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I'm on the look out for a few new TV series to check out. I'm open to pretty much anything .. but nothing animated. To give you an idea of the sort of stuff that I've watched:
- Prison Break
- Lost (glad it's over, was getting stupid)
- Desperate Housewives (only watched first few seasons, again - was getting out of hand)
- Brothers and Sisters
- The West Wing
- Frasier
- In Plain Sight (still watching)
- House (still watching)
Thanks for any suggestions. Seems the perfect way to fill a 20/40 minute gap
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Are you looking for series that are currently on, or for series that have been cancelled and are out on DVD?
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Firefly
The Office
Seinfeld (if only because of its cultural impact in the United States)
Too bad you don't want anything animated - Futurama is amazing.
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Alias
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Buffy
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The Wire
Seasons 1 - 3 are must-see. Season 4 is optional. Season 5 is nothing special.
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The Wire is absolutely a must, but I disagree about seasons 4 and 5. They're all must see.
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Heroes (It is getting better)
Carnivale
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Originally Posted by cjrivera
Are you looking for series that are currently on, or for series that have been cancelled and are out on DVD?
Either or
Originally Posted by shifuimam
Firefly
The Office
Seinfeld (if only because of its cultural impact in the United States)
Too bad you don't want anything animated - Futurama is amazing.
I've watched a bit of Futurama before, and I thought it was alright. I think I'm more of a Family Guy..guy - watched it all. Loved it because it was a bit more rude than the Simpsons, but not as out-there as South Park or anything like that.
From what I've read on Wikipedia - The Office looks pretty good (there's a UK equiv. here which is awful).
Originally Posted by cjrivera
Alias
The Shield
Cheers
NewsRadio
Cheers was a classic, it's what got me into Frasier. The Shield looks quite interesting too - from what I've read at least.
Originally Posted by Shaddim
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
Sons of Anarchy
Dr. Who
Appreciate the suggestions, but these don't seem to be my thing. Have seen a few episodes of Buffy and didn't like the concept. Thanks though, these hadn't crossed my mind before.
Originally Posted by ringo
The Wire
Seasons 1 - 3 are must-see. Season 4 is optional. Season 5 is nothing special.
This also looks quite good. Same type of crime drama as "The Shield" only this focuses on the 'good' side of things?
Originally Posted by Rumor
Oz
I was actually looking at this before I posted this thread. Although I'm still a tad confused on the premise of it. The whole prison-filming thing though really got to me with Prison Break, so thanks for the suggestion - *adds to notes to check*.
I appreciate the suggestions, guys. Initial thoughts are veering towards The Office; The Wire; The Shield; and Oz. I'll probably check out a few others too though.. I don't want to focus on too many at once, perhaps two or three to start off. Nothing worse than getting caught on to four shows .. even watching just one episode a day of each adds up to a lot time better spent elsewhere.
Thanks!
Will still keep my eye out for a 'happy' show or two (eg. Brothers and Sisters or The West Wing) that doesn't focus so much on crime etc.
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The US Office was based off of the UK one (which I think is brilliant, but completely different and a lot more vulgar.)
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arrested development
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flight of the conchords [they're kiwis but it's american produced]
deadliest catch
first season of heroes
to name a few.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
Dr. Who
That's my favorite U.S. series.
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Lost Season 1. After that, it gets a little hanky.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Planet Earth.
that's actually a BBC production. they just made a separate version, with sigourney weaver narrating, for the US.
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The Big Bang Theory. A professor of mine suggested it and now it is one of my favorite shows. The one flaw (and it is a big one) is the laugh track which is useless and annoying.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
That's my favorite U.S. series.
It's on SciFi (SyFy), so it's close enough.
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Originally Posted by mr. burns
arrested development
entourage
flight of the conchords [they're kiwis but it's american produced]
deadliest catch
first season of heroes
to name a few.
Deadliest Catch looks interesting, thanks. Have heard a lot about Heroes but seems a bit .. out there (sci-fi was never my strong interest).
Originally Posted by Rumor
Planet Earth.
Completely forgot about Planet Earth. Stunning series, have only seen parts. This is an absolute must-buy! Thanks.
Originally Posted by SSharon
The Big Bang Theory. A professor of mine suggested it and now it is one of my favorite shows. The one flaw (and it is a big one) is the laugh track which is useless and annoying.
Looks like it could be a hit-or-miss with me, but perhaps worth a check out. Thanks.
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carnivale
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Originally Posted by kylef
From what I've read on Wikipedia - The Office looks pretty good (there's a UK equiv. here which is awful).
Thank you. The U.S. version is infinitely better than the British, which I find flat-out painful to watch. The writing is better, the acting is better, the bit characters are far, far funnier. Definitely check it out.
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The Philanthropist (only b/c a friend of mine has a part in it .
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Originally Posted by kylef
From what I've read on Wikipedia - The Office looks pretty good (there's a UK equiv. here which is awful).
Originally Posted by adamfishercox
The US Office was based off of the UK one (which I think is brilliant, but completely different and a lot more vulgar.)
The US version is just commercialized Hollywood stuff. Funny, yes, but not that original.
The UK version just blows your mind. It's ugly, obnoxios, painful.
In one word: AWESOME!!!1!one
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Alias
Chuck. Action like Alias, but not the continuous drama. Plenty of laughs. The tension and chemistry between Chuck and Sarah is also great.
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Originally Posted by SSharon
The Big Bang Theory. A professor of mine suggested it and now it is one of my favorite shows. The one flaw (and it is a big one) is the laugh track which is useless and annoying.
Seconded.
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Mork and mindy, fresh prince, family ties etc.
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Currently my fav show.
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Originally Posted by mac redneck
Dexter
seconded. And thirded.
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Weeds, Scrubs, and To Catch a Predator
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Originally Posted by IAmZoraK
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Originally Posted by kylef
This also looks quite good. Same type of crime drama as "The Shield" only this focuses on the 'good' side of things?
Different in that all characters - good or bad - are given the same depth and treated equally. Each season covers an aspect of Baltimore as it relates to crime and corruption - though there are main characters that follow the entire story through to the end.
It's impossibly wonderful.
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Originally Posted by andreas_g4
seconded. And thirded.
Dexter fan here as well. Great great show.
I enjoyed "Life" with Damian Lewis (from Band of Brothers) who I just learned is actually a Brit, yet does a better accent than Hugh Laurie - IMHO.
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Not all American, but here goesâĤ
Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who, Torchwood, Firefly.
If you liked League of Gentlemen, watch Psychoville. It's in a very similar style, dark, twisted, weird characters.
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is also good, hard to think of what to compare it to, but its a kind of comedy version of Robin Hood, with the hero and his gang trying to save the villages from the bad guys. Matt Lucas (Little Britain) is the head bad guy. Oh and they're all idiots.
These two series are on at the moment, Thursdays on BBC2. The earlier eps might still be on iPlayer.
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Notice how many people have mentioned Firefly. There's a reason. Don't let the "sci-fi" genre it gets pigeonholed in fool you. This is a series about people with issues that make them interesting, and who run into situations that they have to find ways around or through while facing very strong obstacles.
The complete series is $33 on DVD, or $55 on Blu-Ray at Amazon (and you can find it for less elsewhere). With the pilot, there are only (sadly) 15 episodes total. I HIGHLY recommend this series.
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Yes to everything ghporter said about Firefly, it's popular for a reason.
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Arrested Development is definitely worth it. (It's only 3 seasons)
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I second and third these shows:
Oz (this is really good. there is a fair amount of male frontal nudity so take heed)
Carnivale
Deadwood (really really good)
Dexter (probably my favorite show)
United States of Tara
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oh and Weeds is entertaining but after the 3rd season it starts getting a little out there
also: Breaking Bad (this makes a run for favorite show against Dexter)
and 30 Rock
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If you like Nathan Fillion, maybe give Castle a shot.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Seconded.
You like the show or you agree that the laugh track has to go?
The show isn't as exciting and suspenseful as Prison Break, Jericho, etc., but it always gets some good laughs when I watch it before bed.
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Originally Posted by 64stang06
If you like Nathan Fillion, maybe give Castle a shot.
Seconded. I haven't had time to watch more than a couple episodes, but Nathan is in rare form with this character. And the rest of the cast is solid, and the writing is great too.
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If you haven't seen it already, The Sopranos was possibly the best complete drama series ever produced for American TV, in my opinion anyway.
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