To ask which old TV shows should everyone watch?

[TammySwansonTwo]

Finally got around to watching Sons Of Anarachy and one of the series finales has me sobbing like a child. I often think there's nothing new to watch, but there are so many great older shows that people have missed out on.

My biggest recommendation would be The Shield - watched that back to back a few years ago, well after it aired, probably the best TV series I've ever seen.

Aside from the obvious (Breaking Bad, Dexter, Mad Men etc), which other long-since finished TV shows would you suggest?

My list would also include Carnivale, and 30 Rock because it's bloody hilarious.

Lost

The golden girls.
Upstairs downstairs.
Heidi.
Little house on the prairie
The Walton's...all childhood favourites.

As an adult, cold feet, although now dated is a real comfort programme for me.

Glad a few people have mentioned Teachers - I loved it when it first aired (yes, I am old).

Surprised no one has mentioned Spaced - still bloody awesome despite the age.

Recently rewatched My So Called Life, boy that was a painful experience. Worth it for Jared Leto, though ;)

Happy Days
The Muppet Show!
Alias Smith and Jones
The children's TV show 'Vision On'

Band of Brothers

Gavin and Stacey
The Royle Family
Friends
Scott and Bailey

Another one for The Shield here.

Also The West Wing, Buddy, the new Battlestar Galactica and (if you’re the right age to get the references) Spaced.

Crosspost with TammySwansonTwo on Spaced!

Band of Gold
Our Friends in the North
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
24 (the first season)
Cracker
Taggart (the older ones with Mark McManus)
Green Wing
Buffy
Definitely The Shield

Oz. Best series ever, but not for the faint hearted. You end up really caring about the characters.

Glad to have found another couple of Shield afficionados. It's criminally under-seen. I've rewatched it several times and it's just incredible.

I do need to finish The Sopranos and I've been wanting to watch Oz for aaaaaages.

Full House
Dougie Howser
Wonder Years
MASH

Oh yes, and The Nanny, Friends and 24 and Ned and Stacy.

Anyone watched Wings?

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Omg yes sunset beach! I borrowed the whole series off my friend. Soo cheesey, but soooo good

Taskmaster. You'll find it on ukTVplay.

Best thing on TV ever.

(imo)

Lexx
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
The Thick of It
Brass Eye
The Day Today
Nathan Barley
Jam
Spaced
Farscape
Malcom in the Middle
Father Ted
Fifteen Stories High
Absolutely Fabulous
Misfits
The Lost Room
People Like Us

Tenko
Prime Suspect
Cracker
Early Taggart with the grumpy guy
Wonder Years
Soap
Seinfeld

The Wire and The Sopranos but I don’t think of them being that old

I love watching box sets but there is something about keeping the suspense and really good writing/production/acting will leave you wanting to know more

And early Dallas and Dynasty for pure entertainment

The 80’s did some great mini series there was one about a woman attacked by a crocodile can’t remember the name but really enjoyed it

The Killing
Him and Her
The secret life of us

I think I know just what you mean about the crocodile one. It was a revenge story involving plastic surgery iirc?

I wasn’t off sick last week and watched a few old episodes of Coronation Street guessing it was late 80’s and still was dominanted by the matriarchs. No big story line just day to day life a lot more humor it was really good then I forgot how funny it can be

24
Father Ted
The League of Gentlemen

The Wire
Deadwood
Carnivale
Oz
Sopranos
Anything Chris Morris has done
Monkey Dust
Twin Peaks
Cracker (our whole college used to cram into the TV room in our Hall to watch every week)
Nighty Night
Peep Show
The Shield

@becles had to scroll through the history but found it! An account called TaintedBeach - but some of the videos have since been deleted

Just introduced dc to Bottom and Alan Partridge

The original, UK version of House of Cards is wonderful. Very dated but deliciously dark and amusing.