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    What TV series should I watch next?

    So far I have really liked Rome, Dexter, and BSG.

    I'm thinking maybe the Sopranos or The Wire.
    May 07, 2009 7:12am PDT
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    What TV series should I watch next? So far I have really liked Rome, Dexter, and BSG. I'm thinking ... : gibolas1234This person is cool!

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    • Definitely The Wire : trOmblyj
    • yes. yes you should definitely watch those two next. : DeathloveThis person is cool!
    • I'm really digging The Tudors right now : phate81
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      LOST : OverloadUT
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        Watching this, but it has been that interesting lately. Perhaps because none of the characters really gra... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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          Oops. Hasn't been that interesting. : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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            You don't like Ben or Daniel or Miles or Sawyer or Juiiet or Locke or Richard or Eloise? : spiderfill
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              Nope. Maybe if Locke died I would care, but that's about it. : gibolas1234This person is cool!
              • Hurley is good I guess, but he doesn't get all that much screen time. Ben just feels too much like an ... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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                He did, though... : MasemThis person is cool!
                • we all new he would come back : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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        LOST is fucking garbage right now. It's always been a pretty mediocre show but i've been watching because... : chrisschutz
        • As far as I'm concerned this is the best season since the first. : Arceihn
        • wow : fathertimeThis person is cool!
        • So wrong, completely the opposite : nickjollyThis person is cool!
    • Both are great. : randomposter
    • Golden Girls : MoreVespeneGas
    • Deadwood : tomservoThis person is cool!
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      Carnivale : ju$tmon3y
      • This and The Wire. : dissembler
      • such an awesome show. too bad they cancelled that :( : freakordThis person is cool!
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        awesome show but don't waste your time... it gives you blue balls because it got canceled on a cliff hang... : Patch-e
        • That hardly makes it a waste of time. There's so many fantastic moments in the show that dismissing it ju... : Arceihn
    • Six Feet Under or The Wire : pancake humper
    • deadwood for sure. Al Swearengen is my favorite character.. well ever right now. : beastrabbanThis person is cool!
    • Add Deadwood and Carnivale to that list. : Lone SwordsmanThis person is cool!
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      The Wire, fuck the Sopranos. I can't even go back and watch when it was good becase the last 2 seasons pi... : Dschinghis Khan
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        Ok, probably won't bother after how disappointing BSG was in it's last few seasons. : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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          trust me, BSG was better than the shit pile The Sopranos turned into. : Dschinghis Khan
          • Damn, chill out man, the first 4 seasons were fucking great, and season 5 wasn't terrible, it was S6 part... : dkrulz
    • Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles. Despite the fact that it should suck, it doesn't. It's actually pret... : lplasmatron
    • Northern Exposure. The Wire is also fantastic. : MisterClaw
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      Dollhouse : m0rfus
      • no, plus pretty sure it's gonna get canceled anyway : nickjollyThis person is cool!
    • DEADWOOD! WATCH THIS ASAP! : FormerHPBThis person is cool!
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      Twin Peaks : mechanicalgrapeThis person is cool!
      • this. : liquidliesThis person is cool!
    • The WIIIIIIIIRE : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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      Ok, looks like I will watch The Wire first, followed by Deadwood. I will keep all other suggestions on my... : gibolas1234This person is cool!
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        The Wire will wreck all other police dramas for you. That's the only bad thing about it. : MisterClaw
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          Except perhaps for Homicide: Life on the Streets. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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            And maybe the Shield : spiderfill
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              WRONG : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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                The Shield and The Wire live in completely different worlds and can safely coexist : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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                  The Shield had exactly the kinds of drama I fucking hate about cop shows. Cookie-cutter bullshit. : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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                    OK, look, it's been a long day, we're all upset about 3DR, let's just step back before you say more thing... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
                    • no kidding. let's not say things we can't take back. : ClayThis person is cool!
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                      I don't regret a word I said! : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
                      • I'm hyperventilating. You've really hurt me. Cut me to the quick. How can you say it's a cookie-cutter... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
                  • Yeah, I'm a little worried about that. I finished The Wire not long ago, and just started The Shield. I'v... : BoldThis person is cool!
          • I believe that after reading on wikipedia this: HBO series' The Wire' is considered by many to be a 'spi : MisterClaw
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        Both excellent choices, and while very different, they also share a lot of similarities. Be warned, thoug... : ziprThis person is cool!
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          oh for real? why? : gibolas1234This person is cool!
          • money : retardhumperThis person is cool!
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        How are you watching the Wire? : LightzoutThis person is cool!
        • self-reply - Netflix has it but not streamed. I wonder its on-demmand for Comcast. : LightzoutThis person is cool!
    • Stargate SG1 (That'll keep you busy for a while.) : ArcanumThis person is cool!
    • needs more comedy shows. Watch The Office : grabbie
    • 30 Rock : PapaBooThis person is cool!
    • The Wire. No question. : MaJeStu
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      Six Feet Under, but I warn you, you'll become extremely depressed if you try watching the whole series at... : freakynipples69
      • I'm half way through the first season, just in the past week or two. And yeah, I think you are right. I... : SqueegyTBS
      • True, I needed to take a break from it and watch something more uplifting, like, Dead Like Me. My roommat... : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
      • I'm nearing the end of the 2nd season and you're kind of right but I don't care. Onwards!!! : Bamtan
      • I thought everyone was full of shit who said that, so I tried it. I've watched some depressing shit but I : thrallie200
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      The correct answer is "THE SHIELD". Seasons 1 - 5 have you on the edge of your seat. I haven't watched ... : Fluffy_Bunny
      • Season six is a little slow but it's all gorgeous, wonderful setup for season seven, where every episode ... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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        is season 5 the one that ends with lem burning the money? if so that is also as far as ive seen. dunno ... : Sparticuse
        • That was Season 3. I think. : Fluffy_Bunny
    • The Wire. It starts slow, but you will be hooked by the 5th episode. : atom519This person is cool!
    • Red Shoe Diaries! : plunkymeadowsThis person is cool!
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      Deadwood. We just marathoned the whole series recently and it is even better than I remembered it. : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
      • Yeah I really like the Wire... a helluva alot... but Deadwood is a better show. It's more abstract than t... : Dave-A
      • I haven't watched it but I want to. Does the fact that it was canceled mean the series leaves you hangin... : treefingers1This person is cool!
    • Deadwood. : NUZRUBThis person is cool!
    • Brotherhood and Big Love : Milleh
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      When you watch BSG, stop after season 4.5, all the story arcs are pretty much thrown out the last half se... : FuzzyOnionThis person is cool!
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        What a great idea! invest the time and perhaps money to watch that much of a television show and then sto... : MoreVespeneGas
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          Yeah a good way to waste less time on it would actually be to stop about halfway through the series. : chrisschutz
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            Nah, just halfway through the finale. : BeadyThis person is cool!
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              you guys all suck. i liked the end \= : shyguy74This person is cool!
              • i'm with you. i felt it went well with everything that came before it thematically. : Sparticuse
    • Both excellent shows. My personal preference is for Sopranos but you really can't go wrong with either o... : joesnizzle
    • i'd probably pick the sopranos but the wire is still an excellent choice : dromo5
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      no love for DEXTER? : Flying h4x0r
      • Reading comprehension fail. : gibolas1234This person is cool!
    • THE WIRE ....and then Dead Wood : skinlab133
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      Prison Break. However, only seasons 1-3. I would argue to say season 1 is one of the best ever aired on ... : pturvz
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        these last few episodes of season 4 are really bad. Tons of screaming. But yeah season 1 was pretty kic... : grabbie
        • This whole season started out terrible. I only watched the first few episodes and I couldn't watch anymor... : Flying h4x0r
    • the wire! i was very disappointed in the sopranos. even though jaime lynn was smokin by the last season, ... : d0pamineThis person is cool!
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      I'm watching The Wire right now and it's really fucking good. Only about 6 episodes into the first season... : Ellissd
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        It's different though isn't it? It doesn't feel like anything else on TV. The large black cast, the dialo... : Birchman
        • Nothing about it hints that it's a television show. Just feels like a cinematic experience. : Ellissd
    • LOST!!!! : jcrockerman
    • SOPRANOS!!! : Don Vito CorleoneThis person is cool!
    • CHUCK!! EOT. : SolsticeThis person is cool!
    • Jericho : daelThis person is cool!
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      Sopranos if you had to choose between the two. But both of them are awesome. Also, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ... : Birchman
      • Wire > Sopranos, but Sopranos is definitely entertaining. : yakzThis person is cool!
      • I loved Seinfeld but fuck my ass Curb Your.. was a bore. : SigENeaT
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      Firefly. Just watched the Pilot. Really cool so far. : lpearlThis person is cool!
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        Please tell me this is an epic joke.......... : SolsticeThis person is cool!
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          Nope, the Flames are a joke :) (you're the Flamesfan, right?) : lpearlThis person is cool!
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            You fucker ;-) And I don't mean that Firefly was not amazing because It is. I have the series and sere... : SolsticeThis person is cool!
            • The hero of Canton, the man they called Jayne.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgX-7ebLOdw : SigENeaT
            • i just watched the series and movie this week, and yes it is awesome. and for someone who doesn't like sc... : re4ctor
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              Will it give you an aneurysm if I said that show wasn't very good? : NastyJackThis person is cool!
              • Nope. Tho I will lose any faith in your future posts about television, music, and movies as your taste ha... : SolsticeThis person is cool!
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      Arrested Development on hulu : fathertimeThis person is cool!
      • This would not be a huge mistake. : icking fudiot
    • the west wing lost the wire : grifterThis person is cool!
    • Breaking Bad or The Wire : BongSlayerBThis person is cool!
    • Trailer Park Boys. If only for Bubbles and Phil Collins. : theangrywaffles
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      THE MOTHERFUCKING SOPRANOS : abrasionThis person is cool!
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        COCKSUCKER I miss you junior : abrasionThis person is cool!
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          abrasion, I forgot how it ended - was Junior still alive? : trOmblyj
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            yes, but in a home : .Jayson
            • OK, that was what I remember too. : trOmblyj
          • I mean I miss him, because I miss the show not like how I miss tony >:( .............................. : abrasionThis person is cool!
    • THIRTEEEEEEEEEN THIRTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN : johnwissinger
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      Sopranos is really good. I want to watch them all again. : .Jayson
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        There's some really mediocre seasons, it's hard to watch them all but overall it's a fantastic show. Als... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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          I didn't find Season 6 that bad from what I remember. Although I remember hardly any of it except the end... : thrallie200
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            that ending can suck a fucking fuck : .Jayson
            • I'm beginning to think the ending was brilliant. : trOmblyj
        • yeah there were some definite stinkers. the David Lynch mind fuck stuff, I didn't really care for too mu... : .Jayson
        • 4,5,6 were not as good as 1,2,3. 4 was just slow with the whole horse thing, 5 seemed gimmicky with Tony' : K1Bond007This person is cool!
    • Chuck.. Odds are a season 3 will be coming, but damnit, we need more viewers. The show is very good and... : TrippsThis person is cool!
    • THE WIRE : sanchezThis person is cool!
    • 24!! Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Weeds for comedy stuff. : bolneze
    • DEXTER : SoNiC :<This person is cool!
    • Doctor Who! : shinefire