tv series recommendation

by **AndyDufresne** on Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:31 pm

GreecePwns wrote:A lot of my friends have taken a strange interest in Storage Wars. I haven't seen much of it.

I don't think I have seen it either, but aren't all those 'find and discover' shows like pseudo-reality staged shows?

--Andy

by **Symmetry** on Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:18 pm

nietzsche wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:I didn't read all 13 pages but...

Has anyone mentioned Doctor Who?
It's by far the best series ever.
You can also watch its spinoff Torchwood.
And Twin peaks is great too

would I like it even if I'm not a Sci Fi super fan?

See if you can find an episode called "Blink". It's possibly the series at its best. If you don't like it, you won't like the rest. It's also one of the less sci-fi episodes- a bit more light horror (though there's always at least some sci-fi in Dr Who).

by **nietzsche** on Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:00 pm

I watched the first 3 episodes of Doctor Who. Not great. I'm defenitely not into alien stuff.

by **rdsrds2120** on Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:42 pm

nietzsche wrote:I watched the first 3 episodes of Doctor Who. Not great. I'm defenitely not into alien stuff.

First season wasn't the greatest, I think. Watch the beginning of the second, and maybe the 4 before that.

-rd

by **nietzsche** on Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:11 pm

Turns out that season 2 of True Blood pretty good. I could do without the Suki and Bill Compton romantic scenes though. I'm at the half of the second season, so no spoilers please.

There are a few very interesting, well created and acted characters, like Lafayete, Renee, Jessica and the maker of Bill.

by **keiths31** on Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:27 pm

Just watched the first season of "Hell on Wheels" on DVD. Pretty good. Second season premier was last night. PVR'd it. Will watch later.

by **Army of GOD** on Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:14 pm

GreecePwns wrote:A lot of my friends have taken a strange interest in Storage Wars. I haven't seen much of it.

you see it once, you've seen it all. Gets really boring and pointless. I hate this "auction/barter" show trend.

also, ugh: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/ ... the-series

by **thechuck51** on Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:37 pm

Before I said Breaking Bad may be the best television show but after last night's episode I think it IS the best. I highly recommend watching the show but you should start with season 1. I was standing up and pacing around my living room last night because being on the edge of my seat wasn't enough.

by **puppydog85** on Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:29 pm

Last seasons of LOST (nothing like dragging out a plot to end it in a unsatisfying way)

Try Grimm.

by **Symmetry** on Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:08 pm

thechuck51 wrote:Before I said Breaking Bad may be the best television show but after last night's episode I think it IS the best. I highly recommend watching the show but you should start with season 1. I was standing up and pacing around my living room last night because being on the edge of my seat wasn't enough.

Aye- and it wasn't even the train that had me on edge- Walt in Hank's office did it for me.

by **maxfaraday** on Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:32 pm

gonna try breaking bad...
let's see.

by **Symmetry** on Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:37 pm

maxfaraday wrote:gonna try breaking bad...
let's see.

It's probably the best show I've seen. I don't like ranking things like this, but it's a show that starts off good, and just gets better.

by **nietzsche** on Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:13 am

I'm going to take it back, after the first half season 2 of True Blood gets soap opery again. I'm going to conclude that it's the same with every season, it starts good to establish the conflict and when it starts to resolve the confilct it gets romantic again. Not gonna continue watching it.

I saw an episode of Breaking Bad last night and it's good, but I'm looking more for the sitcom type of series..

by **Army of GOD** on Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:22 am

Trailer Park Boys

by **Army of GOD** on Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:15 am

started watching Boardwalk Empire

fucking awesome. Love Buscemi.

by **maxfaraday** on Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:30 am

Symmetry wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:gonna try breaking bad...
let's see.

It's probably the best show I've seen. I don't like ranking things like this, but it's a show that starts off good, and just gets better.

yo bitch so i started watching beaking bad.
It is indeed very good bitch, even though I wouldn't say it's the best show I've seen bitch.
bitch I like the way Walter evolves from a shy schoolteacher to a ruthless druglord bitch.

by **Haggis_McMutton** on Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:11 am

YEAH SCIENCE!

The wire is objectively and factually better though.

by **Nobunaga** on Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:51 am

... MadMen

... NYC advertising agency in the early 1960's. Tense drama, great show.

by **Symmetry** on Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:12 am

Nobunaga wrote:... MadMen

... NYC advertising agency in the early 1960's. Tense drama, great show.

So I've heard, from the adevertising.

by **AndyDufresne** on Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:30 pm

I just finished watching "Sherlock" from the BBC / PBS Masterpiece on Netflix Instant recently. I didn't know what to expect going in, other than Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss writers from Doctor Who were part of the production. But I enjoyed the 6 "episodes" available (each episode is like a 90 min movie).

--Andy

by **Timminz** on Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:58 pm

Haggis_McMutton wrote:YEAH SCIENCE!

The wire is objectively and factually better though.

Truth! I recently re-watched the whole series. I think it may have been even better than the first time.

by **Symmetry** on Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:05 pm

I liked The Wire, but I had trouble seeing in it what so many else saw. I just never really got why McNulty was loved by everyone even as he constantly screwed them over.

by **kentington** on Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:14 pm

AndyDufresne wrote:I just finished watching "Sherlock" from the BBC / PBS Masterpiece on Netflix Instant recently. I didn't know what to expect going in, other than Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss writers from Doctor Who were part of the production. But I enjoyed the 6 "episodes" available (each episode is like a 90 min movie).

--Andy

Great show. I just finished and I hear there will be a season three eventually.
I was watching Elementary and didn't like it at all then I saw this and thought it was worth it.

by **AndyDufresne** on Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:31 am

I've never watched Elementary, but really, I don't think I watch (or want to watch) any network primetime television. It all seems to be bottom of the barrel. The internet says Season 3 of Sherlock will premiere this fall perhaps.

--Andy