Besides MythBusters, what do you watch?

Me being a fan of The Black Adder (especially the 3rd and 4th seasons) and stuff like Fawlty Towers and Father Ted, I kinda get the feeling that I should check out that Red Dwarf show...

Somewhat. A bit more in a Douglas Adam's style--outrageous solutions to science fiction problems.

For example, just how drunk do you have to be to win at playing pool with planets? ;D

We're still waiting for the new Red Dwarf over on this side of the pond. They just resurrected it with the original cast for a new series.

Doctor Who is always watchable, although I though the end of the Ponds was a bit off. It was okay, and I kind of liked it, but it seemed they could have done something more.

Big Bang Theory is the only show I try never to miss. It reminds me a lot of my 20s, to the point that my wife and I can name the various characters with people who were in our lives back then. For me, it's a guaranteed belly laugh each week.

Burn Notice reminds me of the old Magnum P.I. crossed with MacGyver, and I find it entertaining.

Royal Pains is sometimes interesting for its lifestyles of the rich and famous setting, if nothing else.

Walking Dead is getting better than last year; I have hopes for it. Falling Skies is also kind of interesting, but it's on borrowed time. The problem with apocalyptic plots is that you have to make it so there is some hope for the characters, or else it just wallows in depression.

I like Top Gear. However, the way we usually announce it at our house is "Hey, the three idiots are on again! Wonder what they'll mess up this time?"

My wife is addicted to "Deadliest Catch", and I confess it's somewhat of a guilty pleasure when it's on.

Things I won't watch: Any game show/Idol/X Factor/Survivor mess. The paranormal shows, UFOs, and CT nonsense.

I tried watching a few of the Storage Wars-type shows, but the manufactured drama got old fast.

I just watched the first few episodes of Carl Sagan's Cosmos. It's amazing how well that show held up over time.

In general, I prefer movies. "Robot and Frank" was the best science fiction I've seen in years. "Argo" surprised me--it was one of the most suspenseful films I've seen, and Affleck has proved he really can make a good film by himself.

Confession: "Battleship" was some of the best cheesy cliches in a long time. It was junk food, but fun junk food. And it had a good soundtrack. Ridiculous plot, though.

Seriously, I watch a lot of stuff. Mostly shows on instant Netflix or things I have saved on the DVR. I don't have a lot of time for TV on a regular basis.

I watch a lot of anime, particularly:
Bleach, Black Butler, One Piece and anything that catches my eye on a random basis

Also:
Dirty Jobs, Doctor Who, Grey's Anatomy, Star Trek reruns and I tend to marathon MASH often. I also watch a bunch of old stuff that's no longer on the TV, but I have boxed sets for. Like XFiles, Buffy, Angel, Scrubs, Dog Whisperer, the Office and Heroes. That's just what comes to mind right now, I'm sure I'm just scratching the surface.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention my other BBC favorites: Blacks Books, Are You Being Served? and Fawlty Towers.

I have Spaced on Netflix, but I have not heard of Big Train. I'll look it up, thanks!

I really liked Blacks Books, it's probably my favorite. If you think of any others like it, please let me know.

I like Top Gear a lot... and basically to see Clarkson make an utter prat of himself, and lets be fair here, he does do that exceptional well
There is a US version of it now which gets shown over here occasionally but it just hasn't the same - feel... My fav shows are the "specials" and the Bugatti Veyron race, Vietnam and Botswana episodes would be top of the tree for me.

I Like the original NCIS, the LA spin off was too Hollywood for me - lost its grittiness

Red dwarf (series 1- 5), after that, lost its cult feel and a bit polished I thought. although 10 is more back to its roots if still a bit polished.

Simpsons, Futurama - love 'em...

Stargate - SG1, Atlantis and Universe... love them all. O'Neill (2 L's) has a fantiastic SOH.
Star Trek (hides face shamefully) - all versions and films...

How the universe works, Through the Wormhole, Stephan Hawking's Universe - Brilliant, although a little misleading sometimes...

How do they do that, How Stuff Works.... great stuff.

SpongeBob Square pants... Not a fan but have seen every episode several times as my son does... [weeps softly]

This got WAY more fun for me than I'd expected! ;D

Who'd have thought that a bunch of people like yourselves who seem to be very much into facts and science, when we're discussing myths and other stuff, would (almost) all be into stuff like Stargate, Star Trek and Doctor Who?!

I LOVE THIS!!! The whole point of this thread was to get to know a different side of everyone and I got a lot more than I bargained for!

Keep 'em coming

I'm actually very well aware of that fact. Still, it never ceases to amaze me that people who are, in every other aspect of their lives, extremely logical and factual in their approach to almost everything, find those kinds of shows and movies even remotely interesting. It just baffles me

It really shouldn't.

Scientists and engineers are as creative if not more so than artists. They must imagine how things work, and decide how to test that. Yes, they base their work in a strict format of experimentation, but it's creative nevertheless. Blue sky brainstorming forms a big part of this--the old "What If" is absolutely essential. It's pretty difficult to do original work without imagination.

I've long maintained that science is art forced to follow the rules.

With SF/Fantasy, it's giving them a whole new universe to figure out--or a look at a possible solution to the problems they face. At it's very heart, it is the genre of "What If".

No surprise that it's so popular with the techies.