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[Vortexjah]

Hi all,

Inspired by the 'Breaking Bad thread', where some great series have been mentioned already, here is my list of recommended series, in no particular order:

Breaking Bad
True Blood
Dexter
Boardwalk Empire
The Walking Dead
Sons of Anarchy
Dead Set
The Wire
The Killing
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Misfits
Shameless (Us version)
Dollhouse
Game of Thrones
Generation Kill
Six Feet Under (bit slow at times)
Weeds

Please feel free to add to the list, because i would love some more recommendations.

Cheers

[ssgp2]

Homeland
Strike Back
Falling Skies(hopefully getting better season 2)
Tour of Duty , SAS next week

[danter]

Oz (excellent)
Trailer Park Boys (very funny)
Treme (apparently very good)
Shameless (UK version - didn't know there was a US version)
Torchwood
Dr Who
Burn Notice

[KPCresta]

The Shield

[ayou2]

Detroit 187 ..... a modern Hill St Blues & a cop show where they don''t solve everything with 30 second DNA tests

[coldandwet]

Delocated is one of the best comedies to have come out since arrested development

[egosbar]

marchlands
band of brothers
camelot

[holdencaulfield2007]

**Mad Men **

[Whatmore]

Has anyone seen Treme?
Supposed to be excellent

[Peter the Greek]

Prison Break

The Good Wife

[tisb0b]

White Collar
Chuck
The Good Guys
Top Gear

[wainy]

Treme - Season one is fantastic for music fans, cameo appearances by the likes of Steve Earl, Dr John and Elvis Costello. I'll be watching it again very soon.

Rescue Me - Very entertaining

[buddyev]

I enjoyed Treme. The guest appearances and the music are terrific. But I'd have to say as a piece of drama its a bit weak and, apart form the music, not very interesting. Its very impressionistic, which is fine, but it means the characters are never developed and the narrative doesn't go very far or very deep. I think its a lost opportunity to really get inside a disaster and its aftermath which revealed so much about the condition of the US. If you're expecting something of the depth and quality of The Wire you're going to be disappointed. But take it for what it is and you'll enjoy it.

[hired goon]

G'day,

Don't get time to watch much telly ... but I have just finished watching Season 2 of White Collar on Netflix. Great show, great rapport between the leads, and I especially love the camera work, with its use of wide-angle shots, depth of field, and framing.

--Geoff

[biologist]

No one seems to have mentioned Deadwood. Only ran for three seasons but one heck of a show.

[Proac]

Homeland
Mongrels
Hell on Wheels ( if you have nothing else to do)
Black Mirror
Young Herriot

All via VPN + proxy

[cuzco]

No one seems to have mentioned Deadwood. Only ran for three seasons but one heck of a show.

Brilliant show, critics and fans loved it, but expensive for HBO to produce.
Carnivale (two seasons) had the same problem, like Deadwood it was nominated for a lot of Emmys.
Add Arrested Development, Sopranos and Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined version) to the list.

[Grumpy]

Been watching a show called Outnumbered on channel 2 and I think the two younger children in this show are 2 of the best little actors I have ever seen.
Just amazing writing taken up with amazing abilities by the 2 kids

[Jake]

Some personal faves:

Haven
The Big Bang Theory
Sherlock (1st season only had 3 parts but 2nd season just started)
The IT Crowd
Whites
Persons Unknown
Lost
Heroes
Flight of the Conchords
Life on Mars
Eureka

[scuzzii]

Some have already been mentioned that i purchased on Apple TV (Madmen, The Good wife, Life on Mars - UK and US, Boardwalk Empire, and i love Breaking Bad)

House (maybe i missed where this was mentioned still my all time fav)
Arrested development
Lie to me (highly recommended)
Brothers and sisters (purchased this for SWMBO and ive been hooked myself watching it)
Come fly with me
The Hour
An idiot abroad (ricky Gervais)
Downton Abbey
Bored to Death
Nurse Jackie (highly recommended)

[Bogdan_the Turnip_Boy]

No-one has mentioned Spooks! Sons of Anarchy and Life on Mars as well .....

[hired goon]

G'day,

Heroes

First season only, IMHO. It went downhill pretty quickly after that.

Life on Mars

UK version is better than the US version. I never really bought into follow-up series Ashes To Ashes, for some reason. I think the schtick works just the once.

Has anyone seen Better Off Ted? I watched this on Netflix a while back ... excellent workplace comedy about an evil corporation. Only lasted for two seasons, unfortunately.

--Geoff

[LogicprObe]

I thought the US version was great, HG.

Some great shows being mentioned in this thread.
What about The Night Stalker?

[danter]

The UK vs US versions of shows could rate as a thread of its own.

Big fan of Shameless (UK) - just got Season 8. Also downloaded the US version with William H Macy as Frank (seems an odd choice but who knows). Yet to watch it but it has some big boots to fill. Has gone to season 2 so must be ok.

Deadwood is an all time favourite - if not one of the best TV series ever aired. Just getting into Treme (from the makers of the classic The Wire). Slow pace, but an emphasis on the music which elevates it to something special - well worth the effort.

[hired goon]

G'day,

What about The Night Stalker?

I loved Night Stalker when I first watched it as a wee lad. So I was really excited when it was recently made available via Netflix streaming.

I watched the first episode (about Jack The Ripper in modern San Francisco) and it was a real disappointment. We just have to assume that weird supernatural stuff happens in this world without any apparent reason. Some hookers get murdered? It's Jack The Ripper! But ... wasn't he around in the late 1800s? No matter! It's really him! And he can leap tall buildings in a single bound! You're a naughty one, Saucy Jack! Curtain, and exeunt stage left.

I might watch another episode to see if it gets better, but I'm not hopeful.

--Geoff

Edited by hired goon, 08 January 2012 - 12:44 PM.

[cheekyboy]

I hardly watch TV unless it is a DVD I've put in, but I'm quite stunned by the actual amount of TV series that people are watching here and nearly all of them I've never heard of, let alone watched. Just scrolling down through the thread so far, I have seen Deadwood but that was because my daughter bought the series on DVD and I watched them one after the other like a movie. The only one I've watch regularly when it is screened is Top Gear..........so sorry, but I really can't recommend any other besides those two.

Cheers,

Keith

[LogicprObe]

G'day,


I loved Night Stalker when I first watched it as a wee lad. So I was really excited when it was recently made available via Netflix streaming.

I watched the first episode (about Jack The Ripper in modern San Francisco) and it was a real disappointment. We just have to assume that weird supernatural stuff happens in this world without any apparent reason. Some hookers get murdered? It's Jack The Ripper! But ... wasn't he around in the late 1800s? No matter! It's really him! And he can leap tall buildings in a single bound! You're a naughty one, Saucy Jack! Curtain, and exeunt stage left.

I might watch another episode to see if it gets better, but I'm not hopeful.

--Geoff

It's like the early Star Trek and stuff.
Cheesy acting etc but reasonable, if not slightly predictable plots.
I found all the episodes and the movie on my private torrent site....................along with the Twilight Zone etc.

[cuzco]

One I forgot to mention - Party Down, starring Jane Lynch (Glee) and Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation).
Classic satire, too subtle for most seppos, so canned after two seasons.

And if we're tripping down memory lane, don't forget Callan.

[Grumpy]

One I forgot to mention - Party Down, starring Jane Lynch (Glee) and Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation).
Classic satire, too subtle for most seppos, so canned after two seasons.

.

I never missed that show - it was bloody fantastic and I mentioned it on here somewhere awhile back when it was still on.
Umm! whats a seppos?

[hired goon]

G'day,

One I forgot to mention - Party Down, starring Jane Lynch (Glee) and Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation).
Classic satire, too subtle for most seppos, so canned after two seasons.

I've had this lurking at the bottom of my Netflix queue for a few months now ... might have to bump it up so it's next once I finish Black Books.

--Geoff

[IgglePiggle]

I never missed that show - it was bloody fantastic and I mentioned it on here somewhere awhile back when it was still on.
Umm! whats a seppos?

Seppo is short for septic tank which is rhyming slang for yank which is slang for......yada yada yada

[Grumpy]

Seppo is short for septic tank which is rhyming slang for yank which is slang for......yada yada yada

Ah! thanks, But I think it was a Canadian Show

[hired goon]

G'day,

One I forgot to mention - Party Down, starring Jane Lynch (Glee) and Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation).
Classic satire, too subtle for most seppos, so canned after two seasons.

Just finished watching all 20 episodes on Netflix ... great stuff. There are rumours on the internets that a Party Down movie may be in the works. That would be beaut.

--Geoff

[Dust]

Been watching a show called Outnumbered on channel 2 and I think the two younger children in this show are 2 of the best little actors I have ever seen.
Just amazing writing taken up with amazing abilities by the 2 kids

I'll second Grumpy's recommendation.

I bought my wife the first 3 seasons on DVD for Christmas. She's not much of a TV watcher but had all 10 hours of it finished just after new year. The current season on ABC (season 4?) is nowhere near as good as the earlier ones. They are trying to use the same children's humour on kids who have grown up considerably. It is much more scripted now - I think they just used to let the cameras roll and do a lot of editing in the earlier seasons - it was much more spontaneous.

Cheers,


John

[biologist]

The current season on ABC (season 4?) is nowhere near as good as the earlier ones. They are trying to use the same children's humour on kids who have grown up considerably. It is much more scripted now - I think they just used to let the cameras roll and do a lot of editing in the earlier seasons - it was much more spontaneous.

Cheers,
John

My wife feels much the same, she really dislikes the way the kids interact now. Its just not as funny as it used to be. I didn't realise it was season four showing now however. I've only seen part of season 3 and this one then. Something to look forward to then.

[hired goon]

G'day,

I've just started watching UK series Peep Show on Hulu Plus ... it's unusual in that the viewpoint is always from one of the two main characters, so it's basically characters talking directly to the camera and lots of internal monologues. And it's effing funny as well.

--Geoff

[Tweaky]

The original UK version of Being Human.
When you have a Ghost a Werewolf and a Vampire all sharing a house together, sounds like some sort of "Twilightish" show that would only appeal to teenagers doesn't it....well there is a lot more depth to this show than you might think if you haven't watched it, apart from a serious continuing story line there are some very funny situations with some equally very funny one liners.
Series 4 is just about to start in the UK.
Expect it to show up on ABC2 sometime later in the year, but please see the first 3 series first, as there was a huge shift in the plot at the end of series 3, so series 4 will seem disjointed unless you know what happened beforehand.
each series was only 8 episodes.
http://www.imdb.com/...1349938/reviews

Edited by Tweaky, 23 January 2012 - 05:45 PM.

[Hitoriko]

24
The Shield
Deadwood
Futurama
Californication

I would look to the past aswell there are some great series you may have missed, Arrested Development comes to mind.

Also if your into Sci-Fi and dont mind anime i would HIGHLY suggest you watch:

Ghost In The Shell: SAC 1 & 2
Neon Gensis: Evangelion (they are remaking this at the moment with HD animation )

[manchu]

30 Rock. It took me a season to fully get into it, but once run in it's comedy gold.
The Young Ones. an old favourite
The Lost Room. Quirky mini series.
The Unusuals. I haven't watched all of this but caught a bit on late night TV recently. Seemed pretty good but apparently it got canned after the first season.

It's been said before...but The Wire is probably the best tv series I've seen in a long long time.


I can't believe no one has mentioned WILFRED!!. OZ version of course.

[Catostylus]

The League of Gentlemen.

Nothing touches it.

[YoungBoy]

Miranda Season 1 & 2. Downton Abbey Season 1. Can't wait for Season 2! Why are TV shows in Australia always released so much later than the rest of the world?

And American Horror Story.

Edited by YoungBoy, 11 February 2012 - 10:41 PM.

[Catherine Barkley]

Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Simpsons season 4
Fawlty Towers
Arrested Development

are classics that I always go back to for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, nth viewings.


30 Rock
Breaking Bad
The Ultimate Fighter
Weeds
Sons of Anarchy
The Office
Sex and the City

are very good as well.


Recently: I just started watching The Shield and An Idiot Abroad and was quite impressed by both. I'm told Frozen Planet is very good as well. I have mainly been obsessed with The Ultimate Fighter of late though haha.

[nofixedaddress]

My Favourites (in no order),

Rome
Deadwood
Firefly
Lie to Me
Green Wing
Torchwood
Rake
Carnival
Modern Family
Band of Brothers
Life on Mars



Enjoyed the Office (original version - that yank one just stinks IMHO) but An Idiot Abroad is too close to some of the people I meet on my travels. Just makes me uncomfortable because there is some truth in the portrayed attitude.


NFA

Edited by nofixedaddress, 10 February 2012 - 02:16 AM.

[Hitoriko]

HOMELAND!

i've seen the complete first sesason and its fantastic!

[ssgp2]

Justified, Season 1

Description
Justified is the story of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), a true-blue hero and something of a throwback, given to wearing a Stetson and cowboy boots, carrying his sidearm in a hip holster — a weapon he only draws when he has to, and when he does, he shoots to kill, because, as he sees it, that's the purpose of a gun. The character of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens was created by America's pre-eminent crime novelist, Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty, Out of Sight), and is played by Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood, Live Free or Die Hard). The Chief Deputy of the Lexington USMS office is Art Mullen, played by Nick Searcy (Cast Away, From the Earth to the Moon). Working alongside Raylan are fellow deputies Tim Gutterson, played by Jacob Pitts (The Pacific), and Rachel Brooks, played by Erica Tazel (Life, The Office). Raylan, Art, and the other deputies do what all U.S. Marshals do — chase down fugitives, protect witnesses, transport prisoners.


http://itunes.apple....n-1/id358865709