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 dlphg9:
Please make a thread. I don't have thread starting privileges, but this show is so good. The season finale was ****ing amazing and as someone who has bashed the acting in this series I will say that the acting in the finale was so good. It was such a emotional guy wrenching episode. I can't wait for season 4.
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Please make a thread. I don't have thread starting privileges, but this show is so good. The season finale was ****ing amazing and as someone who has bashed the acting in this series I will say that the acting in the finale was so good. It was such a emotional guy wrenching episode. I can't wait for season 4.
Dude, that last episode was intense. I haven't minded the acting, Harold Perrineau is so underrated.
I'm kinda bummed we gotta wait until 2026 (presumably) for the next season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I watched the first one - man, that first episode has some really slow pacing.
But I'm going to stick with it because the cast is pretty outstanding. Hard not to give it a shot.
The second one picks up the pace.
And if I recall, you might listen to some of the podcasts about prestige TV and they all love The Bureau which is the French series this all based upon. There's no way this series will be too bad with this cast and that source material. [Reply]
It's a limited series, just 6 episodes, but Black Doves is really good.
I hadn't heard about it but it came up on my Netflix feed, so it's a British spy flick. There is some decent spycraft in there with some mad passionate violence (which I'm here for).
The writing is really tight. There are a couple :-) moments and characters, but it's tight. Nothing was obvious, and it was pretty aggressive in it's ambition. To the point at which it could have sucked pretty easily. But the acting and direction and probably editing, kept it moving.
Now, it's one that you have to pay attention to. This time of year, a lot of what I have on is mindless because I'm in the office so much, but this is not that.
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Severance (which I just finished binging this week) season 2 comes out the 17th. Wild this took 3 years for one season.
Between COVID and the strikes, it's more common than you think. Lots of shows have been on hiatus for the last couple of years. I mean look at Stranger Things. The kids all grew into adults and season 5 is just now about to air. [Reply]
I'm re-watching Severance in prep for the new season and recommend doing the re-watch if you haven't already
Loved it the first time through but there are so many gold mine lines that I'd either forgotten or didn't notice that I'm loving it even more the second time through [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
It's a limited series, just 6 episodes, but Black Doves is really good.
I hadn't heard about it but it came up on my Netflix feed, so it's a British spy flick. There is some decent spycraft in there with some mad passionate violence (which I'm here for).
The writing is really tight. There are a couple :-) moments and characters, but it's tight. Nothing was obvious, and it was pretty aggressive in it's ambition. To the point at which it could have sucked pretty easily. But the acting and direction and probably editing, kept it moving.
Now, it's one that you have to pay attention to. This time of year, a lot of what I have on is mindless because I'm in the office so much, but this is not that.
I'd really recommend it.
Just finished this and it was really good. A few things didn't make much sense and I kept thinking about, but the main thing was that Helen is married to the Secretary of Defense, so you'd think more people would notice who she is and would tell on her. [Reply]
