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tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: davemchine
Date: February 17, 2013 09:58PM
So starting wednesday I'm on the couch for a week. I have my stack of reading material but I'm going to need some tv marathons to keep me occupied. I just got Farscape which I have not seen before, season 1. What else should I blast through?


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Re: tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: Zoidberg
Date: February 17, 2013 10:01PM
I'm in the beginnings of my annual M*A*S*H series run on DVD. Per an earlier thread, I'm going to be watching the full run of BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA as soon as my blu-ray set comes in from Amazon UK.

Also worth watching as a series run; DOC MARTIN which has five full seasons.

Are you streaming (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime) or buying/renting discs?


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Posted by: lafinfil
Date: February 17, 2013 10:03PM
Netflix has made all episodes of "House of Cards" available

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Re: tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: clay
Date: February 17, 2013 10:04PM
friday night lights
fringe
bsg
lost
six feet under
west wing
the wire
sherlock (the new bbc series)
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Re: tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: davester
Date: February 17, 2013 10:15PM
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
BSG (if you haven't seen the whole thing yet)
Twilight Zone


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Posted by: rgG
Date: February 17, 2013 10:20PM
Game of Thrones!




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Posted by: MikeF
Date: February 17, 2013 10:25PM
All the Star Treks. Lord of the Rings extended editions (all 3) will kill a day in itself...
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Posted by: cbelt3
Date: February 17, 2013 10:30PM
No medical shows.
No shows that will make you laugh a lot. (Ow !)

Good luck on your surgery !
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Posted by: dmann
Date: February 17, 2013 10:35PM
If you're not opposed to a British soap opera, my recommendation is Downton Abbey. The UK versions of Seasons 1 and 2 are free on Amazon Prime. The season 3 finale aired in the US tonight and I believe the entire season is available OnDemand.

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Posted by: Sam3
Date: February 17, 2013 10:48PM
I was just laid up and off of work due to knee surgery for the past couple of weeks and I can recommend the short-lived series "Firefly", followed by the movie "Serenity". It's a shame that Fox killed the series, wife and I found it quite entertaining.
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Posted by: $tevie
Date: February 17, 2013 10:57PM
Arrested Development


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Posted by: TL
Date: February 17, 2013 10:57PM
Big Bang Theory
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Posted by: TheCaber
Date: February 17, 2013 11:16PM
The X-Files (all 9 seasons + 2 movies: Fight The Future & I Want To Believe) and
The Lone Gunmen

Life On Mars

Gormenghast

The Beverly Hillbillies

Fawlty Towers

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Posted by: ztirffritz
Date: February 17, 2013 11:40PM
Firefly and Serenity. I just finished a mini-marathon of those myself.


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Re: tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: davemchine
Date: February 18, 2013 12:49AM
Several good ones in the list and I am queueing on netflix, amazon and hula right now. Can't seem to find the Lone Gunmen anywhere though.


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Posted by: Thrift Store Scott
Date: February 18, 2013 01:08AM
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cbelt3
No medical shows.
No shows that will make you laugh a lot. (Ow !)
Oops! The "no laughing a lot" rule kind of invalidates my initial suggestions:

My Name Is Earl (4 seasons)

Reno 911 (5+/- seasons, the first three are the best)

However, a far less humorous but equally enjoyable selection might be:

The Outer Limits (The Original Series)

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Good luck on your surgery !
Seconded. Here's to a speedy and full recovery!
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Posted by: Grateful11
Date: February 18, 2013 01:29AM
Game of Thongs


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Posted by: N-OS X-tasy!
Date: February 18, 2013 01:46AM
Manimal!


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Posted by: (vikm)
Date: February 18, 2013 02:16AM
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Netflix has made all episodes of "House of Cards" available

[movies.netflix.com]

Am halfway through this myself and it is excellent. I've always thought Spacey was great and this was perfect for him. Give it a shot if its available to you.
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Posted by: Forrest
Date: February 18, 2013 06:21AM
If you like Elementary, I think you'll like Sherlock (the new bbc series) - there are only a handful of shows now, but the lead characters share similar habits.
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Posted by: Blankity Blank
Date: February 18, 2013 06:24AM
Not sure of the availability, but a few themed mini marathons come to mind.

Cloak and dagger
Alias
MI-5 (Known as ("Spooks" in the UK)
24

Rue Britannia
Upstairs, Downstairs
Downton Abbey
Brideshead Revisited (The miniseries, not the movie)

If I Tell You, You'll Think I'm Crazy
Millennium
Momento (Movie)
The Prisoner
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Posted by: Rolando
Date: February 18, 2013 07:06AM
Agree with Millennium! That might be my favorite TV show, (excluding the third season!)


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Posted by: Fritz
Date: February 18, 2013 07:12AM
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Posted by: DP
Date: February 18, 2013 09:20AM
Firefly, if for nothing more than Morena Baccarin, Melinda Clarke, and Christina Hendricks...
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Posted by: davemchine
Date: February 18, 2013 10:22AM
Wow, ok I've got them stacked and racked and ready to go. Between Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon I was able to get most of the ones that caught my interest. Many shows in this list that I had not heard of before. Several that I have watched and forgotten about such as The Prisoner. I remember trying to watch the original series, with the big bouncing ball, and just couldn't do it. My dad loved it though. I couldn't find "If I Tell You, You'll Think I'm Crazy" anywhere though. Not even at imdb.

Thanks for the long list. I think I'm set for the duration! I've got today and most of tomorrow to get things in order around the house before the excitement begins. Have you ever wished you had a butler/assistant/whatever to help keep things rolling when you couldn't do it yourself? Missed market opportunity. Even a teenager could do it.


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Posted by: cbelt3
Date: February 18, 2013 10:26AM
dave... will you have anyone visit you ? Visiting nurse, something like that ? Being alone and in pain sucks really badly. Being alone and at risk for post-op complications sucks even worse.

Keep in touch at least here (and share your personal information with someone) so we can get you help if you need it !
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Posted by: A-Polly
Date: February 18, 2013 10:40AM
I second (or is it third or fourth) the extended editions of Lord of the Rings: won't make you laugh much, and will take up lots of your hours. And of course, revisiting all the Star Treks is never a bad idea.

Shows that haven't been suggested yet:

Dead Like Me for some black humor instead of "bust a gut" humor.

If you like cop shows (not a favorite of mine), the Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest would make for good marathon viewing, as there are interesting story arcs that sometimes span seasons. Warning: each story isn't wrapped neatly by the end of the episode, and not all crimes are solved! There are at least 6 or 7 seasons, but I'm not sure they are all available. It's very well done, with a much grittier, more realistic tone than most.
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Posted by: davemchine
Date: February 18, 2013 11:14AM
I am married and have two daughters and a dog and a mother living across the street and in-laws about a mile away. I suspect I will have more visitors than I can handle. Good thing my door has a deadbolt. I can fake being asleep. :-)

Loved Dead Like Me. Probably one of my all time favorite shows along with Wonderfalls [www.imdb.com]


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Posted by: freeradical
Date: February 18, 2013 11:25AM
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The Outer Limits (The Original Series)


I finally got ahold of disc one of season one from Netflix on Saturday.

It's one of those very long wait discs.
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Posted by: Blankity Blank
Date: February 18, 2013 11:55AM
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If you like cop shows (not a favorite of mine), the Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest would make for good marathon viewing, as there are interesting story arcs that sometimes span seasons. Warning: each story isn't wrapped neatly by the end of the episode, and not all crimes are solved! There are at least 6 or 7 seasons, but I'm not sure they are all available. It's very well done, with a much grittier, more realistic tone than most.
Nice suggestion.

And amazingly, Canadians manage to remain polite even while they're doing 'grim and gritty'. smiling smiley
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Posted by: colonel panic
Date: February 18, 2013 12:22PM
Any of AMC's original series would make for a good marathon:

Breaking Bad
The Walking Dead
Mad Men
The Killing
Hell on Wheels


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Posted by: rexs
Date: February 18, 2013 12:51PM
Taken the ten episode Steven Spielberg series.
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Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: February 18, 2013 04:06PM
Red Dwarf (likely some laughing)
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Star Wars The Clone Wars


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Posted by: onthedownlow
Date: February 18, 2013 05:15PM
Friday Night Lights


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Posted by: Thrift Store Scott
Date: February 18, 2013 06:33PM
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rexs
Taken the ten episode Steven Spielberg series.
Outstanding suggestion!
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Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: February 18, 2013 06:59PM
Some great suggestions, but I want to second Doc Martin.

This is a great series on several levels. Warm, charming, clever, and with typical British dry wit. It has a Local Hero feel to it.

And Sherlock (the BBC version, as Zoid mentioned). Very well done.

Fringe is very good, too. Bones is another really good show.





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Re: tv marathon suggestions
Posted by: davemchine
Date: February 18, 2013 09:23PM
Holy Crap, I may never leave my couch again! Awesome suggestions and may more additions to my queue.

Just got a call from surgeon (at 7:15pm?) with some minor details regarding surgery. A little later in the day than I thought on wednesday so I probably won't post all day wednesday. So you get a short break. Then comes the drugged posts.


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