TV Shows to catch up on over Summer...

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I'm hoping to have a lot of spare time over the Summer and can't think of anything better to be doing other than catching up on some of the series over the past few years or so.

So far, I have these on my list to catch up on:

Battlestar Galactica (I love this show but haven't had anytime at all to watch season 2, not to mention season 3!)
Las Vegas (Looking forward to this the most )
Drive (a shame that it was cancelled so early, but I'll be watching the six episodes when they're released)
Jericho (I notice that it's been getting some great reviews)
Desperate Housewives (liked Season one but then other fabulous shows were aired)
24 (Have never gotten a chance to watch a season!)
Scrubs (You need some comedy in your life)

Can anyone recommend any other shows? I've probably forgotten a load!

JPA

Dunno what you've seen but I'll just state some of my faves.

Oz.
The Sopranos.
The Wire.

Most anything HBO really.

herobear

for me personally:

las vegas
jericho
supernatural
battlestar galactica

might rewatch:
heroes
dexter
weeds

purplegeko

I would happily spend my summer watching:

Heroes (best thing ever written)
Lost
CSI: NY (not the others)

monkeyfudge

Watch Dexter if you haven't already seen it and prepare to be mostly disappointed with a big chunk of season 3 of Battlestar.

Mossy Monk

This summer I will be mostly watching CSI and Law & Order .

S.M.B.

purplegeko wrote:

Heroes (best thing ever written)

Ah, how could anybody even consider this to be anywhere near the best thing ever written?

Mainstay

You should check out Deadwood, I believe that Season 3 wil be out on DVD soon. Get all three seasons.

Also Season one of Veronica Mars ignore the other seasons the drop in quality was quite steep (though I still watch it)

Heroes and LOST are also well worth checking out

pokerwidow

S.M.B. wrote:

Ah, how could anybody even consider this to be anywhere near the best thing ever written?

Please do share what is on tv now that is better?

ixoy

S.M.B. wrote:

Ah, how could anybody even consider this to be anywhere near the best thing ever written?

Because they've watched it? I watch lots of shows and still consider this to be amongst the very best airing currently. Scratch that - the best airing right now on TV.

Heisenberg.

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S.M.B.

pokerwidow wrote:

Please do share what is on tv now that is better?

ixoy wrote:

Because they've watched it? I watch lots of shows and still consider this to be amongst the very best airing currently. Scratch that - the best airing right now on TV.

Before it descends into a '___________' Vs 'Heroes' debate I'd like to hear why it's so great. I think the onus is on you guys to prove that it's the greatest show at the moment than on me to prove it's not.

I liked 'Heroes' when it first came out, it did what it did well, but it's got worse and worse over time and now the negatives far outweigh the positives.

qwertplaywert

that basically sums up my opinion on heroes
shows i plan to watch over summer:
Battlestar Galactica-hopefully my cousin has taped it for me..........
Lost:Seasons 1 and 2, to remind me how great it was before season 3
24:Seasons 1,2,3 and 4-to remind me how great before season 5
The West Wing-been recommenef by alot of peeps
Farscape....ditto
Babylon 5....mega ditto
80s Battlestar Galactica
Dexter
and ive heard great things about the wire as well........

monkeyfudge

S.M.B. wrote:

I liked 'Heroes' when it first came out, it did what it did well, but it's got worse and worse over time and now the negatives far outweigh the positives.

I find it keeps going from strength to strength actually.

This weeks episode was exceptionally amazing.

Mossy Monk

monkeyfudge wrote:

I find it keeps going from strength to strength actually.

This weeks episode was exceptionally amazing.

Agreed. This weeks was the best episode I have seen from any show for some time.

S.M.B.

monkeyfudge wrote:

I find it keeps going from strength to strength actually.

This weeks episode was exceptionally amazing.

The Wire
The Soprano's
Entourage
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lost
Veronica Mars
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Weeds
South Park

All currently running (or just about), all great and all better than 'Heroes'.

Always worth watching/rewatching the following:

Six Feet Under
BtVS
Firefly
Twin Peaks
The West Wing
Arrested Development
Freaks & Geeks
Undeclared
Deadwood
Classic Simpsons

A lot of these can be rented from Xtravision so I'm thinking it's time to revisit some of them.

Kiith

I plan on watching all of...

House
Jericho
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Battlestar (re-watch it all)
Lost (same again)
Gray's Anatomy (supposed to be great)

qwertplaywert

is recsue me worth investing in?

Kiith

qwertplaywert wrote:

is recsue me worth investing in?

Absolutly. Its a fantastic (imo) show.

Creamy Goodness

at the moment i'm trying to catch up with veronica mars (just started the third season)

over the summer i shall be watching...

trailer park boys
24
oz
and anything else that pops into my head from now until then

pickarooney

When does Heroes get good? I've forced myself through eleven episodes telling myself that maybe next week... but it's extremely dull and derivative so far with woefully antipathetic characters.

Spend your summer watching The Prisoner or The Shield or old episodes of Six Feet Under maybe?

ixoy

pickarooney wrote:

When does Heroes get good? I've forced myself through eleven episodes telling myself that maybe next week... but it's extremely dull and derivative so far with woefully antipathetic characters.

Ya watching the same show? It's far from dull - one of the qualities that makes it so enjoyable is that it's constantly pushing the story along, without leaving a load of cryptic questions. Lots of interesting characters and some goals along the way to get through. Wonderful scenes in there too.

Spend your summer watching The Prisoner or The Shield or old episodes of Six Feet Under maybe?

Haven't seen "The Prisoner", but "The Shield" is a very good bet. S6 is fantastic.

Pigman II

pickarooney wrote:

When does Heroes get good? I've forced myself through eleven episodes telling myself that maybe next week... but it's extremely dull and derivative so far with woefully antipathetic characters.

I came to that conclusion after 2 episodes. Didn't see anything interesting or potentially in this show at all.

The final straw for me was that 'sexy' webcam stripper who teased a lot but never showed anything. That in itself didn't bother me but I hate tv that trys to be edgy yet treats the viewer like a 10 year old (eg Star Trek Enterprise) . This unfortunately seemed to confirm the kind of audience they were going for. Horny geek boys.

qwertplaywert

another show i may visit is the unit........