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2012/10/03 20:10:27
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
RossDas wrote: Oz? I've not seen much of it but it looked quite interesting.
Oz is one of those shows where you either like it, or its fething bland. The wife and I personally rather liked it, minus the last season, you could tell they REALLY ran out of steam, and ideas, and giving a gak But Id agree to it, I have them all on DVD and have watched it total, 3 times now over the years
I second Fringe, so long as you watch from the beginning and avoid spoilers.
Also My little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and no that is not a joke answer. You have to watch it to see why, give it about three episodes to see the real quality behind it, but for feths sake stay away from any other My Little Pony show out there, just the good stuff.
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2012/10/03 21:12:09
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
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Orlanth, you do realize that at this very moment a dozen Officio Assassinorum agents have been dispatched to your location. You have approximatly 6 hours of life left.
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Boardwalk Empire
House of Cards
Sons of Anarchy
Point Blank
That outta do me for a while, I think my brother has Sons and Boardwalk Empire on DVD.
Regards Tru-Blood, I'm not really into Vampire stuff, Oh and I watched Homeland, I thought it was merely watchable, and by episode 8 it had descended into farce... Especially the last "perfectly willing to blow myself to smithereens but decide not to at the absolute perfect moment because daughter I hardly know and clearly don't like asks me not to"
Sons of Anarchy looks excellent. Also Rescue Me if you haven't watched that. Its a bit older.
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2012/10/03 21:42:11
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
Franklin and Bash
3rd rock from the sun
Soap (It is from the 70's but it is funny, basically a soap opera parody)
Supernatural
Smallville
30 rock (A well structured show).
Honorable mention: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
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2012/10/03 22:15:11
Subject: With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
24 (awful!)
The Shield (Hoofing)
Band of Brothers (Hoofing)
The Unit (fething awful)
The Wire (Hoofing)
Lost (Worse than awful)
Rome (Hoofing but too short)
The Sopranos (Hoofing)
The X files (Hoofing)
Firefly (not so good, but watchable)
You hated all of those shows, but firefly you thought was ok??? Your on your own.
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2012/10/03 22:50:33
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
Grey Templar wrote: Orlanth, you do realize that at this very moment a dozen Officio Assassinorum agents have been dispatched to your location. You have approximatly 6 hours of life left.
Fluttershy can deal with them.
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2012/10/03 23:36:42
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
24 (awful!)
The Shield (Hoofing)
Band of Brothers (Hoofing)
The Unit (fething awful)
The Wire (Hoofing)
Lost (Worse than awful)
Rome (Hoofing but too short)
The Sopranos (Hoofing)
The X files (Hoofing)
Firefly (not so good, but watchable)
You hated all of those shows, but firefly you thought was ok??? Your on your own.
+1 vote for Breaking Bad. I just started it recently and am on the second season. It's not amazing, but it's good.
West Wing is classic.
The Thick of It I presume you've already seen; if not, you'll love it.
It's not quite as profane, but there's an American show largely based off The Thick of It, called Veep. It's the chick from Seinfeld playing the Vice President. I'm no Seinfeld fan, so this was much better than I expected.
The original (British) The Inbetweeners.
Shameless.
House of Lies.
You've seen all the old Black Adder, right? Season Four is the best, of course, but they're all pretty classic.
For serious stuff, the HBO series In Treatment is really darn good.
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Supernatural. I watched all seasons in the summer. It was Awesome. It may be american, but its actually good.
You dont seem like the Anime Type so i wont recommend that.
And if you need something short Try the "Dragons: Riders Of Berk" Show airing now. Let me give a short snippet of one of the jokes
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2012/10/04 01:08:43
Subject: With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
A little gem if you can find it on Channel 4's archive over there is Ultraviolet (not the gakky movie) a series about a MI5 styled organisation that battles 'code 5's'... made a while back but well worthwhile.
I really enjoy a comedy show over here in the states called 'Reno 911' about some inept police officers, it's fairly 2dimensional but does what it does well.
Archer is amazing.
2012/10/04 03:02:54
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
Also, and this one is a few years old, but Dead Like Me was a great dark comedy about grim reapers kicking it in the Washington State/ Seattle area. It ran for two seasons and the biggest name attached to it was Mandy "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die" Patinkin (who is absolutely excellent in the show). The lack of "stars" though did not hurt the show and nearly all of the actors in the series are convincing and outright good.
You have to go in knowing its a quirky, odd setting but if you just run with it you'll likely find yourself laughing quite a bit. Especially since you seem to have gallows humor. This show is all about gallows humor.
2012/10/04 06:03:58
Subject: With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
Actually, one I KNOW he'll love is Generation Kill. Did you see that one already, Matty?
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Dexter
Supernatural
Game of Thrones
Eureka
Warehouse 13
Shameless (Only seen American, can only recommend American version)
Justified
Sanctuary
Sherlock (British Show, of course)
The Walking Dead
The Glades
Dead Like Me (Been so long since I have seen this)
Deadwood
Band of Brothers (Short but Amazing)
If I can think of more I will update.
2012/10/04 07:26:50
Subject: With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
I will second the earlier Archer mentions, but also throw in that, while only 5 episodes, Danger 5 is worth a watch. Oh, and Life, starring the guy from Band of Brothers and Homeland that I can't think of the name of.
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2012/10/04 07:43:17
Subject: Re:With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
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I figure I'll throw in a few that I personally liked.
Doctor Who (modern series are excellent, though I think they got kinda lackluster after Moffat took the helm) Star Trek Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Battlestar Galactica (modern series are excellent) Heroes started off strong, got kinda gak from season 3 onwards but it's a neat premise Fringe is pretty great, especially if you liked X-Files I've also heard good things about Warehouse 13, same deal Eureka Sherlock
hotsauceman1 wrote: No one has Said it? Supernatural. I watched all seasons in the summer. It was Awesome. It may be american, but its actually good.
Y'know, I think I might like Supernatural, but the show's fans horrify me... That's a link to a podcast, by the way, but even if you don't listen to it, just know that the stuff contained within will make you think that Twilight fans are lovely, well-rounded individuals that you'd love to share a drink with.
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Game of Thrones is class - I reckon you'd really like it, mate.
Also:
Breaking Bad - (I've got seasons 1-3, so I can lend you them)
Southland - Mega, absolutely mega. I have seasons 1 and 2.
Spooks - It's not awesome, but on the plus side it's watchable and there are around 9 series' of the fether!
Dexter - the first few series are great, but it kind of trails off.
My ultimate suggestion, however, is The Thick of It. Probably the best British TV show of all time, I reckon. It's hilarious and dramatic, plus it's incredibly sweary, which I know you'll enjoy.
Here's some of the main protagonists best bits - CAUTION: VERY NSFW:
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Hoofing - class, mint, splendid, gucci, waz, proper good. By the way....
I've got gak loads to watch now mind, I haven't heard of half of these suggestions. Trailer park boys?!
I've added Generation Kill, Breaking Bad, Southland to the eventually watch list though.
I've seen clips of Archer and it doesn't look very funny, I'm hard to please with comedy.
Although, I hated The universally acclaimed "The Office", but I still enjoy "Everybody loves Raymond" strangely... go figure that one out.
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2012/10/04 12:41:49
Subject: With so many out of the way... name another DVD series that is worth watching.
hotsauceman1 wrote: No one has Said it?
Supernatural. I watched all seasons in the summer. It was Awesome. It may be american, but its actually good.
Y'know, I think I might like Supernatural, but the show's fans horrify me... That's a link to a podcast, by the way, but even if you don't listen to it, just know that the stuff contained within will make you think that Twilight fans are lovely, well-rounded individuals that you'd love to share a drink with.
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Wait until you see how they make fun of those fans inshow, in some cases it gets extremely meta.
Also, Stay away from the last 2 seasons of eureka, it made me mad.
But 
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Da Great Looted Waaagh! 
The Court of the Wolf Lords 
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