Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 10, 2017 10:23:15 GMT -5
Didn't realise we didn't have one of these threads already, but here it is. So post your top TV shows that you would want everyone to watch.
Mine are as follows:
1 - Friday Night Lights
Absolutely charming show about small town Texan footballers (Although the show isn't most about the football) which launched the careers of a number of actors, including Coach Taylor himself, Kyle Chandler. No show has made me laugh and cry as regularly as this one did.
2 - Breaking Bad
Praising this show is old news now as the majority of people have seen it, but at the time, Breaking Bad was one of the only shows like it on TV. Dark, smart, depressing, funny, chilling, every adjective you can think of thrown into one stylish beast.
3 - Deadwood
The best Western series I've seen by far. The dialogue is second to none, the characters are amazing and it's such a shame that the show was canned without a proper ending. Well worth catching up with just to see Ian McShane at his best.
4 - The Wire
The Wire doesn't really feel like a TV show, it just feels like you're watching people in real life through their daily struggles, and that's the beauty of the show in essence. You've got cult heroes like Omar (Michael K Williams), Idris Elba at his best, and a number of supporting characters (Not one of them unlikable in the slightest) that keep you invested in a show that not only focuses on the streets in Baltimore, each season tackles another section of the city whilst keeping some of the street players at its core.
5 - Game of Thrones
I never thought i'd want to watch a show with swords in it, but Game of Thrones isn't just a sword waving TV show, it's a fucking bloodbath, and one that pulls on your emotional strings with each passing season. It's cool as shit, has a number of amazing characters and never fails to deliver when called upon. Catch up before it all ends.
Honorable mentions:
The Sopranos
Fargo
Westworld
Six Feet Under
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rick and Morty
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The X Files
Parks and Recreation
Louie
Mad Men
Justified
Boardwalk Empire
Spartacus
Atlanta
The Knick
Southland
Lost
Fringe
Terriers
Banshee
Mine are as follows:
1 - Friday Night Lights
Absolutely charming show about small town Texan footballers (Although the show isn't most about the football) which launched the careers of a number of actors, including Coach Taylor himself, Kyle Chandler. No show has made me laugh and cry as regularly as this one did.
2 - Breaking Bad
Praising this show is old news now as the majority of people have seen it, but at the time, Breaking Bad was one of the only shows like it on TV. Dark, smart, depressing, funny, chilling, every adjective you can think of thrown into one stylish beast.
3 - Deadwood
The best Western series I've seen by far. The dialogue is second to none, the characters are amazing and it's such a shame that the show was canned without a proper ending. Well worth catching up with just to see Ian McShane at his best.
4 - The Wire
The Wire doesn't really feel like a TV show, it just feels like you're watching people in real life through their daily struggles, and that's the beauty of the show in essence. You've got cult heroes like Omar (Michael K Williams), Idris Elba at his best, and a number of supporting characters (Not one of them unlikable in the slightest) that keep you invested in a show that not only focuses on the streets in Baltimore, each season tackles another section of the city whilst keeping some of the street players at its core.
5 - Game of Thrones
I never thought i'd want to watch a show with swords in it, but Game of Thrones isn't just a sword waving TV show, it's a fucking bloodbath, and one that pulls on your emotional strings with each passing season. It's cool as shit, has a number of amazing characters and never fails to deliver when called upon. Catch up before it all ends.
Honorable mentions:
The Sopranos
Fargo
Westworld
Six Feet Under
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rick and Morty
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The X Files
Parks and Recreation
Louie
Mad Men
Justified
Boardwalk Empire
Spartacus
Atlanta
The Knick
Southland
Lost
Fringe
Terriers
Banshee
