'Obscure" US TV choices - recommendations please

Spider · Sep 21, 2011

I suppose it's not really obscure, but as people have been saying lots of popular ones, i have to give another mention to Arrested Development. Without hyperbole, the best comedy programme I have ever seen - absolutely hysterical and amazingly clever. Stick with the first few episodes and you will be hooked.

Randsta · Sep 21, 2011

Spider said:
I suppose it's not really obscure, but as people have been saying lots of popular ones, i have to give another mention to Arrested Development. Without hyperbole, the best comedy programme I have ever seen - absolutely hysterical and amazingly clever. Stick with the first few episodes and you will be hooked.

+100 Brilliant best sitcom ever imho! Also currently doing the buisiness is 30 rock that show is epic - Alec Baldwin is sheer genius! check it out now!
30 rock imdb

chud · Sep 21, 2011

Always Sunny in Philadelphia could be the funniest show I have ever seen!!

Nigella's Cream Pie · Sep 21, 2011

Vegas Seagull said:
Soap

And its spin-off, Benson

Lyndhurst 14 · Sep 21, 2011

So.CalGull said:
Obviously Entourage, one of the all time best US shows.

Agree about Entourage, really good series. HBO have a great track record – unusual for them to commission a dud.

Waiting to see “Person of Interest” which starts tomorrow on CBS. Ex CIA agent, lots of high tech gizmos, a mysterious billionaire and produced by JJ Abrams – should be good.

S'hampton Seagull · Sep 21, 2011

Loved series one of Southland, watching it on More 4. The 2nd series hasn't been on yet (to my knowledge), anyone have an idea of when / if it will be back?

surrey jim · Sep 21, 2011

Modern Family

Jerry Bruckenhimer's The chase. Friday night on Sky Living (I think) A US Marshalls meets CSI type show. The Mrs and I love it.

SULLY COULDNT SHOOT · Sep 23, 2011

One Ive found today but has been running since 2006 -

Supernatural

Seems a slow burner but well worth the effort... now going into its sixth series.

Brightonfan1983 · Sep 24, 2011

turienzo's lovechild said:
eastbound and down

I've got this on your recommendation and the first episode is fanTAStic!

Lyndhurst 14 · Sep 24, 2011

The new series of Charlie’s Angels started last night. A lot of very nice eye candy, flashy locations in Miami, not much of a plot but I’ll stick with it as it’s mindless TV at its very best.

Sompting_Seagull · Oct 26, 2011

watched 'Grimm' last night. Detective / horror / sci fi. Not bad, acting a bit hammy at times but amusing none the less. Worth a watch IMO, only a pilot so far for NBC but see what u think.

http://www.1channel.ch/tv-2728463-Grimm/season-1-episode-1

Brightonfan1983 · Feb 4, 2012

arkan said:
Eastbound and Down

turienzo's lovechild said:
eastbound and down

Thanks to you, my life has been enriched by Kenny Powers, immeasurably. "I'm back. You're welcome".

Discodoktor said:
The league is meant to be very very funny not out here yet if ever?

The League is just that - on your suggestion I have just finished the first series and am buying the others.

:thumbsup:

bhaexpress · Feb 4, 2012

Brightonfan1983 said:
I've heard Southland, another punchy cop series, is worth a look.... Anyone seen it?

Excellent series, US TV at it's best, gritty but pretty accurate by all accounts. Any of the Law and Order series especially SVU though. Agree about Justified and Sons of Anarchy as well. Another great series was Friday Night Lights, ITV played the first series then after a while it started the second series but never completed it. There have been five series in the US so far all met with critical acclaim.

bhaexpress · Feb 4, 2012

surrey jim said:
Modern Family

Jerry Bruckenhimer's The chase. Friday night on Sky Living (I think) A US Marshalls meets CSI type show. The Mrs and I love it.

Modern Family is excellent, The Chase (actually it's just 'Chase') was cancelled after the first season. There is however, 'In Plain Site' based for once, not in New York or Los Angeles but in Albuquerque in New Mexico. Justified is based in Kentucky which makes that a bit different too. There's also 'Saving Grace', based in Oklahoma. Holly Hunter stars and gets her kit off on a regular basis. It's interesting rather than dynamic.

Acker79 · Feb 4, 2012

A couple new shows coming soon to Watch (tv channel, sky 109).

Alcatraz - from the makers of lost, in 1963(?) alcatraz closed, but what was kept from the public was that it closed because the inmates disappeared. They are now reappearing and sam neill and his team have to track them down and stuff.

Grimm - I'm not overly sure, but it has something to do with fairytales being real, but most of us not being able to see them, and one man being a distant relative of the grimms, and he has an ability to see it and has a duty to fight the terrors (the big bad wolf who tries to murder red riding hood etc. Their is a similar themed show called 'Once upon a time' that may come over here, too.

humpy · Feb 5, 2012

Been watching a show on syfy called " haven" which is really good and " lost girl" on same channel, love " sons of anarchy " and " trueblood" as well

Frutos · Feb 5, 2012

Not sure this counts as obscure, but one that I would certainly recommend is HBO's "Game Of Thrones", based on the books by George R R Martin. The first series was shown here on Sky Atlantic last year and the second series is scheduled for the same channel, starting in early April. It's fantasy themed but also perfectly watchable and enjoyable if you're not a fantasy 'nerd'. It offers everything from violence to sex (including some brother/sister incest) to humour to political intrigue to dragons to a creepy supernatural element....and yet it all works together rather well.

As you'd expect from an HBO production the writing, casting, acting and producing are all absolutely top notch, and they tend to stick fairly close to the source material in the books, which is no bad thing. The upcoming series is based around the second book in the series which is called "A Clash Of Kings" and if they do as good a job as they did with the first series it should make for great viewing.

This is the trailer for Season Two:

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Brightonfan1983 · Feb 15, 2012

Isn't Alcatraz a JJ Abrams thing? Bound to be addictive if so.

Am downloading Luck, with Dustin Hoffman. Will report back.

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Carrot Cruncher · Feb 15, 2012

People need to get on 'Parks and Recreation'. The first series was a bit of a slow burner, but it just gets better and better, especially the character 'Ron Swanson'. Brilliant.

Acker79 · Feb 15, 2012

Brightonfan1983 said:
Isn't Alcatraz a JJ Abrams thing? Bound to be addictive if so.

Yes, it is.

Carrot Cruncher said:
People need to get on 'Parks and Recreation'. The first series was a bit of a slow burner, but it just gets better and better, especially the character 'Ron Swanson'. Brilliant.

What channel is it on? I keep hearing about that and want to check it out. Like Community, too (which is apparently on the music channel 'viva' but is between seasons at the moment).

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