Must see series

[Asterix]

'Band of Brothers' if you haven't already seen it.

[El Capitano]

Luther was good

Finally just started watching breaking bad, half way through series 2 and think its excellent.

[magnoliaolivia]

is there anyone watching Mad Men?

[944fan]

magnoliaolivia said:

is there anyone watching Mad Men?

Love Mad Men.

[944fan]

HaplessBoyLard said:

MissChief said:

Why has no one mentioned The West Wing yet?

Similarly political, The Newsroom and House of Cards.

Have thoroughly enjoyed both.

The Newsroom was alright but the West Wing is in another league completely. Probably one of the best TV shows ever.

[Nimby]

schmunk said:

The Shield is ace.

Similarly Southland, NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Hill St Blues started the "quality cop show" genre but I fear it's dated now.

[CooperD]

Spiral (All series)
The Trip

[evenflow]

Spartacus.

Slow-mo sword fights, blood, adventure, LOADS of boobs, shagging, lady gardens etc - essentially a soft-porn version of 300.

[BrabusMog]

CooperD said:

Spiral (All series)
The Trip

Spiral is leagues ahead of anything else I've ever watched, excellent suggestion.

[DervVW]

evenflow said:

Spartacus.

Slow-mo sword fights, blood, adventure, LOADS of boobs, shagging, lady gardens etc - essentially a soft-porn version of 300.

Seemed over the top and silly to start with but if you take it as almost computer/video game and stick with it, it wraps up nicely, I actually started off not that bothered but then a little upset that it finished!

[evenflow]

DervVW said:

Seemed over the top and silly to start with but if you take it as almost computer/video game and stick with it, it wraps up nicely, I actually started off not that bothered but then a little upset that it finished!

I've just finished series 2 (well, the kind of half spin off thingy - 6 episodes). It's really good.

[DervVW]

evenflow said:

DervVW said:

Seemed over the top and silly to start with but if you take it as almost computer/video game and stick with it, it wraps up nicely, I actually started off not that bothered but then a little upset that it finished!

I've just finished series 2 (well, the kind of half spin off thingy - 6 episodes). It's really good.

Its a prequal of sorts because the origonal actor that played the lead was off due to ill health (huntingtons? I think?)

[evenflow]

DervVW said:

Its a prequal of sorts because the origonal actor that played the lead was off due to ill health (huntingtons? I think?)

Yes, exactly. I think it was leukaemia and he died mid-way during series 3. Really, really sad. Seemed like a decent bloke.

[JackReacher]

True Detective
Game Of Thrones
House of Cards US


These probably arn't "must see", but I really enjoyed them:-
Entourage
Californication

[Dibble]

Nimby said:

Similarly Southland, NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Hill St Blues started the "quality cop show" genre but I fear it's dated now.

Same again from me. And The Wire of course. Also worth a watch (only 7 episodes) is Generation Kill. It's about a Rolling Stone journalist embedded with a United States Marine Corps reconnaissance team in the Gulf War. Initially it comes across as a bit "America? fk, yeah!" But it's very, very good. Produced by the same guy who did The Wire.

[PaulG40]

Pretty much covered already but again I'd add weight to:

GoT.
Shield.
Wire.
Homeland.
24.
BSG.
Hannibal.
Law and Order SVU - we are always watching this.
Southland.

[flat-planedCrank]

Nimby said:

schmunk said:

The Shield is ace.

Similarly Southland, NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life on the Street.

Hill St Blues started the "quality cop show" genre but I fear it's dated now.

As I've said before, I never got The Shield, seemed a bit disposable. However Southland is a whole different level imo, hugely underrated.

[FwdConvert]

IMO - and in no particular order:

The Sopranos

The Wire

True Detective

Spiral

Borgen

The Killing (series 1 though)

The Bridge (the original Danish-Swedish version)

Homeland (but definitely the original from Israel - a different class as well as a different kettle of fish)

Mad Men

State Of Play (the UK made series)

House of Cards (the UK made series, there's a pattern here!)

A Very British Coup

Brideshead Revisited (the original series)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Game Of Thrones

Friday Night Lights

Edited by FwdConvert on Monday 21st April 21:49

[HaplessBoyLard]

magnoliaolivia said:

is there anyone watching Mad Men?

I think I got through seasons 1-3, but gave up on it. I just found it a bit dull, and couldn't really understand the critics' love in over it.

[FwdConvert]

HaplessBoyLard said:

magnoliaolivia said:

is there anyone watching Mad Men?

I think I got through seasons 1-3, but gave up on it. I just found it a bit dull, and couldn't really understand the critics' love in over it.

Each to their own... I still absolutely love it, excepting for a tendency for the first episode of each series to be a slow start.