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  • byke68
    byke68 Posts: 1,070
    Monty Pyton's Flying Circus

    Lovejoy

    The Young Ones

    Oh look, all British programmes!
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,692
    I've only got 1 box set so it's my favourite.
    Star Wars trilogy on VHS.
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    Marin Nail Trail
    Cotic Solaris
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Re: The Wire, reading David Simon's books "The Corner" and "Homicide" hugely increased my understanding and enjoyment of the series. In total, there are more than 2,000 pages of text, much capturing actual dialogue that was recycled into the programme. Made some of the slang more understandable for someone that didn't grow up in a Baltimore ghetto :lol:
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    speaking about box sets

    Bond on BluRay for 90 quid pre order
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    The Wire
    Sopranos
    West Wing
    Generation Kill
    Band of Brothers
    24 (first few seasons, then it gets silly)
    Homeland (season 1 just finished)
    The Shield
    Breaking Bad
    Mad Men
    Dexter (gets a bit tired after a few seasons but still good)
    Deadwood
    Battlestar
    Rome
    Forbrydelsen (The Killing, Danish)
    Game of Thrones
    John Adams


    Oh dear, for someone that doesn't watch TV I've seen an awful lot.
    Also seen the usual Lost, Heroes, House etc which are pretty disposable but entertaining

    I can't bring myself to care about Boardwalk; characters don't have any depth for me, unlike The Wire, Sopranos, West Wing, Mad Men. And every time they show someone miserable or dying juxtaposed with 1920's music to reinforce the "and this is the American dream is it?" theme it makes me squirm. We got it, it's not subtle anymore. Sorry, I got lost on the way to the rants thread :D
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  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    byke68 wrote:
    Monty Pyton's Flying Circus

    Lovejoy

    The Young Ones

    Oh look, all British programmes!

    On the British theme how about:

    Our Friends in the North
    State of Play
    Tinker, tailor, Soldier, Spy
    House of Cards
    Edge of Darkness
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Can't believe no one has mentioned Justified. Utterly fantastic TV, and perfectly cast.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489428/

    Also Community. Been working my way through this and it's just brilliant. Short episodes, warm, funny, weird and again perfectly cast - Chevy Chase is in it FFS!

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439629/
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Il Principe wrote:
    Also Community. Been working my way through this and it's just brilliant. Short episodes, warm, funny, weird and again perfectly cast - Chevy Chase is in it FFS!

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439629/

    +1, Community is hilarious, love it. The paintball episodes...
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    notsoblue wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Also Community. Been working my way through this and it's just brilliant. Short episodes, warm, funny, weird and again perfectly cast - Chevy Chase is in it FFS!

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439629/

    +1, Community is hilarious, love it. The paintball episodes...

    Only seen the first paintball so far - golden.
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Il Principe wrote:
    notsoblue wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Also Community. Been working my way through this and it's just brilliant. Short episodes, warm, funny, weird and again perfectly cast - Chevy Chase is in it FFS!

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439629/

    +1, Community is hilarious, love it. The paintball episodes...

    Only seen the first paintball so far - golden.

    It really is, and repeat viewings pay off. Theres so much detail hidden in the episodes. In one episode they had a whole separate story line happening entirely in the background.
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    All of the recent series I've enjoyed have been listed, other than Glee, Burn Notice & True Blood, which are somewhat second rate to such. Fans of Damien Lewis may enjoy the sole season of "Life".

    Really just posting to remark on lack of love shown so far here for "Spaced".
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Ah! Spaced.

    Great shout.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Ah! Spaced.

    Great shout.
    +1
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    The Wire, hands down.
    I think The Sopranos is easier to get into, but overall The Wire is better.
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  • byke68
    byke68 Posts: 1,070
    byke68 wrote:
    Monty Pyton's Flying Circus

    Lovejoy

    The Young Ones

    Oh look, all British programmes!

    As an add-on, thought I'd mention the crap boxsets my missus has compared to the quality above - here goes
    Jericho
    Monarch of the Glen
    Love Hurts
    Band of Gold
    All of Only Fools & Horses (ok, some of it's funny)
    prisoner Cell Block H
    All Catherine Cookson films
    Cold Feet
    Friends
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Anyone who liked The Wire should check out Homicide: Life on the Street, David Simon's earlier work. I think it's better than The Wire.

    Really loved Firefly too, and while I'm on the subject of Joss Whedon, Buffy was actually pretty good as a whole; anyone who's ever suffered the sudden death of someone close might well ...acknowledge... The Body -- the best portrayal of that experience and its utter disbelief and confusion that I've ever, ever seen.

    The Sopranos is ok. Keep meaning to get a turbo set up and go through Sopranos, 24, The Wire (again), Homicide, Firefly, Buffy.

    It's also the only way to watch TV shows...
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    I have had Band of Brothers for about 7 years; still haven't ever made it all the way through. I've tried watching it about 4 or 5 times, but it never grabs me, and I get bored a few episodes in. I've never seen The Sopranos, The Wire, or The Shield, and I might be missing out there.

    Anyway, if I were to buy a box set today, it'd probably be one of these:

    The Inbetweeners - Series 1-3
    The Alan Partridge Complete Box Set
    Sharpe - The Complete Series (15 Disc Box Set)
    Boys from the Blackstuff
    The New Statesman - The Complete Series Box Set
    Babylon 5
    Firefly (although I already have that).

    The X-Files season 1 and 2, before it went crap. Buffy & Angel (I only had S1 of each, but my 13-year-old daughter has bought the rest of Buffy and is currently on S3 of Angel).

    Or maybe something else :D
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 16,695
    Damages

    The Killing?
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    davis wrote:
    Really loved Firefly too

    Excellent series and a good film to cap it off (Serenity).

    May watch again....thanks for the reminder!
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    davis wrote:
    Anyone who liked The Wire should check out Homicide: Life on the Street, David Simon's earlier work. I think it's better than The Wire.
    Ah yes the show they never bothered to show the end of, feckin channel 4 :evil:

    Really like that show and just recently watched The Wire. Both good shows although don't show Baltimore in the best light :wink:
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Has anyone seen "Underbelly" or "Homeland"?
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  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    I've seen some of Underbelly, caught a few episodes of the various series when it aired on STV. The uncut version was always on when I came in from MTBing so I usually watched it. Kept forgetting it was on otherwise though so didn't see the full thing.

    It was quite good though.
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Both good shows although don't show Baltimore in the best light

    if you want to see Baltimore in a good light watch "He's just not that into you"

    Great film. I cried tears of joy and sorrow.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Anyone mentioned Braquo yet? Excellent french cop drama.

    Breaking Bad
    Fringe
    Sopranos
    Wire
    Generation Kill
    American Horror Story
    Dexter
    Boardwalk Empire
    Game of Thrones

    All good stuff

    Shield is on my list of things to see
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  • discurio
    discurio Posts: 118
    getting through the sopranos and the wire now. absolutely love them.

    my flatmate bought us the walking dead dvd for xmas. i really enjoyed this (also love zombie films)
    american horror story is brilliant
    underbelly
    generation kill


    it seem that i watch quite alot of violent telly judging by this list. perhaps this is what fuels my roadrage
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  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    Half way through Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy and its gone a bit silly... not an episode goes by without at least 3 characters meeting an unfeasibly tragic and gory ending.

    :)
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  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    "The Wire, hands down.
    I think The Sopranos is easier to get into, but overall The Wire is better."

    Yeah, I'm with Eke. I thought The Wire was so good it basically makes all other TV a let down.

    Oh, did no one mention "Weeds" first three series were excellent.
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    clarkey cat wrote:
    Half way through Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy and its gone a bit silly... not an episode goes by without at least 3 characters meeting an unfeasibly tragic and gory ending.

    :)

    The Walking Dead had the exact opposite problem in season 2....
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 16,695
    notsoblue wrote:
    Has anyone seen "Underbelly" or "Homeland"?
    Underbelly is like the Sopranos with all of the wit and plot taken out, but with more tits.

    Its Australian. For Australian men.
  • velohutts
    velohutts Posts: 288
    The Inbetweeners - classic

    Men Behaving Badly

    Bones - watchable and the 'compromise' box set purchase just after TDF last year.
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