimes don't make it. The Cops one is always about abused animals. But they usually have a happy ending.

I saw the Miracles one with the pig...if it was the same one. The woman got the pig when it was a baby and it was supposed to be a pot bellied pig but then it got so big she realized it was a regular farm pig. That was the one where the woman was held at gunpoint in her garage and the pig bit the guy. Is that the one you saw?

[krystl]

I also enjoy Animal Planet but pretty much everything on it makes me cry. I have been trying to catch "Meerkat Manor" there when it's on.

Also I saw the first episode of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" the other night and was sort of surprised in a good way. I never really watch stuff like that. It's on A&E.

My son likes Meerkat Manor. It's a series and I think it's on Friday nights.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I've been meaning to ask you for a while - who's that in your av?

Randal from Clerks.

Oh yeah, it's been mentioned, but deserves more recognition: Mythbusters - best show on Discovery.

[CoyoteYankee]

I saw the Miracles one with the pig...if it was the same one. The woman got the pig when it was a baby and it was supposed to be a pot bellied pig but then it got so big she realized it was a regular farm pig. That was the one where the woman was held at gunpoint in her garage and the pig bit the guy. Is that the one you saw?

No. The one I'm talking about is there was an older woman who lived out in the middle of nowhere by herself. Just her, her dog and her pot bellied pig. Her house had a doggie door. One day she has a heart attack in her house. She is laying on the floor and she can't get up or get to the phone. Her dog is just sitting on the bed barking at her.

The pig, however, was a quick thinker. The pig would run through the doggie door, which was a little too small for him so every time he ran through he would scrape his belly on the bottom of the door. He would run out to the road, and then lay down on the side of the road, pretending to be hurt until a car drove by. If the car didn't stop then he would run back through the doggie door to check on the woman. He kept doing this over and over, running back and forth between the woman and the road. He scraped up his whole belly on the doggie door and he was bleeding but he didn't care.

Eventually, as he was playing hurt on the side of the road, some guy pulled over. He went over to the pig to see if he was okay and the pig jumped up and started running to the house but the guy noticed that he kept turning back to make sure he was following him. So the guy follows the pig to the house and hears the dog barking inside. The guy opens the door, finds the woman on the floor and calls 911 and the woman is saved.

Sorry for the hijack and long story but this is one of my favorite animal rescue stories ever. What an amazingly smart pig!