Need recommendations for a new TV show to watch

[MTG#10]

I dont have enough shows to watch right now to fulfill my couch potato appetite so I need some suggestions. I have access to virtually anything so there shouldn't be any limitations.

I'd prefer it be a current show, but anything that has started in the last 10 years or so is acceptable. I'm leaving out comedies since everyone's sense of humor varies greatly.

Some of my favorite shows in no particular order:

Breaking Bad
True Blood (except last 2 seasons)
Fargo
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Bates Motel
American Horror Story (this last season was teh gay)
Hell on Wheels
Homeland
Justified
The Leftovers
Shameless
True Detective
Vikings
House of Cards
Dexter (except the last couple seasons)
Southland
Banshee
Deadwood
The Sopranos
Silicon ValleyThe Tudors
Six Feet Under
Rome

Shows that I watch or have watched occasionally but could take them or leave them:

The Walking Dead
Tyrant
Orange is the New Black
Under the Dome
Sherlock
The Wire
Californication
Heroes
Weeds
Downton Abbey

Shows a lot of people like that I couldn't get into, or absolutely couldn't stand:

Sons of Anarchy
Supernatural
Penny Dreadful
Arrow
Masters Of Sex
Mad Men
Prison Break
Most cop/detective shows on local television like NCIS and CSI
Black Sails
The News Room (I actually liked it until the liberal propaganda became so blatant it made me want to puke)

Im about to give The Blacklist a try, dont have very high expectations though for some unknown reason.

[Shag]

Firefly

[MTG#10]

Loved firefly, that should have been on my list

[Shag]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Also, An Idiot Abroad.

First two seasons were fanstastic - some of the hardest laughs from tv I've had in a long time. The third season was terrible.

Originally Posted by listopencil

It is really, really good. In my opinion the show either transcends the genre (Episodic Sci Fi TV) or takes it to its highest form.

+1 on BSG. Fantastic show.

[Shag]

The Americans is pretty good, too.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Clyde Frog

The Bridge

Is this really good? I've got this season on the dvr.


Anyone watch hell on wheels? Edit, see mtg does. I've got to finish breaking bad, 6 episodes left, then I'm catching all of th previous hell on wheels episodes then I've got this season dvring
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[TribalElder]

Lilyhammer

[DaveNull]

Black Mirror from the BBC. Only three long episodes, but each are great. Charlie Brooker is a damn fine critic and does a good job running his own show.

[GloucesterChief]

BBC Top Gear. It is not a car show with comedy, it is a comedy show with cars.

[BWillie]

You watch a ton of ****ing shows. I dont think you ned anymore. Id just scratch True Blood and The Walking Dead. I mean, it doesnt get much worse than those

[MTG#10]

I know it looks like a lot but when you're all caught up on everything there's only so many new episodes a week and a lot of those shows have ended. I normally only have 3-5 episodes to watch per week.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Also, An Idiot Abroad.

Seconded, send the perfectly hilarious cynical British suburbanite out to see the world.
Beautifully shot.
If you don't know Karl Pilkington, get to know about him.
We was a guy who worked at Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's radio station who cracked them up with his observations. He's not trying to be funny. He just sees the world oddly.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the...ngton-has-ever

http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/ind...uotes_By_Topic

He also famously has 'a head like an orange. I think he looks like a bald scruffy Seth McFarlane with Downs.



Anyway they send him around the world to festivals, carnivals, wonders and activities and cajole him to participate. Think 'Human Planet' for a fuddy duddy.





There's four seasons to keep you busy.

[MTG#10]

Only British film or comedy I've ever liked was Sean of the Dead. Just can't get into British tv/movies for some reason. I think it's becauseI have a hard time with their accent and how fast they speak. I'll give it a shot though.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Only British film or comedy I've ever liked was Sean of the Dead. Just can't get into British tv/movies for some reason. I think it's becauseI have a hard time with their accent and how fast they speak. I'll give it a shot though.

Not Top Gear or The Office.

Actually, it's worth it for the visuals alone.

[Buehler445]

Made a similar thread awhile back. A little different because I've missed a lot of the classics.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=258883

To your list is add Falling Skies, Suits, Longmire, Magic City and White Collar.

I'd also look up Burn Notice. For mindless time wasters Scrubs and That 70s Show are pretty funny.

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Only British film or comedy I've ever liked was Sean of the Dead. Just can't get into British tv/movies for some reason. I think it's becauseI have a hard time with their accent and how fast they speak. I'll give it a shot though.

The more you watch, the more you get accustomed to it.

I have to agree with both An Idiot Abroad and Top Gear, although I would put Top Gear above any other recommendation in this thread. I loved BSG, but Top Gear is just hilarious. It's a mix of the coolest cars and some funny idiots doing car related challenges all across the world.