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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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ComeOnGordon · 30/10/2018 23:17

SATC, Friends & Grey’s Anatomy are my comfort watches.

Watched all of The Good Wife - löst it’s way in the 5th & 6th seasons but loved the stuff with Jason & Alicia in the 7th.

Would love to watch ER again but the box set is super expensive & it’s never on Netflix or Prime Sad

UpstartCrow · 30/10/2018 23:23

Tenko.
Buffy.
The X files.
I am also the proud owner of the complete The Professionals box set and I will wrestle anyone who tries to take it away Halloween Grin

RrreCansada · 30/10/2018 23:24

Six Feet Under. I have never cried like I did at the last episode. Proper loud sobs into my pillow.

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TrashyTerf · 30/10/2018 23:26

Spaced 

wwwwwwwwwwwwww · 30/10/2018 23:26

The West Wing

Donthugmeimscared · 30/10/2018 23:26

Breaking bad
Better call Saul
Black mirror

frogface69 · 30/10/2018 23:27

Prisoner cell block h, V and Within These Walls. I just never tire of them.

IckyPop · 30/10/2018 23:28

Treme - funny, moving, quite horrifying, but showing the resilience of people and community, and all set with the most fantastic music with cameos by real New Orleans musicians. Just brilliant in so many levels.

TheStopAndChat · 30/10/2018 23:29

The West Wing.

I watch a LOT of tv and I love a LOT of series but WW is hands down the absolute best show ever!

IckyPop · 30/10/2018 23:31

Oh and for total laughs and light relief, Spaced - totally summed up my life at the time it was broadcast 

AandB201517 · 30/10/2018 23:36

House. Love it! I laugh and cry. Brilliant TV

UnRavellingFast · 30/10/2018 23:39

Brooklyn 99!
Friends and Frasier are lovely comfort.

This is Us is excellent but annoying having to wait for each week.

UnRavellingFast · 30/10/2018 23:40

And House. Grey’s Anatomy is bonkers. Very soapy but fun.

maplebaconbun · 30/10/2018 23:46

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

I have watched each episode like a 100 times and it never stop being funny!

DoctorTwo · 31/10/2018 00:39

The Killing. It's so atmospheric, and Sarah Lund's sweaters are awesome. :o Best tv I've seen in years.

Spiral/Engrenages. Brutal but brilliant. And Laure Berthaud is utterly gorgeous.

doris9034 · 31/10/2018 00:40

Another one for The West Wing.....and House

JanetLovesJason · 31/10/2018 00:54

ER

The Shield

Also did a mammoth Star Trek marathon, all TV series and movies in chronological order of release. That took over a year.

Weeds.

Oz.

Friends.

New Girl.

Thomasinaa · 31/10/2018 00:55

Bodies. This Life.

Thomasinaa · 31/10/2018 00:56

The Second Coming. Not really a box set.

morton44 · 31/10/2018 01:01

Line of Duty
GoT
The Affair
Suits
Breaking Bad
24

morton44 · 31/10/2018 01:04

Downtown Abbey
The Fall

LuluJakey1 · 31/10/2018 01:04

The West Wing. Have watched it through several times but not for a couple of years. DH suggested watching it again and we started. It is still amazingly good and even more relevant given the immoral, lacking in integrity, nightmare that is Trump.
SATC
Glitch
Inside Number 9
Gavin and Stacey

TinklyLittleLaugh · 31/10/2018 01:08

The Wire is just a different class to anything else.

bumblingbovine49 · 31/10/2018 01:12

In order of brilliance for me

Sopranos/ West wing ( equal 1st).
Walking Dead series 1-5
(currently on 9 and it is reviving a bit so far but 7-8 went downhill)
The Americans
The Shield

Then in no particular order
OITNB
Sons of Anarchy
Mad Men - absolutely fantastic ending
Grey's Anatomy
Frankie and Grace
The Good Wife - Not so keen on the last couple of series though
Star Trek Voyager and the new one Star Trek Discovery
6 feet under . Loved this and watched the first couple of seriesI about 12 years ago but I have feeling I don't see all of them so.must check

However, reallly not feeling:
Better call Saul -I Keep falling asleep
The Wire . I just couldn't understand most of it for some reason.. DH loved it though

WittyWithWine · 31/10/2018 01:46

Gavin and Stacey, Band of Brothers and Cold Feet, all watched numerous times

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