Chris, I went through your post on the top 50 TV shows and decided to give some a try.
Mad Men, I could not get through more than a few episodes, not sure why but I could not watch it. I am sure it is a great show and well acted just not my cup of tea. Started watching VEEP and it is really funny, not really binge worthy but something to watch to kill some time. I finished Bosch on the recommendation of many here and it held my interest the entire time now I am looking for more shows to fill the void.
Replies to: Chris, I went through your post on the top 50 TV shows and decided to give some a try.
A few they left off: Flight of the Concords, Boardwalk Empire, Vikings, Band of Brothers
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Band of Brothers was the best short series ever...
Is that even up for debate?
Anyone watching The Watchmen? Worth it?
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Complete waste of time. Don't bother
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Ozark was better than I thought it would be. Did the first season.
The wife and I don't watch a lot of shows, and we regularly lose interest. We may start Ozark back up again.
We stuck with Person of Interest and Blacklist.
I liked Legion, and I've stuck with it through 3 seasons. It is a weird show, and normally the type of show I would not like...and yet it became a favorite.
Agreed. It’s fun.
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Ozark had great acting but got increasingly implausible. Have given up.
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Good to know. I probably won't make an effort to get back into it then.
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Disagreeance - both seasons are worth it
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The second season insists upon itself
But it is entertaining enough.
Eh, second season was just OK. Some parts just too preposterous. Was more speaking to 3rd season...
...whenever it comes.
Won't be seeking it out despite really liking the cast...
I would highly recommend Poldark for wife and you
It has something for both to enjoy
I'll look into Poldark. Outlander had kept our attention for a season.
Nothing will turn my wife off a show faster than a drawn out torture scene, and Outlander had a doosie at the end of season 1. Then, in the second season, the actors all jumped out of character, doing things they obviously shouldn't have done with little explanation (the newbie still being a newbie even though the first season she went to hell and back; the patriot not being a patriot for seemingly no reason at all), so the show became totally unbelievable very early in season 2.
Mrs. Lehigh is my test audience and did not like it.
It seems to feature a guy that fucks everyone. That sounds like a neat thing, but I'm not really sure I want to watch some other guy score all the time.
That list seems to be written by a guy with my taste....so I have to try Mad Men too
Everybody (else) seems to love it. So I will try.
Next are Battlestar Galatica and Fargo, if I can find them. And I had never heard of Broad City or Party Down, so I might see if I can find them, too. And kudos to that guy (or list of critics, actually) for the Rockford Files - love that show.
Broad City is excellent.
Especially if you're a Jewish pothead.
I loved it.
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica.
Fargo is excellent.
I actually liked Battlestar Galactica (the new SyFy series, of course).
It was different, but I thought they did a pretty good job with the show.
This weekend Star Wars Episode IV was on, and I flipped onto it just during the final battle scene, and it was amazing how Lucas didn't even attempt to make the space battles realistic at all...spaceships acting like planes flying through the air. I suppose that was fine for what, 1977? Babylon 5 tried to make the battles realistic, and wrestle with gravity, etc. It's kind of nice when the shows at least make an effort.
Fargo is still #1. Other recent shows we have really enjoyed:
The Crown
Fleabag
Modern Love
Barry
Brockmire (you will like)
Ozark
Mindhunter
Better Call Saul (I trust you watched Breaking Bad)
Sneaky Pete (season one)
Okay Fargo is up next, thanks.
Brockmire is the funniest showon TV
I loved the first two seasons of "The Crown".
I heard the new season sucks. Please contradict this rumor.
I thought season 3 was the best yet.
Once you get over the new cast, the story lines are excellent.
Agreed. Thought it was impossible with new cast. I was wrong.
Fabulous season — casting, writing, and filming.
Alright. We will give it a whirl.
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Started binge watching Barry on a Far East business trip. Had no idea it would be as dark as it is.
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I did the same across the Atlantic. Thought it was a good show. Alas, I don't have HBO at home.
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