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 TrickyNicky:
Peep Show - British comedy that uses 1st person camera angles and interior dialogue to great effect. It's reached a bit of cult status overseas. Series 1-8 are all on Netflix with a possible 9th entering production in the next year hopefully.
I love British comedies, but the camera work/style on this show really bugged me, so I never could get into it. Those guys did a movie called Magicians which was pretty entertaining. [Reply]
Made it through Boss last night. It was solidly "Meh" until the last episode of the first season. Wow. That was a great hour of television. The second season was pretty solid, but for whatever reason I had a hard time suspending belief. And some of the camera work was mildly irritating. But there are some splendid titties in it.
It's worth a watch. There are only 20 episodes, so the time commitment isn't huge. [Reply]
Holy shit. The Assets was really spectacular. In the beginning it was pretty meh. But It got really damn good towards the middle and fucking awesome at the end.
AND THEN it turned out to be true. Christ. What a show. [Reply]
Finished Rome. It ended up being pretty damned good. I was considering dumping it in the middle of the first season. The second half of the first season and most of the second season is really damn good.
The last episode of the first season is on par with almost anything else out there. Damn good television. [Reply]
I finished up The Wire. Great TV. Absolutely Great. I had some qualms with the premise of Season 5, but they summed it up well enough for me to forgive it.
Season 4 jacked me up though. The kids angle was tough.
Overall great TV. Really great.
Watching Orange is the new black. I've heard good things about it and boobs. [Reply]
