Recommend me a good TV show please..

The Pontiac

I'm nearly finished watching the Australian crime drama Underbelly. It's a fantastic show. I'm a big fan of The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz, and Deadwood. Brotherhood wasn't bad either.

Any recommendations welcome. Cheers.

lala stone

The Shield??

mike65

Wallander

dez_warlock

I've been getting stuck into Durham County at the moment and it's great stuff. Very gritty also.

Try Dexter and Sons of Anarchy also.

Faith

Try True Blood if you're a fan of HBO stuff.

The Pontiac

Cheers guys, some good stuff mentioned there. I can get my hands on The Sheild from a buddy, so I'm going to start with that. I've never heard of Wallander, Durham County, or Sons of Anarchy, so I checked them out on IMDB and they look interesting indeed. I must try and get hold of them. I've heard a few good things about Dexter too. I must have a read through the True Blood thread and see what I think.

I saw Engrenages mentioned while looking up Wallander. It looks quite interesting.

PS. I forgot to mention Mad Men in my opening post (just before someone recommends it). I love that show.

coldwood92

The CSIs

Conor108

Lie To Me?

JP Liz

Sons of Anarchy

pyramuid man

Breaking Bad. Not seen an bad episode yet.

Fantastic show.

Lie to me at a close second

tvnutz

The Shield and True Blood.

The Pontiac

^^Cheers guys. Some are getting mentioned again so it can only mean good things. Lie to Me and Breaking Bad also look interesting.

ScumLord

I'd rate breaking bad as one of the top shows I've ever seen.

kaimera

burn notice.
sports night.

matrim

+1 for Breaking Bad and True Blood

b.skytower

Breaking bad is a gem of a show. Its the dad from 'malcolm in the middle'.
Highly recommended.

ziedth

I really would back up Breaking Bad also I'd go as far to say it's my fav new show in the last couple of years.

I also would recommend Band of Brothers if you haven't seen it, I put off watching it for ages and to put it simply I was blown away with how good it was from cast to production values, Stunning television IMO.

rockchik

Eddie Cibrian is apparently joining CSI Miami so if that isnt reason to watch it........mmmmmmmmmmm

logic

Considering the shows you listed originally, I think you'll like Breaking bad alright.

JanusGeminius

<Ollie> wrote: »

Cheers guys, some good stuff mentioned there. I can get my hands on The Sheild from a buddy, so I'm going to start with that. I've never heard of Wallander, Durham County, or Sons of Anarchy, so I checked them out on IMDB and they look interesting indeed. I must try and get hold of them. I've heard a few good things about Dexter too. I must have a read through the True Blood thread and see what I think.

I saw Engrenages mentioned while looking up Wallander. It looks quite interesting.

PS. I forgot to mention Mad Men in my opening post (just before someone recommends it). I love that show.

Very good programme, It's got that kind of style where the characters actually seem to be involved in shades of grey rather than the antiseptic black and white of American police drama.

First series is on DVD, Second is going to be on BBC Four whenever they decide to air it. and I believe the Third is in production.

The Sweeney also has that kind of style and can be picked up reasonably cheap.

The Pontiac

Breaking Bad is getting loads of mentions, so that's a definite for me. I'm looking forward to it big time..

ziedth wrote: »

I also would recommend Band of Brothers if you haven't seen it, I put off watching it for ages and to put it simply I was blown away with how good it was from cast to production values, Stunning television IMO.

I don't know how I forgot to mention Band of Brothers in my opening post. It's an amazing show. Surround sound a must too..

JanusGeminius wrote: »

Very good programme, It's got that kind of style where the characters actually seem to be involved in shades of grey rather than the antiseptic black and white of American police drama.

First series is on DVD, Second is going to be on BBC Four whenever they decide to air it. and I believe the Third is in production.

The Sweeney also has that kind of style and can be picked up reasonably cheap.

I'm definitely going to check out Engrenages now. It's nice to hear from someone who has seen it. Cheers for that Janus!

fmf

Yeah, both Burn Notice & Breaking Bad are worth tracking down. Edie Falcos new one, Nurse Jackie, looks promising as well. You'll have to hunt around the streaming or torrent sites, very worthwhile. Another one is Homicide, the precursor to The Wire. Same vibe, just less gritty, though not much, since it was on network tv.

Dave!

If you're interested in politics then check out the West Wing. Kinda corny at times, but for the most part just brilliant, snappy dialogue, and excellent storylines. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, the guy who wrote A Few Good Men. Check it out.

Ollie is Oz any good? Just got the first 2 seasons off a mate, about to get stuck into them Looking for something to fill the void left after finishing the Wire!

Quilly

Ollie , Breaking Bad deff a brilliant show. i'd also recommend "Generation Kill" another HBO show. And on the lite hearted side i'd give "Chuck" a mention, not very big over here yet, but it's highly entertaining and funny

steppen

lala stone wrote: »

The Shield??

big +1, fantastic show

The Pontiac

fmf wrote: »

Yeah, both Burn Notice & Breaking Bad are worth tracking down. Edie Falcos new one, Nurse Jackie, looks promising as well. You'll have to hunt around the streaming or torrent sites, very worthwhile. Another one is Homicide, the precursor to The Wire. Same vibe, just less gritty, though not much, since it was on network tv.

I must definitely check out Homicide. I heard good things about it.

Dave! wrote: »

If you're interested in politics then check out the West Wing. Kinda corny at times, but for the most part just brilliant, snappy dialogue, and excellent storylines. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, the guy who wrote A Few Good Men. Check it out.

Ollie is Oz any good? Just got the first 2 seasons off a mate, about to get stuck into them Looking for something to fill the void left after finishing the Wire!

I loved Oz. I got completely addicted to it, watching about 5 to 6 episodes on a good night. The whole series in set in a prison and can be quite brutal at times. I'd put in the top five best tv shows ever.

Quilly wrote: »

Ollie , Breaking Bad deff a brilliant show. i'd also recommend "Generation Kill" another HBO show. And on the lite hearted side i'd give "Chuck" a mention, not very big over here yet, but it's highly entertaining and funny

Is Generation Kill made by the guys as The Wire? It's supposed to be very good alright.

Quilly

<Ollie> wrote: »

I must definitely check out Homicide. I heard good things about it.



I loved Oz. I got completely addicted to it, watching about 5 to 6 episodes on a good night. The whole series in set in a prison and can be quite brutal at times. I'd put in the top five best tv shows ever.



Is Generation Kill made by the guys as The Wire? It's supposed to be very good alright.

it is indeed made by the guys that made the Wire. Great action sequences and alot of funny dialogue between the troops.

padimus

I´d go with most of what was mentioned above. Burn Notice and Chuck have been my two most recent discoveries and they are excellent.

Really want to see "Sons of Anarchy" as I´ve heard some good things about it.

Prepare for your girlfriend to like "Chuck" more than you though. It´s bizzare, women love it due to the "Will they Won´t they" plot running through it but it´s also funny enough to keep most mens attention too.

Also, I´d recommend "Veronica Mars", Easily one of the best plotted network TV shows to come out of the states in years. Someone once told me there were 13 storylines running simultaneously at one point! RTE did show it at weird hours but it´s easily available on amazon.

lostexpectation

any good recent comedies?

JP Liz

lostexpectation wrote: »

any good recent comedies?

Eastbound & Down on HBO and stars Danny McBride

Quilly

lostexpectation wrote: »

any good recent comedies?

i do like "How i met Your Mother" and "The Bing Bang Theory" but it depends on your comedy tastes

superneat

Some great shows i'd highly recommend

1. Dexter all seasons (3)
2. Band of Brothers if you haven't seen it, you need to
3. True Blood
4. 24 gets better and better after season 2
5. Daybreak a very good once off series

That should keep you going for a while! :cool:

Dave!

Hah, got a good surprise After reading this thread, I was in the process of acquiring True Blood, and was disappointed that Breaking Bad was not at the same... source...

And my cousin just dropped down both shows today!

Jayzus gonna have to get through Oz pretty promptly now, and then on to Breaking Bad!

lostexpectation

Quilly wrote: »

i do like "How i met Your Mother" and "The Bing Bang Theory" but it depends on your comedy tastes

something funnier then those...

nurse jackie an abrupt rule breaking medical person taking drugs.... hmmm

Quilly

lostexpectation wrote: »

something funnier then those...

nurse jackie an abrupt rule breaking medical person taking drugs.... hmmm

i haven't watched that yet, but HBO picked it up for a second season so it cant be all that bad

MOH

superneat wrote: »

Some great shows i'd highly recommend

1. Dexter all seasons (3)
2. Band of Brothers if you haven't seen it, you need to
3. True Blood
4. 24 gets better and better after season 2
5. Daybreak a very good once off series

That should keep you going for a while! :cool:

24 gets dire in the middle, around season 4-6. Last season improved a bit though

superneat

MOH wrote: »

24 gets dire in the middle, around season 4-6. Last season improved a bit though

Season 6 and season 7 were the best ya, but you'd have to watch them all! :P

Brian

Firefly.

Quilly

Baza210 wrote: »

Firefly.

Awsome show but we only got like 14 episodes, before they cancelled it. But u can always follow it up by watching Serenity

D.U.M.B

Weeds

lostexpectation

look around for sites that recommend tv in catgoires i found middleman

wacky comic book type school girl becomes secret agent with uptight agent/middleman partner

35notout

Entourage - very very funny at times and defo worth a watch

Dman001

lostexpectation wrote: »

something funnier then those...

nurse jackie an abrupt rule breaking medical person taking drugs.... hmmm

Chuck and The US Office are very funny.

For Drama, I would say Mad Men, Breaking Bad, House and The Mentalist.

thetruthpp

I would go for

Entourage - a must see IMO Ari Gold FTW!!!!
Prison Break - 1st season = stunning
How I met your mother
L O S T ...

Dr.Slurm

Just finished watching The Inbetweeners, which I didn't think would be my cup of tea, but turned out to be pretty hilarious. Other comedies to consider: Eastbound and Down, Flight of the Conchords and definitely The Office. Breaking Bad is the funniest drama I've ever seen.

lostexpectation

okay i've decided for you all

the funniest thing to spend your time watching is daily show and colbert report

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-22-2009/the-born-identity

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-29-2009/home-crisis-investigation

lostexpectation

kaimera wrote: »

sports night.

acquired this, its what aaron sorkin did before the west wing, from 1998!

its quite similar talky, snappy, speechy


god the laugh track nearly ruins this, the networked forced it on them

Mezcita

I'll buck the trend and go for "Friday Night Lights" which is decent if you are into sport.

Jako8

Dexter, Entourage and True Blood

superfly

my current favourite comedies are

How i met your mother
30 Rock
The Inbetweeners
Californication
Weeds
Hung
Entourage
The Big Bang Theory

i really enjoyed the first season of Breaking Bad, i must "acquire" the second
new shows i have also been enjoying are
Leverage
Warehouse 13
Defying Gravity

lostexpectation

carpoolers is amusing