Wanting to Watch TV Shows...

FRINGE is fun. Basically, spooky SF hijinks along the lines of X Files.

I second Fringe, and if you liked Buffy, you may well like Supernatural as well.

My husband and I have watched and enjoyed all of those shows.

A couple of months ago, we started watching Supernatural, and we love it. It's about two brothers who hunt vampires, ghosts, demons and other creatures. It's funny, scary, sometimes serious - very reminiscent of Buffy.

I really like Continuum, which I think is available on Netflix. At least I really liked the first two seasons of it. It's SciFi rather than fantasy, but I enjoy the strong female lead characters and the interplay of past/future/present.

If you liked Buffy, Joss Whedon also did Firefly (space cowboys), Dollhouse (mind-manipulation drama), and Agents of SHIELD (Avengers movies spinoff). Thirding Supernatural as well.

If you never watched The X-Files, do it. At least through Season 5. (Things start falling apart after that, though there are a few decent ones hidden in the muck...)

And if you like sci-fi, try Babylon 5 and Farscape. (Both take a little while to hit their stride, but in their prime they were about the best the genre had to offer.)

Another vote for Fringe. (Also my nephew was in an episode.)

Hannibal (gory drama mindscrew)

Orange is the New Black (female woman's prison comedy/drama)

Archer (Animated spy comedy. Kind of raunchy but hilarious. And the characters grow and change which is uncommon for animation sometimes.)

ETA: FARSCAPE! Yes, another vote for Farscape. I'm watching it right now. Like Brightdreamer said, it takes a while to get going but season 3 is amazing.

Oh, if you don't mind sometimes-blunt takes on social issues, there was a series called Any Day Now (dunno if it's on Netflix or not) - a white woman and a black woman in Birmingham rekindle a friendship that had been on hold since their early teens. Some very memorable moments in that one, tackling subjects I haven't seen many series brave enough to tackle (the "n-word" issue, the Holocaust and its parallels in the historic treatment of Native Americans, etc.) Also some dark stuff with the KKK and racism.

Don't forget the wonderful resource that is your local library system, if Netflix fails you.

Firefly, Twilight Zone, and Batman: The Animated Series.

I go along with most of the above and here's some more:

The Walking Dead: I know what you're thinking but see the first episode and you'll be hooked. Warning: it's a tad visceral.

Falling Skies: Aliens attack Earth and small bands of human fight back. Great show.

Breaking Bad: A hugely popular show about a high school teacher, diagnosed with cancer, who becomes a drug producer. Fabulous show.

Fargo: A relatively new show about a hit man (Billy Bob Thornton) who arrives in a small Minnesota and chaos ensues. Only ten episodes but each one will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Battlestar Galactica (the new one): Adult S/F with many a twist and turn. A real treat.

That's all I've got for now but it should keep you and yours out of mischief.

I vote for Hannibal too. Unfortunately I never got the chance to watch the second season. Would it be on DVD or On Demand? I don't know. I have to look. But every time I think about it, I want to watch it but I never do. I did the same thing with Grimm too. And that one was awesome too. You might like that Miss S, if you liked Buffy. Not sure if it was mentioned.