What series should I get obsessed about?!

[julietbat]

I love love love getting myself immersed in great (usually American) tv series when I'm pottering around the kitchen or enjoying nights in on my own and I've just got to the end of my most recent obsession - Grey's Anatomy! Can anyone suggest a great series that I might not have tried?

The kind of stuff I love is...

West Wing
ER
Good Wife
Desperate Housewives
True Blood
24
Six Feet Under
The Wire
Sopranos
etc...

Thanks

Homeland
The newsroom

The Killing ( series 1 is best) and Borgen.

Scandinavian with subtitles but don't let that put you off!

Dexter
The Killing
The Bridge
Borgen
Homeland

Breaking Bad

Buffy. It's quality telly, I tell you.

Subtitles no good for pottering - you have to sit and watch it.

Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
Dexter

Breaking Bad, without a doubt. And Homeland.

My DVD of Boardwalk Empire arrived today- I can't wait to get started on that tonight

I like Person of Interest on one of the '5' channels.

Does anyone know if Breaking Bad is on Virgin catch-up? I've just got Virgin and I'm not used to navigating it yet.

Prison Break.

Can anyone explain why it's worth perservering with Breaking Bad? DH and I have just given up after episode 3. It was gory, but far worse, incredibly boring. I presume it gets better, because everyone raves about it.... but I can't see where it can go.

Dexter. The latest series started in America the other night and I'm itching with desperation to see it.

I think the next Homeland starts soon on Channel 4 so get a move on if you're going to watch the first series!

Mad men

Downton abbey
24

I might try homeland next.

Have to say West Wing and Battlestar Galactica are my forever Top 2!

Justified

Sons of Anarchy

Great, thank you! Much food for thought. I've been wanting to watch The Killing for a good while now but I know my expertise doesn't extend to pottering and reading subtitles at the same time, more's the pity

Downton and Homeland are excellent choices but I simply forgot to add them to my original list - I'm already addicted to both of them! And very excited about Homeland starting again next week.

Think I might have to go for Dexter... (although Breaking Bad does sound interesting too...!) I'd already heard lots of good things about it and it sounds like it might be my thing.

Thanks again, everyone

not LOST

My DH watched it on "LoveFilm".
Every blessed episode, sometimes 4-5 episodes a night (there are however many episodes over 6 (million) series)

And the Grand Finale was a bit - No Spoilers Here

Great thread, marking place for when dc arrives in January! does anyone have any comedy/drama suggestions? I'm not into
Crime/politics/legal series.

Ooh yes, Justified

Another vote for Breaking Bad, Dexter and Boardwalk Empire.
Excellent, excellent, excellent.

SilverSixpence - have you seen Curb Your Enthusiasm? If not, give that a go.

For some light relief, how about Modern Family?

The Newsroom if you liked The West Wing. Homeland and Sons of Anarchy are good shouts too.

Damages
Homeland
House
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Gilmore Girls

If you like greys, then try private practice and scandal.

Can't believe no one has suggested 'revenge', it's fab!