Favourite Television Series

[Lotesse]

I have found that the best way - by FAR - of enjoying a TV series is to rent (or buy) the entire season or seasons on DVD, and just watch them like that. I have no patience for normal TV; I cannot abide the constant deluge of advertising or the annoying tendency I'll get to flip channels forever. So, I get them all at once on DVD and THEN it's fun.
Lately, it's been "Alias", such guilty fun! Last year, it was all about "The Sopranos", which I am unashamed to admit I am thoroughly addicted to. Anyone else have any faves that are noteworthy?

[Andúril]

Easily "Lost". It has Locke in it. Yeah.

[Grey_Wolf]

I was actually contemplating buying Smallville seasons 1 - 4, but then I got thinking: How many times will I actually watch them?, they are rather expensive you see, nearly 800 SEK per season, and that's a bit much for a bunch of dvd's.

My favourite tv-series are these:

the first 100 ep's of Friends and the first - fourth seasons of Gilmore Girls and the first - third seasons of Ed. And, of course, Charmed.


CSI, CSI: New York, Navy CIS, JAG.

Midsomer Murders, Morse, Frost and Murder City.

[Lotesse]

The thing is, Grey Wolf, you can go into any large-chain video rental store and just rent the episodes, rather than having to buy them. I have no idea what you've got available to you there in Sweden, but here in L.A. there's quite a few; the place I've got a membership is blockbuster video which is a great place for stuff like new releases & TV shows. It's a terrible store for classic films and foreign stuff, though; I go to a small independent video rental store for the more eclectic, artistic or cerebral stuff.

[Lotesse]

I used to love the show JAG! Those CSI shows look kinda interesting - probably a little gruesome, what with all the autopsy/forensics shots, though.

[cee2lee2]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

I used to love the show JAG! Those CSI shows look kinda interesting - probably a little gruesome, what with all the autopsy/forensics shots, though.

CSI is a pretty good show. The characters are interesting and the forensics aren't too terribly gruesome or I wouldn't be able to watch it.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Lotesse

The thing is, Grey Wolf, you can go into any large-chain video rental store and just rent the episodes, rather than having to buy them. I have no idea what you've got available to you there in Sweden, but here in L.A. there's quite a few; the place I've got a membership is blockbuster video which is a great place for stuff like new releases & TV shows. It's a terrible store for classic films and foreign stuff, though; I go to a small independent video rental store for the more eclectic, artistic or cerebral stuff.

Perhaps I could get hold of Smallville somewhat cheaper somewhere else (I do have, quite close from where I live, a department store which is pretty well stocked. Perhaps one can order the seasons from them. I will check.)

[IronParrot]

Three Christmases ago I got a 16-disc box set of three full seasons of my favourite television programme, that being the old British spy show The Avengers. After several years, I'm finally only an episode away from the whole collection.

I love the trend of entire series being released on DVD, though. It's also good if you want to find out more about a series that isn't on television often, as you can go rent a whole season and watch it sequentially. I did that yesterday with Samurai Jack, which I now think is one of the best series I've encountered in years.

[Acalewia]

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

I was actually contemplating buying Smallville seasons 1 - 4, but then I got thinking: How many times will I actually watch them?, they are rather expensive you see, nearly 800 SEK per season, and that's a bit much for a bunch of dvd's.

My favourite tv-series are these:

the first 100 ep's of Friends and the first - fourth seasons of Gilmore Girls and the first - third seasons of Ed. And, of course, Charmed.


CSI, CSI: New York, Navy CIS, JAG.

Midsomer Murders, Morse, Frost and Murder City.

I watch NCIS. I'm just waiting for it to come out on DVD. I've been missing it since I started this job I'm at.

[BeardofPants]

I've just gotten into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and have been buying up all the seasons on DVD. I'm up to season 7 now. Best way to watch shows, IMO, is on DVD. I've also been picking up early ER on DVD (didn't start watching it until season 8 or 9?). Love DVD marathons, particularly since I am on holiday for the next 2.5 weeks.

[Hasty Ent]

I've been watching the first five seasons of The West Wing on DVD for the past few months. I agree with BoP and Lotesse, watching a series on DVD is the way to go!

Other favorites (although I have yet to buy any of them): Prisoner, Avengers, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Doctor Who (Tom Baker and before), Upstairs Downstairs, MASH, Hill St Blues, every single PBS Mystery import: Inspector Morse, Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremy Brett), Poirot, Inspector Lynley, Miss Marple, any and all PD James dramatizations.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

I was actually contemplating buying Smallville seasons 1 - 4, but then I got thinking: How many times will I actually watch them?, they are rather expensive you see, nearly 800 SEK per season, and that's a bit much for a bunch of dvd's.

My favourite tv-series are these:

the first 100 ep's of Friends and the first - fourth seasons of Gilmore Girls and the first - third seasons of Ed. And, of course, Charmed.


CSI, CSI: New York, Navy CIS, JAG.

Midsomer Murders, Morse, Frost and Murder City.

To add to the thriller-segment cometh:

The Mysteries of Inspector Lynley, which 4th season is being showed on Swedish Television now.

[Lotesse]

The Sopranos!! And guess what - the show's FINALLY starting it's new season, starting in March. YAY!!!

[Bombadillo]

Originally Posted by Andúril

Easily "Lost".

Ditto

Originally Posted by Andúril

It has Locke in it.

Ditto

Originally Posted by Andúril

Yeah.

My dad got the first season of Lost for Christmas, and I just finished it, coincidentally. Locke is by one of the best TV characters I've ever seen, and then there's Hurley too. I'm watching it and I just keep thinking that Locke and Hurley together would equal me, totally. And as for Jack the leader, he's just a crybaby and an idiot. I can't wait till the rest of the survivors start to realise that it's really all about Locke.

Lost is the prime example of a show that you have to watch on DVD to enjoy it. You definately cannot watch out of sequence. Same with Farscape, another of my favorites, but to a lesser extent. My brother got the old Batman animated series and Batman Beyond too, but I've only watched a few of those episodes. Those and CSI (original, I'll settle for Miami, not NY) are at the top of my "watch this" list.

Actually, the only shows I watch that are on TV now are CSI, Law & Order, Simpsons (infinately better than Family Guy, forever), Seinfeld, Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien, and Frasier. If I had cable, then I'd also add Myth Busters, the Shield (I saw the 1st season box set), The Daily Show, History Channel in general, and Star Trek TNG if that's even on anymore.

[Grey_Wolf]

Of all the CSI's the New York one is the BEST

[Bombadillo]

No! Well, OK I watched just one episode, but it was so superficial. A woman pretended that her husband beat her once so her brother actually stalked and killed him in cold blood. It was such an unrealistic motive.

I like Grissom anyway.

[BeardofPants]

I *hate* all the CSIs. Seriously though, they're all freakin' borin'.

[b.banner]

Lost,Smallville and Macgyver do old shows count?i just recently watched all of Lost until the latest episode i cant wait until next week they are going to have a new episode of both Lost and Smallville!

[cee2lee2]

Originally Posted by b.banner

Lost,Smallville and Macgyver do old shows count?...

Of course they count! Especially Macgyver One of MY all time favorites/

[BeardofPants]

I had such a HUUUUUGE crush on Richard Dean Anderson when I was growing up (Macgyver!). Ah, who am I kidding - he still tickles my funnybone. ::leer::