Best boxset

jacko · 17-12-2016 09:30AM

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 · 17-12-2016 09:49AM

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 · 17-12-2016 10:48AM

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 · 17-12-2016 10:55AM

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 · 17-12-2016 12:05PM

Life on Mars.

Brilliant.

boobar · 17-12-2016 12:07PM

Dexter
House of Cards
Gomorrah
Banshee

Rumpy Pumpy · 17-12-2016 12:18PM

The two seasons of Fargo are fantastic television.

Dyr · 17-12-2016 12:19PM

Logo wrote: »

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 · 17-12-2016 12:38PM

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 · 17-12-2016 03:14PM

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 · 17-12-2016 03:19PM

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 · 17-12-2016 03:41PM

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 · 17-12-2016 03:47PM

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 · 17-12-2016 03:55PM

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 · 18-12-2016 01:17AM

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 · 18-12-2016 01:30AM

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

skipper_G · 18-12-2016 01:48AM

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.

18-12-2016 05:03AM

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 · 18-12-2016 09:42AM

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 · 18-12-2016 10:30AM

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.

Greyfox · 18-12-2016 04:16PM

learn_more wrote: »

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.

I don't know how anybody can say this, look at any scene that Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey or Charles Dance are in, if that’s not brilliant acting I don't what is. Also the dialogue is incredible with loads of unforgettable lines.

Greyfox · 18-12-2016 04:39PM

Grayson wrote: »

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

Which btw reminds me, everyone should watch Battlestar.

Your right everyone should watch Battlestar Galataca, the problem is the name puts people off. A friend recommended it to me as imagine the wire set in space and he was right, the first episode called 33 is the best opening episode to a TV series ever, it was way more adult, complex and thought provoking than any other pilot. Everyone I have recommended 33 to has come back to me saying they loved it. Yes its set in space with people trying to find there way back to earth but the show does a great job of exploring just how complicated human beings are.

Logo · 18-12-2016 09:15PM

Thanks for the replies. I recorded the first few episodes of Game of Thrones from Sky Atlantic and plan to watch before deciding to buy the boxset. Also plan to catch up on The Shield, The Wire, Band of Brothers, Narcos etc. Does anyone know where I might pick up The Norman Conquests without breaking the bank?
Thanks again!

A Little Pony · 18-12-2016 09:33PM

Game of Thrones is fantastic, last series was fine but not as good as the other series.

nkav86 · 18-12-2016 09:35PM

I've heard good things about Peaky Blinders, not strictly what you're looking for, but apparently worth a watch

Logo · 18-12-2016 10:06PM

nkav86 wrote: »

I've heard good things about Peaky Blinders, not strictly what you're looking for, but apparently worth a watch

Not really sure myself! Just posted because I've a bit of downtime over Christmas and wanted to watch some stuff that I've heard is unmissable... Never really had the time to do the boxset marathon during the year:)

Knine · 18-12-2016 10:14PM

Not really a Boxset but I loved Bates Motel

Turtyturd · 18-12-2016 10:43PM

Am I the only one who thinks Sons of Anarchy is sh!t?

It's like dumb TV for people whole can't follow the depth and layers of The Wire, Sopranos or True Detective.

Andrewf20 · 18-12-2016 10:49PM

Forbrydelsin, aka the killing, season 1 in particular. Epic.

Logo · 18-12-2016 11:01PM

I'd heard nothing - not even a sniff of an Oscar - and was expecting very little from the Cohn Bros film Fargo. Loved it from start to end. Is the series based on the film? And more importantly does the brilliant Frances McDormand feature?

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