Need a new TV show into which I can sink the teeth of my mind (Read 723 times)


Hip Redux

    +1 for Arrested Development, and a vote for Parks and Recreation.

     

     

    Definitely these two.

     


    ultramarathon/triathlete

      LOTS of good suggestions on this thread!  I've tried not to repeat any of the above...

       

      On Netflix:

      A Young Doctor's Notebook (weird, 20ish minutes, 4 episodes, has harry potter and don draper in a bathtub).

      Nip/Tuck (actually gets good if you give it a few episodes)

      Doctor Who and also Torchwood (both are cheeky english sci fi and are related to one another)

      Ripper Street (just started this, seems promising)

      Top Gear (this is the best. show. ever.)

      Call the Midwife (my wife watches that, I couldn't get past the first episode)

      The Killing (wife watches this too)

      Alphas (this was ok/meh)

       

      Prime:

      Falling Skies (if you like sci-fi dramas)

       

      HBOGO:

      Generation Kill

       

      Showtime:

      True Detective

       

      Elsewhere/I forget where:

      Downton Abbey

      Continuum

      The Tudors

       

      What's that show about the cloned chick called?  That's good.

       

      ETA:  There's also the British  House of Cards.  I just added that to our streaming queue.  My MIL says the lead guy is even more nefarious than Spacey was.

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        I'm all about Documentaries and shows based on fact, so I can't help with any ideas for drama shows.

         

        You'll catch me watching ID Channel (Investigative Discovery).  Shows based on real occurrences with titles like "I (almost) got away with it", "Wives with Knives", "Who the ((bleep)) did I marry", other wholesome shows like that.   

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        Charles G


          The Americans is great. I can also vouch for the Wire, Spiral, Luther and OITNB.

           

          I would add Homicide: Life on the Street, Intelligence (Canadian)

           

          Danish shows: Rita, Borgen, The Protectors, Forbrydelsen (The Killing was based on this)

           

          Also The Shield, Orphan Black, Dollhouse and Prisoner of War. Borgen is on Link TV. I saw Season One of Forbrydelsen  on you tube.  Prisoner of War is on Hulu. (Not Hulu plus so you don't have to pay) Homeland was based on this but the Israeli version is much better.

          LedLincoln


          not bad for mile 25

             

            I run with my remote.

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            It may be short, but it has girth.

             

            Smile

            I'm too lazy to count syllables.  Is it a haiku?

              Psych and Futurama

              There was a point in my life when I ran. Now, I just run.

               

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              BeeRunB


                 

                Smile

                I'm too lazy to count syllables.  Is it a haiku?

                Since you're not counting, yes, it's haiku.

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                I've got a fever...

                  I highly recommend The Americans.  Season 1 was excellent, and Season 2 is even better so far.

                   

                  Mad Men is also Great (with a capital G).  Final season (split in two like Breaking Bad was) starts in a little over a week.

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                      Another vote for The Americans...and Justified.

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                      Julia1971


                        Psych and Futurama

                         

                        +1 for Psych.  It's not mind teeth, though.  It's more I really, really need to laugh.

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                        Break on through

                          These aren't new, but if you haven't seen them...

                           

                          The Venture Bros.   - funny look at heroes and villains

                          Battlestar Galactica   - thoughtful science fiction

                          "Not to touch the Earth, not to see the Sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run..."

                          BeeRunB


                            Thanks for all these suggestions, you exceeded my expectations by an ultra.

                            Off to Netflix to see what's what.

                            BeeRunB


                              I'm all about Documentaries and shows based on fact, so I can't help with any ideas for drama shows.

                               

                              You'll catch me watching ID Channel (Investigative Discovery).  Shows based on real occurrences with titles like "I (almost) got away with it", "Wives with Knives", "Who the ((bleep)) did I marry", other wholesome shows like that.   

                              Disappeared is good.


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                                The IT Crowd for a good laugh.

                                Eric S.

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