A good drama to watch with teenage son?

ampersand

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

Most of the teenagers I've known have been into Horror with scenes of extreme violence.I once borrowed some DVDS from my friends daughter and couldn't watch them as they were too violent for me. Someone was getting baked in an oven in a SAW film if I remember correctly.
I wouldn't be pushing rubbish like Jonathon Creek or Sherlock .
What about going to Blockbusters and getting the person to choose what they want. That's what I would do.

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gingin_2

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I wouldn't be pushing rubbish like Jonathon Creek or Sherlock or anyone irrespective of age or background.
What about going to Blockbusters and getting the person to choose what they want. That's what I would do.

Well, he likes "rubbish" like Sherlock, so the responses have been spot on.

Isn't the beauty of forums like these that we can share and get ideas from others? It's been insightful for me, I've got a list of about 8 that might work for us and 2 definites already bought from Amazon that I will watch either alone or with my husband. I would never have known had I not asked.

splishsplash

Suits is excellent - it's our favourite here atm. There's also Human Target, a new series of Murdoch Mysteries and Alphas is good too.

Tenyearstogo

My 14 year old son likes House, CriminalMinds, Sherlock etc and is now watching Greys Anatomy. I think it's pants but he's enjoying it.

Threebabes

Friday Night Lights
Alias
Prison Break
Walking Dead
Falling Skies
Jericho

We love the good wife, the wire and homeland.

Game of Thrones & Spartacus but not for a young teenager, very rude :-O.

My 17 year old likes Blue Bloods, Arrow, Primeval: New World.

Person_one

gingin wrote: »

Well, he likes "rubbish" like Sherlock, so the responses have been spot on.

Isn't the beauty of forums like these that we can share and get ideas from others? It's been insightful for me, I've got a list of about 8 that might work for us and 2 definites already bought from Amazon that I will watch either alone or with my husband. I would never have known had I not asked.

Ooh, what have you picked?

kelfen

Warehouse 13 -its a bit sci fi, a bit creepy, and a lot of fun
~NCIS and CSI are two more that spring to mind

ampersand

A courteous and gracious post, gingin.

Were you a francophile,[and even if you weren't!] I'd also long for you to see these:
La Gloire de Mon Père and Le Château de Ma Mère.
But I'd require everyone to see these.

Dark and gritty, superb, on i-player is Les Engrenages / Spiral, ex BBC4.

I mentioned Library, hoping your local one is a great resource. Cambridge Central is - we are lucky.

I'm not a Cumberbatch fan and didn't bother with Sherlock as the late Jeremy Brett is, for me, beyond betterment. Happy to have Spooks though.

'Isn't the beauty of forums like these that we can share and get ideas from others?' -exactly so. But some posters lack this empathy.

A plea for another? - Armadillo.

gingin_2

kelfen wrote: »

Warehouse 13 -its a bit sci fi, a bit creepy, and a lot of fun
~NCIS and CSI are two more that spring to mind

Is CSI violent or disturbing? I've never watched a second of it but have heard about it for years, it sounds like a good possibility.

gingin_2

ampersand wrote: »

A courteous and gracious post, gingin.

Were you a francophile,[and even if you weren't!] I'd also long for you to see these:
La Gloire de Mon Père and Le Château de Ma Mère.
But I'd require everyone to see these.

Dark and gritty, superb, on i-player is Les Engrenages / Spiral, ex BBC4.

I mentioned Library, hoping your local one is a great resource. Cambridge Central is - we are lucky.

I'm not a Cumberbatch fan and didn't bother with Sherlock as the late Jeremy Brett is, for me, beyond betterment. Happy to have Spooks though.

'Isn't the beauty of forums like these that we can share and get ideas from others?' -exactly so. But some posters lack this empathy.

A plea for another? - Armadillo.

Haha, my local one is a great resource - it's Cambridge central library!