I used to watch two shows (Lost and 24) and need a new one. Any suggestions?

[Bleacher Creature]

Anyone in a similar situation? All suggestions are welcome, although I'm not into reality shows at all.

[RadiationTherapy]

1. I was in the exact position.

I counted on rewatching lost, but the finale undid the entire story line and I will never watch it again.

I don't watch anything now. I watch stand-up comedy on youtube.

[Bucky]

6. A shame. Actually seasons 1-3 still hold up pretty good even with the answers spoiled

You catch a lot of surprises and a very few continuity errors (like how the French party died).

[LostinVA]

9. How???

[RadiationTherapy]

22. How did LOST undo itself? By pretending the island was a character and not a metaphor.

By establishing cultures past, present, and future who were motivated to sacrifice nearly anything to 'protect' the island and then relegating the island to some meaningless, unexplained metaphor.

[Bucky]

24. You're just trying to pick a fight.

[RadiationTherapy]

28. I was responding to a question. It comes down to my perception of "good and bad" writing.

They got lazy, bought, or threatened.

[LostinVA]

26. We will have to agree to disagree on this

[RadiationTherapy]

27. Totally. I was so disappointed. I was immediately embarrassed of my enduring enthusiasm and faith.

[XemaSab]

32. I really liked the ending

Yeah, I would have done a few things slightly differently, but I haven't seen any other shows that managed to put together a narrative as well as LOST did.

[charlie and algernon]

2. I'm looking forward to Outlaw

It's a new show on NBC with Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice who leaves to practice private law. It looks like the latest attempt to get West Wing alums in a show together again. Hopefully this one fares better than Studio 60 did.

[elleng]

3. C-Span!!!!

:rofl:

:sarcasm:

[bikebloke]

4. BBC Survivors

I have only one episode left to go (damn shit hell!) There are only two series for a total of 12 episodes, but it's really good. It's based on a series from the 80's, which I'll watch sometime.

It has something of the premise of Lost, with a bunch of people thrown together after a virus kills off most of the population.

[Bucky]

5. Mad Men, Eureka

also Hill Street Blues on Hulu and the original Mission Impossible on DVD

[LostinVA]

7. Flashforward

[ThomasQED]

10. Unfortunately, it got canceled.

Thanks a lot, ABC.

[LostinVA]

13. WHAAAT

How did I miss that?!

:cry:

[Bucky]

16. I saw that it was going to be cancelled 9 months before it happened.

[ThomasQED]

19. oh

:spank:

[lutefisk]

8. Good "Lost" replacements are "Life on Mars" followed by "Ashes to Ashes"

Those are fantastic shows, imho.

"MI-5" (a.k.a. "Spooks") is a high quality show to fill the "24" void.

All three are BBC series, but between Netflix and other sources, they are accessible- and no commercials!

The only one coming back this year with new episodes is MI-5, but they are all excellent shows.

[VMI Dem]

11. Check out Walking Dead in October on AMC.

[ThomasQED]

12. Fringe, Dexter

You have a couple weeks to catch up on past seasons.

[Oceansaway]

14. The Good Wife on CBS (tuesday)...nt

[bigwillq]

15. Glee

and Criminal Minds are the two I mainly watch. Work second shift so I don't get to watch a lot of primetime shows, either on network or cable. But I enjoy those two. Glee is fluff fun and Criminal Minds scares the heck out of me. Good stories.

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. Find Twin Peaks

but ignore a portion of the second season (James).

[XemaSab]

34. As I've said before

James + Donna = Jack + Kate.

[tigereye]

18. I was just thinking I should check out Sons of Anarchy on FX - it gets great

reviews...

[XemaSab]

33. I really liked the first season

I haven't seen anything after that, but the story is well done.

[Initech]

20. Check out Breaking Bad, Dexter, and Sons Of Anarchy.

[TroglodyteScholar]

21. Breaking Bad definitely seconded...

But I don't know if it will necessarily appeal to fans of LOST or 24. Those shows are both inferior in every way.

[Initech]

31. Season 2 definitely has a LOST-esque feel to it.

Especially with the way each episode opens with a clue that leads up to the bizarre finale.

[JCMach1]

23. True Blood, Big Love, Dexter when it returns, ditto for the Spartacus series

Also, the Tudors if you haven't watched it yet... it ended this Summer.

Also Torchwood and Being Human...

[slay]

25. Breaking Bad, Dexter, Weeds, Fringe

are about the only current shows I watch. Fringe will probably be closest to Lost or 24.

If you want similar shows from the past try The Adventures of Brisco County Jr (by Lost co-runner Carlton Cuse), Odyssey 5 (only ran one season on showtime - by 24 writer Manny Coto), Alias (also by JJ Abrams), Battlestar Galactica (the recent one), or The Shield.

Also The Wire, The Sopranos, Carnivale, Rome, and Deadwood were all excellent. It's hard to find good shows on network tv these days - chances are better with cable - chans like F/X, AMC, TNT, or their pay chans like HBO and Showtime.

[chillspike]

29. The Daily Show

[darkstar]

30. Rubicon.

AMC.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tv-reviews/rubicon-tv-review-1004106807.story

[Kat45]

35. If you get Showtime, Dexter.

New season starts in a couple of weeks. Great show!

[AwakeAtLast]

36. "Rubicon" on AMC

Right before Mad Men - I DVR it and haven't watched all of them, but I plan to!

[Mojambo]

37. I love Rubicon, but it's a terrible recommendation for someone coming from ADHD shows like 24

and Lost.

Rubicon is brilliant, but it requires a very patient and engaged viewer. Unlike 24 and Lost.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

38. Battlestar Galactica, The Wire, Mad Men.

Also, check out "MI:5." It's like a British version of "24," but more cerebral and less action-packed.

[csziggy]

39. Covert Affairs - decent action, good plots but not overly complex

And the star is much prettier that Jack Bauer. I tried to watch Rubicon, but it is something that must be WATCHED, not left on in the background while doing something else.

A replacement for Lost might be Haven, though I am beginning to lose interest as it's Stephen King roots are beginning to annoy me.

I have no idea what is coming this fall on network TV. There could be some good shows, I just have not checked the lineups yet.

[realisticphish]

40. Archer

may not be your cup of tea, but it's astonishing that FX can produce a quality show. Yeah, it's a cartoon comedy, with plenty of absurb stuff, but it holds up very well. Unusual for a network to have a decent original show...

I don't watch much drama anymore (stopped watching NCIS). I want to check out Chuck, though, because I'm a big fan of Yvonne Strahovski

[HEyHEY]

41. You download? If so I reccomend Peep Show or Charlie Brooker's screenwipe

[proteus_lives]

42. Bones and Farscape.

Can't go wrong with those two.

Before I forget: Cold Case.

[Courtesy Flush]

43. Dexter, Six Feet Under, Oz nt

[Lindsey]

44. Dexter. Nurse Jackie, Weeds. Those are the ones I have

to watch. I've heard that the new show (which I don't think has aired yet) Event is supposed to be kind of LOST like but I don't know.

[valerief]

45. Tosh.O, and I like Hung, Entourage, Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara.

Sometimes Weeds and Mad Men but I don't always catch them.

Definitely, though, Tosh.O.

[Jean Louise Finch]

46. Friday Night Lights

It's great. Start with the first season. The coach's wife (Tami) is the best character on television.