What is your favourite TV series of all time and what are you watching now?
Mine was Magnum...then and now I'm into 19 years of the Simpsons, with a bit of How I met your mother, on the side.....
anyone else?
Then it just has to be the A-Team and now I love that Bear Grylls fella - this guy parachutes out of a plane and treks his way through any teraine - he is the born survivor........at the moment he is showing me how to survive if I got lost in the Sahara..........amazing stuff
Mine was that love story with the priest set in Australia I think it was. Bugging me can't get to the name now. At the moment a very good South African series called Known Gods.
Don't bother me with series. Always the same sh**. Sorry Mike, but you asked.
Hardly ever watch TV -
does Super Sport channel count for a series? quickdop
Used to follow I'll take Manhattan, but that was on about 15 years ago, or even more. Read the book afterwards.
Then there was also the Thorn Birds (ain't that the one with the priest in Australia?)
Nowadays I only sometimes watch Animal Planet and C & I and History channel and the different sport channels, but mostly only on weekends. I never even switch the TV on - mostly listen to the radio or cd's.
@ Diana.... that would be the thornbirds with richard CHamberlain and raquel welch.... god knows how come I remember that.....
I know - you read it in my post just before yours laughpoint
:emot78: Damn, that will teach me to rush through a post....the shame of it........ giverose :nono1:
Thats the one "Thornbirds" my all time favourite
Aaagh! Diana, you only watched in because that was the closest thing to soft porn back in the day! laughpoint
sssssshhhhhhhh Michael my baby brothers around.
And for 10 points can anyone name the name of the ranch or station or whatever it is referred to.........
Mine was definately Magnum ... God was I in love with Tom daman. He's the only celebrity I ever sent a fan mail to. And I got an autographed photo that still lies in my stuff up in my parents' attic. That little wink he did at the beginning of each episode would make my ovaries go wild. It was like he was doing it just for me ...! Have to admit, that even now, when I watch those Magnum episodes, that is still my favorite part. He loves me, oh yes he does :36_4_8:
He did wink only for you. I remember that...
Georg, you've just made my day e154 and boy do I need it coz I was flashed for speeding on my way to work this morning ... f**k ... the speed limit was 100 and I must have been at 108 ... bloody cops thumper shooter yesno
Expensive?
Did you know, there's no speedlimit on German "Autobahnen"?
Ah Ha......except for 60km or miles (don't know what is used there),somewhere there in Germany where they've introduced a trial 120 limit. Although they said they didn't think it would work out. Heard it on the news last week.(AND I'm down here in South Africa) e180
Patricia, you should have stopped and flashed right back at them.
laughpoint Would I have loved to see the faces of those cops - ha ha ha
You could've poked a hairdryer out of your car window.
The cops weren't there coz it was one of those fixed radars (that has never worked in the past, so why today?). I'm very tempted to go there tonight and through a brick at it. At least I can speed past there tomorrow morning without getting flashed again.
As for flashing the finger, that's something that can end you in jail in this place. I did it when I first arrived in this country and was fortunate enough that the cop was in a particular good mood that day and that he dealt with my ex-husband rather than me. My ex-husband tried to convince him that it wasn't a finger that I had flashed but that I had just raised my hand ... If I had been the one trying to explain my gesture to the copy, I would have told him why I did it in the first place and told him that it was justified. Don't think that would have gone down very well.
Ok then ignore me. notfair
I must admit I was quite hooked on Dallas and Dynasty in the 80's, why I don't know. Then came "Hotel" on TV4 (remember TV4? Etv nowdays) during my teens, and it changed all that. Connie Selleca... just flippin gorgeous!! She really knew how to push my testosterone filled buttons. dawoman There was another series on TV4 at that time which wasn't half bad - Matt Houston.
Nowdays it's anything on Discovery, History or National Geographic channel.
Quote from: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on April 16, 2008, 06:36:17 AM
Ah Ha......except for 60km or miles (don't know what is used there),somewhere there in Germany where they've introduced a trial 120 limit. Although they said they didn't think it would work out. Heard it on the news last week.(AND I'm down here in South Africa) e180
There is no speedlimit, unless there are signs saying so. Depends on where the Autobahn is. VClose to a town, old bumpy road, workers ect.
I won't ignore you Diana - the station was called Drogheda (thanks Wikipedia) and the actress was Rachel Ward (knew that one). BTW nice pic of you - the huge grin I remember!
Thank you Cherry..if you look real close you can see the "smile lines" Lucky it's a small pic. Now I'm being very vague here but there was a serial on T.V. around 1979,also some love story thing . Very "Heathcliffy" hunk with ponytail and his lady love was some peasant lived in the country side. There were soldiers,wore those Napolian type hats,thinking about it the hunk guy could of been a slave(a white slave). Some English war I think. Any oldies out there remember.......Cherry... :sorriso2:
you're obviously talking about black and white tv, coz ,... there would'nt have been colour tv back in your days...... :36_2_35:
I guess in our house it would have to be a toss up between the Super 14, Currie Cup and then of course every four years the World Cup comes along!
Or we could go for Hannah Montana, Suite Life of Zack & Cody or Kusco!
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Hannah Montana - is she anything like Dora the Explorer?
Apparently not - I've just had to check with the peanut gallery. Hannah Montana is actually Miley Cyrus - Billy Cyrus daughter. The show is all about her, no-one except her best friend knows that she is actually Hannah Montana - a famous teenage singer. Billy Cyrus is also in the show, acting as her father and Dolly Parton has also been on a couple of times acting as her aunt!
My neighbour is calling so gotta run!
Peanut gallery! What's that?
Peanut gallery = Shannon and Cameron, our daughters. (When they're good and do well at school they are my children - when they are naughty they are Mike's children!)
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Nah sorry Diana; can't remember that series - American?
hahaha
Michael used the expretion on another topic and confused me there. Thanks. Now I know what he meant. :36_2_35:
Huh? We own a peanut gallery?
idontknow
You have two! At home and seems to be lots on this site! See what you did for your sins! bling1
.... and I guess...now I'm paying for it..... :emot78:
Diana, I recall that series. I believe it was set in Ireland during the Brittish invasion. I cant recall the name though, it definately had something in the title though about wind. I'll see what Google can come up with and get back to you.
Somebodys reading my mind /.. early 80's . it was " Against the wind " .. a love story starting in ireland ending in in australia .. irish prisoners / settlers etc .. never missed an episode .. dont realy watch much nowadays ..
Thanks Sandy. After reading Diane's post I could picture the series in my mind, but went through 2 days of mental torment trying to remember the name.
Here's some more info from www.nostalgiacentral.com
Against The Wind told the tale of Mary Mulvane, a young girl from Ireland who is tried for her involvement in rebellious activities against the British and sentenced to transportation to the penal colony of New South Wales. Following a terrible six month voyage across two oceans, she falls in love with another convict, Jonathan Garrett (played by 70s pop star, Jon English). The couple survive much injustice and eventually marry and become free and prosperous settlers.
thnx and it took two guys to remember the name. " Against The Wind " it is. Never missed an episode, I remember travelling from Ficksburg to O'mund one time and making Stephen stay over in Upington so I could watch it. My mostest favourite of all time next to "Thorn Birds". For years couldn't remember the name and am surprised that you guys got it from my vague discription.
I am seriously impressed guyrs - do we have few closet "chick flick" watchers on the site? daman
At least I know now how to impress the girls on the site... laughpoint
LOL! To answer the question - there was an Afrikaans series that I really liked - think it was called Die Vlaktes Duskand Van Hebron with Ian Roberts or something of that ilk. Now - probably Dexter - really slick.
Isn't it strange how the SABC local programmes improved drastically during the years when they were banned from buying overseas programmes.