Good TV shows Options

[Pokey]

I just got done watching the first season of Game of Thrones on HBO and absolutely loved the shit out of it. All the hype last year was for the frankly (IMO) disappointing Boardwalk Empire, but Game of Thrones has the potential to become my favorite drama TV show up there with The Wire and The Shield.

Did anyone else watch it or will watch it?

For those that don't know what it is, it's based on a series of books in the fantasy/medieval genre. It's HBO so of course they tell a pretty gritty story. The acting is fantastic with so many strong characters and multiple interweaving plot lines:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWIyCUHrESk

And as a side I know I jumped on this band wagon heaps late but I've always started getting into It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and am absolutely loving it, funniest new comedy I've seen in a few years and definitely one of my favorite American comedies up there with Seinfeld and Arrested Development. Wouldn't quite put it up with my favorite 2 British comedies though being The Thick of It and Peep Show.

And of course loving my Doctor Who also which now unfortunatly is on a mid season break until September.

So what are we all currently watching? What are some of your all time favorite shows?

This post has been edited by Pokey: Jul 2 2011, 1:02 pm

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Doctor Who, Dan?

[dangum]

Thanks for the recommendations. I've already watched Deadwood, Rome, Breaking Bad and Life on Mars. Haven't seen the rest though. I might give The Wire a go next - I've never heard anybody say anything bad about it which tells you something...

[Pokey]

Thanks for the recommendations. I've already watched Deadwood, Rome, Breaking Bad and Life on Mars. Haven't seen the rest though. I might give The Wire a go next - I've never heard anybody say anything bad about it which tells you something...

That's because anyone who says anything bad about the wire "disappear". The first season throws you in the deep end a bit and you suffer from "wow i have no idea who all these people are, whats a stringer bell??" but its worth sticking with. I think it helps that the writers were formerly involved with one being in the police force and the other a reporter that dealt with crime, so they have actual hands on experience writing, that and half the damn cast that are the "bad guys" are also ex-cons who are basically just playing themselves, gives you a great sense of realisim.

The Shield is great too, I fell into the trap of thinking "oh its just another wise-ass action drama with a main character who is a cop but morally corrupt, oooo exciting". But its really one of the most gripping shows I can imagine with some of the best character developments since .... the wire It has an amazing story that got to be told from start to finish exactly how the creator wanted it to.