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.

Posted on: 26 June 2010 by Former member

A bit dated now,But still great.
It paved the way for cop shows.
It stiil stands the test of time though.

Posted on: 26 June 2010 by irwan shah

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Only Fools And Horses.

But make sure you buy it off a dodgy market stall for ultimate authenticity!!
On Betamax.

If you have a cunning plan for this, may I suggest the 'Blackadder' box set?!!

Posted on: 27 June 2010 by markah

One that always amused me, some light easy-watching comedy.

Posted on: 27 June 2010 by Blueknowz

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Originally posted by munch:
Mal,
If you are not confused ?You will be
This is one of the all time greats.

Stu

Excellent choice munch,one of my all time favs.

Posted on: 28 June 2010 by Rockingdoc

This is going well, lot of TV series that I didn't previously know.

"Inbetweeners" very good, but I prefer "Skins", which I think is the best current UK TV since "Shamless" went silly.

Watched all of "Carnivale" on Virgin, and while HBO series are usually a safe bet, I thought it lost the plot badly in the second series.

Wasn't impressed by Mad Men at first but getting into it.

Deadwood looks like it would be my cup of tea.

Always been a British comedy fan, so already very familiar with the greats like; "Dead Donkey", "Blackadder", anything Python etc.

Tend to like US crime series from Warner, but much less sure about US comedy, I just can't get "Curb your Enthusiasm" for example.

Posted on: 28 June 2010 by count.d

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Originally posted by nap-ster:
Alan Bleasdales "The Street" or "Boys From The Blackstuff". Gizza Job.

Some bloody scouser or other! Or was one of them by Jimmy McScouse? Whatever, two great scouse series.

Posted on: 01 July 2010 by Rockingdoc

and of course, just in case there is anyone on the planet who missed it

E.R. certainly changed my life.

p.s.

Damn, I wish I could get pictures to post here.

Posted on: 01 July 2010 by Frank Abela

Battlestar Galactica - the 'Reimagined' version. Series 1-4 made between 2004 and 2008. Bloody brilliant if very dark most of the time.

Posted on: 01 July 2010 by ashrafs

24 - series 1 -7 Box set

Posted on: 01 July 2010 by Neill Ferguson

The shield there is no debate.

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by Willie Mo

The Beiderbecke Trilogy: The Complete Series.

Well worth watching, I tend to put it on every few years and never fail to enjoy the humour and interaction between the quirky characters.

Will.

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by MontyMusic

"Our Friends In The North"

Classic BBC drama......

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by TomK

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Originally posted by Willie Mo:
The Beiderbecke Trilogy: The Complete Series.

Well worth watching, I tend to put it on every few years and never fail to enjoy the humour and interaction between the quirky characters.

Will.

And the soundtrack's fabulous too.

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by Willie Mo

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And the soundtrack's fabulous too.

The repackaged set includes a CD as well as the DVDs.

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by Former member

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Originally posted by Willie Mo:
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And the soundtrack's fabulous too.

The repackaged set includes a CD as well as the DVDs.

James B,
Had everything on cassette,Loads of them.

Stu

Posted on: 14 July 2010 by Mike L

I would highly recommend JAG (and for those that didn’t realise - NCIS span off at the end of series 8), and created by the guy that did Quantum leap (another one i'd suggest)

Posted on: 15 July 2010 by DenisA

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Originally posted by MontyMusic:
"Our Friends In The North"

Classic BBC drama......

Totally agree Monty.

A tremendous storyline with fabulous performances from...

Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig, Peter Vaughn and Malcolm McDowell.

I always got the series mixed up with GBH when trying to remember the political corruption storyline.

A new DVD set is released in September, here.

Posted on: 15 July 2010 by DenisA

Another great BBC recommendation is - This Life: Complete BBC Series 1 & 2

Posted on: 20 July 2010 by nkrgovic

Just saw this:

Definitely worth owning!

Posted on: 20 July 2010 by Huwge

Posted on: 20 July 2010 by JamieL_v2

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.

Posted on: 25 July 2010 by aht

Anyone picked up this one yet? (I'm still saving up my allowance.) The ur-sitcom for boomers (in the US, at least):

Posted on: 25 July 2010 by Guido Fawkes

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Originally posted by JamieL_v2:

Also any of the David Attenborough series.

Not everybody loves David Attenborough, Professor Timothy Fielding had his reservations as illustrated in the clip below - however, he dislikes Johnny Mathis even more.

Posted on: 25 July 2010 by Voltaire

Posted on: 25 July 2010 by David Scott

Heimat I and II - haven't seen three - Fanny and Alexander ( Ok it's a mini series and doesn't come in a box ) and very definitely the Battlestar Galactica remake which is brilliant. Can't believe only Frank's mentioned it. If you like sci-fi at all buy it. If you don't, buy the pilot anyway, just in case.