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Any recommendations?

A few weeks ago I went in and bought season 1 of Brothers & Sisters and I have to say I loved it. Saw one or two episodes before, but having the full set to watch back to back made it all that more enjoyable. Quality acting.

I want to start watching The West Wing. I have not watched a single episode but all the reviews and comments are excellent. Are there many seasons of it?

Any other suggestions?
 
I watched Season 1 of the Sopranos in two sittings this week. Seven one night, six the next. Amazingly good.

Start Season 2 next week!
 
Originally posted by betsmate@Jun 21 2008, 08:40 PM
I watched Season 1 of the Sopranos in two sittings this week. Seven one night, six the next. Amazingly good.

Start Season 2 next week!
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I watched the second season of Brothers & Sisters online within a couple of days of finishing season 1!
 
The Wire - Five seasons in total, four available in the shops. Possibly the greatest tv show ever.

The Shield - Six Seasons, maybe five available.

Rome - Two Seasons.

Deadwood - Three Seasons. Awesome acting from Ian McShane the highlight.
 
There's 7 seasons of The West Wing; and it's generally brilliant.

Probably preaching to the converted, but I still think the first few years of ER are right up there with the best.
 
ER at its peak was brilliant. The episode were they found Carter and Lucy stabbed remains the best single episode of any TV programme I have seen.
 
I went through a stage of buying boxsets when I was in Gib (something to watch!!) but most are still wrapped in their cellophane. I did 24 seasons 1 and 2 in a couple of weeks, Shameless series 1-3 in about a week and the first half I suppose of ER season 1. Even since I've been off I haven't gotten around to watching them, nor the Rome seasons 1 and 2, The Tudors, Fallen Angel (a tv serial dramatisation of Andrew Taylor's Roth Trilogy) and about the first 4 seasons of ER I stockpiled for the lay-off! I've read about 46 books though....
 
Mind you, I find you can't beat the Blackadder (series 1-4 inc) and Father Ted (all episodes) boxsets either - they're great to stick on anytime, even for the 70th time over, for sheer entertainment value.
 
Originally posted by Shadow Leader@Jun 21 2008, 08:52 PM
they're great to stick on anytime, even for the 70th time over, for sheer entertainment value.
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Yeah, comedies are just the thing to cheer you up after a bad day (although funnily enough when i was at my lowest yesterday the pick me up i chose was Denman in march)

Family Guy and Scrubs (first four seasons only) are both recommended.
 
Originally posted by Galileo@Jun 21 2008, 07:39 PM
I want to start watching The West Wing. I have not watched a single episode but all the reviews and comments are excellent. Are there many seasons of it?
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Personally I loved The West Wing (probably the only television series I've ever really followed seriously), but others I've watched with found it mundane and boring at times. It's not all-action (much more complex) by any means but the acting is absolutely sublime.

For anyone who has an interest in politics it is the gold standard.

Prison Break might be a good box set to watch back-to-back.
 
Originally posted by Gareth Flynn@Jun 21 2008, 07:45 PM
There's 7 seasons of The West Wing; and it's generally brilliant.
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I'm not a huge fan of boxed sets but the Orchid women are huge fans of this series so we've got the lot. For me, it stands head and shoulders above every other series. They stick it on when they want me out of the room for a while but I like it so much I usually stay and watch it! They've watched all seven seasons several times over and I've probably seen all of it three or four times.

I think you can buy all seven seasons as one boxed set nowadays and I would recommend it.

I'm more of a Lethal Weapon bloke myself and I have all four of those :nuts: though obviously it's not a TV series.
 
West Wing and Soprano's are a given. Must see. Agree about Rome, superb tv and sorry only two series made. Give Six Feet Under a go. Five series, I'm up to series four, and it's good, crisp well written dark comedy.
 
It is a slow burner and has crept under the radar, but The Wire stands apart as the best TV drama ever created. In fact, I was depressed after it finished, cos I dont think there will ever be another TV program to rival it. Absolutely magnificent TV program. Once you get into it, it never stops rewarding the viewer.

Sopranos was fantastic at its best but think they were building up to the ending for about 3 years. Peaked with Ralphie and wasnt quite the same after. Tony and Carmella's argument in the beach house was stunning TV.

The West Wing up to series 4 is top class, seemed to lose something after that. Rob Lowe's character leaving didnt help, just never seemed to recapture the chemistry. Think Sorkin left after that point as well to get some rehab, and it lost impetus.

For comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm would be my pick.

And people still say that Americans are dumb!
 
Originally posted by Garney@Jun 23 2008, 09:08 AM
It is a slow burner and has crept under the radar, but The Wire stands apart as the best TV drama ever created. In fact, I was depressed after it finished, cos I dont think there will ever be another TV program to rival it. Absolutely magnificent TV program. Once you get into it, it never stops rewarding the viewer.

Sopranos was fantastic at its best but think they were building up to the ending for about 3 years. Peaked with Ralphie and wasnt quite the same after. Tony and Carmella's argument in the beach house was stunning TV.

The West Wing up to series 4 is top class, seemed to lose something after that. Rob Lowe's character leaving didnt help, just never seemed to recapture the chemistry. Think Sorkin left after that point as well to get some rehab, and it lost impetus.

For comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm would be my pick.

And people still say that Americans are dumb!
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They are - but with that many people living in one country, there's bound to be some smart people.

"Dumb" isn't exactly correct - "completely lacking in common sense / perspective" would be closer to the truth.
 
Originally posted by Flagship uberalles+Jun 23 2008, 09:17 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Flagship uberalles @ Jun 23 2008, 09:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Garney@Jun 23 2008, 09:08 AM
It is a slow burner and has crept under the radar, but The Wire stands apart as the best TV drama ever created. In fact, I was depressed after it finished, cos I dont think there will ever be another TV program to rival it. Absolutely magnificent TV program. Once you get into it, it never stops rewarding the viewer.

Sopranos was fantastic at its best but think they were building up to the ending for about 3 years. Peaked with Ralphie and wasnt quite the same after. Tony and Carmella's argument in the beach house was stunning TV.

The West Wing up to series 4 is top class, seemed to lose something after that. Rob Lowe's character leaving didnt help, just never seemed to recapture the chemistry. Think Sorkin left after that point as well to get some rehab, and it lost impetus.

For comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm would be my pick.

And people still say that Americans are dumb!
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They are - but with that many people living in one country, there's bound to be some smart people.

"Dumb" isn't exactly correct - "completely lacking in common sense / perspective" would be closer to the truth. [/b][/quote]
My guess is that proportionally its pretty much the same as anywhere else, just as Tommy Tiernan once said, "In america, they are encouraged to give their opinion."
 
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And people still say that Americans are dumb!
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They are - but with that many people living in one country, there's bound to be some smart people.

"Dumb" isn't exactly correct - "completely lacking in common sense / perspective" would be closer to the truth.
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My guess is that proportionally its pretty much the same as anywhere else, just as Tommy Tiernan once said, "In america, they are encouraged to give their opinion." [/b][/quote]
I would largely agree, but would add that America seems to produce extremes.

On my holidays in Vegas last year, I convinced one woman at the poker table that they kept leprechauns in Dublin Zoo. I was supposed to email her pictures when I got home too.

There were others too, most of them were lost in a haze of alcohol.
 
The West Wing up to series 4 is top class, seemed to lose something after that. Rob Lowe's character leaving didnt help, just never seemed to recapture the chemistry. Think Sorkin left after that point as well to get some rehab, and it lost impetus.
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It picked up again at the end when it focussed on the election campaign.
 
As for TV boxed sets, 24 is really hard to beat for any who haven't seen it yet.

Battlestar Galactica is another excellent show - don't be put off by the Sci-Fi setting.
 
Originally posted by Sheikh@Jun 23 2008, 11:34 AM
Band of Brothers, the overview to each episode given by the survivors gives it extra umph.
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Forgot about that, good call Sheikh.

Got a good deal when I bought it too - the box set was justed released and was circa £50 in HMV. Walked into Xtra Vision and they had it priced at £15. Went up to the counter thinking this was the rental price for a week or something, only to be handed the whole set. :clap:

Got to love Xtra Vision, they do this all the time with boxed sets if you keep an eye out :) No idea how the business is still running to be honest.
 
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