Recommendations for a box set please.

[TimeWarp]

The DC are going away with their Dad for about 9 days over Christmas. Now obviously this would be an ideal time to devote myself to deep-cleaning and decluttering the house, so I need you to save me from that by recommending something fascinating to watch instead.

I like strong female leads, dry and cynical humour, maybe a bit of action and intrigue, quirky characters and a fanciable man or two. Series that I have enjoyed in the past are Buffy, Firefly, Castle, West Wing, Veronica Mars, Northern Exposure and NCIS.

TIA

[BeattieBow]

Walking Dead!

Me and ds (aged 15) are working our way through these 2 episodes a night sometimes. Fab (but not if you don't like zombies really).

[RandomMess]

Well for something light "Big Bang Theory" more in depth there is also "Breaking Bad", "Dexter"

will have a think...

"life on Mars" and "Ashes to Ashes"

[TimeWarp]

I should have mentioned no zombies. I don't know why it is that I can watch vampires with impunity but zombies terrify me and give me awful nightmares, but I simply couldn't watch TWD. I did try, but I couldn't get through the first episode.

I'm wondering if True Blood might suit me? I read the first six or so books and quite liked them.

[RandomMess]

DH says "Dollhouse"

[lollygagger]

I loved Girls. Amazing writing and great characters.

[TimeWarp]

I LOVE Big Bang Theory, and have seen all of them. I'll check out Dexter. Does Breaking Bad have much dark humour in it?

[RandomMess]

or "Fringe"

[d0ttyne11]

Parks & Recreations? It's very funny!

[RandomMess]

Yes IMHO

[NickiFury]

Walking Dead
Scandal
House of Lies
The Sopranos

[thatsn0tmyname]

Another vote for The Walking Dead. I wish I could erase my memory and watch them afresh again!

[TimeWarp]

I couldn't take to Dollhouse, I did watch some of the first series when it first started but didn't get drawn in.

Please stop recommending The Walking Dead. I would love to watch it. It has Egg from This Life being macho (I could never have imagined that) and David Morrissey being evil (he gives me thrills when he's evil), it has big story arcs and excitement in every episode. BUT it scares me and there is no way I'm going to watch it when I'm alone. Even the trailers for the most recent episode gave me nightmares, proper wake-up-with-jolt type nightmares.

Otherwise, that's a great list of things to check out so far. Thanks.

[QueenoftheVerse]

The Good Wife
scandal
Agents of Shield
Firefly (again, because it's that good )

[QueenoftheVerse]

Oh and Damages is absolutely amazing!

[TrinityForce]

Orange is the new black < strong female leads
Castle
House MD

[Avonmore]

Queen of the verse great taste I second The Good Wife and Damages for strong female leads.

[sillymillyb]

I wanted to love the walking dead too but just couldn't do it. Scared me too much!

Please please please watch:

The good wife
Orange is the new black
Breaking bad
Fringe

Possibly not in that order though. I'm very jealous of 9 days tv watching by way! Enjoy

[QueenoftheVerse]

Avonmore . They're two of my most favourite programmes in the last 10 years I think.

[Avonmore]

Yep. Although I am also loving The Walking Dead right now but say nothing

[mootime]

The good wife, Nashville, brothers and sisters, parenthood.

[TimeWarp]

The Good Wife might be worth a go, the few times I've caught a glimpse of it there were a lot of not conventionally attractive yet very sexy men in it. I'm fairly face blind so if a program has a lot of very attractive people with regular, symmetrical features and similar hair I have trouble telling them apart, which can lead to a fair bit of plot confusion.

Some series that I have been considering are 30 Rock, Rizzoli and Isles, Sports Night and True Blood. Any thoughts on those?

[Cooroo]

Definitely Orange is the New black for strong women. Homeland?

[lollygagger]

Yes to True Blood! Loved it because it's so out there and OTT. And Alexander skarsgaard.... He's the best thing about it.

[slithytove]

Charmed, breaking bad, orange is the new black.

All available on netflix

[Macloveswill]

If you liked The West Wing....you'd love The Newsroom (it's fab)