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Looking for a new tv show to watch that fits certain criteria:
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:17 am
Now that most shows have wrapped up for the season, I want to watch something that fits these criteria:
1. available on Netflix instant
2. a completed show so that I can watch all episodes at my pace. I'm not looking for ashow that is still running.
3. obviously, it should be something that you liked.
Whatcha got MTV Board? I have caught gems like BSG, Arrested Development, and Firefly in this way in the past, and those were all great.
At the moment, I'm considering something older like Twin Peaks, but I'm hoping y'all can give me something better.
TIA
1. available on Netflix instant
2. a completed show so that I can watch all episodes at my pace. I'm not looking for ashow that is still running.
3. obviously, it should be something that you liked.
Whatcha got MTV Board? I have caught gems like BSG, Arrested Development, and Firefly in this way in the past, and those were all great.
At the moment, I'm considering something older like Twin Peaks, but I'm hoping y'all can give me something better.
TIA
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:19 am to BhamTigah
Scrubs
Angel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Freaks and Geeks if they have it
ETA:
Overlooked the completed show part...my bad
Angel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Freaks and Geeks if they have it
ETA:
Overlooked the completed show part...my bad
This post was edited on 4/10/12 at 9:21 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:19 am to BhamTigah
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Twin Peaks
If you are interested, this is probably your best choice especially considering:
quote:
2. a completed show
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:20 am to BhamTigah
I have been hooked on MI-5.
Very good show.
Very good show.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:21 am to BhamTigah
quote:
At the moment, I'm considering something older like Twin Peaks, but I'm hoping y'all can give me something better.
I don't know what you mean by better Twin Peaks is a great show.
Anyway, Columbo(though not every episode in on instant, still...)
This post was edited on 4/10/12 at 9:22 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:23 am to BhamTigah
Scrubs.
100 plus episodes to enjoy
100 plus episodes to enjoy
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:29 am to BhamTigah
Friday Night Lights is available on Instant and is awesome outside of some shaky episodes in season 2. About 65 episodes over 5 season.
All six seasons of Lost are also all there.
All six seasons of Lost are also all there.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 9:32 am to BhamTigah
quote:
1. available on Netflix instant
2. a completed show so that I can watch all episodes at my pace. I'm not looking for ashow that is still running.
3. obviously, it should be something that you liked.
if you haven't seen lost this is a no brainer.
if not, try friday night lights.
edit: corndeaux
This post was edited on 4/10/12 at 9:33 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:09 am to BhamTigah
Yeah, if you haven't seen Lost, that's gotta be the choice. Best TV series of all time.
Also, I'd recommend The Tudors on Netflix as well...solid series.
Also, I'd recommend The Tudors on Netflix as well...solid series.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:10 am to corndeaux
Thanks for the early responses. Of those listed thus far, I'm most interested in Buffy and Twin Peaks. Has anyone seen both? Which is better?
I watched and enjoyed the first season of 24, but lost interest early in season 2. I may give it another try.
I watched all of Lost when it was still running.
I watched and enjoyed the first season of 24, but lost interest early in season 2. I may give it another try.
I watched all of Lost when it was still running.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:11 am to JPLSU1981
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The Tudors
I'll add that to the list of possibilities as well.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:18 am to JPLSU1981
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The Tudors
Bleh...Anne Bolen is really hot. Overall, through, it sucks.
My recommendation would be Terriers, Buffy or Life.
This post was edited on 4/10/12 at 10:19 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:29 am to HT713
quote:i've been curious about this
try friday night lights.
I saw and enjoyed the movie but have yet to catch the show
what about the show, makes it so good? I think I may get into it
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:32 am to BhamTigah
Your criteria is really easy to meet.
Try The 4400
Try The 4400
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:38 am to Pilot Tiger
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what about the show, makes it so good?
This is from 2007, but still rings true. LINK
Some spoilers if you've never seen it, so I will add spoiler free highlights
quote:
2. The look. The handheld camerawork has been tagged another “challenging” aspect of the show; even though TV has become much more cinematic over the past decade, few network shows (Homicide: Life On The Streets being the groundbreaking exception) have gone with handheld, for fear of alienating viewers. In FNL, the freewheeling camera never calls attention to itself, but gives the fullest possible impression of this small Texas town and its inhabitants. The great advantage of handheld camerawork is its immediacy, the feeling that emotions have been “caught” rather than contrived. That’s most an illusion, of course, but it’s still remarkable how much the camera sees on FNL, from revealing close-ups to a very particular sense of place.
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It’s better than the book and better than the movie based on the book.... Characters like #1 booster Buddy Garrity, who puts the team above all ethical and familial considerations, are fully fleshed out, and the kids themselves have concerns that often supercede anything that happens on the field. I think the book and the film have given the show a great starting point and the writers are working toward that “novel-on-film” ideal Noel and I talked about recently.
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Coach Taylor and “Mrs. Coach.” The heart of the show, Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton have become perhaps my favorite onscreen married couple ever. Individually, both actors are brilliant...together, Chandler and Britton are extraordinary—funny, sexy, prickly as hell, and wonderful in how they understand and appreciate each other. Britton also serves her husband’s conscience: Whenever he’s inclined to put the team’s fortunes above something more important, she generally sets him in line.
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It is and isn’t about football. Most speculate that Friday Night Lights is a tough sell because people who don’t care about football aren’t likely to watch and those who do are either too busy watching ESPN or more interested in X’s and O’s than serial melodrama. I can’t really argue with that assessment, but I can say that the show handles its business on and off the field with convincing authority. It knows the big and small details of operating a high school football team—the drills, the plays, the formations, the sketchy recruiting situation, the bartering with state governing boards, etc. And, of course, it’s a first-rate melodrama, too. But by combining these two things, the dramatic stakes are raised all around: How will Smash (Gaius Charles) perform with a college scout in the crowd? What will happen to Coach Taylor and his family should they drop out of playoff contention? Or just as distressing, what happens if Coach’s success yields other issues? I won’t give anything away, but there’s a brilliant sequence in the “Mud Bowl” episode that illustrates just how well the football and the off-the-field drama are integrated.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:47 am to Pectus
quote:
Try The 4400
I had never even heard of that show. Looked it up and seems like an interesting premise.
Posted on 4/10/12 at 10:54 am to BhamTigah
The Riches - short and sweet show about Grifters...if you like con movies, you might like this show.
I thought it was entertaining and definitely different than the usual junk.
It only lasted 1 and a half seasons - so you know it's good.
I thought it was entertaining and definitely different than the usual junk.
It only lasted 1 and a half seasons - so you know it's good.
This post was edited on 4/10/12 at 10:54 am
Posted on 4/10/12 at 12:35 pm to Zamoro10
Definitely need to see Friday Night Lights... Top 5 TV series all time IMO.
Also:
Jericho
Entourage
Weeds (i think there is one season left but you have plenty to keep you busy)
Also:
Jericho
Entourage
Weeds (i think there is one season left but you have plenty to keep you busy)
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