I'm frankly shocked at how many people are able to do this. I cannot have stuff on "in the background". It's far too distracting and I'll never ever accomplish anything if anything else is consuming my attention.
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I rotate through a bunch of them. Currently Bosch. Before that was Star Trek: DS9.
When I have an active hulu sub, Futurama.
I considered the disc set but would probably have it on constantly and eventually get sick of it.
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it's a lot of stand up comedy and deep dives on random topics on youtube for me lately
Depending on mood and activity, it'll be either Red Letter Media or The Exploring Series. They're both somewhat popular on YT and have consistent release rates. 👍
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I'm a cheapskate so YouTube.
Playing music if I want pleasant sound and
old video essays if I want noise.
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All 22 seasons of Taskmaster just got added to US Hulu.
First watch is horrible for background show, but once you've already seen it, it's perfect.
It's like a UK quiz show, and they film the "tasks" over like 6 months then do the studio weekly bit in under 2 months. So they crank out 2-3 seasons a year, it really hasn't been on that long.
Also a great way to get introduced to UK stand-ups
In my house it's usually the Golden Girls.
The Office.
Just checked and we’ve watched ~2000 episodes in the last 1 year and 10 months.
On the rare occasion it’s not The Office then it’s Parks and Rec, Bob’s Burgers or Modern Family.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Such a well written, ridiculous show making fun of stupid people.
I introduced my spouse to American Dad and they loved it, so that’s what’s usually on. The show wisely kicked Seth MacFarlane out of the writer’s room somewhere around season 5 I think and the quality took off running.
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None. Music if I remember, but I hate the sound of the TV.
The Ninth Gate, 1999.
Totally underrated movie.
One of Polanski’s best.
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I know everybody hates the creator for Dilbert, and as valid as that is, I like the show. I also liked having Come Fly With Me on in the background from time to time. It's highly offense now a days but my god was it a stupid show. Kind of like Family Guy, which I don't watch but find equally stupid. Like South Park, which I used to watch but couldn't leave on.
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Usually one of the Star Trek series; currently DS9.
Not movie or show, but Northernlion streams are the background sound in my house.
Right now the original Twilight Zone is playing in the background during the day, five seasons in random order.
The wheel of time, the sopranos, or always sunny in Philadelphia,
- quantum leap
- unsolved mysteries
- golden girls
- family matters
- days of our lives
Usually i run through a bunch of yt vids i've already watched, or very loud music
If you're counting YouTube:
Otherwise, it's Star Trek: The Next Generation
Usually random ass Youtube videos. Right now I'm listening to a list of the largest animals over geological history.
Normally I listen to audiobooks or use TTS to have it read to me while I do things that don't require much focus.
I tend to leave any video from the "Quick Retrospective" yt series on in the background.
Not for me, but for my cat, who has decided watching clips of Oblivion is far more interesting than cat TV and therefore allows me to do things without her in the way.
MST3K
Stargate SG-1
Star Trek
Dr Who
Knight Rider
Golden Girls
Cheers
X Files
Quantum Leap
Sealab 2021
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Old cartoons
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