What's your favorite TV crime series?

Submitted by Cr7-Cr7Real t3_zyario in television

For me it's tie between: Breaking Bad (2008–2013)/ The Mentalist (2008–2015)

Although I also like: Bones (2005–2017), Elementary (2012–2019), Sherlock (2010–2017)

But my choice is Breaking Bad/ The Mentalist.

What's your choice?

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simplefilmreviews t1_j24rfvy wrote

  • True Detective Season 1

  • Fargo Season 1

  • Breaking Bad Series

Those two are a tier above all for my tastes

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austenjg t1_j24sgcp wrote

1 Breaking Bad

2 The Shield

3 Dexter

4 Sons of Anarchy

5 Ozark

And then a for a procedural crime series I would throw in Criminal Minds

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Zippity-Boo-Yah t1_j24tta7 wrote

The Wire.

Also, recently watched The Fall (Amazon Prime) and it was really good too

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cartooncritic69 t1_j24uhmc wrote

the best show ever is Law & Order.....the only one I watch

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sweetpeapickle t1_j24xzhe wrote

Really liking Annika. 3rd season of Vienna Blood is about start on PBS. And they just started showing Astrid late nights.

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amezeepop t1_j250o3y wrote

Broadchurch, a British crime series with David Tennant and Olivia Coleman.

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cd0025 t1_j251xh2 wrote

Breaking Bad

The Shield

The Wire

Fargo season 2

Justified

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Tampammm t1_j2521eu wrote

The Avengers

The Saint

Department S

Perry Mason/original

77 Sunset Strip

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UmpShow t1_j2573j0 wrote

The Wire is my favorite, close seconds are season 2 of Fargo, season 1 of True Detective, Better Call Saul, The Shield.

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HandLion t1_j257x1t wrote

Happy Valley, The Shield, Justified, The Sopranos

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jingleheimerschitt t1_j258emg wrote

Psych is my favorite by a long stretch.

Also love: Goliath, Bosch, Perry Mason, Veronica Mars, Troppo, Mare of Easttown

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ArchDucky t1_j25f43s wrote

Crime Series would be a crime procedural, like Law and Order, CSI or Monk. Breaking Bad isn't a crime series, its a drama about crime. There is a difference.

My favorite crime procedural would be Psych. My favorite drama about crime would be Breaking Bad.

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stamps1646 t1_j25q6on wrote

The Boys

The Shield

Dexter

Sopranos

Breaking Bad

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Edge80 t1_j25sptk wrote

Fringe

I’m all about the weird, sci fi crime investigations.

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sofewcharacters t1_j25sq3i wrote

Replying to PoppysPen (#1,155,741)

I read David Simon's book but the series was before my time. I am not sure if Baltimore is the same these days (I am not American) but it gave an amazing depiction of the futility of life in the projects.

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sofewcharacters t1_j25ta2j wrote

I'd probably rate The Shield and Oz on par with each other.

I haven't watched past the pilot of The Sopranos and I think it was one of those shows that ended up passing me by (I missed it). The Wire is the same but I have read Homocide: A Year on the Killing Streets.

I would rate the Italian mafia series Gomorrah as more interesting than The Sopranos, but it's a hard watch too. Like I said, I think that type of show is now past me.

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inkista t1_j25wzhf wrote

Right now? Happy Valley.

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sofewcharacters t1_j25ykmq wrote

Replying to Levonorgestrelfairy1 (#1,159,643)

SoA was Sutter's outlet after not being able to do some of the things he wanted to in The Shield. It actually really pissed me off that he finally got to write Dutch as a maniac because it falls into so many cliches of the outsider. Dutch was an excellent cop and whilst awkward, made A LOT of good take downs. He was a far better man than Vic Mackay.

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TheSaltyFawn t1_j267bji wrote

Season 1 of true detective will always be the top for me

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Goose0418 t1_j26g2z7 wrote

A couple crime themed shows that didn't get a chance:

Mind Hunter

Southland

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sofewcharacters t1_j26gf8b wrote

Replying to Levonorgestrelfairy1 (#1,160,529)

Yeah, it was gratuitous imo, pretentiously so. A mate of mine did finish it but he really struggled with it towards the end. It just seemed entirely unnecessary to go down that path.

The Shield was good because Shawn Ryan was there to temper his "enthusiasm" (shall we say) for the oversaturated violence. I mean, even his character (in only 2 episodes) was overly sick. Just unbelievably so.

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anasui1 t1_j26gkhc wrote

Line of Duty, Criminal UK

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Xbutts360 t1_j26tuns wrote

You need to define a crime show as being a show about solving crime or committing it. They’re two extremely different types of show.

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inkista t1_j27z60i wrote

Replying to AdrianW3 (#1,173,744)

No, it's not back on yet, and S3 begins airing new year's day on BBC One. In the USA, however, AMC+ has not yet announced a drop date for S3 (sigh).

I meant 'right now' as in I tend to change my mind every five minutes or so. :-)

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Joepancreas t1_j28icb4 wrote

The original Law & Order. A straight forward premise, 30 minutes of police investigation, 30 minutes of courtroom proceedings, and since they didn't delve into the characters backstories, you could watch any episode, any time, and not have to wonder where you were with all of their lives.

Not a masterpiece, but great comfort food.

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FallenFromNeptune t1_j28nrcd wrote

The Wire

The Night Of

This may be a stretch as “crime” but more recently Chernobyl.

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bast007 t1_j28ol7d wrote

Inspector Morse, Foyle's War, Endeavour, Broadchurch, Luther, A Touch of Frost, Shetland, River, Inspector Lewis, Midsomer Murders

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Fantastic_Land7833 t1_j29aod0 wrote

Breaking Bad, Or Honestly Lucifer 😂 also interviews with Serial Killers

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katy789 t1_j29hu3j wrote

Gomorrah

Sharp Objects

Gangs of London

The Missing

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