Sons is just compulsive viewing Abs. The 2nd season got a little silly for me, but from then on, you're in for one hell of a ride(excuse the pun) As K-Hod said, stick with BB it just gets better and better!.
I know what ya mean Abs! I was sat there waiting for it to get going and then.............It finished For me, t'was total pants!(Superb CGI though. Could have actually been shot in space, it was so realistic)
Don't know if it's been mentioned, but Gates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield is well worth a read. It's a novel about the Spartan stand against the Persians at Thermopylae. A classic of it's genre, almost had me in tears...well actually If you're into historical novels. Give it a go. You'll love it!