Looking for a new show (Police drama or Scifi) (1 Viewer)

[Katherine_K]

So I've run out of shows that are out on DVD that I want to get, mostly I enjoy police dramas and science fiction.

In the catagoies here is what i have, and the ones with (*) I particularly liked. I've been a pretty intense collector and it's a little weird to not have anything left to watch besides the new releases that come out each month.

Police Dramas
The Closer
CSI (all flavors)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Law & Order (all flavors)*
MI-5*
NCIS
NYPD Blue
Profiler
The Shield

SciFi
Babylon 5*
Crusade
Battlestar Galactica (both versions)*
Earth 2
Farscape (it's what I'm buying now, I haven't watched any of it yet because I don't have volume 1.1 yet)
Firefly
The 4400*
Lone Gunmen*
Seaquest
Space Above and Beyond*
Stargate (all flavors)
Star Trek (all flavors)
V
X-Files*

 

[Walter Kittel]

Since you've listed NYPD Blue, how about Hill Street Blues?

For Science Fiction, you should really consider the original Outer Limits series, seasons 1 and 2 (early 1960's). IMHO the best SF show ever telecast. The FX might be a bit weak by today's standards but the writing was almost always top notch.

- Walter.

 

[John*D]

Scifi:

The Dead Zone
Jeremiah
Odyssey 5
Earth: Final Conflict
Quantum Leap
Sliders
Tru Calling
The Sentinel (also Police Drama)

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Also recommend Nowhere Man, not a police drama or SciFi, but really good!

 

[Josh_LaF]

Ehh, not really Sci-Fi in the traditional sense, but to some extent I highly recommend "The Pretender." Also, "Threshold" and "Invasion" are coming out soon, both shows that were cancelled way to soon, "Threshold" being my favorite of the two.

 

[Bob Hug]

As far as police shows, I just picked up season 1 of "Boomtown" as a blind buy and have mostly been impressed with it. There were only a half dozen shows produced for season 2 before NBC cancelled it and those second season episodes have not yet been released.

 

[ethanTo]

You might like Millennium, as you liked X-Files, and it is sort of a cross between sci-fi and police drama. It is pretty good, too.

 

[Lou Sytsma]

I'll second Dead Zone - excellent reworking of the King book - there are 4 seasons out

Nowhere Man - think Prisoner here

Under the police side, though while not a true pick:
Veronica Mars:Season 1, Kristen Bell is awesome as a high school Sherlock

 

[Ethan Riley]

Try "Surface" when it comes out; it was SciFi and a kind of Steven Spielberg pastiche. Very engaging show!

Also, have you sort of passed on the Buffyverse? I was always doubtful of its entertainment value, but I eventually got into it because of dvd...and loved it!

 

[Charles Ellis]

Why, Katherine! You mean you've never seen The Twilight Zone? And there's always Dragnet in both color and B/W incarnations, and you could try some British police drama like the Prime Suspect shows starring the wonderful Helen Mirren. With the upcoming release of its final season, you can get Starsky & Hutch. There are many PD collections of One Step Beyond episodes, and all of The Time Tunnel is out- hope this helps!!

 

[ElijahS]

I'd definitely recommend The Closer. Kyra Sedgwick's character, Brenda Leigh Johnson, is one of the best characters to come along in years.

 

[GuruAskew]

Another vote for "Millennium", especially since you have "The X-Files" and "The Lone Gunmen" on your list. You should definitely check it out.

 

[Jonny P]

I haven't watched it on DVD, but if you like "Law & Order" you'd absolutely LOVE "Homicide: Life on the Streets."

I'll second the person who mentioned "Boomtown" -- although I fear Season 2 (the few eps that aired) will probably never be released.

Dick Wolf (who created "Law & Order") also created a pretty okay update of "Dragnet" starring Ed O'Neill (the first season is on DVD).

I think you'd probably also like "Without a Trace."

The following are my personal faves in my collection:
"The Dead Zone"
"Veronica Mars"
"Magnum P.I."
"NCIS"
"24"
"Alias"

 

[Lew Crippen]

In addition to Walter’s suggestion of Hill Street Blues, I’d add HBO’s The Wire. If you liked Homicide, you’ll love The Wire.

 

[RogerH]

If you like cop shows Miami Vice is a must see (the series not that pile of crap movie with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx)

 

[TravisR]

Have you actually seen the movie? Call me crazy but I think that Michael Mann is alot stronger creatively today than he was back in the Don Johnson days.

 

[RogerH]

To me it just looks bad. I mean from what I've seen it just looks like a standard cop movie. Where the tv show was about being different esp. in the look of it.

 

[Jay Gregory]

The BBC show Life On Mars is sort of a cross between a police drama and Quantum Leap.

Series 1 is currently available in a nice R2 set -- commentaries on every episode and several making-of documentaries.

Presumably that set will be ported to R1 after the upcoming BBC America run. I think it premieres in late July.

 

[Katherine_K]

Thank you all, there are some great suggestions here, and I appreciate it!