I've just watched the first series of Game of Thrones ...I only started last Thursday night.
I still like Breaking Bag slightly more, the characters are so good ("when you need a criminal lawyer"), but both series are truly excellent.
You have to put a bit of effort in with these type of shows because they are like a really, really, ridiculously long movie. But the effort is returned five fold. And people say we have shorter attention spans these days. Ha! I think the popularity of all these shows, especially the HBO ones, proves that completely wrong.
If you like breaking bad / wire / sopranos, try Oz and The Shield. Both good series to watch through in order, big unforgettable moments in both..
Some current stuff not already mentioned:
Suits - pretty clever dialogue, pretty women, entertaining show
Girls - the new seinfeld. Less funny more real -if you're a 20ish hipster Jew in NY. is good though, out there.
2 broke girls - dreadful "comedy"
happy endings - see above
Arrow - big budget comic book style, ok but shallow/predictable
Revenge - soapie pretending to be a drama by occasionally killing someone. Hang on, soapies do that too. Either way men should avoid.
I've been catching 'M-A-S-H' after work a few days a week...a good mix of dry humour, sexism, P(in)C & the odd heart string.
My kids all <10yo have just discovered 'Get Smart' & 'Hogan's Heroes' & love it.
Blackadder, Red Dwarf, all of whose DVD's I possess, QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 out of 10 Cats, Death in Paradise, Time Team, Top Gear, and Doctor Who from the Poms...
Smallville, Lois & Clark, Superman, (I'm freaky for the Man of Steel), F-Troop, Mc Hales Navy, The Big Bang Theory all of whose DVD's I have. NCIS, West Wing, Castle, Chuck, CSI, Warehouse 13 from the Yanks...
Corner Gas, and Due South from the Canadians.
Entourage, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Californication, Modern family and Raising hope.
Hmm,
favourite indicates singular does it not?
Yes there are many great TV series out there, especially lately there have been many great series coming out of America. Try to pick one, not a list.
Just watched a couple of episodes of Transporter: The Series. For a movie turned series it is not bad.
West Wing, Battlestar Gallactica and it's prequel Caprica.
Scrubs, Dr Who, Seinfeld .
A lot of good shows already posted
But for the last 15 years one show has been consistantley making me laugh my butt off..
Southpark
I like 'Shameless'.
I used to like 'Peep Show' before they changed the way they narrated the characters.
