Telly / Boxsets

[El Pibe]

We've just done The Killing (us version) as it was free on Virgin and have to say it was excellent.

GoT is good, I did three episodes then started again and was much happier and it just keeps getting better.

There's just a shed load of characters and setting and intrigue and working out who the bloody hell is who when you start, so the reset worked really well for me.

[uncleglen]

Game of Thrones series 1 is excellent, series 2 not so great after reading the books.

The Spartacus series -Gods of The Arena and Blood and Sand

And some years ago -Carnivale

[pablogrande]

If you have Netflix there's some pretty good American comedy

Arrested Development

It's always sunny in Philadelphia

The Anerican version of the office

also a UK comedy series I never heard of first time round, Nighty Night. I't very near to the knuckle

[bon3yard]

Thanks to Netflix I finally got aquainted with the US Office and have ploughed through the first 6 seasons. Very well written and Steve Carrells take on David Brent is sublime, an exuberant man-child. Its a tad more sympathetic than the Gervais original without surrendering to the american tendency for schmaltz...bugger all else on Netflix though barring Breaking Bad & Sons of Anarchy.

[Top Banana]

ER and Band of Brothers for me. Love em.

[ratty]

Good to see breaking bad finally getting the recognition it deserves in the uk.

[bon3yard]

...and Breaking Bad features some truly great music.

[dulwichgirl2]

Have enjoyed a lot of Those mentioned but simply cannot get the Sopranos. Simply don't like the main character who stops the car to best up someone and who goes to therapy, that guy. Could not get past how much we disliked him.

[Husker]

WOW...I've read some controversial things on this forum before...but you can't get into The Sopranos!

Worst troll ever! ;-)

[civilservant]

Father Ted

Laurel and Hardy

and of course The Sopranos

[Dopamine1979]

I.T Crowd

Black Books

[dulwichgirl2]

Husker, yes it is true. We watched the first episode and, while with a myriad of other boxsets we were totally hooked, with the Sops, neither my husband nor I had any interest in continuing to watch.

What are we missing? We didn't find it funny, gripping, interesting, thrilling, nothing. V disappointing.

24 on the other hand, we watched four episodes time after time. V lazy I know but loved it.

[Otta]

24 is action, Sopranos is a family drama set against the mob backdrop, it's not one long Goodfellas.

[Dopamine1979]

dulwichgirl2 Wrote:

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> Husker, yes it is true. We watched the first

> episode and, while with a myriad of other boxsets

> we were totally hooked, with the Sops, neither my

> husband nor I had any interest in continuing to

> watch.

>

> What are we missing? We didn't find it funny,

> gripping, interesting, thrilling, nothing. V

> disappointing.

>

> 24 on the other hand, we watched four episodes

> time after time. V lazy I know but loved it.

Sopranos is pure genius. You need to give it a chance.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I adore "Inspector Montalbano" and can thoroughly recommend it. Have wine, olives and espresso to hand when watching.

A guilty pleasure is "Alphas", the second series has just started on TV.

[the-e-dealer]

How can you forget

Fringe

Dexter

and life?!

[Otta]

Dexter... So many people say wondeful things about it. I watched half of the first season, and fell away.

Maybe I should have another crack at it...

[the-e-dealer]

It gets good!

[bon3yard]

I'm with you on Dexter, wasnt keen at all. When they started with the flashbacks to Dexters youth with his comedy haircut and his sainted old dad telling him to be a conscientous serial killer I just assumed they were playing it for laughs.

[civilservant]

Buffy

I find Montalbano a bit tedious - typical shallow Italian telly. The books have depth, the series has 'atmosphere'.

As for 24, you can watch it once. The second time, the thrill is totally gone.

[Bic Basher]

I picked up all three series of French cop drama Spiral for ?20 recently. Great drama.

[bon3yard]

Agreed, Spiral was very good.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

So just finished The Killing (danish one) first season I think they did 3?

download from lovefilm 20 episodes and it's bonkers you really have no idea what is going on and keeps you guessing all the time. Need a break now something light and funny

[the-e-dealer]

Dexter - Although it has a bit of humour is pretty dark. And is Brilliantly Written. Possibly the best thing on TV

[Otta]

I tried to like Dexter, but just couldn't get in to it, and gave up midway through season 1.