Recommend me some shows
POSTED BY: dekanth
UPDATED: Monday, March 9, 2026 16:48
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A few of my recommendations have already been mentioned, but I'll include them anyway. Don't have the time to explain why I like them all, so will just say they all have great characters and are well written.
Wonderfalls
Dead Like Me
Joan of Arcadia
Battlestar Galactica (new version only)
The Prisoner
Lost
American Gothic
Babylon 5
Two that are not yet on DVD, but hopefully one day:
Dark Skies
Brimstone
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How could I have forgotten Dead Like Me?
An amazing show. Mandy Patinkin is always terrific (I'm enjoying his current show Criminal Minds), and one episode has Jewel Staite guest starring.
There was only 2 seasons on Showtime, but it is well worth the investment of both time and money.
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I second Weeds, Sleeper Cell, 24, the 4400.
I would also like to add a few to the mix, as if you didn't have enough already.
The Shield - gritty LA cop drama, very well written
Rescue Me - Denis Leary rocks in this series, he's a real badass.
Dexter - dark and bloody, another Showtime series.
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More ditto on Dead Like Me, 4400, The Prisoner, Millennium, Lone Gunmen...
A British show called Hex was mostly cool... weird at times and ended a bit odd, but still fun. It was about witches, ghosts and demons at a private school - sounds "Buffy=ish" but that's where the similarities ended.
I somehow forgot X-Files... a few dodgy episodes here and there, but mostly good through the 9 seasons...
Skip the original BSG unless you want to go down cheesey nostalgia lane (maybe you watched when you were a kid).... except for the space ships - they hold up even today.
Heard good things about Rescue Me, Dexter and Nip/Tuck... Sopranos and Entourage too...
Check http://www.tv.com for the best general guides on most TV shows...
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My abbreviated list:
Farscape
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis (if it's airing in your area, meaning that you're not in frackin' Canada 
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Battlestar Galactica
Jeremiah
Jericho
Wonder Falls
Dr. Who
NCIS (not remotely sci-fi, but really fun, witty, and smart, with likeable characters)
Supernatural
Brisco County Jr.
Jack of All Trades
The Lone Gunmen
Dark Angel (paging Chrisisall)
Eureka (is it on DVD yet?)
Heroes
If you're accepting anime, lemme know, I have dozens of recommendations.
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I own only a couple of TV DVD sets, they are Firefly and Coupling. If you like adult leaning comedy, Coupling in absolutely fantastic. Others are:
Jericho
24
Torchwood (if you can find it)
Farscape
Jonathan Creek
Greenwing
John Doe
Prison Break
The Night Detective (55 Degrees North)
British Men Behaving Badly
Afterlife
Highlander (the series)
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Good lord, how could I forget Farscape! And Dark Angel! And Jeremiah! And Eureka! All excellent shows of the highest calibre...
My brain has had too much X-mas eggnog...
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Good lord, how could I forget Farscape! And Dark Angel! And Jeremiah! And Eureka! All excellent shows of the highest calibre...
My brain has had too much X-mas eggnog...
gorram double post... sorry
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YEah, um, one more thing. If you're looking at watching Outlaw Star, please, watch at least the first episode with browncoats. I watched the first with Mordacil here... well, he's never here, but he used to use my posts to find out what was interesting (wierd...) and I'm like. Oh, look, a box! ... Won't give too much away, but it feels very Firefly to me.
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LOVE the new Doctor Who. Love. Newest obsession. And Russell T Davis, head writer of the new series, is a self-proclaimed Joss Whedon fan. And Anthony Steward Head (Giles) guest-starred in a season two episode. The new series is very tongue-in-cheek, but it can also be very serious and heart-wrenching, and the characters are all appealing.
Veronica Mars - a little like Buffy (though not QUITE as good, IMO), with sharp writing and good mysteries.
The Office (U.S. version) is also great fun, but it's NOTHING like a Whedon show. It's very quiet and every day, but the writing is good, and it's easy to get caught up in the characters.
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