{"id":5782,"date":"2016-05-17T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T10:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2016-05-17T10:04:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T10:04:51","slug":"5-us-tv-shows-to-binge-watch-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/05\/17\/5-us-tv-shows-to-binge-watch-next\/","title":{"rendered":"5 US TV shows to binge-watch next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all felt it: that empty hollow feeling after you\u2019ve finished a TV series, that huge hole in your schedule where tales of bikers, meth cooks and advertising execs used to reside.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, great TV shows are as common as air these days. There is always something new to watch. In fact, it\u2019s pretty daunting finding something new to watch in your pants for days on end.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why, starting this month, we\u2019re going to recommend 5 new TV shows for you to watch. We\u2019ll include new and classics shows, some of which you\u2019ll know and others you might know, from all genres. You\u2019re guaranteed to find something you\u2019ll love.<\/p>\n<p>Here are May\u2019s recommendations!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzXglr5bc3w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fear The Walking Dead<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The little brother of the global zombie mega-smash, <em>Fear The Walking Dead<\/em> is set before the adventures of Rick Grimes and co.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fear&#8230; <\/em>is set in Los Angeles and follows a family as society begins to collapse around them due to people beginning to munch on each other\u2019s brains.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s definitely more of a slow-burner than the main series, so it might not be your cup of tea if you only watch <em>TWD <\/em>for the occasional Daryl Dixon zombie slaughter fest. If you enjoy the tense human drama and you want to know just how zombies destroyed civilisation, though, you\u2019ll probably enjoy this.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/dickenskimfearthewal\/?&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=US_DVDs_1\">Buy Fear The Walking Dead on the musicMagpie Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lK_70f7PamE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Better Call Saul<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Saul Goodman was one of the best characters in <em>Breaking Bad<\/em>, so we were delighted when he got his own prequel spin-off series.<\/p>\n<p><em>Better Call Saul<\/em> follows Jimmy McGill, the man destined to become everyone\u2019s favourite criminal lawyer. As this point, though, Jimmy is a hard-working but slightly dodgy lawyer determined to get the top.<\/p>\n<p>Prequels don\u2019t usually work that well because you already know what\u2019s going to happen. But <em>Better Call Saul <\/em>does such a good job of charting Jimmy\u2019s heartbreaking journey to becoming Saul that it doesn\u2019t matter that you know the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just as compelling as <em>Breaking Bad<\/em>, albeit in a different way.<\/p>\n<p>The show also follows Mike Ehrmantraut, hitman and world\u2019s best grandpa, as he gets drawn into the criminal underworld of New Mexico. Other <em>Breaking Bad <\/em>characters crop up too, although we won\u2019t spoil the surprise for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>BCS <\/em>has received amazing reviews across the board and deserves to be as popular as the show that spawned it. You might enjoy it even if you haven\u2019t watched <em>Breaking Bad<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/better-call-saul\/?&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=US_DVDs_1\">Buy Better Call Saul on the musicMagpie Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29bSzbqZ3xE\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fringe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Created by J.J Abrams, who created <em>LOST <\/em>and directed some movie about space, <em>Fringe<\/em> is a science-fiction drama influenced by <em>The X-Files <\/em>and <em>The Twilight Zone<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows the Fringe division, who work with the FBI to investigate \u201d\u02dcfringe science\u2019 cases, like the possibility of robots taking over the world or parallel universes colliding. It\u2019s fairly heavy sci-fi, although not so heavy that it feels like a science lesson \u201d\u201c it\u2019s a lot more fun than that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fringe <\/em>follows a case of the week format, so imagine <em>CSI <\/em>with more complex scientific ideas and you aren\u2019t too far off. Later series begin to explore the mythology of the series, which is where things start to get really interesting\/weird.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be for everyone, but if you miss <em>LOST <\/em>and love shows like <em>The X-Files<\/em>, this\u2019ll be right up your street.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/fringe-season-1\/?&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=US_DVDs_1\">Buy Fringe on the musicMagpie Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x7dKgKu02zQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Shield<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Antiheroes are ten-a-penny on TV these days, and you probably have <em>The Shield <\/em>to thank for that.<\/p>\n<p>This crime drama follows the Strike Team, an anti-gang unit of the LAPD led by a Vic Mackey. They aren\u2019t conventional cops, however, using illegal and immoral techniques to secure results. Oh, and they profit from drug protection schemes and robbery too. Like we said: not conventional.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of 7 seasons, the Strike Team face threats from all sides; criminals who want them dead, police who want them imprisoned and&#8230;well, let\u2019s just say they aren\u2019t that popular. Throughout, though, Mackey remains one of the most gloriously immoral yet weirdly likable characters ever created.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of <em>The Wire <\/em>and <em>The Sopranos <\/em>will love this, as will fans of <em>Sons of Anarchy; SOA <\/em>creator Kurt Sutter got his big break writing episodes for <em>The Shield. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/the-shield-season-1-dvd-2002\/?&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=US_DVDs_1\">Buy The Shield on the musicMagpie Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nc_gkRXQQWc\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Deadwood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Widely considered to be one of the best American TV shows ever made, <em>Deadwood <\/em>is an ultra-violent, ultra-sweary Western that follows the residents of a small camp that grows into a town.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, they shoot, kill, swear and are generally horrible to each other. At the centre of it all is Ian McShane\u2019s Al Swearengen, an appropriately named saloon owner who may just be the greatest TV character ever.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, <em>Deadwood <\/em>was cancelled after just 3 seasons. However, two follow-up films to conclude the show once and all are currently in the works. Get watching now and you should be ready for them!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/deadwood-complete-hbo-season-1-2004\/?&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=US_DVDs_1\">Buy Deadwood on the musicMagpie Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can find 100s more <a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/category\/film-and-tv\/?filter=collections:best-american-tv-boxsets\">fantastic US boxsets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/film-tv\">TV DVDs<\/a> at amazing prices on the musicMagpie Store. 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There is always something new to watch. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[1632,1619],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5784,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5782\/revisions\/5784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}