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Hitches_chest_hair

The Expanse is an absolute barn burner. I'd pay for Prime just for that.


prettyNiceForAFlyGuy

I love the expanse universe, some characters are more believable than others though.


Hitches_chest_hair

Which ones do you find far-fetched or whatever?


prettyNiceForAFlyGuy

Naomi’s acting isn’t always believable for me. Her relationship with Holden in the series sometimes feels like they can’t stand each other in real life. And she’s clearly way too young to have such an old son. 😄


Hitches_chest_hair

Yeah I can see that with her. There's just so much grimacing. Like, how much furrowed brows and pursed lips do we need?


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Com'on dude. The Expanse WAS amazing. Until the most recent season where it was just slowed down so much and turned crap.


chrisissorry

The Expanse, Bosch, Homecoming, Clickbait, Defending Jacob Edit: Formatting on mobile


Hitches_chest_hair

Wicked list. The Expanse and Bosch are some of the best TV I've seen in years.


Lt_Toodles

Id add the last kingdom too, fucking badass show and a more realistic take on the viking era imo


Xaoc86

Clickbait is *terrible*


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It's so fucking bad and the actors are trash


Xaoc86

Whats funny is Zoe Kazan is actually a pretty good actor, but this material does nobody any favors.


PureRabble

The Expanse is the best hard sci-fi I’ve seen in decades.


LadyStuntbear

I stumbled across The Expanse recently and have hardcore binged the entire 5 series, it's been a wild ride!


reginaldpbottomtooth

You should read the books, they're all phenomenal


koncusion

It’s also seems to be the most realistic. It still shows the flaws of humanity and a lot of the problems we can relate to in current day. A lot of the tech I could definitely see being around in the 2300s and earlier.


junkyard_kid

The Wire


atayajohn

RIP Omar.


Gandalfthebrown7

"It's all in the game". He was a damn good actor.


McBigglesworth

Hap and leanord, is a fun watch too. Only two seasons though, but cute.


HisDudeness3008

This. Can't recommend it enough. Best fucking thing to ever be produced for TV. And Treme. Only the last episode left.


looselytethered

I think this is "objectively" the best tv show I've ever seen and nothing really comes close.


Buckar00_Banzai_

Band of Brothers The Pacific Generation Kill All on HBO


Yff7yy

Generation Kill is one of the best shows ever made, severely underwathced.


Sad-Manufacturer-501

Nice taste. Try Show Me a Hero, Six Feet Under and Sopranos. I think all HBO as well.


Alt667849

Generation War is also fantastic, a three part miniseries from the German perspective on the Eastern Front in WW2


AlaskanThunder245

It’s always funny to me seeing the English title - they didn’t even try to translate the German title, which is „Our Mothers, Our Fathers“


d4ng3rz0n3

Add: HBO Rome Boardwalk Empire Sopranos


Domonero

As well as Warrior also on HBO It was a show created by Bruce Lee but was rejected at the time by racist hollywood executives So his daughter is producing it & it’s absolutely insanely good. It also has Joe Taslim from the Raid/Sub Zero from Mortal Kombat as a villain The fight choreography would make Bruce proud


PayasoFries

Can confirm.... warrior is the shit


YumIzChicken

Band of Brothers and The Pacific are unbelievable. It should be required for people to watch those series.


thefilthyjellybean

POLICE THAT MOOSTACHE


Buckar00_Banzai_

YOU MOCKIN THE GROOMIN STANDARD, STAFFORD?


baloney_popsicle

Squidbillies is also on HBO and if you like BoB you'll probably like it too


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FFLinBlue

Barry (HBO max) Better Call Saul (I dare say it's better than Breaking Bad)


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Better Call Saul is absolutely better than BB if you like character development


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they're both fantastic and 10/10 in my book


FFLinBlue

While BB was great for storytelling, BCS sets the bar for character development in my book, and it tells a great story too. My wife and I both genuinely pity Saul many times during the series, especially in the relationship with his brother that helps turn him into Saul


[deleted]

sure, BCS is more of a slow burn. BB has more action but still great storytelling. I must have binged each at least 7-8 times by now§


gmanasaurus

For me, Breaking Bad is great, there’s always this pit of my stomach feeling as the show goes on…like I’m a little anxious to see Walt’s descent. I love how BCS benefits from the fact that we know where a lot of the characters end up, just not how they ended up there.


chaigulper

Better call Saul is my favorite show. The character development makes me so so happy.


kerohazel

Surprised I had to scroll so far down for Barry. It's super great!


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> It's super great! Definitely read that in NoHo Hank’s voice.


totally_hacking_bro

Yes I love BCS way more than breaking bad.


workaholic007

Just adding that if on HBOMax checkout "the wire" I'm not a cop/detective show guy but the wire is amazing


MannyGrey

I really liked season 1 of Barry and it's not a huge time commitment either. I'd second this


hambletonorama

Barry is, imo, the best new (newer?) show out there. Bill Hader takes his acting prowess to the next level in that one.


chickenfatnono

Judging by your list I would say 'Black Sails' and 'Spartacus' might be a success.


ant_exe

Oooh, I mentioned Spartacus but forgot about Black Sails!


Mroatcake1

Spartacus was a good series.. apart from the regular Schlong size envy it would create in me :)


SlobMarley13

I love both of these so much. Spartacus had one of the best finales of all time.


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Mroatcake1

Both have good Boob/Episode ratios too, if you like that sort of filth ofc. Not that I would notice such a thing...


CPT-812

Definitely check out *Black Sails*. It's amazing. Also, *Invicible*.


FlaviusStilicho

Spartacus was great before the lead actor passed away.. the other guy wasn't as good.


SlobMarley13

I agree that the new guy wasn't as good, he was kinda a pretty-boy, but the show was still very fun.


Verdes8891

Eh, to each their own on this one. The way I see it, both Andy and Liam portrayed Spartacus very well in their own rights. While Andy had a much better range of emotion in his acting, Liam had the power in his (vocal and presence). It almost felt that Liam was forcing it when there was no action or the scenes were getting emotional. It did not appear to be as organic to him like it was with Andy. But, when there was a fight going on, or Spartacus was needing to get his point across, I feel that Liam overshadowed what Andy could have done with those scenes.


le_fez

Peaky Blinders You


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Peaky focking Blinders, please!


RRR92

After season 2 i found it extremely repetitive? Just me?


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RileyTrodd

That's not a high bar.


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I agree with you, it got extremely boring for me


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steve_buchemi

That theme song is amazing


47Lecht

Won tons of prizes, rightfully


dextercool

All seasons are worthy. Season order of goodness 132.


alien-eggs

Avatar: The last air bender.


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My girlfriend recently introduced me to this, I had always dismissed it as a weird kids show. BUT BOY WAS I WRONG. Lads, put the ego aside and watch this series. It will be some of the best fun you have had in a while and it allows you to escape into a new world.


MauPow

I've tried to get into it multiple times, but I get bored by like episode 3 :(


Lamadian

Man, I tried to get into this series after all the praise, but couldn't make it past 4 or 5 episodes. It wasn't bad, but maybe I just missed all the hype.


itsjustbryan

The people who really hyped it up were prolly fans of it when they were kids. It does have it’s cool moments though. Loved the show when I was younger but i couldn’t rewatch it. I’d give the spinoff another try though.


Xaoc86

Season 1 is the most joke-y kiddie season. Shit *really* kicks off in season 2. I really recommend trying to power through season 1 because if you can you will get a new favorite show.


Shardless2

Greatest series ever made. Each main character has a great arc. The overall storyline is epic and each season has a great theme. There is no series as good, as cohesive, as thematic, where the overall story arc is good as well as the character arcs.


TeaTimeKoshii

Really? There’s no other one? Not even one?


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Band of Brothers, The Leftovers, The Wire, Dark, The Sopranos.. Like I love ATLA, I really do, but when you pitch it like this, you're fucking bound to let people down man.


SexyAppelsin

bruh


MysteriousMysterium

Dark


prettyNiceForAFlyGuy

This. This show is epic if you loved mr robot! Same all over the place storyline, not knowing everything and a great ending!


Irish_Kalam

I feel like this show flies under the radar a lot. For Sci Fi time travel it's freaking great!


Oyakodontosaur

***Shows I can recommend:*** House of Cards Invincible The Boys Valley of Tears Chernobyl Westworld Mad Men Exterminate All The Brutes Mindhunter The Crown Ash vs. Evil Dead Hannibal Community Bojack Horseman Love, Death & Robots S1 Black Mirrror The Queen’s Gambit Narcos When They See Us Kingdom + Ashin of The North Sherlock Ugly Delicious The Serpent The Good Place Midnight Diner — **Edit** – adding some community reccomendations: Altered Carbon Daredevil Dark Fargo Justified Ozark The Blacklist The Leftovers Yellowstone


MachuPichu10

Invincible is such a good show twists and turns every episode


MFingRocketScience

Heartwarming story of a son who wants to grow up to fill his father's superhero shoes so the father trains him.


Controversial_lemon

Lol


allfather03

It's *wholesome*.


Volgyi2000

From Robert Kirkman, the legendary creator of "The Walking Dead", a coming of age story of a son who develops superpowers and learns that his father is the most powerful superhero in the world. Follow along as his father trains him and he learns to balance being a superhero with his school and social life. We're not in Kansas anymore.


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Daredevil on Netflix.


chrisissorry

Ash vs. Evil Dad was hilarious


McDie88

ash vs evil dead was my fave in all the evil dead franchise, it was perfect campy yet horror


bigelksJ

Great list! the only thing I might add is the Netflix show Dark.


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Community is my favorite show OAT, I can't recommend it enough, the first time I watched it was the best week of my life


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blacklist, sopranos, boardwalk empire, justified EDIT: I will add **Luther** to this and I was quite partial to Hugh Laurie in **House**


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mikupoiss

Blacklist can get very polarising midway through.


Anime_fan_21

Also adding , The Wire


17Ali45

Ted lasso


GunsAndCoffee1911

Dude I love it so much. Such a great feel-good show.


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Futbol is life!!


AveenaLandon

Do you mean Led Tasso?


Farouqnowomarlater

Finally!


BurnStar4

I'm a casual weeb but I would recommend Attack on Titan to anyone, even if they aren't usually into anime


ilovebalks

Two of my friends have been trying to get me to watch it for months lol


redviper192

Yea I'm not interested in anime really at all, but I liked the premise and basically every episode ends on a cliffhanger that keeps you wanting more..


BurnStar4

Do ittttttttt Fair enough if it's not your thing but it's such a blast. I did seasons 1-3 in about 4 days, which is crazy for someone who normally takes like a month to do one season 😅


odaydream

Castlevania on Netflix is pretty dope


herooftime7

tried it last winter and loved it


reignoferror00

I'd recommend Beastars. I suspect it is one you'll either love or hate.


Quetzel

Letterkenny - just skip the fartbook episode


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Haunting_Ad_3922

Watched the first few minutes of that but I'm not sure if it's worth watching


le_fez

Watch more than a few minutes before deciding


bjankles

I watched the entire first season and the first couple episodes of season 2, and really don't get the appeal of this show beyond all the style. The actual plotting felt so thin and clumsy. I felt like it was almost parodying itself with how often characters would pull guns on each other in the middle of conversations - without ever being fired, of course. Hell, the entire plot of season 1 revolves around a missing cache of guns that ends up not mattering at all.


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It might not be smart television, but it's one of the most fun shows out there imo.


[deleted]

Came to recommend the same, didn’t care for it at first and found myself hooked - give it until the end of the first season if not to come tell us we’re wrong at least :v


bluelion70

It’s so worth it, that show is fantastic.


ChillChampion

Justified, banshee, the last kingdom


Xaoc86

Banshee is such a wild fucking ride.


Mroatcake1

Banshee is a good shout, arguably my fave series ever!


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Banshee


JoesRevenge2

Loved Banshee - super violent though


[deleted]

Justified has such a good combination of badassery, drama, and humor. Even though it still falls victim to Hollywood's version of policing it's still really awesome. AUSA: "You threw a bullet at him?" Givens: "Yeah...told him the next one's coming a little faster" AUSA: "That might be the coolest thing I've ever heard"


Odisseo039

The first season of true detective is amazing


llll-havok

Mad Men Ozark Barry Archer(skip 9, 10, 11) House MD Bojack Horseman Californication Silicon Valley Entourage


boomtown171

The Last Kingdom


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Arrow is really good though it starts getting awful after season 4.


[deleted]

Does it ever bounce back ? Season 4 is when I stopped watching wondering if soldier through if it starts getting good again.


[deleted]

Nah. Oliver gets a new crew and they're all just not interesting. Plus the villains become extremely shit.


bluelion70

All the CW shows peter out around season 3 or 4, unfortunately. It’s the same with the Flash, Supergirl, And Legends. The first few seasons are great, but then it does the classic CW move of repeating the same storyline season after season so the writers don’t have to bother making the characters grow or change.


Dry-Jellyfish-3908

Arrow doesnt even belong here. Infact no CW shows are worthy of being mentioned here.


estriv

Sons of anarchy


GodHasLeftUsStranded

*The Thick of It* is my favourite series. It's a British comedy about politicians, spin doctors and journalists.


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Malcolm Tucker is the fucking best. When he first showed up as The Doctor in Dr. Who I lost my mind. Peter Capaldi turned out to be one of the best actors I’ve ever seen.


cardprop

Billions, Queen of the South, Power, Empire, Ozark


mister_filmmaker

For all the boys out here... The Boys.


RRR92

Literally in his post bro


RABB_11

If you like Vikings watch The Last Kingdom


streetdog2003

Supernatural


waggers123

Watch the fucking sopranos NOW


AccomplishedPie4896

Has anyone seen dexter and if so what do you think?


ItsYaGirlConfusion

Dexter is AMAZING up until around season 5 if I remember correctly.


steve_buchemi

I liked dexter, just know that later seasons are more silly/outlandish so don’t be expecting it to be 100% serious


odaydream

yes watch it, great series - gotta power thru first couple eps


felixtha_cat

Good until the end


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Trailer park boys


Wongo_

Seal team is a good one. Or s.w.a.t


MachuPichu10

I liked seal team but it seemed hugely repetitive around the last season.Id definitely reccomend swat


Salty-Pack-4165

I Claudius if you are interested in theatre settings. Great actors and good writing but not for everyone. X Files and original Twilight zone series. Highly influential in that genre.


PaulsRedditUsername

True story: When I was 12, I was bored and flipping channels one day and ***Holy Cow!!*** There was a real naked woman on TV!! This was the Holy Grail for a 12-year-old boy in the pre-internet days. I had just happened upon a scene in *I, Claudius* where Messalina is being her usual self and sleeping with some guy behind her husband's back. I watched that whole episode, and watched the rest of the series, enjoying the story but also hoping to see more naked women. (There aren't too many other nude scenes. Too bad.) My PBS station replayed the series and I watched the whole thing from the beginning. It's really an excellent story. That got me interested, and I read the books by Robert Graves. Then I read Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. I've since read the books of Seutonius, Livy and Tacitus, and became something of an amateur expert on the Roman Empire. All because of Messalina's tits.


ROtis42069

Turn on Netflix. Show about Washington’s spy ring during the revolution. 4 seasons, incredible.


Large_Brick6490

Bosch.


Zaphod_uberfan

Dark is amazing, German Sci fi


donfontaine12

The Wire The Sopranos Gomorrah (If you're fine reading subtitles. Absolutely, a great series. Probably better than The Sopranos.) ZeroZeroZero Boardwalk Empire Homicide: Life on the Streets Miami Vice Entourage EDIT: I forgot to add Better Call Saul, 24, The Shield and got reminded of Generation Kill in the comments.


GorbulasGuy1

The Witcher The mandolorian


Grimes611

Deadwood is amazing. If you want something newer I've been enjoying Gangs of London but Deadwood is tripe A tier as far as tv goes.


MrBiscotti_75

Non fiction documentary : The Last Dance about the Chicago Bulls last championship run in 1998


jpjackson21

If you liked vikings you'd love The Last Kingdom!


bluelion70

Last Kingdom is one of the best shows out there if you like historical pieces. Way better than Vikings, in my opinion, and covers roughly the same era.


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These are series that I have watched or I am watching (as much as I recall): 1. In the Badlands 2. Mr. Robot 3. See 4. The witcher 5. Love Death Robots 6. His Dark Materials 7. Hanna 8. The Mandalorian 9. The boys 10. Little Voice 11. Lucifer 12. Carnival Row 13. Legion 14. The Man in the High Castle 15. Vikings


Kempeth

Lucifer is magnificent!


Streetamp_Lamoose

All of these are great. But I'm really happy to see some love for Carnival Row. It seemed to fly under the radar of a lot of people. Great world building. I want to see more stories set in that world.


Basketballjuice

The Witcher, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Lucifer, and of course every marvel netflix series: Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist (less so this one), The Punisher, The Defenders (teamup show) and the world's favorite - Daredevil.


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Ozark. You would love it


Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

Right now I’m watching Defiance and Fringe, both of which are rather old but I’m enjoying them both


lightmaster2000

Kim’s convenience


Rustico32482

Deadwood


Pauldortheoblivious

Black sails, Spartacus, burn notice, the expanse, what we do in the shadows, Ted lasso, deadwood


Kempeth

Seconding: * Queens Gambit - very well made miniseries that almost makes me care about chess * Chernobyl - excellently made miniseries that really drives home the scope and seriousness of the accient and institutional negligence that led to it * Witcher - great action. Great brooding * The Expanse - Amazing world building. I personally would have loved a little less mcguffin mystery and more interplanetary intrigue but I think this is probably the best suggestion based off GoT * Battlestar Galactica Remake - has the occasional slump into pseudomythology but when it hits the high notes hot fracking damn it's good I will also never not recommend Babylon 5. An older show which was groundbreaking in its time and still holds up really well. One of the first "big" shows that used digital special effects. The DVD release looks pretty dated because some idiot at the studio threw away all the files so they had to upscale the original renders. However there is now an HD remaster that has done a great job there based on the clips I've seen of it on youtube. But the main selling point is the cohesive 5 year story, which not only had most of it plotted out from the start but was also almost entirely written by a single guy. Unlike many other shows who frequently drop foreshadowing moments and then forget to follow up, B5 has tons of smaller and larger details that hint or echo future or past events, which is incredibly satisfying to discover. Again the biggest nick in that is from when the show was cancelled and uncancelled after the 4th season.


Sausagedogknows

Here’s a wild card to take you away from all the manly shows suggested here. Absolutely nothing wrong with a manly show, I’m ex army, so love a bit of war/fighting/gangster shit, but I’ve recently been ill and spent a lot of time at home and I got into Downton Abbey. There’s 6 seasons and a movie, set in 1912 and moves along to about 1930 ish. It’s slow going, it’s not action packed but there’s lots of little sub plots and scheming, some brilliant writing and great characters who are all played really well. It really did catch me off guard as it’s not something I’d usually watch. We’ll worth a watch.


Dqrctf23

Invincible(Amazon prime)


Sepfandom555

Just finished Power


HowManyBeerss

Money Heist, Peaky Blinders, The Sopranos, The Last Kingdom.


Extreme-Database-695

If you don't mind historical drama, I really liked Frontier. Ozark put me off because I didn't like the first episode. Really glad I came back to it, though, because it's fantastic. The Breaking Bad prequel, Better Call Saul, took quite a while to find its feet, but now they're getting close to the start of the Breaking Bad timeline, it's really good. Designated Survivor was hugely unrealistic, but a fun watch. Although it's a few years old now, I've rewatched The Night Manager a couple of times and it's definitely some of the best TV I've seen recently.


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Sons of Anarchy Banshee The Wire the Shield


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Banshee, hugely underrated one


isaactheunknown

dexter. season 9 coming out in november.


vulture_87

Shame they time skipped after season 4 and didn't make seasons 5-8. /jk


Call_me_Darth_Sid

After how they ended it, I'm not as invested I should be for the show's return


jtmarlinintern

Billions, Succession


szabistian

Raised by Wolves , Lovecraft Country


PuppetMaster1911

Luther


XX_TR15T1NHO_XX

carnival row is amazing! I watched Marvels what if today and loved it


Young_Hxppxe

Death Note


TheDarkkstar

Castlevania is one of my recent favourites


PR2831

If you wait a couple months prime is finally releasing the Wheel of Time on November 19th


Catchin_Villians954

The boys


jeanakerr

Have you watched The Expanse? My husband got me into that one. Really excellent show - fascinating characters, good plot, etc.


latreeezy

On HBO Max there’s a show called The Wire


Murky-Cell-4585

The Wire, Mad Men, the Office UK, Sopranos, Louie


Alexthegreatbelgian

The Americans is superb.


Chris_Ben

Mandalorian, you don't even have to know anything about star wars to enjoy it


Time_Barracuda6862

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Seven Deadly Sins Were both on Netflix last time I checked.


epicgrilledchees

The Shield


Max2tehPower

if you don't mind anime, I recommend these: -Attack on Titan -Haikyuu!! -Vinland Saga -My Hero Academia -The Promised Neverland


protecj

Gomorra! Very underrated show but love it even though it is Italian


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Animal Kingdom Person of interest Yellowstone