TV Series so good you watched again

Following the “Bingeworthy” thread, it strikes me that there is a difference between simply bingeworthy excellence and something that compels you to watch the whole thing all over again twice or more.

Especially since watching a series all over again is quite a waste of time but we do it anyway. Also, just because something is excellent doesn’t mean it stands up to repeat viewing. Some things aren’t superb but their enjoyment hold up better on repeat viewing. For example, Ozark was outstanding but I doubt I’ll watch it again. Wheras Lost is sort of trash but I’ve seen it twice.

I’ll go first.

  • Lost x2
  • Fargo x2
  • Star Trek x6
  • Star Trek The Next Generation x2
  • Star Trek Enterprise x2
  • Moonlighting x3
  • Battlestar Galactica (reboot) x4
  • Breaking Bad x2
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel x2
  • Father Ted x4
  • Mad Men x2
  • Desperate Housewives (Mrs. FZ made me) x2
  • Dark x2
  • Hap and Leonard x2
  • King Of The Hill x2
3 Likes

Friends for me :grin:

  • Spiral
  • The Killing
  • The Bridge

(can you see the theme here…?)

5 Likes

The Good Place

2 Likes

Twin peaks
Breaking bad
Game of thrones
The killing (first series only)
Ripping Yarns
Faulty Towers
What we do in the shadows

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Add Breaking Bad to my list.

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Oh god how did I forget Twin Peaks? x3

2 Likes

True Detective (series 1)

2 Likes
  • Star Trek: TNG
  • The West Wing
  • Fawlty Towers
  • Blackadder
  • Father Ted

Other series I will happily watch episodes of if there’s nothing else on and know I’ll enjoy them:

  • Friends
  • Big Bang Theory
  • Modern Family
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Well done @Ebor, definitely “The West Wing”!
…but also:

•Morse
•Lewis
•Vera
•All the Gerry Anderson show😁
•ALL the Star Trek’s (especially DS-9 for Mrs QS)
•Babylon 5
•Hotel Babylon

WOW! This could be a lengthy job…:thinking:

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister,
Still as funny and relevant today with the clowns we have in Westminster

Also
Watching.
And
Brush Strokes

4 Likes

When things are on perma - repeat I will enjoy watching again and again.
Game of Thrones,
Friends.
Star Trek - all versions.

Some additional input with the Friends series…

Early = Phoebe the hottest.
Middle = Rachel the hottest.
Later = Monica the hottest.

Probably watched this umpteen times.

2 Likes

Sopranos
The Wire
Godfather
Carnivale
Twin Peaks

1 Like

Curb your enthusiasm
Detectorists
Mum
Holding on
Edge of Darkness
House of Cards

PS - Good to see King of the Hill mentioned by @feeling_zen. Great series along with Family Guy.

3 Likes

Some others for obvious reasons.

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Fawlty towers (many times)
Blackadder (all series - several times)
The good life (several times)
Darling buds of May (a couple of times)
Game of thrones - re-watched all previous just before watching the seventh series, and again just before watching the last. May watch again, though the lame ending rather spoils doing so.

As far as I recall at this moment that’s all. But there are some others I wouldn’t mind watching again though not sure how dated they’d feel: The Prisoner, also Not the Nine o’clock News (especially it’s telltale finale), maybe Monty Python - the last two with friends and a lot of alcohol!- maybe Dr Who with Tom Baker, and maybe David Tennant

I would take Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey any day…

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Alec Guinness)
Smiley’s People " "
Midsomer Murders (guilty pleasure)
Inspector Morse
Dad’s Army
I’ Claudius
Star Trek (NG)

2 Likes

Hear we go

porridge
man down
peaky blinders
whatever happened to the likely lads
the young ones
Blackadder

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Buffy twice
Angel twice
Twin peaks twice
Friends many times
Bit of a mixed bunch!