Dear Escapists: Recommend me a show!

[Phoenix09215]

Comedy- The Big Bang Theory... its hilarious! Theres not one person I know who doesn't like it!

Drama- Supernatural. Season 1 isn;t too good but if you give it a chance you won't be dissapointed

And finally I'm gonna say Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Everyone who hasn't seen it will say its bad, but again, there isn't one person I know who after they gave it a chance and watched it (again, season one isn't that impressive, but still good) and they loved it!

 

[nunqual]

House M.D.
Lie to Me
Bones
NFL Sunday on FOX

 

[Stein Inge]

Fringe has had two solid seasons.

Although it is a miniseries, Pillars of the earth from stars is done exceptionally well.

Rescue me for the prior seasons as been great, this current one, not so much IMHO.

Got a few others, but cant think at the moment.

Fringe has been pretty great so far!
Rescue Me has passed me by for some reason...

Is "Pillars of The Earth" based on the book by Ken Follet?

 

[YouBecame]

Flash Forward,
The IT Crowd,
Bones,
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes,
Skins,
Peep Show,
Spaced,
Green Wing,
Black Books

lots of channel 4 comedy in here it seems. I loved these shows, alongside some aforementioned

 

[Stein Inge]

Fringe
Lie To Me

There is a season 2?
Tim Roth is fingerlickin´AWESOME!

 

[Mozza444]

Misfits
Inbetweeners
Shameless
Jackass
Dirty Sanchez

 

[viranimus]

Is "Pillars of The Earth" based on the book by Ken Follet?

Yes, Indeed. I havent read the book, but a friend who has and has been watching the show tells me its fairly faithful to the book.

 

[Furious Styles]

I like this show! But it´s still a sit-com. I want something with a spanning story-arc.

"I´m disabled!"

hehe. Always cracks me up!

"How did you become paralyzed?"

"Acid"

what a show

 

[RanD00M]

Xena & Supernatural are both great shows. Even if they both get a little silly at times.

 

[XJ-0461]

Doctor Who. It may be due to me being childish, geeky, British or a combination of all three, I love that show.

 

[PeterDawson]

Chuck might be a good choice.

 

[Good morning blues]

I understand that the OP has seen The Wire, but it really is the best show ever made so it bears repeating.

Battlestar Galactica is always a good one. If we want to get into miniseries, Generation Kill was made by the same people that were behind The Wire and it's at least as good.

 

[tomtom94]

Whatever genre! Just no Sit-Coms.

The juxtaposition is jarring.
Also you are missing out on Red Dwarf, but hey.

Anyway, Doctor Who and Torchwood...

 

[Hyper-space]

The Office and The Colony

 

[Outright Villainy]

Comedy- The Big Bang Theory... its hilarious! Theres not one person I know who doesn't like it!

I don't. I really really don't. It's like a much unfunnier version of the IT crowd to me.

OT: Dexter is pretty good, up till the end of season 2 anyway, I didn't really like season 3.
If you're willing to try anime, then I'd also heartily recommend Full Metal Alchemist, which is my favourite show ever.

Edit: Frick, I just realised you said Dexter in the op. Disregard that then, just watch FMA!

 

[WINDOWCLEAN2]

Band of Brothers.

It is the best show I can possibly recommend.

The stroy of some of the bravest en of WW2.

Heres a Trailer if your interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ehwsOL04og&feature=related

 

[Torque669]

Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Red Dwarf (Not sure if that counts as sitcom), Doctor Who, Luther, Marion and Geoff, Trigger Happy TV and Im Alan Patridge.

Just listed my favourite shows that arent sitcoms and are british. Hope you enjoy them

 

[octafish]

You... you don't have Deadwood on your list... Are you OK? What is wrong with you? See it now.

 

[Alakaizer]

Burn Notice
John Doe
Wire in the Blood

 

[Stein Inge]

OT: Dexter is pretty good, up till the end of season 2 anyway, I didn't really like season 3.

I agree that season 3 was a letdown. Season 4 however was brilliant!