MONDAY C-C-C-COUCHLOCK

NEW ON NETFLIX INSTANT STREAMING
10 Items or Less: Seasons 1 & 2 
Fishing With John: Season 1
Fraggle Rock: Seasons 4 & 5 
The Merlin TV movies with Sam Neill and Helena Bonham Carter
Trailer Park Boys Seasons 1 & 2 -- Don't know when they took these off, to be honest. This is my favorite show of all-time.

Sunday Couchlock

New on Netflix Instant
Breaking Bad SEASON 4


TV Listings
8:00pm
Big Brother (CBS) -- Nominations and scheming for those of us who don't watch the Showtime version or read spoilers on the internet. (Not me, I love reading spoilers.)
WWE Money In The Bank (Pay Per View) -- If you feel like dropping $44.95 ($54.95 in HD) then by all means, have at it. The card looks pretty exciting, and I can always handle another CM Punk/Daniel Bryan match.
Cupcake Wars (Food Network)
Leverage (TNT)
True Life (MTV) -- "I have a hot mom"


9:00pm
True Blood (HBO) -- OHHH LURRRRD I'm so happy Russell is back, even if only temporarily. And vampire Tara is way more fun to watch than regular Tara.
Food Network Star (Food Network)
Falling Skies (TNT)
Ice Road Truckers (History)
Hoarding: Buried Alive (TLC) -- Always good to watch when you know you need to clean but you don't have the motivation.

10:00pm
3 Days To Open w/Bobby Flay (Food Network)
The Great Escape (TNT)
The Newsroom (HBO)
Political Animals (USA)
Breaking Bad (AMC) --SEASON 5 PREMIERE

Stay Green!

Thursday Couchlock: RETURN OF BIG BROTHER

Still nothing new added to Netflix Instant, so I'm going to just list off some already-added items that I can spend hours watching:

• Trailer Park Boys
• The Good Guys
• Workaholics
• Kenny vs. Spenny
• Parks & Recreation
• Breaking Bad
• Louie

TV Listings
8:00pm
Chopped (Food Network) (reruns)
TNA Impact Wrestling (Spike)


9:00pm
BIG BROTHER (CBS) -- This (and True Blood) is my SUMMER GUILTY PLEASURE SHOW, you guys. I'm all about this show. Now I even have Showtime so I'll be able to watch the After Dark crap. This year has 12 new houseguests with 4 previous players coming back to "mentor" in teams of three. When all three of the houseguests they are mentoring get booted, they get booted too. So the returning people are playing their own game and are not eligible for the Big Prize. Spoiler: One of the houseguests is the son of former pro wrestler "Sycho" Sid.
Wipeout (ABC)
Burn Notice (USA)


10:00pm
Wilfred/Louie (FX)
Suits (USA)
Mountain Men (History)


Stay Green!

Tuesday Couchlock

There's nothing new streaming on Netflix today, so instead let me recommend you check out The Union. After you watch it (and I suggest you do, it's one of the best cannabis docs ever made), check out the Kickstarter to get the sequel made. And while you're at it follow Adam Scorgie, the filmmaker on Twitter, as well as the sequel's official Twitter

TV Listings
8:00pm
Wipeout (ABC)
MLB All-Star Game -- not enough medical-grade cannabis in the world for me to watch baseball, but if you're into it then LUCKY YOUUUUUU!
Cupcake Wars (Food Network) -- Tony Hawk shows up to...I guess do some rad kickflips over a kiddie pool of frosting? He's closing in on 50 so I'm sort of eager to see what kind of hairstyle he tries to pull off.
Destination Truth (Science Channel) -- Season 5 premiere, hunting for Vietnam's Bigfoot. Honestly the Science Channel is insane and could easily deserve a Couchlock column all to itself. If you ever have nothing to watch, head to the Science Channel. (Or Food Network, obviously.) 
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) 


9:00pm
Destination Truth (Science) -- Return to the Haunted Forest of Romania & Belize Goblin. 
White Collar (USA) -- I will always promote any of USA's hourlong shows even if I don't watch any of them. Except Psych, which I do watch. Great show.
Storage Wars (A&E) -- I watch this way too much considering Barry is the only halfway-likeable character.


10:00pm
Tosh.0/Wokaholics (Comedy Central) -- Seriously, what else would you be watching?
Chopped (Food Network) -- This is why they made DVR.
The Glee Project (Oxygen) -- Just in case my mom is reading this column, which I highly doubt.
Craft Wars (TLC) -- This show is a real pisser. The contestants have an entire wall of crafting supplies (similar to the pantry on Chopped) that they can pull and use from and it about made my girlfriend pee her pants.
Teen Mom (MTV) -- Pure garbage, but I don't judge people for their viewing habits.


That's all for tonight, see you goons tomorrow. Stay Green!

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Monday Couchlock

After a slow, miserable weekend where it was scorching outside and boring inside, Monday is here to dump a whole lot of TV on you and make your DVR put in some overtime.

New on Netflix Streaming
Conan the Barbarian -- This is the new one, the one that has Khal Drogo instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think it made about $40 in theaters.
Bad Lieutenant -- the 1992 original, not the Nicholas Cage remake.
Memento
Futurama: Bender's Big Score/Bender's Game/Into the Wild Green Yonder/Beast With A Billion Backs
The Rules of Attraction


TV Listings
8:00pm
Fear Factor (NBC)
Hell's Kitchen (FOX)
Bizarre Foods Celebrates 100 (Travel)


9:00pm
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Masterchef (FOX)
WWE Monday Night RAW (USA)
American Pickers (History)
Bizarre Foods America (Travel)


10:00pm
Pawn Stars (History)
Glass House (ABC)
Lizard Lick Towing (TruTV)
Four Houses (TLC)
Hotel Impossible (Travel)


Here's Huell Howser to take us home, and he JUST CAIN'T BUH-LIEVE a dog would eat an avacado.

Friday Couchlock

New on Netflix Instant
Immortals -- This is the only thing added today.

Friday Night TV
8:00pm
Arena Football: Milwaukee at Jacksonville (NFL Network)
WWE Smackdown (SyFy)
Duck Dynasty (A&E) -- There's a FOUR HOUR marathon on tonight. Get comfy.
Smiley Face (Showtime Next)


9:00pm
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO)
the Hangover Part II (HBO2)


10:00pm
Comedy Bang Bang (IFC) -- Seth Rogan guests!
Mystery Diners (Food Network)
The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia (Cooking Channel)

Not a lot on tonight. Make sure and check out the newest Doug Loves Movies podcast. See you tomorrow!

This picture is the reason cameras were invented

Thursday Couchlock!

New on Netflix Instant
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park -- A good documentary that delves into the pressures of making South Park. Nearly every episode since the beginning has been completed, from start to finish, in less than a week.
She-Ra: Season 1 A companion show to Masters of The Universe (which was added to Netflix a few days ago)

I suggest looking up Kenny vs. Spenny. The season that aired on Comedy Central in the US is on Netflix Instant. In Canada it was season 4 (out of six). There's some hilarious episodes here like "First to get a Boner loses," "First to get a stain loses," and of course, the best of the best, "Who can Blow the Biggest Fart?" You will NOT be disappointed.

TV Listings after the video and the jump.

Riff Raff/Kitty Pryde video

I'm still not sure what to make of Riff Raff. I've watched this video at least fifty times in the two weeks it's been out. I don't have anything against Kitty Pryde except the friends in her Okay Cupid video annoy the piss out of me. WHY DO YOU INSIST ON HOLDING YOUR DUMB CAN OF PBR UP BY YOUR SHOULDER? YOU DRINK SHIT BEER. WE GET IT. I like this video, though. Like I said, I really don't know what to make of Riff Raff, but he's fascinating.

Classic Video

"What smoke?" indeed.

Tuesday Couchlock

New today on Netflix streaming


Pretty Little Liars: Season 2
Grumpy Old Men
An Officer and A Gentleman
Sleeper
He-Man & the Masters of the Universe: Season 1(!!!!!)

TV listings after Reggie Watts and the jump!

Monday Couchlock

New today on Netflix streaming


The Bad News Bears/Breaking Training/Go to Japan -- Yup, all three of the originals. You really only need to watch the first one, but the others are there if you're a completionist like me.
Boyz N the Hood
Donnie Brasco
The Fifth Element -- Wow, if you haven't seen this you owe it to yourself to set aside a couple of hours, smoke up, and experience one of the most underrated sci-fi/action/comedy movies of all time. Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, GARY OLDMAN? Why are you still reading? GO!
Once Upon A Time In the West
Raising Arizona -- Before Nic Cage started saying 'Yes' to every movie script that landed in his lap (Wicker Man, Ghost Rider, Drive Angry 3-D, Season of the Witch, etc.) he made a few awesome movies. This is the best one. (If you were wondering, Con Air is 2nd and The Rock is 3rd.)
Red Dawn -- WOLVERINES! See it now before they remake it.
Superman: The Movie -- this is the 1978 original.

Tonight on TV

For Your Earformation: How Did This Get Made?

HOW DID THIS GET MADE?

Hosted by Paul Scheer (Human Giant, The League), June Diane Raphael (Flight of the Conchords, Year One), and Jason Mantzoukas (Rafi from The League, The Dictator) HDTGM is a bi-weekly podcast that is not so much a movie review as it is a support group for those who share a traumatic (or exhilarating) film experience. The hosts and their guest will watch the 

During off-weeks, Paul will record a 'minisode' that alerts listeners to what the next show's movie will be, giving listeners a chance to watch it for the first time (or to refresh their memory of it). This week is a new episode week, and the movie is JUDGE DREDD. I've never seen it, and usually I like to wait until I've heard the movie dissected on the podcast before I seek it out. Episodes are released on Tuesdays.

Recommended Listening: Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt. 1, The Love Guru, Fast Five, and finally...Birdemic: LIVE!

Birdemic is a movie that deserves its own column, which I promise you I will write some day. If you like bad movies that fall under the "so bad they're good" category, well...then Birdemic: Shock and Terror is definitely bad. It's so bad I constantly recommend it to friends just so they will watch it and then yell at me about how bad it is. I believe it's still on Netflix instant streaming, if you are so inclined.

Sunday Couchlock

Welcome to the daily Couchlock column, where I give you the rundown of what's on TV during the primetime hours. Normally I'll try to get these up earlier in the day and hopefully this will help soome of you make good viewing decisions. Or maybe set your DVRs to grab something to watch later!


Doobtube for Sunday 7/1


(All times EST, first-run episodes unless otherwise noted)


8:00pm
Olympic Trials (NBC) Swimming followed by Women's Gymnastics
Cupcake Wars (Food Network)
The Legend of Korra (Nicktoon, repeat) -- I've never seen this show but from the way my feeds fill up on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook a lot of people dig it.

9:00pm
True Blood (HBO) -- Tara being turned will hopefully bring some new life to the character.
My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding (TLC)
X Games (ESPN 3D) Moto X, freestyle biking, skateboarding
Falling Skies (TNT)


10:00pm
The Newsroom (HBO) -- I caught the premiere last week, I liked it enough to give it a few more episodes to win me over. If you're couchlocked after True Blood and can't get to a remote, give it a shot. LOTS of dialogue so be prepared to pay attention.
Chef Wanted w/Anne Burrell (Food Network) -- Be prepared for me to recommend a lot of Food Network shows. I'm a big fan of many of them, especially Chopped and Sweet Genius.
Weeds (Showtime) -- Premiere of the 8th (and final) season. I caught the first three seasons of this but then sort of gave up on it. It got really weird once she went to Mexico. Should I go back and try it again?

For Your Earformation

Podcasts are a great way to relax and pass the time. I'm even listening to one as I type up this blog entry! There are podcasts for every subject you might be interested in. Cars, gardening, music, vegan cooking, basically anything you could think of. Personally, I go for the COMEDY! What follows are some of the podcasts I listen to every week. Many of them I download the episodes and listen to more than once.

DOUG LOVES MOVIES (main website located here)

Stand-up comedian Doug Benson (star of Super High Me) hosts a weekly (although he often releases more than one episode a week) podcast podcast that he usually records at UCB Theatre in Los Angeles. Normally joined by a few friends and colleagues (i.e. actors and other comedians), Doug and company trade banter about movies for about half an hour before settling down to play some games. 

• There's  "A-B-C-Deez Nutz", which is basically going around naming movies that start with whichever letter is up. Winner will get to go first in the next game, which is
• "Build-A-Title", wherein the panel is given a movie title and on each turn must add another movie title that connects to the first or last word (for example, "School of Rock" can become "Old School of Rock" -or- "School of Rock of Ages"). The winner of this game gets to go first in the main event of podcast--
• "The Leonard Maltin Game", which is just "Name That Tune" with movies. First player to two points wins.

Doug Benson is a very funny comedian who smokes cannabis to relieve many of the same afflictions as you readers. Many of his podcasts are free to listen to or download but he also has some for sale on iTunes. His main website (which is linked above), has many classic episodes of the podcast bundled up for sale. Check them out!

RECOMMENDED: The SF Sketchfest Show, Paul F. Tompkins & friends, Jon Hamm-Anthony Jeselnik-Paul F. Tompkins

COMEDY BANG BANG (flagship show of the Earwolf podcasting network)

Hosted by Scott Aukerman (writer for Mr. Show, producer of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galafianakis),  the Comedy Bang Bang podcast (now also a weekly half-hour talk show on IFC! Check local listings!) drops every Monday morning and it's a great way to start your week. Scott will often be joined by a guest and then eventually be interrupted (thanks to his insistence of an "open door policy" at Earwolf Studio) by a second guest who is normally in character. Episodes are usually an hour long and are entirely improv'd. Instead of recommending specific episodes, I'll just tell you that any episode featuring any of the following comedians (or characters they portray) are worth a listen.

• Paul F. Tompkins (himself, Cake Boss, director Garry Marshall, Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber, Ice-T)
• Andy Daly (any Dom Dimello episode)
• Harris Wittels (specifically the "Farts & Procreation" episode. Also you must listen to the four episodes of "Analyze Phish", a series of podcasts in which Phish superfan Harris tries to get Scott Aukerman to become a Phish fan. You do not have to be a fan of Phish yourself to enjoy these. I've never listened to a Phish song in my life and these were hysterical.)

Tomorrow I'll do a write-up for the newest podcast to be added to my playlist, How Did This Get Made?

Welcome to Couch Time with Doc Green!

Hi! I'm Doc Green. I'm not really a doctor, I just liked the name. What I am is a person who loves to find great television shows, films, games, and other time fillers and share them with people.

If you are someone with a physician's recommendation or prescription for medical cannabis and you're looking for ways to keep yourself occupied from the comforts of your couch, you've come to the right place!   Here you'll find lots of recommendations for what to watch on your favorite streaming networks such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Instant Video. We're also going to have a ton of movie picks as well as daily television rundowns!

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