Okay, I covered some of the Sci-Fi shows I like in the last post, but thats just one genre and there are many more out there. So how bout we cover some of the other shows I really have enjoyed (why do I ALWAYS type that word as enjoied?)
Band of Brothers: This is one of my favorite shows. I love history, especially World War 2 history. I have read countless books, both fiction and non-fiction, that cover the war. This show is great, its based of a book that I have not read (but plan too) so I can't actually speak on the quality of the adaption. However I can tell you that there are a few vets who I have spoken with who fought in Europe and told me "If you want to know what it was like, watch Band of Brothers or the opening to Saving Private Ryan."
Breaking Bad: While not my favorite show ever, its up there. I know it has won a lot of awards and that I just jumped on the bandwagon after the fact to see what everyone was talking about, but really it is simply that good. I love watching the fall from school teacher to drug cook.
Game of Thrones: Its not a TERRIBLE adaption of the books, it is missing quite a bit but thats always going to happen. So if its a bad adaption (but not terrible) why is it on this list? Because its EPIC. Its testament to just how great the book series is that so much can be left out while still creating an awesome TV series. Which do I like better? I'll wait until both are complete to decide on that.
The Walking Dead: When this first came out I had never heard of the comic. I used to read a lot of mainstream comics such as Batman and Spiderman. I had heard of Image but couldn't tell you any of their comics other than Spawn. My Guild Wars guild mates were watching it but I really wasn't that interested in it. They convinced me to give it a shot and I was blown away. Any time a show opens with a child being shot in the head you know its something thats not going to hold anything back. I think it was that opening scene which both shocked and hooked me to the series.
Dexter: I love the books. Apart from Season 1 they pretty much abandoned basing the show on the books, which in my opinion was a good call. Since Dexter was supposed to be such a prolific serial killer there was bound to be many more stories to tell and I think they did a pretty darn good job with them. Except the ending. The ending was TERRIBLE.
House (M.D.): One of my favorite shows ever. Hugh Laurie is hilarious and he brings just enough humor to the show that its not all gloom and doom. I honestly have not finished season 8, mostly because as long as I don't finish it theres still more House for me to watch and its not ended... Sad I know, but its been my favorite series for a long time.
Six Feet Under: I laughed when my mother watched this show. She wanted to be a mortician and I found it bizarre. It wasn't until about 7 months ago that I watched the series for myself. Its quite funny and well worth watching. I honestly just watched it because it had Dexter (or at least the actor who plays Dexter) in it.
There you have it, my top 7 TV series I have watched in the last year.
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