First day of maternity leave today- anyone have any boxset recommendations?

[Londonmrss]

That's it really. I have resolved to keep active and go swimming every day etc, but it's going to be pissing down with rain all week, so I think I'll just get some sofa time. Any recommendations?

[GuybrushThreepwodWasHere]

What sort of stuff do you like?

[Onemoreforgoodmeasure]

Buffy, 24, Madmen...

[IcouldstillbeJoseph]

The Wire

[LittleBairn]

I recently picked up all 4 seasons of Big bang theory cheaply, great show plus only 22 min episodes probably useful if your tired or when your feeding the baby.

[GuybrushThreepwodWasHere]

1st series of heroes, life on mars, broadwalk empire.

I'm currently rediscovering some classics (blackadder, allo allo, etc)

Have fun

[SquealyB]

I would recommend Heros and the West Wing.....

[Londonmrss]

Guybrush I love your nickname! In fact a bit of Monkey Island would be good to fill my time...
24 and Heroes are good calls, haven't seen them. Thanks!

[oscarwilde]

Dont watch The Killing

[kekouan]

True Blood
Game of Thrones (if you don't mind a bit of gore)
Definitely West Wing
ER
Medium
Buffy/Angel
Parenthood :)

[GuybrushThreepwodWasHere]

:) I've gone through the Tales of series and the first two whilst being off. It's been very nostalgic!

[GuybrushThreepwodWasHere]

Oh also it has a lot of sex and violence but Spartacus (blood and sand and gods of the arena) are well worth a watch

[kekouan]

Don't watch Dexter. Far too gory. (I love it but it would have made me puke if I'd watched it while pg)

[orchidee]

Damages
The good wife

[minceorotherwise]

Oh no! The minute you buy a boxset, the baby will arrive !

[PheasantPlucker]

I have been at home a lot recently following surgery, and have been loaned The Killing (I've watched series 1 - amazing - with series 2 to go) and 3 seasons of The Good Wife.

Have The Wire 4 & 5 to go, but haven't really been in the mood for them yet. Also have Treme.

I was also sent the entire series of The Young Ones!!

[Purplecatti]

Ooooooh True Blood, everyone raves about Erik but it's vampire Bill I have the swoons for.
I will second Game of Thrones. Supernatural is also good.

[kekouan]

You can't go wrong with Will&Grace, Desperate Housewives or similar.

Purplecatti - have you seen True Blood series 4? :)

[Kelerina]

Mad men, dexter, west wing, sopranos is a big favourite of mine, pretty violent though!! And super addictive. Game of thrones, family guy or American dad for some comedy. Big bang theory or how I met your mother for shorter light comedy. Will keep thinking!!

[CityDweller]

Sopranos has to be at the top of any TV-must list. Best thing that has ever been on television. Fact.

Also: Breaking Bad, The Wire (stick with it), Six Feet Under, Mad Men, In Treatment, Rome

Good US mini-series:
Mildred Pierce, Angels in America

For stuff that's a bit lighter:
Entourage, Ugly Betty, True Blood (first season or two only), Summer Heights High, Sex and the City.

Some UK stuff if you missed it first time:
The Office/ Extras, Sherlock, Life on Mars...

That should keep you busy

[Jojoba1986]

Nobody's recommended Grey's Anatomy yet!

[smileyhappymummy]

Outnumbered makes me laugh, and that's got to be a good thing!

[teacher123]

Gilmore girls!

[MJP1]

Soprano's, Being Human (sexy vampires with easy going hummor but series 2 gets abit gory) dungeons and dragons, The Wire, Tenko, these are all series I have watched bre bub, I will have to look back at this thread in a few weeks to entertain me when I stop work.

[kekouan]

Oooh yes, Gilmore Girls is perfect mat leave fodder. It's on every day atm

[piprabbit]

I'd save the boxsets for when you are doing endless feeding with a newborn.
Make the most of your maternity leav by doing some things that you will find harder with a baby - go to the cinema, have a pub lunch. Swimming is good. Read a book.