I haven’t watched TV in years; kids and my previous job really killed that.
There’s SO much out there since I last picked up a remote, and I have a fucking huge backlog.
I’m open to anything, as long as it’s well done.
Series I liked: Vikings, Norsemen (hysterical), The Americans, GoT, Man in the High Castle, Expanse, Spartacus (Batiartus is amazing)
I’m scratching the surface of Boardwalk Empire, but open to other rabbit holes.
Oz.
Then you may proceed with everything else.
News Radio
Titus
Better Off Ted
Also Ozark
This thread has cost me about a terabyte on my NAS.
And you will watch all that, right?
Some shows I really enjoyed in recent years:
- Arcane (amazing animation, world, and story - you don’t need to know anything about the game to enjoy it)
- Peaky Blinders (it’s finished and so good throughout)
- Travelers (also finished, extremely underrated)
- The Expanse (6 seasons of some of the best sci-fi ever)
- Stranger Things (ongoing but highly recommend)
- Beef (limited series so finished, so good)
- The Bear (very good, raw characters and emotions)
- Ted Lasso (no need to care for football, just extremely lovable characters and heartwarming story)
- Breaking Bad (if you haven’t watched this, it’s a must - best TV imo)
- The Last of Us (no need to know the game)
- Andor (best star wars since the original trilogy, mature, dark, and suspenseful)
They’re in no particular order, and I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot, but I definitely think all of the above are must watch.
Travelers is such an underrated show! Really good premise, tight well thought out time travel, solid storytelling and some great performances by lesser known actors. I really want to second its recommendations. Honestly it’s not top tier prestige TV but damn it’s good.
Travelers, The Expanse (noted by OP), Beef, and Breaking Bad are all solid. Add Mare of Easttown, the Morning Show, and the Newsroom and you’ve got half of my favourite shows of the past 15 years.
Ted Lasso was the big surprise to me here. The characters are lovable, caring, and well-crafted, and the story is simple but compelling. In all, only the most heartless, isolate, human beings would get nothing from this show.
The early 00s - the mid 2010s was the era of the anti hero. It gave us some of the best TV series of all time. You will empathize with the the bad guy… Until you don’t.
Breaking bad
Ad men
The wire
Dexter
The sopranos
House
The Wire
Currently rewatching. So good.
This. Still one of the best.
From (https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/124364-from)
Season 3 should be done by end of September.
Other suggestions in this thread are pretty good.
And one of my preferred show; Utopia (the UK version) warning it is unfinished, only two seasons but this is just a great show. Take care of not watching the cropped version. Also it is so cool this TV show aired before COVID19.
Orphan Black if you like mystery
- Fawlty Towers
- Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister
- Good Omens
- Black Books
- The Expanse
- For All Mankind (feels like a precursor to the expanse)
- The Boys
- Firefly
- Stargate / SG Atlantis
- Castle
- The Orville
Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister
Then for the dramatic take - the BBC version of House of Cards / To Play the King / The Final Cut starring Ian Richardson (Not the US version with Kevin Spacey)
Black Books
…and then Father Ted and IT Crowd
Then I think you have to include the big HBO series: The Wire / The Sopranos / Game of Thrones / House of the Dragon.
I would add Coupling to the British tv list.
Oh yes. I loved that at the time. Haven’t watched it in ages.
I’m a huge fan of anything Damon Lindelof has been a head writer on
Lost
Watchmen
And my personal all time favorite show:
The Leftovers
He’s latest show Mrs. Davis is ok too but not quite as good as his previous stuff.
Another show recommendation that I love to give because no one watched it is The English. It’s a crazy stylish western, reminds me of Coen Brothers.
I watched Lost when it aired and Leftovers during the pandemic. I won’t post spoilers, but I think Lindelof has a unique brand of writing intentionally disappointing stories that’s not for me. Like most people, my partner and i didn’t like how Lost ended, but the internet would have me believe that we are the only people in the world who didn’t like Leftovers.
I like how the ride starts, I just don’t think he’s even trying to write an ending that satisfies all the questions he takes the time to ask.
That’s fair. Lost had trouble because they were building the track as they went. I still loved the ride though. For me, I don’t think every question needs an answer as long as what it creates feeds into the themes of the show. Like on Lost, I wish they never explained the Smoke Monster, it just wasn’t necessary.
With Leftovers, I’d say it’s ending is the perfect summation of the show and anything else would betray what it was going for.
spoiler
It’s a show about logic vs belief and that’s where it leaves us, do you believe Nora? What happened to the 2% ultimately doesn’t matter because the show is about how people deal with the unexplainable. There’s no satisfying answer to that mystery.
You’re not alone in not liking the ending though. I’ve had this conversation before and it’s totally ok not to.
Deadloch
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Mandy
Ted Lasso
If you can only do one make it Am I Being Unreasonable? It is incredibly good.
Based on your references I would say:
- Viking stuff: The Last Kingdom
- Alternate history+space: For All Mankind
- Spy stuff: Slow Horses
- Roman stuff: Rome
It’s a short series (six episodes so far) but with two more in production: The Devil’s Hour.
Go in blind, don’t spoil it for yourself.
If you like a series that gives you all the clues but none of them fall together until the last episode, this one is dark, brain-bendy supernatural mystery with an excellent cast.
Sounds great!
Breaking Bad
