Definitely seconding Deadwood, probably my favorite show ( slightly edging out the wire). I'd also recommend the first season or two of Homicide : Life on the Streets.
Supernatural is surprisingly great, and is definitely something to look into.
If you're looking for more Planet Earth type shows, Blue Planet : Seas of Life is fantastic as well as David Attenborough's Life series of documentaries ( Life of Birds, Life in the Undergrowth, Life in Cold Blood, etc.)
I'm surprised you never went past season 3 of Buffy. If it helps at all, Nathan Fillion appears in the last season. :P
I watched up through season five, just haven't gotten around to the last two seasons. I have a reason to now, though.
Season six gets really, really fucking terrible. But it's worth sticking through to the end as season seven gets really damn good again.
Bionic Monkey on
0
Options
YamiNoSenshiA point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered Userregular
edited January 2009
If you like mystery at all, try and get your hands on Johnathan Creek. It's a very well done Sherlock Holmes/Columbo-ish mystery show, with the main character being a magician. My roommate used to put it on and as soon as he did I was all like "Well, so much for sleeping tonight." You can get three seasons on Amazon for pretty cheap, with the third just released last week.
Also, if you like British Comedies, watch The IT Crowd and Red Dwarf.
Rome - violent and lots of nudity but the plot is fascinating
West Wing - watched in the fall, it really is good
Battlestar Galactica
Bones (half crime show half comedy, so maybe not "drama")
Big Love -
A man who was kicked out of a polygamous compound built a life for himself and got a non-polygamous (but Mormon) wife. She thought she was dying and they end up taking a second wife in part to secure a loan so he can open his large hardware store. They get a third wife before the start of the show and much of the show is centered around skirting "respectable" Utah life and the psycho Compound
Hell yes. Although, IIRC you can just watch it instantly online via Netflix (if you have a Netflix account, which everyone should).
Thirded on this, it was very good indeed.
Also on the Farscape DVD question: if you have a multiregion player, the UK / Australian versions can be had pretty cheaply these days and in full season boxsets.
Wildcat on
0
Options
AlectharAlan ShoreWe're not territorial about that sort of thing, are we?Registered Userregular
Rome - violent and lots of nudity but the plot is fascinating
West Wing - watched in the fall, it really is good
Battlestar Galactica
Bones (half crime show half comedy, so maybe not "drama")
Big Love -
A man who was kicked out of a polygamous compound built a life for himself and got a non-polygamous (but Mormon) wife. She thought she was dying and they end up taking a second wife in part to secure a loan so he can open his large hardware store. They get a third wife before the start of the show and much of the show is centered around skirting "respectable" Utah life and the psycho Compound
Came out mid-late 90s. It's about a supergenius that basically grew up in a lab. He escapes and hijinx commence to happening. The hook is that he can basically pretend to be anything. Surgeon, pilot, lawyer etc etc.
Show was before it's time. Nowadays with the huge over-arcing plots of so many shows, it would fit right in, but back then people were more used to a story per episode regimen.
They also have all episodes available on Hulu I think. I used to love that show.
Coupling (BBC) - Described as the "British Friends." Only smarter. And funnier. And sexier.
Coupling is awesome. Unfortunately it kind of loses it after the 3rd season when Jeff leaves. Before that, it is hilarious. Jeff is basically my favorite character from any show.
I'm gonna third Avatar.
And expand a little on what Qingu said.
Avatar, unlike a lot of anime, isn't trying to keep pace with an ongoing manga with no ending. All three seasons were planned out ahead of time. So there is very little filler and what there is is still pretty good.
The first season starts a little slow, and kind of childish, but by about the 4th episode I was hooked.
Though I should come clean.
He probably has more lines in the last two episodes than in the entire rest of the show. He doesn't feature terribly much until the showdown other than a few flashbacks and the occasional glimpse into the throne room kind of stuff.
Rome - violent and lots of nudity but the plot is fascinating
West Wing - watched in the fall, it really is good
Battlestar Galactica
Bones (half crime show half comedy, so maybe not "drama")
Big Love -
A man who was kicked out of a polygamous compound built a life for himself and got a non-polygamous (but Mormon) wife. She thought she was dying and they end up taking a second wife in part to secure a loan so he can open his large hardware store. They get a third wife before the start of the show and much of the show is centered around skirting "respectable" Utah life and the psycho Compound
If you're into scifi, Stargate SG-1 is pretty good, has ups and downs but for a 10 season show, pretty decent. Battlestar Galactica is a must-watch as well.
Though I should come clean.
He probably has more lines in the last two episodes than in the entire rest of the show. He doesn't feature terribly much until the showdown other than a few flashbacks and the occasional glimpse into the throne room kind of stuff.
It has other notable voice actors, though.
The not-so-hot girl from Arrested Development (Her?) plays the female lead.
And that demi-Asian dude from the Robin Williams Peter Pan movie (Rufio?) plays one of the other main characters.
Also, the late and great Mako voices an awesome Wise Old Man character (until the end of third season).
Though I should come clean.
He probably has more lines in the last two episodes than in the entire rest of the show. He doesn't feature terribly much until the showdown other than a few flashbacks and the occasional glimpse into the throne room kind of stuff.
It has other notable voice actors, though.
The not-so-hot girl from Arrested Development (Her?) plays the female lead.
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
Sentry on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
wrote:
When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
Though I should come clean.
He probably has more lines in the last two episodes than in the entire rest of the show. He doesn't feature terribly much until the showdown other than a few flashbacks and the occasional glimpse into the throne room kind of stuff.
It has other notable voice actors, though.
The not-so-hot girl from Arrested Development (Her?) plays the female lead.
And that demi-Asian dude from the Robin Williams Peter Pan movie (Rufio?) plays one of the other main characters.
Also, the late and great Mako voices an awesome Wise Old Man character (until the end of third season).
Oh wow. I didn't realize that was his voice. I thought they just did that as a tribute.
And I'm impressed that I didn't notice the transition. Though there were some big gaps between the DVDs netflix sent.
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
I know. I can already see that. Still enjoyable though.
Sentry on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
wrote:
When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
haha... spoiler alert? I just said I was working my way through the first season.
It's cool though...
Sentry on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
wrote:
When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
haha... spoiler alert? I just said I was working my way through the first season.
Carnivale is very good stuff, but sadly it ends somewhat abruptly. Still definitely worth checking out though.
Any reason you don't have the rest of Buffy after season 3? Have you seen it? If not, you must.
The Tudors is an excellent Showtime show about King Henry VIII. Dude was crazy! It's historical fiction at its finest, but that makes it sound boring, which it really isn't.
Dexter is awesome too. The protaganist is a serial killer.
Apologies if some of these have been mentioned, I haven't read through the whole thread.
Sykus on
0
Options
TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
edited January 2009
I'd recommend The Sopranos, but the DVDs themselves were awful. Only 3 episodes per disc, terrible menus (you have to manually start each episode, they don't play in sequence), and if you put them in your computer they install some software rubbish.
I'm surprised you never went past season 3 of Buffy. If it helps at all, Nathan Fillion appears in the last season. :P
I watched up through season five, just haven't gotten around to the last two seasons. I have a reason to now, though.
Season six gets really, really fucking terrible. But it's worth sticking through to the end as season seven gets really damn good again.
Gotta disagree, here. Without giving too much away, "Once More With Feeling" is probably the single best episode of Buffy ever made. Season 6 is worth it just for that reason alone.
But even excepting that, I liked the dark turn everything took in season 6. It's good to see heroes battle inner demons every now and then.
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
haha... spoiler alert? I just said I was working my way through the first season.
It's cool though...
Fuller = Brian Fuller, the producer/writer/show-runner, not a character and I totally didn't give any specific details. You should pay attention though, see if you notice the changeover.
I'm currently working through the first season of Dead Like Me on Netflix... it's pretty fantastic.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
haha... spoiler alert? I just said I was working my way through the first season.
It's cool though...
Fuller = Brian Fuller, the producer/writer/show-runner, not a character and I totally didn't give any specific details. You should pay attention though, see if you notice the changeover.
Ah, sorry. lol... I will let you know.
Sentry on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
wrote:
When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
Came out mid-late 90s. It's about a supergenius that basically grew up in a lab. He escapes and hijinx commence to happening. The hook is that he can basically pretend to be anything. Surgeon, pilot, lawyer etc etc.
Show was before it's time. Nowadays with the huge over-arcing plots of so many shows, it would fit right in, but back then people were more used to a story per episode regimen.
They also have all episodes available on Hulu I think. I used to love that show.
Coupling (BBC) - Described as the "British Friends." Only smarter. And funnier. And sexier.
Coupling is awesome. Unfortunately it kind of loses it after the 3rd season when Jeff leaves. Before that, it is hilarious. Jeff is basically my favorite character from any show.
I say The Big Bang Theory...because its hilarious.
Seconded. First, it's like a geek wetdream... second, it's found a really, really good groove now.
Sentry on
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
wrote:
When I was a little kid, I always pretended I was the hero,' Skip said.
'Fuck yeah, me too. What little kid ever pretended to be part of the lynch-mob?'
I agree with almost everything said here and have little to add other than:
American Gothic - The ever awesome Gary Cole is the sherriff of a rural american town and may/may not be supernaturally evil. He takes into his care young Caleb, and tries to mould him in his image.
Someone summarise this show better than me! If you like magnificent bastards, then Lucas Buck (Coles character) has to be up there in the top 10. The problem is that the DVD shows episodes out of order (long gone characters return unremarked upon in later disks etc) so you'd need an episode guide.
On a similar theme: Profit was a very short lived (cancelled) series way before its time starring Adrian Pasdar as a corrupt/blackmailing/extortionate/charming/incestuous/murderous businessman... and you root for him!
It looks a little dated now, and is sometimes a tad on the nose, but is an early example of what now tonally what might now be considered 'Buffy-esque' rather than 'Dexter' which my summary makes it sound more like.
Is Day Break out on DVD yet, i didnt realise?? I caught one episode late in the run as i didnt think it sounded very good premise wise, but I was insomniac and gave it a try and was blown away.
No one will agree with me on this but: Dharma and Greg and Caroline in the City are fairly likeable cheesy sitcoms. Things like the IT Crowd, Coupling and Spaced however, are bloody amazing.
Also Brit com wise: Green Wing is pretty good depending on your tolerance level for sperm filled lockets et al.
Lacroix on
0
Options
VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited January 2009
I said Big Bang to. the picture however says it far b etter than my words.
AlectharAlan ShoreWe're not territorial about that sort of thing, are we?Registered Userregular
edited January 2009
Get the last season of Angel. Now, throw away all the discs that do not have the puppet episode on them.
That's pretty much all the Angel you'll ever need. Which isn't to say that the first 2 seasons weren't good, they were quite good, but after that it was kind of a downward spiral. It sucks, because I felt like they set up an entire storyline that they essentially abandoned in favor of this ever darkening crap with Angel and his son and whatnot. To be completely fair, though, After the Fall is a great comic that actually redeems a lot of the aforementioned spiral of the 2nd half of the show.
Get the last season of Angel. Now, throw away all the discs that do not have the puppet episode on them.
That's pretty much all the Angel you'll ever need. Which isn't to say that the first 2 seasons weren't good, they were quite good, but after that it was kind of a downward spiral. It sucks, because I felt like they set up an entire storyline that they essentially abandoned in favor of this ever darkening crap with Angel and his son and whatnot. To be completely fair, though, After the Fall is a great comic that actually redeems a lot of the aforementioned spiral of the 2nd half of the show.
Posts
Supernatural is surprisingly great, and is definitely something to look into.
If you're looking for more Planet Earth type shows, Blue Planet : Seas of Life is fantastic as well as David Attenborough's Life series of documentaries ( Life of Birds, Life in the Undergrowth, Life in Cold Blood, etc.)
Season six gets really, really fucking terrible. But it's worth sticking through to the end as season seven gets really damn good again.
Also, if you like British Comedies, watch The IT Crowd and Red Dwarf.
Black Books: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262150/ is also really funny.
Battle.net
- Rome - violent and lots of nudity but the plot is fascinating
- West Wing - watched in the fall, it really is good
- Battlestar Galactica
- Bones (half crime show half comedy, so maybe not "drama")
- Big Love -
A man who was kicked out of a polygamous compound built a life for himself and got a non-polygamous (but Mormon) wife. She thought she was dying and they end up taking a second wife in part to secure a loan so he can open his large hardware store. They get a third wife before the start of the show and much of the show is centered around skirting "respectable" Utah life and the psycho Compound
90% of HBO shows are pretty damn solid.1/2 hour comedies
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Also on the Farscape DVD question: if you have a multiregion player, the UK / Australian versions can be had pretty cheaply these days and in full season boxsets.
Psych's an hour, but word.
Battle.net
And expand a little on what Qingu said.
Avatar, unlike a lot of anime, isn't trying to keep pace with an ongoing manga with no ending. All three seasons were planned out ahead of time. So there is very little filler and what there is is still pretty good.
The first season starts a little slow, and kind of childish, but by about the 4th episode I was hooked.
Also Mark Hamil voices the villain.
Sold!
He probably has more lines in the last two episodes than in the entire rest of the show. He doesn't feature terribly much until the showdown other than a few flashbacks and the occasional glimpse into the throne room kind of stuff.
Psych is an hour long show.
Try HBO's Big Love and/or Rome.
EDIT: beat'd
Our first game is now available for free on Google Play: Frontier: Isle of the Seven Gods
The not-so-hot girl from Arrested Development (Her?) plays the female lead.
And that demi-Asian dude from the Robin Williams Peter Pan movie (Rufio?) plays one of the other main characters.
Also, the late and great Mako voices an awesome Wise Old Man character (until the end of third season).
Is she funny or something?
And I'm impressed that I didn't notice the transition. Though there were some big gaps between the DVDs netflix sent.
The problem with that show is that it doesn't actually go anywhere as it was short lived
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
No, when.
When it comes out.
I know. I can already see that. Still enjoyable though.
It went about as far as it needed to in my opinion. Once Fuller checked out, it got so dark that I'm glad it stopped, otherwise who knows what may have happened.
haha... spoiler alert? I just said I was working my way through the first season.
It's cool though...
All the Reapers die!
Most just before the start of the show.
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Any reason you don't have the rest of Buffy after season 3? Have you seen it? If not, you must.
The Tudors is an excellent Showtime show about King Henry VIII. Dude was crazy! It's historical fiction at its finest, but that makes it sound boring, which it really isn't.
Dexter is awesome too. The protaganist is a serial killer.
Apologies if some of these have been mentioned, I haven't read through the whole thread.
Gotta disagree, here. Without giving too much away, "Once More With Feeling" is probably the single best episode of Buffy ever made. Season 6 is worth it just for that reason alone.
But even excepting that, I liked the dark turn everything took in season 6. It's good to see heroes battle inner demons every now and then.
That was the entire show.
Season six was just useless emo. OMWF is truly great but even the next worst season (5) has at least a few great episodes (ep titles)
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Fuller = Brian Fuller, the producer/writer/show-runner, not a character and I totally didn't give any specific details. You should pay attention though, see if you notice the changeover.
Ah, sorry. lol... I will let you know.
I.... I love you.
Steam - Talon Valdez :Blizz - Talonious#1860 : Xbox Live & LoL - Talonious Monk @TaloniousMonk Hail Satan
Seconded. First, it's like a geek wetdream... second, it's found a really, really good groove now.
American Gothic - The ever awesome Gary Cole is the sherriff of a rural american town and may/may not be supernaturally evil. He takes into his care young Caleb, and tries to mould him in his image.
Someone summarise this show better than me! If you like magnificent bastards, then Lucas Buck (Coles character) has to be up there in the top 10. The problem is that the DVD shows episodes out of order (long gone characters return unremarked upon in later disks etc) so you'd need an episode guide.
On a similar theme: Profit was a very short lived (cancelled) series way before its time starring Adrian Pasdar as a corrupt/blackmailing/extortionate/charming/incestuous/murderous businessman... and you root for him!
It looks a little dated now, and is sometimes a tad on the nose, but is an early example of what now tonally what might now be considered 'Buffy-esque' rather than 'Dexter' which my summary makes it sound more like.
Is Day Break out on DVD yet, i didnt realise?? I caught one episode late in the run as i didnt think it sounded very good premise wise, but I was insomniac and gave it a try and was blown away.
No one will agree with me on this but: Dharma and Greg and Caroline in the City are fairly likeable cheesy sitcoms. Things like the IT Crowd, Coupling and Spaced however, are bloody amazing.
Also Brit com wise: Green Wing is pretty good depending on your tolerance level for sperm filled lockets et al.
That's pretty much all the Angel you'll ever need. Which isn't to say that the first 2 seasons weren't good, they were quite good, but after that it was kind of a downward spiral. It sucks, because I felt like they set up an entire storyline that they essentially abandoned in favor of this ever darkening crap with Angel and his son and whatnot. To be completely fair, though, After the Fall is a great comic that actually redeems a lot of the aforementioned spiral of the 2nd half of the show.
Battle.net
This man is wrong. Ignore him.