Author Topic: Recommend me some TV series on DVD (Read 7516 times)

ich bin besser · « **on:** January 18, 2013, 12:40:29 PM »

Okay, my DVD player feels lonely...
Stuff I love: Breaking Bad, Lost, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Malcolm in the Middle (too bad only Season 1 got released).
I also enjoyed Battlestar Galactica, Serenity, Band of Brothers.

You might also add movies.

So, any suggestions? Older or new, funny or serious - whatever. I enjoy reading SF and fantasy, so might be from these genres, too.

rogerdil · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:42:23 PM »

Mad Men
Survivorman (only if you smoke reefer, or are philosophically minded)

ResultsMayVary · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:43:29 PM »

Fringe (from J.J. Abrams, who had a big hand in LOST)
Dexter

King Postwhore · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2013, 12:49:55 PM »

I second Fringe and let me add Justified.

Tick · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:04:03 PM »

American Horror Story season 1 and of course the greatest cartoon series of all time...THE TICK!

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:05:34 PM »

Mad Men is great. Couldn't get into Fringe at all. We just started with Homeland too.

Big Hath · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:43:42 PM »

The Wire

Ryzee · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:48:05 PM »

Game of Thrones

Mindflux · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:49:02 PM »

Scrubs

Marion Crane · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:51:07 PM »

Sons of Anarchy

...........by far

TioJorge · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:51:51 PM »

Party Down
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
House, M.D.
Workaholics
American Horror Story
Louie
Sons of Anarchy
Game of Thrones

I'm currently watching Mad Men, which is pretty delightful; as well as The Wire, which I'm going to start tonight (although I've seen episodes here and there).

Justified is really good as well, forgot about that one.

mike099 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2013, 01:55:07 PM »

How about Justified. Season 4 just started a couple of weeks ago. I got season 1 and 2 for my wife. The price here is middle tennessee was 20.00 for seasons 1 and 2. Season 3 is still a bit pricy.

The series is set in rural Kentucky but I believe is filmed in California.

Great series.

SystematicThought · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2013, 02:08:15 PM »

Do some throwback:
Six Feet Under

kári · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2013, 02:09:11 PM »

Arrested Development. Trust me.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2013, 02:10:16 PM »

Quote from: Big Hath on January 18, 2013, 01:43:42 PM

The Wire

If you are looking for serious, this is as good as it gets.

Quote from: Ryzee on January 18, 2013, 01:48:05 PM

Game of Thrones

If you are into fantasy, this is as good as it gets.

If you're interested in a more scifi show, maybe Doctor Who, which I've recently gotten into thanks to Rob.

You may also be interested in The Sopranos if you are interested in a show with incredible scope and a large ensemble cast. Full of great characters, its only second to The Wire in that regard.

EDIT: also this

Quote from: SystematicThought on January 18, 2013, 02:08:15 PM

Do some throwback:
Six Feet Under

Dimitrius · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2013, 02:48:35 PM »

Sons of Anarchy
Game of Thrones
Fringe
Supernatural
House MD

krands85 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:06:36 PM »

Most of the ones I was going to suggest have been mentioned already. But I'll add The Shield.

HarlequinForest · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:16:58 PM »

I recommend all of these pretty much in order:

The Wire
Six Feet Under
Arrested Development
Game of Thrones
LOST
The Shield
The Sopranos
Dexter
Louie
Parks and Recreation
Community
Mad Men
Psych
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfeld
House
Freaks and Geeks
Homeland
Luther
The Walking Dead
Sons of Anarchy
Firefly
24
Justified

TioJorge · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:18:49 PM »

House is indeed good enough to watch twice. I think I've watched the entire series about five or six times.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2013, 03:54:31 PM »

Came in here to recommend The Shield and I see HarlequinForest already did.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2013, 05:02:25 PM »

Some very nice suggestion here, me thinks. Danke! Keep 'em coming!

TheLordOfTheStrings · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2013, 06:26:53 PM »

Cecilia · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2013, 06:37:53 PM »

Doctor Who
Farscape
Warehouse 13

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:33:24 PM »

The Wire
Farscape
Rome
Deadwood
Community
Arrested Development
Game of Thrones
Party Down
Parks and Recreation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #24 on:** January 19, 2013, 05:10:44 AM »

Based on what you like this may come in handy:

Breaking Bad: Prison Break
Lost: Fringe
Battlestar Galactica: Firefly (You have seen Serenity but not Firefly? or do you mix those two?)
Band Of Brothers: Generation Kill and The Pacific
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Fawlty Towers

and Arrested Development (Which i actually have not seen but i'm about to)

wasteland · « **Reply #25 on:** January 19, 2013, 06:05:13 AM »

Game Of Thrones and Sherlock

GuineaPig · « **Reply #26 on:** January 19, 2013, 06:47:10 AM »

The 5 "Great Dramas" are:

The Wire
Deadwood
The Sopranos
Mad Men
Breaking Bad

Those are all essential (you've watched Breaking Bad, so get on the rest of them!)

The consensus for the best comedies of the past decade or so are:

The Office (UK)
Arrested Development

After that there are a whole bunch of great comedies like Party Down, Archer, The Thick of It, 30 Rock, etc.

As for miniseries, you mentioned you liked Band of Brothers, so I'd definitely recommend its successor The Pacific, as well as Generation Kill.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #27 on:** January 19, 2013, 06:55:21 AM »

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 19, 2013, 05:10:44 AM

Battlestar Galactica: Firefly (You have seen Serenity but not Firefly? or do you mix those two?)

I have both.

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 19, 2013, 05:10:44 AM

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Fawlty Towers and Arrested Development (Which i actually have not seen but i'm about to)

Yeah, forgot about Fawlty Towers. Love that one, too!

MrBoom_shack-a-lack · « **Reply #28 on:** January 19, 2013, 07:21:40 AM »

Quote from: ich bin besser on January 19, 2013, 06:55:21 AM

Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 19, 2013, 05:10:44 AM
Battlestar Galactica: Firefly (You have seen Serenity but not Firefly? or do you mix those two?)
I have both.

Yea i thought so.

You do not simply watch Serenity before Firefly ( Although i actually did!

).

ResultsMayVary · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2013, 09:37:53 AM »

Quote from: kári on January 18, 2013, 02:09:11 PM

Arrested Development. Trust me.

I second this. An absolutely hilarious show. Almost every line of dialogue is a joke. Incredibly well put together. Three seasons are out now and a fourth is on its way in May.

abydos · « **Reply #30 on:** January 19, 2013, 11:07:56 AM »

Babylon 5, The Newsroom, The Mentalist, Black Books, Doctor Who, Fringe (today was the series finale, sadly), Castle, Eureka, Life, In Plain Sight.

Accelerando · « **Reply #31 on:** January 19, 2013, 11:11:08 AM »

24.

The first five seasons were some of the best television of the past 10 years

Big Hath · « **Reply #32 on:** January 19, 2013, 12:38:28 PM »

yeah, I was going to mention 24, but I kept thinking about how it really started to get samey and trail off in the last few seasons. The first few seasons were excellent.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #33 on:** January 19, 2013, 01:04:02 PM »

1 through season 5 of 24 were the best.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #34 on:** January 19, 2013, 02:09:48 PM »

Arrested Development
Game Of Thrones

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Author Topic: Recommend me some TV series on DVD (Read 7516 times)