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Hi. I haven't really watched any boxsets lately but I do have a few favourite dvds... Cheers, Frasier, Seindfield, the Godfather, Sopranos, History Boys, Withnail and I, anything with Meryl Streep or Robert de Nero etc. (probably typical dad material). I've been advised that Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones are really good Can anyone recommend a decent boxset that Santa will leave in my stocking to drag me out of the twentieth century?

buried

'Boardwalk Empire', 'Deadwood' or 'The Wire' Boxsets is what you want. The first two aren't set in the 21st century either, but you should get them all IMO. You'd really dig 'Boardwalk Empire' if you like 'The Soprano's' & 'The Godfather'

Birneybau

Midsummer Murders, Top Gear.

Optimus Prime

If you liked Seinfeld and are looking for a good comedy one then curb your enthusiasm is a must see, Larry David the creator of Seinfeld did this one too and acts in it. The character of George in Seinfeld is basically based on Larry.

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Birneybau wrote: »

Midsummer Murders, Top Gear.

Thanks but I'm looking for decent recommendations to drag me into the 21st century:)

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Optimus Prime wrote: »

If you liked Seinfeld and are looking for a good comedy one then curb your enthusiasm is a must see, Larry David the creator of Seinfeld did this one too and acts in it. The character of George in Seinfeld is basically based on Larry.

Thanks for that. Have Curby on Sky+ and it never fails to deliver...

Birneybau

Logo wrote: »

Thanks but I'm looking for decent recommendations to drag me into the 21st century:)

Game of Thrones all the way, accept nothing less.

boredatwork82

Sons of Anarchy. My favourite tv show of all time.

learn_more

I watched Game of Thrones first series and have to say it's absolute rubbish. There is a bit of nudity and a bitta humping in it which is why it's overly rated, imo.

Slydice

The Wire

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learn_more wrote: »

I watched Game of Thrones first series and have to say it's absolute rubbish. There is a bit of nudity and a bitta humping in it which is why it's overly rated, imo.

Cheers. That's what I'm not comfortable about maybe. The teenagne hormones are no longer rickashaying off the walls and my bi friends agree that I don't have an issue- soI'm not exactly a right-off yet! Just looking for a decent boxset to keep me going... Thanks

Lu Tze

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Cheers. That's what I'm not comfortable about maybe. The teenagne hormones are no longer rickashaying off the walls - although I'm not exactly a righkst-off yet! Just looking for a decent boxset to keep me going... Thanks

West wing

learn_more

Logo wrote: »

Cheers. That's what I'm not comfortable about maybe. The teenagne hormones are no longer rickashaying off the walls and my bi friends agree that I don't have an issue- soI'm not exactly a right-off yet! Just looking for a decent boxset to keep me going... Thanks

Why don't you consider signing up for netflix. It' brilliant you know. Get yourself a chromecast device or equivalent so you can stream your videos from your tablet or phone to the telly. They cost about 40 squids. Once you know how it works you'll never bother with DVD's again. I haven't bought a DVD for years. It has a wealth of TV series and movies. You can just watch the first few episodes of series to see if it's your cup of tea. I highly recommend House of Cards, the first ever online TV show.

cml387

I'm watching The Crown on Netflix atm.
Superbly made, great story and John Lithgow is stealing the whole thing with his portrayal of Winston Churchill. A must see.

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Appreciate the input Learn_More. Expect Sons of Anarchy will end up in my sack though:P

GBX

12 box set of beer

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cml387 wrote: »

I'm watching The Crown on Netflix atm.
Superbly made, great story and John Lithgow is stealing the whole thing with his portrayal of Winston Churchill. A must see.

John Lithgow was always an under-rated actor imho. Will have to check out The Crown - although I expect it won't be in my stocking this year:(

Noveight

Mad Men. All 7 seasons.

RobertKK

American Horror Story - each series is a different.
Game of Thrones - it is a great series.
Breaking Bad - sunny Albuquerque and science, and it just gets better and better as the series go on.
Wayward Pines
For a bit of comedy - It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

learn_more

Gonna check out American Horror Story, looks like my cup of tea.

Arcade_Tryer

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The Wire

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mdwexford

Dexter.

longshanks

Band of Brothers.

Grayson

Logo wrote: »

Thanks for that. Have Curby on Sky+ and it never fails to deliver...

Arrested Development is better.

Stigura

OP; Having looked at the ones ye have ~ and like? Yes: The Wire is an absolute natural, balls out winner. It's like a rite of boxed set passage. That and The Sopranos, of course. Ye have to have seen them both.

Board Walk Empire. Breaking Bad. Sons Of Anarchy. All good. Brothers In Arms has been mentioned. HBO, so superb, obviously!

Mad Men is to die for! Google " Disgustingly Enviable Manliness Personified " and it comes up with " Don Draper "!


If I might just throw in a few more of what else I have on my shelves? Generation Kill is a goody. Sort of BIA meets gulf war.

Couple of 'Police' ones that wouldn't spring to many, younger, minds today would be Cracker. Robbie Coltrane as a british psychological profiler. Enjoyable.

Prime Suspect. Helen Mirren, agreeably matured. Great bit of british TV of its time.

Now, just to roll one down the hole; Did ye ever catch Twin Peaks, back when?


Just saying; There's more, out there, than the latest go to block busters that Netflix has

spurious

'The Wire' for starters

Not technically a boxset but if you can find a mini TV series called 'Olive Kitteridge', it is extraordinary.

Tom Mann Centuria

Justified was a fantastic series, no dud season and brilliant ending.

Both series of Fargo are excellent.

Band of brothers (already mentioned) is superb.

Now get the dvd player going and get watching.

Oh, and if you don't mind subtitles The Bridge and the Killing are two worth checking out (the originals)

Hands up, tried the Wire and Sopranos...just couldn't get into them.

OP, if you liked Seinfeld, then as others have suggested, Curb and Arrested Development. But watching Seinfeld again, and again, is also good.

As for grittier stuff, I enjoyed Breaking Bad and the first season of True Detective. Presume both available in box sets...

Alf Stewart.

Already mentioned, sopranos, boardwalk empire, and the wire (in that order) are prob the best three tv series ever made.

Closely followed by GOT, breaking bad, band of brothers.

Haven't watched Sons of Anarchy, but I will be at home for almost two weeks over Christmas, so will attempt it.

If you manage to watch breaking bad, follow that up with Better Call Saul


Lastly, its full of violence, sex and gore, but a really good (but gritty) prison series is Oz

Its a must have!

Birneybau

learn_more wrote: »

I watched Game of Thrones first series and have to say it's absolute rubbish. There is a bit of nudity and a bitta humping in it which is why it's overly rated, imo.

It's so much more than that, sounds like you're describing fricking Spartacus there.

Mantis Toboggan

Always sunny in Philadelphia is the modern day Seinfeld.

First season is a bit sketchy but after that I takes off into the best comedy of all time imo. 11 seasons to enjoy with a new series starting in January.

jacko

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Lastly, its full of violence, sex and gore, but a really good (but gritty) prison series is Oz

Its a must have!

+1 for Oz

JustAThought

Santy needs to bring you a years membership to Netflix - if you've anyway half decent wifi/broadband you can try & watch ALL the boxsets you can gorge yourself on. Try the first month for free even - a freebie Christmas present that will keep you in fromt of tV/tablet/laptop for the year!

+ 1 for Madmen & Better Call Saul, & especially BrEAKING BAD - this slaps you right into the 21st century like a bikewheel in the face on laughing gas.

If you like Sopranos humour & Whitnail & I humour I think you will LOVE 'My Name Is Earl' - you can order a box set in fro m Golden Discs & it will keep you laughing all through January - comic genius & not hardcore sex & drugs like all the rest .
Happy Christmas!

AudreyHepburn

It's a toss up between Sons Of Anarchy and Band Of Brothers for me.

Two completely different types of shows and both equally brilliant!

andekwarhola

Birneybau wrote: »

It's so much more than that, sounds like you're describing fricking Spartacus there.

I wish Spartacus was screened in the 80s. Would have been a great go-to for teenage boys instead of sitting through pretentious channel 4 foreign films waiting for a flash of breast.

LordSutch

Life on Mars.

Brilliant.

boobar

Dexter
House of Cards
Gomorrah
Banshee

Rumpy Pumpy

The two seasons of Fargo are fantastic television.

Dyr

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Appreciate the input Learn_More. Expect Sons of Anarchy will end up in my sack though:P

Sad to hear it

Its a pile of ****e

MadDog76

The Sopranos

Peaky Blinders

Deadwood

True Detective (with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey)

Narcos

Only Fools And Horses

Fawlty Towers

The Office (with Ricky Gervais obviously)

Boardwalk Empire

Deadliest Catch

Band Of Brothers/The Pacific

The Godfather Trilogy

The Bourne Movies

Lord Of The Rings/The Hobbit (Lidl are selling all six movies in one boxset at the moment for €19.99/€14.99, can't remember which but great value either way.)

Greyfox

Logo wrote: »

Cheers. That's what I'm not comfortable about maybe. The teenagne hormones are no longer rickashaying off the walls and my bi friends agree that I don't have an issue- soI'm not exactly a right-off yet! Just looking for a decent boxset to keep me going... Thanks

The sex scenes in Game of Thrones are not a big deal as there almost all very relevant to the plot and not just thrown in there like Sparticas. GOT is popular because the acting and writing is superb and there is NO story in existense in any format that can match GOT in terms of the epic scale of the story and the depth and complexity of so many intriging characters. In GOT good people do bad things and bad people do good things, its none of your bog standard goodies v badies stuff.

Dirty Dingus McGee

learn_more wrote: »

I watched Game of Thrones first series and have to say it's absolute rubbish. There is a bit of nudity and a bitta humping in it which is why it's overly rated, imo.

Nah.

You get nudity anywhere you want these days so I don't think people watch for that.It's great escapism which is why it is so popular.

scamalert

the leftovers - dunno who mentioned it in the tv show section but seems overlooked HBO quality show but only two seasons,not an easy show to get into but leaves good impression once done watching it.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

Already mentioned, sopranos, boardwalk empire, and the wire (in that order) are prob the best three tv series ever made.

Closely followed by GOT, breaking bad, band of brothers.

Haven't watched Sons of Anarchy, but I will be at home for almost two weeks over Christmas, so will attempt it.

If you manage to watch breaking bad, follow that up with Better Call Saul


Lastly, its full of violence, sex and gore, but a really good (but gritty) prison series is Oz

Its a must have!

This Op

OZ is probably the best series I've ever watched. I'd highly recommend it.

Collie D

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

This Op

OZ is probably the best series I've ever watched. I'd highly recommend it.

Worth emphasising this. Brilliant but brutal. You'll recognise most of the cast from other things. Have watched it three or four times now.

If you like a good old fashioned tough cop show you won't beat The Shield. None of your forensic CSI nonsense. Just beat the **** out of some low level street dealer for info.

learn_more

Greyfox wrote: »

The sex scenes in Game of Thrones are not a big deal as there almost all very relevant to the plot and not just thrown in there like Sparticas. GOT is popular because the acting and writing is superb and there is NO story in existense in any format that can match GOT in terms of the epic scale of the story and the depth and complexity of so many intriging characters. In GOT good people do bad things and bad people do good things, its none of your bog standard goodies v badies stuff.

I understand it's probably not my thing and I'm just not getting it. Giving you the benefit of my doubt. But want I can't possibly agree with is that 'the acting is brilliant'. I find the dialogue and the acting to be totally wooden. When I first saw the opening credits and saw "Sean Bean' as being credited, I though, something is not quite right here. Is it possible the second series is much better than the first ???

everlast75

The Shield. F**king brilliant from start to finish

skipper_G

everlast75 wrote: »

The Shield. F**king brilliant from start to finish

Absolutely this! It's compelling from the first episode until the last. Some brilliant guest stars along the way as well including an Oscar winner.

Oh and fun fact: one of the cast is currently serving 40 years to life for murder.

Seems I'm very similar to others here. The Wire and The Sopranos are superb and will likely never be topped for me. Especially The Sopranos as I can't imagine caring about such a variety of characters like that again.

After them are the entertaining ones like GOT, Breaking Bad etc.
Better Call Saul is looking to be one of the best actually and I already prefer it to Breaking Bad.

Irish Guitarist

The first two series of Blindspot were very good. The Blacklist is good too although after four series I'm still not sure what's going on. I've only seen them on television so I don't know if they're available on DVD or not though.

I have a months free subscription to Netflix at the moment. I'll probably pay for it when the first month runs out as there's a few decent things on it. It can be hard to find what you really, really want though so you end up looking at ten year old programmes and Netflix's own creations. If you're just looking for something decent to watch it's good, but if you have something specific in mind you might not find it. It doesn't help that countries outside of the America get a fraction of what's on offer because of licensing issues.

I never watched Prison Break when it was on television so I'm in the middle of watching it on Netflix now. I've watched the first series so far and it's very good. I'm kind of finding it hard to find anything else I'm really interested in.

Grayson

Greyfox wrote: »

The sex scenes in Game of Thrones are not a big deal as there almost all very relevant to the plot and not just thrown in there like Sparticas. GOT is popular because the acting and writing is superb and there is NO story in existense in any format that can match GOT in terms of the epic scale of the story and the depth and complexity of so many intriging characters. In GOT good people do bad things and bad people do good things, its none of your bog standard goodies v badies stuff.

Battlestar Galataca has better character development. The characters are far more complex.

Which btw reminds me, everyone should watch Battlestar.



I'm currently watching Season 2 of The Man in the High Castle.