Best NON AMERICAN TV Shows

a reply to: monkofmimir

I enjoy dark humor .. like Lexx!

a reply to: BuzzCory

Life on Mars is a good call.

I recently watched the first series of a show called 'Utopia' and really enjoyed it. It's British conspiracy thriller. I decided to give it a go as it has excellent ratings on IMDB.

a reply to: yorkshireman

I saw that on IMDB too! I will add that to my list.

Any good Aussie shows?

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

No idea about any Aussie shows I'm afraid, I'm in the UK.

I can also recommend a six part series called 'Happy Valley' starring Sarah Lancashire, its a British Police drama, also worth a watch.

Continuum from Canada (3 seasons, I think 2 are on Netflix but you can find the 3rd online)
Trailer Park Boys from Canada (actually has a cult following and several movies)
Original BBC version of House of Cards

ETA: A very good US show just finished its first season not to long ago. It's called "Turn" about the revolutionary war.

a reply to: yorkshireman

Thanks. Would you rate it better/worse/equal compared to say Luther.

originally posted by: AllSourceIntel
Continuum from Canada (3 seasons, I think 2 are on Netflix but you can find the 3rd online)
Trailer Park Boys from Canada (actually has a cult following and several movies)
Original BBC version of House of Cards

Love continuum. Was not aware it was Canadian even!

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

You shoud watch Real Humans. It is a Swedish show about AI, a robot revolution/uprising, human and robot relationships, and human and robot rights.

And for people who like comedy: check out Trailer Park Boys, it's hilarious - almost like live action South Park with crazy antics and well defined characters.


Edit: Just thought of another show you would probably enjoy: It is an American mini-series that aired on syfy channel years ago called The Lost Room. The Lost Room: Detective Joe Miller is searching for his daughter who has been trapped inside Room 10 of the Sunshine Motel on Route 66. Inside this mystical room were several seemingly ordinary objects: a pair of scissors, a comb, eyeglasses... but each gives to its possessor an extraordinary power! The objects are so powerful that mystical societies were formed to collect and control them.

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

Yeah, me too. Two things usually happen to shows I like. They sell out and go all "poppy mainstream" or they get cancelled. All the best sci-fi shows get cancelled!!! Very few go a long time, X-files is perhaps the best example of this.

A good U.S. sci-fi show I really liked was Dollhouse, it only went 2 seasons but had a ton of potential and was really interesting...you have to look in to it.

a reply to: Bleeeeep

as long as it's in English I am down!

originally posted by: Bleeeeep
a reply to: OccamsRazor04

You shoud watch Real Humans. It is a Swedish show about AI, a robot revolution/uprising, human and robot relationships, and human and robot rights.

I'll have to check that out

a reply to: AllSourceIntel

Yep, all the best shows tend to get canceled and piss me off. I remember when Stargate Universe was cancelled I was so mad, by far the best Stargate show.

ETA: FOX seems to be the worst offender of this.

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

Fully agree...on all counts.
I'm a big sci-fi fan.

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: yorkshireman

I saw that on IMDB too! I will add that to my list.

Any good Aussie shows?

Danger 5

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

You can find english subbed versions, and trust me, it's worth it. Also, check out The Lost Room... its a great lil miniseries.

originally posted by: Bleeeeep
a reply to: OccamsRazor04

You can find english subbed versions, and trust me, it's worth it. Also, check out The Lost Room... its a great lil miniseries.

+1 I loved that mini series.

Another series that I liked and got cancelled was The 4400.

originally posted by: OccamsRazor04

originally posted by: Bleeeeep
a reply to: OccamsRazor04

You can find english subbed versions, and trust me, it's worth it. Also, check out The Lost Room... its a great lil miniseries.

+1 I loved that mini series.

Another series that I liked and got cancelled was The 4400.

I haven't got the inkling to watch that one yet. I watched a mini series called The Company a few weeks ago about the CIA and KGB

a reply to: OccamsRazor04

Yeah, there was a lot that I liked about that show (The Lost Room). The idea for Warehouse 13 objects were probably ripped from it.

Another series that I liked and got cancelled was The 4400.

I'll have to check it out some time, thanks.

I love the comedy series Are You Being Served. They run it here occasionally on PBS. I'd like to get it on DVD if it's available.