What are your favourite TV Shows and Movies to have playing in the background?

[CarbonCrush]

For me,

TV: Friends; Modern Family. These are funny shows where the plot is almost irrelevant and a wacky joke to turn your head to every now and then is perfect for filling the dead air.

Movies: The Dark Knight and the Godfather. I guess these are great due to the length (in the case of the Godfather) and fantastic set-pieces/moments.

 

[Whitemex]

For some reason when Scrubs was on comedy central I'd just play it and never watched. I don't even like the show

 

[retroman]

I never have tv shows or movies playing in the background. Only music sometimes.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Unsealed Alien Files used to be my go to when doing stuff around the house.

Lately it's been cold case type shows also that show about a yacht crew

 

[Pau]

I never have tv shows or movies playing in the background. Only music sometimes.

Click to shrink...

Same. If a show or movie is on, it has my full attention.

I guess the exception is when someone else is watching something on their own but in the same room. I don't have any preference in that case and tend to put on headphones while doing my own thing.

 

[carlsojo]

Friends or Frasier in the background is perfect forme.

 

[Billfisto]

If I have something running in the background, it's normally Mystery Science Theatre 3000. It's something I've already seen the entirety of several times, so I'm okay jumping in or out at a random point. The "meat" of it is delivered via audio, so if I'm not paying close attention I can still hear it and remember the context of the scene and laugh anyway.

After that, probably Star Trek TNG or DS9.

 

[DBT85]

Blackadder and Red Dwarf. Been that way for the last 20-25 years.

 

[Reym]

Mystery Science Theater 3000

...which actually fits both categories. Sweet.

 

[Nexus2049]

If I need something in the background and don't wanna pay attention, its either Family Guy or Trailer Park Boys.

 

[zyvorg]

No one can convince me Wrestling wasn't designed for this.

 

[Armoured_Bear]

I would never put any TV or movies on in the background, I don't get it.
I have family members who have the TV on every waking moment and it drives me insane.

What's wrong with good old fashioned music?

 

[king_kerry]

King of the Hill, Seinfeld, or the Office. Pretty much a sitcom that doesn't fully rely on major plot lines where I can pop in and out of