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We always hear from friends & acquaintances: "What do you like to watch?" Well here are the answers and reasons within. Intrigue, intelligence, depth of plot, character development. Quality. Nothing shallow. Some are mainstream. Most are not.
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- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.A New Jersey mob crime boss must deal with more than just the sacred oath of La Cosa Nostra. He must also conceal his occasional loss of consciousness due to panic attacks and the resulting weekly visits to a psychiatrist and Prozac prescription. If his colleagues discover his transgressions they might deliver a .357 steel-jacketed anti-depressant right to the back of his head. This series is the benchmark for which all other series will be measured.
Magnifico. - CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.A brilliant and equally flawed London detective, DCI John Luther, expertly portrayed by Idris Elba must learn to coexist with savant Alice Morgan and her ingenious portrayal by Ruth Wilson. Is she his fiercest nemesis or his most ferocious ally? Or perhaps both? The depth and intrigue of the character development the leads provide in this series is unlike any we've ever watched.
Bravo. - CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
- CreatorDavid WolstencroftStarsPeter FirthHugh SimonNicola WalkerThe missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.In the American CIA they are called Spies. In the British equivalent of MI5 they are called Spooks. FAST paced, intellectual, & scarily realistic spy series of the British domestic security service.
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.Seasons 1, 2, & 3 are outstanding. Season 4 is very mediocre but a necessary watch for the plot line continuity for the excellent Season 5 conclusion. Gritty and realistic.
- StarsIan RichardsonSusannah HarkerMiles AndersonThe schemes of a ruthlessly ambitious British politician who will stop at nothing to get to the top.Ian Richardson's iconic role as F.U., Francis Urquhart: "You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment!"
- StarsIan RichardsonMichael KitchenKitty AldridgeFrancis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.Ian Richardson's iconic role as F.U., Francis Urquhart: "You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment!"
- StarsIan RichardsonDiane FletcherPaul FreemanFrancis Urquhart, a seasoned politician, tries to establish his legacy before retirement by negotiating an end to the Cyprus , but the island hides secrets from his past that could destroy him.Ian Richardson's iconic role as F.U., Francis Urquhart: "You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment!"
- CreatorBeau WillimonStarsKevin SpaceyMichel GillRobin WrightA Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.Excellent remake/update of the original 1990's BBC series to U.S. politics & intrigue with Kevin Spacey taking the role of F.U. ie Frank Underwood.
- CreatorAnthony HorowitzStarsMichael KitchenHoneysuckle WeeksAnthony HowellAs WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.Brains out duel brawn in this WWII/Cold War British detective series. "Old School" police work at it's finest.
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.Do you really, REALLY know who lives next door? This series is far more complex than simply the FBI & CIA against the KGB. Memories will come flooding back of the politics, the technology, the automobiles, the events, the clothing, the music, and the early years of the 1980's Reagan era and the final years of the Cold War. Keep count of how many times you pause the DVR and say "I remember that! I'd forgotten about it!" Excellent spy/counterspy series.
великолепный! - StarsKenneth BranaghRichard McCabeJeany SparkUnable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.A detective with a dark, tortured soul. Beautiful filming locales in a small town in Sweden.
utmärkt! - StarsJohn SimmDavid MorrisseyKelly MacdonaldJournalists uncover a government conspiracy when a young politician's assistant and mistress is killed.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
- CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony BrophyEpic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
- StarsRichard HarringtonMali HarriesAlex HarriesA noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.
- CreatorBarbara MachinStarsTrevor EveSue JohnstonWil JohnsonDrama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.
- CreatorRichard WarlowStarsMatthew MacfadyenAdam RothenbergMyAnna BuringThe streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
- StarsSteven MackintoshWarren BrownNicola WalkerThe story of three employees of a security depot who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist.
- CreatorRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardCounter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
- StarsSuranne JonesLee MasseyDavid OyelowoA five-part mini-series that revolves around the disappearance of a young mother in a quiet British suburb and the circumstances that leave her children abandoned far from home.I am including this series on the list to be last. It will always be last. It is THE WORST series we've ever watched. We are rating this as a ONE STAR because there is no lower rating. This series has the worst writing of any series we've seen. It is so bad that we have made note of the author so that we won't bother with anything else she has scribed. No character development, no clear plot direction, and no depth. Midway through the series I challenged my wife to find just one character to like. Neither of us did. Five hours of our life we will never get back. Don't waste your time.