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KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

Series you’ve ever watched and didn’t want it to end?

Doesn’t just have to be a show, could be a documentary series, movie saga perhaps?, just something you’ve always had fond memories of that’s stands above all the rest as No.1

single one off’s don’t count

tough one this, a lot to choose from especially when things Like mood and genres come into the picture

I’ll start hmmm putting aside genre, and mood

west wing - political drama aside amazing screenplay and writing, the continual buzz of multiple job threads intertwined and the management of day to day running from the perspective of people in the trenches sitting behind it all ...must admit spent the first season struggling with who’s who but after that just settled in and didn’t want it to end

even better second time around

so many though but this one always stood out to me

nadalama · Jun 4, 2020

I'll second The West Wing, and add the series of Harry Potter movies.

HP had become a holiday tradition for my family, so I was sad to see them end in more ways than one.

It tore my heart out to see the TV series Mash come to an end. What a great piece of work that was.

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

nadalama said:
I'll second The West Wing, and add the series of Harry Potter movies.

HP had become a holiday tradition for my family, so I was sad to see them end in more ways than one.

It tore my heart out to see the TV series Mash come to an end. What a great piece of work that was.

Oh yeah the Harry Potter movies were great watching them grow up through it as well ...second that

shawn.hoefer · Jun 4, 2020

Firefly
The Orville

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KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

shawn.hoefer said:
Firefly
The Orville

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firefly ...must admit only seen the follow on film ...this show has almost a cult following, why was it canned after one season?

shawn.hoefer · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
firefly ...must admit only seen the follow on film ...this show has almost a cult following, why was it canned after one season?

Politics. Joss Whedon had such hits with Buffy and Angel he got carte blanche permission to do the series he wanted... Firefly. The episodic series had it all... action, humor, sci-fi and western... and the cast had immediate chemistry... I'm remembering all the Star Trek series where every line of dialog felt stilted until the third season. Fox execs felt that this was too much power, though, and did everything they could to keep the ratings down until they could cancel it. There was a huge outcry from a very loyal, if at that time small fanbase, so the movie was made, but the series was never picked up.

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SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

Way too many to say just one honestly. Star Trek Discovery (still filming), Homeland, Lost in Space (latest)

shawn.hoefer · Jun 4, 2020

SteveS45 said:
Way too many to say just one honestly. Star Trek Discovery (still filming), Homeland, Lost in Space (latest)

I quite like the new Lost In Space... I just wish it followed the original a little closer...

Oh, Battlestar Galactica... the newer one. I understand another retelling is in the works, too.

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Smigo · Jun 4, 2020

Lost In Space. The original and the best.

Followed closely by Gilligans Island.

Bigrick · Jun 4, 2020

shawn.hoefer said:
Firefly
The Orville

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Firefly was definitely a great series. I have the box set and watch it ofter. Also LEXX is awesome. I was given the complete box set and man the first episodes hooked me. So corny at first but I became an addicted to it.

SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

Can't forget Ray Donovan or The Sopranos.

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

SteveS45 said:
Can't forget Ray Donovan or The Sopranos.

haven’t watched ray Donovan yet it’s on the list though

Sopranos - fantastic except the final series wrapping it up felt a off and rushed compared to the rest of it

game of thrones final season was the same.. tragic way to end such a fantastic series, loved it all the way up the the battle of winterfell, it needed another season really just too rushed after that

SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
haven’t watched ray Donovan yet it’s on the list though

Sopranos - fantastic except the final series wrapping it up felt a off and rushed compared to the rest of it

game of thrones final season was the same.. tragic way to end such a fantastic series, loved it all the way up the the battle of winterfell, it needed another season really just too rushed after that

Yes, I must agree with your analogies for sure~! I almost forgot Game Of Thrones~! Like I said Way Too Many.........

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

SteveS45 said:
Way too many to say just one honestly. Star Trek Discovery (still filming), Homeland, Lost in Space (latest)

love all the star treks ...next gen /voyager were both close as my other favourites, like Shawn said deffo takes them a season or so to settle in though

stargate was another series I loved It just lapped that up, Atlantis too should never have ended early at season 5 to make way for the crap that came after

the expanse is really good got right into that at the moment can’t wait for the next season

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

Orange is the new black and supernatural both up there for me as well

SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
love all the star treks ...next gen /voyager were both close as my other favourites, like Shawn said deffo takes them a season or so to settle in though

stargate was another series I loved It just lapped that up, Atlantis too should never have ended early at season 5 to make way for the crap that came after

the expanse is really good got right into that at the moment can’t wait for the next season

And Killjoys~! I forgot, I think I have a season to watch on one of the PC's or a NAS? Dark Matter is another.

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

SteveS45 said:
And Killjoys~! I forgot, I think I have a season to watch on one of the PC's or a NAS? Dark Matter is another.

Is dark matter the one they have time control in on Netflix atm? can’t remember if that has lip sync or not, Is it worth a watch?

speaking of which remember quantum leap?!

oh and stranger things, love that is like the goonies with a twist ...used to watch that all the time...when you used to arrange with friends to meet them somewhere...no phones to speak of just go out all day on an adventure and come back for supper haha

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

Smigo said:
Lost In Space. The original and the best.

Followed closely by Gilligans Island.

think I’ve only seen the movie but struggling to recall lost in space, not seen either series, other than the name sake what’s it about?

SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
Is dark matter the one they have time control in on Netflix atm?

I have no idea about Netflix because I don't use it.

SteveS45 · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
think I’ve only seen the movie but struggling to recall lost in space, not seen either series, other than the name sake what’s it about?

There is a Free TV site you can watch old shows on. I would have to check if I have a link to it on my Laptop because I used to use it to play it on the HDTV.

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

Is anyone liking the mandalorian with the child <baby yoda>? really like the change in tact for Star Wars nice to see it from the perspective of others just going about their stuff....rather than family struggles, let’s just have a fat galactic war to resolve it all

One thing I never got about Star Wars is why do they keep making the same planet destroyer Death Star type gun and leave a tiny ship size hole/shaft for missiles to get into leading straight to the reactor...someone needs to have a chat with the project design team on that.... bit of a lessons learnt oversight imo

shawn.hoefer · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
Is anyone liking the mandalorian with the child <baby yoda>? really like the change in tact for Star Wars nice to see it from the perspective of others just going about their stuff....rather than family struggles, let’s just have a fat galactic war to resolve it all

One thing I never got about Star Wars is why do they keep making the same planet destroyer Death Star type gun and leave a tiny ship size hole/shaft for missiles to get into leading straight to the reactor...someone needs to have a chat with the project design team on that.... bit of a lessons learnt oversight imo

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KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

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Creature0069 · Jun 4, 2020

Some good mentions in here already.

I was pretty hooked on Justified. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489428/

nadalama · Jun 4, 2020

Agree also with The Sopranos and Orange is the New Black.

CaFF · Jun 4, 2020

shawn.hoefer said:
Firefly
The Orville

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Damn, I was gonna say those two as well. Hmmm.
Ok..Supernatural...Dark Matter and Torchwood.

Hell, all the sci-fi...lol

Creature0069 · Jun 4, 2020

I forgot to add honorable mentions.

X-Files and House

CaFF · Jun 4, 2020

Creature0069 said:
I forgot to add honorable mentions.

X-Files and House

Agreed. X-Files did at least come back for a bit...we'll see...

gopher_byrd · Jun 4, 2020

I like crime dramas so...
Hill Street Blues
Criminal Minds
Blue Bloods (still going)
Perry Mason (a real oldie that my wife gets into)
Monk, more a comedy, but has some drama.

Mykreign · Jun 4, 2020

I'd have to say Lost was probably my favorite.

I've seen the Harry Potter movies a million times and like them even though they were butchered compared to the books.

Currently watching to the original Avatar and idk what I'm going to do with my life when it's over. 2 episodes left

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nadalama · Jun 4, 2020

Creature0069 said:
I forgot to add honorable mentions.

X-Files and House

Agree with these also, both great!

@gopher_byrd I loved Hill Street Blues when it was originally on, and NYPD Blue also. We still watch Monk when it's on those USA marathons.

dubya314 · Jun 4, 2020

All time favorite has to go down as Seinfeld. But didn't really care it ended as rewatching is so easy.

Not wanting to ever end, Ray Donovan for sure.

Honorable mention Blind Spot and Blacklist.

ajvapes · Jun 4, 2020

I also agree with most already mentioned and add Star Trek OG. It was way ahead of its time. More recently was Counterpart...bad time slots and short seasons killed it.

~Don~ · Jun 4, 2020

I really like BSG... Think I watched the series a few times

Generation Kill- 2008 limited series
Sherlock - Another Show I really enjoy
DareDevil- Just Dark enough
Californication- just lol
The end of the fucking world (This is honestly funny) hope there is a season 3- Saw this on Netflix, "Whahht"
Boardwalk Empire - Love this era
The Newsroom- First time I watched this, was hooked
The 4400 - yeah this ended to soon

There are others I liked a lot, many already mentioned

Wb80 · Jun 4, 2020

Mykreign said:
I'd have to say Lost was probably my favorite.

I've seen the Harry Potter movies a million times and like them even though they were butchered compared to the books.

Currently watching to the original Avatar and idk what I'm going to do with my life when it's over. 2 episodes left

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Lost is a fav in my home. My wife n i binge it atleast once a year. I think ive watched it 20 times now. Lol

bobnat · Jun 4, 2020

I think most series lose their drive way before they finally end. The one series that went three years at full throttle then abruptly ended was Deadwood. The movie they released last year wasn't very good at all.

Homeland is pretty damn intense and I just read they're coming out with another season.

I loved the Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street. Both were based on the same work from one reporter.

I'm re-watching Lost for the first time. It's been so long that I'm enjoying it and my 12 year old son thinks it's pretty good.

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

Best mini series I’ve seen of late was Chernobyl, absolutely first class the whole way through especially the way he explained it in the court room at the end ...if you haven’t seen it yet it’s definitely worth a watch

Love Band of brothers, and the Pacific just amazing wish they covered other theatres as well as part of the mini series

nadalama · Jun 4, 2020

More good ones! Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, Homicide: Life on the Street, Band of Brothers. Absolutely.

I've tried The Wire three times now and cannot make it all the way through the first episode.

When I watch Blacklist, though, I always think of James Spader when he was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Omg he was such a stunning young man. Seeing as how I'm the only woman who's posted in this thread so far, I'll understand if you all do not agree. :teehee:

KingPin! · Jun 4, 2020

tried the wire a couple of times as well and struggled past the first few episodes, just couldn’t get into it for some reason ...same thing happen with lost for me gave up after second season

dubya314 · Jun 4, 2020

nadalama said:
More good ones! Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, Homicide: Life on the Street, Band of Brothers. Absolutely.

I've tried The Wire three times now and cannot make it all the way through the first episode.

When I watch Blacklist, though, I always think of James Spader when he was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Omg he was such a stunning young man. Seeing as how I'm the only woman who's posted in this thread so far, I'll understand if you all do not agree.

I'll at least admit I find his acting stunning

nadalama · Jun 4, 2020

dubya314 said:
I'll at least admit I find his acting stunning

I can deal with that! :vino:

bobnat · Jun 4, 2020

nadalama said:
More good ones! Blacklist, Boardwalk Empire, Homicide: Life on the Street, Band of Brothers. Absolutely.

I've tried The Wire three times now and cannot make it all the way through the first episode.

When I watch Blacklist, though, I always think of James Spader when he was in Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Omg he was such a stunning young man. Seeing as how I'm the only woman who's posted in this thread so far, I'll understand if you all do not agree.

Yes, he was stunningly good looking. Spader was excellent in Boston Legal, along with William Shatner playing himself, lol.

bobnat · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
tried the wire a couple of times as well and struggled past the first few episodes, just couldn’t get into it for some reason ...same thing happen with lost for me gave up after second season

That's happened to me a few times as well. It's kind of like some books, some will stop you dead in the first chapter.

Nailz · Jun 4, 2020

Agents of Shield and Vikings I can watch for hours and hours.

Smigo · Jun 4, 2020

KingPin! said:
think I’ve only seen the movie but struggling to recall lost in space, not seen either series, other than the name sake what’s it about?

Pretty much....they are lost....and in space!

It was a fun show with light hearted episodes, a trouble maker Dr Smith who was a stowaway, a robot on tank like tracks that magically could navigate any terrain, a chimp dressed as a.....well chimp really with big pointy spock ears that went "bloop bloop"
Gilligans Island.....
"Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too,
A millionaire and his wife,
A movie star
The Professor and Mary Ann,*
Here on Gilligan's Isle."
Basically they survived for years on a island making everything from tables, chairs, huts and even their own theatre stage for performing on but didnt think at any time to fix the boat or make a new one using the same materials. Even though they had a professor!

Oh, and nobody swore! How weirds that!?

Rhianne · Jun 5, 2020

shawn.hoefer said:
Firefly
The Orville

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Firefly was a great series!!! We have the same taste in a lot of SFF shows, Sean.

Rhianne · Jun 5, 2020

Firefly, Galactica (love), and The Sopranos. Plus, Stranger Things. The Five, and Valhalla, on Netflix.

I’ve been watching a lot of films, not TV lately. My Netflix app was refusing to work, but I tried it last month and it works. Yay.

Rhianne · Jun 5, 2020

Would anyone be interested in a reading thread? I’ve been reading a lot during lockdown and I wonder what other people are reading.

KingPin! · Jun 5, 2020

Rhianne said:
Would anyone be interested in a reading thread? I’ve been reading a lot during lockdown and I wonder what other people are reading.

Horus Hersey series is good for any warhammer fans ..it’s Shared and written by a few different authors throughout the series (there’s a lot of books) total geek out fest for any Sci-fi buffs out there

if anyone is into steampunk/gothic 40k will be right up your street the lore is very immersive, the artwork alone is staggering

Horus himself

Carambrda · Jun 5, 2020

Band of Brothers (2001)
Chernobyl (2019)
Planet Earth II (2016)
Planet Earth (2006)

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