I loved the wire what now?

[dave-therave]

I'm looking for a new TV show to watch and even after looking around the web I can't really find anything that takes my fancy. I'm not one for watching TV as its on so I usually watch stuff on iPlayer or download from the net. I currently watch:
Hung
Weeds
Entourage
House

In the past I've watched:
The Wire
The Shield
The Sopranos
Supernatural

I enjoyed all of the above and basically I'm looking for some recommendations of what else I might like. Of the ones that I've really enjoyed they seem to be cop/crime related and American but I don't really mind what it is. I also don't mind how long they've been running, I watched the Wire and The Shield long after they finished and recently watched the first 5 series of Entourage in about a week.

Thank you!

[deevlash]

Try "OZ", its another hbo thing set in a prison, its pretty harsh but very good, daniels from the wire is in it at one point too but not as daniels obviously. "the corner" is good too, again its hbo and it was written by the guy who wrote the wire, its about corner boys selling drugs so the subject matter wont be too much of a change after the wire!

[qooqiiu]

The best drama of recent times by a country mile was DAMAGES staring Glen Close. If you didn't catch it then i thoroughly recommend it!

[Truckosaurus]

I have been recently enjoying "In Plain Sight" starring Mary McCormack from The West Wing, as a US Marshal running a Witness Protection scheme in Alberqueue, New Mexico. Lots of recognisable character actors in the show each week. Available from your favourite torrent site.

[captainzep]

Seen Generation Kill?

US Marines in Iraq mini series.

Same creators of The Wire, David Simon and Ed Burns. Don't treat the audience like idiots, lots of moral ambiguity, great script amongst all the Marine banter, very funny in places, shocking in others. A bit rawer and grittier than Band of Brothers, no soundtrack. Intelligent without ever being intellectual.

I think its great.

[T89 Callan]

deevlash said:

Try "OZ", its another hbo thing set in a prison, its pretty harsh but very good, daniels from the wire is in it at one point too but not as daniels obviously. "the corner" is good too, again its hbo and it was written by the guy who wrote the wire, its about corner boys selling drugs so the subject matter wont be too much of a change after the wire!

I used to watch OZ when I was about 13.... scared the fking st out of me.

Well worth watching.

[deevlash]

T89 Callan said:

deevlash said:

Try "OZ", its another hbo thing set in a prison, its pretty harsh but very good, daniels from the wire is in it at one point too but not as daniels obviously. "the corner" is good too, again its hbo and it was written by the guy who wrote the wire, its about corner boys selling drugs so the subject matter wont be too much of a change after the wire!

I used to watch OZ when I was about 13.... scared the fking st out of me.

Well worth watching.

Schillinger is one evil piece of work! The scene with him and keller and beecher in the gym was brutal!

[dave-therave]

This is why Pistonheads is so great, even when it has nothing to do with cars there are loads of people willing to help out

I've seen the corner and generation kill and liked them both, I'd recommend them to anyone else reading the thread. I'm stuck in bed with the flu at the minute so I'll be trying out some of the recommendations later. Thanks again!

[T89 Callan]

deevlash said:

T89 Callan said:

deevlash said:

Try "OZ", its another hbo thing set in a prison, its pretty harsh but very good, daniels from the wire is in it at one point too but not as daniels obviously. "the corner" is good too, again its hbo and it was written by the guy who wrote the wire, its about corner boys selling drugs so the subject matter wont be too much of a change after the wire!

I used to watch OZ when I was about 13.... scared the fking st out of me.

Well worth watching.

Schillinger is one evil piece of work! The scene with him and keller and beecher in the gym was brutal!

One of my flatmates at Uni' was a dead ringer for Shilinger (I called him that for 4 years), freaked me out a little when I first met him.

I found Adibisi to be the most menacing.

[darth_pies]

Since you've already seen the Sopranos and the Wire, you clearly don't mind a bit of gritty, meaty, violent, multilayered drama.

I therefore wouldn't hesitate to recommend the quite amazing and brilliant Battlestar Galactica (the recent 'reboot' of course, not the campy original.)

Its possibly the least sci-fi sci-fi show ever. None of your "What is this emotion you humans call 'love'?" Star Trek bullsh$t here.

Great characters, great acting and tackles some very grim issue head on like suicide bombings, torture, political killings and rape.

As this article says:
"Battlestar Galactica has it all: depth, darkness, beauty, brains, nuance, romance, planet-sized plot twists – and robots who look exactly like underwear models"

They aren't kidding - Tricia Helfer is HOT!

[deevlash]

The best sci fi show ever is babylon5, the build up towards the finally of series 4 and the shadows and vorlon/ allied worlds war was fantastic.

[adaptive]

try Alias if you havent watched it before.
I'm watching True Blood at the moment, pretty good.
Other series i've enjoyed recently were Eli Stone, Firefly, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Dexter and Burn Notice

[JJCW]

Lie To Me is proving pretty good
I also really liked The Unit.

[ascayman]

24.

dexter.

[Skeksis]

I agree with the above about Battlestar, have got everyone at work borrowing my DVD's and they love it!

I would also recommend "Sons Of Anarchy" its about a Motorcycle gang / dodgy weapons trading / rival gangs / and how they basically control their town of Charming.
I thought it was well on par with The Sopranos, well worth a watch if you can get hold of it!

[shirt]

T89 Callan said:

deevlash said:

Try "OZ", its another hbo thing set in a prison, its pretty harsh but very good, daniels from the wire is in it at one point too but not as daniels obviously. "the corner" is good too, again its hbo and it was written by the guy who wrote the wire, its about corner boys selling drugs so the subject matter wont be too much of a change after the wire!

I used to watch OZ when I was about 13.... scared the fking st out of me.

Well worth watching.

me too. very disturbing!

OP - try 'deadwood'. not in quite the same league as the wire but certainly miles better than house etc. very well written, almost dickensian in places. if nothing else you'll never tire of seeing lovejoy saying the word .

[Andy_stook_2k]

Deadwood is good once you get your head around the language. That Lovejoy is a nasty piece of work.

'Over There' was also good but only lasted one series which is a shame.

'Jericho' was good but a too tame for my liking (the Mrs will like it though).

[deadmau5]

At the risk of a flaming, I quite liked How I met your Mother. It's a bit like friends but much better I think.

[BigAlinEmbra]

Try Brotherhood.
It's the illegal lovechild of The Sopranos and West Wing. Not as good as either in their own right, but still worth watching.

Something totally different, but entertaining when you're under the weather (it's my hangover tv of choice) is man vs wild.


Also look out Underbelly, Burn Notice, Californication, Dexter, Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles and Mad Men.
Should keep you busy for a while.

[scott_i]

have you seen Flashpoint?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_(TV_series...