Topic: Great television series? - page 2. (Read 1850 times)

I've heard so much about "Game of Thrones" that I'm getting the first few seasons through NETFLIX.
I'm also curious about a series called, "DaVinci's Demons". Anyone heard of it?

On my DVR I have ( in no particular order of prefernce).....
-The Chew
-Person of Interest
-The Following
-The Big Bang Theory
-Pawn Stars
-Cosmos:
-Last Man Standing

I'm afraid I gave up on Game of thrones but I really like "The Americans". Anyone watch that?

I watched Game of Thrones off and on for a few seasons but I couldn't keep up with who was who, too many characters if you don't watch it religiously.  So, right before the beginning of this season, they had a marathon and showed the entire series leading up to this first episode of this season, and i watched them, so now i am loving it.   It's on HBO.

I don't get the opportunity to watch much TV. I liked the first season of Person of Interest. Jim Caviezel is a very fine actor. Haven't seen any of it this year. Northern Exposure is a favorite. Very quirky characters similar to the eccentric folks I knew when I lived in the N California mountains. The greatest TV comedy series of all time only ran for 6 episodes: Police Squad, In Color! It was the ancestor of the Naked Gun movies but I liked the TV actors better than those in the films. The Brits do great comedy. My favorite is Fawlty Towers with John Cleese. And the Black Adder series with Rowan Atkinson is brilliant. I really loved a Canadian mockumentary about a junior hockey team, The Tournament. It was too funny!

I happen to think this is a great era for television. Virtually all of it is Pay TV but its where the great series are coming from. Is anyone watching "Fargo"? Crazy people from my home state of Minnesota, great acting led by Billy Bob Thornton and the amazing Martin Freeman [ from the equally amazing British series "Sherlock"]. Not to be missed. My favorite show from last season was "True detectives" with Matthew McConaughey as Detective Rustin Spencer "Rust" Cohle and Woody Harrelson as Detective Martin Eric "Marty" Hart. An extraordinary first season with two great actors in their prime and a amazing writer and director. Apparently it will be back next season with a completely new cast. "The Killing" will be back for a forth season in spite of being cancelled twice. They claim it is the last and will contain only 6 episodes. Last season was the best so far with the marvellous actor Peter Sarsgaard backing up deminitive regular Mirelle Enos and long, tall partner Joel Kinnamen { Mutt & Jeff}. Its a rain-soaked police drama set in Seattle where the cops and the bad guys are all depressed and walk around like Zombies. Nonetheless its a fascinating study of character and perversion and riveting to watch. I also can wait for the second season of Mod city which takes place in "1947, Los Angeles. Cop Joe Teague walks the line between the LAPD, led by William Parker, and the mob, led by Bugsy Siegel". A very moody period piece with a lot of late night tired jazz and young sexy but tired late night characters. Hot and humid. A dirty pleasure.
Seen any good television lately?