Recommend me some good shows

[Henkie36]

I've begun to watch more shows recently, and I am burning through them at a pretty disquieting pace. But I'm forced to look around for others and the people in my surroundings are swiftly running low on fresh ideas, so I thought The Escapist will have the perfect group of people to ask.

I'm very well aware Legend of Korra will begin airing it's third season tonight (yay) but something else on the side would be nice. So I've seen that, and of course, it's predecessor, The Last Airbender, House of Cards (which was just awesome), The Walking Dead, Arrow, Sherlock, etc.

So, do you know any goods shows, cartoon or not, that somehow you are the only person watching yet it is really good and everybody else absolutely should?

PS. No, I don't like Game of Thrones or The Big Bang Theory and I won't begin watching either.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Any show?

That's pretty broad.

I don't know, The Sopranos and The Wire are masterpieces.

I'm making my way through Supernatural at the moment and I'm really enjoying it.

Also, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is always awesome.

 

[madwarper]

I'd recommend The Following, Suits and Falling Skies.

The Following - ex-FBI agent hunts down Poe obsessed serial killer and leader of a homicidal group. (2 seasons)
Suits - Fake lawyer gets hired to a law firm. (3 seasons, 4th just started)
Falling Skies - After aliens invaded Earth, and having just lost Boston, the 2nd Mass militia goes on the run, struggling to survive. (3 seasons, 4th just started)

 

[Shinsei-J]

I say give Leverage a watch.
It's finished now with a total of five seasons and was a fun ride for most of it.
The drama was cheesy at points and the romance felt like bread most of the time for the main relationship but the episode by episode writing was great and the character interactions, personalities and general chemistry being superb.
Be warned Leverage does follow The Rule of Cool so if you're looking for realism with your crime thingies then this isn't for you.
Even though it's done, kinda meh at times and was never really the hot topic I still think it's worth a watch

Hell I think I might go watch some now.

 

[Coruptin]

Hannibal has talented actors delivering the most cliche dialogue played the straightest they could be
its actually pretty funny

the aesthetics are also very garish with clashing colors and high contrast abound

oh and i guess there's all that serial killer stuff and terrifying crime scenes like the human mural and stuff too i guess
but what really matters is the foe yay. the hatesexual tension is so thick im sweating over here man

you should watch hannibal

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

The Following
Black Sails
Hemlock Grove if you own Netflix

Really just those three are the shows I religiously follow. They are very good too.

 

[Lilikins]

Ever seen Supernatural?

That ones pretty fun to watch if your into that type of stuff, ghosts/demons/monsters etc etc. It has a serious undertone but is filled with comedy portions and running gags through the whole thing(plus that groundhogs day is...amazing).

 

[qwertythepancake]

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

those are the only ones i can think of.

 

[Cowabungaa]

I know fuck-tons, yes, and I'll only mention ones not mentioned above. I will say that I stand behind the recommendations of Hannibal, Suits, Falling Skies, Supernatural and Black Sails.

- The Tudors. If you don't like GoT, but you still like medieval stuff, The Tudors is for you. Historical and all that instead of actual fantasy. Still has sex, but luckily less so than GoT.

- The Borgias. Basically The Tudors: Pasta Edition. Maybe not as good, but still a good historical watch.

- Vicious. Short British sit-com (only 7 episodes so far) starring Ian McKellen as a bitter old actor who thinks he made it big, constantly trading the most vicious (title drop!) insults with his gay partner. It's hilarious, Ian McKellen has so much fun in it.

- The Shield. Basically the show that paved the way for The Wire.

- Oz. Another show that helped pave the way for The Wire, this one however set in a prison.

- Agents of SHIELD. When it finally gets going it's fun, B-level action stuff. Don't think too much of it though.

- Fargo. Surprisingly good TV adaption of the Fargo film. It really catches that small-town, banal feel the movie had.

- Orange Is The New Black. You might have heard of it before, very good and very funny, bitter-sweet show about life in a woman's prison. Fantastic characters, maybe a bit too much (lesbian) sex.

- Mad Men. Very good character piece set in the American advertising world of the 60's. It's very nihilistic, focuses heavily on characters and 60's cultural developments.

- True Detective. How to explain this show... It takes a relatively safe, conservative premise and detective show tropes but works them out in such a wicked way. It's hard to explain, but the show has fantastic characters and an amazing atmosphere.

- Parks & Recreation. You probably have heard of it as well, but I like to describe it as an American adaptation of The Office UK that actually properly plays to its strengths. It's hilarious in any case.

- 30 Rock. Not an obscure show either, but I just so love Tina Fey's work.

- Luther. If the latest, shitty seasons of Sherlock and Doctor Who has made someone worried that the BBC lost its touch, Luther shows that they definitely still have it. Idris Elba is absolutely brilliant in this, one of my favourite detective shows.

- Downton Abbey. British classic, great characters and a very interesting story about aristocracy having to adapt to modern times.

- Deadwood. One of the few actually good Western shows.

- Hell On Wheels. Filled the gap that Deadwood left, though not as good as that. Bit more action and stereotype-oriented.

- Battlestar Galactica. My favourite sci-fi show out there, fantastic premise, great characters, lovely story. The last season though is a little iffy.

- Stargate SG1. My second favourite sci-fi show. Amazing fun, very B-level but done oh so well.

- Firefly. Nothing really needs to be said about that one eh?

I'll leave it at that. I watch too many shows dammit. I could also list some animated stuff, but eh.