Need a new "binge watch" show

• gut

  sportchampps;1546062 wrote:I'm going to second The Wire. It's the greatest show ever.

  Seasons 1 & 3 are probably the best ever. Season 2 and 5 were pretty good, but not nearly the same level. Season 4 was pretty weak.
  
  IMO, the only series that were consistently excellent with virtually no drop-off are Breaking Bad and The Shield.
• gut

  robj55;1546103 wrote:Lost is the best I've seen.

  I've not built up the resolve to watch it. Some day.
• robj55

  

  gut;1546113 wrote:I've not built up the resolve to watch it. Some day.

  Just personal preference but definitely incredible, great writing, incredibly addicting lol
• se-alum

  

  Weeds is a really good one.
• Classyposter58

  

  West Wing is awesome
• se-alum

  

  Not really a binge watch, but catch up on The Blacklist if you haven't been watching.
• gut

  se-alum;1546159 wrote:Not really a binge watch, but catch up on The Blacklist if you haven't been watching.

  Forgot about that one. Have really enjoyed it. Follows the same kind of formula as Person Of Interest in that each episode is really good, but there's also like 10 minutes of that larger story arc that makes it something more.
  
  And almost everything James Spader has done on tv in recent years has been gold. It's funny because it's all the same character basically, but such a great character.
• gut

  robj55;1546118 wrote:Just personal preference but definitely incredible, great writing, incredibly addicting lol

  I think it's just that 120 episodes or whatever is daunting. That's gotta be a solid 80 hours+
• Mulva

  

  gut;1545973 wrote:Boardwalk Empire is good...not sure it's "binge-worthy" because some of the episodes are pretty slow.
  
  Deadwood and Rome are both good because there are only two seasons. Obviously Game of Thrones and The Wire. First 3-4 seasons of Sopranos are definitely up there.

  I agree with pretty much all of this. Boardwalk is great, but it's too slow to binge watch.
  
  I'm finally getting around to finishing Breaking Bad, but Rome is probably next on my list... along with possibly Carnivale.
• gut

  Mulva;1546168 wrote:I agree with pretty much all of this. Boardwalk is great, but it's too slow to binge watch.
  
  I'm finally getting around to finishing Breaking Bad, but Rome is probably next on my list... along with possibly Carnivale.

  I just love the architecture and history with Rome (not that it is a historical account - maybe, I don't know). Such a shame that they canceled it for budget reasons, but they do a serviceable job of wrapping it up. Just two seasons, but it really is an awesome spectacle.
  
  Never watched Carnivale.
• gut

  Trueblue23;1545847 wrote:Worth sitting through 6 seasons?

  Sopranos will suck you in. You won't NOT be able to watch all 6 seasons, and well I'll leave it at that.
  
  If you're going to watch Sopranos, go for the DVD's that have extended commentary. David Chase kind of indulges himself (which is an understatement), and it's a much richer experience if you understand all the symbolism and foreshadowing. Nobody really wants to put that kind of effort in at this point, so get the cliff notes.
• Automatik

  

  sportswizuhrd;1546000 wrote:Catch up on Shameless before the 4th season starts in January. Great show. I think you would like it.

  This!!!
  
  Just finished the 3rd season last week. A very entertaining show with crazy plot twists...and Emmy Rossum is FINE.
• Sonofanump

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  2. That 70’s show</SPAN>
  3. Arrested Development</SPAN>
  4. Chappelle Show</SPAN>
  5. Person of Interest*</SPAN>
  6. Magnum PI</SPAN>
  7. Seinfeld</SPAN>
  8. Quantum Leap</SPAN>
  9. The Mentalist*
  10. Most Extreme Challenge

  
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  I plan on starting Walking Dead or Breaking Bad on Netflix this winter.
• hangonsloopy

  

  I just finished Breaking Bad and I can't believe there is a show better than that. Just started The Walking Dead. I recommend Person of Interest too. Great show.
• Trueblue23

  

  Walking Dead has really trailed off for me, I didn't even think to watch it last night.
• sportswizuhrd

  Automatik;1546333 wrote:This!!!
  
  Just finished the 3rd season last week. A very entertaining show with crazy plot twists...and Emmy Rossum is FINE.

  How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.
  
  So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!
• se-alum

  

  sportswizuhrd;1546757 wrote:How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.
  
  So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!

  http://series-cravings.tv/show/shameless-us
• gut

  http://watchseries.lt
  
  Is another good one. Even has The Wire and Sopranos...thousands of series. Now I understand how people cut the cord (I wonder when the cable companies start cracking down on these sites)
• Gblock

  the killing
  the wire
  homeland
  the following
  hell on wheels
  boardwalk empire
  weeds
  walking dead
  revolution
  american horror story
• Gblock

  scandal
• Automatik

  

  sportswizuhrd;1546757 wrote:How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.
  
  So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!

  When she says... "finish me." Good lord.
  
  I watched on Showtime On Demand through Verizon FiOS.
• dlazz

  friendfromlowry recommended Justified to me.
  
  I blasted through all of the current seasons. It's alright. Definitely tapered down from season 3 to 4, though.
• #1DBag

  

  Tom & Jerry
• vball10set

  Trueblue23;1545847 wrote:Worth sitting through 6 seasons?

  yes
• sleeper

  

  Actually what it sounds like you need is a gf.