Here are mine, also give me some tips please to other great US tv dramas...and please, please, please no comedies of any type.
1. Sons of Anarchy
2. Hell on Wheels
3. Warehouse 13
4. Orange is the new Black
5. Homeland
6. Hannibal
7. The Riches
And here are a few others that I was told were great, and I'm sure they are, but I just couldn't get into them, just not my cuppa:
1. Breaking Bad
2. House of Cards
3. Dexter
4. The Walking Dead
The last U.S. show I truly enjoyed watching on network tv was 'Lost'. After that, there hasn't been anything made on U.S. tv that has caught my attention and, when it has, they usually get cancelled. Of the shows you listed, the first 3 seasons of 'Dexter' were pretty good and then it went downhill. I never watched its last season except for the last episode which was disappointing. 'The Walking Dead' I watched the first season but became bored with the show in the second season. The same with 'Homeland', watched its first season but became bored with it. I really enjoyed the Starz series 'Spartacus'. The first season with Andy Whitfield as Spartacus was fantastic. Too bad he passed away but the actor who replaced him was pretty good too, imho. I have tried to get into AMC shows like 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' but they are not my cup of tea. Most of my tv viewing, especially the last ten years have been British tv series I watch on PBS, BBC America, and/or online (the writing on these shows is fantastic), and other foreign tv dramas like the Danish political drama 'Borgen' (the best political drama series I've ever seen) and, most recently, the French tv series 'The Returned' on the Sundance Channel (I've read there's going to be a U.S. remake of this series). Last year, NBC showed a tv series filmed in Europe called 'Crossing Lines' (starring Donald Sutherland and with an international cast) which I liked and thought it has a lot of potential. Don't know if NBC is going to bring the show back.
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A new one that just started here in the US is True Detective.
I'm with you on The Walking Dead, the storyline just never developed beyond the same stuff in EVERY SINGLE episode 1. we need to stay safe 2. we need supplies.
Haven't tried it yet, what's the plot?Originally Posted by Joe F.
Not my words, but a very brief description.
True Detective is an American television anthology drama series on HBO created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, with the first season directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.[3] Season one stars Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles, and utilizes multiple timelines to trace two Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division homicide detectives' hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana across seventeen years.
The Walking DeadA bunch of music listeners, mostly into Prog, grumbling around a messageboard and lambasting anyone that likes other forms of music or music not from the 1970s.....Can be very graphic and violent........what's the plot?
<-----ducks head and races out of thread
How recent is recent?
Watched The Wire a few months back and loved it. Currently finished Season 5 of Mad Men and I think is also an excellent series. Aside from that, I don't watch much except sports on TV.
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1. The Walking Dead
2. Downton Abbey
3, Mad Men
4. Breaking Bad
A British show.
Breaking Bad
American Horror Story
That's it for me!
Recent? 2004 onwards i.e. the last ten years.
That is good.
American Horror Story
A bunch of music listeners, mostly into Prog, grumbling around a messageboard and lambasting anyone that likes other forms of music or music not from the 1970s.....Can be very graphic and violent
<-----ducks head and races out of thread
Haven't seen any shows mentioned. We watched Nurse Jackie until we got rid of Showtime.
How about ...
Shameless
part comedy, pert tragedy, part drama. But totally compelling, in a crash and burn kind of way.
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Lost
American Horror Story
The Walking Dead
Parenthood
Supernatural
24
Fringe
Person Of Interest
NCIS is about the only thing I watch anymore. Unfortunately, it has become so formularized the plots rarely surprise me anymore. While the new agent is interesting, I still miss Zeva. I am glad that the focus on Tony has passed.
Coming back in May!
...
Person Of Interest
Also,
The Following
The Bridge
And a few post-apocalyptic shows I've enjoyed to varying degrees,
Falling Skies
Revolution
Jericho
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Getting rave reviews over here in Europe, I've yet however to see a single episode. Thanks for the reminder.
On broadcast network TV:
The Blacklist
Hannibal (second season starts in a few weeks)
+1 for Person of Interest
+1 for NCIS
Elementary
Criminal Minds
On basic cable:
Perception
Major Crimes (The Closer minus Kyra Sedgwick)
+1 for Falling Skies
Justified
On second tier digital cable:
Doctor Who
Thorchwood
Cancelled part way through the first season:
Zero Hour (with music by Trevor Rabin)
The Firm
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Game of Thrones
Justified
Supernatural (watch season 1 to get a feel for it but the real deal is seasons 2-5)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (same pattern as above)
Sopranos
Deadwood
The Americans
True Detective (but man, it is truly dark)
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
The Best Ones
Game of Thrones - absolute family favorite
Justified - my wife just wants to see Timothy Oliphant's butt
The Walking Dead - it needs a new direction though
House of Cards - just awesome thinking persons show
Hell on Wheels - gritty
Vikings - more gritty
Black Sails - even more gritty
The Borgias - plot twists galore
Newsroom - witty, another thinking persons show
The Blacklist - love it when the bad guy becomes the pseudo-good guy
We will keep watching to see where it goes-shows
The Americans - I like the butts on this show myself
The Following - we will see where this goes this year
Shameless - it just grips you that people can survive like this
American Horror Story - anything could happen next season
True Detective - yeah, it is dark
The Bridge - we will see ...
Boardwalk Empire
Shows that seem to be falling off a bit:
Revolution - not sure if this one will continue past this season
Defiance - needs a shakeup
Hannibal
Longmire - my wife likes him too
Sleepy Hollow
Reign
The Bridge
Defiance
Gave up on:
Haven
Hannibal
Downton Abbey
DaVinci's Demons
Once Upon a Time
Merlin
Grimm
Vegas
Under The Dome
Agents of SHIELD
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A gentleman is defined as someone who knows how to play the accordion, and doesn't.
I don't watch many series, because I don't want to get hooked into watching too much TV. So it's a short list:
The Walking Dead (first my wife watched it too, now it's just me and my 15 YO son. It's a fun father/son thing.)
Game of Thrones (^same as above)
Breaking Bad (we've made it through the first season or two (I've missed some). Definitely good, but there's a lot of it.)
Downton Abbey - we loved the first two seasons, for some reason couldn't stomache more than 30 minutes of season three. It's had its 15 minutes I guess)
House of Cards - the BBC one is great, and my wife loves the Netflix one.
Sherlock - Like Downton Abbey, we loved seasons 1 & 2, but season 3 not so much. I've actually only seen episode 1.
Breaking Bad
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