All this talk about series, how network TV Sucks, and how hard it is to find quality shows, and some excellent shows that fly under the radar, I need a comprehensive review of all the series I need to see.
For good entertainment, I would be willing to buy DVD sets. But I've recently picked up HBOGO by kiping it from my parents, and recently got Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Here is a listing of shows that I currently own or have seen all the episodes of. If it isn't on the list, just assume I haven't seen it.
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Great Shows – Must See
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Longmire
Burn Notice
House
Spartacus
House of Cards
Justified
True Detective
Breaking Bad
The Assets
The Wire
Sherlock (BBC)
The Americans
The Walking Dead
Deadwood
Netflix: Daredevil
Jack Taylor
Luther
Bosch
Good shows
Travelers
Ozark
The Leftovers
Conviction
Medici
The Last Kingdom
Firefly
Dollhouse
The Good Wife
Hell on Wheels
Big Bang Theory
Falling Skies
Suits
White Collar
Agents of SHIELD
Arrow
Boss
Rome
Orange is the New Black
Orphan Black
The Knick
Goliath (Amazon)
Iron Fist
Show Me a Hero
Hell on Wheels
Shooter
Mediocre
Robin Hood (BBC)
Vikings
How I met your Mother
Scrubs
Chuck
That 70's Show
Top Gear
Graceland
Hung (HBO)
Gotham
Conviction
Crap Camelot
Top Shot
Defiance
Legends of Tomorrow
Here is a listing of shows that I'm currently watching
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Great
Good
Boardwalk Empire
Westworld
Mediocre
Crap
Here is a listing of shows on my list to watch (mostly due to this thread)
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The Sopranos
24
Fargo (missed getting it on the DVR :-) )
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
The Comeback
6 Feet Under
John Adams
Battlestar Glactica
Friday Night Lights
I work a fuckton, so it is hard for me catch a series while it is on to get it on the DVR, but I recognize the entertainment value and am willing to go after the Must See shows. Accordingly, I'm not necessarily looking for anything that is still running. I'm up for watching stuff that has run its course.
So what say you, Planet? Which shows should I see?
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Taking a run at The Last Kingdom. Man that's a slog. And the pacing is somehow simultaneously dog-slow and lightning fast.
I mean 5 episodes in he'll have gone from an 8 year old second in line saxon heir to an adult Dane warrior back to a saxon elder who went from dating his childhood 'co-slave' to married to some fringe nobility to a father and then divorced. I mean damn guys. How are you gonna coax 5 seasons and a movie out of this?
The problem is that 90% of it seems to happen offscreen. On screen there have been like 3 critical conversations and a couple of battles. Then a lot of horseriding.
I don't know if its actually any good - I just find the subject matter interesting.
I just finished watching all the seasons and the movie with my wife....all in all pretty good show and I will miss the Utred character.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Sally's pretty hot as a trashy brunettte, not gonna lie...
I made a post about Sarah with dark hair about a year ago, it looks very good on her.
Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia: Started Barry again last night. I kind of remember where I left off, the scenes with Stephen Root are coming back to me now.
Btw I did a google search on Sarah Goldberg and I gotta say she looks even better as a brunette. :-)
Originally Posted by BigBeauford:
Really good last episode of Barry, this show is just so well executed. Just wish Hader didn't feel the need to castrate his main character.
If the writing remains honest, I just don't see any way Barry makes it out of that garage.
I mean Jim Moss hasn't really hidden his intentions at any point and Barry has no allies left. Clearly Hank and Fuches saving the day would be forced as hell.
But yeah, Hader's loathing of his character has really made landing the plane here a bit of a chore.
EDIT: Unfortunately I forgot that Hader isn't doing his after-show interviews anymore 'in solidarity with the screenwriters strike'. That's a bummer as I'd like to get a little more insight as to his thinking this season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
If the writing remains honest, I just don't see any way Barry makes it out of that garage.
I mean Jim Moss hasn't really hidden his intentions at any point and Barry has no allies left. Clearly Hank and Fuches saving the day would be forced as hell.
But yeah, Hader's loathing of his character has really made landing the plane here a bit of a chore.
EDIT: Unfortunately I forgot that Hader isn't doing his after-show interviews anymore 'in solidarity with the screenwriters strike'. That's a bummer as I'd like to get a little more insight as to his thinking this season.
You've said it best, but I think it's pretty easy to predict
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that Jim is definitely going to be killed next episode by Fuches' gang so that Fuches can be the one to send Barry to hell.
Originally Posted by BigBeauford:
You've said it best, but I think it's pretty easy to predict
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that Jim is definitely going to be killed next episode by Fuches' gang so that Fuches can be the one to send Barry to hell.
Yeah, that was the only 'out' I could come up with as well. But again, that just feels so cliched and forced.
And honestly it'd be a little disappointing to me. I mean hell, I'd have been just fine with the last scene of this episode being the last scene of the entire series. Jim deserves that moment. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigBeauford:
Really good last episode of Barry, this show is just so well executed. Just wish Hader didn't feel the need to castrate his main character.
This is on Hulu, also it is on Disney+ I believe. I started watching and couldn’t stop, 6 episodes available now. Final 2 episodes will be released next week.
