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Kelvin Mace

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30. For humor:

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 01:26 PM

Mar 2014

The It Crowd
Blacks Books
Community
The Guild

For SciFi:

Doctor Who (starting with the 2005 reboot).
Torchwood
Eureka
Babylon 5

Drama with touches of comedy:

Doc Martin

Horror

Supernatural
The Dresden Files (the audiobooks, NOT the TV series)
Being Human (BBC version)

Detective

Broadchurch
Blackpool
Rumpole of the Bailey
Life on Mars (BBC version)
Sherlock

Nostalgia Comedy

Night Court
WKRP In Cincinnati
Newhart
Black Adder
Jeeves & Wooster

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Suggestions please: I watched all of Dexter [View all] rainy Mar 2014 OP

May I suggest: House of Cards Earth_First Mar 2014 #1

second...its AWESOME! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #26

But go for the original BBC series first. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #65

This. nt Earth_First Mar 2014 #67

why's that? demwing Mar 2014 #72

Got more flavour. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #73

I see... do you consider all "Hollywood" covers a joke demwing Mar 2014 #81

Generally speaking............ dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #84

While "Let the Right One in" demwing Mar 2014 #85

I've only ever seen the Swedish original so can't compare. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #87

Its titled "Let Me In" demwing Mar 2014 #88

1st season of Hannibal exboyfil Mar 2014 #2

Agreed, I am impressed by that show. Xyzse Mar 2014 #19

Breaking Bad... lame54 Mar 2014 #3

We weren't really Dexter fans, but in general love series - have you tried... NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #4

Twin Peaks... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #5

One of the best shows ever n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2014 #24

It's brilliant, and holds up well 20+ years later... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #27

Incredible show! that's where I found Julee Cruise. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #31

I wish that show were still on!!! nt joeybee12 Mar 2014 #34

Bates motel? ecstatic Mar 2014 #6

I'm loving Bates Motel n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2014 #86

Have you seen these? BainsBane Mar 2014 #7

A Wire in the Blood is fantastic. djean111 Mar 2014 #56

I've been watching West Wing.. it's been inspiring Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #8

I loved West Wing! Flora Mar 2014 #18

I would love to see that. Canada Netflix doesn't have it. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #49

Do they have DaVinci's Inquest? Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #50

If you can get your hands on DaVinci's Inquest Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #9

What about hfojvt Mar 2014 #10

Hannibal. It's delicious. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #11

The Wire... still the best thing on TV. Ever. nt Bigmack Mar 2014 #12

Absolutely! BainsBane Mar 2014 #15

I'll second. :) nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #40

True. Squinch Mar 2014 #59

I had the same thought jollyreaper2112 Mar 2014 #13

Deadwood...but SoCalDem Mar 2014 #14

I loved Deadwood. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #21

Six Feet Under--Michael C. Hall in a different role altogether. nt MADem Mar 2014 #16

I was gonna suggest SFU. Absolutely stunning series. CurtEastPoint Mar 2014 #17

I also enjoyed the hell out of ROME. Unfortunately, the set burnt down and they MADem Mar 2014 #20

Yeah, that was good. Too short, though. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #51

COPPER is good if you like NYC in the Civil War era...some of the themes are uncomfortable, though. MADem Mar 2014 #69

Wow thanks to everyone here! Lots to go on! rainy Mar 2014 #22

Obviously Breaking Bad & Six Feet Under (if you did not see), Sons of Anarchy, Justified, hlthe2b Mar 2014 #23

Breaking Bad is a must-see! n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2014 #25

Justified. KG Mar 2014 #28

Love it. applegrove Mar 2014 #37

Some of my favorites... Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #29

For humor: Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #30

A second vote for Broadchurch BainsBane Mar 2014 #35

And David Tennant is a delight Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #36

with the Governor from the Walking Dead! BainsBane Mar 2014 #38

Who was also Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #42

No, no, a thousand times no. OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #75

Oops Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #78

And we both missed... OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #79

And Butterflies Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #80

Weeds if you haven't seen it.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #32

Here are some I really liked: Whisp Mar 2014 #33

In my house, Numb3rs is known as MSI: Math Scene Investigation. mattclearing Mar 2014 #74

Breaking Bad. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #39

Breaking Bad. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #41

"Sherlock" on the BBC. hughee99 Mar 2014 #43

I finished Dexter about a month and a half ago Broken_Hero Mar 2014 #44

Other shows I'd rec Broken_Hero Mar 2014 #46

Ripper Street Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #45

IMO Mr Dixon Mar 2014 #47

Fringe, Farscape, Deadwood, justified. N/T beevul Mar 2014 #48

Breaking Bad... Also, if you want to go back a bit, Battlestar Galactica was some great TV. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #52

Les Revenants (The Returned) CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #53

Ray Donovan, with Liev Schrieber, is on HBO. I love it. djean111 Mar 2014 #54

I'm watching Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #55

Oz, Game of Thrones, Carnivale, Rome. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #57

Carnivale was great dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #64

Its on break now, but I also like Longmire. lob1 Mar 2014 #58

Just finished season one of Hannibal stage left Mar 2014 #60

Damages with Glenn Close. Great lawyerly show. Whisp Mar 2014 #61

Boston Legal Contrary1 Mar 2014 #62

True Detective! ihaveaquestion Mar 2014 #63

"Elementary" CrispyQ Mar 2014 #66

I watched these after reading DU threads about them... pacalo Mar 2014 #68

If you get a chance, watch "Ripper Street"! Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #70

I'm going to look that up. pacalo Mar 2014 #71

We just watched the first season of 'Rectify' on Netflix. OilemFirchen Mar 2014 #76

Don't forget X-files, or the Sopranos. nt Nay Mar 2014 #77

Breaking Bad, Entourage, The Wire, Freaks and Geeks. nt Logical Mar 2014 #82

I hated Dexter. Always wanted him to get arrested. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #83