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since there seem to be so many appreciators here, and list your favorite ones. "Rome," "Deadwood," "Sopranos" can be omitted. I'm kind of surprised no one mentioned "Six Feet Under" or "Weed." I haven't seen them, but I believe I've read they're very good? Thanks in advance.
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Interesting show. Jeremy Northam was so young.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
...To The Ends Of The Earth...House of Cards...Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy...Traffik (better than the Soderbergh film IMO)...Perfect Strangers (Almost Strangers is US title)...The Way We Live Now...Bleak House...To Play The King...Middlemarch...Downton Abbey...Cranford...The Buckaneers...Forsyte Saga...Elizabeth R...Band Of Brothers...From The Eath To The Moon.
I can't fail to mention the BBC/A&E Pride & Prejudice starring Colin Firth (wet, frilly shirt...need I say more?). Reilly Ace of Spies and The Singing Detective have already been mentioned.
One you may not have seen is the AMC mini-series Broken Trail, starring Robert Duvall. I love westerns, and of course, Lonesome DOve is one of the very best westerns OR miniseries ever.
A couple of the best miniseries of all time were from Europe and were released in North America as drastically shortened theatrical films: Das Boat nad Fanny & Alexander. Both are superb in their original lengths.
Of those recurring series shows, I'd recommend the new Sherlock, which debuted this winter, starring Benedict CUmberbatch and Martin Freeman. We also recently enjoyed the first two season of a goldie-oldie, Ballykissangel. The BBC series Torchwood did a coolminiseries within their season series, a 5 parter called "Children of Earth".
On this side of the pond there's SF in Battlestar Gallactica and Firefly.
Of the series TV shows out there you can't go wrong with Mad Men, The Wire, or the first 2 seasons of Six Feet Under.
And Lonesome Dove has to be one of the greatest western ever.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
...so many good ones. And I know they aren't mini series. Just going with the flow.
And a really fine one at that.
RAOS introduced most Americans to Sam Neill; I knew him from My Brilliant Career, but natty young Sam set many yankee hearts aflutter as Reilly.
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is equally excellent; this jump-started Bob Hoskins career
Another more obscure mini-series by Potter is "Lipstick on your Collar" which gave a young Ewan McGregor his first screen role ( and is also an amazing series )
GW
Even though we're off season right now, I'd have to say True Blood and Mad Men are can't-miss shows for my wife and me. The next one would have to be Breaking Bad. We're catching up on season 3 - in fact, we watched episodes 5 and 6 last night and were both blown away. Season 4 starts in June or July. AMC pushed the start date back which may have to do with Mad Men not coming back until 2012 - a bummer fer sure. Anyhow, there's still time to catch up with Breaking Bad before season 4 starts if you hurry.
Another one we watch together is Fringe. When it's "on" it's really good.
After that, the wife and I kinda go our separate ways. She likes Weeds which I would probably like if I had time to catch up with her (or, if she hadn't left me in the dust). I watch Boardwalk Empire which started out slow, imo (I almost gave up on it), but really finished the first season strong.
Also, Board to Death is amusingly quirky.
A couple we've watched on dvd are Twin Peaks and Arrested Development. I watched Twin Peaks many years ago, but I had to have the gold box set when it came out. It was fun watching with my wife who hadn't seen it.
Several that I've watched and enjoyed but don't consider A-list are The Walking Dead (AMC), Being Human (SYFY) and Shameless (Showtime) - the latter two are remakes of British series.
A couple that I'd like to check out (but missed their start) are Justified (FX) and The Killing (AMC). (One of these days I'll watch Lost which I missed the boat on entirely.)
dvr and netflix are necessities at our house.
Numerous others that slip the might at the moment.
J.B.
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then go back and watch the incredible "Homicide: Life on the Streets" and realize it was a "network" television program back when that might have meant something.
Nurse Jackie. Breaking Bad. Justified. Treme. Weeds is mostly good and fun. The first two(?) seasons and the last of "Six Feet Under" were good.
Currently "The Killing" is intriguing.
All these are interesting, captivating and more intelligent (and much better
written) than about 93% of what the Hollywood Movie Industry spews out.
For what that's worth.
" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
Very good show. Available streaming from Netflix.
Also:
'The Wire'
'Dexter'
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
Numerous awards in all departments.Great stuff.
P.A.
that will teach them for taking such a break in production and will not air until next year! A very good show.
Phil
Looking forward to March 2012.
Best,
Ross
ddd
TV is better than movies and it isn't close because the really good tv is better and longer lasting. Of course there are 1,000 bad shows for every 1 good one. Deadwood, Rome, Dexter, Rubicon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Veronica Mars, The Killing, the absolute best is The Wire, Treme, Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, The X Files, Fringe, Twin Peaks, Oz, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, the Prisoner, and there are others people love which I don't watch like Mad Men, Breaking Bad, 6 Feet Under, Big Love. True Blood has its moments. Spartacus is just sloppy, bad fun. Real Time with Bill Maher is really good as is the Daily Show and Colbert Report. I'm sure I'm forgetting many.
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I found the show as slow as mollasses in winter yet wildly addictive. The pacing allowed the plot to develop naturally and the suspense to slowly build. Direction and acting were first rate.
Surprised "Justified" wasn't on your list.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
ddd
Its my favorite show right now. Jeez. Game of Thrones is intriguing as well.
is Rubicon coming back?
thanks
Phil
At least everything was nicely wrapped up in the Season ender. I guess it was too slow for the masses. I'd still recommend Tin rent Season 1.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
thanks
Phil
surprisingly Terminater the Sarah Conner chronicles was very good. I loved LOST but toward the end it lost focus. Firefly is excellent silly sci fi. Deadwood ruled and I was really sad to hear it was cancelled. Rubicon was among the best IMO. The Good Wife is solid. Breaking Bad is very over the top but excellent tension and dialogue. Twin Peaks is a favorite.
Weeds is too silly, Boardwalk Empire is overrated, Tru-blood is damn near pornography
fwiw
Phil
You know the government fucks with your brain when you watch the TV.
Except for Total Wipeout.
Never sat through an episode. I've had enough friends tell me to take the plunge to where I'm considering it.
before you hear too much about it. A jolly good, non historical, Authurian era, and a little bit "off", rip roaring yarn.
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it got dragging towards the end.
The Tudors blew me away. Four seasons covering the reign of Henry VIII. Well acted and IMPORTANT, a great refresher course on the formation of the Church of England, court intrigue, the relationship between Henry, his wives and counselors, and other monarchs and leaders of the time. Check out episode# 1 and I guarantee you'll be hooked.
and Deadwood and The Sopranos raised the bar for all future series...
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David Aiken
They are all full-fledged series, even though cable uses a 10-12 episode season compared to network 22 episode definition. (ok, enough snarkiness on my part)Going back a ways, "Homicide: Life On The Streets" is probably the greatest police series ever broadcast. It was created and written by veteran Baltimore crime reporters and cops. It may seem dated by today's standards, but the writing and acting is truly superb. They have episodes that nothing can come even close to.
"The Wire" picked up the torch from "Homicide" and took it even farther. A truly amazing series.
Currently, "Breaking Bad" which is on USA Channel. It is excellent, but may take 2-3 episodes to get into. The show is entering it's 4th season.
"Nurse Jackie" and "United States Of Tara" are both very good, but may be a matter of personal taste.
Are you any bit of a SciFi fan? Try the first two seasons of "Battlestar Gallactica". I think it was excellent, although others around here did not.
Also, "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles" is far more intelligent than any of the movies. Although, that is not hard to achieve.
Oh, and as Enophile mentioned, "Dexter is excellent. It's about a serial killer who stalks other serial killers. Wickedly biting and suspenseful.
by the third, it had gotten a bit old or perhaps I was getting a little creeped out.... I am a stone fan of police thrillers/noir stuff and I'll definitely check out your recs. Sci-fi? I like it, but it has to be really good. I loathe Star Wars and Star Trek but I'll give B G a try.
There is something oddly unsettling about enjoying someone who so clearly relishes killing, even if his "victims" are animals.
I am a stone fan of police thrillers/noir stuff and I'll definitely check out your recs
"Homicide" really set a high standard that was starkly different to how the homicide detective genre had ever been handled before. It digs deeply into the psyche and context of the world of murder crime, where there are no happy endings, heroes, or winners. I think it's reality stems form the fact the it was created and written by vets of the street homicide beat in Baltimore.
"The Wire" is just a brilliant exploration(again in Baltimore) of the sophisticated cat and mouse game played between gang units and the gang lords they are trying to bust. It really explores the overwhelming helplessness of certain urban situations. For the first time ever, the show actually cast real life gang members from the projects in key roles. This guaranteed a level of reality in dialogue that had never before found its way into tv/film.
Road Warrior mentioned another great and seriously gritty cop show - "The Shield" loosely based on one of Los Angeles infamous corrupt anti-gang/drug squads, Rampart Division, and Los Angeles' Sheriff Dept's "Rough Riders". The first two seasons are a tour de force of violence and murky ethics.
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The series got dropped so they could start some vampire series and Deadwood has no wrap up. I would have liked an extra "special presentation" movie or two to have "closure."
Other than Rome, the only other series I tried to watch was Dexter, but it fell into a "serial killer opponent of the year" rut with each season having a rival murderer and "will dexter be caught?" plotline that grew wearying.
A buddy of mine swears by the new (recently concluded) Battlestar Galactica series and if I find a used set on DVD, that may be my next series.
My wife loved the Highlander TV series - but it also had the "bad guy of the week" kind of set ups.
As Jazz mentioned, Rome was initially planned for 5-6 seasons, and then they had to cram all the story lines into only two seasons after the first year. If they had been given the full arc, it would have been potentially great.
My wine buddies are all atwitter about "Game of Thrones," so when it hits DVD, I will give that a try.
Ted Danson's amazingly good in it.
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