# Help me pick my next Binge Watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058 "2014-03-19T03:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/21 "2014-03-19T13:28:41Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > \ > > There was another series, I can’t remember the title, but it was about a transexual bounty hunter who is reunited with her children. It really skates that edge of really bad and really good at the same time. I believe that is [Hit & Miss](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2232345/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16). We loved US House of Cards - we just watched UK House of Cards, and it was good, but I preferred the US version. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/22 "2014-03-19T13:36:10Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I believe that is [Hit & Miss](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2232345/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16). That’s it! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/23 "2014-03-19T13:45:23Z")
I appreciate this thread - I’m just finishing the final season of _The Wire_ myself and this thread has given me some ideas. Of the ones mentioned that I’ve already seen, I’d recommend _Battlestar Galactica_. Also, to toss another one out there, _Arrested Development_ if you’ve never seen it. It will be a change of pace after _The Wire_. For all- what about _The Good Wife_? It seems to get a lot of buzz. Or is it too soap opera-y? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/24 "2014-03-19T13:53:58Z")
Sherlock!! StG ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/25 "2014-03-19T14:01:29Z")
I’m enjoying True Detective on HBO right now. Definitely not your typical police procedural. It has a very dark philosophical tone. It’s more of a mini-binge, with the 8 episode first season complete. I understand it’s an anthology series, so the current story wraps up this season, the next season begins a new story with different characters. Nthing House of Cards, very enjoyable and addictive binge-watch. I know you said no 1/2 hour shows, but Portlandia, with at least the first 3 seasons on Netflix, is amusing. it makes a nice palate cleanser if you’ve been binging on several episodes of some dark drama series, it’s late so you don’t want to commit to one more hour but you’re not tired yet, and want to watch a little something lighter. Season 2 episode 2 has a pretty funny sketch about binge-watching if you want to get meta. it makes a good entry point (there’s not much of an ongoing story line to Portlandia, it’s more a series of sketches). ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/26 "2014-03-19T14:03:43Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I just binge-watched [Suits](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632701/) - I loved it very, very much. The writing was superb, as were the characters. Definitely watch _Suits_. You can play the “Spot the Toronto things in the background” game. 😃 _Breaking Bad_ goes without saying. My husband and I are working on _True Detective_ right now. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/27 "2014-03-19T14:34:45Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > For all- what about _The Good Wife_? It seems to get a lot of buzz. Or is it too soap opera-y? I absolutely love _The Good Wife_ and in fact logged in here to suggest it. It is extremely well written, and I think all the court cases are very topical to current events (there are episodes where a Google expy is brought to court, legal ramifications of NSA wire taps, etc.) The soap opera-ness is toned down a lot, and only serve as a background for the lawsuits. I highly recommend it, but some friends that I recommended it to said they had trouble getting into it. ---
**Author:** ![Calatin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/28 "2014-03-19T15:24:43Z")
I am going to second _Arrested Development_. It goes against your “no half-hour comedies” preference, but it really is a must watch, and it has so many call-backs / references that it really lends itself to binge-watching. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/29 "2014-03-19T15:53:04Z")
[Life](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0874936/) Damien Lewis as an wrongly-convicted cop who returns to duty with a Zen attitude. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/30 "2014-03-19T16:22:34Z")
Chuck is a full hour comedy and had quite the following here on SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/31 "2014-03-19T16:25:39Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’m good with Sci-fi, Crime… pretty much anything if it’s good. Say no more. [_Person of Interest._](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_%28TV_series%29) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/32 "2014-03-19T16:32:39Z")
Did/do you watch _The League_? As a fantasy football player you’ll get a lot out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Tully\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/33 "2014-03-19T16:49:02Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > Breaking Bad. Very good. I just bought the first two seasons of this and I’ve only watched the first two episodes thus far. Will someone please reassure me that it gets better? It’s not the worst thing I’ve seen, but it’s also not living up to all of the accolades yet. After two episodes, I would sum it up as “A Tale of the Bumblings of the Stupid and the Colossally Stupid”. Seriously, the high school dropout character seems at dire risk of forgetting to draw his next breath. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/34 "2014-03-19T18:14:04Z")
> [@Tully\_Mars](#): > > I just bought the first two seasons of this and I’ve only watched the first two episodes thus far. Will someone please reassure me that it gets better? > > It’s not the worst thing I’ve seen, but it’s also not living up to all of the accolades yet. After two episodes, I would sum it up as “A Tale of the Bumblings of the Stupid and the Colossally Stupid”. Seriously, the high school dropout character seems at dire risk of forgetting to draw his next breath. It’s consistently amazing. If you didn’t like the first two seasons, your opinion is unlikely to change. Jesse gets less dumb once he mostly sobers up, but the first 2 seasons are great in spite of him. The rest of the series is more of the same with higher stakes. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/35 "2014-03-19T19:01:41Z")
What is this _Breaking Bad_ of which y’all speak? I just finished binge-watching _Six Feet Under_ over the course of about a month and a half. Wonderful show, and as everybody and their dog continually points out, best series finale ever. I rewatched the final ten minutes about three or four times immediately after the episode ended. Nobody’s mentioned SOA yet—have you tasted that one at all? ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/36 "2014-03-19T19:20:08Z")
> [@Washoe](#): > > Nobody’s mentioned SOA yet—have you tasted that one at all? I’m surprised that nobody has mentioned _Sons of Anarchy_. I highly recommend it. I won’t spoiler anything but let’s just say don’t get too attached to the characters… ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/37 "2014-03-19T19:30:12Z")
Breaking Bad is just classically great television and I loved Six Feet Under for all episodes including the Sia “Breathe” ending. May I suggest a little known series **Orphan Black**? It is riveting. There’s only 10 episodes to the first season and the second season starts April 19. Initally It’s about a woman on the grift, she’s at a train station and sees another woman acting strangely. All of a sudden the stranger stares right at her and she looks exactly like her. Then the stranger proceeds to jump infront of the train, killing herself. The grifter sees an opportunity and grabs the purse that she’s left behind and assumes her identity. The grifter thinks she’s going to get away with a big payday, but instead she’s pulled into the dead woman’s life. It becomes even more complicated when more women show up in her life, all looking exactly like her, and someone or something wants them all dead. Turns out they are clones, but the most fascinating part of it is each clone has their own mannerisms, style and way of speaking. It’s even more amazing when you step back and realize these actresses are not twins or triplets, they are all played by the same woman. Super cool Tatiana Muslany plays these clones, and she was the surprise nomination at the Golden Globes. (House of Cards Robin Wright won, but seriously Tatiana has amazing acting chops) My other favorite series is **Shameless** about a poor dysfunctional family in Chicago. William H Macy, Joan Cusack and Emmy Rossum are stand outs. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/38 "2014-03-19T19:36:55Z")
Oh and another MUST Binge watch is the first season of The Americans. This is a great thriller show about KGB spies in America during the Reagan Adminstration. ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/39 "2014-03-19T19:40:14Z")
One more for Damien Lewis fans, The Forsythe Saga is incredible. Lewis plays a downright loathesome character but in the end you have feelings for him. Beautiful British period drama. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058/40 "2014-03-19T19:53:24Z")
I’m binge-watching “Veronica Mars” right now. I’ll second “Life” mentioned above. Very enjoyable show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058.md?page=3)