# Recommend me some TV series to watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [November 3, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978 "2023-11-03T15:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cnidos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@cnidos](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/cnidos)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/1 "2023-11-03T15:58:09Z")
Ok it’s almost time to start structured training again and I need something to watch. However, I literally haven’t watched any TV series at all in the past ~20 years. Breaking Bad? No. The Office? no. Assume I’ve been in a coma or prison. I’m motivated to start catching up on cultural references I’ve been missing, so what’s good to watch while on the Trainer? ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/2 "2023-11-03T16:35:59Z")
Breaking Bad is the best starting point…still the greatest series ever, IMO. Follow that with: - Sopranos - Mad Men - Justified - The Americans That is my current Top 5 Series of all time. ---
**Author:** ![lyarbro42](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/lyarbro42/32/85729_2.png) [@lyarbro42](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/lyarbro42)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/3 "2023-11-03T16:36:32Z")
Long form, long story shows are the best. Want to spend more time on the trainer Breaking Bad will keep you there for sure. Working through the Sopranos this year myself. Peaky Blinders so far has the been best of all. ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/4 "2023-11-03T16:39:48Z")
> [@lyarbro42](#): > > Want to spend more time on the trainer Breaking Bad will keep you there for sure. Important point…treat these series as something you will only watch on the trainer. It keeps you very motivated to not only get on the trainer, but also stay on longer…“Sure, I have another episode in me…cue it up!” ---
**Author:** ![FrankTuna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/franktuna/32/135629_2.png) [@FrankTuna](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/FrankTuna)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/5 "2023-11-03T17:16:24Z")
Apple TV+ is well worth the $7/mo. If you like sci fi, Foundation and For All Mankind are great. Then there’s Ted Lasso for something lighter and really well done. ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/6 "2023-11-03T18:06:05Z")
Peaky Blinders Sopranos Game of Thrones Breaking Bad Deadwood ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/7 "2023-11-03T18:11:57Z")
My problem with Peaky Blinders is I need to have captions on 'cuz otherwise I can’t uunderstand a damn thing anyone is saying…and caption suck on the trainer. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/8 "2023-11-03T18:12:29Z")
🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Froman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Abe\_Froman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Abe_Froman)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/9 "2023-11-03T18:22:30Z")
Second Deadwood, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones. For sci fi I’d add The Expanse. ---
**Author:** ![Power13](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/power13/32/92171_2.png) [@Power13](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Power13)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/10 "2023-11-03T18:23:57Z")
Ah crap…I forgot to add _The Shield._ That show will keep you entertained on the trainer for the entire winter…7 seasons and 20+ episodes / season, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![EMyers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/emyers/32/7757_2.png) [@EMyers](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/EMyers)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/11 "2023-11-03T18:25:23Z")
Would add The Wire ---
**Author:** ![AJS914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@AJS914](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/AJS914)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/12 "2023-11-03T18:27:59Z")
> [@cnidos](#): > > However, I literally haven’t watched any TV series at all in the past ~20 years. Breaking Bad? Breaking Bad is great. After that you can move on to Better Call Saul. Since you’ve watching nothing, I’d just search for the highest rates shows on whatever platform you have access to and go from there. ---
**Author:** ![JASchumac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jaschumac/32/132199_2.png) [@JASchumac](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/JASchumac)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/13 "2023-11-03T18:31:51Z")
Narcos ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/14 "2023-11-03T18:35:05Z")
Good one! I should have definitely had it on my list. ---
**Author:** ![hubba](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/hubba/32/92153_2.png) [@hubba](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/hubba)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/15 "2023-11-03T18:36:05Z")
If you loved Breaking Bad you’re gonna love Better Call Saul too. ---
**Author:** ![Jolyzara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jolyzara/32/97333_2.png) [@Jolyzara](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Jolyzara)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/16 "2023-11-03T18:53:11Z")
Any recs for shows that aren’t so dark? I have hard time watching people murdered and dissolved in bath tubs while trying to do a workout on the trainer. 😆 On another note… Ted Lasso was a great great series and definitely worth watching. But watching it back I find it more sad than “light and funny” (which was my first impression). The last season kinda missed the mark IMO. ---
**Author:** ![natron5000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/natron5000/32/11596_2.png) [@natron5000](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/natron5000)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/17 "2023-11-03T19:22:17Z")
Random but: Yellowstone Walking Dead Weeds Dead to me Sons of Anarchy/Mayans Survivor Alone The Bear The Last of us Nurse Jackie House Witcher ---
**Author:** ![ChefAcB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/chefacb/32/144835_2.png) [@ChefAcB](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/ChefAcB)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/18 "2023-11-03T19:23:56Z")
Fall of the house of usher is pretty good, on Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![jdman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jdman/32/12908_2.png) [@jdman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jdman)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/19 "2023-11-03T19:37:12Z")
Game of Thrones certainly, The Shield is good, Spooks if you can get it - although that’s a bit niche for the UK, Justified, The West wing - although it needs watching carefully, House of Cards, Wire in the Blood and Cracker - again UK shows so may not be available in the US - Peaky Blinders is excellent as is Line of Duty …the list is endless! ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978/20 "2023-11-03T19:45:54Z")
For me, comedy gets repetitive and dry after a bit and the episodes are usually short, so it’s hard to binge 4 episodes b2b2b. The latest one I’ve watched was Barry. It was good. Russian Doll and Fleabag too. Not a comedy, but The Bear is excellent without being all about violence. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/recommend-me-some-tv-series-to-watch/87978.md?page=2)