tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post3063959127442599910..comments2024-03-18T13:50:45.615-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Deja view?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69083540364502020932010-02-18T17:53:26.773-05:002010-02-18T17:53:26.773-05:00I do believe certain episodes are shown more often...I do believe certain episodes are shown more often. For me, I tend to watch re-runs over a Labor Day that relate to your theory. You flip through the channels and oh look there is a marathon of Twilight Zone on SciFi channel. And inevitably it is the episode where barbi and ken are exiled by the pig people in disgust. Then I turn the channelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63789761565338019492010-02-18T12:21:08.806-05:002010-02-18T12:21:08.806-05:00Every time I've seen Star Trek TNG, it feature...Every time I've seen Star Trek TNG, it features a Barclay episode. I find him incredibly creepy and can't stand him, yet I've maybe seen one episode he and his holodeck fantasies wasn't in.<br /><br />One night years ago I turned on Voyager...AND IT WAS A BARCLAY EPISODE! NOOOOOOOOOOO!jenmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647726303564119010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89746936152954875672010-02-17T18:07:55.985-05:002010-02-17T18:07:55.985-05:00ALF - the one with the giant cockroach. And the Se...ALF - the one with the giant cockroach. And the Seinfeld episode where they are looking for their car in the carpark...Sonjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34777077208056176832010-02-17T17:58:50.489-05:002010-02-17T17:58:50.489-05:00Bones and Criminal Minds are the two shows that im...Bones and Criminal Minds are the two shows that immediately leap to mind with regard to the 'deja vu' phenomenon. I don't want to watch either show - I think they both have a pornographic quality to them that gives me the willies. Bones loves depictions of gore and putrefaction, and Criminal Minds revels in predatory, sadistic, psycho-sexual violence. Those thoughts and images don't sit easily in my imagination, so they are shows I avoid watching. But, once in a great while I don't get the channel changed, or I'm at someone else's house and one or the other of them will come on. If it's Criminal Minds, it's the episode with Keith Carradine and Amy Madigan, and if it's Bones, it's the episode with the guy who gets chewed up in the chicken plucking machinery. Without fail.zzzdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953320741067210576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82539333727252122942010-02-17T14:10:11.342-05:002010-02-17T14:10:11.342-05:00Another vote for "deja view." Short, eas...Another vote for "deja view." Short, easy to understand, bilingual pun. What's not to love?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56659355148616825122010-02-17T13:49:41.598-05:002010-02-17T13:49:41.598-05:00it's funny you mention this. I almost never wa...it's funny you mention this. I almost never watch Yes Dear on TBS, but it's school vacation week so I turned it on today and lo and behold its the one episode I've seen four times where the curly haired wife remodels her fireplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-2277037226043960142010-02-17T13:04:46.709-05:002010-02-17T13:04:46.709-05:00Bones! This happens to be me with Bones all the ti...Bones! This happens to be me with Bones all the time. I've only ever watched the show in re-runs (TNT, I think?). But every time I find it, it's one of the handful of episodes I've seen, and I KNOW there have to be more! The show has been on for years. :)Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744090646845545511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35338789602617012282010-02-17T10:00:31.483-05:002010-02-17T10:00:31.483-05:00You could call it "The Ned Ryerson Effect&quo...You could call it "The Ned Ryerson Effect"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50419454206542679832010-02-17T09:48:02.805-05:002010-02-17T09:48:02.805-05:00@Todd - you're not gonna believe this but I th...@Todd - you're not gonna believe this but I think your <i>Saved By The Bell</i> was on yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74580058047934282532010-02-17T06:20:02.823-05:002010-02-17T06:20:02.823-05:00"Six Feet Under". Never saw it original..."Six Feet Under". Never saw it originally, but sometimes catch a rerun, but it's always the same episode with Kathy Bates and the mother's birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45154513211852434782010-02-17T02:19:28.973-05:002010-02-17T02:19:28.973-05:00I love this thread. There is an episode of CSI, wh...I love this thread. There is an episode of CSI, which I gave up watching after like the third season, where Nick is being stalked by his cable guy I think. At one point Nick is in his apartment and the guy drops down from the ceiling and it completely terrifies me. Every single time I turn on an episode on Spike it is that episode.rosengjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346399198525494946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25897527123163861102010-02-17T00:04:15.772-05:002010-02-17T00:04:15.772-05:00I actually quite like "deja view".I actually quite like "deja view".Baylinkhttp://photo.imageinc.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85625594023232154482010-02-17T00:02:06.394-05:002010-02-17T00:02:06.394-05:00I can explain Law and Order easy enough--TNT only ...I can explain Law and Order easy enough--TNT only runs the last several years worth of eps during the primetime weekday timeslots over and over and over again---i know cause my mom watches it every single night and every time i watch it with her i can tell you right away that i've seen it. (if it has Elizabeth Rhom or dennis farina or Fred Dalton Thompson in it then its all the more frustrating because i know i've seen a lot of these when they first aired....but i can't remember em half the time....it gets a little more hazy with benjamin bratt and Angie harmon--although even now i know for a fact i've seen that three part ep with lauren graham where they go to la to solve a murder at least 4 different times.)<br /><br />i look foward to when they rerun the newer ones because i know for a fact i've seen em all because i've been watching it steadily since jeremy sisto and linus roache took over the main roles. of course if they too end up staying there for another seven or eight years who knows if i'll remember these current ones---i like to think i will but damn if i can remember them all.<br /><br />(Also nbc seems to rerun the one with ned beatty as the dementia affected judge a really lot---i can't tell you how many times i've turned onto what i thought was supposed to be a new one on nbc this past year only to find that damned ned beatty one...at least i know for a fact i've seen that one! Guest Star Ned beatty--oh no i've seen this one!)Matt Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63512287383337530492010-02-16T23:59:24.551-05:002010-02-16T23:59:24.551-05:00I've seen every Supernatural episode and don&#...I've seen every Supernatural episode and don't watch them more than once so this doesn't happen to me with Supernatural but it does with many, many, many other shows.Diana Frostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-12737529695817259592010-02-16T23:45:08.833-05:002010-02-16T23:45:08.833-05:00@ Doug S.
Supernatural was just renewed today:
h...@ Doug S.<br /><br />Supernatural was just renewed today:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/yzwcmb5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64029905104307374442010-02-16T23:36:18.900-05:002010-02-16T23:36:18.900-05:001) Grey's Anatomy. (Okay, maybe it only SEEMS ...1) Grey's Anatomy. (Okay, maybe it only SEEMS like it's the same damn episode over and over.)<br /><br />2) I vote for confirmation bias.<br /><br />3) Nocturnal Recurrence.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582136184196524214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-24169747317396872010-02-16T22:32:39.723-05:002010-02-16T22:32:39.723-05:00Law & Orders. The shows been on for years, YEA...Law & Orders. The shows been on for years, YEARS, and I always see the same few episodes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11678607629572221912010-02-16T22:26:27.952-05:002010-02-16T22:26:27.952-05:00Anonymous wrote: I also have the problem of findi...Anonymous wrote: I also have the problem of finding the "Chanandler Bong" episode of Friends.<br /><br /><br />I'm sorry ... that's MRS. Chanandler Bong!Jim Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172041684762141341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28190465102314946042010-02-16T20:53:43.792-05:002010-02-16T20:53:43.792-05:00I'm also a huge fan of Supernatural, and I'...I'm also a huge fan of Supernatural, and I'm totally hooked on the overarching apocalypse storyline. And I just love Castiel.<br /><br />For me- until I started catching regular blocks of "Criminal Minds" in syndication recently, I think I had seen the Luke Perry cult leader ep at least 4 times.Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024186205791001584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51602481628633357802010-02-16T20:45:32.224-05:002010-02-16T20:45:32.224-05:00Oddly enough, this always used to happen to me wit...Oddly enough, this always used to happen to me with Saved by the Bell when I was a kid. We didn't get TBS at my farm, so I'd only get to see it when I visited grandparents, and it was ALWAYS the episode where Zack dates the girl in the wheelchair. Thus, many of the big cultural references of my generation are completely lost on me.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538651542043518746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-2735704488969041522010-02-16T20:24:04.008-05:002010-02-16T20:24:04.008-05:001. "Monk" (the one where Monk is sick I ...1. "Monk" (the one where Monk is sick I must have seen a half-dozen times) and, back when they used to rerun "Northern Exposure" on like Hallmark or something, the episode in which Joel becomes convinced his handyman is a professional golfer who had a famous meltdown in the US Open.<br /><br />2. A combination of confirmation bias and luck would do it. Shows that rerun often cycle through an entire run in 5-10 weeks; if you happen to pop on "Supernatural" at those intervals, you'll see the same episodes over and over again.<br /><br />3. I like "televisual apophenia", but I'm going to be the only one who does.Linushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589748215468857487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-409787706877866042010-02-16T20:04:27.288-05:002010-02-16T20:04:27.288-05:00For me, whenever I catch Hawaii Five-O, it's a...For me, whenever I catch <i>Hawaii Five-O</i>, it's always the episode where they have flush the guy out of the sugar cane by burning it down. I saw that, probably 6 times before I finally just sat down and taped the eps off tv and watched them on the weekends to see the whole show. Yet, even now, every damn time I stumble across Dano and McGarrett it's the same ep, usually even the same scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83443610122585915812010-02-16T19:18:49.446-05:002010-02-16T19:18:49.446-05:00Happens to me with sitcoms like Frasier (which was...Happens to me with sitcoms like Frasier (which was on again/off again for me) or The King of Queens. Farscape too, back when it was airing on the Sci-Fi Channel.Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33228160752402654032010-02-16T19:16:19.377-05:002010-02-16T19:16:19.377-05:00South Park is like this for me. I think I've s...South Park is like this for me. I think I've seen probably 20 episodes, but I've seen half of them multiple times, about 10 times. Whenever I randomly have time to channel surf and watch South Park, it's ALWAYS one I've seen before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16156068932764961252010-02-16T18:36:23.015-05:002010-02-16T18:36:23.015-05:00In the couple of years I've been reading this ...In the couple of years I've been reading this blog, Supernatural has stood out as a show that I am shocked Alan doesn't cover. It is one of the most fun shows on tv, and after a rough beginning has settled into a really great place. The whole angel thing, with the amazing Castiel, has been a revelation (sorry). Alan, might I suggest you pick this show as one you watch on dvd and review as you do it? Next summer? Knock off a couple of seasons?<br /><br />BTW, I had heard a rumor that this would be Supernatural's last season - anyone have any more definitive word on that? Kripke isn't signed beyond this fifth season.Doug Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367377514810160082noreply@blogger.com