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I've never watched these big series, which should I start?

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Abouteffingtime · Today 19:58

Breaking Bad
Line of Duty
Walking Dead
ER
West Wing

Im sure there are more.

Which are worth watching? Any others?

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ISpeakJive · Today 21:22

Peaky Blinders for me! Absolutely loved it.

chimichangaz · Today 21:23

This is a great thread.
Yellowstone is fantastic- only came to it in February and binged it quickly with my best mate. Then watched Landman which is another fantastic series.

can also recommend Ozark, although it can be a bit brutal.

If you can ever get to Succession it is amazing. I think my favourite show ever.

GameOfJones · Today 21:27

Breaking Bad is my top TV series of all time and one of the only series I've watched all episodes of.

I loved the earlier series of The Walking Dead but had to give up after it got waaaayyy too repetitive. I got somewhere up to the point Negan arrived on the scene but there are just SO many episodes.

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Abouteffingtime · Today 21:27

LochLoughton · Today 20:48

Unless you can't get out and do anything else, I wouldn't bother with any. I'm saving all these things until my 80's

Still have a complete set of Downtown Abbey DVDs to open that I was gifted 20 years ago! Just feel life is too short to get tied up in a long series.

I realise I may be in the minority here! 😊

Edited

I like watching something in the evening when the dc are in bed. Single parent so really cant get out that much!

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maxslice · Today 21:33

Abouteffingtime · Today 20:14

I haven't. Really, hardly any of the really popular ones. Worth it?

Yes.

billandtedsexcellentadventure · Today 21:33

Line of duty. Didn’t like any of the others

Edenmum2 · Today 21:36

PigsawJuzzle · Today 20:09

Is breaking bad gruesome?

Yes.

SnozPoz · Today 21:36

The Sopranos would be on my list. And the Yellowstone series. Start with Line of Duty.

tanqueray10 · Today 21:36

Breaking bad is excellent . I recently rewatched and enjoyed it more than the first time.

My favourite of all time though is The Sopranos. The writing and the comedy sprinkled amongst the darkness is just genius. I first watched in my 20s and loved it , now i’m mid 40s and still love watching it but I relate very differently to it now x

teachermum28 · Today 21:37

The X Files if you are going old school!

MadisonAvenue · Today 21:38

Abouteffingtime · Today 20:14

I haven't. Really, hardly any of the really popular ones. Worth it?

Definitely! It’s outstanding. There’s the mob storyline but it’s also about family, and there’s some dark humour in there too.

RedRiverShore6 · Today 21:38

I would probably start with a shorter one, Breaking Bad is only 62 episodes, West Wing is 155 and ER is a whopping 331 episodes

Bloodysquirellls · Today 21:39

I just started rewatching desperate housewives. Iconic and timeless

concertinacornflake · Today 21:40
  1. West Wing
  2. Line of Duty
  3. ER
littlbrowndog · Today 21:41

The diplomat very much enjoying it

ReadingSoManyThreads · Today 21:44

Line of Duty

CosyFanTucci · Today 21:45

I failed to get into Breaking Bad after an episode or two but perhaps I should try again. My favourite 'big' series are The Americans and Mad Men, both brilliant.

BePoisedPlumUser · Today 21:47

Yellowstone

PrancingPanda · Today 21:50

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
Line of Duty
Homeland
Killing Eve
House
The Good Doctor

Couldn't get into The Sopranos.......

RedRiverShore6 · Today 21:52

Criminal Minds is good and very long, it's still going now.

Greenlawnbrownlawn · Today 21:53

LochLoughton · Today 20:48

Unless you can't get out and do anything else, I wouldn't bother with any. I'm saving all these things until my 80's

Still have a complete set of Downtown Abbey DVDs to open that I was gifted 20 years ago! Just feel life is too short to get tied up in a long series.

I realise I may be in the minority here! 😊

Edited

Ooh, time traveller huh?

(Downton Abbey started in 2010)😊

dreamingofgoodhair · Today 21:55

Line of Duty
ER ( will be dated )
Have you seen Luther ?

GinToBegin · Today 22:00

Not on your list, but if you can get it, Six Feet Under. Consistently excellent, and best final episode ever (though the Shield also phenomenal, as a PP mentioned.)

BCBird · Today 22:02

Me neither

Dexy1957 · Today 22:02

If you loved ER you will love the Pitt

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