I haven’t watched TV in years; kids and my previous job really killed that.
There’s SO much out there since I last picked up a remote, and I have a fucking huge backlog.
I’m open to anything, as long as it’s well done.
Series I liked: Vikings, Norsemen (hysterical), The Americans, GoT, Man in the High Castle, Expanse, Spartacus (Batiartus is amazing)
I’m scratching the surface of Boardwalk Empire, but open to other rabbit holes.
“From” And “Evil”
I’ve seen Breaking Bad mentioned. If you enjoy that, check out Your Honor. It’s another drama series starring Bryan Cranston.
Hannibal is a great show. Mads Mikkelsen is the best Hannibal, hands down.
Loved this show. Ended too early
All the star trek. This is not negotiable.
There is an absurd quantity of low quality Trek being shat out recently, did Disney buy the IP or something?
No, thankfully no, Disney’s intergalactic shenanigans are limited to the Empire only
what?
SNW and Lower Decks is pretty much as good as star trek can get. I’m on the fence about prodigy, but people generally are also very positive about it.
disco has its fair share of problems, but the later seasons were also quite good
I’m very torn on disco. Season 2 is probably the best (due in no small part that it sets up SNW), but the rest are a chore to watch. Most of them have some neat ideas, but they’re badly executed more often than not. They also were too heavy handed with each season arcs serialization, most episodes don’t stand on their own, and the writing and consistency is just bad. I just finished the final season, and I’m glad they’re done with it so they can put more money on good Trek like SNW - hopefully they don’t screw it up eventually.
Lower Decks is great if you’re already a fan of classic trek ie TOS, Next Gen, Voyager, and DS9. I would never recommend the show to anybody who wasn’t a big fan of Star Trek already as most of the really good jokes would go over their head.
Strange New Worlds is a fantastic starting point though IMO.
I’ll addon and say Stargate Atlantis
I will be bold and say Stargate Universe as well. One has to keep open mimd to a completely different vibe especially in first season.
Making my way through Stargate this year, been fun. Finished SG-1, now half way into Atlantis.
Stargate, all series, end thread!
+1 for Travelers
Travelers is such a great show. It’s confusing how few people know about it
Here’s an ordered list of shows that came to mind, starting with what I think best fits with what you mentioned and getting further away from there, though I think they’re all worth it.
Mr robot
Fringe
The boys
Yellow jackets
Stranger things
The good place
+1 for Mr robot, The boys, and Yellowjackets
Fringe is great. Season 1 is a bit “Monster of the week” but when it gets going it’s a great ride.
I love monster of the week episodes. Those are my favorite X-Files episodes, too.
Based on your references I would say:
- Viking stuff: The Last Kingdom
- Alternate history+space: For All Mankind
- Spy stuff: Slow Horses
- Roman stuff: Rome
It’s a short series (six episodes so far) but with two more in production: The Devil’s Hour.
Go in blind, don’t spoil it for yourself.
If you like a series that gives you all the clues but none of them fall together until the last episode, this one is dark, brain-bendy supernatural mystery with an excellent cast.
Sounds great!
Also if you like Peter Capaldi (the older actor in that show), he was in a really good crime drama recently called Criminal Record, which is only 8 episodes.
Andor
Breaking Bad
- Stranger Things
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Upload
Mrs. Maisel is one of the funniest shows I’ve seen.
I loved Netflix’ new Ripley series. It’s cinematographically gorgeous, has a very poignant bit of humor and is generally the best rendition of the story.
Some historical drama/fiction I really liked:
- Pillars of the earth
- For all mankind
- The tudors
There’s a Pillars of the Earth series?! I read the book last year and loved it.
If you liked Norsemen, I’d say give Plebs a try. It’s another historical sitcom, about a group of losers in ancient Rome.
Red Dwarf. Also that recent Netflix show where they explain trying to solve a complicated maths problem to help aliens, but I forget what it’s called now. The one where alien eyes appear in the sky.
And also a weird Youtube video that’s quite well-known, along with its sequel. They’re called The Hole and The Orb.
The Hole is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAIbvlobWDM