Spec me a crime series

Rizo-UK · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:21

Lie to me is on S03E13 as it currently stands.

Detroit 187 is good also, along with Nikita and White Collar

tripitaka · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:45

Bill101 said:
If you can live with subtitles then, as has been mentioned, The Killing is brilliant It is on iplayer right now and the DVD box set will be out in April.
Spiral is another subtitled joy, this time it is in French and very gritty
Mad Men is not crime in any shape or form
Justified is OK

I second the recommendation for Spiral.

El_Watcher · 21 Mar 2011 at 17:01

Blue Bloods is pretty good.

IceBus · 21 Mar 2011 at 17:25

OK... seeing as I don't want to give any spoilers, this is probably the best way to give a flavour of Southland:

6thElement · 21 Mar 2011 at 18:11

I've been mentioning Southland on here since it first aired.

Another show I like at the moment is Justified and one I wish they'd carried on making was Brotherhood.

Thermo Nuclear Penguin · 22 Mar 2011 at 14:16

bakes0310 said:
So im gonna pick up the mentalist, but its only 2 seasons so far. That wont last me long, so i still need more. Ive made a list of series could you kind folks tell me if there awesome or not:
Mad men
Lie to me
Criminal Minds
Bones
Burn Notice
Fringe

Good choice with The Mentalist, it really is very good.
Of the ones you have listed there, I have seen all of Burn Notice, Fringe and Bones.

I would watch in this order..
The Mentalist,
Bones,
Fringe,
Burn Notice

8of9 · 22 Mar 2011 at 14:19

Southland +1
The Mentalist +1

scorza · 22 Mar 2011 at 15:14

Meridian said:
Currently the best crime series (and possibly the best series) is The Killing, a Danish 20-parter.

This would be the one I'd go for -heard so many good things about it. Shame it was only on BBC4 and I missed the start of it. Anyone know if they have plans to show it again from the start?

Ahleckz · 22 Mar 2011 at 15:29

Lie to Me, it's bloody fantastic.

Detroit_Waves · 22 Mar 2011 at 16:06

Not your usual crime serious, but id give Castle a go. I was dubious to start with, but love it right now.

Thermo Nuclear Penguin · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:22

Just to add another suggestion... Psych is an amazing series. Its a mix of crime and comedy making it excellent entertainment!

borich_planner · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:53

tom91x91 said:
the wire? nothing comes close.

Correct!

aaron333 · 22 Mar 2011 at 17:55

Blue Bloods.

Detroit_Waves · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:06

Thermo Nuclear Penguin said:
Just to add another suggestion... Psych is an amazing series. Its a mix of crime and comedy making it excellent entertainment!

By far, the most consistently funny show on TV!

Brumboy · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:20

Anyone know if The Wire is any good? It's got a rating of 9.7 on IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306414/.

I've downloaded all 5 seasons but wanted some opinons anyway!

MoratJG · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:47

As mentioned, Southland is very good.

However, I'd echo above, Spiral is absolutely cracking. I'd recommend it to anyone.

Sonea Fifer · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:52

Have you seen Human Target? I've just finished watching the first two series and thought they were really good.

As a bonus the second series also features the seriously sexy Janet Montgomery

explicit4u · 22 Mar 2011 at 18:59

Dexter
Chuck - Crime with a comedy spin
NCIS
NCIS Los Angeles
Criminal Minds
Burn Notice
The Mentalist
Archer - Cartoon, more comedy than crime though!
Fringe
The Wire

They're not all crime like CSI but some of them revolve around the same concept.

6thElement · 22 Mar 2011 at 19:19

aaron333 said:
Blue Bloods.

I see them filming that constantly. Magnum FƬW.

aaron333 · 22 Mar 2011 at 21:11

6thElement said:
I see them filming that constantly. Magnum FƬW.

That's quite cool! How did the USA take to it? It seems it's a bit hit and miss over here.