Help me fill my Wire void!

[punchdrunkme]

So I have just demolished all 5 seasons of the wire. Which was of course fantastic.

I like to watch a good couple me hours of film or tv a night. Now I dont usually watch Tv prefering films but now I want everything to be the wire. And remember how good it is to get stuck into a decent series. I have exhausted all my films for the moment and I have no wire left and now there is a hole!

So please urban recommend me some great Tv shows. Thanks

 

[punchdrunkme]

I should probably add that the thing I liked most about the wire is being treated as intelligent. I liked the depth of the stories and characters so something equally deep would be good. Crime is a particular favourite subject for me with entertainment too esp if portrayed honestly without cliche. Thanks all.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Breaking Bad - high school chemistry teacher discovers he has terminal cancer, so decides to cook crystal meth to provide for his family.

Dexter - a serial killer who works as a police department blood spatter analyst.

Homicide: Life On The Street - pre-Wire Baltimore police procedural from the same team. (Avoid later series.)

The Corner - again, same team, this time doing a mini-series based on real people involved in street-level drug culture in Baltimore.

Oz - unrelenting US prison nation drama from HBO. (Again, avoid later series.)

 

[DaveCinzano]

Oh, and there's an Australian series called Underbelly, based on the Melbourne criminal underworld and the high-bodycount gang war waged throughout the 90s and 00s. The original series is awesome, the follow-up (subtitled A Tale Of Two Cities) is much less worth your time.

 

[DotCommunist]

Generation Kill

same writer as the wire, based on his accounts of his time with the recon marines in Iraq 1

Both funny, tragic and wtf by turns

 

[punchdrunkme]

Nice one. A few people have recommended homicide: Life on the street. Going to get that downloaded.

They all look really good. Thanks.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

If you've not watched Oz, buy the first four seasons immediately. 48 hours will just fly by

 

[butchersapron]

 

[punchdrunkme]

Generation Kill

same writer as the wire, based on his accounts of his time with the recon marines in Iraq 1

Both funny, tragic and wtf by turns

Ah I have seen that mentioned before but have avoided it because I have always been disappointed with Tv shows about wars. But on that recommendation I will watch it. Esp with it being the writers me the wire.

 

[punchdrunkme]

If you've not watched Oz, buy the first four seasons immediately. 48 hours will just fly by

I think I will. I caught a few episodes years ago but wasnt that impressed. Think they may have been a later series though. I can remember thinking at the time it was a interesting concept and could turn out to be a great show. Downloading now!

 

[DaveCinzano]

NBN is only in it for Chris Meloni, mind

 

[Nine Bob Note]

NBN is only in it for Chris Meloni, mind

Fucking cynic.

I prefered Alvarez

 

[Scaggs]

Breaking Bad - high school chemistry teacher discovers he has terminal cancer, so decides to cook crystal meth to provide for his family.

Dexter - a serial killer who works as a police department blood spatter analyst.

Homicide: Life On The Street - pre-Wire Baltimore police procedural from the same team. (Avoid later series.)

The Corner - again, same team, this time doing a mini-series based on real people involved in street-level drug culture in Baltimore.

Oz - unrelenting US prison nation drama from HBO. (Again, avoid later series.)

I loved The Wire but I'm loving Breaking Bad even more.

 

[mauvais]

Yep, definitely Generation Kill and Breaking Bad.

The original Edge of Darkness. Sopranos maybe for the quality of writing, but it's soooo slow.

 

[Sweet FA]

Deadwood.

"In life you have to do a lot of things you don't fucking want to do. Many times, that's what the fuck life is... one vile fucking task after another"

And another vote for Generation Kill. I think G.K is the reason why I was pretty underwhelmed by The Hurt Locker.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I <3 True Blood.

 

[tar1984]

I'm downloading Generation Kill now.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

second vote for deadwood - good for 'tashes, mud and tits

 

[London_Calling]

third for Deadwood - wonderful, original, lyrical.

Gen Kill is also impressive, though I suspect partly because everything else of that genre is dubious and/or ropey.

Many rave about The Shield, not yet seen it.

 

[colbhoy]

Breaking Bad - high school chemistry teacher discovers he has terminal cancer, so decides to cook crystal meth to provide for his family.

Another vote for this excellent drama.

I take it you have watched Band of Brothers? If not, then do so!

 

[DotCommunist]

anyone who hasn't seen True Blood yet needs to watch it.

 

[Clint Iguana]

Generation Kill

same writer as the wire, based on his accounts of his time with the recon marines in Iraq 1

Both funny, tragic and wtf by turns

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS

 

[mauvais]

Another vote for this excellent drama.

I take it you have watched Band of Brothers? If not, then do so!

That and The Pacific too - BoB first I suppose.

Obviously The Pacific hasn't finished yet, but BoB was very good. There's not really a strong overarching storyline except for a couple of key characters, but it was extremely high quality and very humbling in parts.

 

[trevhagl]

SONS OF ANARCHY - i normally hate US programmes but this is excellent - good story on each episode , on Five USA a couple of times a week

 

[BlackArab]

Generation Kill

same writer as the wire, based on his accounts of his time with the recon marines in Iraq 1

Both funny, tragic and wtf by turns

Different writers, GK's author is Evan Wright

 

[mauvais]

Sort of - the book's by Wright, but the adaptation is by Simon, Burns & Wright together.

 

[DotCommunist]

SONS OF ANARCHY - i normally hate US programmes but this is excellent - good story on each episode , on Five USA a couple of times a week

oh yeah, good show. 'White trash Soprano's'. Good soundtrack and the whole show is drenched in bike oil and awesome. Hamlet in a leather jacket

 

[BlackArab]

Sort of - the book's by Wright, but the adaptation is by Simon, Burns & Wright together.

i know I was commenting on this based on his accounts of his time with the recon marines in Iraq 1

 

[Madusa]

oh yeah, good show. 'White trash Soprano's'. Good soundtrack and the whole show is drenched in bike oil and awesome. Hamlet in a leather jacket

lol that sounds good.

hang on, the thing doesnt seem to have any kind of storyline.

 

[Badgers]

Carnivale is a great show.
Only two series of it but massive production values.

Have you seen Mad Men yet?