Random Question of the Day
Joakim Noah, star of Big Cat Diary
What is your favorite TV show right now?
You know how when you first turn on the TV, there are a couple channels you check automatically? Earlier this year, my lineup would’ve been something like VH1, NBA TV, and the ESPNs. But for the last four months, when my TV goes on, the first stop is Animal Planet.
Back in April, I saw Disney’s Earth, and it changed my TV world. It was completely fascinating to me. I’m a city kid; I maybe went to the zoo three times growing up, and went to Seattle’s famous aquarium once. I was just never into nature and animals like that, but ever since Earth, I’ve been hooked. Last weekend I bought the entire BBC Planet Earth series, adding it to the other 6-7 wildlife DVDs I’ve picked up this year.
Animal Planet gets major run on my TV, and my favorite show there is “Big Cat Diary,” where a team of naturalists follow families of lions, leopards and cheetahs in Africa. Like I told my fiancee the other day, “I just like watching fast things with big teeth killing stuff.”
My girl grew up 200 times more cultured than I did, so she worked the animal-fascination thing out of her system when she was like eight years old. I’m new to this. So while my nature shows mostly bore her, she’s glad I’m at least learning something instead of getting dumber while watching “Real Chance of Love” or “Tool Academy” all the time.
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August 26th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Yoooo says:
True Blood, Entourage, Weeds… The holy trinity of TV
August 26th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
willsmithismydad says:
disney’s “earth” was just scenes from “planet earth” repurposed, only 30% of the scenes were new. but: 30 rock and mad men
August 26th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Weeds, Burn Notice, Lost… LOL
…and Family Guy!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Patrick Cassidy says:
Mad Men, Rescue Me, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia … and Whale Wars.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
adam ivy says:
im kenny f***ing powers lol…
and you really cant go wrong iwth animal planet or discovery channel, then if your into the kind of stuff reality tv on every other channel… side not they really should take the M off of MTV and make it RTV
August 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
scotsman says:
@5…best show ever, lol.
im a big fan of man vs wild and dark blue.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Austin Burton says:
Shows #2-4: Friday Night Lights, Reno 911, Leverage
August 26th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
the cynic says:
disney’s “earth” was weak. “Home”, “Planet Earth”, and “Blue Planet” were way better.
anyways; South Park, Dexter, The Universe, Iron Chef
August 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Austin Burton says:
@cynic — Tell me about “Home.” Do I need to get that?
August 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Detroit Dave says:
News in Detroit- we got the baddest news anchors in the country
Ama Daetz- Channel 4 WDIV
Andrea Isom on Channel 2 WJBK
Rhonda Walkier Channel 4 WDIV
3 Fine @ss news anchors that tell me who got shot, who was carjacked and what hood not to go in. I thank these 3 ladies for keeping me safe and updating me on what really going down in Detroit Cities Streets. lol
August 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
the cynic says:
It’s all aerial photography. Some really breath taking shots. Not as good as Planet Earth or Blue Planet, but a step up from Earth, Fearless Planet, or How the Earth Was Made. I just rented last week from blockbuster
August 26th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Damn. Eastbound & Down. Kenny Powers!!! You’re f***ing out!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
SkyGriever says:
How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, Lost, Family Guy…. and the stupidly fun MANswers.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
control says:
East Bound and Down
Entourage
True Blood
Sons of Anarchy
Trailer Park Boys (even though it’s done)
Fringe if it ever comes back…
August 26th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Ian says:
24
heroes
cartel de los sapos
August 26th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Vinny says:
True Blood, Entourage, I like the Big Cat diary-hopefully you watch that show in hd!!
I waiting for Sons of Anarchy, fringe and Heroes to come back. Damm i watch to much TV.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
MSkittle says:
Entourage, Hung, NBA Game Time
August 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
sans says:
Dexter, Heroes, Southpark, Always Sunny, Trailer Park Boys.
I watch TV on DVD, on Netflix on my XBox, and computer exclusively. If you haven’t seen Trailer Parks Boys, or their movie, watch it. White trash Canadians are comedy.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Gunner J. Matthews says:
House
WWE
The Soup
Chowder
Hell’s Kitchen
August 26th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
UglyBetty says:
I like Dexter.
This is bad! We’re talking about TV shows now. NBA season has to start asap!! Next we’ll be talking about our favourite books!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
George W Kush Sr says:
Entourage of course, but I like that show on the Milatary Channel called Speacial Ops, they do real missions against each other but with paint bullets. No, not paintballs, these are real GUNS but with paint bullets.
Colbert Report
Family Guy
Naughty Amateur Home Videos – playboy tv.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Patrick says:
I work and go to school full time so I don’t have any awake time for TV, but I always download Entourage and Weeds.
Austin, If you haven’t seen it you should check out Baraka. Best nature movie ever.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Austin Burton says:
I almost forgot about “Deadliest Warrior” on Spike. That cracks my Top 5.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
LakeShow84 says:
CurB Your Enthusiasm, South Park, Entourage..
Deadliest Warrior is the shit!!
I been meaning to check out that show Weeds for the longest..
August 26th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
POPPI GEE says:
-Diddy’s Making His Band (The musician in me likes that show)
-Wrestling (The sports entertainment kind not real. I grew up on it and can’t let it go)
-Don’t know the name of it but the show where the repo people get people’s stuff and the people go NUTS!
-Hawthorne (The wife and I both watch that)
-Man Vs. Food (Some of the stuff created is crazy)
August 26th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Jaytea says:
Weeds, Dexter, and I miss Deadwood so much.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Me says:
Post 1 nailed it. Only 3 shows I record other than pti.
Hung seems like it may be interesting, but I can’t bring myself to record a show about another mans package.
24 and heroes used to be good but now they drag somethin terrible.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Kevin says:
What is True Blood about? Never seen it.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
NYCBalla says:
The View. It provides news, comedy, and critical need-to-know info. Stoked they just hired Kate G. from John and Kate plus 8….love me a white women with spiky hair and a ghetto booty!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Alee-Mo says:
Things I’ve Learned:
1. If your favorite show is Entourage, you’re probably a douche.
2. You either smoke, or you get smoked.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Brado says:
The Office – Steve Carell is a riot
30 Rock – Tracy Morgan blows my mind
August 26th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
theArsenal says:
5} 2 Months, 2 Million (G4)
4} The Adventure of Danny & The Dingo (FuelTV)
3} High Stakes Poker
2} The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
1} Entourage
Honorable Mention : NBA Gametime on Tue/Thu with CWebb & GP
True Blood has some of the worst acting on tv, I don’t know how people even watch it. Hung is geih.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
jksonics says:
Breaking Bad
August 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
R says:
When i do watch tv :
Big Brother
Real Chance @ Love 2
Americas Dance Crew
August 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
mtindore520 says:
South Park
Its Always Sunny in Phila
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Family Guy
The Office
August 26th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Astin Burton says:
Anything on the TLC channel.
John & Kate plus 8
Say Yes to the Dress
18 Kids and Counting
What not to Wear
I could go on forever.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
POPPI GEE says:
Oh yea I watch the Americas Best Dance Crew, although this season is kinda lame.
I always wanted to breakdance. I am gonna do the windmill before I die. That and jumpin out of a plane!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Aron Phillips says:
1. Entourage (the new season has been great)
2. Hung (the show gets funnier every week plus more and more nudity)
3. Weeds (don’t get Showtime but get the DVDs each season)
4. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (amazing)
August 26th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
POOPI GEE says:
Can’t stop watching Martha freaking Stewart! She’s a GILF!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
shake&bake says:
Reno 911!
Jeopardy
The Office
Lockup Raw
August 26th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Diego says:
Monday night WWE Raw
Burn Notice
Thursday night CSI (the original Vegas one; hate the Miami and N.Y. ones).
Also big fan of Family Guy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Reno 911.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Yoooo says:
iight I have a confession man… My girl introduced me to HGTV and… I kinda like it… I mean… Im not gay or anything. I just…
Something about making a home your own draws me in man! Damn! Its good TV.
Dont judge me…
August 26th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
NYCBalla says:
@Yooooo……oh, we be judgin’! We all know you be walkin’ round in a pressed pastel polo tucked into skinny kacki pants – no facial nor body hair to be found (you even shave your pubies), and be smellin like fruit!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Chuck says:
House
Dexter
Heroes
24
Family Guy
I been hearing a lot about weeds gone have to rent it.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
osmosis11 says:
Dexter
The office
friday night lights
Monk
August 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Yoooo says:
Yea right, picture that
August 26th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
NYCBalla says:
We already did!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
UncheckedAggression says:
Hey AB, check out Life in Cold Blood.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
nowwhatyo says:
Explorer on the National Geographic Channel has some pretty interesting stuff. Man vs Wild and Survivor Man on Discovery need to come with some new episodes. Wired for Sex on G4 is pretty crazy too. NBA TV needs to bring back their nba fantasy show with rick kamla!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
DDUB says:
Nothing comes close to Planet Earth, That shark jumping out the water to murder that seal..AMAZING.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
sedwards says:
entourage best show on tv
August 26th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Arrogant says:
its always sunny in philadelphia( great show )
Entourage
Scrubs
Heroes(kinda need to see it from the beginning to appreciate it)
Family Guy
August 26th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Tim W says:
Entourage, Las Vegas, 24
August 26th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
vcn says:
.semi homemade with sandra lee…she’s hot…ask aida…she’s hot too
August 26th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
ticktock6 says:
True Blood
What Not to Wear
Damn. That’s about it. I don’t watch TV since The Shield and Battlestar Galactica ended this year, I guess.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Dagomar says:
Among relatively current shows:
Man vs Wild
Curb
Deadliest Catch
Loving the “MANswers” reply haha
August 26th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
JOB33 says:
@ yoooo- lmao! classic
The Internation sexy ladies show on G4..hubba hubba
Cash Cab is tight
Family Guy and Adult Swim, the stoner in me won’t let go. Even if I am sober now
August 26th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
weaksidehelp says:
family guy n csi las vegas, blame spike tv cause thats always on
August 26th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
control says:
BTW, isn’t that picture a picture of Joakim Noah?
August 26th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
rangerjohn says:
man nobody mentioned the ultimate fighter?
i like survivor man better then man vs wild ever since ol mr grylls got caught cheating lol.
east bound and down is great.
mansers, 1000 ways to die, mythbusters, COP (lmao, anyone made the show?)
August 26th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
MJAX says:
Rescue Me
The Office
30 Rock
House
CSI
August 26th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
goonther says:
party down is fucking hilarious
entourage has been awful this season
mad men, weeds, and when curb & dexter start up
August 26th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
str8ganksta says:
News. CNN, FOX, all that crap.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Celts Fan says:
It’s always sunny in Phi, Eastbound & Down, south park still brings heat (they down to “only” having like 97mph on the fastball, but still nice,) True Blood (the acting is terrible, you right, but I still love it,) and Hard Knocks.
@AB – Planet Earth is amazing. The snow leopard chasing the goat up and down a vertical rock face in the “Mountains” episode was AMAZING. Also, check out ____ Feeding Frenzy on An. Planet. It’s basically some psycho sitting in a “predator shield” (reinforced plexiglass box) as whatever predator that episode’s about tears into some shit outside the box. Good shit.
@Poppi Gee – it’s called Operacion Repo and it’s fantastic!
August 26th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
rodnets says:
house
family guy
american dad
southpark
2 1/2 half men
fringe
iron cheff (the voices are hillarious FUKUI SAN)
August 26th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Mac22 says:
WEEDS is Hot!!! Entourage and Friends reruns.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Dan Snider says:
@ Mr. Cassidy
Thank you for showing me the light of Whale Wars. Truly epic television.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Big Freeze says:
Its Always Sunny (f’n hilarious)
The Wire (forever the best tv show)
August 26th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Tig obamo says:
power rangers family guy everything on vh1 and max b tv lmao
August 26th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
jerry says:
first 48!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 26th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Kendra says:
I watch damn near every show on TLC:
Jon and Kate Plus 8
What Not to Wear
The Little Couple
Little People, Big World
Say Yes to the Dress
Tiaras and Toddlers
I absolutely love those crazy broads on The Real Housewives of ATL.
But every weekday I gotta watch Jeopardy and Pardon the Interruption. You can talk about how bad Tony Kornheiser was when he did Monday Night Football, but dude is too funny on PTI.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:48 am
bookkwormmaster says:
COMEDY:
The Office
Monk
South Park
Reno 911
10 Items or Less
Scrubs
SPORTS:
PTI
Around The Horn
GAME SHOWS/REALITY TV:
Wheel Of Fortune
WipeOut
Real World vs Road Rules
ANIME:
Naruto
August 27th, 2009 at 1:40 am
KT says:
Raising the Bar
The T.O. Show
and NFL Network
August 27th, 2009 at 2:09 am
mosduff says:
who thinks TV is a giant fucking waste of time?
August 27th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Young Money (R.I.P. B-Dub) says:
A little for me. But my Favorite show’s are.
1. Hung (Glad it got picked up for a 2nd Season.
2. Mad Men
3. Family Guy
4 Curb (Can’t wait till it come’s back. Larry is a Beast on it).
August 27th, 2009 at 2:52 am
S-SiN says:
Comedy and sports for me please.
August 27th, 2009 at 3:15 am
Chainfire says:
1. Even though, The Wire is finished, i re-watch the five seasons over and over. Best show ever
2. Mad Men
3. South Park
4. Ultimate Fighter (MMA is the best individual sport, fack boxing)
5. Cold Cases
August 27th, 2009 at 4:19 am
Josh Tha roc says:
Best series ever: the watcher. It had sir mix a lot as the main character and only ran for one season in the mid nineties but it was dope.
August 27th, 2009 at 8:43 am
SparkyJay23 says:
True blood, Dexter, Weeds, Warehouse13, Being Human and Dolhouse are the shows i download without fail
August 27th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Vinny Chase says:
Entourage
Hell’s Kitchen
Red Shoe Diaries
August 27th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Sam I Am says:
Wipeout – on Wednesday nights (ABC) FUNNY STUFF
Avatar: The Last Airbender
August 27th, 2009 at 9:41 am
c-viz says:
Locked Up Abroad – Nat Geo on Wednesday Nights – Funny stuff
August 27th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Brown says:
True Blood
Entourage
East Bound & Down
Smallville
South Park
Family Guy
Seinfeld (reruns)
Mantracker (airs in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network)
August 27th, 2009 at 10:46 am
rangerjohn says:
oh i left off gangland on history channel
August 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Scott says:
Anyone who likes to smoke and drink rum check out the Trailor Park Boys … best mockumentary ever
August 27th, 2009 at 11:40 am
doc says:
gangland,notorius,cold case,48 hours,american gangster,mobsters,animal planet,discovery channel,entourage,hung,weeds,nurse jackie,south park,family guy,boondocks,aqua teen,to show,real and chance,hard knocks,nba tv,nfl tv,1rst and 10,rome,around the horn,pti.im always watching something off this list.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
johnsacrimoni says:
Entourage, East Bound and Down, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay’s F-Word, Top Chef, Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, Family Guy, The Simpsons
August 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
johnsacrimoni says:
Best show ever: The Sopranos
August 27th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
doc says:
@johnnysacks-I can dig it.
August 27th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Raheem says:
The First 48
August 27th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
the saint says:
still and always will be fresh prince
August 27th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Big Mike says:
Two words – LO ST
September 1st, 2009 at 4:37 pm
TYLRMD says:
#RESCUEME#RESCUEME#RESCUEME!!!!