Should I be watching...?

[Trojan97]

Originally Posted by LIP MAN

Breaking Bad if you haven't seen it. Best show on TV hands down.

Definitely one of my current fav's and one that most haven't seen as it's buried on AMC.

For sure worth a watch.

[nik-]

AMC has the two best shows on TV right now with Breaking Bad and Mad Men.

[3 Justin 3]

What is The Wire about? Is it like CSI where each episode is seperate, or is it like 24 where one season (or the entire series) is strung as one event?

[wooohooo]

Dexter is great. Watch it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I watched about 3/4 of true blood before I just stopped. I didn't really enjoy it and thought it was really weird. Vampires really aren't my thing.

You'll probably like Entourage.. if you're a guy. It's raunchy, and has hot girls... all you need

Weeds is one I'm watching right now and I finished the second season and onto the second and is so far pretty good. But I think Dexter is still the best.

Modern Family is another decent show. Pretty enjoyable.

House is probably a given, there's not many people I know that don't watch it.

The Wire isn't bad, takes a little bit to get into it and figure out who's who.

Rome was pretty good, I only watched the first and 3/4 of the second. It got a little boring after a while but not bad.

The shows I hear really good things about and want to get into are the Sopranos and Breaking Bad. Also Six Feet Under.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

What is The Wire about? Is it like CSI where each episode is seperate, or is it like 24 where one season (or the entire series) is strung as one event?

I don't want to say that it's like 24, but each major storyline is a season long. There's some carryover from season to season as well, but there aren't any big cliffhangers at the ends of the seasons. It's by far the best show that I've ever seen, but it takes about 3 or 4 episodes to really get into the show, and to a lesser extent, each season. So if you aren't going to be patient with it, I wouldn't bother starting it. I had to talk my wife into watching the first episode or two several different times over a 2 year period before she ever made it to the third episode, but once she did, she watched all 5 seasons in a month.

And I can't recommend Treme because I haven't seen it yet, but just a reminder for any fans of The Wire, it's written by David Simon and premiers on Sunday.

[chid]

Shows

Dexter: Like mentioned before, its not perfect, but Michael C. Hall is brilliant, and he keeps me hooked on the show.

True Blood: Loved the first season, second got a bit excessive with the Marianne story line, I have high hopes for the third season though, I think I love the show for the scenery and music more than anything.

Modern Family: Hilarious, I love all the story lines in this show, great one liners and just really fresh comedy.

Community: I think I watch this mostly for Chevy Chase, but its quite entertaining.

[flip]

Weeds was really good in season 1. It got a little crazy in subsequent seasons but I still watch it from time to time when I see a new episode on.

[Human Torch]

watch dexter first before you see spoilers for the next season

[BlAcKNoVa]

Originally Posted by gargamel

I don't want to say that it's like 24, but each major storyline is a season long. There's some carryover from season to season as well, but there aren't any big cliffhangers at the ends of the seasons. It's by far the best show that I've ever seen, but it takes about 3 or 4 episodes to really get into the show, and to a lesser extent, each season. So if you aren't going to be patient with it, I wouldn't bother starting it. I had to talk my wife into watching the first episode or two several different times over a 2 year period before she ever made it to the third episode, but once she did, she watched all 5 seasons in a month.

Agreed. The Wire is def right up there on my fav TV shows ever.

As for Dexter, I'm enjoying it quite a lot aswell.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by Human Torch

watch dexter first before you see spoilers for the next season

Start at the first season and go through them all. They're worth the watch, and the show would make a heap more sense than just jumping in the middle.

[jydk]

Originally Posted by LIP MAN

Breaking Bad if you haven't seen it. Best show on TV hands down.

The 4 best:
Dexter
Trueblood
Madmen
Breaking Bad

as per the quote above, Breaking Bad is by far the best of the four, IMO. It's on every Sunday 8:00pm, on AMC, channel 47 on Shaw.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by LIP MAN

Breaking Bad if you haven't seen it. Best show on TV hands down.

i tried to get into this show but it just moved so slow. seemed like half of the first few episodes were just long scenes of nothing, just showing the main character in deep reflection or something. felt the same way about Six Feet Under, i could appreciate the acting and storylines, but it just moved so friggen slow i couldn't push myself to watch it anymore

[Machiavelli]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

i tried to get into this show but it just moved so slow. seemed like half of the first few episodes were just long scenes of nothing, just showing the main character in deep reflection or something. felt the same way about Six Feet Under, i could appreciate the acting and storylines, but it just moved so friggen slow i couldn't push myself to watch it anymore

Wow wow wow you HAVE to push through those first few episodes if the show felt slow to you.

Breaking bad has some pretty wicked action.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by LIP MAN

Breaking Bad if you haven't seen it. Best show on TV hands down.

This.

Breaking Bad is a cannot miss show, you have to watch from the series premiere though or alot of the details will be lost on you. As far as others, comedy wise, Always Sunny in Philly is the best hands down IMO. Drama wise - Brotherhood was a show I really enjoyed. It played on Showtime for 3 seasons, ended last year i think - picture West Wing meets Soprano's - very good show. Oz is a classic you have to see from front to back. And to anwser to OP's question, yes Dexter is a much watch, I certainly would not watch the other one though.

[kipperfan]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Wow wow wow you HAVE to push through those first few episodes if the show felt slow to you.

Breaking bad has some pretty wicked action.

Everyone sees things differently, of that there is no debate, but I certainly cannot understand anyone finding Breaking Bad to be "slow".

In my oppinion, the cleverly interlaced humour along with the amazing acting of Bryan Cranston (among others) make even the "slower" parts of the show very enjoyable. Cranston absolutley kills in this role.

[3 Justin 3]

Ok, I finished getting Spartacus and am in the process of Dexter, Rome, True Blood, and Breaking Bad.

I'll try and get some comedies next.

[shermanator]

I will throw my vote out for the HBO show "Sons of Anarchy".
It's basically about a biker gang in small town California. Lots of shooting, girls and profanity. Don't want to go into too much detail, but check it out.

[Displaced Flames fan]

under appreciated current comedy....PSYCH. Don't take it too serioulsy and you'll laugh your ass off for an entire hour.

Although, you may have had to grow up in the '80s to appreciate many of the references.

[Bill Bumface]

Blue Mountain State is a pretty hilarious comedy that I highly recommend.

[malcolmk14]

Watched all of/Completely up to date:
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, South Park, The Big Bang Theory, The Office

Currently in the process of catching up on:
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dexter, The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men

On my list of what to watch:
Breaking Bad, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Sons of Anarchy, Treme