US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
May 15th 2011, 3:29 am
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US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
Since relocating to the US in '02, I have become a big fan of Futurama, & Family Guy, which for some reason, I couldn't get into whilst I was still in the UK. The most likely reasons being, in the case of Futurama, I was comparing it against The Simpsons, and that there was other more established shows that I liked available to me. Once I was in the US, I had a load of free time whilst I waited on an EAD, I started watching them and then realized what I had missed out on.
Did anyone else here find that they liked a show (or something else) that they had deliberately overlooked whilst still in their birth nation?
Did anyone else here find that they liked a show (or something else) that they had deliberately overlooked whilst still in their birth nation?
May 15th 2011, 4:52 am
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Re: US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
Family Guy is a fantastic show. Never saw it in the old country. But love it now.
May 15th 2011, 6:44 am
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Gotta to admit I love family guy...esp Brian the dog!
May 15th 2011, 5:35 pm
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Re: US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
Since relocating to the US in '02, I have become a big fan of Futurama, & Family Guy, which for some reason, I couldn't get into whilst I was still in the UK. The most likely reasons being, in the case of Futurama, I was comparing it against The Simpsons, and that there was other more established shows that I liked available to me. Once I was in the US, I had a load of free time whilst I waited on an EAD, I started watching them and then realized what I had missed out on.
Did anyone else here find that they liked a show (or something else) that they had deliberately overlooked whilst still in their birth nation?
Did anyone else here find that they liked a show (or something else) that they had deliberately overlooked whilst still in their birth nation?
May 16th 2011, 6:31 pm
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Re: US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
House - didn't really bother about it in the UK but love it now
May 17th 2011, 8:50 pm
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Re: US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
Sanctuary - kind of like Buffy
Have watched the first two series on Netflix - I love it when you can just sit and watch episode after episode. I did that with each BattleStar Galatica series - those were fantastic weekends!
What's funny is that I didn't class myself as a geek until my wife pointed out I did things like that and spent days playing Halo.........
Have watched the first two series on Netflix - I love it when you can just sit and watch episode after episode. I did that with each BattleStar Galatica series - those were fantastic weekends!
What's funny is that I didn't class myself as a geek until my wife pointed out I did things like that and spent days playing Halo.........
May 18th 2011, 12:18 am
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May 18th 2011, 3:31 am
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When I first moved here I used to watch Keeping up Appearances, that got old quick, I think it was repeated on BBCA about 6 times! I also loved watching Eastenders until BBCA ditched it.
May 18th 2011, 4:26 am
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Re: US TV (or other) overlooked whilst in the UK
24. I didn't so much overlook it but I knew I'd end up missing a really important episode that would completely ruin the series for me so I just didn't bother to start it.
We found the first 2 seasons on sale at Wally World last summer so we grabbed them and I was hooked after that. My wife had seen it before though.
We found the first 2 seasons on sale at Wally World last summer so we grabbed them and I was hooked after that. My wife had seen it before though.
