ArsMoriendi
11.21.16 | If you're talking HBO:
Enlightened and Family Tree are both 1 season long comedy gems |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | For just HBO stuff:
Dramas
- The Wire
- Deadwood (also a comedy)
- Boardwalk Empire
Comedies
- Veep
- Silicon Valley |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | And keep writing this way and I'll trudge through your frozen wasteland of a country and drown you in your morning bath of maple syrup. Don't test me. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | silicon valley looks good hmmm |
DinosaurJones
11.21.16 | TELEVISION
RULES THE NATION |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | All five of those are A+ level. SV is especially great if you dig TJ Miller generally. Veep I would say is better for pure laugh count (SV has a genuinely good story line unlike most comedies) though, and the jokes are as rapid fire as they come. |
onionbubs
11.21.16 | Silicon valley [2] |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | have you guys seen westworld yet thoughts opinions pls |
DoofusWainwright
11.21.16 | Justified
Utopia
Breaking Bad
Deadwood [2]
The Wire [2]
Six Feet Under
Hannibal
The Last Kingdom
Mad Men
Enjoyed all of those a lot |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | Justified is fantastic although I thought we were just doing HBO stuff since he has that right now and has to pay monthly. If not I have a ton more recs. |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | I've seen the first few of Westworld and it's not up to par with the other stuff I listed imo. The cinematography/sets/costumes/etc. are great, but the writing is substantially worse. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | not just hbo stuff
i started justified a couple years ago and didnt really like it iirc |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | Okay then some other non-HBO stuff:
Dramas
- Rectify (watching now and one of the best shows I've ever seen, not a happy show though)
- Fargo
- The Americans
- Top of the Lake
- Dexter (Seasons 1-5, 7)
- The Fall
- Fortitude
Comedies:
- Archer
- Arrested Development
- Misfits
- Community
BTW Justified's first season is far and away its weakest and season 2 is the strongest. It began as "crime of the week" stuff but became seasonal arcs after that. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | archer / ad are two of my favorites
i usually watch comedies if that hasnt become obvious yet
oh also ive been watching the vice tv series, so fucking good |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | I feel dramas are ultimately more rewarding watches but you do you, fam. We'll see how you feel after finishing GoT cause that's probably my all-time favorite show. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | generally i prefer film as a medium for the drama genre because drawing it out can get boring but there are exceptions |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | None of the ones I listed are drawn out though, cause they aren't the typical 22 episode a year mainstream TV bullshit you find on Fox, ABC, NBC, etc. A lot of stuff I rec'd has like 6 episodes per season so more like miniseries-ish than some perennial bore. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | werd |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | Oh yea and get all up on that Planet Earth / Frozen Planet ish if you ain't already checked. |
GeorgeWBush
11.21.16 | Silicon Valley [3] It's p much the Office but with sort of Rick and Morty-ish nerd humor.
Breaking Bad [2]
Currently watching s1 of True Detective, and I love it. |
birds
11.21.16 | TV is really shit and basically every show on this list sucks
breaking bad is good tho |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | 3dg3y br0 |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | im a huge nerd and have already imbibed any decent nature doc to ever exist yeah
pe2 is like the most anticipated shit of life |
DoofusWainwright
11.21.16 | Justified got better as it went along and I rate it higher than both Breaking Bad and True Detective
Worst recent drama I've watched? Fortitude. |
Chortles
11.21.16 | the americans is so good |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | I thought Fortitude was awesome until [revised for spoilers] died. Then it got too weird but prior I thought the suspense and atmosphere were great. |
BallsDeep
11.21.16 | risky move admitting you're not up to date with GoT tbh |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | It's fine cause my Cersei avi isn't here to judge him anymore. |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | if someone spoiled parts of it i wouldnt care but one would expose themselves as a massive douchebag so yeah |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | I wasn't thinking for a sec and originally wrote the actor's name. |
YetAnotherBrick
11.21.16 | Mad Men [2] |
Cygnatti
11.21.16 | i'm still waitin for americans to be on netflix :/ |
ZippaThaRippa
11.21.16 | Westworld is a perfect example of a story that has such an engrossing concept that it helps overcome the mediocre plot progression. |
BallsDeep
11.21.16 | nice i plan to binge westworld tomorrow the second my exam is done. All 8 |
bens
11.21.16 | Breaking bad
The wire
Fargo
Narcos
Gommorah
Stranger things
All top notch |
hal1ax
11.21.16 | lol your prof pic brings back good memories |
hal1ax
11.21.16 | 7 is goat
check the wire too |
guitarded_chuck
11.21.16 | nailed it zippa, finding the story a bit dull or at least slow but the setting is so fucking cool its entertaining enough anyway |
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd
11.21.16 | Damn forgot Narcos that show is quality. |