[Closed] Recommend me........a DVD Boxset

Sopranos?

if you haven't seen the wire, get the wire -

you can get all 5 series for 70 quid in HMV I noticed the other day

Spaced series 1+2+bonus (series 1 the best, fairly cheap too)

Firefly, if you like sci-fi

[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Luis-Bunuel-collection-Catherine-Deneuve/dp/B000KRMZBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256727270&sr=8-1 ]Bunuel box set[/url]

[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hitchcock-14-Disc-Box-Set/dp/B000BND224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256727311&sr=1-1 ]Hitchcock box set[/url]

The Father Ted boxset gave us lots of happy hours.

Generation Kill. Gritty, funny and well done.

For something a little lighter... Black Books (if you can find it).

I've got spaced, black books etc, I like comedy shows but the missus is more into drama type things if you know what I mean,

If it were up to me we would be watching blackadder on a continuous loop but she wouldn't have it

The Wire is absolutely brilliant, the best box set I've watched yet.

It'll take a few episodes to really get into it, but stick with it!

Peep Show.

Dexter is great, Sopranos was brilliant. Band of Brothers.

I am going to invest in the Wire or the Shield.

twin peaks. Over 24hrs of slightly (okay, very by the 2nd series) twisted Lynch joy: )

Wire
Sopranos
Dexter
Battlestar Galactica

Deadwood. Based on actual events and real hiostorical characters out in the old west in 1876.
Featuring Wild Bill Hickock, "Calamity" Jane Cannary and other less famous characters.
Iain McShane's defining career role as the magnificent saloon-owner and central crime lord "Al Swearengen". It's a big set of 36 episodes which I have still not tired of watching.

If and when the Beeb release them, you might try their latest adaptation of Jane Austin's "Emma" if you're looking for a more romantic entertainment for the better half. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think that it's far superior to the film version that had Gwyneth Paltrow in the lead...

I can't believe no-one's mentioned The Shield...

[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shield-1-7-DVD-Michael-Chiklis/dp/B001UL7SMG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256729900&sr=8-5 ]The Shield 7 episode box set[/url]

West wing. Utterly superb. Or House.

Cheers for your help guys, the wire it is for the time being.

Is twin peaks really old? I have vague memories of watching that baout 10 years ago I think, but my memory of that time is a bit "hazy" to say the least

Thread saved to favourites to remind me to buy deadwood once the wire is finished and then plough through the rest of the recommendations

the wire

battlestar galactica

generation kill

sopranos

deadwood- massively underrated

firefly followed by serenity

supernatural bit silly but fun

carnivale

I have the complete West Wing box set. There's about 150 episodes, so it should see you through winter...

The Wire is also great. I'm just starting series 4.

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+5 for the Sopranos

Sharpe.

Dexter.

Tankslapper you swine, I was going to post that - Tesco Direct have the full box set including Best ofs and the Movie down to £34...which I reckon is a real bargain for about 12 DVDs...

Saw a Ronnie Barker box set in HMV the other day - includes stuff like Porridge, Open All Hours, Clarence etc etc

What about a blast from the past:
Shogun or V

Another vote for Battlestar Galactica.
And another one for Firefly

Wire
Mighty Boosh
Cracker
Prime Suspect
Deadwood
Band of Brothers

another vote for the westwing & peepshow.

Scrubs is the only TV series boxset I've bought. Family Guy would be high on my list though...

Just started watching The Lakes a couple of days ago. Only ever watched a few minutes here and there when it was originally aired in the late 90's. Ah, those were the days ...

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Definitely Peep Show

Band of Brothers

Fawlty Towers

I have peep show up to series 4 on DVD and the new ones are still being shown

Fawly Towers I have on VHS but no way to play them.

Family guy I have a few series of, but American Dad could be an idea.

While I was off on paternity leave I fell in love with scrubs and my name is earl.

My GF's Grandad IS "not literally" Captain Mainwaring which just adds to the humour

Our Friends in the North
Sopranos
Boston Legal

The interesting thing about band of brothers is that it is not fiction. The interviews with the actual soldiers brings a tear to your eye. Great viewing.

if you haven't seen any of the following then they are essential, as the best tv shows ever made:

The Wire
The Sopranos
Band of Brothers
West Wing

Any of the above will do the job.

Peep Show
Band of Brothers

Yup.

Band of Brothers
The Wire
Father Ted

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll say "mutha[i]****a[/i]" a lot.

Not necessarily in that order.

city of men

Noggin The Nog

I'm about to drop £40 on The Shield boxset - seems good vfm for 88 episodes.

Fawlty Towers - my favoritest favoritest comedy EVER. Wy wife hates it but I can't wait to get the kids into it when she's out

six feet under

The West Wing

Band of Brothers

Battlestar Galactica

Red Dwarf

Enterprise

The World At War (£25 on love film) ((maybe just you though))

Firefly

MASH - something like a 10yr series run..Should keep you off the streets.

House, Battlestar Galactica (it's scifi but don't be scared), the West Wing, Band of Brothers and of course the Wire, all brilliant.

+5 Band of Brothers
+10 The West Wing

the inbetweeners

proper laugh out loud comedy genius.

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Another one for Supernatural.

the wire, best tv ever
west wing is very good and sopranoes is good first few series

just started the shield first series looks promising, but man the wire is awsome, president obama favourite tv character of all time is from the wire,

BSG
Heroes (Series 1)
Scrubs

red rum trilogy

NYPD Blue if you can get it.

Just looked on Amazon they've released a few more series of NYPD blue, thats what I'll be getting once I've finished The Wire.

[i]The Wire[/i], no contest.

I must get round to finding Series 2 of [i]Twin Peaks[/i] on DVD (still not released in this country, iirc).

Oh, I forgot- Oz. I remember when I started hearing how good the Wire was, people said "It's amazing, best TV show in ages- it's [i]almost as good as Oz[/i]" Lost it a bit in the later series as it started to just get outlandish and a bit silly, but the first 2 are as good as it gets.

Battlestar Gallactica

The best sci-fi / fantasy [u]ever[/u]

I must get round to finding Series 2 of Twin Peaks on DVD (still not released in this country, iirc).

It's on the gold box set. It says region4 on the box, but plays in region2 also.

[url= http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11082800/Twin-Peaks-Series-1-2/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0 ]here[/url]

Got the full set of Sopranos for sale if anyone's interested, still haven't got round to putting it on ebay...

Oh yeah, make that +1,000,000 for the Sopranos, loved it! Sustained us through a very long time of avoiding the horror that is French TV...

NCIS - got handed the first series to watch when our daughter was born...so we dutifully watched it...and got hooked...

Ivor the Engine; Mr Benn and Bagpuss - all very watchable...

A-Team boxset; James Bond boxset and The Pink Panther boxset (the Peter Sellers originals).

I'm of the opinion that Americans can't do either comedy or drama. As such, I'll be mostly recommending [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EY5VNC/ref=s9_sima_gw_s4_p74_t1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=01TD8KJ83PG9J9Q5A532&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 ]this[/url].
Fourteen quid? Quality.

andyP - they cant do comedy that good, but only mp can

4 or so years ago, six feet under, sopranos, west wing, in fact all hbo were fantastic quality dramas

unfortunatley, american tv is so marketing led that all the shows are now sh1t, shallow and only have beautiful stereotypical characters stacked full of product placement, marketing links, as for all the adverts over the top.
of the curreny crop of american stuff, dexter, parks and recreations and the middlemen stand out.

other boxsets

planet earth
lost land of the jaguar/volcano
blue planet
modern toss

got the wire and greenwing ready to go once the trails turn to mud (hopefully feb )

Don't think it's a box set, yet, but 'The Thick Of It' series 1+2, & 'In The Loop' (to a lesser extent) are brilliant.

red rum trilogy

I'm with AndyP on this. I've tried watching some of the series suggested here in the past and have just found it such terrible gash I've given up quickly. The west wing and the wire in particular were pants. Yanks seem a bit better at sci fi and I thought the first series of heroes was good. Firefly too.

The only exception I'd say is Sopranos so, how much do you want stevomcd?

Hi All

Thanks for the recommendations above, I have just finished season 5 of The Wire and can safely say that it was the best TV I have seen, I can't believe it passed my by first time around.

Now....Deadwood or The Shield, decisions decisions

flight of the conchords ..

and/or Outnumbered series Two ..

naked gun trilogy.....lol

House and/or Mash

Now....Deadwood or The Shield, decisions decisions

Deadwood is brilliant...need to watch that again myself

edit...only £26.98 for all 3 seasons at amazon [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadwood-Complete-HBO-Seasons-Disc/dp/B000V7ZML4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1263036617&sr=8-1 ]boxed set at amazon[/url]

+1 the wire. one of the best things i have seen on tv ever.

The Shield? An awesome series from start to finish.

Harpers Island - Best I have seen, you won;t regret it

another +1 for The Wire and also Band of Brothers.

This site needs some sort of poll system we can all vote on, as seen on other forums.

Im surprised Mad Men hasn't been mentioned yet. It's such an under-rated series. I think it suffers from being difficult to pick up if you've not watched from the start and not really having an overarching 'point'. It has a record number of emmy nominations though.

the wire is good, I prefer dead wood and carnivale but there are only two series of each I think. Deadwood is my favourite

I'm currently enjoying

Pushing Daisies- slick dialogue is a bit strange at times, touching dead folk.
Benidorm - its funny cos its true.

I have enjoyed

Red Dwarf, just the shows
them motorbike things with Ewan McGregor and Charlie whats his face..

green wing +1

samuri - Member

I'm with AndyP on this. I've tried watching some of the series suggested here in the past and have just found it such terrible gash I've given up quickly. The west wing and the wire in particular were pants. Yanks seem a bit better at sci fi and I thought the first series of heroes was good. Firefly too.

Mods can someone please ban Samuri for describing The Wire as gash 😛

It may have taken a little while to get into but it's so far from gash that I feel a banning is suitable 🙂

Yes, The Wire is really good. Worth getting the all series boxset I'd say.

Speaking of all series boxsets got Battlestar Galactica the other week it was ace!

Also +1 for

Firefly
Generation Kill
The Shield

Has anybody mentioned Dollhouse yet (did I fall asleep?).

Also kinda liked the remake of Bionic Woman... 😳

(EDIT: Lets not forget Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy & Smileys People!)