June 25, 200620 yr Alright, I'm looking for some suggestions for what the next TV series on DVD I watch. I'm into dramas and I am interested in alot of the HBO series. I'm looking for some suggestions/opinions. Here are some I'm considering: The Sopranos Six Feet Under NYPD Blue Deadwood The Wire The X-Files Completed: Lost, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, The Shield, Firefly Almost/Partial: Oz (Completed Season 4), 24 (Completed Season 2) I'm open to any suggestion and takes on the above listed. Like I said I pretty much want to stick to dramas. Thanks in advance.
June 25, 200620 yr I don't think you should invest in watching The Sopranos. It's already nearing the end of its run and the DVDs are not exactly cheap. I say go for Deadwood (it's also ending soon but only 2 dvd box sets are out and it's a great show). 24 24 24!! I definately think you should check out The 4400 over at USA. I think you'd like it. It's got this X-Men meets The Twilight Zone vibe to it. Pretty good.
June 25, 200620 yr Author Check out Dead Like Me. It's pretty good. Per a web search, it is going to be shown on Sci-Fi channel July 18th. Ill probably catch it then. I don't think you should invest in watching The Sopranos. It's already nearing the end of its run and the DVDs are not exactly cheap. I say go for Deadwood (it's also ending soon but only 2 dvd box sets are out and it's a great show). 24 24 24!! I definately think you should check out The 4400 over at USA. I think you'd like it. It's got this X-Men meets The Twilight Zone vibe to it. Pretty good. I feel you on the Sopranos. A couple of my friends back in Texas have some of the sets, so I'd probably go that route. 24 is good, but I must admit it got really damn monotonous after a while. How sci-fi is the 4400? I did look into that recently, btw. Thanks for the early input.
June 25, 200620 yr Check out Dead Like Me. It's pretty good. Per a web search, it is going to be shown on Sci-Fi channel July 18th. Ill probably catch it then. I don't think you should invest in watching The Sopranos. It's already nearing the end of its run and the DVDs are not exactly cheap. I say go for Deadwood (it's also ending soon but only 2 dvd box sets are out and it's a great show). 24 24 24!! I definately think you should check out The 4400 over at USA. I think you'd like it. It's got this X-Men meets The Twilight Zone vibe to it. Pretty good. I feel you on the Sopranos. A couple of my friends back in Texas have some of the sets, so I'd probably go that route. 24 is good, but I must admit it got really damn monotonous after a while. How sci-fi is the 4400? I did look into that recently, btw. Thanks for the early input. 24's worst season, imo, was Season 2. Just watch S3 and you'll fall in love all over again. The 4400 is 100% Sci-Fi with some family drama mixed in. I really don't want to give any plot details though. But the story starts with a 'comet' heading straight to Earth and all nations start shooting missles at it ineffectively. It crashes in a forest/lake in the USA. Police, investigators, news vans and local residents enter the forest to check out what it was. It was 4400 clueless people, not knowing where they came from, from all over the world. and that is just the beginning... How about Entourage? Isn't that more of a comedy? wait nvm he also said HBO series
June 25, 200620 yr Since you already have Rescue Me and Lost... Seinfeld. Not a drama, but still great.
June 25, 200620 yr Author Since you already have Rescue Me and Lost... Seinfeld. Not a drama, but still great. I have the first two box sets and watch the show religiously on reruns. I'd say by now I've seen 85-90% of the episodes. Comedies just dont appeal to me to sit and watch for an hour or two at a time.
June 25, 200620 yr Out of curiosity, what's special event is going to happen on 8/4/07? (your sig) Marriage
June 25, 200620 yr Out of curiosity, what's special event is going to happen on 8/4/07? (your sig) Marriage Does Dodge know yet? :confused Anyways, congrats!
June 25, 200620 yr I think in terms of quality and consistency, The Wire is the greatest show I've ever seen. It takes about 2-3 episodes to really get into for a number of reasons, but just about every episode is stellar. To me, the show is truly mindboggling in it's many layers of awesomeness, and it's one of the few shows you can watch over and over and over and pick something new up each time. I could go on and on about the show and why I like it, but that would probably get old. Another reason to watch it is that the new season starts in September, so if you can somehow watch all 37 episodes, you'd be ready to roll for Season 4. As for the other shows on your list, I've seen all of The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and Deadwood, a good number of the X-Files episodes, and a handful of NYPD Blues. The X-Files runs like 6 episodes a night on TNT alone, so there's really no reason to spring for a DVD. Plus, we know the overriding conspiracy plot amounts to a bunch of nothing, so there's really no reason to watch them all in a row, or even in order. The episodes stand alone. The first season of The Sopranos is probably the greatest season of any TV series. It truly changed the face of TV. It hasn't quite been on that level ever since, although it's still pretty damn good...and I thought Season Five was the second best season. Still, it's less consistent than The Wire. Six Feet Under is also great, but also uneven. Deadwood is great and very consistent in its quality, but never as great as The Wire. It's like Shakespeare set in the West. I hate Westerns, but this really isn't a Western. In fact, when Milch pitched the show to HBO, it was originally set in ancient Rome, but for some reason they decided to make a Western out of it. Anyway, yeah, The Wire...
June 25, 200620 yr Author How gritty is the Wire? Like, I'm doing Oz now and there is absolutely nothing redeemable about any of the characters (sans a very select few) or any of the plots. I love the show, but that wears on you after a while. I like a bit of good out of a show (The Shield does a fantastic job of this), not that I can't handle brutality or the like, but I think you may get my point. Six Feet Under is very interiguing to me and If you could or anyone else elaborate on it, I'd appreciate it. I've heard that season 3 of the X-Files is easily the best (from two different friends), can anyone attest to that? Thanks for the write up and input Mabdul.
June 25, 200620 yr How gritty is the Wire? Like, I'm doing Oz now and there is absolutely nothing redeemable about any of the characters (sans a very select few) or any of the plots. I love the show, but that wears on you after a while. I like a bit of good out of a show (The Shield does a fantastic job of this), not that I can't handle brutality or the like, but I think you may get my point. Six Feet Under is very interiguing to me and If you could or anyone else elaborate on it, I'd appreciate it. I've heard that season 3 of the X-Files is easily the best (from two different friends), can anyone attest to that? Thanks for the write up and input Mabdul. Well, it's very gritty. The creator of the show was a reporter in Baltimore for a long time, and his primary area of concern became the inner-city. I think he considers it part of his duty to present as accurate a picture of inner-city life as he possibly can. To stray from reality would be a disservice to the show, the people of Baltimore, and, generally speaking, to his cause. So, it's as gritty as reality would have it. Does it go out of its way to show violence purely for shock value? I don't think so. The Sopranos DOES do that, even Six Feet Under spent a whole episode doing that. The Wire doesn't need to do that. The reality of inner-city life is supposed to be shocking enough on its own. As for the characters, they're a lot like real people in that everyone has their good points and their flaws. I don't think you'll have any problem finding something redeeming in just about all of them. I've never seen much of Oz or the Shield, but it's probably closer to The Shield in that regard. Six Feet Under is a show that's basically about 5 people, and a few hangers-on...4 of those people happen to live in a funeral home. The point is, it didn't HAVE to be set a funeral home. It could just be about a family. But growing up around so much death is part of who these people are, and, of course, it allows the show to explore the concept of death and how we deal with it. Nevertheless, the engine of the show is that it has 5 very complex, fully-realized characters that are brought out by 5 great actors. There are plenty of zany plots to hold your interest. Lots of humor, quite a bit of tragedy, as you would imagine. I can't recommend it as highly as The Sopranos or The Wire, but it is nonetheless highly recommended.
June 25, 200620 yr Deadwood or Sopranos. Sopranos is great, but there are a lot of seasons and the DVDs are big money. Deadwood is also great, but you've only missed a few seasons and probably not quite as expensive.
June 25, 200620 yr i know you said not comedies, but Scrubs is just so well written than you really can sit there for hours and just watch it. Oh, and if you do this TV series on DVD thing often, may i recommend netflix instead of buying all the expensive box sets?
June 25, 200620 yr i know you said not comedies, but Scrubs is just so well written than you really can sit there for hours and just watch it. I've given Scrubs multiple tries and I think I hate it. It's just too over the top, and then they try to sneak in serious and it doesn't work. I don't know, why, but I can't stand the actors and I can't stand the writing. I think the American version of the Office does such a better job of doing what I think Scrubs is trying to do...
June 25, 200620 yr Author i know you said not comedies, but Scrubs is just so well written than you really can sit there for hours and just watch it. Oh, and if you do this TV series on DVD thing often, may i recommend netflix instead of buying all the expensive box sets? Sans Firefly, I've previewed at least an episode and/or borrowed the DVDs from friends or rented them before investing in the sets.
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