Addictive TV Series?

[Jay Evans]

Ones I really got into/currently into:

Peep Show - No idea why but I thought it was a sketch show, turned into one of my favourite shows ever ..... when I finally watched it!
Flash Forward
Firefly
Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Lost ( dipped in middle though )

Will add more if I can remember haha.

Anyway, any suggestions?

The Wire - I think Mike @ The Fight Lounge suggested.

Hear talk about 30 Rock?

[TheUnfitOne]

Peep Show
Mighty Boosh
Walking Dead
The Office
Extras
The Office US (I avoided as I thought it would be usual yank crap but was hugely surprised)

Never seen :-
Lost
24
The Wire
Dexter
The Mentalist
Heroes (although the wife is currently watching it)

[Zanmato]

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Louie
The Thick of It
Arrested Development
Spaced
The News Today

Monster
Death Note
Code Geass

I've heard good things about all of the following, but I just can't be arsed starting to get into them: Wire, Sopranos, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, 24, Lost, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy

The Walking Dead seemed not bad, I only got onto the 4th episode and then wasn't fussed about catching back up though so not really that addictive.

[baz_main]

sons of anarchy is awesome

[TheUnfitOne]

Spaced is an awesome shout

[Jay Evans]

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Louie
The Thick of It
Arrested Development
Spaced
The News Today

Monster
Death Note
Code Geass

I've heard good things about all of the following, but I just can't be arsed starting to get into them: Wire, Sopranos, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, 24, Lost, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy

The Walking Dead seemed not bad, I only got onto the 4th episode and then wasn't fussed about catching back up though so not really that addictive.

Didn't add Anime but DAMN STRAIGHT about Geass :D

[Torre]

Californication
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (extreme violence and lots of nudity, and Lucy Lawless is hot as fuck)
Dexter
Six Feet Under

[Jay Evans]

I enjoyed Walking Dead tbh.

@baz Sons of Anarchy, heard abut that one too - might check it out!

Is Dexter good then? I liked the idea of it.

Was disappointed with "Castle in the end, felt like it just reset itself in season 2

[Zanmato]

Didn't add Anime but DAMN STRAIGHT about Geass :D

Loved it. You seem to be a bit of a buff so you've probably seen the other 2 I listed but they're about as gripping and involved as any TV show I've seen. Monster was amazing. You can watch it all on dubbinz.com

[Jay Evans]

Not seen Monster?! What is it about?

Loved Death Note too, very addictive.

Geass was just crazy, I like how both that and Death Note made you ask ...... would you? haha.

[Zanmato]

Yes, without a doubt lol.

Monster:

Dr. Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese neurosurgeon, is one of the best doctors in Germany. He's respected by his peers, he's engaged and has a promising future. Tenma disagrees with hospital politics and sticks to his view that all human lives are equal and that no life is more important than another. One day he decides to work according to his own view on life and not follow hospital politics and he operates a young boy in critical condition, who arrived first, over the life of a politician. After this, Dr. Tenma's peers no longer have the same respect for him and his fiancée breaks up with him. But some time later, some of Tenma's peers are found murdered, his fiancée wants to get back together with him and he's appointed as head of the surgical department. 9 years later, the BKA is investigating a series of murders and one agent from the BKA suspects that Tenma is involved with the murders. Tenma starts to investigate after one of his patients is murdered and discovers that the murderer is someone from his past..

It's amazing, start watching immediately!

[Jay Evans]

That does sound good, will check that out!!

Sounds like one of those for pro anime and ones not used to it.

[baz_main]

jay sons of anarchy is really good man trust me watch it

[Jay Evans]

Will check it out :D, knew this was a good idea ha ha - was so annoyed when I finished Geass and Big Bang Theory ( weekly sux ).

[Zanmato]

If I get bored and have no inspiration, I head here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Mrmoody#g/p
> Mock the Week, Russell Howard's Good News, Would I Lie To You?

or

http://www.youtube.com/user/trippynet?blend=2&ob=4
> Have I Got News For You galore

not really 'addictive series' but they're usually quite entertaining and to a high and consistant standard... there's loads of them on there as well

[Jay Evans]

Goods News is really funny :D

I like the new channel 4 thing, is it 10 o clock news live?

8 out of ten cats is cool too!

[Zanmato]

i've only seen the 10 o'clock news thing once, and i thought it was alright but there's too many presenters... Charlie Brooker's new show "How TV Ruined Your Life" is on iplayer and youtube and they're pretty good. So are 'Newswipe and Screenwipe'

[RKing85]

what I watch:

Modern Family
Big Bang Theory
How I Met Your Mother
Dexter
The Amazing Race
Hung
East Bound and Down
The League

[Razorstorm]

Ones I really got into/currently into:

Peep Show - No idea why but I thought it was a sketch show, turned into one of my favourite shows ever ..... when I finally watched it!
Flash Forward
Firefly
Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Lost ( dipped in middle though )

Will add more if I can remember haha.

Anyway, any suggestions?

The Wire - I think Mike @ The Fight Lounge suggested.

Hear talk about 30 Rock?



so gutted when they cancelled firefly

[PhilYHC]

The Day Today

and the almighty....OZ. /end thread.

[vileniall]

24 all day long (geddit)

[BlueRabbit]

Brass Eye (I keep returning to it)
The Day Today (ditto)
Peep Show (if you havn't seen it, why the fuck not?)
Big Bang Theory (crap, but I love Kaley Cuoco)
Desperate Housewives (yes, that's right. I'm Hetero)
Tudors (lots of boobies)
Jersey Shore (Its T-Shirt time!!!!)
Family Guy
American Dad
Cleveland Show
Boardwalk Empire
True Blood (titties)
The Sopranos- I didn't watch it at all the first time round, but they're repeating the whole thing on Sky Atlantic

I didn't like Dexter, Fast Forward and Lost.

[Jay Evans]

so gutted when they cancelled firefly

I keep hoping that Serenity 2 might happen, think that is the closest to another series we'll get .... even thats very unlikely.

Fillion keeps mentioning it though, seen the Castle episode where he is dressed as a "Space Cowboy"? haha, very funny stuff and cool to see Firefly get mentioned.

Damn Family Guy mentioned it getting cancelled lmao

[purist]

Is Dexter good then? I liked the idea of it.


Yes mate, season 3 is a bit weak but the rest are wicked.

Also recommend:

The Wire
The Shield
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
The Corner

[HomerPlata]

Phone Shop
School of Comedy
The Inbetweeners
Flash Forward
The Event
The Unit
The Sopranos
Boardwalk Empire
Strike Back (Chris Ryan thing about special forces)
Phil Kay Feels...
The Fast Show
Red Dwarf
TUF
Top Gear
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Extras
The Office

And some old school shows from when a was a kid...
Byker Grove
Round The Twist
Alfonso Bonzo
Simon and the Witch
The Girl From Tomorrow
The Funhouse (still good, blonde twins, what what)
Cities of Gold

I should shut up now and get on with some work :D

[Luke]

As Bluerabbit said: Brass Eye, Day Today and jersey Shore...quality. Not forgetting Ultimate Fighter.

Also, Alan Partridges new online segments "Mid Morning Matters".

[Predator]

Nothing is more addictive then 24 :(

[LeeP]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Entourage yet

[Zanmato]

I said the News Today, but I meant The Day Today... excellent program. Same with Brass Eye.

Dennis Pennis & Strutter are both enjoyable watches too

[RKing85]

I somehow missed Breaking Bad on my list.

[NickKnight]

American Dad
Desperate Housewives
Two and a Half Men
Scrubs
How I Met Your Mother
Coupling
Red Dwarf
Futurama
Green Wing

Has anybody been watching Bob's Burgers? It's a new animated show that's just started on Fox and it's really funny, definately worth checking out

[BlueRabbit]

The Life and Times of Tim

[Jay Evans]

I missed Red Dwarf wtf 0.o

[AndrewC]

Wire
Sopranos
Sons of Anarchy
Mad Men
Underbelly (suprisingly good Aussie gangster series)
Inbetweenere
Peep Show

[bobbyp]

Nice to see Flash Forward has been mentioned. I swear I was the only person who watched it? It was so good! Had me on edge every episode. Can't believe they ended it cos not enough viewers:(

[Temeura]

It may also be due to the fact that it was pretty awful. I still watched it all though. Fiennes needs kicking in the nuts repeatedly for that performance and O'Byrne's accent was embarrassing.

Truly exceptional TV -

The Wire (Takes a few episodes to get into and the last season is a bit of a let down. That being said, no other show has had such amazing characters.)
The Shield (The only TV show that I can think of that got better every single season. It had some of the greatest scenes in TV history)
Deadwood (One of the best casts and with some of the best dialogue, watch it cocksucker!)

Really Good TV -

Dexter (Truly brilliant dialogue and some brilliant performances. Would have been exceptional but Season 2 was rather annoying, mainly because of Jamie Murray made me want to throw my child at the TV every time she was on screen. Someone said that Season 3 was poor, which cannot be true because Jimmy Smits was in it)
The West Wing (Some great characters and far more interesting than it should have been. Sorkin is a god but can be a bit smug at times)
The Sopranos (Some of greatest pieces of TV but there were the odd episode that was pretty fucking dull.)
24 (Would have been in the top list if they stopped at season 5...dammit!)
Rome (Could have been a bit longer but it was pretty amazing)
Blackadder (Ridiculously funny, except for season 1 which whilst good was a bit dull at times)
Peep Show (Amazing script, except for their inability to write female characters who aren't as annoying as fuck!)
The Inbetweeners (Really childish and I would like to think that I am too high brow for such things...but it turns out I am not)

Good TV -

Oz (Completely unflinching and was the beginning of many HBO masterpieces. It unfortunately lost its way it the last couple of seasons but it will sear certain scenes into your brain...unfortunately)
Battlestar Galactica (Brilliant at first but got gradually worse, still Grace Park is HOT)
Generation Kill (Just fucking cool)
Rescue Me (Flashes of genius but Tommy Gavin can be just too much of a cunt at times)
Homicide: Life on the Street (Could drag at times but the characters had real depth and Clark Johnson is cool as fuck)
Spaced (Hit and miss but had some utterly brilliant scenes. It should also be watched by anyone who wants to know how to paintball properly)
Friday Night Lights (Had some nice character development but could be a bit too 'teen drama' at times. Kyle Chandler is a legend)

We shall see
True Blood (Fun but can also be annoying. Season 2 was a bit meh but they picked it up again in season 3. We'll have to see about season 4.)
Sons of Anarchy (Some great episodes but Season 3 was a little weak)
Justified (Can be a little bit samey but Raylan Givens is uber cool and is pretty handy with a gun)
Entourage (Had some good seasons and some bad seasons. Only a few seasons left to see where it ends up)
Hawaii Five-0 (The remake is fun but I imagine it will start to get a bit dull soon, still Grace Park is HOT)

We needed longer

Firefly (Everyone who watches it likes it, they just needed to get people to watch it)
Arrested Development (I don't love it as much as some but it could be hilarious at times. It also stopped David Cross sullying himself with unimaginable shit)
The Black Donnelly's (Really interesting crime drama which only got 1 season. Had a lot of promise even though Paul 'FUCK SUBTLETY' Haggis at the helm)
Terriers (Really fun show which could have become something special but Fox are cunts who lack patience)
Studio 60 (Another one of Aaron Sorkin's gems but only survived a season. You think they'd have given Sorkin a chance after The West Wing.)


I have probably forgotten loads but these are all worth a watch in my humble opinion.

[Zanmato]

I took the misery out of searching the videos out etc. Here's the first season of The Thick Of It ready for your viewing pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=5FB23A1479164A24

(well... i did it for me, as i've not seen it in ages, but... you're welcome to it too lol)

[Jay Evans]

WOW, hold on a minute ..... I can agree on Firefly.

But Flash Forward was awesome and I thought Fiennes was cool ha ha

Man I got into the stories in FF, was nervous for last ep ha ha

[Jay Evans]

Quite eesh bit but the Firefly ep with the funeral was the last recorded ep ( they got told it was ending before the ep ) I think I read, if you watch it back you can tell.

[Torre]

How could I forget my eternal favorites...

Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis

Best scifi shows of all time for me.

[Zanmato]

The Life and Times of Tim

I watched a couple of episodes of that on youtube a while ago, a friend forwarded it to me, and I agree, rather good! I forgot all about it.


Best scifi shows of all time for me.

Two words: "Oh boy..."

[Torre]

I know, I know. But I'm biased :D

edit: I'm open to suggestions about other scifi shows, so fire away

[Temeura]

The only 2 Sci Fi shows that are worth watching - BSG & Firefly

[Zanmato]

I've never really taken in any sci-fi shows, but I hinted at the one I've watched pretty much every episode of: the collossal Quantum Leap!

[Torre]

Man, I remember watching some random Quantum Leap episodes on TV as a kid, but the only thing I recall is that I kinda liked it. Babylon 5 was cool as well.

[BlueRabbit]

Quantum Leap was the most awesome example of awesomenessnessness of all time. And the final episode was amazing (awesome).