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 eagleboi  Catford 28 Jul 15 10.01am |
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Quote bright&wright at 28 Jul 2015 9.17am
1) Band of Brothers
2) Breaking Bad
3) The Walking Dead
4) True Detective (Season 1 only)
=5) Murder One
=5) Prison Break (Season 1 only)
=5) Can I say Buffy? Screw it, I've said it now.
Murder One was quality wasn't it! Can remember baldy being a prominent lawyer on it.
Edited by eagleboi (28 Jul 2015 10.02am)
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| eagleboi Catford 28 Jul 15 10.03am |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 28 Jul 2015 9.32am
1. Mad Men
2. The Shield
3. Law and Order
4. The Wire
5. Breaking Bad
Need to get into the Mad Men boxset. Everyone going on about The Shield and Law & Order. Might have to investigate!
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| Fazil Bawlty 28 Jul 15 10.07am |
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1 Game of Thrones
2 Vikings
3 Curb Your Enthusiasm
4 Breaking Bad
5 Boardwalk Empire
Other good'uns:
South Park, Walking Dead, Mad Men, Inbetweeners, Heroes, Fargo, Not Going Out, Prison Break, Family Guy.
Edited by Fazil Bawlty (28 Jul 2015 10.12am)
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| Part Time James 28 Jul 15 10.23am |
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Quote Fazil Bawlty at 28 Jul 2015 10.07am
1 Game of Thrones
2 Vikings
3 Curb Your Enthusiasm
4 Breaking Bad
5 Boardwalk Empire
Other good'uns:
South Park, Walking Dead, Mad Men, Inbetweeners, Heroes, Fargo, Not Going Out, Prison Break, Family Guy.
Edited by Fazil Bawlty (28 Jul 2015 10.12am)
Not keen on Fawlty Towers at all then?
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| Catfish Burgess Hill 28 Jul 15 10.46am |
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Frasier
I Claudius
Yes Minister
Red Dwarf
Game of Thrones
Breaking bad
Yes, I am an agent of Satan but my duties are largely ceremonial
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| Hoof Hearted 28 Jul 15 11.31am |
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Sopranos
Auf Weidersehen Pet
Minder
Inbetweeners
Sweeney
The Avengers
The Man From UNCLE
New Tricks
Thunderbirds
Phone Shop
Boardwalk Empire
The Office
Comic Strip Presents
League of Gentlemen
Robinson Crusoe
Porridge
Red Dwarf
Curb Your Enthusiasm
South Park
Mad Men
Not Going Out
Father Ted
Vice
Rumpole of the Bailey
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Johnny Eagles  berlin 28 Jul 15 11.36am |
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Quote Andy_G at 27 Jul 2015 3.32pm
I like True Detective second series, I think I'm the only person who does.
I think it's ace. Not quite as good as the first, but still gripping stuff.
...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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| chrys51 poole 28 Jul 15 11.39am |
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Bron
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| Red-Blue-Yellow Surrey 28 Jul 15 11.42am |
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And what about:
Drop The Dead Donkey
Brass Eye
Outnumbered
The Real McCoy
Babylon 5
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| Johnny Eagles berlin 28 Jul 15 11.45am |
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I thought 'Wolf Hall' was very good.
Someone recommended 'Rome' - I think it's utter tripe.
Also, did someone mention 'Lost'? Biggest load of junk ever made.
...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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| Part Time James 28 Jul 15 11.57am |
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Quote Johnny Eagles at 28 Jul 2015 11.45am
I thought 'Wolf Hall' was very good.
Someone recommended 'Rome' - I think it's utter tripe.
Also, did someone mention 'Lost'? Biggest load of junk ever made.
Lost is the reason I wait for a TV series to come to an end before I start watching it. I didn't start watching Breaking Bad until all 5 series had been aired just in case "it was all a dream". I hate myself for sticking with Lost. It's very telling that there haven't ever really been any serious attempts at re-running it all. I think it's available as a box-set on Sky, but even Sky seem to be going "well, it's there if you REALLY don't care how sh*t the ending was".
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| Superfly The sun always shines in Catford 28 Jul 15 11.58am |
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Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 28 Jul 2015 8.36am
Quote Kermit8 at 27 Jul 2015 9.42pm
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 27 Jul 2015 4.18pm
In no particular order and off the top of my head
NCIS
The Paradise Club
Rich Man Poor man
Hazell
Boys From the Blackstuff
Arrow
Edited by Y Ddraig Goch (27 Jul 2015 4.19pm)
I watched the whole series again recently. By fvck it was bad - really bad - in a so bad it's good kinda way. The mum's awful acting was fantastically cringeworthy. Julie Prescott was/is still hot though.
Funny how your memory plays tricks. I always remember it as being a gripping drama, I guess a lot of the old series being mentioned aren't quite as good as we thought
Sorry to say this but a few years ago I invested in the Boys from the Blackstuff box set and it's pretty much unwatchable.
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Y Ddraig Goch  In The Crowd 28 Jul 15 12.06pm |
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Quote Superfly at 28 Jul 2015 11.58am
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 28 Jul 2015 8.36am
Quote Kermit8 at 27 Jul 2015 9.42pm
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 27 Jul 2015 4.18pm
In no particular order and off the top of my head
NCIS
The Paradise Club
Rich Man Poor man
Hazell
Boys From the Blackstuff
Arrow
Edited by Y Ddraig Goch (27 Jul 2015 4.19pm)
I watched the whole series again recently. By fvck it was bad - really bad - in a so bad it's good kinda way. The mum's awful acting was fantastically cringeworthy. Julie Prescott was/is still hot though.
Funny how your memory plays tricks. I always remember it as being a gripping drama, I guess a lot of the old series being mentioned aren't quite as good as we thought
Sorry to say this but a few years ago I invested in the Boys from the Blackstuff box set and it's pretty much unwatchable.
Nooooooooooo :'(
Maybe why it hasn't even turned up on Dave
I seem to remember the Graeme Souness / Sammy Lee scene being pretty funny.
the dignified don't even enter in the game
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The Sash  Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 28 Jul 15 12.13pm |
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Steptoe and Son isn't just the best comedy there has ever been on TV its the best programme full stop imho...
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| Superfly The sun always shines in Catford 28 Jul 15 12.15pm |
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Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 28 Jul 2015 12.06pm
Quote Superfly at 28 Jul 2015 11.58am
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 28 Jul 2015 8.36am
Quote Kermit8 at 27 Jul 2015 9.42pm
Quote Y Ddraig Goch at 27 Jul 2015 4.18pm
In no particular order and off the top of my head
NCIS
The Paradise Club
Rich Man Poor man
Hazell
Boys From the Blackstuff
Arrow
Edited by Y Ddraig Goch (27 Jul 2015 4.19pm)
I watched the whole series again recently. By fvck it was bad - really bad - in a so bad it's good kinda way. The mum's awful acting was fantastically cringeworthy. Julie Prescott was/is still hot though.
Funny how your memory plays tricks. I always remember it as being a gripping drama, I guess a lot of the old series being mentioned aren't quite as good as we thought
Sorry to say this but a few years ago I invested in the Boys from the Blackstuff box set and it's pretty much unwatchable.
Nooooooooooo :'(
Maybe why it hasn't even turned up on Dave
I seem to remember the Graeme Souness / Sammy Lee scene being pretty funny.
The Yossers Story episode is great to be fair - it stands out as a bit of a jewel. The rest - despite being a great idea with some good characters is just really poorly written. Just hasn't held up well.
Yossers story is on Youtube - go for that but not the box set.
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| sxp55 South Norwood 28 Jul 15 12.19pm |
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1. Banshee
2. GOT
3. Breaking Bad
4. Blacklist
5. Walking Dead
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| ghosteagle 28 Jul 15 12.23pm |
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1 - Oz
2 - Babylon 5
3 - The Shield
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 28 Jul 15 12.40pm |
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Quote ghosteagle at 28 Jul 2015 12.23pm
1 - Oz
2 - Babylon 5
3 - The Shield
Good call. The only problem I had with Babylon five is the some of the filler on the show was so bad it actually felt painful. But in terms of seasons 2-4, and the second half of season 5, its hard to fault with the storylines and development. Apparently its been re-optioned for a remake.
But seasons 3 and 4 were truly epic.
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| Johnny Eagles berlin 28 Jul 15 12.54pm |
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Quote Superfly at 28 Jul 2015 11.58am
Sorry to say this but a few years ago I invested in the Boys from the Blackstuff box set and it's pretty much unwatchable.
I did this with 'the Professionals'. Tripe.
Funny, it used to be good when I was 8.
...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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| Johnny Eagles berlin 28 Jul 15 12.58pm |
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Quote sxp55 at 28 Jul 2015 12.19pm
1. Banshee
2. GOT
3. Breaking Bad
4. Blacklist
5. Walking Dead
I managed to watch about 30 mins of this before I had to turn it off. I thought it was junk.
It's funny reading this thread. Most people have as their top 5 a mixture of things I think are absolutely amazing and stuff I think is junk.
On IMDB, which is often reliable, most of the box sets recommended here get between 8.2 and 8.6. Some are worth it, some are worth about half that. I guess you just have to give things a go, you're the only one who knows what you like.
...we must expand...get more pupils...so that the knowledge will spread...
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