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Originally Posted by djellison
Ditto, I am sure, they would question my fascination with Top Gear, Mythbusters
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Top Gear's okay when I can get. Mythbusters is an excellent, high-quality show, but it doesn't captivate me quite to the extent that Doctor Who does. (They don't blow up cement trucks every day, after all.) I do tend to prefer documentaries or almost-documentaries, but the good ones are almost non-existent, unless you consider "is this ghost pyramid a psychic UFO" to be in the "good" category.
There's nothing wrong with stand-up comedy, but that's a televised almost-live performance. That's an apples and orange comparison.
Here's the difference: I listen to (not so much watch) good stand-up from time to time, usually leaving it on in the background when I'm doing something menial. I use a number of podcasts for the same reason. I watch good documentaries when I can get them on DVD and have some mellow time to watch them. That's maybe once or twice a month. I watch new Doctor Who episodes just as soon as I possibly can, and always get the DVD sets within a few weeks of their release. Other than Firefly, I cannot name you a single show I have consistently enjoyed more, and they have depressingly few peers in my mind. Babylon 5 and FtEttM sit a close 3rd and 4th.
The list has a pretty wide gap from there.