These Are The 5 Must-See TV Series On DVD

Does anyone actually watch TV anymore? If you’re one of the few who hasn’t switched over to getting all of your televised entertainment from TV series on DVD (instead of watching them directly on TV), here’s a list to finally convert you.

#5: The Sopranos.

Sure, it started way back in 1999 or so, and became such a pop-culture phenomenon that you might have just decided to ignore it for all these years, but in those 6 seasons, even though not every episode is a masterpiece, lies one of the best American popular entertainments ever produced.

#4: Brand New American Classic ‘Mad Men’.

Still going, but already down as a classic American show, which often reaches heights that only shows like The Sopranos managed to pull off. Not only is the recreation of the 1960s perfect, but watching this TV series on DVD lets you experience the period without having to wait a week for each great new episode.

#3: The Office (UK Version).

If you’ve seen and loved the American version, go back to this 2001 BBC series — much shorter at only 12 episodes plus a Christmas special — and see where it all began. The tone and acting are note-perfect.

#2: Larry David’s Hilarious Curb Your Enthusiasm.

If you were distraught way back when Seinfeld finally came to an end, there’s nothing like a little Curb Your Enthusiasm to put you back in the right frame of mind again. Larry David and his endless crankiness have made for 7 seasons of complete hilarity.

#1: Dickensian Drama The Wire.

Easily one of the best shows ever put to film, this is the epitome of a TV series on DVD that found a second life on the digital format. While it never received massive ratings while on HBO, the quality of the acting, writing, and direction is so uniformly high, and the story it tells is so stunning on every level, that this Baltimore-based series is truly the best TV you can watch on DVD.