# 4 day weekend home alone. Need a new tv show to get into **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552 "2010-11-22T17:50:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/21 "2010-11-25T13:57:53Z")
Would also say _Firefly+Serenity_ and _Buffy_; but if you’re not inot that kind of thing, _The Westwing_ is brilliant (especially the first 3 seasons). ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/22 "2010-11-25T15:05:10Z")
> [@dzero](#): > > You have to watch Lexx. Start with the 4 movies that are sometimes referred to as Season 1. They are each 2 hours. After that there are 3 regular seasons - really, 2 and a half since the second one is only 13 episodes. > > The movies give you a good idea of what the rest of the series is like. The first was in 1997 so it might look a little dated and it was never a big budget production anyway, but the story is unique and engaging. There is a fair amount of comedy mixed in and you rarely get the feeling that the show takes itself too seriously. > > Series 1 (the 4 movies) plus the 3 regular seasons are available on netflix instant. Series 3 is streaming only, but the others have dvd’s. > > You might also like Farscape. Also very unusual for sci-fi but not anywhere near as bizarre as Lexx - and it really is bizarre. Farscape seems to be DVD only on Netflix. Bizarre is an understatement. AFAIK Lexx stands alone in Bizarreness, and the last season when they’re living on Earth is hilariously bizarre. Myself, I’d watch Northern Exposure, or Married With Children. Plenty there for a four day weekend! I enjoyed Carnivale, speaking of bizarre, that was two seasons on HBO. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/23 "2010-11-25T15:07:20Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you ever watched _MacGyver_, you might enjoy a more cynical version called _Burn Notice_. That’s on my xmas list, along with Deadwood. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/24 "2010-11-25T16:02:05Z")
_Burn Notice_ is a welcome throwback to the old school Rockford-type caper show. Uncomplicated, pure entertainment. Last season there was a Cagney & Lacey reunion show- “Cagney” is the hero’s mom and Tyne Daly was a guest. ---
**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/25 "2010-11-26T01:46:05Z")
Lots of great suggestions. Thanks a bunch! So I’ve decided on Deadwood and Eli Stone for this weekend. But there are alot of great suggestions and I have a list to work with going forward. I’ve also decided to watch wonder falls as soon as possible. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/26 "2010-11-27T07:31:59Z")
It seems like someone from IO9 has been stealing article ideas from the SDMB this week. [10 tv series that you can watch in one weekend instead of shopping](http://io9.com/5699736/10-tv-series-that-you-can-watch-in-one-weekend-instead-of-shopping) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2010, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552/27 "2010-11-27T08:09:15Z")
Oz and six feet under back to back as they were intended. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-day-weekend-home-alone-need-a-new-tv-show-to-get-into/561552.md?page=1)