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Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - john dough - 08-19-2011 I am going on a long business trip (15 days in total) and will have plenty of down time at night and in the air to check out something I have not seen. Is Breaking Bad worthwhile? Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - rz - 08-19-2011 Well, considering that Bryan Cranston has won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for all 3 years it's been on, I'd say it's probably pretty worthwhile. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - bazookaman - 08-19-2011 I enjoyed Dexter. And considering that I REALLY don't like Michael C. Hall, that's saying a lot. Justified is good too but there's not a lot of episodes so far. You could also do all 17 seasons of Top Gear. I watch those over and over and over. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - Zoidberg - 08-19-2011 Especially when I'm having work issues (late-paying clients, especially when they pay late and constantly bug me for more service), I like to watch Deadliest Catch, for a lot of reasons. Sometimes that "away from it all on the ocean" is really appealing. (Yeah, I know it's a killer job.) I have a few TV series' complete collections that I play as background when I'm working from time to time, including M*A*S*H, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Honeymooners, The Young Ones, Newsradio. These are all episodic, I've seen them all before, they're good for a laugh and make good background video. (That is, I can have them on and enjoy them w/o really watching them, like listening to an old album I like.) (That's why stuff like "The Three Stooges" isn't in my list; I can't "not watch" the Stooges.) I am a big fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica; the first couple of seasons especially were some first-rate drama. I know it ended on a confusing note but the series is not to be missed. Stuff like BSG -- like Breaking Bad and Dexter -- is attention video; something you want to watch and not miss when you're watching, which is what I think you're looking for. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - colonel panic - 08-19-2011 john dough wrote: Of the current television shows, Breaking Bad is one of the best. You won't be disappointed. AMC has been putting out some outstanding original programing: The Killing, The Walking Dead & Mad Men are all superior to any other dramas being produced today. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - kj4btkljv - 08-19-2011 You'll get a vote from me for The Walking Dead. Jeff Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - Seacrest - 08-19-2011 Breaking Bad is good, Damages is good, Louie is good, Deadwood is good, The Wire is good, Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy... Now that I don't actually "watch" TV, it seems we're in a new Golden Age. Yeah, there's lots of horrible stuff -- most "Reality" shows, but there's way more good stuff on DVD and streaming than I have time for. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - wurm - 08-19-2011 If you haven't already seen them, get Arrested Development. Of course, if you're looking for drama, that won't cut it. ![]() Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - testcase - 08-20-2011 I'm on a multi-month road trip. I loaded all 10 disks of "The Prisoner" (Patrick MacGohan) and am enjoying that. I've finished "Modern Family" and season one of "Rescue Me" and "Glee". All were enjoyable. Re: Going on a long trip - TV series suggestions - Rick-o - 08-20-2011 We just finished up the complete Sopranos series a few weeks ago. While I've seen the series once before, my Pop hadn't. It was great seeing it again, and I had to laugh at my very senior citizen Dad watching all the fun for the first time. :biggrin: We're just starting season 3 of House. That's another good one, in my book. |