Looking for a new show. Any suggestions?

[Shimmy]

Dexter? (Has the dark and edgy thing going on in a big way).

peepshow

I second those two.

Can I unrecommend "Chuck"? TV's most annoying character.

Person who knows best: "Chuck, you'll be fine as long as you don't do x"
Chuck: *does x almost immediately for no good reason, gets everyone in trouble, helps them a little in getting out of said trouble, apologizes profusely afterwards and is told it's okay -- he did great*

Once or twice is fine, but when it happens once or twice every single episode it starts to grate.

Yeah, I kind of liked the first season, but after that it got horrible. In addition to everything you said, I'd like to add that the plot twists are too overdone, they're quite random and you still can predict them all.

 

[Tallulah]

Can I unrecommend "Chuck"? TV's most annoying character.

Person who knows best: "Chuck, you'll be fine as long as you don't do x"
Chuck: *does x almost immediately for no good reason, gets everyone in trouble, helps them a little in getting out of said trouble, apologizes profusely afterwards and is told it's okay -- he did great*

Once or twice is fine, but when it happens once or twice every single episode it starts to grate.

Yeah. Predictability is why I don't watch House, too. I'm convinced they just have a template in the writer's room.

 

[MacGuffin]

Fringe is a good methadone replacement for Lost.

 

[Qlip]

If you don't mind going back a few years, Angel was quite good, and dark.

 

[Sparrow]

Here are some of my favorite shows

Walking Dead is Awesome!!!

[YOUTUBE="R1v0uFms68U"]Walking Dead Official Trailer[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="IOKO19BMPKk"]The Colony[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="-0gpBTMOh-k"]Breaking Bad - Promo[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="UlTnibQD-5I"]Heroes Trailer[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="Xip43vYpn9o"]Metalocalypse (2006 Trailer)[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="I9D4xcKpfkw"]Ugly Americans (2010) Trailer[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Sparrow]

One more

[YOUTUBE="uK1D9vGJePc"]True Blood Trailer[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Spamtar]

These shows are no longer runnning but they are fantastic and should be on DVD or Netflix

Sparticus: Blood and Sand and
Legend of the Seeker

Also "Archer" great if you have an appreciation for animation w fratboy humour

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

Can I unrecommend "Chuck"? TV's most annoying character.

I would like to cancel out JJJ's post with my own enthusiastic recommendation for Chuck! It's one of my favorite shows, right behind 30 Rock and Community. It has enough amiable charm for five shows, and enough to gloss over any minor plot issues. It's as realistic as any show about a guy who winds up recruited by the CIA because he has a supercomputer uploaded to his brain who works out of a secret spy lair in the basement of a Best Buy needs to be.

 

[strawberries]

i thought we were recommending dark/edgy shows that emphasise character development - not just any ol' stuff you like to watch in yer undies?

 

[highlander]

Monarch of the Glen

This is really good.

[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK8WSol88vc"]"1st episode?"[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSL9j02cZOE&NR=1"]"1st episode?"[/YOUTUBE]