Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Guys,I see a few threads on here about "Prison Break" and several other US TV series and I'm wondering if you guys could recommend a few that are worth watching.Currently, the telly in general is utter minge and as our lifestyles are a bit hectic at the moment, it's difficult for my wife and me to commit to any of the series on telly.So, what we've been doing is buying box-sets of these programmes that we can watch at our leisure. So far we've seen...Soparanos (series 1-6) - simply the best thing ever to grace the telly.Six Feet Under (series 1-5) - off the wall and absolutely fabulousThe Shield (1-4) - excellent, fast moving and good stories apart from some ridiculous resolutions to the predicaments that the Strike Team get intoI started watching (on the telly)...Lost - which was exactly what happened to my interest after three episodes of stereotypingThe 4400 - exactly the number of episodes you have to watch before it gets anywhereThe Invaders - total gashApart from the above, fit like are "Prison Break", "The Wire", "CSI", "Arrested Development" and any others that I never get the chance to see ?I'd appreciate any input/reviews from you folks.Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Cadet Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The only telly I watch really is Lost & Prison break which my mate keith kindly downloads from t'interweb for me. I agree that lost, although addictive, can get a little bit dull, they try too hard to make it so you don't have a scooby whats going on! PB though, is fantastic! I'd recommend it to anybody........I frequently have to pause the comp, and go make masel a cuppa to calm down because it's just so exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Prison break is awesome. I can sell you a sealed box set of season 1 if you want. It's region 1 though. It's well worth watching and very addictive, season 2 is great so far too.Arrested Development is pretty funny, and you can pick up all 3 series for around a tenner each.Another one worth watching is Entourage. Season 1 has just finished here in the uk, Season 2 is about to start next Sunday. Again, you can pick up the box sets on R1 for about £15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The only telly I watch really is Lost & Prison break which my mate keith kindly downloads from t'interweb for me. I agree that lost, although addictive, can get a little bit dull, they try too hard to make it so you don't have a scooby whats going on! PB though, is fantastic! I'd recommend it to anybody........I frequently have to pause the comp, and go make masel a cuppa to calm down because it's just so exciting Thanks for that, I'll give PB a whirl then !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Prison break is awesome. I can sell you a sealed box set of season 1 if you want. It's region 1 though. It's well worth watching and very addictive, season 2 is great so far too.Sadly, my main "watching" DVD player is a fussy, unchipped Sony, so it's R2 only and I'm too lazy to run the conversion software (guess all those years cracking, copying and selling ST & Amiga games at the Glasgow Barras was too much for me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Haha, well, pick it up on R2 then.Well worth a whirl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Cadet Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Or just download it...... Do people buy DVD's anymore.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I know i do.The quality is normally a lot better.Also, it's illegal to download it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Cadet Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 If something has been on the telly, then they probably wouldn't object to you recording it if you were out, say..... so whats the difference in downloading it? It's just handy so you dont have to set the video surely? I thought it was only stuff that hadn't been on the telly that was illegal....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Or just download it...... Do people buy DVD's anymore.... lol*gasp* How awful I could tell you a funny story about Me vs FAST (Federation Against Software Theft), but I'd end up sounding like the old windbag that I am o_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCrisis Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 So far we've seen...Soparanos (series 1-6) - simply the best thing ever to grace the telly.Six Feet Under (series 1-5) - off the wall and absolutely fabulousThe Shield (1-4) - excellent, fast moving and good stories apart from some ridiculous resolutions to the predicaments that the Strike Team get intoI'm a huge fan of The Shield and would like to know where you got your hauns on Series 3 & 4. I've been trying to tarck them down for some time to no avail. That would make my collection complete (until the DVD release of Season 5 obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I'm a huge fan of The Shield and would like to know where you got your hauns on Series 3 & 4. I've been trying to tarck them down for some time to no avail. That would make my collection complete (until the DVD release of Season 5 obviously).You can buy slightly dodgy versions on ebay, otherwise you can buy the official R1 releases from the states.As for other recomendations, Alias is pretty good, so is 24, I haven't watched The Wire but it's supposed to be brilliant. Also Deadwood, magic. Most of the HBO stuff is worth seeing. In fact that reminds me... Oz! Just brilliant, but you can't get it on R2. Although considering you can get multi region DVD players for less than the cost of any of these box sets, it's something of a moot point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Oz was great..... I need to get that on dvd soon.Also, Carnivale is another great series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCrisis Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 You can buy slightly dodgy versions on ebay, otherwise you can buy the official R1 releases from the states.As for other recomendations, Alias is pretty good, so is 24, I haven't watched The Wire but it's supposed to be brilliant. Also Deadwood, magic. Most of the HBO stuff is worth seeing. In fact that reminds me... Oz! Just brilliant, but you can't get it on R2. Although considering you can get multi region DVD players for less than the cost of any of these box sets, it's something of a moot point. Although I own a multi-region player I only possess the 1 R1 DVD.I don't facy buying anything on E-bay but might investigate getting the official R1 releases of Series 3 & 4 from the US.I keep on getting The Wire recommended to me and will get it for my collection one of these days.But Oz! How spectacular was that?! And Deadwood! Ian McShane plays a real good part in that series. Is it true it's getting its run shortened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I'm a huge fan of The Shield and would like to know where you got your hauns on Series 3 & 4. I've been trying to tarck them down for some time to no avail. That would make my collection complete (until the DVD release of Season 5 obviously).I got my sweaties on Seasons 3&4 via t'interweb. They're clearly hooky copies and the vendor is "no longer registered with eBay".I'd be happy to ..ahem.. "back them up" for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Fit's "Oz" aw aboot then?I quite fancy the looks of "Carnivale" and "Deadwood" - Ian McShane should have been a megastar. He's absolutely brilliant in "Sexy Beast". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Get Trailer Park Boys, it's great, and it's canadian.http://www.showcase.ca/microsites/trailerparkboys/clips here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest onlynik Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I know i do.The quality is normally a lot better.Also, it's illegal to download it.No its not, you can legally download most of the CBS stuff once is been broadcast, from Google or tv.com.I watched the new series of Battlestar Gallactica streamed from the Sci Fi website.THings to watchWeedsMy Name is EarlDrawn TogetherOk so they are all comedies, but they are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Get Trailer Park Boys, it's great, and it's canadian.http://www.showcase.ca/microsites/trailerparkboys/clips hereTa - I'll have a look at that when I get home - the network polis in here'll have me if I chew up their bandwidth - cahnts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I enjoyed Firefly, the show that spawned the Serenity film last year. Kind of a cross between a science fiction movie and a western! It was cancelled before the series was complete so the show itself has no real resolution but some of the loose ends were nicely tied up by the movie so it's worth getting hold of both. The series can normally be found at around 17 and the film is now going for about a fiver in some places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Wrong Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 You've got to give Curb Your Enthusiasm a try, the first series is 11.99 on www.play.com. Pretty, pretty, pretty, good:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCrisis Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I got my sweaties on Seasons 3&4 via t'interweb. They're clearly hooky copies and the vendor is "no longer registered with eBay".I'd be happy to ..ahem.. "back them up" for you.I think I'll take you up on that offer.PM Me:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 You can buy slightly dodgy versions on ebay, otherwise you can buy the official R1 releases from the states.As for other recomendations, Alias is pretty good, so is 24, I haven't watched The Wire but it's supposed to be brilliant. Also Deadwood, magic. Most of the HBO stuff is worth seeing. In fact that reminds me... Oz! Just brilliant, but you can't get it on R2. Although considering you can get multi region DVD players for less than the cost of any of these box sets, it's something of a moot point. Yes I agree about Alias, though not enjoying the 4th and 5th seasons as much (my gf being a huge fan just bought the Rambaldi box shaped set with all 5 series which hasnt aerrived yet but looks pretty...Other things I like are NCIS, Smallville, the new Battlestar, loads in fact...CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I watch Veronica Mars, but i'm pretty sure i'm the only person in the world that likes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Cadet Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Ian McShane should have been a megastar. He's absolutely brilliant in "Sexy Beast".Is he not Lovejoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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