I love Lost, Sopranos, Breaking Bad etc..

I love BB now but at first I couldn't get into the first 2 episodes but after I tried and forced myself into the series I was hooked.

I am looking maybe for something that I need to force myself to watch but will grab me if I push on.

I am confident I'll love TWD and GOT but I'm waiting for a while to binge watch those.

I was trying to find a TV show to begin that I'd not seen before. Looking at Amazon Prime or Netflix

I watched ''The night of' 'Goliath' and both seasons of 'Fargo' first two were ok Fargo both were good.

Season one of 'Better call Saul' was just ok not sure if I'll watch any more.

Was curious if I should give these shows any more chances?

Liked the first True Dective but only watched one episode of the second because it seemed lame.

I started to watch a cop show called 'The Killing' and was halfway into season one and just kind of gave up because they were working in too many plot twists like the political aspect which seemd forced.

I watched 2 episodes of 'Mad Men' and while it's well done, I have not seen any skin at all and seems like a 'Desperate Housewives' set on the 50's. I will give it a try but not sure if it's going to get any better. Not sure if I should continue.

Watched 2 episodes of 'The man in the high castle' which I should like but I have not got into the characters like I just don't care that much about them. Not sure if I should continue.

I just watched the pilot of 'Twin Peaks' has potential but I'm not sure if I want to push on.

Watched one episode of 'Dark Angle' not sure if I should continue

Watched season one of House of Cards after they killed Kate Mara in the second season.

One episode do 'Shameless'

Three episodes of 'Halt and catch fire'

I'm getting my Apple TV so I can watch HBO go that will be a good option.

I'm like halfway through 'Bardwalk Empire' not sure if it's ant good, certainly it's not as good as Sopranos

Watched season one was just ok, wanted it to be more intense like BB it's more milk toast.

Also not crazy about old actors playing characters that are supposed to be decades younger.

I will watch a series that's just starting I prefer a complete series so I can binge watch.

I just wish Mike wasn't so old he's starting to look like Gollum.

Halt and catch fire

I really didn't like any of the character yet (3 episodes). Last episode the main character just starts making out with a dude for no apparent reason.

Mad dogs think I watched 15 minutes didn't really hook me.

BSG. Saw it, but seems like Lost was best early uneven later on.

Like Narcos but don't like to stop every year so I may wait until it's got more seasons done.

Watched Deadwood was very good imo.

I never saw lost when it was on but watched it two times now, so-so ending but still one of my favorite shows of all time.

Yes. Thanks.

I think my problem is trying to be hooked after 1-2 episodes.

I have watched Justified, Homeland, many others just 1-2 episodes in.

It was same for me with Breaking Bad where I didn't like it until I was already 10-20 episodes in but then I loved it.

Any advice if I should continue with Twin Pesks?

I just watched episodes 1-2 of High Castle.

Kind of ok, Maybe need to give it a longer look.

Narcos is very good just saw season - but very interesting.

Guess so, but he's supposed to be playing someone in his late 50's when he looks every bit of 70.

Watched 2 episodes just seems meh so far.

I guess the bottom line is many shows you have to invest time watching many episodes before you can tell if you like it or not.

I am reading the GOT books, don't know if I should watch the series or read the series first and neither one is finished.

I hear the books and the TV show might diverge somewhat is that so?

I was trying to wait for TWD or GOT to be completed before watching.

I did this with Lost and Breaking bad and BSG never watched a minute before they were totally complete.

I hear the Tudors was good?

thanks all. Surprised nobody mentioned Freaks and Geeks?

Great cast and this is exact time I went to HS
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have only watched episode 1 of Shameless. I thought it was so-so.

I watched 1-2 episodes of Ray Donavan. So-so

I think I have a problem since I watch hundreds of movies, that I believe you need to get hooked in the first 30-40 minutes of something,. I mean if I'm watching a movie and I make it 40 minutes in, I can bail knowing that I won't like it or just watch the end its only another 40 minutes. But with a TV series it could be a 70 hour commitment. With a TV series I guess maybe you need to watch many episodes before making a decision.

OK, I just watched the trailer and wasn't blown away, but it has gotten some recommends on this thread.

Right now, I think I am going to watch Twin Peaks and/or Mad Men since I started them already.

As for Halt and Catch Fire I have watched 3 episodes and none of the characters appeals to me (no hot chicks is certainly a minus, say what you want about Lost but there were some babes on that show).

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I forgot to say watched Band of Brothers, was ok but not great, The Pacific was not as good imo

I'm watching Twin Peaks, it's pretty good so far.

great ideas, I can probably spend the next 5 years catching up on the shows mentioned.

I have heard Halt and Catch Fire mentioned several times. I love the idea, and I've read a few non-fiction books on the subject of early computers such as a book about PARC, a book about Microsoft and Google. I just can not get into the characters in the TV show. Still may give it a chance but more looking forward to Bates and TWD etc..

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll dig this thread up in a number of years. I really don't like getting involved on a show that's just one season in. Prefer to watch years at one time.

Just started with Mindhunter, it does start out slow but kind of realistic mundane things we all go through. But I think it's going to build (hopefully) like a long form of Silence of the lambs.

It's set in the late 70s too so that's cool since I grew up then.

Have finished watching both GOT and TWD

Great!

GOT has better production value but (as with the books) the story is very scattered all over the place, but very well done with the gottcha moments.

TWD (IMO) is more fun but seems as if some times the storyline can stall or get into dull areas and a lot of un-likely moments such as (the main example) Sasha coming out of the coffin at just the correct moment *this is too much of a Deus ex Machina moment* and such as the Kingdom showing up at just the right moment to disrupt another something.

I believe both shows were better early on, but especially TWD where it's getting very soap opera like and unbelievable, and some thing like Terminus are resolved too soon but some things like Woodburry and Negan plot line go on too long, and some characters like Carl and Carol get the hell on my nerves. Basically more TWD characters are annoying, whereas GOT characters are a lot more likable and GOT has more eye candy.

IMO Cerce and Tyron are the best characters.

Both shows have annoying characters and both shows have unrealistic battle scenes but I like the sword fights in GOT.

TWD gunfights are starting to get to the level of the A-team where the main people can just be in the middle of machine-gun fire and don't get a scratch.

*A Deus ex Machina is when some new event, character, ability, or object solves a seemingly unsolvable problem in a sudden, unexpected way. It's often used as the solution to what is called "writing yourself into a corner," where the problem is so extreme that nothing in the established setting suggests that there is a logical way for the characters to escape. If a bomb is about to go off, someone finds a convenient bomb-proof bunker in easy reach. If a protagonist falls off a cliff, a flying robot will suddenly appear to catch them.

I’m almost done ‘Justified’ which I love.

Season 1 was just ok but the rest is great.

Thanks he had started to get on my radar, see him in The Hateful Eight.

Just watched episode 1 was disturbing.

Side note: watched Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me.

It’s out there, a prequel to the original series so not much of Agent Cooper.

But sad they replaced Lara Flynn with another actress.

The movie is not great but has some great moments and very disturbing.

I’m just starting Bates Motel (one episode so far) looks good. I’d also like to watch Mad Men.

Great to hear, I like seeing people from Lost as supporting roles in other shows like was a few in Justified, saw the actor who played Richard in Lost is in Bates. See they have show runner in common Lost and Bates Motel.

Breaking Bad and Sopranos and Lost are a few of my favorite shows. Justified was great as well.

Thanks for all the suggestions, there’s so many TV shows out there new and old, it would take me forever to watch half of what I’d like. Not to mention movies lol

I can not believe the quality of TV shows now, even the meh shows like TWD current are worth watching, and I still have shows to rewatch like Breaking Bad and Deadwood not to mention half the shows mentioned here I’ve not even started to watch (Westworld etc.).

I watched 1-2 episodes but was not blown away by it but the same thing when I watched Justified first 1-2 episodes were not great but after a while it got great. Maybe I’ll get back to Bosch soon.

After Fargo 3 and Bates.

Just begun to watch Colony. So far I’d say it’s meh.

I’ve watched 4 episodes and trying to decide if I want to continue or cut it off.

Anyone have any advice?

I felt like Breaking Bad took me a while to get into, but as we know B.B. is well reviewed and praised as one of the best shows of all time.

I really liked Lost but that was more the opposite where it started off great and went plus/minus over time like TWD.

Is Colony just meh??

Thanks, as you may know other shows have got canceled that are still worth watching Freaks and Geeks, Star Trek, Twin Peaks as an example.

So was it just meh all the way and not worth the time? I can rewatch Lost or BB again.

Johnathon Banks is 71.

His character is supposed to be ~ 62 in Breaking Bad (probably was his age when filming B.B.).

Saul takes place ~ 6 years prior so Mike should be 50-something he’s played by an actor in his 70s.

I’m 50-something years old and he looks like my fathers age.

Odenkirk is 55 playing a character in his mid 30’s.

I’m watching Curb your enthusiasm is very funny.

I finished Bates Motel, didn’t feel as if it finished as strong as it started, last couple of seasons was ok not great.

How is Penny Dreadful??

I like that era and subject matter but haven’t got around to watching it.

Not me. The last episodes especially with Dylan and Emma they seem like completely different people than early with Dylan seeming like a robot acting wise. He was such a good edgy character in the early episodes then he’s all mister Mom in last season.

To me, once Norma died the show went down hill that was the when it jumped the shark.

I’ll need to see if that’s available in US.

I like Ozark some but it just seems too far fetched. Like it’s taking this from Breaking Bad and that from Sopranos this from Fargo but just isn’t as believable or realistic.

I’d wish the FBI agent was more like Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks or a tough but lovable agent like from Justified but instead he’s a totally unbelievable character who wouldn’t last two minutes in the real world.

Bates started great but kind of declined a bit. IMO. Dare I say ‘Lost’ some of of it’s magic as it drags to the conclusion.

In real Mafia/Cartel world Marty would be dead by now, Ruth and family dead like episode 1.5.

FBI agent shoots up a bar and is undercover lover would not last long.

This is on the ‘Fargo’ spectrum of believability.

That’s why I liked Sopranos so much with real possibilities of jail or getting wacked.

It’s getting very crowded with new shows Disney and Apple are supposed to be joining the streaming market. I’ve noticed that shows like Ozark and Goliath are ok but really I just watched because of Billy Bob for Goliath and because I liked Breaking Bad so I watched Ozark. But overall the shows may end up being diluted if there are now hundreds of new shows on.

I started to watch 2nd season but couldn’t got into that one.

I’m re-watching Breaking Bad now, something I do with Sopranos every few years will re-watch. I find (much like reading books) it’s often more rewarding to re-read a book you know you love than take a chance on something you are not sure of.

Movies I’m not that selective about because it’s just 2 hours not like a TV series or a book.

I was thinking the same thing. With each show having dozens of people involved in front of behind the scenes. It’s probably easier than ever to get a job in TV.

Just to show how bad TV can get. Norm MacDonald had a talk show. I figure how bad can it be? I watched a bit it was Norm talking to David Spade almost like Norm would say “tell the story about this and such” and David goes “I don’t remember that how did it go?” And Norm would promt David about the story.

Talk about a low bar of entry for a TV show. I’ve seen better production on some podcasts.

No, maybe should.

I lost interest when they were going to commercial and Spade said we don’t have commercials it’s Netflix bla bla.

I love Breaking Bad don’t get me wrong.

But there are just a few things that are just too far fetched / coincidental that just probably could not happen.

*Breaking Bad and Sopranos SPOILERS below*

For example he meets air traffic controller dad who is distraught because daughters death causing an airplane to fall on his house. Not to mention all the red herring of the bomb/crash scene that lead up to ... nothing.

For example he sees that little kid on the news got killed so he drives his car to the exact location at the exact time to intercede and save Jessie.

There are other such coincidences that I’m sure were planned to make the story seem far fetched and unbelievable but they are too much over the top in some degree.

Sopranos has the same similar thing such as the hot water heater that floods the basement but in that instance it’s a coincidence but at least it’s plausable not like a freaking airplane falling out of the sky.

Just watched first 2 seasons. Was good especially the LA setting but I prefer Justified overall.

I think the second season was better than the first but overall was a lot of convenient plot tie ups.

I’ll look for that.

Here is the opening scene of MI 3. It’s a little corney but that got me interested in free solo videos.

I was wondering something like that Tom Cruise climb made it seem like he was climbing the route for the first time which the real climbers don’t do.

Also I was curious how the guys get down after a free climb. It seems like some climbs you can go back a different rout even walk off or else they may bring some rope to get back down because obviously it’s so much harder to climb free down I would think.

I’m liking Bosch as well.

My wife watches NCIS she said they can get from Quantico to the xyz place like it’s down the road a bit but in reality I’d be 2+ hr drive.

Ditto

I watched episode one of True Detective 3 it was painful to watch.

Just started to watch Mrs Maisel at first like 70% into first episode was a bit boring but it picked up and seems to be good.

Also re-watching Deadwood at the moment.

I noticed that too but doesn’t bother me, it’s just the mood or vibe that they are going for, not like they play Bowie on the radio during the show that would bother me.

Often I don’t care to watch the closing credits of TV shows because some don’t really have different music but I first noticed on The Sopranos and now this show. I think maybe it’s better to be noticed good or bad than just to skip past the ending credits.

Just watched season one of Big Little Lies. Not sure about it overall but had a few funny moments.

They messed that up fairly well.

So many shows out now it’s impossible to watch even 10% of them.

May have been mentioned but just watched ‘Chernobyl’ was excellent.

I’m going to check out Dark and Stranger Things.

I have all these pins at home but honestly only play like 60-90 minutes a week. Just love playing but not for game after game.

I probably watch as much YouTube as I play pinball and TV/movies/sports probably 5-10x as much as pinball.

Watched it as well, not really that gripping like what I’d prefer would be Silence of the Lambs.

Saw it, was ok. I mean it's a great vehicle for BBT but the overall story was just ok. But was some good Twin Peaks like moments.

Will watching the Watchman movie be helpful?

Lost is awesome. I know the plot might’ve got lost near the end but still great TV. I just want to get on a plane with so many attractive people.

Nice but did you forget Sopranos? Lost?

Sopranos is great because it shows two sides one Mafia boss the other is father and husband and how he’ll try to discipline his sone because he does something wrong but at the same time he’s guilty of much worse. Also wife who knows about her husband but doesn’t want to *know* or doesn’t approve of but is still willing to live in a mansion paid for by crime and yet is a devout Catholic.

Fleabag was really good. I wasn't sure and the first season was not as good as the second. But it's really short so not too much time commitment.

I could take or leave Mando it’s so meh imo. Glad some people like it (helps my Disney stock).

I have started to watch Netflix Marvel series with mixed reviews. I love how much more gritty they can be than the Marvel movies but also don't love how they need to drag out the content to 10+ hours a series.

Daredevil season 1 great (a bit long and drawn out but worth it), season 2 I'm half point and it's still as good as season 1

Jessica Jones (good but too long drawn out, could have been 5 episodes) but is well worth watching just for Krysten Ritter

I only watched like 1-2 episodes couldn’t get into it. But I’ll try again on your recommendation.

I’m rewatching Big Bang Theory and Top Gear BBC on HBO max.

Now Dr Who is on HBO max I’ve never seen it. I don’t need to leave the house anymore.

I just watched 1 episode of Dark couldn’t understand what was happening.

I read this book about Xerox PARC where they developed such things as the mouse, the first PC, laser printer, Ethernet, etc. it’s really fascinating era of technology. Steve Jobs passes by for some inspiration.

https://www.amazon.com/Dealers-Lightning-Xerox-PARC-Computer-ebook/dp/B0029PBVCA/ref=nodl_

I know there is a Survivor thread. But I’ll add here. Australia has their own version and several seasons starting with S3 on YouTube with commercials. It’s very good if you like the US series.

don't know if it's been posted already but Shitt's Creek is very good. It's actually getting better as it goes along. The Good place was good too but seemed to get worse after the first season.

Have you watched Shitts Creek? It gets better as it goes on.

Cobra Kai is good.

It kind of reminds me of those old 80s movies that you love but looking at them realistically you’d say they aren’t great but just as entertainment they work. I’m talking about something like the movie ‘Jonny be good’ or ‘Sixteen Candles’ etc.

I’m just on season 3 but I’ll start laughing just from the actors facial expressions and mannerisms or even the clothes they’re wearing.

this is about the best and last time TWD will be good.

Is anyone watching ‘The Flight Attendant’?

I watched episode one but not sure if it’s worth continuing.

new episode of The Grand Tour today (haven't watched it yet)

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I only started to watch but halfway in the first episode the show seems to be dragging for me.

That sounds great going to give it a look.

great tips. I need to find more tube time.

I’m watching ‘Mare of Easttown’ on HBO

It’s pretty good set in a fictionalized Philly burbs nearby where I’m from. They say it’s got great Philly accents but to me it’s a bit thick over exaggerated, I can hear it somewhat true.

Only thing is they make the town look halfway like Appalachian, now I’m not saying the burbs are super snooty like Big Little Lies (Monterey) but I don’t remember it being that Hicksville but maybe some parts are like Bethel township and it’s filmed in Aston PA.

I'm on episode 5-6 of Manifest not sure how I feel about it yet.

I started watching Manifest. Almost done season 1 but can’t decide if I should give it up or keep watching. Supposedly Netflix picked up the show to finish season 4.

I really loved Lost every tho it got off track or messed around in the later seasons I would watch List again but the characters are a lot better than those in Manifest.

Thanks, what network is this on?

Breaking Bad never went off the rails.

I am going to check these out, I just paid for my Youtube premium and it's so great to watch without the ads.

Have been watching police interrogation videos, most are of guilty felons and how the police get them to confess.

Here is one interesting, the man was 100% innocent he had an alibi and the police lied to him telling there was an eyewitness that he did a robbery.

Here is a long one but it's a true crime/interrogation video that is very interesting especially to see the body language etc..

Just started to watch Reacher on Amazon prime. So far it’s awesome.

I watched the first 2 seasons, it was ok but (to me) was quite unbelievable there having a knife or fist fight and people will be knocked unconscious and have very little after effects if they are a main character.

I would love this normally like a UK version of The Godfather or Sopranos but it just didn’t seem plausible to me.

I loved ‘Reacher’ but he got shot in the flank and was good to go in a few hours.

I saw this other movie with Burt Renolds ‘Malone’ he also got shot but was in the ICU and had to recuperate for a few days with a similar gunshot.

I see a lot of people who are coding on a action show and they’ll get ‘defibrillated’ and that’s all they need. But the reason they were in cardiac arrest wasn’t fixed.

I’ll have to check that out. Thanks.

This was funny about the pandemic skit.

Had only watched seasons 1-2 of Ozark.

Just started to watch from the beginning, is there a best season or are they all pretty consistent?

I was thinking not only do we have the new stuff (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney etc. ) but there’s millions of older stuff. Like you want to watch Golden Girls, 42 season of Survivor, judge Judy, old and new SNL, Simpsons the list is mind boggling. But still I’ve had to resort to buying some things like BM66 on bluRay but the streaming options are overwhelming.

I like it, just finished season 3 but to me it’s way less believable than Breaking Bad or The Sopranos.

I just finished Ozark, to me after season one it went downhill. All the actors seemed flat especially the Byrd children. It didn’t seem to be that shocking or suspenseful at all, nothing like it’s inspiration Breaking Bad. I watched it all but was left very empty and won’t recommend it or rewatch it. Was there one sympathetic character or a character you were routing for?

I guess Ruth was the main character but she was kind of a little bitch.

Ben was ok.

The cartel characters were not all that great, Darlene was a hag. Plus the mobsters were pussies. If she has shot off my Johnson I’d have ripped her throat out like Rick on TWD.

To me the whole show was very average and Marty had no gravitas like Walter White did.

I got sucked into The Sinner season 1 on Netflix. It was not that great to me probably won’t watch the later seasons. At least each season is going to be a different story and main protagonist.

Jack Ryan season 1 on Amazon is good but it devolved into the ‘24’ cliche where you know how it’ll end.

I’m halfway done ‘Banshee’ on HBO max and then I’ll probably finish up Pesky Blinders on Netflix.

I loved ‘Reacher’ probably one of my favorites.

How about Wheel of Time or The Witcher?