# Which TV show should I watch next? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394 "2009-01-08T17:10:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/41 "2009-01-09T01:41:37Z")
Adding **Extras** More support for **Sopranos** (my all time favorite) **Six Feet Under** **Entourage** **Rome** **Mad Men** **Band of Brothers** Kinda lukewarm on **Big Love** **Weeds** **Shield** ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/42 "2009-01-09T01:57:55Z")
If you can find it, Third Watch is great. It’s not really a procedural… more like ER with better characters and plots, cops and firefighters instead of just doctors, and without 35 years or so of running out of ideas. From what I gather, it wasn’t all the popular when it was on but everyone I know who has watched it thinks it should have been. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/43 "2009-01-09T02:04:53Z")
I’d add Black Books, The Alan Partridge Show and Green Wing to ZipperJJ’s British list. ---
**Author:** ![Race\_Harley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Race\_Harley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Harley)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/44 "2009-01-09T02:05:59Z")
I’ll put in another push for “DEXTER”. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/45 "2009-01-09T03:09:10Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > I saw one episode of Big Bang Theory and thought the gay guy was really funny but the rest of the characters were kind of uninteresting. “I wanted a griffen, but my parents wouldn’t get me the Eagle eggs and lion semen.” Sheldon isn’t gay, he’s sort of asexual. He’s highly intelligent and highly picky, but shows no sexual interest in women or men. There was an episode where they addressed this, Penny came out and asked “What’s his deal?” The guys had different theories on how Sheldon would reproduce, such as mitosis. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/46 "2009-01-09T03:10:06Z")
And, I can’t believe this isn’t on here: 30 Rock ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/47 "2009-01-09T03:30:17Z")
> [@Fubaya](#): > > And, I can’t believe this isn’t on here: 30 Rock :smack: I’m \*sure \*I’m not the only one. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/48 "2009-01-09T03:32:54Z")
I’m nthing _The Big Bang Theory_, seconding _Supernatural_, and throwing in _Fringe_–kind of a X-Files knockoff, but still manages to be great. ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/49 "2009-01-09T03:43:07Z")
I like several of the shows you have mentioned, but you’ve listed a lot so I bet most people could say that. With that in mind, here’s some shows I really like that I don’t think I’ve seen mentioned yet: The Pretender (my favorite show ever, too good) Alias (strong female character, ruthless characters, double-crosses galore) La Femme Nikita (strong female character, ruthless characters, double-crosses galore) Profiler (pretty much started the CSI, Dangerous Minds type shows, but is actually good, and Ali Walker is fantastic (and it has that guy from Nip/Tuck in an early role)) Popular Joan of Arcadia (similar to Buffy and Wonderfalls, but good in a totally different way) MacGyver (well, its awesome) ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/50 "2009-01-09T05:36:05Z")
**Profit** This show was waaaay ahead of its time and misplaced on broadcast TV. Adrian Pasdar plays Jim Profit, _nee_ Sakowsky, sort of an executive suite Dexter. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/51 "2009-01-09T05:46:46Z")
**Slings and Arrows** is a show about a Shakespearean theatre company. **Nowhere Man** a one season wonder about a photographer who finds his identity erased **American Gothic** Someone’s at the door! It looks like it’s the creepy demonic sheriff of this small town. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/52 "2009-01-09T06:14:02Z")
I’m forthing **Supernatural** , but with this suggestion: Skip the first season and get info for it online. The first season sucks ass, save for the last few episodes (and a couple in between). Start with the second, which is much better, as is the third and forth. As I understand, Kripke will only go for five seasons, so while it’s unfinished, it’s close to over, and it’s the rare show which gets \*better \*every season ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/53 "2009-01-09T06:33:14Z")
The suggestion of Slings and Arrows reminded me to recommend two other Canadian TV shows: Due South, and Twitch City. If Flashpoint was on DVD already, I’d recommend it as well, but it isn’t even done with the first season yet on American TV. Completely unrelated recommendation: Brisco County, Jr. Yet another “Damn you Fox!” show with only one season. It stars Bruce Campbell and it is awesome. That sentence is slightly redundant. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/54 "2009-01-09T06:46:48Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > Another show that got canceled too early is **Freaks and Geeks**. It’s also about high school and it’s where Judd Apatow and his crew get their start. Agree. I just went through this one and now am in serious F&G withdrawal. Also agree on Sopranos. Loved that show! ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/55 "2009-01-09T07:32:00Z")
Yikes, this thread is enough for a lifetime of TV watching, thanks Dopers! OK, I guess I managed to forget some shows I’ve seen: **Spaced** (vies with Seinfeld & Deadwood for #2, funny, funny show) **Arrested Development** (middle in Excellent Tier) **The Office [UK]** (lower in the Excellent Tier) **Summer Heights High** (lower in the Excellent Tier) **We Can Be Heroes** (higher in Good, But Flawed Tier) For the show I’m gonna watch next, I’m trying to narrow it down. Some that sound appealing to me now: **The Shield Dexter Big Bang Theory Six Feet Under Mad Men Dead Like Me** It may just come down to which one I can get easiest. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/56 "2009-01-09T07:41:39Z")
**That 70s Show** - Non stop laughs. Parallels Friends in the way it starts to suck in the later seasons **Scrubs** \* - Unique blend of sillyness and seriousness. **Futurama** - You know about the new movies… right? **Freeks and Geeks** \* - The characters are great and the writing is amazing. They canceled this show right when it was getting interesting. **Wings** - A gem from the 90s. Sitcom about pilots and airport employees. \*seconds ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/57 "2009-01-09T10:02:59Z")
I rented the first season of “Slings and Arrows” from Netflix. It’s only six episodes, but it’s an amazing story of producing “Hamlet” for a town’s annual Shakespeare festival. It’s funny and poignant, very well written and acted. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/58 "2009-01-09T16:36:30Z")
> [@Windwalker](#): > > For the show I’m gonna watch next, I’m trying to narrow it down. Some that sound appealing to me now: > > **The Shield > Dexter > Big Bang Theory > Six Feet Under > Mad Men > Dead Like Me** I finished SFU about a month ago, and I started on Dexter two days ago. I already finished season 1–it was so incredible that I stayed up the entire night watching the entire thing in one shot. SFU was really, really good, but Dexter (the first season, at least) is just absolutely amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/59 "2009-01-09T17:06:58Z")
> [@Leiko](#): > > The suggestion of Slings and Arrows reminded me to recommend two other Canadian TV shows: Due South, and Twitch City. > > If Flashpoint was on DVD already, I’d recommend it as well, but it isn’t even done with the first season yet on American TV. > > Completely unrelated recommendation: Brisco County, Jr. Yet another “Damn you Fox!” show with only one season. It stars Bruce Campbell and it is awesome. That sentence is slightly redundant. So I guess I’d better start watching _Flashpoint_. _Due South_ is one of my all-time favorites. Which led me to _Twitch City_ & _Slings and Arrows_. _Brisco County Jr_ is actually not “completely unrelated.” It featured John Pyper-Ferguson as Pete Hutter; don’t touch his piece! He also played in _Hard Core Logo_–which starred Callum Keith Rennie (of\* Due South\* & _Twitch City_) and Hugh Dillon–now appearing in _Flashpoint_. And Enrico Colantoni stars in _Flashpoint_. He was the father in _Veronica Mars_! (All part of the Canadian plan for world domination, no doubt.) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394/60 "2009-01-09T20:06:19Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > If you like politics, **The West Wing** is definitely worth it. There is no other show like it. If you don’t like politics, \*_The West Wing_ is still definitely worth it. I’m not at all interested in politics, but I love this show. It’s intelligent, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, often moving, and I feel myself getting smarter every time I watch it. A few more comedy recommendations: **Police Squad!** (only 6 episodes) **Greg the Bunny** **The Upright Citizens Brigade** I second **30 Rock** , and throw in at least the first season of **My Name Is Earl** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-should-i-watch-next/480394.md?page=4)