The Best Series you Never saw!!! HBO's The Wire. Do you know of any others???

dgiharris · Jan 8, 2008

I stumbled onto HBO's "The Wire" last year and was blown away.

The show transcends any crime-drama to date. Thanks to 'On Demand', I was able to watch all four seasons in a couple of months and am eagerly awaiting the next Season.

But the revelation of this show made me sad. To think I almost missed this masterpiece of a show. Why hadn't the critics said anything. A quick google search revealed that ALL the critics universally love this show and feel that it is a travesty that it hasn't won any major awards.

So this got me thinking. What other shows have slipped through the cracks? What other gems are out there?

And I'm not talking about a 'good' show or 'funny' show or 'cool' show.
I'm talking about a genre defining-landmark-genius-work-of-art- how-could-I-have-ever-lived-without-watching-this type of show.

Because that is what the Wire is. How many "Wire's" are out there?

Mel

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Fox The Cave · Jan 8, 2008

Two words:

Veronica Mars.

Crappy premise, brilliant show. Totally, totally brilliant.

Spiny Norman · Jan 8, 2008

Odd, because I just started watching the Wire as well.

You had better not be the reason why the next three discs are at "short wait" on Blockbuster.com.

The reason why it gets such little attention from audiences is that you actually have to watch the show from the beginning. The plot is extremely intricate and single episodes offer little closure. That and it's not exactly a yippie-skippy aren't-we-having-fun show.

kristin724 · Jan 8, 2008

Try David Simon's first series, based on his book

Homicide: Life on the Street My entire family is now addicted.

K

NikeeGoddess · Jan 8, 2008

and if you haven't seen Dexter... then you're really missing some good stuff

Fox The Cave · Jan 9, 2008

What's Dexter about?

ChaosTitan · Jan 9, 2008

I keep hearing great things about The Wire. I think it's next on my list of shows to rent. Sounds like something I'd love.

Another HBO gem: Oz.

katiemac · Jan 9, 2008

I'd like to rent The Wire, also. It's on the list behind Firefly and The Tudors.

NikeeGoddess · Jan 9, 2008

What's Dexter about?

a serial killer who kills serial killers. and you love him.
check it out for yourself
http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do?source=shocom_nav
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dexter&search=Search
the "doakes montage" is my fav

PattiTheWicked · Jan 9, 2008

1. Firefly
2. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
3. My So-Called Life

All lasted only one season. I own 1 and 2 on dvd, and 3 is in my Blockbuster queue. I don't watch regular tv anymore, except Ghost Hunters and Dirty Jobs.

Noob · Jan 10, 2008

Wire is great!

I have all bought all the wire seson's.
+I buy all good action and sci-fi series i can find, so living room is filling up here.

Takvah · Jan 10, 2008

Dexter... what a great show. Go to Blockbuster and rent the first season.

Oh and while you're there... grab Battlestar Galactica too. It's not anything like the Lorne Greene version of some of our (we of quickly approaching middle-agedom) youth. It's well done across the board.

dgiharris · Jan 10, 2008

I loved Battlestar Galactica until they started to go too far into the metaphysical. Problem with mixing sci-fi with the metaphysical is that it is easy to start falling into plot holes. Granted, it can be done, but it is just hard to do it well.

Battlestar is good though, but I wouldn't put it in the same class as the wire.

But I will check out Dexter, that sounds like it is worth it.

Another Series (though it only lasted 2 seasons) was the Dave Chappel Show Uncensored. Dear god, I laughed so hard I almost had a stroke.

Mel

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NikeeGoddess · Jan 10, 2008

Another Series (though it only lasted 2 seasons) was the Dave Chappel Show Uncensored. Dear god, I laughed so hard I almost had a stroke.

you got that right

but have you seen Drawn Together? it's like a x-rated version of South Park!!!
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/drawn_together/index.jhtml

chevbrock · Jan 10, 2008

A little Aussie Cop show called East West 101

dgiharris · Jan 10, 2008

I've seen a couple of episodes of Drawn Together.

One was so so,

the other almost killed me with laughter. THe one where the Super Hero caught the Villian who was sick, the Villian tricked the hero into washing his (the Villian's) balls. That was the craziest f-ing show. I almost lost consciousness, literally got tunnel vision.

But I still think southpark is funnier.

Mel...

Tedium · Jan 11, 2008

Dexter, Firefly, Arrested Development, The Office(BBC), Twin Peaks, Trailer Park Boys, Weeds.

That's all I've got at this ungodly hour.

katiemac · Jan 11, 2008

Ah, Arrested Development. Love it.

Fox The Cave · Jan 11, 2008

Another Ricky Gervais BBC Comedy: Extras.

Hillarious. I find myself randomly laughing at lines from it.

"Chubby little fat man!"

katiemac · Jan 11, 2008

Another Ricky Gervais BBC Comedy: Extras.

Yes! I've only seen a couple episodes, and a couple scenes on YouTube, but I want to see the whole thing.

Another great series: Flight of the Conchords.

IHeartWriting · Jan 11, 2008

LIFE -- I missed the first few episodes when they aired. I keep hoping NBC will rerun them.

Autodidact · Jan 11, 2008

No one's mentioned Six Feet Under yet? My favorite thing on T.V. so far. Great writing, great acting.

Spiny Norman · Jan 11, 2008

Can't go wrong with 30 Rock. There's a reason it got an Emmy. In fact, there's a whole lot of reasons, and they're all really good ones.

Watch it.

...when it comes back on.

NikeeGoddess · Jan 11, 2008

The Minor Accomplishment of Jackie Woodman
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815847/
not too many tv shows about wannabe screenwriters - this one is hilarious

cethklein · Jan 11, 2008

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The Best Series you Never saw!!! HBO's The Wire. Do you know of any others???

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