Television series have an awful habit of captivating their
audiences and before you know it your life has been forgotten, you rarely leave
your house and instead of thinking about how your friends and family are doing
you are only thinking of your favourite characters.
The invention of Netflix
exasperated the situation beyond repair and now the number of box set addicts
has risen to the point of no return. Series provide us with the escape we need
from the real world to give ourselves time to regroup, contemplate and go on
our way once again.
Box set addiction becomes particularly
probable around this time of year as staying in becomes the norm. I too have
fallen victim to box set addiction on more than one occasion, here are some of
my favourite shows:
1. Friends: an absolute classic. Airing
first in 1994, this American sitcom revolves around the lives of six young
twenty-somethings living in New York. Spanning over a decade of their lives
this show paints a picture of what it is to go through your twenties and into
your thirties. Comedy, romance and serious undertones feature as the audience
becomes completely enthralled. A must watch from start to finish.
2. Grey's Anatomy: still going strong in
its twelfth season the show centres on the main character, Meredith Grey. Set
in a busy Seattle hospital this show has more drama than any other, Many of the
storylines are quite farfetched which makes it even more enticing as it really
is a break from reality. For many of the episodes you may want to have a box of
tissues close by. Starting this series from the very beginning as jumping in
the middle would be ill-advised, it would not make an iota of sense!
3. Orange is the New Black: set in
Litchfield Penitentiary and based on a true story, we follow Piper Chapman as
she serves time for drugs offences. With an almost all female cast this show
has a pretty strong theme of female power and love flowing through it. With
some pretty crazy storylines and even crazier main characters this Netflix
series with have you captivated and begging for more after the first episode!
4. The L Word: normally a series such as
this would only appear on niche lists for the LGBT community, which is a crying
shame. Based in LA this series is jam packed with drama. With brilliantly written
storylines and characters which are excellently developed. It allows you into
the lives and dramas of this tight knit LGBT group of people. Something which
normally isn't shown on primetime television. The highs and lows of their
personal and professional lives will have you hooked in no time! It is like Sex
and the City but with a twist!
5 Sex and the City: drama, sex, friendship
and comedy. What more could one want? Carrie Bradshaw is the main protagonist
in this New York based series. A struggling writer her and her three best
friends show us what it is to live and love in one of the most amazing cities
in the world. The show is also jam packed full of (sometimes questionable)
fashion and will make you feel like packing your bags and moving to New York in
the morning.
6. United States of Tara: taken off the
air in 2011 this show followed the lives of an ordinary suburban family living
with a mother suffering from multiple personality disorder. A really
interesting and often hilarious watch fans were devastated when it
disappeared from our screens after only three short seasons.
What are some of your favourites?
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