24, Prison Break...what next?

eh i dunno

Having finally completed both 24 and Prison Break box sets over the last year i'm wondering what to start on next? Couldn't get into Sopranos so any other suggestions for me guys?

Wossack

I would take a look at the Tv Show Recommendation thread, all the goodies are in there I think

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055689569

Auvers

if you like 24 and Prison Break you will love The Shield

Elmo

eh i dunno wrote: »

Having finally completed both 24 and Prison Break box sets over the last year i'm wondering what to start on next? Couldn't get into Sopranos so any other suggestions for me guys?

The Wire. Damages. The Killing.

robjones1981

The Shield

Every bit as good as 24 - actually the Shield is better - perhaps the best tv ever

eh i dunno

Cheers guys...will look these up online and pick one. The Shield seems cheap to buy which always helps. The Killing looks very interesting too. Never heard of it before.

vibe666

the shield and the wire, although if you couldn't get into the soprano's, the wire might be tough going. definitely the shield though 100%.

also, dexter or breaking bad although they're still both on the go so you wouldn't get a full boxed set just yet.

Frere_Jaques

The Shield (echo!). Pure class.

Wossack

Hah, only linked the thread as these usually just devolve into list threads, but yea, as the guys are saying - think its only one thing to follow up 24 + Prison Break








Yep, The Unit



>.>

Blazer

Wossack wrote: »

Yep, The Unit



>.>

Don't do it to yourself, 1st season grand, second season you'll want to shoot yourself to stop yourself from ever watching an episode again.

Highly recommended....
Supernatural
Dexter
Chuck

JP Liz V1

eh i dunno wrote: »

Having finally completed both 24 and Prison Break box sets over the last year i'm wondering what to start on next? Couldn't get into Sopranos so any other suggestions for me guys?

Both shows are still going but I'd recommend Sons or Anarchy and Justified

Wossack

Sc@recrow wrote: »

Don't do it to yourself, 1st season grand, second season you'll want to shoot yourself to stop yourself from ever watching an episode again.

Highly recommended....
Supernatural
Dexter
Chuck

Yea, not serious bout The Unit Didnt think it was quite as bad as that though, but certainly not fantastic. The Shield is far superior

old hippy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Both shows are still going but I'd recommend Sons or Anarchy and Justified

Totally.

Oh and OZ.

human repellent

Breaking bad. /thread.

s_carnage

Just finished watching Weeds, Breaking Bad & Entourage over the past few months. All excellent!!

Auvers

it truly is

The Golden age of TV

old hippy

Auvers wrote: »

it truly is

The Golden age of TV

Agreed. If I hear one more person tell me there's nothing decent on the telly these days... :rolleyes:

Elmo

Auvers wrote: »

it truly is

The Golden age of TV

Good US cable drama but few mention any show on the main networks, csi, l&o, desperate housewives, grey's etc yeah allot of crap.

Golden age of american cable/pay tv. As hbo say its not tv.

Some exceptions.

JP Liz V1

Brotherhood and Deadwood also recommend but shows have ended

old hippy

Elmo wrote: »

Good US cable drama but few mention any show on the main networks, csi, l&o, desperate housewives, grey's etc yeah allot of crap.

Golden age of american cable/pay tv. As hbo say its not tv.

Some exceptions.

Law & Order. When it's good; it's unmissable.

Elmo

old hippy wrote: »

Law & Order. When it's good; it's unmissable.

Too many of them now. Eps and spin offs. But it is hugely underrated compared to csi and ncis.

mikemac

Wossack wrote: »

Yep, The Unit

The first season is ok
It goes down after that, a very soft, safe and bland show

I agree with most of the other recommendations on the thread so here is another OP

Check out Chicago Code, only lasted one season but they wrap it up nicely.
I'm still hoping a network will pick this up or Fox will reconsider

A pretty old one is Homicide Life on the Street. Set in Baltimore and same writer/producer to the Wire.
Looks low budget and pretty gritty but it works
Detective Pembleton makes the show, incredible character

old hippy

Elmo wrote: »

Too many of them now.

SVU is probably the best these days. I'll watch the original and other spin offs on occasion. The UK one is rubbish, though.

Elmo

old hippy wrote: »

SVU is probably the best these days. I'll watch the original and other spin offs on occasion. The UK one is rubbish, though.

I liked the strageness of CI. Music is classic tv intro all the same.

jc84

Breaking Bad, Damages or Sleeper Cell, Sleeper Cell is very much like 24 but can be better sometimes, only lasted 2 season though but each season tells a separate story

JP Liz V1

Elmo wrote: »

Too many of them now. Eps and spin offs. But it is hugely underrated compared to csi and ncis.

Criminal Minds has overtaken CSI and L&O for me, better show all round imo

Elmo

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Criminal Minds has overtaken CSI and L&O for me, better show all round imo

i have found cm to be too much like ncis with some bad comedy added to the scripts.

Are we seriously recommending network tv shows? Give me the closer any day.

old hippy

Oh and True Blood.

eh i dunno

Great response folks...looks like i've loads to work through now :eek:

Also Starring LeVar Burton

If you liked Prison Break, you'll love Oz

don ramo

yeah OZ is great, you should try and give Dexter, Breaking Bad and Califonication a try if you get a chance with all these others recomendations, you lucky basterd:) id love to watch these for the first time again,

if your into sci-fi OP check out Battlestar Gallactica, great show,

Hal Emmerich

What sort of list is this with no House or Boston Legal or Stargate on it? pfft.

If your gonna watch The Killing put on a Jacket + we're waiting on Season 2.

Edit: Star Trek Voyager and what about Numb3rs. Loads of episodes there.

All these Series are over except for House but that's way off up at Season 8.

VinLieger

2 Pages and nobody mentioned the west wing?

*runs off to watch two cathedrals episode*

Hal Emmerich

VinLieger wrote: »

2 Pages and nobody mentioned the west wing?

*runs off to watch two cathedrals episode*

You should have refreshed, it's pg 3:p.

What about Monk????????

Elmo

Hal Emmerich wrote: »

What sort of list is this with no House or Boston Legal or Stargate on it? pfft.

If your gonna watch The Killing put on a Jacket + we're waiting on Season 2.

Edit: Star Trek Voyager and what about Numb3rs. Loads of episodes there.

All these Series are over except for House but that's way off up at Season 8.

Series one of house is enough.

The Practice over its spin off boston legal, ah the 90s when network tv was producing shows of significance.

Oh shouldn't forget freaks and geeks

Hal Emmerich

Elmo wrote: »

Series one of house is enough.

:eek:

That's it, your going on my ignore list.:P

Auvers

Elmo wrote: »

Good US cable drama but few mention any show on the main networks, csi, l&o, desperate housewives, grey's etc yeah allot of crap.

Golden age of american cable/pay tv. As hbo say its not tv.

Some exceptions.

agreed but you don't have to watch that dross as you dont have to endure such crap thanks to our lovely cousins in the states that allows us to watch TV shows you want

some fantastic telly over the last 10 years, starting with my top three shows of all time

The Sopranos (suffered badly in series 5/6 with the strike and actors looking for more cash stretching out the seasons longer than it should of)
The Wire
Breaking Bad

and many others, they just keep coming, Movies have taken a back seat to TV shows with me over the last few years, long may it continue

FreudianSlippers

Battlestar Galactica.