What's a good series to watch?

zCypher

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I don't watch TV, and occasionally I look up something to watch online.

I enjoyed Heroes and True Blood. I saw a bit of Fringe which seemed ok.

What's good?
 

Crono

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Pulling my partial list from a previous thread:
Life on Mars (UK), Veronica Mars (came to mind because of LoM, but a great series and I :heart: Kristen Bell), The Wire, Lost, Traveler, The Lost Room, Supernatural, Firefly, BSG (seasons 1 and 2 were best, not so much later), Arrested Development, Prison Break (season 1), Twin Peaks, The Unit, The Dead Zone, Buffy/Angel, Rescue Me, Doctor Who (the resurrected 2005-2009 series), Dark Angel, John Doe, Alias, The Pretender, Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, Community (only first episode aired so far), The O.C., Roswell, Futurama, Spaced, Torchwood (more the mini series, "Children of Earth" than the regular series), Dexter, Sliders (last 2 seasons aren't as good, last season sucks compared to first 2), Burn Notice, Quantum Leap, Journeyman, Tru Calling, Dollhouse, Dead Like Me, Jericho, Smallville (really mixed feelings, haven't watched past season), One Tree Hill (haven't seen past season 3), Babylon 5 (I never finished), Farscape (saw most of it), Sleeper Cell, 24 (saw first 6 seasons), Warehouse 13, Life, Castle,

This is assuming you don't like anime, there are at least 15 anime series I would recommend (though I'm not up-to-date on anime from past 2 years or anime prior to 1995 aside from a few series).
 

Kadarin

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Fringe is a decent series. If you like scifi:

Lexx (both stupid and brilliant at the same time)
Andromeda (generic scifi with Kevin Sorbo along with some eye candy with Lexa Doig and Lisa Ryder. Not bad, but inconsistent over time.)
Farscape (good, solid scifi. If you watch the series, there's a movie called Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars that finishes off the storyline.)
Babylon 5 (this is from the mid 90s, so graphics and effects are pretty dated, but the story arc is engrossing)
 

duragezic

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The Unit


FTW!! I actually was thinking earlier today I'm going to watch it from episode 1 (again) once I finish 24 season 1 (again).
 

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I'm also digging Leverage, but it's pretty campy. It's basically a modern-day A-Team with a hint of Mission Impossible.
 

Fullmetal Chocobo

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Originally posted by: Arcadio
Epitafios. It's in Spanish, with subtitles. Very good series.

Bloody hell, you are still posting... :(

NCIS... One of the few series that get better with every season.
 

Crono

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Originally posted by: zCypher
Holy crap, that's a lot of stuff to check out.

I'm still updating my list above, lol. Can't remember everything at once.
 

QueBert

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Not on TV anymore but The Wire is fucking incredible, I don't own a TV so I'm always years behind. I found it recently and bought the entire show on DVD in 1 big ass box set. On season 4 now, watched like 24 1 hour episodes in a week.