# Recommendations for new series to watch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821 "2015-11-28T13:20:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/1 "2015-11-28T13:20:56Z")
Hi all - I’m looking for suggestions for new TV series to watch. This isn’t comprehensive, but to give you some idea of our taste(s): The wife and I have recently watched and enjoyed… …The Wire …Breaking Bad (neither were particularly recent, but good to get them out of the way) …The Sopranos …Twin Peaks …Wayward Pines …True Detective (season 1) …Black Mirror …Luther …Treme We are currently watching… …The Leftovers …Fargo …Gotham And we are waiting for new seasons of… …Game of Thrones …Orange is the New Black …Better Call Saul …Silicon Valley …The Americans …Sherlock We weren’t so keen on… …True Blood …Mr Robot …Getting on …The Comeback …Empire Any suggestions welcome - thank you! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/2 "2015-11-28T13:34:17Z")
I’d watch: Outlander Daredevil - on Netflix and really good. Jessica Jones - I have yet to see it, but heard great things ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/3 "2015-11-28T14:23:27Z")
Daredevil has phenomenal action scenes, choreographed like dances, with completely gratuitous gross violence interspersed. The actors are pretty good, there’s a fair amount of comic relief, the villain is strangely sympathetic in some scenes, and there are long conversations that are every bit as compelling as the action. Good stuff. Jessica Jones action scenes aren’t beautiful (so far, I’m three episodes in), but they’re effective. The violence isn’t gratuitous, it’s just brutal. The actors, especially the star, are top-notch. The villain is as unsympathetic and creepy a villain as I have ever seen, to the extent that he fills every scene, including ones he’s not in, with dread. The writing is fantastic. Great stuff. Edit: One older show to recommend, given your tastes, is Deadwood. Incredible writing, great actors, just enough hilarity to spice up the grimness. Second edit: along the same lines, I’d recommend Rome. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/4 "2015-11-28T14:26:12Z")
based on your recently watched list, I would suggest [The Shield](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286486/) I was unable to find it at either Netflicks or Amazon Prime, but I bought the entire series [DVDs at Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_10?url=search-alias%3Dprime-instant-video&field-keywords=the+shield&sprefix=The+Shield%2Caps%2C180) for $23.00 If you liked The Wire, you will certainly like The Sheild ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/5 "2015-11-28T14:28:48Z")
Check out Boardwalk Empire. Great series that ended last year. I also just started Bosch on Amazon. So far liking it quite a bit. For comedy, try Veep. Very good! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/6 "2015-11-28T15:29:44Z")
For comedy, I would add Aziz Ansari’s new series on Netflix called **Master of None** Note: I’d skip the pilot, as it was weak. I’d go to the second episode and on, as they are way, way better. In fact, I’d start with the episode called “ **Indians on TV** ” and then go back if you like it. It was really fun and funny. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/7 "2015-11-28T15:54:28Z")
Per the OP’s list: Damages Orange is the New Black Shameless (the American version) River Bosch Prime Suspect (the British version) ---
**Author:** ![MrLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/8 "2015-11-28T16:51:48Z")
Thanks for the suggestions so far. We will make a start on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Outlanders, Bosch, River, Shameless, and Master of None. Will also give Quantico, the Knick, The Man in the High Castle and The Affair a try - they have good reviews. That should keep us busy for a while… As it happens Deadwood is on my ‘watched it and liked it’ list (although omitted here);it had an almost literary feel - like the whole thing was one great metaphor. I seem to recall my other half didn’t like it when I tried to re-watch it with her, though. Another one that I really liked (but that she didn’t care for) was Battlestar Galactica… Boardwalk Empire I started but gave up on. As pretty, well-acted and well-produced as it was, its pace was just a little too slow for me. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/9 "2015-11-28T17:02:21Z")
It’s a few years old, but hubby and I were mesmerized by ‘Carnivale’ and nearly wept when it was finished. “American Horror Story”? We may watch the ‘Freak Show’ season next, I don’t know if he’ll like it. He won’t even watch 5 minutes of “The Walking Dead”, being a contrary sort. We’ve enjoyed “House” and the A&E series of “Nero Wolfe” mysteries. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/10 "2015-11-28T17:07:45Z")
_ **Terriers** _ is available on Netflix. Killed before it was off the ground good. Excellent show. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/11 "2015-11-28T17:08:37Z")
Id recommend Law and Order Criminal Intent. It has great acting and writing. Vincent D’Nofrio plays a variation of Sherlock Holmes using psychology as his tool to catch the bad guy. The Chris Noth episodes are also great. His character is far grittier. The Jeff Goldblum later epis are decent. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/12 "2015-11-28T17:09:19Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > _ **Terriers** _ is available on Netflix. Killed before it was off the ground good. Excellent show. Zeldar is right. Great show. Should have had several seasons. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/13 "2015-11-28T17:57:29Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Per the OP’s list: > > Damages > Orange is the New Black > Shameless (the American version) > River > Bosch > Prime Suspect (the British version) I’ll second the US Shameless. The best show on non-streaming only services right now. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/14 "2015-11-28T18:28:52Z")
I’ve been watching a French series called _Les Revenants_. It’s kind of like The Leftovers, but instead of normal people disappearing, dead people are returning as normal. I can’t say if there’s an overarching plot, but it’s been a fine show so far. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/15 "2015-11-28T18:48:20Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > I’ll second the US Shameless. The best show on non-streaming only services right now. OP should be aware that _Shameless_ is profane, outrageous, hilarious, and borderline pornographic. If any of that is a problem, you won’t like it, but it’s won a number of Emmys. New season is coming up in January, by the way. _The Fall_ was a pretty good serial killer detective series set in northern Ireland, with Gillian Anderson in the lead role. An excellent two-season series was _Case Histories_, starring Jason Isaacs as private detective Jackson Brodie. Based on the excellent novels by Kate Atkinson (PLEASE write more of these), it takes place in Edinburgh. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/16 "2015-11-28T18:57:47Z")
I’d recommend _ **The Walking Dead** _. I notice you didn’t have _ **Mad Men** _ on your list, either. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/17 "2015-11-28T18:57:47Z")
I enjoyed \*\*Orphan Black \*\*much more than I thought I would, and look forward to season 4. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/18 "2015-11-28T19:10:11Z")
You asked for “new” shows. But did you mean chronologically new or just “new to you”? I ask because if you think you could enjoy a world with no smart phones, I could recommend some older TV shows. Some of the shows from the 70s and 80s are still very enjoyable today. Would you like to try some of them? Or do you want to stick to shows that were produced within the past few years? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/19 "2015-11-28T21:14:21Z")
**Rome** is an outstanding HBO series. I liked it as much or more the second time as the first. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821/20 "2015-11-28T21:36:42Z")
[DCI Banks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1652216/) is a good British detective show. Not all that many episodes. Each is a two parter. Some PBS stations have carried it. Amazon has it. _Gracepoint_ season one is good. I think it helps if you’re not a Dr. Who fan. _Homeland_ is one of those divisive series. So hate it, some love it, some loved it and now hate it. Try it and see. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-new-series-to-watch/738821.md?page=2)