Can you list some titles of tv programmes that would be so called if their budget was extremely limited? List as many as you can.
My answers are:
Happy Hour (for Happy Days)
Mindy
Shirley
Bar Trek
Battlebus Galactica
Half A Man
Now it's over to you...
But before you go...
The wonderful Nina (SFGirl) has given me this latest Award.
It's smiles all round! Thanks, Nina! People get these for being clever, charming, fun, hilarious, ridiculous and entertaining. I give this Award to: Titania Starlight , Table For Five,
Are We There Yet? (Linda) and Empress Bee
First!
ReplyDeletePlus Michele sent me.
Hmmm - how about:
Friend
The Brady Trio
It aint half foggy mum )(set in London)
Could you downsize Steptoe and Son any more than it was? I suppose you could have left out the horse...
How about Lifestyles of the Poor and Homeless?
ReplyDeleteMichele says hi!
Erm, Im stumped again! How pathetic is that? LOL Oh well, will have to look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with....though I think Id make it a point to see Battlebus Galactica!
ReplyDeleteI'm stumped too. How about "Hero." "OK Race" and "Little Brother." ?
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me. Hope you're having a great day.
One and a Quarter Men
ReplyDeleteBoston Legal Aide
Grey's Arm & Leg
Not-so-bad-looking Betty
Green Half Acres
Mayberry P.O. Box
Walk-in Clinic (instead of ER)
this is fun!!
Here from Michele's and since I don't watch a lot of TV, my shows are from the past...
ReplyDeleteGreen Acre (as opposed to acres)
60 Seconds (60 Minutes)
Fin (instead of Flipper)
This is fun!! How about...
ReplyDeleteAsteroid Trek?
Mission: You've Gotta Be Nuts?
I Put Up With Lucy?
Dancing with the Washed-Up B-listers?
Deep Space Six and a Half?
Hawaii Three-Oh?
Well, I can't really answer that. Being in India and all that.
ReplyDeleteI am already a member of Shelfari. Though I am not very active there. I will add you too.
Michele sent me tell you so.
Gilmore Girl (singular)
ReplyDeleteThis Old Studio (instead of This Old House)
CSI: North Pole (the entire show would take place in an igloo set, and all deaths would be due to polar bears, wolves, or frostbite.)
Found! A plane crashes on an Island that turns out to be a secluded Hawaiian beach. Survivors are rescued by a fleet of taxis.
Thank you so much, Captain, for the award! I was so busy having fun with the TV shows that I didn't even scroll down far enough to see it!
ReplyDeleteI am truly honored!
This is hard.
ReplyDeleteIdol
Dance
Sing!
Trauma (combines all soap operas)
Crime (all Law and Orders combined)
Sick (all Doctor shows combined)
Here from Michele
thank you for the lovely award captain!! i am truly honored sir.
ReplyDeletehow about
the dirty nine?
father knows a little (not best)
gone with the breeze
song of the lower 48 (south)
smiles, bee
This is much harder than the movie one, but I'll have a go. Bear in mind that many of these are based on shows from the UK...
ReplyDeleteThe-A-Duo
Deacon Ted
Red Vertically Challenged Person
The Incredible Angry Bloke
Coronation Driveway
Trainee Nurse Who
Little England
Who Wants To Win A Million Pence?
Darkgreyadder
Open A Few Hours
Knightpassenger
Grange Mound
Good Evening, Sweetheart
Only Idiots & Ponys
Most Creatures Big & Tiny
Ready, Steady, Boil!
Can't Microwave, Won't Microwave
Match Of The Afternoon
Thunderkittens
Last Of The Summer Grape Juice
The Sky At Dusk
Quantum Hop
Aww, thanks Graham!!
ReplyDeleteBack again...this is fun! Here goes:
ReplyDeleteThe Hill (instead of The Hills)
One Foot Above (instead of Six Feet Under)
The Tenor (instead of The Sopranos)
Michele sent me back. Have a great day!
Oh no. I have no idea. :P
ReplyDeleteAnother one:
ReplyDeleteThe Stale Prince of Bel Air.
And I thought margalit's "Trauma" (combining all soap operas) and missmeliss's "CSI: North Pole" and "Found" were hysterical for their explanations! Bilbo
Michele sent me back to congratulate you on your award. You deserve it.
ReplyDeleteHow about a Discovery Channel show called Not so Dangerous Catch-n-Release. A couple of beer drinking buddies fishing for Crawfish in the gutters of New Orleans...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the award. I am honored. I am very glad that I bring a smile to your day.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Hero
ReplyDeleteWing
Gecko Hunter
Blue Clue
Dora the Sit at Home and Do Nothinger
Dr Him
CSI Topeka
Law and Order Jaywalking Unit
Nearscape
Just a few more...
ReplyDeleteRandall & Hopkirk (Comatose)
I Daydream Of Jeannie
Clarissa Explains Absolutely Nothing
Saved By The Doorbell
One Toe In The Grave
Around The Country With Willy Fogg
The Not Very Small Hobo
Teenage Mutant Origami Turtles
The Six-&-A-Half Dollar Man
The Peasants Of Hazzard
Orderly Who.
ReplyDeleteTinyville
mythbuster
Justice Person Limited.
Sherlock holmes in the 18th century (rather than the 22nd)
ReplyDeleteZero Minute (Zero Hour)
12(24)
city trek (Star trek...."To shop where no one has shopped before!)
America's least wanted (America's most wanted)
1 vs. 10 (1 vs. 100)
Property Stool(Property Ladder)
Apartment On The Acre (Little House On The Prairie)
ReplyDeleteMildy Annoyed Live-in Girlfriends(Desperate Housewives)
Sheesh, this is hard!
Charlie's Cherubs
(I'm trying to think of some within this decade!)
Oh well, that's the best I can do tonight. :(
By the way, jlp, I think you missed the award I gave you awhile back:
Nice Matters Award
You certainly deserve it, and I just wanted to make sure you knew about it. xoxo
How about:
ReplyDeleteLow Gear
Ready, Steady, Microwave
Antique Hut (instead of Roadshow)
See? I played with the UK shows!
Oh Lord...I am so bad at the kind of thing...
ReplyDeleteDesperate Housewife
Dancing With A Star
Hero
Brother & Sister
That's about it! (LOL)
Michele sent me tonight--Well, early morning here...!
You all have such wonderful imaginations with this! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Holly for the Award. I'm really grateful.
The Rockford Post-It Note
ReplyDeleteChorlton And The Wheelie Bin
A Flump
Fame Bog-Standard Comprehensive
Fireflea
Buffy The Umpire Slayer
1. Bachelor [Family Guy]
ReplyDelete2. Detention Cracked [Prison Break]
3. Room [House]
4. Somewhat Makeover:Room Edition [Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]
5. Pauper of the Hill [King of the Hill]
6. 6 seconds [60 minutes]
7. Fish [Shark]
8. Empty Apartment [full House]
9. Nursery rhyme [High School Musical]
10. Surgical Glove [Scrubs]
Small cabin in the Meadow?
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me to practice this sort of thing, since I'm so bad at it.
thanks for stopping by JP
ReplyDeleteHimmm
Babylon 4 1/2
Well, instead of "The Office" it would be "The Janitor's Closet" and instead of "The Tick"; "The Gnat".
ReplyDeleteVery original question, Captain. How can I top all the previous comments!? There are some good ones in there. Congrats on the award - well deserved!
ReplyDeleteHello, Michele sent me to congratulate you on your award!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...I think the tv one is a lot harder than the movie version!
Great answerrs everybody. You've all done so well!
ReplyDelete12 hours ( not 24)
ReplyDeletelol
24 would now have to be 12. What a horrible thought.
ReplyDeleteMerlyn Gabriel - dang it! Ya beat me! :D
ReplyDeleteBalloon Ride - Where lots of people have gone before.
ReplyDeleteStar Trek: Orbit Two (Deep Space Nine)
Neighbour
Man Behaving Badly
Thumb Wrestling. No, wait. That one's real.