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  • Morningstar25
    Morningstar25 Posts: 50 Member
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    loumrn wrote: »
    It's a UK show and after numerous repeats at Christmas I should hate it but Only Fools and Horses.

    I love only fools and horses! So amazing!
  • Morningstar25
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    Lucifer!
  • Morningstar25
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    dantew04 wrote: »
    I've always loved a good TV series... what's everyone's faves (be it past or present)?

    I've finally bought the entire boxset of The Sopranos as it regularly tops polls and I've only ever seen one episode (ages ago and gave up). So wondering if it will make my own list.

    Some of my past and present faves:

    -Six Feet Under
    -The Wonder Years
    -Skins
    -Family Guy
    -Breaking Bad
    -Dexter (although the final episode was awful)
    -House of Cards
    -Game of Thrones
    -Girls
    -Orange is the New Black
    -Black Mirror
    -The Walking Dead (although this past series has put me right off)
    -Wishbone (days of being a child...loved that dog)



    And I've only seen Series 1 of 'The Wire' but that was pretty badass.

    The wonder years was amazing!
  • kristikitter
    kristikitter Posts: 602 Member
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    HIGHBROW:
    The old BBC Bleak House (like...2004/5ish?)
    And Then There Were None (from last Christmas)
    Dickensian
    Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
    Broadchurch (series 1 only though...)
    Doctor Foster
    Charles II: The Power and the Passion
    Casanova (the BBC 3 version - from 2005-ish)
    The Hollow Crown (both series but I really liked the Henry IV/Richard III cycle, the most recent one)
    The Thick of It
    The Crimson Petal and the White

    SO NOT HIGHBROW, sorrynotsorry:
    Little Britain
    The Catherine Tate Show
    Snog Marry Avoid

  • itsy_bitsy_spider
    itsy_bitsy_spider Posts: 292 Member
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    postchrysalis wrote: »
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    itsy_bitsy_spider wrote: »
    And Hannibal was a legitimately scary, artsy gem.

    Isn't it, though? A friend of mine thought the series was pretentious, but I honestly thought it was beautiful.

    It WAS beautiful! It never fell to being pretentious, maybe thanks to it ending just right, and never being allowed time to go off the rails. All of the elements worked so well; I loved the twisted relationships and the lighting. The food scenes and the acting. The fact that it really WAS scary... and there's not a lot in horror that scares me at this point. Saying it's pretentious, IMHO is the trendy, convenient, hipster thing to say. I thought it was a dark and sick & delicious love story of sorts. And the teacup scene/analogy tho!!!!

    Marry me? Because everything you said is spot on. The aforementioned friend has a major issue with the 1) dialogue and 2) "excessive symbolism," as he put it, which I find bizarre because both were great. The dialogue was at times remarkably clever and/or profound (i.e., "False faces in family portraits. Layers and layers of lies, betrayed by a sad glint in a child’s eyes," from 1x04. Like, fuuuuudge, Will, how do you even come up with this stuff) and I honestly have nothing bad to say about any of the symbolism/imagery used throughout the series. Honestly, it did nothing but add to an already delicious experience.

    And oh gosh, don't even get me started on the characters. They were all so fascinating and multi-faceted and just guh. Even my least favorite characters (i.e., Freddie, Chilton, etc) were amazing in their own way.

    Also, the bit I bolded? YES. My thoughts exactly. That's another point that my friend and I disagree on, even though Bryan Fuller himself said that's exactly what it was.

    And omgosh, I'm so sorry for rambling at you! I'm just always super excited to talk about this series since it's one of my absolute favorites, haha.

    Haha, no I understand; it was an unexpectedly awesome ride. Sometimes I'll watch a show and think... you know what would take this in a much needed direction? If that character would just friggin cut off his/her own nose and eat it!!!

    I'm kidding, of course. Must be the dark viewer snob in me, right? :P But yes, a gem :)
  • LittleHearseDriver
    LittleHearseDriver Posts: 2,677 Member
    edited January 2017
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    Whose Line Is It Anyway? (the original)
  • LiftingRiot
    LiftingRiot Posts: 6,946 Member
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    The A-Team!!!!!
  • Heartisalonelyhunter
    Heartisalonelyhunter Posts: 786 Member
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    West World
  • FitBitFitter
    FitBitFitter Posts: 17 Member
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    Smallville
    Seinfeld
    The Flash (current version)
    Jericho
    Heroes
    Arrow
    The Big Bang Theory
    Jessica Jones (Netflix)
    Daredevil (Netflix)
    Resurrection
    Stargate: Universe
    Stargate SG1
    Star Trek: Enterprise
    The Tick (cartoon version)
  • dantew04
    dantew04 Posts: 73 Member
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    Morningstar25 wrote: »
    dantew04 wrote: »
    I've always loved a good TV series... what's everyone's faves (be it past or present)?

    I've finally bought the entire boxset of The Sopranos as it regularly tops polls and I've only ever seen one episode (ages ago and gave up). So wondering if it will make my own list.

    Some of my past and present faves:

    -Six Feet Under
    -The Wonder Years
    -Skins
    -Family Guy
    -Breaking Bad
    -Dexter (although the final episode was awful)
    -House of Cards
    -Game of Thrones
    -Girls
    -Orange is the New Black
    -Black Mirror
    -The Walking Dead (although this past series has put me right off)
    -Wishbone (days of being a child...loved that dog)



    And I've only seen Series 1 of 'The Wire' but that was pretty badass.

    The wonder years was amazing!

    Wasn't it though :))) really made me appreciate the changes / pain / confusion you go through growing up. Top show
  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
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    jovanisaldivar wrote: »
    No one has said Sons of Anarchy?! I'm not a biker but man it's a good series.

    I just finished it last week and have never been so upset by the ending of a show in my life! :disappointed:
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    Forgot Veronica Mars. That was very bingeable.
  • Pamela_43
    Pamela_43 Posts: 315 Member
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    The Nanny
    Dallas
    Vikings
    Criminal minds
    Law and Order SVU
  • finny11122
    finny11122 Posts: 8,436 Member
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    Game of thrones ,
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
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    Antiques Roadshow?

    I don't even care about the antiques... I just love the nonchalant reactions when the owner is told their Coca-Cola keychain was the first one ever made and it's worth $200,000. Do a back flip or somethin, lady!

  • jenmar222
    jenmar222 Posts: 9,271 Member
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    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    Antiques Roadshow?

    I don't even care about the antiques... I just love the nonchalant reactions when the owner is told their Coca-Cola keychain was the first one ever made and it's worth $200,000. Do a back flip or somethin, lady!

    you crack me up :joy:
  • Michelle2622017
    Michelle2622017 Posts: 17 Member
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    Columbo
  • dantew04
    dantew04 Posts: 73 Member
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    Oooh forgot one:

    Bojack Horseman

    And from my youth:
    Kenan and Kel
    Birds of a Feather
    Ren and Stimpy (psychotic dog and dim-witted fat cat...loved this show!)
  • lizcmanning
    lizcmanning Posts: 2 Member
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    Writing these all down makes me realise how varied my tastes are! :D But these are my favourites (in no particular order):
    • The Walking Dead
    • Game of Thrones
    • Archer
    • Pretty Little Liars
    • RuPaul's Drag Race
    • Peep Show
    • Family Guy
    • American Dad
    • Arrested Development

    Also I've just started Breaking Bad and Peaky Blinders and I'm really enjoying them both!
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
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    Mrs.browns boys

    Needs to be added to this thread

    *kitten* amazing show

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