Must watch TV Series?

CJE · Dec 2009

I'm on the last season of Battlestar Galactica, and am looking to for some new shows to get into, anyone have any recommendations? Lost is already on my list. (already watch office/House)

I've heard Prison break is good?

DarthNater · Dec 2009

The only two shows I watch are Fringe and House. Fringe is freakin AWESOME. Of course I watch Bill Dance religiously too, but no one else here probably does.... (no I'm not a hick).

Another good show is that Sci-Fi Science on Science channel...

Martin Henriksson · Dec 2009

Carniv

ScudzAlmighty · Dec 2009

deadwood is supposed to be good, and American Dad

Asherr · Dec 2009

Venture Bros

cowboyorange · Dec 2009

Legend of the Seeker on WB

Disco Stu · Dec 2009

My name is earl!

Flaringo · Dec 2009

Arrested Development is amazing. It kind of went under the radar and died, though, which is sad. But hey, there's 3 seasons just waiting to be bought!

Yozora · Dec 2009

dexter

prison break season 1 was awesome, slowly went downhill afterwards but still pretty good.

bounchfx · Dec 2009

It really depends on your tastes, but the only one I would say that's 'must omfg watch' is LOST. it's just amazing if you're the type of person who likes mystery and a crap load of OMFG WTF JUST HAPPENED moments. there's so much foreshadowing and shit to look at and decipher that it's just fun to watch..

other amazing shows though:

arrested development
seinfeld/curb your enthusiasm
john adams
the office
30 rock

oh.. I don't have any tv service so that's as far as my 'series' shows go. (I refuse to recommend Heroes after what they've done to it.. unless you're content stopping after season 1)

notman · Dec 2009

I'll second Fringe....
Also, Chuck is coming back in January. It's pretty good (though it does have some slow/boring episodes).

sub_roland · Dec 2009

It's always sunny in Philadelphia!!!!

Millah · Dec 2009

Fringe

eboy · Dec 2009

If you've not seen The Wire, I'd definitely make that your next choice. Possibly the best thing on TV since I can't remember.

Krypteia · Dec 2009

Friday Night Lights, Community, Psych, Better Off Ted, Chuck, Heroes (yep, I'll probably watch it till it goes off the air :-)), White Collar, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory....

ianucci · Dec 2009

I second Dexter especially and Arrested Development. I've heard good things about Mad Men but I've not seen it myself as yet.

carlo_c · Dec 2009

House, if anything just for the character of house himself. Hugh Laurie is brilliant.

EDIT: I missed you watch house already lol so I'll also throw in 24 if you haven't seen that before. Maybe not so much the last couple of seasons but the first 5 are brilliant I think.

z3phon · Dec 2009

eboy wrote: »

If you've not seen The Wire, I'd definitely make that your next choice. Possibly the best thing on TV since I can't remember.

This!
Honestly the best thing I've seen on TV.
Here are few others worth checking out.

Fringe
Dr Who
Dexter
The Mentalist

Elhrrah · Dec 2009

Fringe - Absolute must-watch

Legend of the Seeker - If you've read the books, it will make you vomit. Repeatedly.

House - May take a bit to grow on you, but its great.

Lie to Me - Unrealistic, but with some extremely strong characters.

Buck Rogers - They've got all (or almost all) of it on Hulu; retro flashback.

Stargate Universe - I hope you enjoy boredom.

Dollhouse - No comment.

Mime · Dec 2009

eboy wrote: »

If you've not seen The Wire, I'd definitely make that your next choice. Possibly the best thing on TV since I can't remember.

Yup!
Right next to Deadwood.
Third , Mad Men.

I also watch the regular stuff :Dexter, house, Mentalist, Fringe, Flash Forward, Bones, SGU.

For the funny, i watch Community, Californication , Two and a half men , Big bang theory, Boston Legal.

Dislike How i met your mother, Vampire diaries , Grey's anatomy.

Edit:

Get In Treatment NOW!

vahl · Dec 2009

life on mars (bbc version, the US version is WTF)

Minos · Dec 2009

Buck Rogers in the 25th century!

Or The Office

MattQ86 · Dec 2009

I second It's Always Sunny.

Darth Tomi · Dec 2009

Fringe
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Doctor Who
Dollhouse

crazyfingers · Dec 2009

Just throwing it out there, kind of an old show, but Red Dwarf is pretty cosmic. It's british humor, but about as American as it gets. It's kinda like star trek, how the show explores science and adventure, but rather than being serious about it they just F around.

DarthNater · Dec 2009

Ah, you guys reminded me. I second (third, fourth, fifth) The Big Bang Theory.

ericdigital · Dec 2009

breaking bad, mad men, dexter

JohnnySix · Dec 2009

Dollhouse, Fringe, Merlin (cheesy but fun, typical BBC style.) , Smallville has improved a bit, V , FlashForward.

Misfits is worth checking out .

and if you've not seen it yet , True Blood.

skylebones · Dec 2009

I second the wire. By far the best show I've seen.

I also enjoy the Shield and Sons of Anarchy.

Keg · Dec 2009

Asherr wrote: »

Venture Bros

This.

Also I'm partial to Doctor Who, Torchwood, Life on Mars (BBC version), Jekyll and How I met your Mother (just got hooked. NPH is pure awesome)

Can you tell I like BBC series?

Joshua Stubbles · Dec 2009

Fringe
Arrested Development
Deadwood
Leverage
30Rock
Farscape
Firefly
FlashForward
Weeds
Big Bang Theory
The Office
Flight of the Conchords
Jericho
Dexter
Mad Men
*True Blood
*John Adams
*Rome
*Big Love

(*HBO has some damn fine programming)

TheMadArtist · Dec 2009

Am I the only one who likes Bones?

Elhrrah · Dec 2009

Telling someone to watch Bones for entertainment is like telling someone to breathe in order to live; slightly pointless.

I'd recommend the older episodes of Bones over the new ones, though; they've lost something in the new material.

lefix · Dec 2009

it's always sunny in philadelphia
arrested developement
those are my 2 favs.

also if you like zombies, theres a british mini tv series called dead set which is awesome

bearkub · Dec 2009

Big Bang Theory 4 life.

Marine · Dec 2009

haven't been mentioned but definitely worth a watch
The Boondocks
Bored to Death
Modern Family

Modern Family is The Office with a large family instead of a bunch of office workers, and it has Al Bundy married to Sofia Vergara

And House... the character is great, the supporting cast is so-so, Foreman is a jackass and his relationship with 13 was horribly forced and a bit weird looking back at it, but the episodes themselves are horribly formulaic. You can guarantee that House will have his eureka moment about the patients illness courtesy of something in his personal life in the last 6-7 minutes.

The V remake was decent too

LoTekK · Dec 2009

Surprised nobody's mentioned Sons of Anarchy yet. Awesome show, 2 seasons to date.
Also, How I Met Your Mother. Hilarious.

Lamont · Dec 2009

I just finished Firefly and Serenity. Watched them back to back and then the movie. Good show.

okno · Dec 2009

Chris Morris's great surreal sketch series, Jam:

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Delerium · Dec 2009

ES_139 · Dec 2009

freaks and geeks
flight of the concords
dexter
just a few im enjoying atm

Razvan · Jan 2010

My favorite are :
stargate sg1
3rd rock from the sun
seinfeld
family guy

slipsius · Jan 2010

HA! i read the title to this thread and thought of prison break... watched every season. i personally LOVED it. ya, there were some slow parts, but really, it was like one long ass movie. real good.

Vrav · Jan 2010

Elhrrah wrote: »

I'd recommend the older episodes of Bones over the new ones, though; they've lost something in the new material.

I disagree - in my opinion, the newer episodes have gotten more a bit more sentimental, or romantic, which can be a gain depending on the viewer's tastes. Of course, you are probably right for most people here, I am just a softie.

Nick Carver · Jan 2010

You can't do any better than The Wire and Breaking Bad. Both are incredible pieces of work with fantastic performances and great storytelling. In fact, there are a ton of great US dramas (Deadwood, Mad Men, Generation Kill etc.) from the last few years that are all highly recommendable. Hollywood may have forgotten how to tell a story, but there is great work happening at the cutting edge of television drama. The new David Simon series Treme sounds pretty interesting and Martin Scorsese is involved with another HBO show called Boardwalk Empire. Also, season 3 of Breaking Bad and Pacific(from the people behind Band of Brothers) in March!

Zipfinator · Jan 2010

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Seinfeld
Futurama (Can't believe no one has mentioned this yet)
Arrested Development

Can't think of anymore must watch ones now, but it seems like everyone else has you covered.