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From what you have listed, I would very highly recommend the modern BBC Sherlock series.WWmelb said:
I like nearly all the shows you listed, and I love Sherlock. It's extremely clever in every respect: the modernisations of the Holmes mythos, the intricate plots, the witty dialogue and fun characters. Even the way they portray Sherlock's deductive process is ingenious.
There's only 6 episodes over 2 seasons, but each one is 90-100 minutes long, so it's really like 6 movies. The next season starts soon.
Oh, and the Battlestar Galactica reboot is really good too, if you're into dark sci-fi drama. It's the great kind of sci-fi that instead of using futuristic concepts as an excuse for flashy special effects, it uses them to explore mature themes such as identity, bigotry, blind hatred, ethics vs. pragmatism, cycles of violence, religion and faith. Not to mention the brilliantly-written characters and addictive, constantly-twisting plot.
Its been said already, but I recommend Sherlock, Battlestar Galactica the Re-imagined series, and Sons of Anarchy. I don't know if SOA has caught up season wise on Netflix, but it is a damn good show. I haven't watched all the episodes and I skipped around a bit (since I was with someone who I would catch watching it every now and then), but so much happens in that show. So many times I'd say, "Damn, guess I'm approaching the end of the episode", only to find out that I'm only halfway through it. Highly recommend it.
Sherlock is 2 seasons on Netflix, but it only has like 6 episodes with each one lasting like an hour and a half. Really good though.
Battlestar is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, and I own all the DVDs. Last I checked it was on Netflix as well. I can't promise you'll love it (particularly the later half of the show and the ending are pretty decisive among those that watch it), but for gritty sci-fi drama its pretty damn amazing.
Looking at your list actually makes me realize how many shows I still have to catch up on. =(
Sherlock is 2 seasons on Netflix, but it only has like 6 episodes with each one lasting like an hour and a half. Really good though.
Battlestar is one of my favorite TV shows of all time, and I own all the DVDs. Last I checked it was on Netflix as well. I can't promise you'll love it (particularly the later half of the show and the ending are pretty decisive among those that watch it), but for gritty sci-fi drama its pretty damn amazing.
Looking at your list actually makes me realize how many shows I still have to catch up on. =(
Escapist you disappoint me. No mention of Parks and Recreation? Watch it if you haven't. Best comedy on television hands down.
Nobody has mentioned a slightly obscure but brilliant British show (on netflix): "Wire in the Blood"
What I've seen of it, I liked Prison Break. I wasn't interested enough to keep watching it, but it might be your thing.
And don't forget "Suits." I found it well worth watching. It starts off with episodic plots,but over time they begin longer arcs. The writing is good, the characters are engaging, there's a good sense of tension and the plotlines don't feel tired (to me, at least). Definitely worth checking out.
My top recommendations:
- Avatar:The Last Airbender: Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a cartoon and initially seems like it's just a kid's show. The show just gets darker and darker as it goes on. In a matter of days it went from something he was reluctant to try to the all-time favorite cartoon of The Nostalgia Critic.
- The Legend Of Korra: The sequel series to The Last Airbender. Even darker. Just as good.
TLoK is all about trying to maintain a fragile peace earned after 100 years of war, the threat of civil war, rebellion, terrorism, government corruption, betrayal...and even darker stuff that would be spoilers.
I honestly don't know that I could justify calling it a kids show in any sense.
I'd say it's easily darker than even Batman:The Animated Series was.
- Arrow - Easily the best thing that DC Comics has done since The Dark Knight. It's a TV show about the Green Arrow...vaguely like Smallville, except that it would fit in perfectly with Nolan's Batman universe (roughly 100000x better than Smallville).
- Supernatural - All the world's legends, myths, folk tales, ghost stories, and horror stories are true. Two brothers travel around hunting them, saving people...and their problems and situations keep escalating to the point where these two guys are basically the embodiment of "you can't imagine the things that I've seen and done".
Yes, it's as grim as it sounds...but it's also funny as hell.
- Better Off Ted - Ted is the head of R&D for a massive soulless and/or evil corporation. He's in charge of the super scientists who invent all of the company's batshit crazy products.
This show was funny as fuck.
- Veronica Mars - Before the show even starts, Veronica's best friend is murdered, her father(the town sheriff)'s suspicions/accusations of who did it cause her family to become outcasts in the town of rich people. Her mother leaves them, her rich friends turn against her, her father loses his position as sheriff. Her father opens a detective agency, and Veronica becomes his "assistant". Veronica is as good or better than her father, and she has begun to unleash her wrath on the town full of asshole rich people in her quest to find out the truth of who murdered her best friend. She wages a one-girl war for justice on all manner of fucked up shit going on in her town.
- The Venture Bros - I don't even really know how to describe this show. It started out as more or less a parody of Johnny Quest and other Saturday morning cartoons if they were subject to the realities of a slightly more realistic world....and it just kept getting more and more and more and more and more and more complex and clever.
It is, bar none, the cleverest show on TV.
The more pop-culture you're familiar with, the more of the references you'll get. It's an elaborate and densely woven tapestry of references like no other.
And that's just the superficial stuff.
The show is awesome and hilarious and full of references, but it also becomes an extremely in-depth deconstruction of the psychologies of the show's characters and their archetypes.
(The ONLY downside is that the show only has 2 writers -Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick- and, as a result, it gets to be SUPER well written, but also takes AGES to make. That's why it's been running for 10 years and only has 5 seasons so far.)
- Avatar:The Last Airbender: Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a cartoon and initially seems like it's just a kid's show. The show just gets darker and darker as it goes on. In a matter of days it went from something he was reluctant to try to the all-time favorite cartoon of The Nostalgia Critic.
- The Legend Of Korra: The sequel series to The Last Airbender. Even darker. Just as good.
TLoK is all about trying to maintain a fragile peace earned after 100 years of war, the threat of civil war, rebellion, terrorism, government corruption, betrayal...and even darker stuff that would be spoilers.
I honestly don't know that I could justify calling it a kids show in any sense.
I'd say it's easily darker than even Batman:The Animated Series was.
- Arrow - Easily the best thing that DC Comics has done since The Dark Knight. It's a TV show about the Green Arrow...vaguely like Smallville, except that it would fit in perfectly with Nolan's Batman universe (roughly 100000x better than Smallville).
- Supernatural - All the world's legends, myths, folk tales, ghost stories, and horror stories are true. Two brothers travel around hunting them, saving people...and their problems and situations keep escalating to the point where these two guys are basically the embodiment of "you can't imagine the things that I've seen and done".
Yes, it's as grim as it sounds...but it's also funny as hell.
- Better Off Ted - Ted is the head of R&D for a massive soulless and/or evil corporation. He's in charge of the super scientists who invent all of the company's batshit crazy products.
This show was funny as fuck.
- Veronica Mars - Before the show even starts, Veronica's best friend is murdered, her father(the town sheriff)'s suspicions/accusations of who did it cause her family to become outcasts in the town of rich people. Her mother leaves them, her rich friends turn against her, her father loses his position as sheriff. Her father opens a detective agency, and Veronica becomes his "assistant". Veronica is as good or better than her father, and she has begun to unleash her wrath on the town full of asshole rich people in her quest to find out the truth of who murdered her best friend. She wages a one-girl war for justice on all manner of fucked up shit going on in her town.
- The Venture Bros - I don't even really know how to describe this show. It started out as more or less a parody of Johnny Quest and other Saturday morning cartoons if they were subject to the realities of a slightly more realistic world....and it just kept getting more and more and more and more and more and more complex and clever.
It is, bar none, the cleverest show on TV.
The more pop-culture you're familiar with, the more of the references you'll get. It's an elaborate and densely woven tapestry of references like no other.
And that's just the superficial stuff.
The show is awesome and hilarious and full of references, but it also becomes an extremely in-depth deconstruction of the psychologies of the show's characters and their archetypes.
(The ONLY downside is that the show only has 2 writers -Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick- and, as a result, it gets to be SUPER well written, but also takes AGES to make. That's why it's been running for 10 years and only has 5 seasons so far.)
There already seem to be a lot of good series mentioned here, so I'll just leave one that I haven't seen posted yet: Scrubs.
Loved every bit of it, you might too, And you have 9 seasons of it to watch.
Also if you watch Veronica Mars and you like it, check out Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you might like that too. Or just watch Buffy the Vamp Slayer to begin with.
Loved every bit of it, you might too, And you have 9 seasons of it to watch.
Also if you watch Veronica Mars and you like it, check out Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you might like that too. Or just watch Buffy the Vamp Slayer to begin with.
Hehe, I'm not five episodes into supernatural... It just became my favourite in that time. I'm actually on the last episode of series 5 now, but I'm watching the final episode of the series with my mate, for every series, so I have to wait for him to catch up.Ieyke said:
And I didn't know Series 2 of Elementary was starting so soon! BRILLIANT. GOODBYE A LEVELS.
this, spooks is great but you might want to watch this one with subs since everyone i know had a hard time understanding some people.tomtom94 said:
supernatural is really good and the only show i ever watched that survived the awkward point where it clearly was supposed to end but didn't and stayed good, even if you initially go "what is supposed to top last seasons bad guy?"
and if you have not watched buffy yet you should do that. and SHerlock, sherlock is amazeballs
oh and if you can get it there is a great show called hustle, about con artist but this one might be hard to get, i sometimes believe this only exists on the DVDs my friend gave me because i have never met anyone who watched it.
Season 4 of Boardwalk Empire just started 2 weeks ago. You said you liked it. Go watch that.
I'd also recommend older sci-fi shows. Mainly Star Trek TNG, Voyager and DS9. Then Farscape of course. My personal favorite. LOST is freakin' amazing. You'll fall in love with that, for sure.
If you like HBO production, 6 Feet Under Ground is pretty fantastic. And if you like conspiracies, mysteries and spy stuff you should watch Person of Interest. Ubisoft's upcoming game Watch Dogs is being described as Person of Interest: The Game by some fans.
I'd also recommend older sci-fi shows. Mainly Star Trek TNG, Voyager and DS9. Then Farscape of course. My personal favorite. LOST is freakin' amazing. You'll fall in love with that, for sure.
If you like HBO production, 6 Feet Under Ground is pretty fantastic. And if you like conspiracies, mysteries and spy stuff you should watch Person of Interest. Ubisoft's upcoming game Watch Dogs is being described as Person of Interest: The Game by some fans.
Actually, according to the series I just boldest in that quote, it's actually ending in 2014 with its final episodes... But, goddamn, did I enjoy my time watching that series... Too bad I NEVER found anyone in my area that watched it as well, though... Just those that watch Walking Dead, Supernatural, and Once Upon a Time... (Granted, they were all the same person... but, I digress...)Ieyke said:
OT: I (almost) felt the exact same way, OP, especially when (for me) Futurama was added to that list you mentioned... Luckily, I still have Sherlock, Doctor Who, FiM, Adventure Time, Regular Show, the final episodes of Warehouse 13, Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels, Supernatural, and Korra to keep me occupied alongside rewatching some of my favorite anime series again and again and again and... you get the point...
Honestly, if you have no interest in watching anything animated, then some of the suggestions I'm still looking forward to should work for you... alongside Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and Arrow...
Dollhouse is an interesting one.
The basic premise as I can remember it;
Ever had these moments where you just want to escape life for a while?
Well, at The Dollhouse, you can.
Here at the Dollhouse we provide luxurious accommodations for our Dolls.
What's a Doll, you ask?
That's what you become in The Dollhouse. You sign a contract to become one of our Dolls for 2 years, we take your personality and store it on a hard drive, leaving you in a child-like state, but also as a blank canvas. Clients may contact us to hire one of our Dolls for their needs, whether it be romance, or something else. We "Imprint" you with the skills and personality for what you need to complete the job. When you return, you're wiped clean again and resume your life in the Dollhouse. Once your 2 Year period is over, your original personality is returned to you and you are free to go, with your pockets a bit heavier.
Dollhouse follows one of the many Dollhouses around the world, where Imprinting Technology exists completely in secret. You follow certain characters as they take on their jobs, and then shit starts to hit the fan. It's already ended, but you should be able to find it on Netflix.
The basic premise as I can remember it;
Ever had these moments where you just want to escape life for a while?
Well, at The Dollhouse, you can.
Here at the Dollhouse we provide luxurious accommodations for our Dolls.
What's a Doll, you ask?
That's what you become in The Dollhouse. You sign a contract to become one of our Dolls for 2 years, we take your personality and store it on a hard drive, leaving you in a child-like state, but also as a blank canvas. Clients may contact us to hire one of our Dolls for their needs, whether it be romance, or something else. We "Imprint" you with the skills and personality for what you need to complete the job. When you return, you're wiped clean again and resume your life in the Dollhouse. Once your 2 Year period is over, your original personality is returned to you and you are free to go, with your pockets a bit heavier.
Dollhouse follows one of the many Dollhouses around the world, where Imprinting Technology exists completely in secret. You follow certain characters as they take on their jobs, and then shit starts to hit the fan. It's already ended, but you should be able to find it on Netflix.