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What's your best box set ever ever and why?

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Junebug123 · 30/10/2018 17:45

Sopranos?
Breaking Bad?
Prison Break?
24?

I loved Sopranos as I was pregnant with my first and loved snuggling up every night on the sofa watching it while feeling bump wriggle about.

Loved the ending of MadMen
Also loved the Good Wife - peaked about half way through, was a bit rubbish at the end.

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Katedotness1963 · 30/10/2018 19:07

The Wire
The Shield
Vikings
Rome
SOA
Band of Brothers
The Pacific
Longmire
Justified

DaisyDando · 30/10/2018 19:09

I loved the Sopranos. Some episodes were an absolute work of art, some a bit meh (dreams) but it comes out tops over all.
I also love The Wire, Breaking Bad and The Affair.
And more.

GimmeBread · 30/10/2018 19:09

Lost
Fringe
Star Trek TNG
Star Trek Voyager

Over and over again!

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Escolar · 30/10/2018 19:11

Spiral

mateysmum · 30/10/2018 19:12

Mad Men
Father Ted
Downton Abbey
Spooks

dozent · 30/10/2018 19:16

Peep Show! I can watch and watch and watch

Jemimapuddleduk · 30/10/2018 19:16

West wing closely followed by 24. Also loved orange is the new black, breaking bad and damages.

BadderWerewolf · 30/10/2018 19:18

True Blood.
Loads of hot vampire sex StarStarStarStarStar

TammySwansonTwo · 30/10/2018 19:21

The Shield.

The Shield.

Seriously, The Shield. I still cannot believe how under-appreciated it is. People love The Wire, and I get that (I love it too) but I honestly think it’s the best TV drama of all time. No other show has done that noose-tightening, every action has consequences thing better than The Shield, although Breaking Bad certainly tried.

It comes on Netflix sometimes, so catch it if you can. The first handful of episodes are scene setters and it takes a while to hit its stride, but the last few episodes of season 1 are great, and then it just gets better every year. Seasons 5-7 are just out of this world, but only because of the amazing build up to them. You have to watch it.

fredleighton · 30/10/2018 19:24

Mad Men. I loved it and am still slightly in love with Don Draper.

TammySwansonTwo · 30/10/2018 19:26

Anyone who’s saying SoA but hasn’t seen The Shield needs to get on it. Lots of the same people involved (Kurt Sutter was a writer on The Shield, Walton Goggins is a main character - and possibly the best character, Kenny Johnson, etc etc).

Ashhead24 · 30/10/2018 19:31

Fringe. They just got it so right. It's the only series that I keep researching, just love the characters. Have yet to find anything as good.

Anchovies12 · 30/10/2018 19:31

Friday night lights is my favourite ever. I'm thinking I need to watch west wing as it has been mentioned alongside friday night lights quite a few times though!

Ashhead24 · 30/10/2018 19:31

Researching should be rewatching. Thanks autocorrect.

gettofuckthrees · 30/10/2018 19:34

House
Gilmore girls
The office US
Pretty little liars
Gossip girl
❤️

CletusVanDamme · 30/10/2018 19:35

The Shield, it never missed a beat. Very underrated.
West wing
Damaged

TheClitterati · 30/10/2018 19:35

It's much shorter than most - Lilyhammer.

CletusVanDamme · 30/10/2018 19:36

Love you Lem.

LordPickle · 30/10/2018 19:41

Dexter, Orphan Black (Netflix), Justified

RitaMills · 30/10/2018 19:44

Game of Thrones - The best TV ever made, enough said!

American Horror Story - Distubing, dark humour, great storylines, ghosts, witches, vampires, cults and so much more great characters played by great actors it has everything that appeals to me!

13 reasons Why - I thought it was cleverly done, sad and brutal but a really good watch.

SatsumaFan · 30/10/2018 19:45

@DianaT1969 I am about 3 episodes in to S2 of Ozark and just want to give up...Do you think I should?

Forgot about Big Love! Enjoyed that when on mat leave with ds1. Also loved OITNB but like lots of others (Weeds I'm looking at you) should have stopped a few seasons before it did.

Whatthefunk · 30/10/2018 19:46

Loved the Killing.
Really enjoying Ozark at the moment

cortex10 · 30/10/2018 19:48

Band of Brothers
Lost
West Wing

DianaT1969 · 30/10/2018 19:48

@SatsumaFan
Ozark - I gave up at the beginning of season 2 too. I just didn't feel engaged or invested in it. Got through season 1, but didn't love it.

DianaT1969 · 30/10/2018 19:49

Has anyone watched Borgen? I loved that too.