Must see series

[Juanco20]

I've seen the threads below for 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Six Feet Under', two shows I've never seen

That said, Lost and Breaking Bad are about the only ones I've properly followed

So, which other masterpieces (I know Lost wasn't one) have I missed that need to be added to the must watch list?

[R1gtr]

24
The Wire
The Shield
Entourage
Dexter
The Sopranos
Justified
Sons of Anarchy

[keslake]

It was only made for one series but ''Firefly'' is excellent.

[dudleybloke]

oz.

[Prolex-UK]

dudleybloke said:

oz.

+1

[northwest monkey]

dudleybloke said:

oz.

Definitely. Loved this programme. Was it ever on in the UK?

[dudleybloke]

oz used to be on c4 late at night.

[Jasandjules]

Game of Thrones.

Then subject to what you actually like:

Grey's Anatomy

[dudleybloke]

arrested development.
farscape (if you like sci-fi)

[chilistrucker]

Another shout for the wire.
luther
the following

[Gun]

Life on Mars.

[Killer2005]

True Detective - it's chuffing brilliant

[schmunk]

The Shield is ace.

I'm now halfway through season 5 of 7 (it's ended) and it hasn't once slowed down or become boring.

And apparently it has one of the best endings of any series ever (although I'm not there yet, of course...)

[Butter Face]

The Sopranos
Game Of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Arrested Development

[dudleybloke]

schmunk said:

The Shield is ace.

good call

[littlebasher]

What no BSG?

[tank slapper]

Deadwood is pretty decent. The final series never got made, but it's still worth watching the first three. There's some really great characters in it, especially Ian McShane's.

[northwest monkey]

dudleybloke said:

oz used to be on c4 late at night.

Well I never knew that. A mate of mine was working in the US for quite some time and told me about OZ - he brought me back the boxset on DVD and when the OH was pregnant we'd have "Oz days" where we'd watch about 5 episodes back to back

Completely different, but Band of Brothers is definitely worth a watch. The Wire is a good shout - Sopranos is another one I've got the boxset of but just never got round to watching.

American Horror (especially the first 2 seasons) is pretty good - 3rd season not so much but the upcoming 4th one sounds great (1950s freakshow).

Boardwalk Empire I've really enjoyed - the OH hates it though.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned Game of Thrones. I didn't get into this the first time round but I've started downloading the series from Sky. Currently halfway through season 3 and I think it's excellent.

I'll also throw Lost into the mix. The ending aside, some of it was superb. At some point, when I've got more time on my hands I might watch it again. Bits of it might even make sense next time

I do find watching boxsets far more enjoyable than watching 1 episode a week. Probably why I rarely get into TV series 1st time around.

[MissChief]

Why has no one mentioned The West Wing yet?

[HaplessBoyLard]

MissChief said:

Why has no one mentioned The West Wing yet?

Similarly political, The Newsroom and House of Cards.

Have thoroughly enjoyed both.