Listmania!
25 US TV Series that are STUNNING!
Dexter : Complete Season 1 [DVD]Dexter : Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £10.42
Dark and dreamy. Michael Hall is murderously superb. Death has never been so beautiful.
The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £10.46
Seasons 1-5 of the groundbreaking crime drama...realism is taken to a new level with this HBO classic. This is a must see.
Oz : Complete Season 1 [DVD]Oz : Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £6.47
Seasons 1-6 of Oz - gritty, dirty, amoral prison drama - again from the genii at HBO. This truly is no-holes barred - balls to the wall violent drama. Enjoy.
Rome: The Complete HBO Season 1 (6 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [2005]Rome: The Complete HBO Season 1 (6 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £16.98 / Used from: £8.00
This is more like art than television, it takes period dramas to a new level of depth and originality. Its violent, frequently dark and full of nudity. Two Seasons.
Battlestar Galactica - The Mini Series [2003] [DVD] [2004]Battlestar Galactica - The Mini Series [2003] [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.48
Please, please watch the mini-series first, this sets the stage for the greatest Sci-Fi drama ever made. Seasons 1-4 just keep on getting better and better. Sci-Fi for the mature.
LOST - The Complete First Season [2005]LOST - The Complete First Season [2005] by Emilie De Ravin
Buy new: £15.88 / Used from: £10.98
Seasons 1-4. Lost is ace, lost is one of the most original TV shows ever made, this is down to its acting, script, mystery, characters and artful direction. Season 5 currently showing on Sky One.
The Sopranos: Complete HBO Season 1 [1999] [DVD]The Sopranos: Complete HBO Season 1 [1999] [DVD]
Buy new: £15.98 / Used from: £12.00
Seasons 1-6. Has on many occasion been described as "The best show on television"....it really is that good. Enough said.
Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £14.99
Seasons 1 & 2. The first and possibly the best TV series of all time? When David Lynch decides to make a television drama about the death of a girl in a town with many secrets - you watch, and watch.
Band Of Brothers - Complete HBO Series commemorative gift set (6 Disc Box Set) [2001] [DVD]Band Of Brothers - Complete HBO Series commemorative gift set (6 Disc Box Set) [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £15.88 / Used from: £13.49
The greatest war drama ever made, it wipes the floor with Saving Private Ryan. Gritty realism and superb acting. I personally can't wait until The Pacific (coming soon!)
24 : Complete Season 1 [DVD]24 : Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £14.98 / Used from: £12.98
Seasons 1-5. Action packed, intelligent, thrilling as it is twisting. Season 6 not so good, Season 7 currently showing on Sky One.
Deadwood: Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]Deadwood: Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £7.80
Deadwood
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £6.98
Curb Your Enthusiam. Seasons 1-5.
Carnivale: Complete HBO Season 1 [2003] [DVD]Carnivale: Complete HBO Season 1 [2003] [DVD]
Buy new: £15.88 / Used from: £15.00
carnivale
Mad Men - Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2007]Mad Men - Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £12.88 / Used from: £11.00
Mad Men
The Tudors: Complete Series 1 [DVD] [2007]The Tudors: Complete Series 1 [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.96
Tudors
Six Feet Under : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]Six Feet Under : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £6.49
Six Feet Under. Seasons 1-5.
Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £19.57
You have to see this series, it's dark, but there are genius moments of humour amongst the drug use and chemistry. AMC are proving to be a force to be reckoned with. Season 2 currently showing on AMC.
John from Cincinnati: The Complete First Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]John from Cincinnati: The Complete First Season [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £15.50
John From Cincinnati
The Shield - Season 1 [DVD] [2002]The Shield - Season 1 [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £4.99
The Shield
Generation Kill - Complete HBO Series [DVD] [2008]Generation Kill - Complete HBO Series [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £16.98
From the creators of The Wire, enough said. Realistic and detailed account of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Funny in parts, disturbing in others.
Damages - Season 1 [DVD] [2007]Damages - Season 1 [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £3.99
Compulsive viewing. A genuine TV thriller, full of twists and dark moments. Season 2 currently showing on BBC.
Brotherhood: The Complete First Season [DVD] [2006] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Brotherhood: The Complete First Season [DVD] [2006] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £12.40
Please trust me when I say: this is the most underrated TV series on US TV, a cross between The Wire and The Sopranos, watch it for the exchanges between Jason Issacs & Jason Clarke. Seasons 1-3.
The West Wing - Complete Season 1 [DVD]The West Wing - Complete Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £7.69
West Wing. Seasons 1-7.
Entourage : Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]Entourage : Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.98
Entourage
John Adams [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]John Adams [DVD] [2008] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £23.95
John Adams