Suggestions please: I watched all of Dexter

[rainy]

and loved it. I want to start watching something else as good as that (not counting the ending.) Does anyone have any suggestions for new or old shows?

[Earth_First]

1. May I suggest: House of Cards

Prepare yourself in advance.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. second...its AWESOME!

Kevin Spacey plays the same kind of Love him and Hate him at the same time character!

[dipsydoodle]

65. But go for the original BBC series first.

[Earth_First]

67. This. nt

[demwing]

72. why's that?

[dipsydoodle]

73. Got more flavour.

It would have - its BBC not a joke Hollywood cover.

Must confess though that if you watch all three BBC series it will spoil the likely ending of the US version.

[demwing]

81. I see... do you consider all "Hollywood" covers a joke

Or just House of Cards?

[dipsydoodle]

84. Generally speaking............

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all.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for example was tragic compared with the original.

[demwing]

85. While "Let the Right One in"

Was as good or better than the original ...

[dipsydoodle]

87. I've only ever seen the Swedish original so can't compare.

Did the US version have the same title ?

[demwing]

88. Its titled "Let Me In"

Came out in 2010, based on the movie and the original book.

[exboyfil]

2. 1st season of Hannibal

on Amazon Prime. You will not be disappointed.

[Xyzse]

19. Agreed, I am impressed by that show.

[lame54]

3. Breaking Bad...

House of Cards

Not quite done with Dexter yet

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. We weren't really Dexter fans, but in general love series - have you tried...

Six Feet Under
Prime Suspect (UK ones with Hellen Mirren)
Orange is the New Black
Breaking Bad
Homeland
Boardwalk Empire
House of Cards (the original, UK version - we didn't like the US one much at all)

just to name a few?

[joeybee12]

5. Twin Peaks...

was on in the early 90's for a season and a half...brilliant...I just rewatched it all.

[PasadenaTrudy]

24. One of the best shows ever n/t

[joeybee12]

27. It's brilliant, and holds up well 20+ years later...

Shame ABC messed with it...it could have been great for a few years.

[Whisp]

31. Incredible show! that's where I found Julee Cruise. n/t

[joeybee12]

34. I wish that show were still on!!! nt

[ecstatic]

6. Bates motel?

Hemlock grove?

[TexasBushwhacker]

86. I'm loving Bates Motel n/t

[BainsBane]

7. Have you seen these?

The Wire
Justified
Homeland
Battlestar Galactica (new version)
the Swedish version of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the Girl who played with Fire, and the Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest

Wire in the Blood (British series on serial killers and such).

[djean111]

56. A Wire in the Blood is fantastic.

Also love Orphan Black.

[Voice for Peace]

8. I've been watching West Wing.. it's been inspiring

though I think I've watched too many episodes in a row.

It's intelligent heartfelt and surprisingly current.

[Flora]

18. I loved West Wing!

As a matter of fact, have recently started watching again on Netflix with my teenage son!

[Whisp]

49. I would love to see that. Canada Netflix doesn't have it. n/t

[Voice for Peace]

50. Do they have DaVinci's Inquest?

I would give an arm and maybe a leg to get hold
of the seasons after 1,2,3.

Also a show called "Intelligence" which had several
of the same actors.

[Voice for Peace]

9. If you can get your hands on DaVinci's Inquest

it's a favorite. Only First 3 seasons available on DVD.
Canadian.

[hfojvt]

10. What about

Criminal Minds

Aren't there a lot of psychotic killers on that show too?


Actually I kinda liked Dexter when I watched it on CBS, but I guess it was edited from the original on Showtime.

[msanthrope]

11. Hannibal. It's delicious. nt

[Bigmack]

12. The Wire... still the best thing on TV. Ever. nt

[BainsBane]

15. Absolutely!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

40. I'll second. :) nt

[Squinch]

59. True.

[jollyreaper2112]

13. I had the same thought

Really enjoying cards. I have three episodes left on season 2. Really well-done.

When you finish that, I highly recommend the Shield. The protagonist runs a squad of dirty cops. While he is clearly a villain, not quite as bad as frank underwood, he is very human. You see the charisma and animal magnetism and also how he sees himself as the hero. The rationalizations are all very easy and makes right and wrong seem so murky. You can become blind along with him until you have those moments of no no no this is wrong! I am out!

While the show was not mapped out in advance, written season to season, the creator was very clear on what the reality of the universe was, themes, and brought it to a satisfying conclusion. It is a perfect Greek tragedy.

My biggest complaint with Breaking Bad is they forgot their own rules. They were supposed to be in the real world but by season 3 everything was operating on Hollywood logic. Its like if you are shooting a realistic war picture and suddenly someone breaks out with John Woo twin pistol action, you lost sense of it.

To compare with real life, there are people who have survived some crazy shit. But when you see the details, you can understand. With bad writing, survival feels like author fiat and plot armor rather than something earned or simply a lucky break.

I think Shield earned it. It's hyper-reality in the sense that you would never see this much shit happen to such a small group but it's realistic shit. Same way a good medical drama takes what would be the worst night in a year in a real ER and make that into a typical night episode after episode. They are selectively editing out boring shit, not making up situations that could never happen.

[SoCalDem]

14. Deadwood...but

since it got better as it went along, you will be disappointed at the ending.. (they had planned a wrap up, but never did one)

[LuvNewcastle]

21. I loved Deadwood.

I don't have cable, so I can't see the good shows, but my library has some series. I saw Deadwood and a lot of episodes of True Blood, which I also liked a lot. I need to go back and see if they've gotten anything new.

[MADem]

16. Six Feet Under--Michael C. Hall in a different role altogether. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

17. I was gonna suggest SFU. Absolutely stunning series.

[MADem]

20. I also enjoyed the hell out of ROME. Unfortunately, the set burnt down and they

didn't do another year, but it finishes with the loose ends tied up. Beautiful costumes and imagery.

[Warren DeMontague]

51. Yeah, that was good. Too short, though.

Agreed

[MADem]

69. COPPER is good if you like NYC in the Civil War era...some of the themes are uncomfortable, though.

Lots of hidden history.

[rainy]

22. Wow thanks to everyone here! Lots to go on!

[hlthe2b]

23. Obviously Breaking Bad & Six Feet Under (if you did not see), Sons of Anarchy, Justified,

Deadwood, Hell on Wheels

BTW, this really should have been posted in Lounge or TVCHAT group--It will probably get locked soon, if GD hosts are on the ball. Just sayin.

[PasadenaTrudy]

25. Breaking Bad is a must-see! n/t

[KG]

28. Justified.

[applegrove]

37. Love it.

[Ohio Joe]

29. Some of my favorites...

The Shield, The Wire, Justified, The Walking Dead, Orphan Black, Sherlock, Vikings, The Americans and Farscape.

[Kelvin Mace]

30. For humor:

The It Crowd
Blacks Books
Community
The Guild

For SciFi:

Doctor Who (starting with the 2005 reboot).
Torchwood
Eureka
Babylon 5

Drama with touches of comedy:

Doc Martin

Horror

Supernatural
The Dresden Files (the audiobooks, NOT the TV series)
Being Human (BBC version)

Detective

Broadchurch
Blackpool
Rumpole of the Bailey
Life on Mars (BBC version)
Sherlock

Nostalgia Comedy

Night Court
WKRP In Cincinnati
Newhart
Black Adder
Jeeves & Wooster

[BainsBane]

35. A second vote for Broadchurch

That was a really good series with a fantastic ending.

[Kelvin Mace]

36. And David Tennant is a delight

From Blackpool:

[BainsBane]

38. with the Governor from the Walking Dead!

[Kelvin Mace]

42. Who was also

a "Doctor"

[OilemFirchen]

75. No, no, a thousand times no.

Life on Mars (American version). Because Gretchen Mol.

You accidentally omitted Fawlty Towers, BTW. Just a caution...

[Kelvin Mace]

78. Oops

yes, missed FT.

I guess I should also recommend A Bit of Fry & Laurie.

[OilemFirchen]

79. And we both missed...

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.

Shame on us.

[Kelvin Mace]

80. And Butterflies

They remade Reginald Perrin with Martin Clune (Doc Martin) in 2010.

[VanillaRhapsody]

32. Weeds if you haven't seen it....

[Whisp]

33. Here are some I really liked:

House of Cards

Dollhouse (unusual storyline, very intereting and well done)

The Good Wife

Twin Peaks

Fringe (like an X Files if you are into that, pretty inpressive)

Homeland is okay (we are running out so just watched this lately)

Numb3rs (really great the first few episodes but after a while it's gets tired and repetitive and the cast starts annoying you, but worth the investment in the first few for sure. It's about a genius mathematician helping his brother in the FBI by using math to solve crimes)

Suits (lawyer show, I love lawyer shows

Breaking Bad

Orange is the New Black

[mattclearing]

74. In my house, Numb3rs is known as MSI: Math Scene Investigation.

We watched maybe two epidodes; mostly we just like the MSI joke.

[Demo_Chris]

39. Breaking Bad. nt

[Sheldon Cooper]

41. Breaking Bad.

[hughee99]

43. "Sherlock" on the BBC.

There's only 9 episodes so far (they only do 3 per series) but it's excellent stuff.

[Broken_Hero]

44. I finished Dexter about a month and a half ago

loved it. The show I got into next was The West Wing, which I never saw before, heard of it but never watched a single episode. I would rec The West Wing if you never watched it before, the show hit all solid points for me, political humor, serious in parts, heart breaking in some, heartwarming in others, and I cannot believe I missed this show when it was on the Air, but all praise Netflix for letting me in on the show.

[Broken_Hero]

46. Other shows I'd rec

are

Orange is the New Black-A lower grade version of Oz in terms of violence/sexuality, but I was surprised at how quickly this show hooked me.

House of Cards-Kevin Spacey!!! Intrigue, and mass manipulation on a political/personal level, and did I mention Kevin Spacey?

The Walking Dead-I was so/so on Zombie flicks but this show hooked me pretty damn fast, I like the personal struggles/conflicts.

Breaking Bad-The slow descent of a once prideful man, who goes from a mild mannered teacher on a power/ego trip of epic proportions, and the personal ride throughout the season's are worth the watch. Personally, the life of Jesse in this show(and eventually Hank) hooked me profoundly.

[Behind the Aegis]

45. Ripper Street

It is a British show on the BBC (Netflix used to carry it, don't know if it still does). It follows an inspector for a small police squad near Whitechapel following the Jack the Ripper murders. It is very interesting.

[Mr Dixon]

47. IMO

“Walking dead, House of Cards and orange to the new Black” all good shows.

[beevul]

48. Fringe, Farscape, Deadwood, justified. N/T

[Warren DeMontague]

52. Breaking Bad... Also, if you want to go back a bit, Battlestar Galactica was some great TV.

I mean the Scifi Channel reboot from 2004-2009, not the 70s tv show.

[CBGLuthier]

53. Les Revenants (The Returned)

It is on Netflix streaming. French series about some people who return from the dead. A little bit disturbing.

[djean111]

54. Ray Donovan, with Liev Schrieber, is on HBO. I love it.

Don't know when the new (second) season starts.

Also - Luther on BBCA is really good.

And props to the person who recommended Black Books - funny stuff.

[Dorian Gray]

55. I'm watching

True Detective and am loving it!

Next up is House of Cards.

[LeftyMom]

57. Oz, Game of Thrones, Carnivale, Rome.

In roughly that order of enthusiasm.

[dipsydoodle]

64. Carnivale was great

Just a shame they never finished it completely although the end of season 2 was fine anyway.

[lob1]

58. Its on break now, but I also like Longmire.

[stage left]

60. Just finished season one of Hannibal

I'd skipped it when I first heard of it, because I thought it would be cheesy. Maybe similar to the last Anthony Hopkins film where Sir Anthony was serving Ray Liotta his own brain. It's not.

[Whisp]

61. Damages with Glenn Close. Great lawyerly show.

It's twisted and sometimes evil but always great. Lots of episodes on netflix .

[Contrary1]

62. Boston Legal

Denny...Denny Crane.

One of my all time favorites. Hated to see that one go.

[ihaveaquestion]

63. True Detective!

It just finished it's first season and it was a killer!

Also: Shameless and Girls (not 4 girls only)

And try to find "Luther" (on BBC America)

[CrispyQ]

66. "Elementary"

I think it's much better than the BBC Sherlock, but I see Sherlock got a lot of votes here.

Loved Lie to Me & Firefly & the first few years of Burn Notice were pretty good.

[pacalo]

68. I watched these after reading DU threads about them...

& I wasn't disappointed:

Breaking Bad

House of Cards

Orange Is the New Black

[Behind the Aegis]

70. If you get a chance, watch "Ripper Street"!

It's crazy good!

[pacalo]

71. I'm going to look that up.

[OilemFirchen]

76. We just watched the first season of 'Rectify' on Netflix.

Stunning.

[Nay]

77. Don't forget X-files, or the Sopranos. nt

[Logical]

82. Breaking Bad, Entourage, The Wire, Freaks and Geeks. nt

[Logical]

83. I hated Dexter. Always wanted him to get arrested. n-t