View Full Version : Guess the name of TV show by describing it vaguely...
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 04:54 AM
Saw this on reddit and figured "why not here"
let's start
a dying man tries to save his family but instead became a infamous narcissistic crime lord responsible for his own demise and those associated with him including his family
???
scuzzy
02-20-2019, 05:11 AM
Saw this on reddit and figured "why not here"
let's start
a dying man tries to save his family but instead became a infamous narcissistic crime lord responsible for his own demise and those associated with him including his family
???
https://media.giphy.com/media/rngE31q0PTHbO/giphy.gif
scuzzy
02-20-2019, 05:14 AM
movie:
a young man tries to save his family but instead became a infamous galactic lord responsible for his own demise and those associated with him including his family
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 05:51 AM
movie:
a young man tries to save his family but instead became a infamous galactic lord responsible for his own demise and those associated with him including his family
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/76/Darth_Vader.jpg/220px-Darth_Vader.jpg
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 05:55 AM
a hippie & his big dick buddy team up to solve the city's crime perpetrated by a "demon"
???
a hippie & his big dick buddy team up to solve the city's crime perpetrated by a "demon"
???
Scooby doo
MrFonzworth
02-20-2019, 09:26 AM
A kid is left home alone. Never got molested.
Ben Simmons 25
02-20-2019, 09:30 AM
A kid is left home alone. Never got molested.
I don't know the name of the TV show but clearly this isn't a story based on your likeness.
Charlie Sheen
02-20-2019, 09:36 AM
The last frontier fighting off the threats of hoopleheads and civilization
Wally450
02-20-2019, 01:27 PM
Selling stuff made from trees.
Patrick Chewing
02-20-2019, 01:29 PM
The show I'm thinking about has a cute sister.
lol
kennethgriffen
02-20-2019, 03:09 PM
a psychopathic cult leader brainwashes people into doing his bidding/encourages them to break the law until authorities track him down and sentence him to death
highwhey
02-20-2019, 03:22 PM
a drug addicted doctor at the top of his game practices medicine and performs unorthodox procedures.
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 10:54 PM
a drug addicted doctor at the top of his game practices medicine and performs unorthodox procedures.
https://blog.cyrildason.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/House-MD.png
highwhey
02-20-2019, 10:56 PM
https://blog.cyrildason.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/House-MD.png
also the knick!
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 10:59 PM
The last frontier fighting off the threats of hoopleheads and civilization
Last Kingdom??
kennethgriffen
02-20-2019, 11:00 PM
damn i thought this was about movies... mine was passion of the christ
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 11:01 PM
a day in the life of a torturer who is also a government agent
Bawkish
02-20-2019, 11:02 PM
damn i thought this was about movies... mine was passion of the christ
:lol
here i am thinking of a TV show where they executed the main lead
warriorfan
02-20-2019, 11:29 PM
Jews in New York who make everything really funny
highwhey
02-20-2019, 11:36 PM
Jews in New York who make everything really funny
seinfeld
MrFonzworth
02-20-2019, 11:58 PM
Some geek beats up a jacked black dude. Also kills a bunch of people.
MrFonzworth
02-20-2019, 11:59 PM
Teens getting high in a basement.
MrFonzworth
02-20-2019, 11:59 PM
A red thing getting tickled by little kids.
highwhey
02-21-2019, 12:01 AM
Teens getting high in a basement.
that 70's show
warriorfan
02-21-2019, 12:02 AM
seinfeld
:lol
Charlie Sheen
02-26-2019, 11:09 AM
Last Kingdom??
https://i2.wp.com/www.noisejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Al-Swearengen-Screenshot.jpg
deadwood :(
Prometheus
02-26-2019, 11:15 AM
Troubled youth keeps stealing a certain possession from his grandmother to feed his addiction... this same possession becomes the source of a disastrous addiction for the grandmother as well.
EDIT: movie
Prometheus
02-26-2019, 11:17 AM
Protagonist displays consistently great morals - central conflict of the show comes from the 2nd main character's highly complex, paradoxical set of feelings/behaviors toward the main character.
Prometheus
02-26-2019, 11:21 AM
wealthy, uppity family have their lives turned upside down when their fortune runs dry, forced to move into less-than-luxurious accommodations and get along with less-than-luxurious neighbors. Hilarity ensues.
TheMan
02-26-2019, 12:11 PM
I'm gonna go old school with shit I watched as a kid...
Four racially and ethnically diverse New York high school students who along with their funny and sarcastic teacher, troll the hell out of the principal.
An old redneck strikes it rich and along with his white trash family, move from Texas to California.
Three goofy dimwitted dudes who beat the fukk out of each other during every episode, some funny shit, especially when you're stoned
Patrick Chewing
02-26-2019, 12:21 PM
I'm gonna go old school with shit I watched as a kid...
Four racially and ethnically diverse New York high school students who along with their funny and sarcastic teacher, troll the hell out of the principal.
An old redneck strikes it rich and along with his white trash family, move from Texas to California.
Three goofy dimwitted dudes who beat the fukk out of each other during every episode, some funny shit, especially when you're stoned
LOL these are easy....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmm3KTa601s
Facepalm
02-26-2019, 12:57 PM
An expansive political drama where the main character dies too soon, shocking many. As the remaining players jockey for power, they ignore a looming threat that could end end them all.
imdaman99
02-26-2019, 01:07 PM
An expansive political drama where the main character dies too soon, shocking many. As the remaining players jockey for power, they ignore a looming threat that could end end them all.
https://media.giphy.com/media/2L3eveDEgjNFC/giphy.gif
TheMan
02-26-2019, 01:17 PM
An expansive political drama where the main character dies too soon, shocking many. As the remaining players jockey for power, they ignore a looming threat that could end end them all.
House of Cards?
ArbitraryWater
02-26-2019, 01:19 PM
Saw this on reddit and figured "why not here"
let's start
a dying man tries to save his family but instead became a infamous narcissistic crime lord responsible for his own demise and those associated with him including his family
???
too easy
no one answering here, just posting their own :lol
highwhey
02-26-2019, 02:12 PM
doubt anyone will guess this which is criminal because it was such a good show:
a doctor teams up with a skilled individual to right the wrongs in the underbelly of San Fran.
lil clue: the skilled individual is a very large man and puts wayyy to much salt on his food despite the doctor's advice of reducing his table salt consumption.
NBAGOAT
02-26-2019, 02:35 PM
santa barbara slacker decides to start solving crimes for the police with his best friend while pretending to be psychic.
former cop with ocd and multiple phobias is asked again to be a consultant
NBAGOAT
02-26-2019, 02:37 PM
doubt anyone will guess this which is criminal because it was such a good show:
a doctor teams up with a skilled individual to right the wrongs in the underbelly of San Fran.
lil clue: the skilled individual is a very large man and puts wayyy to much salt on his food despite the doctor's advice of reducing his table salt consumption.
rough time period for the show. I really dont know doctor shows well
highwhey
02-26-2019, 03:02 PM
rough time period for the show. I really dont know doctor shows well
couple years ago was the release date.
it didn't air on tv.
highwhey
02-26-2019, 03:04 PM
santa barbara slacker decides to start solving crimes for the police with his best friend while pretending to be psychic.
former cop with ocd and multiple phobias is asked again to be a consultant
psych and monk lol.
i never watched the shows but some network would always air commercials for those 2 shows almost immediately one after the other. :lol
NBAGOAT
02-26-2019, 03:11 PM
couple years ago was the release date.
it didn't air on tv.
Ok I
NBAGOAT
02-26-2019, 03:12 PM
Tech billionaire recruits former cia guy to save people who are about to be murdered
highwhey
02-26-2019, 03:13 PM
[QUOTE=NBAGOAT]Ok I
Facepalm
02-26-2019, 07:48 PM
House of Cards?
Game of Thrones
Facepalm
02-26-2019, 07:51 PM
Tech billionaire recruits former cia guy to save people who are about to be murdered
Never saw it but sounds like Person of Interest
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 04:44 PM
Never saw it but sounds like Person of Interest
It is and an underrated one. Starts off procedural but becomes some pretty great sci-fi.
Also be nice if highwhey revealed the show, no ones going get it
Patrick Chewing
02-27-2019, 05:10 PM
Some guy, persecuted by his own government at times, runs around trying to save the country in a day.
highwhey
02-27-2019, 05:16 PM
It is and an underrated one. Starts off procedural but becomes some pretty great sci-fi.
Also be nice if highwhey revealed the show, no ones going get iti literally teased it in my previous post :oldlol:
i don't blame you, it went unheard of for the most part despite receiving good ratings from critics.
i'll give others a chance to guess it, then i'll reveal the name.
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aj1987
02-27-2019, 05:31 PM
Protagonist displays consistently great morals - central conflict of the show comes from the 2nd main character's highly complex, paradoxical set of feelings/behaviors toward the main character.
Troubled youth keeps stealing a certain possession from his grandmother to feed his addiction... this same possession becomes the source of a disastrous addiction for the grandmother as well.
EDIT: movie
Some geek beats up a jacked black dude. Also kills a bunch of people.
a day in the life of a torturer who is also a government agent
Anyone get these?
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 05:34 PM
i literally teased it in my previous post :oldlol:
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damn it. When you said it didnt air on tv, I thought you meant some pilot that never became a series like a dumbass. Never considered a streaming show. I like suplee too from his my name is earl days.
Some guy, persecuted by his own government at times, runs around trying to save the country in a day.
24. Once someone mentions the doing everything in a day part, it's easy
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 05:35 PM
Anyone get these?
last one is 24. First one sounds maybe like The Walking Dead. Dont know movies well enough and not sure about third
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 05:43 PM
Realistic storytelling of a cop task force investigating a drug organization while being hamstrung by politics
TheMan
02-27-2019, 05:46 PM
Some guy, persecuted by his own government at times, runs around trying to save the country in a day.
2 ez
24
Some dude claiming every significant human landmark, event or invention was done by extraterrestrials...
highwhey
02-27-2019, 05:48 PM
Realistic storytelling of a cop task force investigating a drug organization while being hamstrung by politics
the wire
aj1987
02-27-2019, 05:49 PM
last one is 24. First one sounds maybe like The Walking Dead. Dont know movies well enough and not sure about third
The Walking Dead doesn't really have a 2nd main character, IMO.
highwhey
02-27-2019, 06:24 PM
time traveling agents from the future are sent to the present era by an AI in order to prevent horrific events from taking place meanwhile their efforts are challenged by a rouge faction that is also from the future.
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 06:26 PM
The Walking Dead doesn't really have a 2nd main character, IMO.
i kind of assumed he meant shane but i really dont know the show well. I cant think of a show right now with two protagonists who are really in conflict while the main is also very righteous(most shows have anti heros)
Patrick Chewing
02-27-2019, 06:27 PM
2 ez
24
Some dude claiming every significant human landmark, event or invention was done by extraterrestrials...
https://memesbams.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/aliens-meme-original.jpg
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 06:33 PM
what show is this?
person of interest. The show becomes a lot more than that by s2 however. Lot of scifi stuff mainly focused on artificial intelligence in government surveilance so i recommend it.
Another description. Doctor whom enjoys alcohol moves back in with his father and reconnects with his brother
Prometheus
02-27-2019, 06:39 PM
Anyone get these?
If you want I'll tell you the answers to mine. No one's playing along anyway.
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 06:43 PM
If you want I'll tell you the answers to mine. No one's playing along anyway.
I like to know the first.
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 06:44 PM
the wire
yep. My description only fits season 1 however but the show is hard to vaguely describe in a sentence or two
highwhey
02-27-2019, 07:06 PM
yep. My description only fits season 1 however but the show is hard to vaguely describe in a sentence or two
it's 1A on my top 5 tv shows. Sopranos is 1B.
Prometheus
02-27-2019, 08:57 PM
Troubled youth keeps stealing a certain possession from his grandmother to feed his addiction... this same possession becomes the source of a disastrous addiction for the grandmother as well.
EDIT: movie
This one is Requiem for a Dream.
Patrick Chewing
02-27-2019, 09:25 PM
Children are tasked by a Crime Fighting organization to search for and capture a mysterious woman and her gang who go around the world committing various crimes, but primarily brazen robberies and heists.
NBAGOAT
02-27-2019, 10:48 PM
it's 1A on my top 5 tv shows. Sopranos is 1B.
those and breaking bad are usually in the top 3 greatest dramas on many lists
Edit: I'm gonna go with a relatively unknown one. Man goes back to his small hometown to start a new job he's terribly unqualified at. However, everyone praises him and doesnt tell him besides a few people. One hint is it's a sitcom
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 02:05 AM
time traveling agents from the future are sent to the present era by an AI in order to prevent horrific events from taking place meanwhile their efforts are challenged by a rouge faction that is also from the future.
Travelers
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 02:06 AM
those and breaking bad are usually in the top 3 greatest dramas on many lists
Edit: I'm gonna go with a relatively unknown one. Man goes back to his small hometown to start a new job he's terribly unqualified at. However, everyone praises him and doesnt tell him besides a few people. One hint is it's a sitcom
Doogie Howser???
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 02:08 AM
yep. My description only fits season 1 however but the show is hard to vaguely describe in a sentence or two
you can say it's a story of a city & it's dysfunctional citizens :lol
highwhey
02-28-2019, 02:12 AM
Travelers
yep :cheers:
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 02:13 AM
ok my turn
story of a US marshall & a white supremacist who dug coal together
story of a new sheriff in town, who is also a criminal and a thief
aj1987
02-28-2019, 02:47 AM
ok my turn
story of a US marshall & a white supremacist who dug coal together
story of a new sheriff in town, who is also a criminal and a thief
#1. Justified
#2. ??
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 03:34 AM
#1. Justified
#2. ??
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1OfDJ2TjEL._SY445_.jpg
MrFonzworth
02-28-2019, 04:47 AM
Some geek beats up a jacked black dude. Also kills a bunch of people.
Dexter was the answer.
Bawkish
02-28-2019, 05:21 AM
1. story of a man started from a petty cigarette smuggler to become one of the richest in the world
2. bunch of lesbians in prison
MrFonzworth
02-28-2019, 05:28 AM
3 children struggling to keep on after witnessing their friend's gruesome death
TheMan
02-28-2019, 05:50 AM
1. story of a man started from a petty cigarette smuggler to become one of the richest in the world
2. bunch of lesbians in prison
Orange is the New Black
NBAGOAT
02-28-2019, 01:19 PM
this is a really tough one.
Man goes back to his hometown to start a job he's terribly unqualified at. No one points this out to him however besides a couple of people. Only hint I'll give is it's a sitcom
NBAGOAT
02-28-2019, 01:21 PM
3 children struggling to keep on after witnessing their friend's gruesome death
feels wrong but stranger things?
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