recommend a good box set

homeless student

hi, just looking for suggestions on a good box set to buy for my long boring train journeys lol to let you know what kinda stuff im into ill say that my 3 favourite shows are entourage, curb your enthusiasm and peep show, so something maybe similar to them.

Crimson King

I like those three TV Series's (if that's any help?) so maybe try Modern Family and Breaking Bad?

Nino Brown

The Wire, The Sopranos, Oz

homeless student

Crimson King wrote: »

I like those three TV Series's (if that's any help?) so maybe try Modern Family and Breaking Bad?

dont like modern family or breaking bad, find breaking bad too gritty, more into comedies.

homeless student

Nino Brown wrote: »

The Wire, The Sopranos, Oz

really want to see the wire, heard its one of the best shows ever.

sbsquarepants

If you like curb your enthusiasm, try seinfeld. It's absolute genius in places!

Wossack

the elephant in the room, that is Arrested Development? New series starting this year I think too, so definitely worth a catch up on, ahead of that

super_furry

Late to the party with The Wire myself. Just finished the first series and it's good, very good, but not the be all and end all that people make it out to be. However, I've heard that the second series is where it comes into it's own.

sbsquarepants

homeless student wrote: »

really want to see the wire, heard its one of the best shows ever.

Overall it's nothing short of amazing (i found the politics section a bit tedious in places) But if you find breaking bad too gritty, i don't know if it would be your cup of tea. I'd say the wire is probably the best show i've ever watched, sopranos is up there too.
If you want a slightly different take on the whole good guys versus bad guys theme, you could try Angel - that's well worth a watch too.

80s Child

Game of Thrones... nuff said

homeless student

someone recommended californication?

Boom_Bap

homeless student wrote: »

someone recommended californication?

The first 3/4 seasons are really strong, it has dipped lately but still decent.

Try Eastbound & Down, Louie, Blue Mountain State, The League, Arrested Development and Workaholics for a bit of comedy.

Game of Thrones for general awesomeness.

The Wire is excellent so you should defo check that out. Some others that spring to mind are The Shield, OZ, Homicide.

super_furry

Eastbound & Down is awesome. My favourite comedy of the last five or six years.

batistuta9

super_furry wrote: »

Late to the party with The Wire myself. Just finished the first series and it's good, very good, but not the be all and end all that people make it out to be. However, I've heard that the second series is where it comes into it's own.

When you finish season 5 & look at it overall, you'll see the be all & end all + why it's on its own

However you mightn't like the second series the first time you watch it, it was my least favourite watching it the first time, at lot of people feel that way about season 2

Crimson King

homeless student wrote: »

really want to see the wire, heard its one of the best shows ever.

The Wire is the best TV show (bar none) I have ever seen but did not mention it because you mentioned three comedy shows. The Wire is very drawn out and has more characters than any other show I have ever seen and sometimes feels as if nowt happens but really I cannot recommend it enough.

MaceFace

Community

irish son

Californication, How to make it in America, Weeds, Party Down, Seinfeld are shows I'd recommend that are similar.

homeless student

irish son wrote: »

Californication, How to make it in America, Weeds, Party Down, Seinfeld are shows I'd recommend that are similar.

had forgotten about how to make it in america, saw the very 1st episode and thought it looked good.entourage before the fame?

Mardy Bum

I don't think the Wire would suit a train journey. Oz may suit it a bit more but you would be right in sticking with comedies for a train journey.

homeless student

Mardy Bum wrote: »

I don't think the Wire would suit a train journey. Oz may suit it a bit more but you would be right in sticking with comedies for a train journey.

lol ya thats true about comedies for the train journey, really takes the misery out of train journeys:) have checked all the recommendations so far but nothing really appeals,apart from how to make it in america.im very picky with films and tv shows.

omerin

The Wire

Boom_Bap

homeless student wrote: »

had forgotten about how to make it in america, saw the very 1st episode and thought it looked good.entourage before the fame?

Totally differnent show to Entourage. It gets much better after the 1st episode, it just has unfortunately been cancelled and hasnt really wrapped up properly.

SomewhereNicer

Dexter.
I've just finished watching the 7th season. Absolutely brilliant - genius. Without a doubt the best TV series I've ever watched.

irish son

homeless student wrote: »

had forgotten about how to make it in america, saw the very 1st episode and thought it looked good.entourage before the fame?

I'd say its a little more serious and a little less funny than Entourage but has the same easy to watch nature, you will fly through the 16 episodes but it doesn't have a proper ending and it felt like the show was only getting going so you will be very annoyed when you finish it. I would say its like a mixture between Entourage and Girls, actually there's another show, its in the middle of season 2 now.

Squeaky the Squirrel

Original NCIS. I've had to rewind parts I'd miss from being in stitches laughing at some of Dinozzos stuff.

Richard Dower

Gossip Girl....season one

Kev.

Breaking Bad..

vard

Peep show if you want quality comedy.

I like mad men, slow burner but good television. Modern family has long since peaked and is becoming more than stale now, but the first series is very good. Heroes season one is another good series... Which unfortunately loses the run if itself all too quickly. Don't watch beyond season 1! Lost, for all its flaws, makes for strangely compelling viewing.

sbsquarepants

SomewhereNicer wrote: »

Dexter.
I've just finished watching the 7th season. Absolutely brilliant - genius. Without a doubt the best TV series I've ever watched.

I've been watching it for the past couple of weeks, just started season 6. It is very good alright!
Got this little gem of nerd trivia off imdb last night - He's called Dexter because in latin Dexter (right handed) is the opposite of Sinister (left handed), it's an in-joke to symbolise he's not quite what he appears to be. I thought that was brilliant!!

s_carnage

Misfits and Freaks and Geeks are just two other ones I can think off that hasn't been mentioned above.

Swampy

Have to agree with the other guys on Eastbound and Down. Pure comedy good. Best I've seen in years.

The League is also brilliant. Happy Endings is also quite funny.

igorbiscan

If you like Peep Show, then Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the one for you very very funny.Just like Peep Show the characters are seemingly normal but have extremely low morals when it comes down to it. I'm half way through the second series and love it.Think there's seven series in all.

kiva989

Game of Thrones, The Wire, Sons of Anarchy

meoklmrk91

Parks and rec, highly underrated comedy. Must get into eastbound and down myself.

Groucho2000

igorbiscan wrote: »

If you like Peep Show, then Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia is the one for you very very funny.Just like Peep Show the characters are seemingly normal but have extremely low morals when it comes down to it. I'm half way through the second series and love it.Think there's seven series in all.

I agree. It's brilliant and there are 8 seasons so you've an extra season to watch

murpho999

homeless student wrote: »

dont like modern family or breaking bad, find breaking bad too gritty, more into comedies.

You are really making a big mistake by dismissing Breaking Bad.

TV drama at it's very finest.

homeless student

murpho999 wrote: »

You are really making a big mistake by dismissing Breaking Bad.

TV drama at it's very finest.

more into comedies

FunGoose

homeless student wrote: »

more into comedies

I agree with igorbiscan and Groucho2000, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia is brilliant. I thought the first few episodes were okay but then it just gets better and better and better! I got to love it. I've seen them all and am looking forward to doing another lap.

Go for it!

homeless student

FunGoose wrote: »

I agree with igorbiscan and Groucho2000, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia is brilliant. I thought the first few episodes were okay but then it just gets better and better and better! I got to love it. I've seen them all and am looking forward to doing another lap.

Go for it!

will do, a mate of mine tried to get me into that show years ago, never got round to it.

Ellian

MaceFace wrote: »

Community

That's a good shout - took about five episodes to bed in, but I'd rate it as one of the better comedies I've seen in the last few years.

Kerplunk124

If you're looking for comedies, check out Weeds

Denis322

Have you tried South Park

RodgersLFC

The Wire
Breaking Bad
The Sopranos
X-Files
24
Game of Thrones
Oz
Homeland

Are all worth a watch, depending on what you're into. Oz is pretty hard to watch at times but if you are interested in prison dramas, its the best there is.

The Wire is the best TV show of them all. Believe the hype.

homeless student

Denis322 wrote: »

Have you tried South Park

hate it:o

Denis322

The first few seasons of the U.S Office are pretty

BeanFlicker

Yea definitely check out Eastbound and Down, best comedy out in a long time

New Girl is worth the watch also

Freaks & Geeks is another, only 1 season but v.good

miralize

Archer, not a typical animated comedy :P

BeanFlicker

miralize wrote: »

Archer, not a typical animated comedy :P

Yea remember seeing some of that and thinking wtf, looks good tho

Another animated comedy, was on last nite on 3e, it's called Bob's Burgers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1561755/?ref_=sr_1

miralize

BeanFlicker wrote: »

Yea remember seeing some of that and thinking wtf, looks good tho

Another animated comedy, was on last nite on 3e, it's called Bob's Burgers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1561755/?ref_=sr_1

Coincidentally its the same voice actor who voices the leads of each show

Dane Bramage

Not mentioned yet but all excellent:

Justified (starts to get good from 7th episode onwards, stick with it, takes a little while to find its feet!);
Southland;
Flight of the Conchords;
Bored to Death;
Six Feet Under;
The Big Bang Theory.

Parks and Recreation is fantastic. Comedy wise, I'd start with that one!

Really is the golden age for tv series looking at all these suggestions.

SomewhereNicer

Dane Bramage wrote: »

Not mentioned yet but all excellent:

Justified (starts to get good from 7th episode onwards, stick with it, takes a little while to find its feet!);
Southland;
Flight of the Conchords;
Bored to Death;
Six Feet Under;
The Big Bang Theory.

Parks and Recreation is fantastic. Comedy wise, I'd start with that one!

Really is the golden age for tv series looking at all these suggestions.

Also started watching Six Feet Under recently. Michael C Hall from Dexter stars in it and Peter Krause from Parenthood. Wasn't quite sure initially whether I'd like it or not, but I love it, and the acting is excellent, particularly from Michael C Hall, especially when comparing him to Dexter, where his acting is totally different.

Oh Parenthood is another good drama-comedy series you should take a look at. I personally enjoy it. Good laugh and portrays the ups and downs of families very well.