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What's Your Favourite Series Or New Series
I’m am now officially addicted to Harry Potter!! Loving it!!
James wrote: "I will echo the Harry Bosch series as being one of my favorites.I would also include Lawrence Block's series featuring unlicensed private eye Matt Scudder and the Arkady Renko series written by M..."
James wrote: "I will echo the Harry Bosch series as being one of my favorites.
I would also include Lawrence Block's series featuring unlicensed private eye Matt Scudder and the Arkady Renko series written by M..."
I completely agree about Martin Cruz Smith. Gorky Park was a revelation....
Unforgiven from BBC - intricate and wonderfully acted
"Blood" - An Irish series on Acorn TV that features flawed characters, great acting, intense family dysfunction and, at its heart, a doctor who has great standing in the community but is revealed to be dupliticious, devious, and more - but wait for the ending.
I just started The Dead Zone" based on characters in the book of the same name by Stephen King. It's an old series, but I like it so far. I am also thrilled to see there are six seasons, so I can watch a pretty long time, even in todays' binging era.
Just about done with the Harry Potter series and I am so glad I read it. So worth it if you haven't read it yet. Next series I read will be the Hunger Game Series. I got the 1st 3 from GoodWill for $5, and they are bran new. Can't wait to get into it!!
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Manifest
still have
Gangs of London
Killing Eve
Code 404
The Blacklist(latest series)
but watching and up to date on
Blue Bloods
Rookie (good this series)
finished
Criminal minds
Hawaii Five O
and
latest
Magnum PI
Mom (Funny)Young Sheldon (Funny)
Homicide Hunter (Good true police stories)
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Enjoying Land Of The Midnight Sun, documentary
and
Dan Snow and The Grand Canyon River
Watching Star Trek,The Original Series these days after many years.And Friends,yet again.It is my favorite series of all time.
I so actively post in the movie thread, don't think I have posted here. Anyway I prefer binging series after the whole thing is over, so that I don't waste my time on shows that ended on a cliffhanger. So not a lot of ongoing series here. My all time favorite series isThe Shield - Plays out like a great tragedy but never forgets its genre roots. Plus it is the only TV series I have seen that remained great from start to the finish. Easily the best ending in a long running series I have seen.
Other series I loved, Dramas:
Game of Thrones - If its ending has not been a disaster, this would be No. 1
24 - Early seasons only, it later became a parody of itself
The Sopranos - Starts great, ends great lags in the middle
Damages - Glenn Close is brilliant
Bloodlines - Underrated Netflix original with a stellar cast
Justified - Had some great dialogue and was consistently engaging
The Good Wife - Probably the best case of the week show ever, I love well written court dramas
Comedies:
The Office (USA version) - Great characters, relatable humor
Two and a Half Men - Early seasons only with Sheen. It is crass, sexist and misanthropic butt it makes me laugh out loud
Mini Series/ Anthologies:
Chernobyl - The best in this category
True Detective - I love how different each season is
The Sinners - Watched the first two seasons only, great why-dun-it
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Manifest, 2nd series
Bulletproof 2nd series
now watching and keeping up with 911, Blue Bloods, Reef Break
Still have
Gangs Of London
Killing Eve
Latest Blacklist
House of Cards is a terrific series.Just too bad about the Kevin Spacey scandal,the series was going great guns.And Robin Wright Penn delivers a great performance too.
Grey's Anatomy is a series that is still watchable,despite having gone on for so many seasons.Game of Thrones,sad to see it end.
Mad Men,stayed compelling throughout.
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Lincoln Rythme
Great
Reef Break is just okay light, action.
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Killing Eve....
Now also have 2nd series Condor
1st series of Coroner
Did not like Code 404 !
Both to watch.
Watching
Paul O'Grady For the Love of Dogs
The Rise and Fall of Murdoch Family
Celebrity Masterchef
Blacklist latest series
The Gangs Of London
My favorites right now are Outlander, Handmaid's Tale, The Expanse
My fav series undoubtedly is Hunger Games!!
All-time top five:1. The Office (US)
2. Seinfeld
3. Daredevil
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
Currently, I’m absolutely loving Peaky Blinders (yeah, I know I’m late to the party) and Young Sheldon.
All-time top five:1. The X-Files
2. Space:1999
3. Star Trek (1966-1969)
4. The Night Stalker (with Darren McGavin)
5. M*A*S*H
Soham wrote: "All-time top five:1. The Office (US)
2. Seinfeld
3. Daredevil
4. Breaking Bad
5. Better Call Saul
Currently, I’m absolutely loving Peaky Blinders (yeah, I know I’m late to the party) and Young Sh..."
I loved Daredevil! I actually like all of Netflix Marvel series to some degree. Daredevil is my favorite with Jessica Jones and Nick Cage closely tied for second. The Punisher was so incredibly well done and exhaustively researched for PTSD that it was hard to watch.
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Five is hard...
But...
24 would always be at the top....
Comedies
number one
Keeping Up Appearances
Some Mothers Do Have Em
Brush Strokes
Sorry
One Foot in The Grave
F Troop
All-Time top Five:1. Alfred Hitchcock's Present
2. Perry Mason
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. Twilight Zone
5. Good Times
Tayo wrote: "All-Time top Five:1. Alfred Hitchcock's Present
2. Perry Mason
3. Little House on the Prairie
4. Twilight Zone
5. Good Times"
That's a great list!
I am a bit addicted to what my family calls old, bad shows. I love 70's television and when I don't feel well I always end up having The Incredible Hulk or The Planet of the Apes on as I doze and just veg out. I'm perfectly happy when I stumble on reruns of The Love Boat, Wonder Woman, Charlie's Angels, The 6 Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman and Star Trek. Not to mention The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits and Perry Mason, and Dark Shadows, which are considerably older.I also tend to choose newer shows that are shot with odd filters. I never notice it, but my family does. I can only imagine they feel nostalgic to me.
My top 5 of all time:1. Breaking Bad
2. Seinfeld
3. Game of Thrones
4. 24
5. Fawlty Towers
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Yes I also enjoyed many 70's series, when we were younger, now I guess a bit corny
Quincy
Murder She Wrote
The A Team
The Six Million Dollar Man
Star Trek
Charlie Angels
Shows are made much better now...
Another great
Hawaii Five O, both series...
The Blacklist
Did watch Lost, but did get lost with the story !
Intelliegence, only one series but good
The Invaders was a real classic of the 60's.
Loved
High Chaparral
Bonanza
Branded
The Rifleman
Land Of The Giants
The Time Tunnel
Colditz
Ironside
Top Ten Ever series
Voted on IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls052954803/
As expected
1 Breaking Bad, which I want to see
2 Games Of Thrones (watched one episode
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Friends
Bewitched
I Love Lucy
The Flinstones
Tom and Jerry
Top Cat
Happy Days
I never watched Frasier or Seinfeld
Like
Soap
Benson
Columbo
The Rockfort Files
Kojak
The Beverly Hillbillies
Taxi
Batman
Hogans Heroes
The Pink Panther
Magnum (both series)
3rd Rock From The Sun
Mission Impossible (love the music)
Gunsmoke
Mork and Mindy
The Good Doctor
Criminal Minds
The Avengers
Banana Splits (loved this growing up)
The Monkees
My favorite series is The Flintstones.I also like Top Cat, Yogi, Hunkleberry Hound, Snagglepuss and Loopy Wolf.
I like Soap, Friends, Three's Company, Benson, Bewitched, Facts of Life, Profiler, and Charmed (Seasons 1-4)
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Have re-watched ALL the 6th series of Line Of Duty, all with 6 episodes..
Brilliant series, so well written and well acted.
Kerry, hope you are impressed !
I like to watch police/mystery dramas from around the world.Here are some that I have enjoyed:
Netflix :
Deadwind Finland,
Marcella UK
The Indian Detective India/Canada
Bordertown Finland
High Seas-- cruise ship from Argentina to Brazil
Signs Poland
Babylon Berlin--Germany
Amazon Prime:
The Fury--Czech Rep.
Goldstone Australia
Trapped Iceland
a Difficult Woman-- Australia
Secrets and Lies Australia
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Des
The story of Dennis Nilson....
What a nasty character.
David Tennant was superb.
Then watched The Real Des...
I started Enola Holmes on Netflix last night. Holmes has always been one of my favorite characters, and Henry Cavill's Holmes is sublime! I don't know if I am going to like the show yet, but I know I like him! Very Close second to Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes.
I feel pretty stupid. Enola Holmes was a movie, not a series. O_o
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Reef Break
Weak, really just light action, weak story.
Does any one have 'Homeland' as a favourite? I'm thinking to try it.
@Paul I saw the first two seasons earlier this year then lost interest. It was not bad but had a lot of filler which did not go well with bingeing. It is basically a slower 24, not surprising as they were made by the same team.
Aditya wrote: "@Paul I saw the first two seasons earlier this year then lost interest. It was not bad but had a lot of filler which did not go well with bingeing. It is basically a slower 24, not surprising as th..."Thanks for that. I found 24 a little frantic, and like a slower burn so maybe it's for me :)
Then it should be perfect for you, neither as fast paced for 24 nor as slow as The Americans. I too might go back to it some day.
Aditya wrote: "Then it should be perfect for you, neither as fast paced for 24 nor as slow as The Americans. I too might go back to it some day."How did you find 'The Americans' Aditya? Watchable despite its slowness?
Just finished Us based on the David Nicholls novel (fun fact: he was born in the same town as me.)Also, been watch Life starring Alison Steadman.
I’m binging stuff on bbc iPlayer.
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As for Homeland, watched from the start when it first aired years ago and totally loved it. My daughter is currently binge watching it now and loving it. It's not perfect, but overall I'm glad I went there. They finished it off beautifully. Carrie was a great character. Couldn't get into The Americans.
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Des was a brilliant drama. Tennant's performance was outstanding.
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Has anyone seen The Wire? I'm sort of two thirds into the first episode and it's not holding my interest.
I've tried a few episodes of Breaking Bad and lost interest. I've heard you have to push through season one as season two is where it takes off. Did anyone else find that.
I've done The Sopranos. Brilliant but lame ending. GOT. Just brilliant. I'm still missing Drogon!!!
I enjoyed The Wire, Breaking Bad and the SopranosI watched 1 yr of The Americans, then stopped.
Paul wrote: "How did you find 'The Americans' Aditya? Watchable despite its slowness?"I watched it to the end, after finishing it wish I had not. That was the show that convinced me watching till the end is not worth it if you are not enjoying it as much as everyone else. It had its moments but it did not deserve the 50-60 hour time commitment. I was a lot more stretched for time when I started Homeland, I would not have finished Americans had I started it when I was similarly busy. Americans works better as a character driven drama rather than a thriller.
Janet wrote: "Oh and Sean, I can't wait for Line Of Duty to return, apparently they're filming now.Has anyone seen The Wire? I'm sort of two thirds into the first episode and it's not holding my interest.
I'v..."
Breaking Bad initial seasons are pretty weak compared to the hype but it ends very strong (probably the very best ending of all time along with The Shield). I agree The Sopranos is brilliant, its ending worked for me but can be very divisive. Game of Thrones has an awful ending or else it would be my favorite TV series of all time.
I could not get into The Wire at all, struggled through the first season. Come to think of it The Wire was exactly like The Americans, huge critical darling that always remained on brink of cancellation because no one saw it while it was airing on TV. Both are way too slow. I don't mind a slow burn in case of a movie where I am investing a couple of hours but you have to move things a bit if you want a much longer time commitment. Those two shows are not really suitable for bingeing, I would have enjoyed it more if I watched them as a weekly show or a season at a time.
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the new Van De Valk
series, but 2 hour long film length
Enjoyed the first one.
Although they don't explain why are lead actor is a cockney !