The West Wing/Six Feet Under
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West Wing is excellent. I never stuck with it till the end, got to series 4 i think. Martin Sheen as president Bartlett is superb, the rest of the cast is good aswell. It did actually help me to understand american polictics a bit, although sometimes it can be hard to follow. There are a few episodes that will have you gripped, really emotional stuff. Other boxsets i have watched and liked are The Sopranos, Brotherhood, True blood, The pacific and Prison break.
Frankly, anything broadcast by HBO has quality stamped all over it.
The West Wing is superb, but it's a bit more episodic than the Wire, ie self contained stories with an arc behind. So you'll get the odd self contained ep that has no bearing on the wider story.
Definitely worth watching, though.
I can't speak for 6' Under, though - never watched it.
The West Wing is superb, but it's a bit more episodic than the Wire, ie self contained stories with an arc behind. So you'll get the odd self contained ep that has no bearing on the wider story.
Definitely worth watching, though.
I can't speak for 6' Under, though - never watched it.
West Wing, [comic book guy]Best series ever.[/comic book guy]
Stick with it though, series one and two are first class, but it tails off a little in the middle series, not to say it is bad, still better than anything else on TV, just not as good as some of the earlier and later series.
If you enjoyed The Social Network you'll love it, Aaron Sorkin had a hand in both and it has a similar fast-paced, lots of dialogue feel.
Have watched all seven series twice now and haven't found anything else that comes close.
Stick with it though, series one and two are first class, but it tails off a little in the middle series, not to say it is bad, still better than anything else on TV, just not as good as some of the earlier and later series.
If you enjoyed The Social Network you'll love it, Aaron Sorkin had a hand in both and it has a similar fast-paced, lots of dialogue feel.
Have watched all seven series twice now and haven't found anything else that comes close.
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