Another What DVD box set

[a311]

Tried a search as I’m sure I’ve started one of these previously myself a while back. For Christmas I got Breaking Bad (superb) and Californication which also really grew on-wall to wall necked ladies really helped its case………

Going on holiday in a few weeks so would like something to watch of an evening. Pretty mixed taste and will give most things a go summary of what I’ve seen.

Sopranos
Dexter
Nip Tuck
The Wire
Prison Break
24
Brotherhood

Probably more than the above that I can't remember. Was looking at The shield and/or Sons of Anarchy. OH is pretty much the same in that she’ll give anything a go (dvd box set wise).

The Sheild Appeals as I've never watched a single episode and I believe there were about 7 series so could keep me going for a while.

[davepoth]

Boardwalk Empire?

[a311]

davepoth said:

Boardwalk Empire?

One of the ones I missed off! Ditto Game of Thrones and Spartacus come to think of it.

ETA and 99% of anything Sci Fi over the last 10 years or so.

[Soir]

BSG

Game of Thrones

[Evil Jack]

Shield and SOA are both great.

I've recently also enjoyed 'American Horror Story'.

Edited by Evil Jack on Monday 23 January 11:40

[Trustmeimadoctor]

deadwood officially the most vulgar script to ever grace the screen also happens to be rather good too

[MagicalTrevor]

The Walking Dead
The West Wing

[CurvaParabolica]

Mad Men? Quite a slow burner but very good once it gets under your skin. Wants to make you dress like you live in 50s America as well... although that's probably just me.

[a311]

Mad Men, quite a big one that I forgot to include on my seen list. Really enjoyed it despite on paper I thought the premise would never interest me in the slightest.

Seen Walking Dead too on TV.

Not seen Deadwood or West Wing.

[R1gtr]

Good choices, seen everything on your list and also The Shield and SOA,
both are really good but for me The Shield is miles better, season 1 is a bit week but it goes from strength to strength. My missus loves it more than any other boxset I think.
Also try Entourage and Band of Brothers as they are both in my favourites too.
The Shield is a must tho, get it bought

[a311]

R1gtr said:

Good choices, seen everything on your list and also The Shield and SOA,
both are really good but for me The Shield is miles better, season 1 is a bit week but it goes from strength to strength. My missus loves it more than any other boxset I think.
Also try Entourage and Band of Brothers as they are both in my favourites too.
The Shield is a must tho, get it bought

Damm it, this thread is proving better at jogging my memory than anything else! BOB seen when it was first out and wathced Entourage in the last 6 months. I loved Entourage easy viewing a bit like a younger Californication.

The Sheild seems to be the front runner at the moment.

[R1gtr]

a311 said:

R1gtr said:

Good choices, seen everything on your list and also The Shield and SOA,
both are really good but for me The Shield is miles better, season 1 is a bit week but it goes from strength to strength. My missus loves it more than any other boxset I think.
Also try Entourage and Band of Brothers as they are both in my favourites too.
The Shield is a must tho, get it bought

Damm it, this thread is proving better at jogging my memory than anything else! BOB seen when it was first out and wathced Entourage in the last 6 months. I loved Entourage easy viewing a bit like a younger Californication.

The Sheild seems to be the front runner at the moment.

It is worth the money, I got the boxset for £40 and as I mentioned I thought season one was a bit slow, setting the scene, introducing the characters etc, plus it takes a bit of time getting used to the way its filmed.
It is a entertaining, fast paced, brutal, gritty show, def one of my faves and was gutted when it finished, more so than I was when 24 finished(was my fave but thought they dragged it out too much)

[a311]

R1gtr said:

It is worth the money, I got the boxset for £40 and as I mentioned I thought season one was a bit slow, setting the scene, introducing the characters etc, plus it takes a bit of time getting used to the way its filmed.
It is a entertaining, fast paced, brutal, gritty show, def one of my faves and was gutted when it finished, more so than I was when 24 finished(was my fave but thought they dragged it out too much)

I’ve read a few comments on Amazon that the complete box set if heavily cut? Confusing plot lines etc?

If you buy series by series is this any different? I’m not a huge fan of cop shows but I loved The Wire which in itself takes a bit to get going. I’ve heard The Shield is a bit less complex but higher on action.

[CurvaParabolica]

Have you seen Southland? I watched the Shield a few years ago and loved it, then watched Southland and loved it so much that I made me want to go back to the Shield for a second viewing (which I've still to get round to).

[a311]

CurvaParabolica said:

Have you seen Southland? I watched the Shield a few years ago and loved it, then watched Southland and loved it so much that I made me want to go back to the Shield for a second viewing (which I've still to get round to).

Never heard of it. I shall investigate, cheers.

[CurvaParabolica]

a311 said:

Never heard of it. I shall investigate, cheers.

If you like the sound of The Shield then you'll like Southland; a bit more realistic/documentary feel to it whereas the The Shield feels fictional but both are good in their own ways.

[a311]

lambofan2 said:

Boardwalk Empire is good - as is Sons of Anarchy.

Perhaps try Lost too?

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Useful list, cheers. Watched Lost, well I stuck with it most of the way through and then watched the very last series.

[Aphex]

Fringe

[PumpkinSteve]

Oz is quite good, sort of like The Sopranos but set in prison. There's a lot of bumming. And stabbing... well, they are the same thing really.

[Cleckheatonlock]

Another vote for Deadwood here, it's superb

True Blood is another possible