Must see series

[Nimby]

FwdConvert said:

Homeland (but definitely the original from Israel)

That's "Prisoners of war". S2 starts tomorrow on Sky Arts. S1 was excellent.

[dudleybloke]

tour of duty is a pretty good series about the Vietnam war, its a little dated now but still a good watch.

[FwdConvert]

Nimby said:

FwdConvert said:

Homeland (but definitely the original from Israel)

That's "Prisoners of war". S2 starts tomorrow on Sky Arts. S1 was excellent.

Ah, brain fade. Sorry. Glad it's being refreshed as it is brilliant. For anyone who didn't catch the first series it it really is well worth taking the time to find it.

Very different from the US one - a deeper, melancholic slow burner yet one that built drama very effectively, also with some horrific themes/scenes. Haunting to the point I regularly had dreams about it/being in it.

Interesting how the quality of acting comes out in some shows even with the language difference/use of sub-titles, plus I found the language itself and the handling of it by the translators fascinating.

[Asterix]

Asterix said:

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

No love for BoB?

[northwest monkey]

Asterix said:

Asterix said:

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

No love for BoB?

I voted for BoB on Page 1

Definitely a couple of dusty-eye moments when watching it.

Have I heard about them making a 3rd one or is that just wishful thinking?

[RumpleFugly]

northwest monkey said:

Asterix said:

Asterix said:

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

No love for BoB?

I voted for BoB on Page 1

Definitely a couple of dusty-eye moments when watching it.

Have I heard about them making a 3rd one or is that just wishful thinking?

Yep, Masters of the Air

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/1/19/spielberg-and...

[sandman77]

I know this is only a 25 min per episode comedy but you really should watch It's always sunny in Philadelphia. They are about to make the 10th season in the US so it is obviously doing something right. One of the funniest shows I have ever seen.

[irish boy]

Vikings. Absolutely superb.

[Miguel Alvarez]

My list in no particular order.

Sopranos
The Wire
The Shield
Breaking Bad (coming up to the end of season 4)
Oz

K-Ville was ok shame it got cancelled so early on.
Raymond I wanted to like but it took too long to really get going so axed it after 6 shows. It's not slow in the same way The Wire is. Just found it slow to watch.

[dudleybloke]

Miguel Alvarez said:

My list in no particular order.

Sopranos
The Wire
The Shield
Breaking Bad (coming up to the end of season 4)
Oz

K-Ville was ok shame it got cancelled so early on.
Raymond I wanted to like but it took too long to really get going so axed it after 6 shows. It's not slow in the same way The Wire is. Just found it slow to watch.

i thought you hated oz?

[BenM77]

Seinfeld
Friends
Frazier

[BlackST]

Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
True Detective
House of Cards
Dexter
Sons of Anarchy
Luther
Homeland

Don't watch series
The Blacklist
Arrow

[RizzoTheRat]

Firefly - Only one series but one of the best I've seen.

Coupling - Often described as a British Friends, but it's far funnier.

Banshee - A bit low budget and some iffy acting but I love the way the story builds.

Spaced - Very funny, shame there were only 2 series.

Chuck - Comedy, action and Yvonne Strahovski.

The Prisoner - The original 60's series, starts out well but you may need some hallucinogenic drugs to understand the last few episodes.

House - First series is a bit samey but it picks up.

Pushing Daises - Very different, but very good.

Jeeves and Wooster - Fry and Laurie did it so well.

[BongoHunter]

Have got through a lot of TV:

Excellent:
Fringe
House M.D
Battlestar Galactica
Sons of Anarchy
Lost
Spooks
24
Band of Brothers
Game of Thrones
Luther
The Wire
True Blood
Newsroom (The)
Weeds

Average:
Suits
Falling Skies
Strike Force
Arrow
Bones
Finder (The)
The Mentalist
Big Bang Theory
White Collar
Castle
Homeland

Classics:
Hornblower
Sharpe
Ultimate Force (This has to get a mention!)
Spaced
Black Books
Green Wing

Edited by BongoHunter on Tuesday 22 April 13:45

[Miguel Alvarez]

dudleybloke said:

i thought you hated oz?

haha. Touche.

[AmiableChimp]

Strike Back (all series) - turn off brain and enjoy!
Boston Legal - James Spader and William Shatner - what a team! They are lawyers
Eli Stone - Johnny Lee Miller plays a lawyer
Threshold - Sci-Fi fun
Invasion - Sci-fi fun
The Unit - Black Ops type stuff

[Miguel Alvarez]

I forget. I liked The Ropes on Netflix. To be fair it's not the greatest of acting but having spent many a friday and saturday night working in some night club or another and found it very easy to identify with the characters and events.

[northwest monkey]

RumpleFugly said:

northwest monkey said:

Asterix said:

Asterix said:

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

No love for BoB?

I voted for BoB on Page 1

Definitely a couple of dusty-eye moments when watching it.

Have I heard about them making a 3rd one or is that just wishful thinking?

Yep, Masters of the Air

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/1/19/spielberg-and...

Ooh fantastic - thanks for the link

[BrabusMog]

Just tried the bridge and thought it was awful. Maybe I didn't try hard enough to get into it, not that subtitles have ever been a problem for me, but I spied that LA Confidential was on and thought a film I've seen several times was a far better option.

[brickwall]

MissChief said:

Why has no one mentioned The West Wing yet?

Incredible series.

I firmly believe 'Two Cathedrals' (finale of Season 2) is the finest 40 minutes of television ever made.