I thought a fun idea would be for some of us to share some of our "guilty pleasures" when it comes to what we love to watch, read, listen to, or whatever. I got the idea when I was thinking about some of the ribbing I took when I admitted that I loved the show Survivor. I thought that maybe there were more of us that loved shows, movies, books or whatever but they might not be completely disposed to admit to it or talk about here on the forums.
So spill it, folks...no embarrassment, no judgements, just for fun, let those skeletons out of their closets!
Just as a tease, I have another good one besides Survivor, that I watch religiously and have never talked about here, but I'm not telling until some other people post ;) ;) ;)
Jamie and I love Survivor and The Amazing Race, so those are our guilty pleasures. Jamie has a bunch of others I don't watch that even I am embarrassed to admit too! ;) And I love that Lady Gaga song "Bad Romance" :)
Ok, i'll go...I watch Real Housewives of New York City with the wife - but to be fair this is in exchange for her watching Family Guy with me. I'll come clean to having watched Sex in the City with her....oh the shame!
I don't think I have any guilty pleasures. I like what I like and I don't get embarrassed. That being said, I did read all the Twilight books. Not because I enjoyed them a stories, but I couldn't help but watch as the train wreck unfolded.
I watch America's Next Top Model. Yep, I do. And I LOVE it.
Quote from: spaltor on January 18, 2011, 01:12:47 PM
I watch America's Next Top Model. Yep, I do. And I LOVE it.
Well, there is something in that one for all of us! ;)
Quote from: spaltor on January 18, 2011, 01:12:47 PM
I watch America's Next Top Model. Yep, I do. And I LOVE it.
Nice one. :biggrin
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Really, none of mine are guilty pleasures anymore, just weird compared to some people.
King
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Uhh, not likely, if my parents are any indication. ;)
Honestly I just had no idea what would be considered a guilty pleasure for me.
King
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:28:33 PM
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
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Uhh, not likely, if my parents are any indication. ;)
Honestly I just had no idea what would be considered a guilty pleasure for me.
King
How old are your parents? Ask them did they ever watch robotech or starblazers. Unless they are 60+, there is a good chance that they saw some anime even if they didn't know it.
Lark Rise to Candleford. I've also seen every episode of Monarch of the Glen.
Well I'll admit to mine...I am addicted to the MTV serial Jersey Shore. I find it simultaneously hysterically funny and totally shocking and unbelievable. It's a window into the public lives of people i would never meet, know or interact with in any kind of way beyond the completely superficial and i find it fascinating. And I have to say, last Monday's episode where Snooki got arrested for public indecency was the absolutely best ever. ;)
Huge Friends fan (yes planning a podcast) and I can't help but enjoy DIY SOS, Cowboy builders, Road Wars, any programme involving following police and ambulances, any cooking programmes so my list is very guilty and I watch em with chocolate and beer OHHHHH YEAHHHHHHH lol.
Quote from: Pyrovile on January 18, 2011, 07:40:28 PM
Lark Rise to Candleford. I've also seen every episode of Monarch of the Glen.
What are these?
A couple spring to mind. I watch "Desperate Housewives" and like Katy Perry (even before she got mega-famous). I'm also a bit of a sucker for romantic comedies.
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Not everyone X...I don't/haven't. well, ok, never mind. I did watch Starblazers as a kid...oh and the original Speed Racer...so...disregard...
Remember "Kimba?" That was a cool anime show.
My guilty pleasures...hmmm. Well, I do like romantic movies. LOVED P.S. I Love You. Cried like a baby. Cried like I cried when I was told there was no more peperoni pizza at the all you can eat pizza place!!!
Quote from: QuadShot on January 19, 2011, 07:09:46 AM
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Not everyone X...I don't/haven't. well, ok, never mind. I did watch Starblazers as a kid...oh and the original Speed Racer...so...disregard...
Don't forget G-Force (Gatchaman)!
Quote from: Bryancd on January 19, 2011, 07:17:30 AM
Quote from: QuadShot on January 19, 2011, 07:09:46 AM
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Not everyone X...I don't/haven't. well, ok, never mind. I did watch Starblazers as a kid...oh and the original Speed Racer...so...disregard...
Don't forget G-Force (Gatchaman)!
Exactly!
Quote from: Bryancd on January 19, 2011, 07:17:30 AM
Quote from: QuadShot on January 19, 2011, 07:09:46 AM
Quote from: X on January 18, 2011, 05:08:58 PM
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 18, 2011, 05:01:53 PM
Hmm....I watch anime? (Not talking about US cartoons).
Everyone watches or has watched anime.
Not everyone X...I don't/haven't. well, ok, never mind. I did watch Starblazers as a kid...oh and the original Speed Racer...so...disregard...
Don't forget G-Force (Gatchaman)!
Over the Christmas Break, I downloaded the complete Battle of the Planets series off of torrents. Would love to find a subtitled Gatchaman, as I have the first 12 Epsiodes on some DVD's, but would like to see the rest. The scenes they cut out from BOTP were pretty intense and violent, but really explained what happened a lot better.
A few guilty pleasures lately for TV are Billy the Exterminator and Man vs Food.
My guilty pleasure isn't on tv, it's...
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/)
I don't shop there for fear of being the next "Feature Creature".
Quote from: davekill on January 19, 2011, 06:29:30 PM
My guilty pleasure isn't on tv, it's...
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/)
I don't shop there for fear of being the next "Feature Creature".
I love me some People of Wal Mart. I carry a small camera in case I ever run across a Wal Creature!
I watched Sarah Palin's Alaska (in a house where everyone else is democrat so it did feel a little bit weird). But I'm a fan of Palin and bigger fan of Alaska. I'll watch just about anything that has Alaska in the title (The Alaska Experiment, the new Flying Alaska).
On the music front I'm also a big fan of Taylor Swift.
Quote from: davekill on January 19, 2011, 06:29:30 PM
My guilty pleasure isn't on tv, it's...
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/)
I don't shop there for fear of being the next "Feature Creature".
I'm scared to even look at that web site. ;)
Currently airing on the BBC is the second series of Land Girls and it's quite good. It is a period piece about city girls that go to work on an estate farm during the early days of the British involvement in WWII. I'm watching that this week.
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Quote from: davekill on January 19, 2011, 06:29:30 PM
My guilty pleasure isn't on tv, it's...
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/)
I don't shop there for fear of being the next "Feature Creature".
I'm scared to even look at that web site. ;)
Don't do it! You can't unsee it, once you've seen it.
Is this like a 12 step program. Hi, my name's Allen and I'm a South Park-aholic. I know, it's horrible and terrible and racist and just plain really bad. But inside me there's a 14 year old boy who laugh hysterically when he watches it.
Also, I must admit I kinda like chick flicks. Don't tell my wife.
Don't hide your "South Park" love. I like it a lot too. Funny stuff! Plus, I think they pretty much pick on everything and everyone so it equals out.
I don't mind South Park, but like the Simpsons, I find that a little goes a long way with me. Futurama and Family Guy however I think I could watch all day. I also would like to see a lot more of The Venture Brothers. The first episode of that that I caught they killed Race Bannon and I was hooked.
Quote from: Pyrovile on January 21, 2011, 01:13:18 PM
I don't mind South Park, but like the Simpsons, I find that a little goes a long way with me. Futurama and Family Guy however I think I could watch all day. I also would like to see a lot more of The Venture Brothers. The first episode of that that I caught they killed Race Bannon and I was hooked.
I would have agreed with you except for this last season (or more?) is starting to go too far...one episode in particular nearly made me throw up. Its certainly soured my enjoyment of the Family Guy + others series.
Never watched the Simpsons and I'm not much of a fan of South Park, but hey, someone has got to love it ;)
King
I love Family Guy, but I agree that they can go too far at times.
Which one nearly made you revisit your lunch?
Quote from: Pyrovile on January 21, 2011, 03:34:15 PM
Which one nearly made you revisit your lunch?
The one where they got locked in the bank vault....not one I plan on rewatching.
King
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on January 21, 2011, 08:44:44 PM
Quote from: Pyrovile on January 21, 2011, 03:34:15 PM
Which one nearly made you revisit your lunch?
The one where they got locked in the bank vault....not one I plan on rewatching.
King
Don't recall that one. Of the Family Guy episodes I have seen - 2 made me squirm (that I can recall) - 1 They made fun of Michael J Fox's Parkinsons and another they poked fun at Elizabeth Smart.
I know the one you're talking about...Brian cleans out a diaper.