The TV thread

Cosmo · Mar 28, 2013

Truth, Devil.

My DVR list right now contains...
Shameless
House of Lies
Girls
The Walking Dead
Justified
The Americans
Parks and Recreation
The Office
Big Bang Theory
It's Always Sunny
The League
Louie
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Californication

I realize I never watch movies any more because I watch so much damn TV on DVR.

Versatile · Mar 28, 2013

dreunc1542 said:

I plan to do The Sopranos and Deadwood this summer, and also catch up with the first seasons of House of Cards and The Americans. I keep up with so many current shows, and have so many other shows that I want to get to, that I keep a spreadsheet to remind me when current shows are coming back and have a list of shows I eventually want to get to. Here are the shows I'm planning to get to at some point:

The Sopranos
Deadwood
House of Cards
The Americans
Battlestar Gallactica
Twin Peaks
Jekyll
The Good Wife
The IT Crowd
Misfits (though, it seems just the first season or two from what I've heard)
Justified
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Of the ones I've seen:

1. Twin Peaks: It's one of the most unique shows ever, and it's occasionally completely mesmerizing, especially the first half of the run.
2. The Americans: I still am wary about sustainability, but it's been the best thing on TV so far this year.
3. Battlestar Galactica: The first two seasons were outstanding, the third season was very good and the fourth season had huge holes.
4. House of Cards: It's not bad, but the writing really should be better for a show with a strong premise and cast.

I have a tendency to wait until a show is done airing to go back and catch up with it. I'll do that with Justified and Breaking Bad, the two shows currently airing that I most want to watch .

Brian · Mar 28, 2013

I'm trying to slowly withdraw from watching television altogether. It's a multi-year process. I've whittled down to Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Parks & Rec, Louie and Archer.

And then once MM and BB end on AMC, I'm planning on ditching dramas from my life.

dreunc1542 · Mar 28, 2013

Versatile said:

dreunc1542 said:

I plan to do The Sopranos and Deadwood this summer, and also catch up with the first seasons of House of Cards and The Americans. I keep up with so many current shows, and have so many other shows that I want to get to, that I keep a spreadsheet to remind me when current shows are coming back and have a list of shows I eventually want to get to. Here are the shows I'm planning to get to at some point:

The Sopranos
Deadwood
House of Cards
The Americans
Battlestar Gallactica
Twin Peaks
Jekyll
The Good Wife
The IT Crowd
Misfits (though, it seems just the first season or two from what I've heard)
Justified
Click to expand...

Of the ones I've seen:

1. Twin Peaks: It's one of the most unique shows ever, and it's occasionally completely mesmerizing, especially the first half of the run.
2. The Americans: I still am wary about sustainability, but it's been the best thing on TV so far this year.
3. Battlestar Galactica: The first two seasons were outstanding, the third season was very good and the fourth season had huge holes.
4. House of Cards: It's not bad, but the writing really should be better for a show with a strong premise and cast.

I have a tendency to wait until a show is done airing to go back and catch up with it. I'll do that with Justified and Breaking Bad, the two shows currently airing that I most want to watch .
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You don't have interest in catching up with Breaking Bad before the final eight episodes air this summer?

Versatile · Mar 28, 2013

Is there a place to stream the first half of this season?

HC · Mar 28, 2013

Versatile said:

dreunc1542 said:

I plan to do The Sopranos and Deadwood this summer, and also catch up with the first seasons of House of Cards and The Americans. I keep up with so many current shows, and have so many other shows that I want to get to, that I keep a spreadsheet to remind me when current shows are coming back and have a list of shows I eventually want to get to. Here are the shows I'm planning to get to at some point:

The Sopranos
Deadwood
House of Cards
The Americans
Battlestar Gallactica
Twin Peaks
Jekyll
The Good Wife
The IT Crowd
Misfits (though, it seems just the first season or two from what I've heard)
Justified
Click to expand...

Of the ones I've seen:

1. Twin Peaks: It's one of the most unique shows ever, and it's occasionally completely mesmerizing, especially the first half of the run.
2. The Americans: I still am wary about sustainability, but it's been the best thing on TV so far this year.
3. Battlestar Galactica: The first two seasons were outstanding, the third season was very good and the fourth season had huge holes.
4. House of Cards: It's not bad, but the writing really should be better for a show with a strong premise and cast.

I have a tendency to wait until a show is done airing to go back and catch up with it. I'll do that with Justified and Breaking Bad, the two shows currently airing that I most want to watch .
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I'm glad "Justified" and "Breaking Bad" are in your future plans. They're both shows I wasn't that interested in watching but got hooked on pretty quick. As to your original 3 choices, they're all good but I highly recommend "Deadwood". Yes, it's a Western but don't go in expecting something traditional. It has a seriously Shakespearean flavour to it IMO and is eminently rewatchable. Great writing, great performances - highly recommended.

Amy · Mar 28, 2013

Luther. Both seasons.

dreunc1542 · Mar 28, 2013

Brian said:

I'm trying to slowly withdraw from watching television altogether. It's a multi-year process. I've whittled down to Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Parks & Rec, Louie and Archer.

And then once MM and BB end on AMC, I'm planning on ditching dramas from my life.
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What's your reasoning for doing so?

HC · Mar 28, 2013

Amy said:

Luther. Both seasons.
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Strongly seconded.

Small Town Guy · Mar 28, 2013

I second the plug for Sherlock. Both seasons (series) are streaming on Netflix. Three 90-minute episodes each season.

LongTimeListener · Mar 28, 2013

I still haven't seen one episode of Breaking Bad, and I consider it my greatest character flaw.

Is it on Netflix? I have a one-month free trial waiting, maybe I'll just knock it out that way.

Steak Snabler · Mar 28, 2013

LongTimeListener said:

I still haven't seen one episode of Breaking Bad, and I consider it my greatest character flaw.

Is it on Netflix? I have a one-month free trial waiting, maybe I'll just knock it out that way.
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It is, all five seasons.

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