Comments on: The West Wing = Brilliant. What next?

By: joelpj

joelpj — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:29:28 +0000

wow! you’ve got a good memory to stop by and comment again!

glad you gave it a go. Well worth it. The themes stick with you for ages. I still think about drug and police issues through the lenses of The Wire.

Anna’s also been watching Everwood latey. Good drama for chicks http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318883/

By: davemiers

davemiers — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:23:24 +0000

okay for anyone subscribed to this old blog post…

after 18 months – we’ve just started ‘the wire’

almost finished season 1 – it’s gritty, raw and confronting… but well done.

oh and row has also watched all of “frasier” in the last 18 months (it’s 11 seasons!!). i’ve watched about a quarter of them :)

By: davemiers

davemiers — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:18:45 +0000

hey joel – i haven’t started it yet… life’s a bit hectic at the moment. hopefully in a month or two we’ll be able to borrow them and then watch them!!

thanks for the further recommendation.

By: joelpj

joelpj — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:51:38 +0000

Well dave i just finished The Wire – all 5 seasons!

All in all a great series. Season 1 and 2 were the best.

How u liking it?

By: Luciana Dilullo

Luciana Dilullo — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:34:01 +0000

Love watching heroes, it came from boring to a fine tv show now. During the first few episodes, I thought, its just an xmen copy. Now its really fun to watch, hope new episoded will be aired sooner.

By: davemiers

davemiers — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:52:55 +0000

true that.

By: kenny murfhy

kenny murfhy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:59:48 +0000

I have not watched this show regularly but The West Wing looks like a good show.

By: davemiers

davemiers — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:03:11 +0000

thanks for the update!
thanks also for the heads up.

By: joelpj

joelpj — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:00:46 +0000

up to episode 6 – i’m hooked!

watched it back and forth on the train this week. definitely a great show. good characters and a realistic slow paced plot.

few comments though – i haven’t had a chance to watch with anna yet – my guess is it will have too much language and drug themes for her to be interested.

just thought you’d like to know if its gunna be the next series you watch with rowe. will let you know if anna loves it

By: davemiers

davemiers — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:44:42 +0000

it was the clear winner on facebook and offline too.

let me know if it’s worth it!!!

peaceout

By: joelpj

joelpj — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:30:34 +0000

nice choice

i’ve just started watching The Wire from the suggestions above.

By: davemiers

davemiers — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:26:29 +0000

hey everyone. thanks for the suggestions!!
it would take a few years to watch everyone’s suggestions!!

we’ll probably go with the wire.

peaceout

By: Jeremiah Byrnes

Jeremiah Byrnes — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:06:09 +0000

Heroes season 1. Amazing.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:41:03 +0000

It’s already been said, but you’ll need to content yourself with something else for a while then hit WW up again after a rest.

30 Rock is a suitable distraction while you wait.

By: Mikey Lynch

Mikey Lynch — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Arrested Development: vomit.

By: geoffc

geoffc — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:24:50 +0000

arrested development – better than west wing :)

By: Izaac

Izaac — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:27:03 +0000

The closest in terms of all those aspects I’ve ever seen is a little known series called Freaks and Geeks. Only made 18 episodes, and I had to order it in from the US and unlock the region code (read: hack) my DVD but is brilliant dramedy.

By: davemiers

davemiers — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:14:19 +0000

mikey – thanks for the tip. i’ve heard of that one – but know nothing about it.

steve – you’re ripping me out of context! “i didn’t always love the politics.” key word – “always”. i actually like lots of it… and i’m sure the stuff i didn’t like, you don’t like either!!!
i agree it wouldn’t have been as good if republican pres.

i passed on your suggestion to row – she laughed… i’ll try and convince her.

joelpj – i spoke to them about it yesterday arvo!! it’s actually their 3rd time through cos they watched it on tv too!!

nathan – thanks for the tips. a few people have mentioned the wire over on fb too.

thanks guys.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:48:15 +0000

Arrested Development is the comedy equivalent of the West Wing. It has great production values and interesting characters. Some people put the Wire on a similar pedestal. I’ve watched season 1. I am not one of those people. Yet.

By: joelpj

joelpj — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:29:47 +0000

You can’t beat West Wing. Steve makes a good point. My folks just finished watching the series for the second time.

The closest long running interesting series we’ve watched lately is Bones. Good characters, cleaver plot.

Boston Legal is a close 3rd