Need a new TV series to watch,

[Spmack 2]

What do you reccomend and why?

I've caught up on all the TV series I've got into lately and I'm looking for something new to watch. Now bare in mind my limited intelect and attention span of an 8 year old with ADD. So it's gotta be well paced, interesting subject matter, and preferrably finished or nearly finished with the entire season available to DL. Something serious or at least semi serious, I enjoy a few comedies but have to be in the right mood to watch them

Stuff I've really got into over the years
Fictional
Twin Peaks
X Files
Babylon 5
Dexter
Heroes
Lost
Sons Of Anarchy
Prison Break
Battlestar Gallactica (what? dont laugh you ****s!)
V

Non fiction(-ish)
American Hotrod
American Chopper
Overhaulin
X-Machines
Future weapons

Dont bother reccomending CSI though, I've seen a few and cant get into that at all. Or anything set in a hospital.

[WhoWon?]

Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

[Giuliano]

Sr vs Jr is starting soon (American Chopper guys)

Star Wars: Clone Wars

[Spmack 2]

Breaking Bad is something I've seen trailers for I think, is it's the one with Malcom's dad? Looks ok.

Mad Men, I have no idea what this is?

[Spmack 2]

Already watched both seasons of Clone Wars, Sr vs Jr sounds promissing though. I'm behind on AC at the mo, are they still running as 2 seperate businesses? Will it be more like a Chopper build off show now with them competing?

[WhoWon?]

Breaking Bad is something I've seen trailers for I think, is it's the one with Malcom's dad? Looks ok.

Mad Men, I have no idea what this is?

Yes it's "Malcolm's dad" but he's a chemistry teacher who finds out he has cancer so he starts to cook Meth.

Mad Men is about a 1960's ad agency in NY.

Both shows win many awards every year.

[Shooto]

Breaking Bad should be at the top of your list, Spmack. Stop being a Debo, and watch that **** already. I guarantee you that you'll get sucked in quickly, and want to see seasons 2 & 3 immediately after season 1 has concluded. One of the best shows on T.V. right now. I've heard good things about Warehouse 13 and Mad Men.

[Giuliano]

oh oh oh....watch 'The Colony' on Discovery Channel.

I enjoyed watching 'Survivors' on BBC America, don't know if yinz guys have it on regular BBC.

[Klaus von Schvatz]

Check out Rome from HBO. Was only two or three seasons, but it is definitely interesting and full of sex, violence, and intrigue.

[Giuliano]

If you get Starz, 'Pillars of Earth' is a good show so far. Has Swearengen from Deadwood in it.

[Lifer]

If you get Starz, 'Pillars of Earth' is a good show so far. Has Swearengen from Deadwood in it.

No ****? I don't have Starz anymore, damn it.


mack, check out Frankenbride. You'll love that one.

[purerockfury]

modern family is the funniest show on tv imo. i'd recommend that one.

[Spmack 2]

Tried Rhome, not my cup of tea I'm afraid, too much homo eroticism for my tastes. I also hated the cast, especially the guy from Punisher 2.

Frankenbride? What teh fcuk is that?
Pillars of earth, synopsis please?

Modern Family is already on my hitlist, I've sen bits of it on TV and it looks very good. But becasue of when it's on here I never get to watch a whole episode.

[boboplata2.0]

burn notice

the mentalist

[Giuliano]

No ****? I don't have Starz anymore, damn it.

Yep, it's based on the book of the same name. It's about 12th Century England and centers around building of a church. It's quite good and as always Swearengen plays the dealmaker (also a bishop).


Wiki of the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth

[jolecore204]

Drama: Breaking Bad is definitely a good watch. I wouldn't recomend Mad Men, I thought it sucked.

Comedy: Modern Family, Community and 30 Rock are all comedies I've just recently enjoyed. I would also highly recomend 'Party Down'. It's along the same vein as The Office and Extras. Alot of great cameos.

[Spmack 2]

Tried Burn Notice a few times, couldn't get into it at all, even though it had Bruce Campbell in it. The guy that plays Michael Westen just grips my ****.

[Lifer]

Frankenbride? What teh fcuk is that?


Haha I don’t know man. I think it’s some show about brides being bitches or something. And honestly I could have made that name up, I’m not really sure.

[Spmack 2]

Thanks for the sugestions lads, but no comedies please. I've still got 2 series of It's Always Sunny In Philly to get through. I'm a weird ****er and have to be in just the right mood to watch comedies, if I'm "off" I just dont find em funny at all.

[Spmack 2]

Haha I don’t know man. I think it’s some show about brides being bitches or something. And honestly I could have made that name up, I’m not really sure.

You sneaky lil trickster you.

Why I oughtta... :mad:

[Elissa]

The Wire .

[Spmack 2]

Anyone watched Lie To Me?

My bro says it's brilliant, but we could have more different taste in TV/films if we tried..

[calmyourmind3]

modern family is the funniest show on tv imo. i'd recommend that one. I agree.

The Glades is a pretty good show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vZ6tXeznbw&NR=1&feature=fvwp

[Graybeard]

Try "Rescue Me". Dennis Leary is GREAT in it. It has a solid cast, and is both extremely funny and deadly serious.

Now
get
off
my
damn
lawn...

[jolecore204]

The Wire & Rescue Me are 2 of the best shows ever. Can't go wrong with either of those.

[Lifer]

I like Rescue Me for sure, but it’s a little too ridiculous and fake for my tastes. Also, the story lines are rehashed each and every season. We always know there’s going to be some dead people talking to him, some drinking, some quitting drinking, some drama with his wife, some drama with his brother’s wife and more talk about 9/11.

Mack, have you ever watched through ‘Deadwood’? That’s the best show ever, imo. Only three seasons though and it doesn’t have a proper ending. Still well worth watching.

[Premier]

Go to HBO.com and pick any of the series you haven't watched. Can't miss with any.

[boboplata2.0]

Anyone watched Lie To Me?

My bro says it's brilliant, but we could have more different taste in TV/films if we tried..

yep, awesome show. it almost has the same premise as the mentalist. they both try to catch criminals & liars, wherein lie to me tries to make it look scientific while the mentalist, well...he's just weird.

[Spmack 2]

I like Rescue Me for sure, but it’s a little too ridiculous and fake for my tastes. Also, the story lines are rehashed each and every season. We always know there’s going to be some dead people talking to him, some drinking, some quitting drinking, some drama with his wife, some drama with his brother’s wife and more talk about 9/11.

Mack, have you ever watched through ‘Deadwood’? That’s the best show ever, imo. Only three seasons though and it doesn’t have a proper ending. Still well worth watching.

We share a passion for a fair few things my friend, but to me Deadwood was one the biggest piles of **** I've seen in recent memory. I absolutely hated it. I thought it was a very sub par series that attempted to compensate it's numerous shortcomings with over use of "foul language". I cant think of a single thing I liked about that show, and the fact that it had "Lovejoy" as the lead character only made it worse, and as a result unbelievable, and completely unwatchable. There are certain actors that no matter who they're portraying, you'll always see them as "that other guy" from the thing they were in previously. McShane is one of those for me.

**Lovejoy was a terrible show about an antiques dealer who was suppose to be a lovable rogue. It was super lame, as was McShane in it**

[Lifer]

:( .

[Spmack 2]

:( .

Lets turn that frown upside down.


Looking forward to the Star Wars live action series, when it arrives. I believe G.L. is perfecting the blu rays of the Star Wars saga in time for an xmas release. (if rumours are true there's a ****in **** load of extras for every film being ungraded to suitable standards for a hi def format, which is why it's taken so long) Then I've read that his next project will be the live action Star Wars series concentrating character back stories.

YAY!!! :D

[Brian]

Anyone watched Lie To Me?

My bro says it's brilliant, but we could have more different taste in TV/films if we tried..

I like Lie to Me but in some ways it's a procedural mystery show; think CSI focusing on psychology rather than DNA and ****. Better charecters too, IMO.

Really it all depends on if you like the charecters. Check out an episode or two. If you don't like them, you won't like the series.

As for my suggestions:

Warehouse 13. It's quirky, and took a little getting used to. Eureka is much the same, although I prefer W13.

I'm a big fan of Pysch as well. (The show "The Mentalist" completely ripped off.) Only problem is that the theme song is an earworm that get's stuck in my brain.

[JSporty1]

I love Psych! I enjoy the mentalist, but psych is one of my favorite shoes on tv.

[CrazyThai]

Drama:
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Lost
Entourage (been getting a little weak the last couple of seasons but still good)

Comedy:
Arrested Development
The Office
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Always Sunny
Modern Family

[slo5oh]

eastbound and down

[Art Wanderlei Industries]

The Shield
Justified

Most other ones have been listed.

[errbin]

Leverage and Supernatural



.

[Spmack 2]

I started watching that Eastbound and Down not long ago, that's some funny **** right there. I'll look for the series on DL, for when I'm in the mood.

Supernatural is meant to get good in the 2nd series isn't it? I heard series 1 was pretty "meh", but it really picked up in S2. Is it possible to start from S2 without having a clue what had happene in S1?


Entourage was not for me, neither was the Shield.

[errbin]

Supernatural is meant to get good in the 2nd series isn't it? I heard series 1 was pretty "meh", but it really picked up in S2. Is it possible to start from S2 without having a clue what had happene in S1?



YES.. I have yet to watch season 1.. lol

I started watching it in mid season 2

[JSporty1]

You don't "have" to watch the first season of Supernatural, and it's a bit different than the later seasons, but it's still worth watching. There are a few things that will make more sense in the later seasons if you've seen the first one.
The show surprised me. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do. The acting isn't always the best, but the writing is great, and the stories are compelling.

[Deathexplosion]

The Shield


this.

and Fringe.

[Spmack 2]

How could I forget Fringe? Seen both series, cant wait for season 3.

Another I forgot to say I liked was Threshold. Shame that got cancelled..

[schmink13]

I've recently finished watching both Battlestar Galactica and Babylon 5.

BSG was alright, it had some great episodes and some bad ones. Toward the end I lost a lot of interest and the finale really sucked balls.

B5 is very good. The first season and a half isn't all that great, but once you hit midway through season 2, you won't find a better sci fi series. The story line is superb and some of the characters are very memorable.

[schmink13]

For the non sci fi stuff I'd suggest Dexter. I've yet to see a show that's as well produced. Everything from the script to the scenery is perfect.

[PatSox]

Karl Pilkington: An Idiot Abroad

http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/images/thumb/1/1d/Karl7wonders.jpg/250px-Karl7wonders.jpg

[math is hard]

Another vote for The Wire. Also, Generation Kill.

[Jackel585]

What do you reccomend and why?


Stuff I've really got into over the years
Fictional
Twin Peaks
X Files
Babylon 5
Dexter
Heroes
Lost
Sons Of Anarchy
Prison Break
Battlestar Gallactica (what? dont laugh you ****s!)
V.

Based on the stuff you like.... that have full series or seasons on DVD/Netflix right now....

Farscape (5 seasons and a movie) - Probably the best SciFi series ever made.
Lie To Me (in its 2nd season) - Tim Roth is ****ing awesome in it, and grounded in actual science so it is quite interesting.
The Wire (5 seasons) - The best series ever made for TV?
Millennium (3 seasons) - By the creators of X-Files, about an FBI Profiler.
Breaking Bad - previously mentioned a few times here

[lionking]

boy meets world

[Deathexplosion]

Millennium (3 seasons) - By the creators of X-Files, about an FBI Profiler.


that show was awesome.i'm gonna have to go back and rewatch it.

[ceri]

The Wire .

I've heard good things about this!

[Elissa]

I've heard good things about this!

I heard about it, watched the first episode and was hooked. Watched the series in a matter of a couple weeks, lol, spent all my free time in front of the computer :o . Definitely my favorite show, beside Dexter.

[guythatlikesmma]

Based on the stuff you like.... that have full series or seasons on DVD/Netflix right now....

Farscape (5 seasons and a movie) - Probably the best SciFi series ever made.
Lie To Me (in its 2nd season) - Tim Roth is ****ing awesome in it, and grounded in actual science so it is quite interesting.
The Wire (5 seasons) - The best series ever made for TV?
Millennium (3 seasons) - By the creators of X-Files, about an FBI Profiler.
Breaking Bad - previously mentioned a few times here

Farscape is the ****. One of my personal little secrets how much I loved that show.

A great comedy show that just got cancelled is Party Down. Only two seasons of ten episodes each, but it is one of my favorite shows of all time I'd say. Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan(hot) and a bunch of other guys you'll recognize
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[Lord Garth]

The Jeffersons

[Jackel585]

Farscape is the ****. One of my personal little secrets how much I loved that show.

A great comedy show that just got cancelled is Party Down. Only two seasons of ten episodes each, but it is one of my favorite shows of all time I'd say. Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan(hot) and a bunch of other guys you'll recognize

The aliens aren't cookie cutters based on their species like every Sci-Fi show in history. They have the weird blend of Aussie Humour. Great villains, politics, etc... Greatest Sci-Fi show ever.

If you really like comedies, check out Ricky Gervais's "Extras" (2 seasons and a special) and the IT Crowd (in its 4 series now).

Homicide: Life on the Streets is great, and all the seasons on DVD. As well as Firefly (1 season, sci-fi), Deadwood (3 seasons, western), Big Love,

Eureka is a quirky show on SciFi that really finds ways to changes things up every season. This season is just wow.

Nash Bridges, Mary Tyler Moore, and Get Smart are my favorites are the older series.

[Lord Garth]

Petticoat Junction.

[Tokyudo]

I recommend Weeds.

Great series and it's about to start it's 6th season, you can get all of the previous seasons on Netflix.

[A.H]

welp im currently watching

True Blood
Pillars of Earth
Big Bang Theory (I know you said no comedies buit this is pure gold)
Entourage

Really thats about it, slow season right now till the fall!

Check out the full series of Spartacus if you havent seen that yet

[slystone]

Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

Exactly what I would have posted - Mad Men is brilliantly done, but man Breaking Bad is probably the best series I've watched in many years. Watched all 3 series now and I've lost count of how many times I've just been left gobsmacked at the end of an episode. The very first episode of Season 3 is BY FAR the ****in weirdest "wtf" moment for me for a long time...

[dasmike]

Non-fiction:
Mythbusters


Will think of some more later, but if you've not seen Mythbusters before there's loads of episodes full of cool stuff to check out.

[PatSox]

Don't forget Boardwalk Empire starts on HBO next month

[fireantx]

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Gossip Girl

Veronica Mars

[Premier]

I need to get into breaking Bad. I have season 1&2 sitting at home. I watched the first episode and almost gave up on it. Tough it was too slow. It got better at the end of the episode when he started cooking. That was about a week ago that I watched ep 1. Have not had the desire to watch ep 2 yet.

[slystone]

^^^Do it man, you won't regret it, honestly.

*ting*

[Lord Garth]

Thank me later
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[Lord Garth]

Here's one you'll enjoy
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[Lord Garth]

Buy these on DVD. All of them

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[Lord Garth]

Never a dull moment, all action
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[reezykeezy]

Just finished The Sopranos a few days ago ... now I'm literally starting Deadwood as we speak. Really looking forward to it as I trust many of the fans on this board. I've never seen an episode at all.

Loved The Sopranos.

[math is hard]

Just finished The Sopranos a few days ago ... now I'm literally starting Deadwood as we speak. Really looking forward to it as I trust many of the fans on this board. I've never seen an episode at all.

Loved The Sopranos.

I'm jealous. I'd love to be able to watch Deadwood for the first time again. Does that even make any sense? Anyway, that show blew my mind pretty much continuously from the very first scene until the very last shot.

[mattydeathmetal]

didn't see it mentioned, though i'm sure it was and i just didn't notice...


but Firefly ruled.

http://thecybertimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/firefly1.jpg

[reezykeezy]

I'm thinking my next 'acquisition' will be Lost. I've never really seen any of Lost before but have heard good things.

[reezykeezy]

I'm jealous. I'd love to be able to watch Deadwood for the first time again. Does that even make any sense? Anyway, that show blew my mind pretty much continuously from the very first scene until the very last shot.

Titty bombers. I'm juiced!

[math is hard]

I'm thinking my next 'acquisition' will be Lost. I've never really seen any of Lost before but have heard good things.

Lost was a mixed bag for me. I liked the first season, but I hated seasons 2 and 3. Four was okay, and I liked 5 and 6. I'm also in the minority, but I liked how the series ended. I think the reason the last 3 seasons were so good is because they were shorter than normal, so they couldn't waste episodes on pointless **** like they did in the first 3 seasons.

[mattydeathmetal]

Lost was amazing beginning to end.


some agree with me, some not.


looking forward to seeing your perspective....

[BarneyRubble]

I've taken a ton of picks from this board. That said The Wire is the best ****in show ever made for tv. Loved deadwood, loved lost, and numerous others recommended here but the wire is incredible start to finish. Every episode wad great and I never started a disc w/o finishing it in the same sitdown.

Gonna start oz when I get paid again.

[doworkson]

Anyone know if there's gonna be a new season of East Bound and Down?

[BarneyRubble]

Anyone know if there's gonna be a new season of East Bound and Down?

Its being replaced by Westward ho and inverted.

[reezykeezy]

2 episodes in. I'm hooked.

[Ninja Style]

The Wire and Oz if you haven't seen them.

[jolecore204]

IMO, OZ is the best show every made. With The Wire getting a close second.

I have 3 episodes left in Deadwood. I Love this show so much, and it just got a tonne better. Shame that there will be little/no resolution.

[Ninja Style]

IMO, OZ is the best show every made. With The Wire getting a close second.

I have 3 episodes left in Deadwood. I Love this show so much, and it just got a tonne better. Shame that there will be little/no resolution.

I've never seen Oz all the way through, I had only seen a handful of scattered episodes. HBOZone is replaying the whole series mon-friday at 9 PM and I caught the first episode and have been watching them ever since. I just finished "Plan B" i remember a lot of it and some not so much. Kinda cool to see some people from the Wire in it.

I wanted to start Deadwood next but with everyone talking about the ungratifying ending I'm a little hesitant to.

[seki]

Lights Out - New show on FX about a boxer, just started yesterday. It's ****ing amazing. If you like quality, well written dramas, especially ones that deal with combat sports, this may be for you.

[Lifer]

I wanted to start Deadwood next but with everyone talking about the ungratifying ending I'm a little hesitant to.

It's still worth watching. You can imagine your own ending.

[Ninja Style]

It's still worth watching. You can imagine your own ending.

Ok, its on tap next for me after Oz. Deadwood is another one of those shows where I've seen bits and pieces but not the whole series. Gonna get on that one next.

[Spmack 2]

Got quite into The Event, and V series 2 has started, so happy days..

[Jackel585]

They finally added captions to Better of Ted so I just started that. So far its great.

[vegeta420z]

It's still worth watching. You can imagine your own ending.

I am actually going to steer clear of hell on wheels just because of how much of COCKSUCKA the ending of Deadwood was