mcsluggo Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 this is spinning out of the Game of Thrones thread (to avoid derailing it) without putting much thought into it... my top 5 are probably (in no order) Breaking Bad GOT Wire Sopranos with either Seinfeld, The IT Crowd or Arrested Development (before the Netflix reboot) rounding out the last spot. honorable mentions for me: i have a soft spot for all the old-man-targeted BBC crime/comedy/dramas... Foyles War, Poirot, Death in Paradise...etc...and Sherlock (but it has kinda gone down hill, rather than getting better).... also.... in a similar vein Rockford Files and Wallander (the swedish version, not the Kenneth Branaugh version), I'm positive that there is a series or 3 that i am forgetting entirely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1.)MASH 2.)GOT 3.)Babylon 5 4.)Cheers 5.)Law & Order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Y'all will laugh and make fun. But here goes: from childhood: Voltron from young adult: Buffy the Vampire Slayer from early 00's: The West wing For total shock value: 24 from now: Game of Theones 1 minute ago, BRAVEONAWARPATH said: 1.)MASH 2.)GOT 3.)Babylon 5 4.)Cheers 5.)Law & Order Too young for MASH. Only really caught the end of Cheers. i have an honorable mention for Family Ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 No particular order- Lost Westworld Cheers MASH West Wing Hon mention to ER. Too new to mention- How To Get Away with Murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Man, there's alot of shows. Narrowing it to 5? Hmmm. 1. Bewitched 2. Star Trek: TOS 3. Star Trek: TNG 4. Doctor Who - Classic and NuWho- both the male & upcoming female eras 5. Alias Honorable mention to Cheers, Night Court and Magnum P.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Game of Thrones Sopranos (though I only liked the odd numbered seasons. S2 was boring and S4 flat out sucked) Lost Star Trek TNG Dexter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHog Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 No order: Curb Your Enthusiasm GoT Eastbound & Down Archer Adventure Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1.)MASH 2.)GOT 3.)Lost 4.)Walking Dead 5.)Gunsmoke Breaking Bad and Dexter might make top 10. never seen the Wire or Sopranos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Honorable mention for Homeland -once they killed off that annoying Brody character the show took off, and for a forgotten sci-fi show The 4400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I really liked alot of the Sopranos. And I really hated alot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Kilmer17 said: I really liked alot of the Sopranos. And I really hated alot of it. Season four was SO Terrible! And they spent too much time with the Brokeback Mtn bit for the half season 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1. The Wire 2. Breaking Bad 3. The Shield 4. Married with Children 5. Sopranos Game of Thrones will likely be on the list, depending on how it ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Star Trek. (TOS). Hill Street Blues. MASH (Glad to see others noting that one, too.) 60 Minutes. All In the Family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Pablo Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1. The Simpsons 2. Arrested Development 3. The X-Files 4. Twin Peaks 5. Sesame Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 In no order: Golden Girls Dave Chappelle Show X-Files Futurama Metalocalypse Honorable Mention: Wonder Showzen, Simpsons, Star Trek TOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1. 24 2. Dawson's Creek (I'm serious) 3. Probably Soprano's 4. All in the Family 5. Seinfeld Hey, I like what I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 That's a tough one, mostly due to recency bias, cuz most old shows I loved at the time don't hold up. But giving it a try, in no particular order: 24 Simpsons The Shield Seinfeld Homeland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Dallas The Cosby Show Good Times The Jeffersons The Dukes of Hazzard. NYPD Blue I decided that cartoons are a seperate category. Honorable mention: Sanford and Son Little House on the Prairie Different Strokes Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm going to write out something substantive for once, with some standout episodes for each. The Simpsons (seasons 1-9) The greatest animated series of all time and one of the most influential on my own path as an individual. I may never have become a writer if not for this (at one point) doggedly rebellious, winking and socially conscious juggernaut. It's a shame what's happened to it, but that's the nature of network television. People come and go, new cooks enter the kitchen and the flavor changes. Recommended episodes: Homer the Heretic, Last Exit to Springfield, Rosebud, You Only Move Twice Breaking Bad Prestige dramas get too much love nowadays, relative to everything else out there and relative to what has come before, but this show is the one exception I'll make for the sake of this list. Its arc is tragic in the classic Shakespearean sense, its action is breathtaking, its direction is groundbreaking. Just incredible stuff and it holds up to repeat viewings. Walter White is one of the best, most dynamic characters of all time. Recommended episodes: Half Measures, Full Measure, Salud, Ozymandias Twin Peaks (1990-1991 and 2017-present) It's not a particularly traditional television drama: the storytelling is bizarre, the acting and writing is stilted, and its haunting imagery is mostly the result of cheap practical effects. That's what I love about it. Time and time again, and even in 2017, this show has done things with the medium of television that I never thought were possible and for that reason it holds a spot on this list. Recommended episodes: Northwest Passage, Lonely Souls, Beyond Life and Death, Part 8 BoJack Horseman Probably the best show on television today. The writing and continuity is absolutely peerless and each detail has the potential to build to something unexpected, heartbreaking or wonderful. It's a potent example of the modern anti-hero, but given color and humor. Every season of BJH leaves me feeling hollow and lost by the time it's over, but the journey to get there is so full of laughs that it balances out the existential horror. Recommended episodes: Downer Ending, Escape From L.A., Fish Out of Water, That's Too Much Man! Seinfeld This is possibly the most quotable show of all time and so many of its episodes wound up permanent fixtures of popular culture. And for good reason; the lovable, hilarious sociopaths of Seinfeld had their fingers on the pulse of America and weren't afraid to laugh about subjects that other network comedies wouldn't cover. A prime example of circular writing and the classic brick joke, it's a joy to watch the old episodes and see how it all comes together. Recommended episodes: The Contest, The Marine Biologist, The Opposite, The Soup Nazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pick6 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Breaking Bad Oz Seinfeld Game of Thrones Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm going to do seperate categories for drama and comedy because you can't really compare the two. Dramas: Game of Thrones Breaking Bad Lost 24 The Sopranos Comedy: The Office Arrested Development Seinfeld 30 Rock Scrubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Game of Thrones Roseanne Married...with Children The Avengers Laverne and Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 No particular order: Dave Chappelle Show Angie Tribeca Robot Chicken Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Honorable mention to Looney Tunes, which technically isn't a series, its a damn near dynasty close to my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I dont think it's fair to put comedies mixed in with drama. hmm Drama (in no order) Game of Thrones Mad Men ^^^^^in a class by themselves Breaking Bad The Wonder Years Twilight Zone (original) (have not seen The Wire or the Sopranos yet) Comedy/Sitcoms Seinfeld South Park The Office Parks & Rec Andy Griffith Curb Your Enthusiasm I really hate police and hospital related dramas. They're just so played out and they all the same good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Also gotta give a shoutout to Vice, they are doing the damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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