10 BEST US BOX
SETS
You’ve got a free
weekend, an easily accessible blanket and a stash of junk food that
would last you through an apocalypse – so the logical next step is
picking a box set to watch. There are hundreds of amazing television
programmes that you can lose a weekend in and no need to guiltily
utter ‘just one more episode’ as you have already hit the Play
All button.
But where to start when we have taken so many shows to
heart, learnt their one liners, and now even tend to greet Ross &
Rachel, Carrie Mathison and Jack Bauer like old friends?
So to
celebrate the release of Homeland: The Complete Fourth Season on
Blu-ray and DVD on 15th June we take a look at the 10 best
US box sets for you to lose yourself and your weekend in.
Homeland:
Picking up from the
heart-stopping Season Three finale, the Complete Fourth Season sees
Carrie (Claire Danes) determined to the best agent possible and
assigned to Kabul on the trail of a Taliban Leader. Gripping action,
American politics, new threats and Rupert Friend – you could want
for nothing more in this series of the award winning Homeland.
Friends:
Ross, Rachel, Monica,
Chandler, Joey and Phoebe and 236 episodes of sitcom gold. Although
it’s only six people living in New York (with seemingly no 9-5
schedule nor rent to hold them back) Friends is bound to make you
laugh and bound to make you watch for hours on end.
Mad Men:
Jon Hamm, Christina
Hendricks and January Jones – need we say more? This show immerses
you in the 1960’s. Following the life and times of Don Draper
(Hamm) it is packed with dapper suits, stunning design and witty
characters that whip you into shape.
The Sopranos:
It has been eight years
since we said goodbye to this old-school criminal empire but the
phenomenal acting will never get old. Full of twists and turns the
dark drama follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), through personal
and professional problems all the way to classic TV Show status.
House of Cards:
It is Kevin Spacey
making politics powerful and enchanting; the acclaimed show watches
the rise of Francis Underwood (Spacey) through the political system
in Washington with vigour and vengeance in mind.
Buffy the Vampire
Slayer:
Before the modern
obsession with vampires like Edward and Bella, Buffy (Sarah Michelle
Gellar) carved the path with the darker side of vampirism. Over seven
series she grows into her vampire slaying role encountering classic
characters such as Angel; in essence it is an ex-cheerleader saving
the world and yet Joss Whedon made it so cool.
Breaking Bad:
Chemistry teacher
Walter White is diagnosed with cancer and given two years to live so
naturally he collaborates with a former student of his to create a
life of crime and drugs. You are one of a tiny minority if you missed
all the hype, buzz and excitement first time round.
Game of Thrones:
This
medieval fantasy drama has got viewers gorging on content so much so
that the writer of the original novels, George R. R. Martin, cannot
keep up. An all-star cast have taken up residence in Westeros with
enough battles, lies and debauchery to last anyone a lifetime.
24:
Ground breaking
television, 24 taught global audiences that you could tell a story in
a different manner. This real time series follows the seriously
likeable Jack Bauer as a counter terrorist agent saving himself and
his country from intricate plots and impending doom.
Orange is the New
Black:
It follows the
adventures of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), an upper-middle class
New Yorker who is sent to a women’s prison because of her colourful
past. The Netflix original is full to the brim with hilarity but also
heart-break as you are immersed in the world of Piper and her
inmates.
Forget
everything you know and prepare for a new threat as the perfect
Father’s Day gift; HOMELAND:
THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON comes
to Blu-ray and DVD on
15th June.
