Just finished 'Mad Men'....what next?

[nunheadmum]

We used to go to the cinema....now we watch DVD box sets! Just getting to the end of Mad Men (series 4...waiting for series 5 to come onto terrestial / DVD) and worrying what to do once it's finished. Any good suggestions of what to try next? (Past views include West Wing, Sopranos, Six Feet Under.....I do the more girlie ones too but need something that Mr NHM will enjoy too.)

Even good quirky film recommendations welcome.

I appreciate that we're probably way behind the times but several years of broken nights has meant many years of curtailed TV time and feels like we gave up keeping up with Time Out a lifetime ago!!

[absentminded]

Have you seen Breaking Bad? Really funny, American black comedy.

My Husband's Brother bought it for him for his birthday and we've really enjoyed it.

[NJD]

We are also completely into box sets now too. I would second the recommendation for Breaking Bad its brilliant. Also Dexter is good but quite gruesome sometimes!

[Pamela78]

The Wire? Takes a while to get into but worth the effort.

My husband is now watching 24, but I can't bear it!

[supergolden88]

Veep is very funny - comedy side of West Wing, sort of

Love New Girl but may not be for you

Parks and Recreation

The Killing and it's ilk if you like the genre

Latest series of Mad Men is absolutely brilliant

[Lochie]

If you didn't see Homeland on C4 would defo recommend

My husband also enjoying Boardwalk Empire box set at moment

[bjm]

Borgen is great and Damages.

The Wire is amazing too I think.

[Dodo1]

Damages and Atlantic City!

[sophiechristophy]

Game of Thrones

[Gooders79]

We really enjoyed the wire, have just been recommended Friday night lights, also enjoyed shorter series 'any human heart' and Sherlock is entertaining us at the moment!

[midivydale]

The wire!!

[hellosailor]

The Slap

[srisky]

Really enjoyed the Good Wife - 3 series so far

[Sonners]

I second some of those above:

Damages - the best we think!

Dexter

The Good Wife (very easy viewing)

Game of Thrones

Also Band of Brothers was amazing and Battlestar Galactica - don't be put off my the war/sci fi themes!

[bluesuperted]

I love box sets! Perfect parental viewing...

All time favourite is the West Wing (amazing amazing!).

Also love:

Sopranos

Damages

Prison Break (season one, the beauty of Wentworth Miller... gets a bit silly after season one)

Gavin and Stacey (so silly, so fab)

True Blood (wasn't sure, now I LOVE it, very camp, very explicit, have season 4 waiting for me!)

Glee - just getting into this, very funny and watchable

Game of Thrones (again wasn't sure, watched first episode twice and then was hooked, very husband-friendly)

House (although didn't like watching when pregnant)

Grey's Anatomy and spinoff (which I prefer) Private Practice (again not one for pregnancy)

If I think of any others I will write again...

[Fuschia]

Does any one have game of thrones they could lend?!

[bluesuperted]

Sorry we bought it and resold it on Amazon - it's a good way of watching boxsets when they launch as you can get virtually all your money back, minus fees.

[supergolden88]

I second Battlestar Galactica - one of the best. Plus it has finished you can catch up on 4 seasons. Hours of viewing.

The library is a good place you can rent entire series.

[bluesuperted]

Nunhead library has all True Blood 1-3...

[Helen GV]

The IT crowd

Game of thrones

Nip tuck

True blood

[Ruffler]

Another recommendation for Damages - particularly the first series - gripping stuff!

[nunheadmum]

Thanks for all the suggestions...plenty there to keep us going and good idea to try the library.

I'm with bluesuperted on the West Wing....haven't found anything that's managed to match it. But enjoying the search!!

[oimissus]

The Wire

Deadwood

True Blood

Firefly (only one season but enjoyable nonetheless)

[Fuschia]

Spaced I liked

[oimissus]

(just been gazing at our million-and-one DVDs on the shelf), I feel I should mention Band of Brothers (Mr Oi's favourite) and Battlestar Gallactica, again, he loved and a number of people have said how great they thought it was.

And of course, on the film front, if you want something that's going to last a few evenings, you can't beat a bit of Lord of The Rings - awesome. Quite literally.