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robbiez666
10-07-2010, 00:18
I need to get round to the like of Breaking Bad and Mad Men but I'm useless and the amount of episodes needed to catch up is daunting. Any recommendations of shows in their first series/just a series or so to catch up with?
I'm really enjoying Persons Unknown and enjoyed Gravity. I like something a bit different.
son of thunder
10-07-2010, 07:33
If its only the 1 series then Spartacus and justified for me, if you can push to 2 series then sons of anarchy.
you should really try and watch breaking bad at least their are not loads of episodes per series
livingmydream
10-07-2010, 11:24
This might be up your street:
http://www.tvrage.com/Haven
Only 1 episode aired so far. Based on a Stephen King story.
But I second the Breaking Bad comment, really doesn't take long to get caught up and it is brilliant!
Haven was extremely dull, not going to bother any further with that.
Nikita;
Female Assassin...........could be good.......:n0rty:
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Covert Affairs
"Alias Reboot"
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The Event;
This looks pretty interesting
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No Ordinary Family;
Like The Incredibles
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Undercovers;
Mr & Mrs Smith!!
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The Cape
Superhero!
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Boardwalk Empire
Looks great!
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The Chase
US Marshalls
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The Glades;
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Hellcats;
Cheerleaders........not sure about this one :n0rty:
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Murphy's Law
Looks interesting :thumbs:
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Friends with Benefits
Not sure :shrug:
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Rookie Blue
Cop show
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Outsourced
Comedy
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Perfect Couples
Another comedy
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Ride Along
Looks good :thumbs:
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Lonestar
Could be interesting
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Hawaii Five O
Looking forward to this :thumbs:
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Raising Hope
Could be quite funny
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The Gates
Vamps.................maybe
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robbiez666
10-07-2010, 17:20
cheers!
Captain_Howdy666
11-07-2010, 00:02
This might be up your street:
http://www.tvrage.com/Haven
Only 1 episode aired so far. Based on a Stephen King story.
But I second the Breaking Bad comment, really doesn't take long to get caught up and it is brilliant!
I just watched the first episode and spent it thinking that I knew the female lead from somewhere. It was only afterwards that I realised she voiced Elena in the Uncharted games on the PS3.
zantarous
11-07-2010, 10:28
Hellcats, I am so watching that, girls dancing in skimpy outfits with some inhouse bitch fighting what is not to like?
The Bear
11-07-2010, 10:51
The Event looks very interesting. Hopefully it's more Lost than Flash Forward though.
marc_angelus
11-07-2010, 11:33
Thanks Zorro, i just added the first 6 of those to my watch list!
More added......................:D
The Bear
11-07-2010, 14:40
I thought The Glades looked like it could be alright as well. Pretty formulaic crime show, but the lead looks to have an interesting character.
Hawaii Five-O looks entertaining too.
The Bear
11-07-2010, 15:16
As far as couples comedy goes I like the look of this one:
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Keeping in with Rookie Blue, it's a good enough show (Missy's character called Andy again?)
marc_angelus
11-07-2010, 18:26
these trailers make these shows look like movies, they really know how to promote things in the US
Hellcats looks awesome :)
They need to cross it with Spartacus for the ultimate tv show!
alsemail
11-07-2010, 19:25
Saw the first episode of Rookie Blue...
Woeful would be my best description. it's like teen drama with cops, who of course are all young and beautiful (well 'ish but you get the idea)
Anyone seen Huge, seen a few reviews and they are mixed.
NicolaUK
11-07-2010, 19:51
Anyone seen Huge, seen a few reviews and they are mixed.
It's free on iTunes (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=55) I quite liked the first ep.
The Gates is worth a look too :)
The Gates is pretty good, all kicks off relatively quickly so you know what to expect from the series.
As mentioned above, the first episode of "Haven" was really dull & offered nothing new to the genre. A shame as the leading lady is a cutie.
Still to give "The Gates" a go. Waiting to see if it gets a decent run of episodes before inevitably getting the boot.
Pillars of the Earth
Looks good;
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Ian McShane looks too much like Ozzy Osbourne.
The Bear
13-07-2010, 12:44
Rufus Sewell:
http://img02.imagefra.me/img/img02/8/7/13/haznick/f_fcopp2s5qdfm_4f73c3d.jpg
mamboboy
13-07-2010, 15:42
The best by far looks to be The Event... seems to be a mix of the action in 24 & the mystery Lost. The performances look great, but trailers can be deceiving!
And I'm not too sure about The Gates. Judging from the trailer it almost looks like The Vampire Diaries crossed with Desperate Housewives... in other words my worst nightmare!
Haven sounds like a nice idea, but I've never been able to catch on to SyFy shows due to the pretty much guaranteed poor acting/overacting. But i'll give them all a chance :)
Watched the first episode of The Gates this morning, not bad but going to have to run it past the OH to see if she wants to watch it before I continue (already had to tell her I wasn't going to watch anymore legend of the seeker since the cancellation (she's only watched the first few of season 1), didn't have the heart to tell her I'd watched both series on the train).
And I'm not too sure about The Gates. Judging from the trailer it almost looks like The Vampire Diaries crossed with Desperate Housewives...
With a bit of Twilight thrown in for good measure.
crunchman
14-07-2010, 12:06
Anyone seen Huge, seen a few reviews and they are mixed.
I liked it, I originally wanted to see it as a **** take after seeing the poster campaign in one of the disney parks last week, but it was a pretty good show.
Miles better then secret life of the american teenager....which I ashamedly watch :nuts:
daboy3000
14-07-2010, 13:17
I feel TV is lacking some good Sci-Fi, Have i missed something or is anything on the horizon?
The Bear
14-07-2010, 14:38
Warehouse 13 is ok, but as a fairly average flatline level. They've just started season 2.
Eureka is much the same as Warehouse 13. Pretty much ok with very occasional standout moments.
Caprica was much the same for the first season. It has the pedigree to get better though.
V is decent and picked up towards the end of the first season. Not much sci-fi in it other than stuff on the alien ships though.
So not really much that stands out at the minute. I assume you've seen Battlestar Galactica? That's been the best thing in recent times IMO.
welshmatt
14-07-2010, 15:25
What about Fringe? Plenty of forums love for it.
daboy3000
14-07-2010, 15:46
Seen Battlestar, liked it. W13 is just too cheesy, its like buffy or some other tripe that i've seen. I couldn't get into fringe, whats the low budget show where they trap all the monsters and keep them in a building, the main characters a woman with an English accient? That was ok for a low budget.
What I'm looking for is a Star Trek next gen replacement, big budget, loads of action and aliens etc. Have no interest in vampires etc.
whats the low budget show where they trap all the monsters and keep them in a building, the main characters a woman with an English accient? That was ok for a low budget.
Sanctuary (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0965394/).
daboy3000
14-07-2010, 18:43
Sanctuary (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0965394/).
Thats the one.
Not TV shows like that, better ones!! ;)
The Bear
14-07-2010, 22:09
The 4400? Not brilliant but decent enough.
Cade Foster
16-07-2010, 19:10
The best by far looks to be The Event... seems to be a mix of the action in 24 & the mystery Lost. The performances look great, but trailers can be deceiving!
Looks like it has the possibility to go the way of Lost or go the way of Flashforward. looks like some good stuff coming up.
Saw a good trailer for a lawyer show if you like that sort of thing Outlaw with Jimmy Smits in.
Maybe some of those listed may not see the day, remember Day One.
Still waiting for that one.
The Glades was rubbish, at least the first episode. I don't think I'll even give it a second chance
I just watched The Chase preview and now feel I have no need to watch the show. It's a five minute film. Have they left anything out?
Just having anreadnand NBC has picked up 11 new shows for the fall season.
Have any of these been picked up?
AdsterUK
11-08-2010, 09:39
I loving Pillars of the Earth, but everything else they've shown over the summer has been a bit meh.
This was hammered home when I finally got around to watching some of The Mentalist which I'd given up on originally for being a bit bland and its head and shoulders above the summer fare
marc_angelus
11-08-2010, 09:45
Have any of these been picked up?
I expect some of the networks will see how the Pilots do before picking up the show full time.. Covert Affairs, The Gates and Haven are already on, but a lot of the others i was interested in aren't showing their pilot till next month or the month after..
daboy3000
11-08-2010, 13:23
The 4400? Not brilliant but decent enough.
Thanks for that, just finished watching all four seasons, what a shame it got canceled. Some episodes were a bit weak for sure but over all I enjoyed that a lot more than Hereos.
What else you got for me??
AdsterUK
11-08-2010, 13:35
Thanks for that, just finished watching all four seasons, what a shame it got canceled. Some episodes were a bit weak for sure but over all I enjoyed that a lot more than Hereos.
What else you got for me??
Not as good as 4400 but how about
Fringe
Stargate Universe - they've tried (unsuccessfully) their best to rip off BSG
I'm also enjoying Persons Unknown in a masochistic way.
marc_angelus
11-08-2010, 14:47
Not as good as 4400 but how about
Fringe
Stargate Universe - they've tried (unsuccessfully) their best to rip off BSG
I'm also enjoying Persons Unknown in a masochistic way.
i loved SGU. Because of it, i gave SG-1 another chance despite not really thinking it was good the first time around. I only got about 6 episodes into the first season before getting fed up of it though, SGU just seems so much better.
I'm really looking forward to this! A new ABC show starring Matthew Perry :thumbs: and Andrea Anders :n0rty:.
Mr. Sunshine
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daboy3000
11-08-2010, 15:36
Not as good as 4400 but how about
Fringe
Stargate Universe - they've tried (unsuccessfully) their best to rip off BSG
I'm also enjoying Persons Unknown in a masochistic way.
Fringe was ok, but there was something about it it that made it a bit ****, is it British made? I just can't watch most British Sci-Fi, they all seemed to be aimed at kids and families, ie Dr Who, Torchwood, Primeval etc. Same with the Buffy series and True Blood etc, I know loads of people like this stuff but in my opinion its all a load of cak!!
I can deal with bad acting, but bad writing really turns me away.
I tried about 5 episodes of SGU but it just didn't go anywhere and the lack of any action just didn't keep me entertained. Show me some Aliens, i don't want to use my imagination, i want to see little green men fighting it out with lasers and spaceships!!!
Bring back Farscape.....
The Bear
11-08-2010, 15:45
Thanks for that, just finished watching all four seasons, what a shame it got canceled. Some episodes were a bit weak for sure but over all I enjoyed that a lot more than Hereos.
What else you got for me??
I enjoy Eureka. It's very futuristic science based and is very likeable if a little throwaway. It has had a couple of standout moments but is always good-decent. Currently in it's 4th season. The first two can be picked up really cheap.
marc_angelus
11-08-2010, 15:49
Fringe was ok, but there was something about it it that made it a bit ****, is it British made? I just can't watch most British Sci-Fi, they all seemed to be aimed at kids and families, ie Dr Who, Torchwood, Primeval etc. Same with the Buffy series and True Blood etc, I know loads of people like this stuff but in my opinion its all a load of cak!!
I can deal with bad acting, but bad writing really turns me away.
I tried about 5 episodes of SGU but it just didn't go anywhere and the lack of any action just didn't keep me entertained. Show me some Aliens, i don't want to use my imagination, i want to see little green men fighting it out with lasers and spaceships!!!
Bring back Farscape.....
True Blood made for families? You haven't watched it much have you..? It's is about as far away from being family friendly as you can possibly get and is certainly not badly written!
There are aliens in SGU on quite a few occasions infact, though unlike SG-1 they don't all look exactly like humans. The show is more about the enemy within though, how a group of strangers react when cooped up with one another for months on end.
AdsterUK
11-08-2010, 15:55
I'm really looking forward to this! A new ABC show starring Matthew Perry :thumbs: and Andrea Anders :n0rty:.
Mr. Sunshine
Looks good, but not scheduled till next year as a mid season replacement. Thats normally, though not always, the kiss of death.
Fringe was ok, but there was something about it it that made it a bit ****, is it British made? I just can't watch most British Sci-Fi, they all seemed to be aimed at kids and families, ie Dr Who, Torchwood, Primeval etc. Same with the Buffy series and True Blood etc, I know loads of people like this stuff but in my opinion its all a load of cak!!
:eek:
Just exactly how many episodes of Fringe and True Blood did you watch?
Fringe is on the edge of family friendly shows and True Blood is about as far away as you can get.
Fringe is J J Abrams show and is excellent. True Blood is HBO and is very adult indeed...
Both worth watching...
Looks good, but not scheduled till next year as a mid season replacement. Thats normally, though not always, the kiss of death.
ABC paid a fortune for it and had to guarantee it would get a full season and be shown. So Perry will at least get his show on the air and get to finish a whole season. Bit of a weird one for ABC to bid so high and be contracted so heavily.
Cade Foster
11-08-2010, 18:02
Fringe was ok, but there was something about it it that made it a bit ****, is it British made? I just can't watch most British Sci-Fi, they all seemed to be aimed at kids and families, ie Dr Who, Torchwood, Primeval etc. Same with the Buffy series and True Blood etc, I know loads of people like this stuff but in my opinion its all a load of cak!!
Er are you sure you have actually watched Fringe (which just gets better and better IMO) or any of the other shows, for a start it doesnt even look like its made over here, and a lot of the episodes are not for familys. Got bored of True Blood my self but do you and the family sit down and watch a Spartacus/True Blood double bill;)
zantarous
11-08-2010, 19:54
i loved SGU. Because of it, i gave SG-1 another chance despite not really thinking it was good the first time around. I only got about 6 episodes into the first season before getting fed up of it though, SGU just seems so much better.
I would give SG1 another go, I recently sat and watched the first season again and while it started weak i really fell in love with it again and it took me back to a time when shows were fun. Granted it is different to SGU but SG1 certainly got very good.
daboy3000
12-08-2010, 08:32
Got bored of True Blood my self but do you and the family sit down and watch a Spartacus/True Blood double bill;)
:lol:
When I was refering to family viewing i meant the British stuff, must have worded it wrong LOL, and don't get me started on Spartacus, i've seen better acting in soft porn!!
Fringe is ok but I only managed 40 mins of True Blood as the acting made be want to stick daggers in my ears!
Anyone else watch Melissa & Joey? It started last week on ABC Family and stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. The creators must be hoping that nobody has seen 'Who's the Boss?', because the plot is exactly the same!
I've seen worse shows but the "studio audience" is annoying and it's pretty obvious how the show is going to play out.
hookbeak
21-08-2010, 20:10
Anyone else watch Melissa & Joey? It started last week on ABC Family and stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. The creators must be hoping that nobody has seen 'Who's the Boss?', because the plot is exactly the same!
I've seen worse shows but the "studio audience" is annoying and it's pretty obvious how the show is going to play out.
I watched a bit on YouTube and for half the time I thought it was a kids show. I'm filing it in the "**** US sitcom" folder.
Watching the trailer for the new Hawaii Five-O series, and comparing it to the original, I have to ask the question . . . can we not have a show that portrays characters in positions of authority as sober, reasonable adults, and not wisecracking children?
scoobyood
22-08-2010, 22:47
Watching the trailer for the new Hawaii Five-O series, and comparing it to the original, I have to ask the question . . . can we not have a show that portrays characters in positions of authority as sober, reasonable adults, and not wisecracking children?
Now one seems to talk about it on the forum but "The Closer" is a brilliant cop show that is just that. The way the crimes are solved is realistic and the way she sometimes (the show doesn't do the same thing every week) get the people to confess is genius. Plus all the characters are well drawn and interesting.
Now one seems to talk about it on the forum but "The Closer" is a brilliant cop show that is just that. The way the crimes are solved is realistic and the way she sometimes (the show doesn't do the same thing every week) get the people to confess is genius. Plus all the characters are well drawn and interesting.
Amen! It's superb in every department. Six seasons in and it's still going strong.
zantarous
23-08-2010, 02:35
Watching the trailer for the new Hawaii Five-O series, and comparing it to the original, I have to ask the question . . . can we not have a show that portrays characters in positions of authority as sober, reasonable adults, and not wisecracking children?
You have to give your heroes flaws to see them over come them, the wisecracking is for people like me who like to laugh at the silliest things.
robzinski
04-09-2010, 10:38
Just watched the first ep of Melissa & Joey. Pretty weak, but I've still got a bit of :luv: for Melissa Joan Hart so will give it a go at least until everything else starts back.
charlie angel
04-09-2010, 10:56
I'm looking forward to Terriers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DIYXWYBT0) by Shawn Ryan. Trailer's a bit mince but it's been receiving reasonable buzz I believe.
^^ Is 'mince' Cockney rhyming slang or just means being crap? ^^
I would give SG1 another go, I recently sat and watched the first season again and while it started weak i really fell in love with it again and it took me back to a time when shows were fun. Granted it is different to SGU but SG1 certainly got very good.
I've just started on S1 of Stargate: Atlantis and it's not as bad as I remember first time around (though I guess it would be unwatchable if it didn't have the awesome Rodney in it).
charlie angel
04-09-2010, 14:57
^^ Is 'mince' Cockney rhyming slang or just means being crap? ^^
No idea - a Scottish mate of mine uses it (to mean crap) all the time, so it's kind of invaded the way we all speak.
it's kind of invaded the way we all speak.
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Thornastor
09-09-2010, 18:16
Dark Blue Starts Wednesday 15 September 10:00pm Five USA
MrHat001
09-09-2010, 18:44
So did anyone watch Hellcats?
I have a feeling this could become a guilty pleasure (and no not in a :n0rty: way).
Dark Blue Starts Wednesday 15 September
Its up to Ep 8 on the US schedule and this season has been excellent
Also helps it now has Tricia Helfer as a main part and she looks very good ;)
zantarous
09-09-2010, 20:29
So did anyone watch Hellcats?
I have a feeling this could become a guilty pleasure (and no not in a :n0rty: way).
Thread for Hellcats is here http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=599228
It sure is a guilty pleasure type show
Thornastor
11-09-2010, 17:30
Shameless USA starring William H. Macy Spring 2011 on More4
Bored of tv at the minute. Anything good out?
Surprised no-one has mentioned The Borgias anywhere in the tv-forum. I'm enjoying that more than I thought I would. Certainly much better than The Tudors & Camelot.
Surprised no-one has mentioned The Borgias anywhere in the tv-forum. I'm enjoying that more than I thought I would. Certainly much better than The Tudors & Camelot.
Assassin's Creed has kind of ruined the Borgias for me :lol:
son of thunder
13-04-2011, 18:54
Surprised no-one has mentioned The Borgias anywhere in the tv-forum. I'm enjoying that more than I thought I would. Certainly much better than The Tudors & Camelot.
Yes totally agree The Borgias is excellent great performance so far from Irons and Sean Harris's character is brilliant
Assassin's Creed has kind of ruined the Borgias for me :lol:
:lol: I forgot to mention that anytime they display an aerial shot of Rome in the show, i'm looking for Ezio leaping around the rooftops.
There actually is an assassin in the show who has quickly become one of my favourite characters, but he's as far removed from Ezio as you could get.
Did anyone like How To Make It In America? I really enjoyed that despite it being a bit 'cool'
Yeah good show, heard S2 is coming out later this year
The Bear
20-04-2011, 11:40
Anyone tried Traffic Light? (formerly Mixed Signals).
I liked the look of it from the trailer, and it's decent enough to keep watching. The characters are interesting/funny enough and the cast seems to have a good dynamic going.
marc_angelus
20-04-2011, 11:41
yeah, i'm enjoying it. Quite fancy the girlfriends as well!
Apostate
25-04-2011, 09:00
Yes totally agree The Borgias is excellent great performance so far from Irons and Sean Harris's character is brilliant
Yes this is very good - deserves it's own thread. Steven Berkoff is in it too.
Speaking of The Borgias (which continues to be very entertaining), it's been announced that a ten episode, second series has been greenlit. :thumbs:
I thought that ep2 of The Paul Reiser show might be an improvement but it was just as bad as ep1. Which is a shame since I like him and I want Omid Djalilli to be in something good
It's already cancelled though!
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/22/nbc-cancels-the-paul-reiser-show/90330
Well think yourselves lucky! I wonder if Whoopie lasted longer? That was comparatively good
welshmatt
27-04-2011, 11:06
Anyone seen the trailer for new Showtime drama Homeland with Damien Lewis, Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin? Looks interesting.
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The Bear
27-04-2011, 14:32
So is the entire story going to be based on that one POW?
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