Overlooked TV shows

JackTC

We hear about the likes of Breaking Bad, Sopranos and The Wire constantly. What are some of your tv shows that don't get the recognition they deserve.

For me it's Broadchurch. I genuinely think it's one of the greatest tv shows ever made and storytelling at its best.

Some people might say Broadchurch is very popular, but I think it deserves a place up there with Sopranos, BB, Game of Thrones, etc,...

billyhead

JackTC wrote: »

We hear about the likes of Breaking Bad, Sopranos and The Wire constantly. What are some of your tv shows that don't get the recognition they deserve.

For me it's Broadchurch. I genuinely think it's one of the greatest tv shows ever made and storytelling at its best.

Some people might say Broadchurch is very popular, but I think it deserves a place up there with Sopranos, BB, Game of Thrones, etc,...

Seen it. It's very good. The chemistry between the 2 leads is brilliant.

AmyMurphy22

Is the sopranos really that good?

Agent Coulson

Homicide Life on the Street you don't have those HBO shows without it.


Babylon 5 the show that gave us a full story told over 5 seasons where every episode was a chapter in that story with no standalone episodes.

StevenToast

AmyMurphy22 wrote: »

Is the sopranos really that good?

Yes

PsychoPete

Banshee

JP Liz V1

A one season show The Unusuals think it lead the way for Brooklyn Nine Nine

cmac2009

Halt and catch fire. Superb writing, characters that you become invested in and a great premise. It was like saying goodbye to good friends when it ended. Four seasons seemed the perfect length as well. Over looked perhaps due to the tremendous amount of quality TV around at that time.

Poochie05

Southland

grassylawn

Ajin

HeidiHeidi

AmyMurphy22 wrote: »

Is the sopranos really that good?

Yes

I think it's the only long series I stuck with from start to finish.

gmisk

Two that spring to mind
- Party down
- you're the worst

Another one which I really enjoyed was bunheads very light and fun (same writer as the Gilmore girls)

NewRed2

Giri Haji
Lilyhammer
Kingdom
Narcos
The Night Of

BrenMar

What we do in the Shadows.

Comic Book Guy

The Leftovers

ShineOn7

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

The Leftovers

A massively acclaimed show

Not really overlooked at all

blackwave

Justified

ButtersSuki

Action

NIMAN

AmyMurphy22 wrote: »

Is the sopranos really that good?

Yes.

Currently rewatching it and its as good as I remember it all those years ago, maybe better.

For me, best TV boxset show ever. And its over 20 years old.

angel eyes 2012

NIMAN wrote: »

Yes.

Currently rewatching it and its as good as I remember it all those years ago, maybe better.

For me, best TV boxset show ever. And its over 20 years old.

I've rewatched a number of times, and it has aged really well. It gets funnier too as you get to know what motivates and frustrates the various characters.

I almost envy anyone who hasn't seen it, they have the whole series before them including the Pine Barrens episode.

eddiervp20

Has to be Kingdom for me, Some great acting in it

Roanmore

blackwave wrote: »

Justified

Definitely. The cast throughout the whole show was superb, some great characters in there.

the purple tin

Sense 8.
Utopia - the English original.
Back - Mitchell and Webb reunited.

FortuneChip

Justified
Banshee
Leftovers

I know all are critically held in high regard, but they're a long way from the mass presence if the usual heavyweights

Cina

Rectify. One of the best shows ever.

AmyMurphy22

AmyMurphy22 wrote: »

Is the sopranos really that good?

Yup. I've been flying through a re-watch.

angel eyes 2012 wrote: »

I've rewatched a number of times, and it has aged really well. It gets funnier too as you get to know what motivates and frustrates the various characters.

The amount of laughing and cringing I'm doing on this re-watch is unreal. So many sideways looks I hadn't caught before, seeing innocent foundations for what happens later. It really is incredible in every sense.

Banshee was a very welcome surprise considering how sceptical I was.

Seems gritty crime is the most popular theme so allow me to continue that with warrior.

Season 1 and 2 on hbomax now having been created by cinemax then cancelled. Hbomax just renewed it for season 3. Excellent version of the bruce lee idea based on Chinatown in san Francisco during the tong wars.

From a sci fi genre, korean show 'sweet home' was far better than it's synopsis would suggest. They seem to have an ability for character creation that still manages great characters and unnerving monsters.

Ashbourne hoop

AmyMurphy22 wrote: »

Is the sopranos really that good?

Yes. The best tv show ever. Basically changed TV forever. I've rewatched it numerous times, and it's still class.

Thelonious Monk

HBO's Rome, I really loved it.

billyhead

The Shield is brilliant.

Quarry - just 8 episodes but worth a look.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980696/

Sephiroth_dude

Pure Mule

the purple tin

Devs.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8134186/

How Soon Is Now

The man in the high castle.
I really enjoyed it and didn't hear much about it other than it being on Amazon.


The last season isn't as strong as the rest but not in a way it ruins the story or anything.

Penn

ShineOn7 wrote: »

A massively acclaimed show

Not really overlooked at al

I'd call it overlooked and it would have been my first pick too. It's very critically acclaimed, but so few people have watched it from my experience. I even only watched it for the first time last year, and many people I know who'd be regular boxset watchers and the like either never watched it or never heard of it.

pixelburp

As with a lot of these kinds of threads, the debate could be had as to what qualifies as "overlooked". By whom? Critics or audiences; 'cos some suggestions were not ignored by the former, if even they couldn't claim many of the latter.

At first blush, my instinct would be to suggest something inherently "cult" or niche; so while it had a fairly healthy thread here on Boards, Netflix's "Dark" appeared to skirt along the margins, never entering many discussions in the mainstream press (and lord knows how it managed ratings wise given Netlfix's famously secretive data-points thereof)

How Soon Is Now

pixelburp wrote: »

As with a lot of these kinds of threads, the debate could be had as to what qualifies as "overlooked". By whom? Critics or audiences; 'cos some suggestions were not ignored by the former, if even they couldn't claim many of the latter.

At first blush, my instinct would be to suggest something inherently "cult" or niche; so while it had a fairly healthy thread here on Boards, Netflix's "Dark" appeared to skirt along the margins, never entering many discussions in the mainstream press (and lord knows how it managed ratings wise given Netlfix's famously secretive data-points thereof)

Dark is one alright. If that show had of been in English or made in the US it would have been hugely popular.

stoneill

I would go with
The Frankenstein chronicles
Taboo
Penny Dreadful ( not the Los Angeles one)
Sharpe and the subsequent series'

readyletsgo

ShineOn7 wrote: »

A massively acclaimed show

Not really overlooked at al

It was know about, but people didn't give it a chance because it was so, well, depressing.

Man I adored that show!

bauney

Treme
The Deuce
Both from the director of The Wire (David Simon)

I did a rewatch of The Sopranos during dry January and February.

It has aged exceptionally well. I was a student, first job sort when it originally aired. Without getting too TV critic about it, I could really resonate with some of the themes much better now I was older. Loss being the main one.

It’s hardly overlooked though. It’s widely regarded as the best tv show ever made. I can’t disagree with that.

Utopia - the Channel 4 original that was axed after two seasons. The visuals, the soundtrack; the storyline - it had everything. Such an original show. The Famous Five meets the X-Files meets Twin Peaks meets an LSD trip.

HBC08

Boardwalk Empire.
For me its top three of all time.
Already mentioned but another vote here for The Deuce.

RandomViewer

Sledgehammer, 80s pxxxtake at Dirty Harry type cops

the purple tin

RandomViewer wrote: »

Sledgehammer, 80s pxxxtake at Dirty Harry type cops

Trust me. I know what I'm doing. :cool:

The Raging Bile Duct

JackTC wrote: »

We hear about the likes of Breaking Bad, Sopranos and The Wire constantly. What are some of your tv shows that don't get the recognition they deserve.

For me it's Broadchurch. I genuinely think it's one of the greatest tv shows ever made and storytelling at its best.

Some people might say Broadchurch is very popular, but I think it deserves a place up there with Sopranos, BB, Game of Thrones, etc,...

Broadchurch had a brilliant first season and an absolutely atrocious second season. One of the worst turnarounds I've ever seen in television.

Someone mentioned Halt and Catch Fire. Loved that and it deserves more recognition.

gibgodsman

Banshee
Justified
How to get away with Murder

Just 3 of the shows I have never really heard anyone discussing over here but were absolutely brilliant from start to finish

Hurrache

Poochie05 wrote: »

Southland

Saw the thread and said I'll mention that. Southland is brilliant and I'm still surprised it hasn't continuously popped up on terrestrial or streaming TV.

And another one for Banshee from me.

I enjoyed both more than the Sorpanos, the show people use to measure excellence in TV.

RandomViewer

Torchwood, the 2 BBC2 seasons,

odyssey06

Ultraviolet, a Channel 4 miniseries which took an X-Files take on the Vampire mythology.
There were only 6 episodes, definitely binge-worthy.

Excellent cast including Idris Elba, Jack Davenport, Stephen Moyer, Susannah Harker.
I wasn't familiar with the work of Australian actor Philip Quast but thought he was very good in it.

odyssey06

Bosch.

One to seek out if you like The Wire, though not on the same level as that show.

Keyzer

The Leftovers

An absolute masterpiece...