# Recommend TV series on NetFlix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655 "2013-01-09T18:44:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/21 "2013-01-10T00:09:53Z")
I say go for comedy and check out **Archer**. But, based on the shows that you listed, I would recommend **Luther** - a very good and gritty crime drama from the BBC. Or you can go for a change of pace and check out **Mad Men** , which is also quite good, but very different stylistically from the three shows you mentioned. You’d probably be caught up by the season 6 premiere as well. Of the other shows listed, \*\*Battlestar Galactica \*\* and \*\*Freaks and Geeks \*\*stand out among the OnDemand shows and \*\*The Wire \*\*is, well, **The Wire** (but only on DVD). \*\*Sherlock \*\*is also great, but at 90 minutes an episode, is more like a series of movies. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/22 "2013-01-10T01:22:54Z")
Do a google with “best.” I found two good longish lists of TV and movies. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/23 "2013-01-10T02:01:34Z")
> [@andrewbub](#): > > x-files Yeah, if you haven’t seen X-files, the first 6 or 7 seasons of it are top-notch. Sherlock, indeed, is a series of 90 minute movies, but they are 6 of the best movies I’ve seen in the past few years. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/24 "2013-01-10T02:04:49Z")
Some less obvious ideas: Durham County (Canadian cop detective show; very, very dark and creepy, only 6 episodes per season) Aliens in America (very funny comedy about a Pakistani exchange high school student living with a Wisconsin family) Homicide: Life on the Street (by The Wire people, great cop show) ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/25 "2013-01-10T02:11:23Z")
I’ve watched The Killing on Netflix, but they only have season one. Anyone know where to find the second season? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/26 "2013-01-10T02:18:41Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Some less obvious ideas: > Durham County (Canadian cop detective show; very, very dark and creepy, only 6 episodes per season) Big fat ditto. Isn’t the bad guy from S1 of Durham County the same guy who’s playing the serial killer on the new Kevin Bacon show, _The Following_? Perfect casting. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/27 "2013-01-10T02:50:33Z")
If political intrigue is at all your style, you absolutely must check out the classic BBC series, _ **House of Cards** _. You could say that that Ian Richardson, as Francis Urquhart, Conservative Whip, is so delightfully, delectably, irresistably, charmingly evil that you will hang on his every word… but I couldn’t possibly comment. Also, not sure if it’s on there, but the underappreciated and sadly brief _ **Terriers** _ is, IMO, a must-watch. Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as, respectively, a recovering alcoholic ex-cop and ex-thief pair of unlicensed, ultra-low-rent private eyes who get in way, way over their heads. A shame it was axed after a season. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/28 "2013-01-10T04:43:20Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Also, not sure if it’s on there, but the underappreciated and sadly brief _ **Terriers** _ is, IMO, a must-watch. Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as, respectively, a recovering alcoholic ex-cop and ex-thief pair of unlicensed, ultra-low-rent private eyes who get in way, way over their heads. A shame it was axed after a season. ☹ It’s there. 😃 So is _Kidnapped_, with Jeremy Sisto and Delroy Lindo, a wonderful show that lasted just one season. Well, not even one. It was dropped after three or four episodes and we had to finish watching at the network website. But Netflix has it. It’s excellent. ---
**Author:** ![andrewbub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@andrewbub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewbub)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/29 "2013-01-10T07:05:35Z")
trailer park boys. canada is weird. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/30 "2013-01-10T08:00:54Z")
On streaming: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett version) Avatar: The Last Airbender BlackAdder Cracker Crossing Jordan Doc Martin Farscape Firefly Kingdom Star Trek (TOS, TNG, & DS9 and some others that are best viewed with protective gear on) The Tudors Twin Peaks Vampire Prosecutor ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/31 "2013-01-10T21:57:42Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > The IT Crowd? A _touch_ of British comedy trappings? Really? That’s like saying The Big Bang Theory has a _touch_ of nerd humor. > > Don’t get me wrong, I like The IT Crowd; Moss is freaking hilarious, but there are classic Brit slapstick and inside references aplenty. > > Now excuse me while I sing the new emergency services number…“oh one one eight, nine nine nine, eight eight one nine nine, nine one one nine, seven two five …three.” 😃 You’re right :smack: I guess I was just thinking too much about the British version of “The Office” which I did not find that funny. My UK show sample size is indeed pretty small 😃 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/32 "2013-01-11T00:04:46Z")
Good call on Sons. 🙂 What I really enjoyed was Carnivále. It’s really short (like three seasons, I think) and it had incredible acting. You’ll be sorry it ended when it did. Also, I started Dexter but never finished it. It was awesome and hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/33 "2013-01-11T01:20:44Z")
I’ll second a few others: Farscape Avatar: Last Airbender Twin Peaks Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel LOST ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/34 "2013-01-11T01:33:01Z")
Red Dwarf, if a BritCom in space interests you. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/35 "2013-01-11T01:39:43Z")
I’ve only seen the first season, but I really enjoyed **Boardwalk Empire**. I’ve seen all the seasons of **Dexter** and really like the show, but season 6 was not good. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/36 "2013-01-11T01:41:05Z")
Jericho Pillars of the Earth ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/37 "2013-01-11T01:58:44Z")
Peep Show Peep Show **Peep Show**! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/38 "2013-01-11T02:21:37Z")
OP is going to be sadly disappointed trying to find some of these suggestions on Netflix. Of those mentioned, _Battlestar Galactica_ (the reboot) is an excellent series. _Archer_ is frickin’ hilarious. _Sherlock_ is a very good update of the classic, but as mentioned, is more a series of movies than TV episodes. The first season of _American Horror Story_ is available, if you’re into that kind of stuff. The full run of _The West Wing_ was recently made available. The two seasons of _Better off Ted_, an underrated and prematurely-killed comedy, are available. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/39 "2013-01-11T03:37:43Z")
It’s on netflix DVD, but not sure about streaming–_ **Lost Girl** _. Urban fantasy thing. Title character is a succubus, unaligned between the Light Fae and Dark Fae. It’s also on SyFy, as an “original series”, which means in this case a series that they licensed from Canada. 😛 Third season is about to start, but as I think only the first season is on Netflix currently, probably no time to catch up. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655/40 "2013-01-11T07:39:09Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > It’s on netflix DVD, but not sure about streaming–_ **Lost Girl** _. Urban fantasy thing. Title character is a succubus, unaligned between the Light Fae and Dark Fae. It’s also on SyFy, as an “original series”, which means in this case a series that they licensed from Canada. 😛 Third season is about to start, but as I think only the first season is on Netflix currently, probably no time to catch up. Yeah it’s on streaming. I watched 3 and half episodes before I gave up. For some reason, I couldn’t suspend disbelief, something I usually don’t have a problem with when watching other similar shows. Also, some of the acting, not to mention the dialogue, is god-awful, which probably has a lot to do with my bailing on the show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-tv-series-on-netflix/646655.md?page=3)