What is the best TV series box set
Posted by: Rockingdoc on 23 June 2010
I find great pleasure these days from long sessions watching complete sets of TV series which I have missed or overlooked. The complete Sopranos and The Wire won me over to this new way of watching, followed by West Wing. This has completely cured me of the real time waster of watching some rubbish program, just because it is on. My current favourite is Spooks, and I'm about to embark on the complete 24. I tried Lost, but didn't like it.
Any suggestions for TV box sets we should all investigate?
I got the Buffy suggestion in the other thread, but might wait until it drops below 100 quid.
p.s. I also have the complete Gerry Anderson and Roberta Leigh, but let's not go there.
Any suggestions for TV box sets we should all investigate?
I got the Buffy suggestion in the other thread, but might wait until it drops below 100 quid.
p.s. I also have the complete Gerry Anderson and Roberta Leigh, but let's not go there.
Just saw this:
Definitely worth owning!
Definitely worth owning!
Delighted to see so many people recommend 'The Beidebeck' series.
My choices would be:
Drama - serious.
'The Wire' (David Simon) - every bit as good as the critics say.
'Homicide: Life on the Street' initially based on a documentray book by David Simon, and he became a producer during the later series. More character based, than the polt driven 'Wire', I find it hard to separate the two i sterm of quality.
'Band of Brothers' (Spielberg, Hanks), True and very moving.
Drama - entertainment.
Dexter (a surprising and unpredictable series).
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' I had to be bullied to watch this, but in the end I gave in, and was pleasantly surprised, at its best really moving drama, although can be light and patchy. Avoid series 1 and 7, but 2 is great.
Comedy
'The Beiderbecke Trilogy' as other have said, it is just the loveliest few hour you can spend in front of a TV.
'Family Guy' it will offend everyone, but hopefully you will not mind.
Documentary
'The World at War' (Jeremy Isaacs, 1974)
Also any of the David Attenborough series.
probably lots more, but that is a start.
My choices would be:
Drama - serious.
'The Wire' (David Simon) - every bit as good as the critics say.
'Homicide: Life on the Street' initially based on a documentray book by David Simon, and he became a producer during the later series. More character based, than the polt driven 'Wire', I find it hard to separate the two i sterm of quality.
'Band of Brothers' (Spielberg, Hanks), True and very moving.
Drama - entertainment.
Dexter (a surprising and unpredictable series).
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' I had to be bullied to watch this, but in the end I gave in, and was pleasantly surprised, at its best really moving drama, although can be light and patchy. Avoid series 1 and 7, but 2 is great.
Comedy
'The Beiderbecke Trilogy' as other have said, it is just the loveliest few hour you can spend in front of a TV.
'Family Guy' it will offend everyone, but hopefully you will not mind.
Documentary
'The World at War' (Jeremy Isaacs, 1974)
Also any of the David Attenborough series.
probably lots more, but that is a start.
Anyone picked up this one yet? (I'm still saving up my allowance.) The ur-sitcom for boomers (in the US, at least):
Really enjoying watching the great David Suchet...
Eloise
Eloise
Definitive Holmes.
quote:Originally posted by Voltaire:
This is good stuff indeed, less dated than I thought it would be.
Onto series four now. Well written, quick, and the acting is top class proffessional.