Having worked our way through the Wire (brilliant) we're now working our way through the West Wing (brilliant too, but not as consistently as the Wire). 24 went rubbish after season 4 or 5 so what next? Any recommendations?
Cheers.
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Having worked our way through the Wire (brilliant) we're now working our way through the West Wing (brilliant too, but not as consistently as the Wire). 24 went rubbish after season 4 or 5 so what next? Any recommendations?
Cheers.
Have you seen Dexter?
I saw the end of season 4 recently and thought it was pretty good.
Spaced, early Simon Pegg stuff - quality.
I've watched the West Wing through again quite recently, I really like it.
On the back of that I bought Plain Sight and Psych, both featuring actors from the West Wing. Haven't actually got round to watching them though.
House MD is good. I might give the Wire a go.
Hi Crowhill (or should I say Bubbs); do what I did after watching The Wire...
...watch The Wire again!
Probably best to leave it a while, but I reckon if anything it's better the second time around as you notice loads of stuff that you didn't the first time round (well, I did anyway). Best thing I've seen on telly by a country mile; I started watching it before all the box sets were available in the UK and it was a right bugger waiting for the later series to come out!
Family Guy.
Lost, on season 6 now and we're just beginning to piece it altogether
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Twin Peaks
Boston Legal
How well does Twin Peaks stand up nearly 20 years later? I watched it avidly when it was first on but I've always been concerned that it'll be dated and awful now?Quote:
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Beat me to it. Family Guy or American Dad:DQuote:
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Shameless!!
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Hang on hang on.....season 4?? I've not missed it have I? I thought only 1-3 have aired in this country?
Dexter is awesome though.
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The Sopranos - must see. Tough call between that and The Wire though.
Its just utterly brilliant. Especially loved series 2 - by which time most people had become utterly confused by it all.Quote:
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Classic David Lynch:
Q...'Who's the lady with the log?'
A...'We call her the log lady'
Move to France! Season 4 has just finished here...John Lithgow is great in it.Quote:
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Father Ted.
If you want to try before you buy go to www.watchxonline.com
Just gonna say that. Saw it for £15 on Bury market at the weekend.Quote:
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Aah, fairplay then. Phew!Quote:
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The Wire and The West Wing take some beating :D
I got the Babylon 5 boxset last year. I had forgotten how good it was for its time and it still stands up well today.
"It was the dawn of the third age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. The Babylon Project was a dream given form. Its goal: to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call, home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last, best hope for peace. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5. "
The Shield! Totally brilliant. Not as complex as the Wire but probably more exciting.Quote:
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And Battlestar Galactica - the sci-fi Wire!
Has to be shameless, absolute quality
Tomsdad
The new Battlestar Gallactica was the best sci-fi series i'd ever seen, very sad when it ended. Not yet watched the prequal Caprica yet. Has anybody been watching that?
Now on season 2 of Hill Street Blues.
Let's be careful out there.
MASH......Don't get the box set, just watch the re-runs on Paramount!
Heroes....top notch
Shameless
Frazier - we are up to season 8, ration of 2 episodes per night though. Brilliant.
Id have to say Ive never owned a box set in my life
daz, you've never lived....Quote:
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Ally McBeal.
I am on episode 10 of 110 and she's just started dancing with the baby.
"Do you know you're odd?" ......... "I do".
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Aye ZHR, good call. I am working my way through season 7, bought for 15 beer tokens, bargain.
Ive just been introduced to 'True Blood' - quality. Season 1 & 2 completed, just waiting for my series buddy to pass on series 3.
only just seen this thread [except obviously I had cos I posted on it ages ago - durrr] ...Quote:
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The one I watched after the Wire was the Shield - sheer TV crack, amazing. Not as deep or complex as the Wire (or, overall, as good, but what is?) but more of a high-velocity white-knuckle ride. The last season is the weakest - like the Wire, in my opinion.
Closest thing I've come to the Wire is Brotherhood - set among the Irish and Italian communities in Providence, Rhode Island. Just finished second season and it's pretty compelling stuff.
On a slightly different tack - and this is coming from someone with no background of liking sc-fi at all - I though Battlestar Galactica (the recent reincarnation obviously) was absolutely brilliant. That will keep you going for quite some time.
Coming in 4th and 5th place: Mad Men and Breaking Bad.
If you like The Wire, then the first couple of seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street are well worth watching. I haven't watched the later seasons yet, but the first (when David Simon was still involved) is excellent. Can't really top the suggestion of watching The Wire again from the start though!
You might also enjoy The Corner, which is the miniseries about the drug markets in Baltimore that David Simon made just before The Wire.
Apart from The Wire, my list of essential box sets would be:
Battlestar Galactica (Syfy channel version)
Twin Peaks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
Firefly
Noooooooooo... pure evil, probably the most annoying TV programme ever made... saying that, Sex in the City comes pretty close..Quote:
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Has to be The West Wing, especially the first three seasons.
Mad Men or download Boardwalk Empire, which is brilliant too.
Can't believe no one's mentioned OZ!
And aside from this I'd go with sons of anarchy, the wire, twin peaks, dexter and sopranos.
What are peoples thoughts on Mad men? Not seen any of it yet.
I really rate Mad Men, superb stuff.
I didn't think much to Sons of Anarchy eavesy, I thought it was a bit cliched, a bit like Dallas-in-Hells-Angels-costumes: like The Sopranos or The Wire had never been made.
Am halfway through Deadwood - brilliant, Swearingen-tastic!
Not exactly new, but Seinfeld!
After watching it in bits and bobs over the years, me and my girlfriend have slowly gone through the whole lot in order (got about three episodes to go). Brilliant stuff apart from the odd dud episode.
Curb Your Enthusiasm next.