Your writers strike viewing guide
Cory Bergman December 23rd, 2007
There’s nothing on TV. Your DVR is empty. All your favorite shows are in reruns. Now what? Well, Lost Remote’s readers have suggested a long list of little-known or vintage TV shows (most of which are available to watch online) along with cool video podcasts, promising webisodes and even a video game or two. We hope it’ll help get you through the strike.
TV shows:
- The Closer on TNT (Terry)
- Pants Off, Dance Off on Fuse (Terry)
- The Family Guy on Alluc.org (Jake)
- 30 Days on FX and Hulu (Jeff)
- MI-5 and Jekyll & Hyde on BBC America (Frank)
- Monk and Psych on USA (video), and coming to NBC (Bogopolis)
- Battlestar Galactica if it comes to NBC (Rico)
- Nimrod Nation on Sundance (Jeff V.)
- Arrested Development on Hulu and MSN Video (Andrew)
- Pushing Daisies on ABC and Journeyman on NBC (Ricky)
- Mad Men on AMC (David)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Adult Swim (Sean)
- The Riches on FX and Hulu (discreet_chaos)
- What’s My Line repeats from the 60’s on GSN (Joe G.)
- Nova and Frontline on PBS (Joe G.)
- The Wire on HBO, final season begins 1/6 (PBrown)
- Korean drama Coffee Prince on Veoh (Joe)
- Sci Fi’s Tin Man, also available on Hulu (Anon)
- Firefly, now available on DVD (Frank)
- The Soup on E!, airs fresh every night (Patrick)
Podcasts (all link to their iTunes pages):
- Break a Leg, a sitcom about producing a sitcom (Joe)
- Cerialized, roommates and their breakfast-based discussions, (Joe)
- Crash Test Kitchen, couple gets adventurous in the kitchen (Joe)
- Port City PD, original police drama (Joe)
- Something to be Desired, comedy about DJs at struggling radio station (Joe)
- Galacticast, sci-fin parodies of geekdom (Ryan)
- Diggnation, funny podcast of popular stories on Digg (Cory)
- The Sound of Young America, interesting audio interviews (Mark)
- Jordan Jesse Go, audio podcast of “irreverant talk” (Mark)
- Ask a Ninja, a ninja answers your questions (Hussman)
Webisodes
- The Onion News Network, video satire from The Onion (Cory)
- Mimi and Flo Show, choose your own adventure vlog (Ryan)
- Garden Fork TV, cooking and gardening around the ranch (Ryan)
- ALocalFolkus, documentary about eating locally (Ryan)
- FindingAmerica.TV, couple drives across America (Ryan)
- SOLMI.net - short films, including a fun series called The LOFTS (Ryan)
- Black20.com - Started by TV writers, try The Middle Show (Nick)
Other sites:
- Archive.org - Public domain movies and serials from all over the world (Rob)
- Netflix - Use the “watch instantly” section to catch up on shows like 30 Rock, The Office, Dead Like Me and Lost (Jeremiah)
Video games:
- Rock Band and Bioshock (Doug)
- Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3, of course (Cory)
Have any more ideas, please leave ‘em in comments…
10 Comments Add your own
1. Jeremiah | December 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 pm
We’ve been using Netlflix’s “Watch Instantly” section (18 hours of streaming per month) in lieu of TV. I’ve been able to watch the 1st season of 30 Rock (Love it!), Dead Like Me, the first two seasons of “The Office”, and I’ve finally got the 3rd season of LOST coming via DVD for New Years.
Can I just say, every single one of these shows is demonstrably better without advertising.
2. Rob | December 23rd, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I forgot to mention World Wide Internet TV. Some guy in the Netherlands has organized a list of 2,300+ sites that have either live internet broadcasts or on demand content.
Many news stations from around the world are listed but there are a lot of entertainment-related streaming sites as well.
3. Darrien | December 23rd, 2007 at 7:59 pm
The Boondocks on Adult Swim
4. Adam | December 24th, 2007 at 12:32 am
I’ve been watching a lot of TV on DVD. Take a look at the TV section of Netflix. I’ll bet you see a lot of canceled shows that you probably would have watched if they weren’t at the same time as another show you were already committed to.
For example, I always thought That 70s Show was funny, but never really watched it regularly. Now I’m working my way through the second season and I love it. When I feel like something outside the comedy genre, I pop in Eureka. The first season is on DVD and it’s a pretty good watch. There are tons of good shows out there - even many that were good, but only made it a season or so (see: Point Pleasant).
5. Wally Smacker | December 24th, 2007 at 2:10 am
Who needs writers when you have cliphunter.com?
The only thing more exciting is finding a dead baby on the beach.
Happy Holidays.
6. Gorman | December 24th, 2007 at 5:22 am
Rev3’s Totally Rad Show lately is kind of like a weekly “What to do during the WGA strike.”
7. Van | December 24th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Happy christmas guys!
8. Mich | December 24th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
- Cartoon Network premieres a 90-minute Transformers Animated Special: “Transform and Roll Out” on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 at 8 p.m. The movie kicks off the brand new series, Transformers Animated, set to premiere on CN Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
- Get a sneak peek of Discovery Channel’s new shows for 2008 and possibly win one of seven HDTVs to ring in the new year.
- There’s also “Live Free or Die Hard” on DVD.
9. Jesse Thorn | December 25th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Hey… I produce Jordan Jesse Go and The Sound of Young America… thanks to Mark and thanks to you guys for posting. I’ve subscribed to Lost Remote for years and love it!
10. Stationguy | December 26th, 2007 at 5:21 am
I think I now see why the nets are moving to unscripted. Nothing magical here.
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