Male bonding shows

Five of these I watch and agree with. The others....

How I Met Your Mother NCIS Rescue Me Sex and the City TV News The Simpsons White Collar
Where the Bros Are: A Guide To TV’s Top 10 Male-Bonding Shows

Where the Bros Are:
by Craig Tomashoff
Jul 29th, 2011 | 4:37 PM | Comments 0

Let’s face it. Even during its heyday, “Sex and the City” was never high on the list of must-see programming for a lot of guys. And it wasn’t simply because of the fear that their girlfriends/wives would ask them to buy all the expensive Manolo Blahniks. It was a “No Boys Allowed” sort of show because it showed four women doing something men have severe trouble relating to – bonding with each other.

As roughly 94 percent of the female population has come to realize, men aren’t exactly great when it comes to sharing their feelings. Especially with each other. When it comes to opening pickle jars or discussing fantasy football drafts, guys excel. When it comes to expressing their innermost thoughts, not so much. TV men are no exception. Women get plenty of bonding shows, from “Sex and the City” to “Rizzoli & Isles” to “Desperate Housewives.” Guys get all the hiney-smacking during football games and pretty much every beer commercial ever.

However, if you look closely enough, the boys are starting to open up a little bit. There are a few television shows out there that feature some male bonding of one sort or another. Maybe they don’t do a lot of group hugs or brunches, but the guys in these 10 series do manage to get in a few special moments with each other every week.

Entourage, HBO

This is essentially the male equivalent to “Sex and the City,” only with more pool parties and fewer fashion shows. And as the series enters its final season, expect more sentimental fist bumps and high fives to be exchanged by Vinnie, E, Drama, Turtle and Ari.

House, Fox

They don’t spend nearly enough time hanging out these days, but when House (Hugh Laurie) and Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) get together, not only do hijinks usually ensue. So do honest (or as honest as House ever gets) conversations.

White Collar, USA

Buttoned-up FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) and semi-reformed thief Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) are living proof that opposites attract. Whether it’s given each other advice about women, clothes or career options, these two should just get over it and hug it out already.

Burn Notice, USA

Sure Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) has on-and-off girlfriend Fi (Gabrielle Anwar) around to eat yogurt with, but when it comes time to con a criminal or just blow something up, he always seems to favor spending time with longtime buddy Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell).

Big Time Rush, Nickelodeon

Grown-ups shouldn’t have all the fun. So the boys in this latter-day Monkees band get to spend all their time together, singing, dancing and looking at girls. If they’re this close now, just wait till they’re old enough to be in a beer commercial.

America’s Got Talent, NBC

A large part of the charm with this series is watch judges Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan bicker like an old married couple. The contestants, at least at this late stage of the competition, are usually pretty interesting but listening to these two guys tease each other the way true guy friends do is equally entertaining.

Rescue Me, FX

Few groups of guys on TV are closer to each other than Tommy Gavin’s (Denis Leary) crew of New York firefighters. They aren’t the type to arrange a golfing weekend with each other but if you overlook the harsh language and harsher insults, this is like a gang of frat boys who refuse to grow up without each other. (Although even still, it’s unlikely they’ll grow up.)

The Simpsons, Fox

Homer Simpson may mock Ned Flanders. Ned Flanders may pray for Homer Simpson. But considering how much time they spend together (don’t forget, these guys once had a wild weekend in Vegas where they married waitresses), they’re like brothers from another animated mother.

NCIS, CBS

Gibbs (Mark Harmon) may never truly be able to tell his guys DiNozzo and McGee (Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray) how deeply respects them and enjoys their company. So we can just assume all that head smacking he does to them is just his way of showing he cares.

How I Met Your Mother, CBS

Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) essentially invented the Bro Code, which makes male bonding something respectable and almost mandatory. There doesn’t have to be hugging, sharing or caring. But there does have to be someone in the group of boy buddies who will buy the drinks and do whatever it takes to help his friends meet women.

Community, NBC

This may be the most blatant bonding out there. Greendale study buddies Troy (Donald Glover) and Abed (Danny Pudi) have built a blanket fort together and shared many an hour watching bad action movies. Short of maybe creating a fantasy football team together, it’s hard to imagine how two young men could be better friends.

There are 6 here I watch and agree with. I love my boys to bond.

I have watched SATC but never really got in to it! I DO enjoy a couple of those "male" bonding shows though! "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Community". I don't watch on a regular basis but they make me chuckle when I do watch them!

One male bonding show they left off though is ... Men of a Certain Age. I haven't watched this either but heard great reviews about it and liked what I saw on the commercials. I was surprised that TNT cancelled it though!

ABOUT MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE

This season, all three men face a number of roadblocks on their continuing journeys through midlife, but they know they can always rely on their friends to see them through. Joe (Ray Romano) is a divorced, slightly neurotic father of two who runs a party store and recently overcame a gambling problem. After some early missteps, he is getting more into the swing of the dating scene and has now decided to rekindle his dream of becoming a professional golfer, training for a spot on the senior tour.

The only married man in the group is Owen (Andre Braugher), who is devoted to his wife and family. Having spent much of his adult life working under the thumb of his domineering father, Owen is finally starting to assert himself more. He has even convinced his father he's ready to be groomed to take over the family car dealership, but is struggling with being the boss.

Terry (Scott Bakula) is a laid-back, handsome actor who seems to breeze through life (and women). But following disastrous attempts at managing an apartment complex and trying to resuscitate his acting career, Terry is searching for stability and now sells cars at Owen's family dealership.

Great male bonding movie(s) ... "Lethal Weapon" with Mel Gibson & Danny Glover!!! I LOVE these movies and if I run across one playing I HAVE to watch it!!!



Looks like they might be doing a 5th one!!!

Lethal Weapon 5 Waiting On Mel Gibson

Lethal Weapon was a great film franchise mainly because of Mel Gibson's role as a deranged cop who isn't afraid to kill you and himself in an attempt to arrest you for jay walking. All action and little talk Mel Gibson's character kicked ass for any reason he saw fit and it made for lots of action and laughs.

According to HollywoodInsider producer Joel Silver is trying to nail down Mel Gibson for the role. He also says that they will also introduce a new younger team of cops to fill out the cast. I can see it now. Mel Gibson can play the elder drunken crazy cop teaching to up and comers how to break the law... within the law... and dish out some justice along with it.