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Need an engrossing show to keep my mind off the current madness

ShineOn7

Looks like Westworld is a non runner based off feedback in the other thread and my own research elsewhere

I'm looking for a show that totally sucks you in and distracts you from the outside world. I'm going to be doing Udemy courses and other projects during the day, but a riveting TV show in bed at night would be useful so my mind doesn't start overthinking things

Some of my all time favs (to give you an idea of taste) would include Breaking Bad, The West Wing and Lost (my top 3) and The Leftovers, The Shield, Line Of Duty (and similar UK Dramas like Happy Valley, Broadchurch etc) and Sopranos also impressed me

Watchmen was suggested as it was made by a Lost/Leftovers writer, but is it Marvel/DC World typical stuff? They normally aren't my kinda thing. I find the whole Marvel/Avengers "universe" a bit tedious

The Wire:

This is a "hmmmm, maybe" to re-try. I watched one season years ago and didn't understand the hype at all. I much preferred The Shield

Homeland:

Tried the first season and - again - couldn't see what the fuss was all about

Game Of Thrones:

Watched all seasons bar the last one. I'll have to get around to completing it just because. But I believe it's a brutal last season :pac:

Chernobyl:

Tried an episode when exhausted on a flight so I think it affected my thoughts on it. Might try again. It has excellent reviews

Peaky Blinders:

Heard it starts strong but drops in quality

That's just some off the top of my head. I'll say if I've seen any other show when they're mentioned

I'm looking for that show where you're having a crap, stressful day (like many of us are currently) but then you think to yourself "at least there's Show X to look forward to later"

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Ironman76

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

billyhead

Ironman76 wrote: »

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

I heard the final season is the best. Could I skip the previous seasons and watch this or would you need to have watched them all. I did watch season 1 so I know the main characters but don't want to drag myself through season 2-6.

Badabing1

billyhead wrote: »

I heard the final season is the best. Could I skip the previous seasons and watch this or would you need to have watched them all. I did watch season 1 so I know the main characters but don't want to drag myself through season 2-6.

No definitely don't to that! I watched it on recommendation from this thread, and was just raging when I'd finished it that there wasn't more. Really great show.

fryup

if you're into documentaries - narco wars is good (sky/now tv)

steve_r

Badabing1 wrote: »

No definitely don't to that! I watched it on recommendation from this thread, and was just raging when I'd finished it that there wasn't more. Really great show.

The big moment of the very first episode is resolved in the very final episode.

The first few seasons are very good but the last few are excellent

ShineOn7

wadacrack wrote: »

Is Suits worth a watch?

First 2-3 seasons are good to very good

After that, the wheels come off

I bailed in the season when

Mike went to prison

and never went back

joe40

Just started watching "damages" on prime. It's a legal drama from a few years ago with Glenn Close and Ted Damson. Just on season 1 atm but I'm finding it really good. Easy watching but quite addictive.

Ironman76

steve_r wrote: »

The big moment of the very first episode is resolved in the very final episode.

The first few seasons are very good but the last few are excellent

Seconded.

The payoff in the finale is well worth the commitment to previous seasons and it builds up tremendously as we head towards the final season.

What’s great also is it’s not just centred around the main four guys. The support characters are also very compelling.

Season 5 is actually my favourite season. The finale then gives fantastic closure.

As a previous post said I was gutted when it was over. It was superb from start to finish. Easily my all time favourite TV show. And I’m a big fan of Sopranos and 24.

Ironman76

wadacrack wrote: »

Is Suits worth a watch?

Started off really good but then the writers take a massive dump on it. Watched 6 seasons and couldn’t bear watching the 7th it got that bad. Feels like it was planned for four seasons but then realised they had a “hit” on their hands and did it to death. Just fell off a cliff!!!

silverharp

Im enjoying Curb Your Enthusiasm, not seen it before, its not lol comedy but still fun

JustAThought

Channel4.com

Bodyshockers

It’a like trying to pull a rotten tooth out - dangerous, gratifying, painful and horrifying all at the same time.

I’ve a strong stomach but I don’t think I’ll be able to watch most of season two. S1 was glorifyingly grotesque enough.

Definately take your mind off EVERYTHING and mostly for the wrong reasons.

sporina

Finished Bron/Broen Season 1 last night - wow wow wow - fantastic writing.. and acting

trashcan

Ironman76 wrote: »

The Shield always gets great feedback to those I recommend it to. Best TV show of the lot IMO and the only one I’ve seen that did everything properly and ticked all the boxes. Consistent storylines, great characters & character development, the finale is nail biting stuff too. No crap seasons either, just gets better from season to season. . Just superb stuff. Can’t recommend it enough.

I watched the first season a few years ago. Thought it was ok, but I wasn’t too fussed about following up on it after that. Nowhere near the Wire in my humble opinion.

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

ShineOn7

trashcan wrote: »

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

Without spoilers, can anyone who's watched it all say if this comes to a proper conclusion? Or did it end on a cliffhanger in Season 3?

Amazon cancelled it after 3 seasons

The premise and reviews for it look strong

youcancallmeal

trashcan wrote: »

I’m currently on Season 3 of Sneaky Pete, and I’d recommend it highly. Great cast of characters and nice twisty plots.

From what I remember I watched the first episode and gave up, just didn't draw me in and had fairly low production quality

fryup

Allen v Farrow on sky/now tv

anyone watching this? tis a very strange case don't know what to make of it

don't know who to believe

SimonTemplar

ShineOn7 wrote: »

An apt time to re-visit this thread I think

I'm currently re-watching:

The West Wing. About 3 episodes a week

I'm upto early Season 4 and may stop at the end of it. It becomes a very different show after Sorkin leaves and Season 5 is a bit shíte to say the least. Those first 4 seasons are still incredible TV even after all these years though. It's on the All 4 app

The Newsroom

More Sorkin stuff and I'm enjoying it again. Even if characters like Alison Pill's just don't work there's still plenty on the show that does

And considering a re-watch of: The Office (US)

Now back on Netflix and I've only watched it all once before from start to finish. I'm thinking maybe 2-3 episodes a week on a re-watch. It's a modern classic

Anything new or old engrossing you?

In the same way that The West Wing is a different show after Sorkin left, The Office was a much different show after Steve Carrell left. If I do rewatch it, I think I'll stop after he leaves.

ShineOn7

Has anyone tried M Night Shyamalan's "Servant"?

Is it strong?

I don't want to check it's main thread on here because - as per Shyamalan's usual style - I know big twists and plot turns will be spoiled

TomTomTim

sporina wrote: »

Finished Bron/Broen Season 1 last night - wow wow wow - fantastic writing.. and acting

I only got around to watching the final season recently, and I was very impressed. They managed 4 seasons of very high quality TV, with little drop in quality, which is a rarity. They even lost one of the main stars after the second season, yet he was excellently replaced, without much loss to the shows quality. I personally think it's the best of the best of the new Scandinavian crime dramas, far better than Forbrydelsen, which I struggled to get through. The Belgian series The Break is the only thing I've watched that comes close to it in quality.

JTMan

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Has anyone tried M Night Shyamalan's "Servant"?

Is it strong?

Really enjoyed the first 2 seasons. Something different. Worth watching.

bosco12345

Shows I would reccomend away from the usual picks:
-Sons of Anarchy
-ZeroZeroZero (excellent)
-Line of Duty
-The night of (An often overlooked gem)
-The Blacklist (My guilty pleasure, James Spader is fantastic)
-Mindhunter (one of the best shows I've ever watched)
-Manhunt: Unabomber
-True Detective Season 1 & 3. (Season 1 is one of the greatest piece of television ever made, a must watch)
- House of Cards (really enjoyed the first few seasons but went to sh!te after)

Probably missing a lot here that I can't think of, but these are my personal picks away from the usual top shows like the sopranos etc.

dhaughton99

1. The Sopranos
2. The Shield
3. The Wire
4. Breaking Bad
5. Mad Men

Ash.J.Williams

Informer on Netflix is a good 8 parter

rovers_runner

Comedy: Cheers / Community
Drama: ER post Clooney when the cast improved
Buddy Cop show: Castle
Dark : Breaking Bad / walking dead season 1 to 3 only

Ash.J.Williams

bosco12345 wrote: »

Shows I would reccomend away from the usual picks:
-Sons of Anarchy
-ZeroZeroZero (excellent)
-Line of Duty
-The night of (An often overlooked gem)
-The Blacklist (My guilty pleasure, James Spader is fantastic)
-Mindhunter (one of the best shows I've ever watched)
-Manhunt: Unabomber
-True Detective Season 1 & 3. (Season 1 is one of the greatest piece of television ever made, a must watch)
- House of Cards (really enjoyed the first few seasons but went to sh!te after)

Probably missing a lot here that I can't think of, but these are my personal picks away from the usual top shows like the sopranos etc.

Yeah I binged the f** out of sons of anarchy couldn’t get enough of it

AllForIt

Without a doubt Succession is prolly one of the best dramas I've ever watched. It's just so thoroughly entertaining, hardly a dull moment.

If you like 'real life' drama House of Cards is also great, but was ruined by Kevin Spacey being sacked from the show. Thus the final season was such a disappointment. Still worth watching though.

I've never watched Breaking Bad, The Sopranos or The Wire. They are too 'blokey' types of dramas for me and I really don't care for mafia or criminal themed dramas, but I appreciate they were very good in themselves from the reviews.

If you like supernatural type dramas, like LOST, DARK is brilliant, even better than LOST imo. It's rather refreshing that it's based in Germany and not America with German actors and in the German language (there are dubbed versions if you can find them), but I think a Netflix production all the same, like House of Cards. The final third season wasn't a hit though but the first 2 I'll prolly watch again.

SmartinMartin

Episodes. Probably the best thing I've ever seen, a great combination of brit and yank wit.

smilerf

Justified
Orphan Black
Bates Motel
Grimm
Hannibal
The Last Kingdom
The Fall
Ray Donovan

smilerf

If you are interested in what Pablo Escobar was really like I recommend El Patron del mal

JP Liz V1

Fresh off the Boat, great underrated comedy series