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Top US Television Series of Recent Times
Breaking Bad - Series 1 - Complete [DVD] [2008]Breaking Bad - Series 1 - Complete [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £15.88
Daring drama, Dark comedy - fantastic acting, great script. Chemisrty teacher gets cancer, can't afford bills, starts making Crystal Meth. 5*. Series 2 is just as good too. The US DVD is available now
The Wire: Complete HBO Season 1-5 [DVD] [2002]The Wire: Complete HBO Season 1-5 [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £54.98
THE best, most consistent drama ever made. Period. If you haven't heard of it, you're in for a treat; 5 series of compulsive viewing!
The Sopranos - HBO Complete Season 1-6 (New Packaging) [DVD] [1999]The Sopranos - HBO Complete Season 1-6 (New Packaging) [DVD] [1999]
Buy new: £59.98 / Used from: £58.97
We all know this series - here's a chance to get it all at a very good price. A landmark show.
Mad Men - Season 1 and 2 [DVD] [2007]Mad Men - Season 1 and 2 [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £18.78
About ad men in the '60s - 'Sopranos' writers' period piece. Sometimes cheaper to buy each series separately.
Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 1 - Complete [1993] [DVD]Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 1 - Complete [1993] [DVD]
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £4.90
Witten by David Simon (The Wire) and Barry Levinson, there are 6 seasons of this show available separately.
The Shield - Series 1-7 [DVD]The Shield - Series 1-7 [DVD]
Buy new: £64.57 / Used from: £55.00
All 7 seasons in a box. Compelling corrupt-cop show which at its best is hard to beat.
True Blood Season 1 (HBO) [DVD] [2008]True Blood Season 1 (HBO) [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £27.68
Set in a world where vampires exist - they drink blood replacement. It's addictive stuff! Strong language and nudity At times the acting is a bit poor, but overall a great series.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Seasons 1-6 [DVD]Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Seasons 1-6 [DVD] by Curb Your Enthusiasm
Buy new: £42.98 / Used from: £38.34
Larry David is not a man to get stuck in a lift with. So don't watch too many episodes in a row. VERY FUNNY - (Larry wrote Seinfeld - George Costanza is based on him)
Prison Break - Seasons 1-4 Complete [DVD]Prison Break - Seasons 1-4 Complete [DVD]
Buy new: £49.98 / Used from: £48.95
The first series is great - the second is justified (to find out what happens to the protagonists), but the 3rd and 4th stretch it a bit too far. Compulsive, nevertheless...
Seinfeld - Series 1-9 - Complete [DVD] [1990]Seinfeld - Series 1-9 - Complete [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £74.98
It's easy to forget just how ahead of its time this show was - it is still horribly funny, frequently annoying, but character-led triumphantly
Dexter : Complete Season 1 [DVD]Dexter : Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £10.00
The first two series were great - psycho hunts psychos; third series starts to run out of steam in my opinion...
House - Season 1 (Hugh Laurie) [DVD]House - Season 1 (Hugh Laurie) [DVD]
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £9.19
Hugh Laurie plays eccentric surgeon Dr. House - 4 more series available separately.
24 - Complete Seasons 1-6 [DVD] [2001]24 - Complete Seasons 1-6 [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £74.97 / Used from: £73.50
Utterly compulsive supposedly real-time drama - Equally implausible and addictive.
Heroes - Seasons 1-2 - Complete [DVD] [2006]Heroes - Seasons 1-2 - Complete [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £39.48 / Used from: £25.87
The first series was great, the second very good, and the third a let-down for me. Still, deserves a place in the list for the brilliance of the first season.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series - Ultimate Edition [DVD]Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series - Ultimate Edition [DVD]
This is better than science fiction normally allows for - the storyline arcs are huge, the plots ultra-enjoyable
Flight Of The Conchords - Complete HBO First and Second Season [DVD]Flight Of The Conchords - Complete HBO First and Second Season [DVD]
Buy new: £16.98
Comedy about two NZ musicians in America. Kath and Kim meets... Spaced? VERY FUNNY INDEED
Damages - Complete Season 1 and 2 [DVD] [2009]Damages - Complete Season 1 and 2 [DVD] [2009]
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Legal drama series to beat all others - Ted Danson, Glen Close, William Hurt. Worth getting into.
Pushing Daisies - Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2007]Pushing Daisies - Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.00
You'll laugh all the way through. Series 2 available separately. Anna Friel stars.
Generation Kill - Complete HBO Series [DVD] [2008]Generation Kill - Complete HBO Series [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £16.98
'The Wire' creator David Simon does Iraq. Takes a bit of work to get into, but by episode two you're hooked. Inspires fear and awe in equal measures.
LOST - The Complete First Season [2005]LOST - The Complete First Season [2005] by Emilie De Ravin
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Lord of the Flies for the 21st century. Once you start watching, you've got to find out what happens next! 4 more seasonsa available separately
In Treatment Season 1 (HBO) [DVD] [2008]In Treatment Season 1 (HBO) [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £31.98
Gabriel Byrne is a psychologist who helps everyone but himself - he's in therapy too. Great plots and twists.
Fringe - Season 1 [DVD] [2008]Fringe - Season 1 [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £24.57 / Used from: £33.00
'The X-Files', but science-based rather than supernatural; a fantastic final episode makes the slightly uneven series well worth it!
30 Rock - Season 1 - Complete [DVD] [2006]30 Rock - Season 1 - Complete [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.00
By 'Saturday Night Live' creator Lorne Michaels - droll humour about a TV corp. Series 2 available, cheaper bought separately
Arrested Development - Complete Seasons 1-3 [DVD]Arrested Development - Complete Seasons 1-3 [DVD]
Buy new: £24.28
How can this ultra-intelligent comedy be so forgotten? The ensemble cast is peerless. CLASSIC.
Sons of Anarchy: Season One [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Sons of Anarchy: Season One [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Sopranos on Bikes - IT'S FANTASTIC. Gang warfare, gun-running and back-stabbing; highly recommended!