Need a new "binge watch" show

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Dec 1, 2013 10:58pm
sportchampps;1546062 wrote:I'm going to second The Wire. It's the greatest show ever.
Seasons 1 & 3 are probably the best ever. Season 2 and 5 were pretty good, but not nearly the same level. Season 4 was pretty weak.

IMO, the only series that were consistently excellent with virtually no drop-off are Breaking Bad and The Shield.
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Dec 1, 2013 10:59pm
robj55;1546103 wrote:Lost is the best I've seen.
I've not built up the resolve to watch it. Some day.
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Dec 1, 2013 11:02pm
gut;1546113 wrote:I've not built up the resolve to watch it. Some day.
Just personal preference but definitely incredible, great writing, incredibly addicting lol
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Dec 1, 2013 11:11pm
Weeds is a really good one.
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Dec 1, 2013 11:25pm
West Wing is awesome
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Dec 1, 2013 11:52pm
Not really a binge watch, but catch up on The Blacklist if you haven't been watching.
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gut
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Dec 2, 2013 12:11am
se-alum;1546159 wrote:Not really a binge watch, but catch up on The Blacklist if you haven't been watching.
Forgot about that one. Have really enjoyed it. Follows the same kind of formula as Person Of Interest in that each episode is really good, but there's also like 10 minutes of that larger story arc that makes it something more.

And almost everything James Spader has done on tv in recent years has been gold. It's funny because it's all the same character basically, but such a great character.
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gut
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Dec 2, 2013 12:13am
robj55;1546118 wrote:Just personal preference but definitely incredible, great writing, incredibly addicting lol
I think it's just that 120 episodes or whatever is daunting. That's gotta be a solid 80 hours+
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Dec 2, 2013 12:22am
gut;1545973 wrote:Boardwalk Empire is good...not sure it's "binge-worthy" because some of the episodes are pretty slow.

Deadwood and Rome are both good because there are only two seasons. Obviously Game of Thrones and The Wire. First 3-4 seasons of Sopranos are definitely up there.
I agree with pretty much all of this. Boardwalk is great, but it's too slow to binge watch.

I'm finally getting around to finishing Breaking Bad, but Rome is probably next on my list... along with possibly Carnivale.
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Dec 2, 2013 12:27am
Mulva;1546168 wrote:I agree with pretty much all of this. Boardwalk is great, but it's too slow to binge watch.

I'm finally getting around to finishing Breaking Bad, but Rome is probably next on my list... along with possibly Carnivale.
I just love the architecture and history with Rome (not that it is a historical account - maybe, I don't know). Such a shame that they canceled it for budget reasons, but they do a serviceable job of wrapping it up. Just two seasons, but it really is an awesome spectacle.

Never watched Carnivale.
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gut
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Dec 2, 2013 12:29am
Trueblue23;1545847 wrote:Worth sitting through 6 seasons?
Sopranos will suck you in. You won't NOT be able to watch all 6 seasons, and well I'll leave it at that.

If you're going to watch Sopranos, go for the DVD's that have extended commentary. David Chase kind of indulges himself (which is an understatement), and it's a much richer experience if you understand all the symbolism and foreshadowing. Nobody really wants to put that kind of effort in at this point, so get the cliff notes.
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Dec 2, 2013 10:46am
sportswizuhrd;1546000 wrote:Catch up on Shameless before the 4th season starts in January. Great show. I think you would like it.
This!!!

Just finished the 3rd season last week. A very entertaining show with crazy plot twists...and Emmy Rossum is FINE.
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Dec 2, 2013 1:17pm
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  3. Arrested Development</SPAN>
  4. Chappelle Show</SPAN>
  5. Person of Interest*</SPAN>
  6. Magnum PI</SPAN>
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  8. Quantum Leap</SPAN>
  9. The Mentalist*
  10. Most Extreme Challenge

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I plan on starting Walking Dead or Breaking Bad on Netflix this winter.
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Dec 2, 2013 1:47pm
I just finished Breaking Bad and I can't believe there is a show better than that. Just started The Walking Dead. I recommend Person of Interest too. Great show.
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Dec 2, 2013 6:35pm
Walking Dead has really trailed off for me, I didn't even think to watch it last night.
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Dec 2, 2013 10:31pm
Automatik;1546333 wrote:This!!!

Just finished the 3rd season last week. A very entertaining show with crazy plot twists...and Emmy Rossum is FINE.
How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.

So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!
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Dec 2, 2013 10:54pm
sportswizuhrd;1546757 wrote:How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.

So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!
http://series-cravings.tv/show/shameless-us
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gut
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Dec 2, 2013 10:56pm
http://watchseries.lt

Is another good one. Even has The Wire and Sopranos...thousands of series. Now I understand how people cut the cord (I wonder when the cable companies start cracking down on these sites)
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Gblock
Dec 3, 2013 8:04am
the killing
the wire
homeland
the following
hell on wheels
boardwalk empire
weeds
walking dead
revolution
american horror story
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Dec 3, 2013 8:04am
scandal
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Dec 3, 2013 8:45am
sportswizuhrd;1546757 wrote:How did you watch the first two seasons? I am assuming through some of the tv sites? Hulu and Netflix need to carry it. I know of a lot of people who want to watch it.

So is a certain character's(nameless for people who havent seen it yet) foreign wife from last season. Damn!
When she says... "finish me." Good lord.

I watched on Showtime On Demand through Verizon FiOS.
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MontyBrunswick
Dec 3, 2013 5:24pm
friendfromlowry recommended Justified to me.

I blasted through all of the current seasons. It's alright. Definitely tapered down from season 3 to 4, though.
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Dec 4, 2013 1:11pm
Tom & Jerry
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Dec 4, 2013 1:22pm
Trueblue23;1545847 wrote:Worth sitting through 6 seasons?
yes
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Dec 4, 2013 1:26pm
Actually what it sounds like you need is a gf.