# Non-US Dopers: what US TV shows do you like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004 "2016-10-19T03:45:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/21 "2016-10-19T20:05:57Z")
I quite like the current _Chicago Fire/Chicago PD/Chicago Med_ stuff. It’s competently done, pretty untaxing and thus ideal for gazing at while tired after work. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/22 "2016-10-19T20:45:49Z")
I like the serious/dark stuff: _Breaking Bad, The West Wing, The Wire_. Need subtitles for those last two… Comedy usually falls pretty flat, except for _The Big Bang Theory_, which is way cool. Apart from that I’m generally a UK TV junkie myself ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/23 "2016-10-19T22:33:48Z")
In Sydney tonight on free-to-air you could watch: American Pickers Pawn Stars World’s Craziest Fools Family Guy American Dad Married With Children The Nanny Castle Criminal Minds Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders The Big Bang Theory Donald Trump Roast Survivor: Millennials Vs. Gen X Hawaii Life House Hunters International Millionaire Matchmaker The Real Housewives Of Orange County Law & Order: S.V.U. M_A_S\*H Myself am a rusted on ABC watcher and consequently my comedy/drama intake is much more BBC based. Have West Wing, Breaking Bad, House of Cards (US), Hell on Wheels, Hill Street Blues and Lonesome Dove on DVD but generally I’ll take Poldark over the Sopranos and QI over the Simpsons. Am aware of Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Frasier, Simpsons, The Wire and whole gambit of US crime dramas but very rarely watch them. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/24 "2016-10-20T01:57:56Z")
Does anyone like ‘House’? Does it resonate overseas? ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/25 "2016-10-20T02:34:31Z")
Hugh Laurie was so much better when he was clowning around with Stephen Fry. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/26 "2016-10-20T05:08:29Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Does anyone like ‘House’? Does it resonate overseas? House is popular here, but I’ve never got into it. I don’t watch much TV ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/27 "2016-10-20T13:25:53Z")
Ooh, those mentions of Chicago remind me that, going back in time, I did enjoy Due South. And Northern Exposure. ---
**Author:** ![TwiSpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TwiSpark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwiSpark)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/28 "2016-10-20T13:38:23Z")
Not a lot really, but I don’t watch much TV here either! My main current import is produced in Canada. Can’t wait for the new Star Trek though. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/29 "2016-10-21T02:32:32Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I’ve been swithering over buying the complete Hill Street Blues, but it’s about £150… If the DVD player on your computer can play region 1 (US DVDs) you can pick it up used on eBay for less than half that. I watch a lot of British TV by using a program that allows my to crack a PAL (region 2) DVD, and upload it to my removable drive, where I keep all my media files. I have tons of British TV on it. I don’t have to switch the region code for the DVD to do this. I do need a 32-bit OS partition now, because they don’t seen to have to released a 64-bit version of it. XP runs it perfect. > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > That said, I was fond of the original _Law & Order_, which I guess is as “New York” a show as one can get. Yup. Filmed there, mostly location shots. With extras who mostly work in NYC, sy the are mainly in Actors’ Equity, not The Screenactors Guild (unless they are in both). A lot of the Children’s Television workshop Actors show up on it. I love that they show the New York weather, warts and all. And that they mention real locations. A lot of the restaurants and other food places, names of subway stops, etc. are the real deal. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/30 "2016-10-22T18:48:17Z")
I’ve found US network tv drama largely unwatchable for years but, on cable, The Americans is still outstanding. Still enjoying David Simon’s work with HBO - Show Me a Hero depicting political brutality more recently. Almost currently, the adaptation of a BBC show The Night Of was well conceived. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a8b319/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004/31 "2016-10-22T21:00:39Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Does anyone like ‘House’? Does it resonate overseas? House was very popular in much of continental Europe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004.md?page=1)