Best boxset

Logo · 17-12-2016 12:26AM #1

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 · 17-12-2016 12:33AM

'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 · 17-12-2016 12:37AM

Midsummer Murders, Top Gear.

Optimus Prime · 17-12-2016 12:41AM

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.

Logo · 17-12-2016 12:42AM

Birneybau wrote: »

Midsummer Murders, Top Gear.

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

Logo · 17-12-2016 12:45AM

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 · 17-12-2016 12:47AM

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 · 17-12-2016 12:49AM

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

learn_more · 17-12-2016 12:51AM

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 · 17-12-2016 12:51AM

The Wire

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Logo · 17-12-2016 01:15AM

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 · 17-12-2016 01:16AM

Logo wrote: »

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 · 17-12-2016 01:26AM

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 · 17-12-2016 01:31AM

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.

Logo · 17-12-2016 01:31AM

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

GBX · 17-12-2016 01:33AM

12 box set of beer

Logo · 17-12-2016 01:39AM

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 · 17-12-2016 02:25AM

Mad Men. All 7 seasons.

RobertKK · 17-12-2016 02:28AM

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 · 17-12-2016 02:33AM

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

Arcade_Tryer · 17-12-2016 02:38AM

Slydice wrote: »

The Wire

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mdwexford · 17-12-2016 02:48AM

Dexter.

longshanks · 17-12-2016 03:09AM

Band of Brothers.

Grayson · 17-12-2016 03:20AM

Logo wrote: »

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

Arrested Development is better.

Stigura · 17-12-2016 05:04AM

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 · 17-12-2016 06:04AM

'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 · 17-12-2016 06:27AM

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)

17-12-2016 08:01AM

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. · 17-12-2016 09:17AM

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 · 17-12-2016 09:19AM

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 · 17-12-2016 09:24AM

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.

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