list more shows for me to watch

[meltdown75]

there are so many great tv shows that i've never watched. i'm stockpiling a bunch of seasons of shows to watch this fall / winter or when i'm bored/when it's raining in the summer, and i need some more suggestions.

so far i have purchased on dvd/streamed with netflix 1 & 2 of Rome and season 1 of The Wire.

I am going to add Weeds, The Office and Dexter, and maybe The Fringe. probably the Sopranos too.

Looking for more suggestions on epic shows. thx

 

[preslove]

Uh... ru trollin'

This is just going to turn into a "piracy is bad" fight and you will get flamed hard.

You should have replaced "download" with "purchase on dvd" and/or "stream with netflix."

Good luck.

 

[clamum]

Band of Brothers
The Pacific (currently airing)

 

[meltdown75]

Band of Brothers
The Pacific (currently airing)

i own BoB on dvd... and watched it on bluray too

The Pacific is a PERFECT suggestion, thanks

 

[effowe]

I haven't watched it, but I hear that the Pacific sucks, YMMV. As far as other shows that are always mentioned in these threads, Breaking Bad and Mad Men are supposed to be good. I just finished Life on Mars (original BBC version) which I enjoyed, and Doctor Who (2005 series reboot) and Torchwood are both very good and will take you quite a while to get through.

 

[nageov3t]

there are some great gems on BBC... Dr. Who 2005+, Torchwood, Being Human, and Robin Hood jump to mind. I was super into Shameless for awhile but it got kinda old after like the 3rd season.

 

[Gunslinger08]

- Spartacus: Blood and Sand (available to stream on Netflix)
- Oz
- True Blood

 

[Fausto]

Breaking Bad is overall worth watching. It gets kind of stupid end of S2, but has been great thus far for S3.

Weeds started out strong for me and then just got kind of absurd. I quit watching end of season 3 or so, I think.

Fringe took a few eps to find its footing, but is probably my favorite show currently airing. They borrow a LOT from x-files, but it works.

If you liked BoB, you might want to track down a show called "Life" that stars Damian Lewis (who played Winters in BoB). It's sort of hokey, but overall reasonably entertaining. It's like cop-drama-lite.

Generation Kill was a solid series.

 

[JimKiler]

I am watching Dexter which is good.

I would recommend watching Archer and Venture Bros, both are adult cartoons and hysterical. No idea if you can watch them on Netflix. I go to fx.com for Archer and watch weekly.

 

[purbeast0]

I finished all of Dexter over the past month on my way to/from work.

man i can't believe i missed that show as it aired. such a great show and now one of my favorites.

i'd add the following...

The Shield
Rescue Me
Nip Tuck
LOST

The Shield being the #1 I'd recommend, that is probably my favorite show of all time.

EDIT:

oh another show that is awesome but REALLY underrated ... Sleeper Cell. Best terrorist show i've seen.

 

[0roo0roo]

spartacus(get through the pilot which is lower quality than the rest of the series)
breaking bad
nurse jackie
ncis
life on mars *uk
kitchen nightmares *uk
lock n load
damages
the ricky gervais show
anthony bourdain no reservations
the shield

 

[NoCreativity]

Castle
Psych

 

[Daaavo]

Breaking Bad

 

[Loop2kil]

Breaking Bad...it's the best show on TV right now.

 

[Kirby]

mad men
weeds
breaking bad
sopranos
big love
the office

 

[Beev]

Does Firefly even need to be mentioned?

 

[Loop2kil]

BTW Melt, I love your avatar...WILSON!!!!!

 

[ichy]

The Wire is the greatest show in the history of televsion. You will not be disappointed. Treme looks like it's also worth watching, although I've only seen one episode so far.

Homicide: Life on the Street is somewhat older, but the first few seasons were awesome.

 

[nageov3t]

Does Firefly even need to be mentioned?

no, because it sucked? :hmm:

 

[soulcougher73]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 

[preslove]

The Wire is the greatest show in the history of televsion.

this

 

[meltdown75]

BTW Melt, I love your avatar...WILSON!!!!!

thanks i have a golf ball named Wilson (it is a Wilson ball too actually)...

playing last summer, i hit an errant tee shot which hit the roof of a building... only it bounced back into the middle of the fairway. when i looked at the ball, it had a black streak on it shaped exactly like the Wilson bloody hand streak from the movie. it happened at a very lonely time in my life so I kept the ball and named it Wilson. it is on my desk in my office at home

Great suggestions everyone, thanks

 

[nakedfrog]

Code Monkeys

 

[Kadarin]

A couple of older ones not yet mentioned:

The Dresden Files
Brimstone
Millennium

 

[JimKiler]

reading Kadarin's sig reminded me to suggest The Big Bang Theory.