They were great seasons 1 & 2 were good as well to be fair.
Television Your Top 3 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time
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Why not just put Only way is Essex in their as well
Sunuvabitch I was going to do a thread on a tier list of tv shows
I'm choosing my 3 most recently watched series
House
Mad Men
Quantico Season 1 That should have just been made as a 3 part series. 2 & 3 were poor.
Quantico aside, I love deeply flawed characters hence House and Mad Men. i'd also say Sherlock to keep it consistent.
Breaking Bad also fits that perfectly.
House
Mad Men
Quantico Season 1 That should have just been made as a 3 part series. 2 & 3 were poor.
Quantico aside, I love deeply flawed characters hence House and Mad Men. i'd also say Sherlock to keep it consistent.
Breaking Bad also fits that perfectly.
1. South Park
2. The Wire
3. Star Trek - original series
2. The Wire
3. Star Trek - original series
The Sopranos, The Wire and Mad Men. Quality of writing that was unparalleled and probably won’t be seen again. The more streaming services, the more content produced, less risks are taken and talent is spread far too thin.
Lost
Suits
Friends
Come oooon
Suits
Friends
Come oooon
The Wire
Oz
Breaking Bad
Oz
Breaking Bad
Criminal Minds
Seinfeld
Frasier
Criminal Minds was probably the only show I've seen that kept it's standard up to a very high standard from start to finish for so many years without any signs of decline, jumping the shark, etc. 15 seasons of it and, despite losing key characters along the way, it replaced them well and kept its writing to the same very high standard throughout.
Seinfeld was unusual in that it started poorly but was allowed the time to find its footing and become one of the best sitcoms of all time.
Frasier was more typical, in that, like many shows, it started well but eventually lost its way with both its acting and writing. But those first 7 seasons or so are brilliant and a joy to watch.
Seinfeld
Frasier
Criminal Minds was probably the only show I've seen that kept it's standard up to a very high standard from start to finish for so many years without any signs of decline, jumping the shark, etc. 15 seasons of it and, despite losing key characters along the way, it replaced them well and kept its writing to the same very high standard throughout.
Seinfeld was unusual in that it started poorly but was allowed the time to find its footing and become one of the best sitcoms of all time.
Frasier was more typical, in that, like many shows, it started well but eventually lost its way with both its acting and writing. But those first 7 seasons or so are brilliant and a joy to watch.
The Sopranos
The Wire
Seinfeld
Honorable mentions: Better Call Saul, Justified, The Americans
The Wire
Seinfeld
Honorable mentions: Better Call Saul, Justified, The Americans
1. Breaking Bad
I've been struggling to get into The Wire and The Sopranos but Breaking Bad did it for me. Highest calibre combination of drama, stakes, action and character building I've seen on TV. Better Call Saul could be a contender as well if it sticks the landing.
2. Twin Peaks
In terms of quality it probably doesn't belong here due to inconsistency (and The Return was too weird for me) but it's a personal fave and I love the vibe and the weirdness of the first two seasons.
3. Watchmen
I was simply in awe of the sheer ambition and originality of this limited series. To take a beloved IP and take that many chances in terms of bringing it into a new time while maintaining such incredibly high quality. Really impressive stuff from Lindelof, this is the best limited series for me, ahead of both Fargo and True Detective season 1.
Honourable mentions: LOST, Succession, Mare of Easttown (best crime show since Twin Peaks for me, even better than True Detective season 1), Better Call Saul.
I've been struggling to get into The Wire and The Sopranos but Breaking Bad did it for me. Highest calibre combination of drama, stakes, action and character building I've seen on TV. Better Call Saul could be a contender as well if it sticks the landing.
2. Twin Peaks
In terms of quality it probably doesn't belong here due to inconsistency (and The Return was too weird for me) but it's a personal fave and I love the vibe and the weirdness of the first two seasons.
3. Watchmen
I was simply in awe of the sheer ambition and originality of this limited series. To take a beloved IP and take that many chances in terms of bringing it into a new time while maintaining such incredibly high quality. Really impressive stuff from Lindelof, this is the best limited series for me, ahead of both Fargo and True Detective season 1.
Honourable mentions: LOST, Succession, Mare of Easttown (best crime show since Twin Peaks for me, even better than True Detective season 1), Better Call Saul.
With both Succession and Better Call Saul still running, we have writing of a similar calibre right now. Mare of Easttown was brilliantly written too. There's plenty of great TV in the streaming era.
Oh ffs now I have to watch the wire again
The world has become an authoritarian place.
The Simpsons
Community
Game of Thrones
Community
Game of Thrones
Obviously everyone knows season 1 was the best, but the other two are pretty good too.
That I can agree with. Season 2 was panned, but I quite liked it.
I've got one of those iptv thingys lately and there's a 24hr The Wire channel, on an almost daily basis I drop in on a random episode and end up watching 3 on the bounce. It literally never gets old, the script and performances are perfection
There's a lot of great TV now, Mad Men, Sopranos, BB etc but The Wire is still the daddy
I'd add prison break season 1 as well as one of the best seasons of TV.
I've rewatched it on its on before.
The ending for season 3 was amazing, buildup a little boring though.
Mad Men & BoJack Horseman would be my top-2, I think.
I really struggle with the third one though, there are so many. Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, The Simpsons (obviously up until some point). Community, Peep Show, Boardwalk Empire, The Office (US), Fleabag... and so many more.
I’ll go with Twin Peaks, I guess, there was never anything like it before or since.
I really struggle with the third one though, there are so many. Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, The Simpsons (obviously up until some point). Community, Peep Show, Boardwalk Empire, The Office (US), Fleabag... and so many more.
I’ll go with Twin Peaks, I guess, there was never anything like it before or since.
1. Scrubs
2. Entourage
3. Family Guy
7th heaven right up there also.
2. Entourage
3. Family Guy
7th heaven right up there also.
- Deadwood
- It’s Always Sunny
- The Wire
1. Breaking Bad
2. Better Call Saul
3. Stranger Things
At the moment, anyway. Better Call Saul and Stranger Things have another season to come which could change their place in my list. Cobra Kai also runs them very close and has more seasons to come.
2. Better Call Saul
3. Stranger Things
At the moment, anyway. Better Call Saul and Stranger Things have another season to come which could change their place in my list. Cobra Kai also runs them very close and has more seasons to come.
Series
1. The Wire
2. The Killing
3. Breaking Bad
Honourable Mentions: Game of Thrones, Lost, Bloodline, Succession
Comedy
1. Blackadder Goes Forth
2. Friends
3. Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Honourable Mentions: Only Fools and Horses, Red Dwarf, Parks and Recs, Veep, Community, Seinfeld
1. The Wire
2. The Killing
3. Breaking Bad
Honourable Mentions: Game of Thrones, Lost, Bloodline, Succession
Comedy
1. Blackadder Goes Forth
2. Friends
3. Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Honourable Mentions: Only Fools and Horses, Red Dwarf, Parks and Recs, Veep, Community, Seinfeld
The Wire
Babylon Berlin
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Babylon Berlin
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Wire and Breaking Bad are easy top two. Not sure about the third.
We should have a list of Top 3 shows apart from The Wire, Sopranos and BB as those will be fairly common.
1. Star Trek (TNG)
2. Breaking Bad
3. The Wire
2. Breaking Bad
3. The Wire
In that case, the shield, GOT and I SOA but I know its not that popular in these parts.
1) Breaking Bad
2) The Sopranos
3) Arrested Development, although the netflix commisioned series werent as good.
2) The Sopranos
3) Arrested Development, although the netflix commisioned series werent as good.
Stargate: Atlantis
Firefly
Not sure
Firefly
Not sure
I was in the middle of watching Twin Peaks and then it went from Netflix. That was years ago. I agree it was brilliant.
The Wire, The Sopranos, Deadwood
Indeed. I Blame the bloody Romans. What did the Romans ever do for us...?
But, despite this trend of people being so easily willing to bend over to so-called authority, I am going to stick with my gut feeling and proudly proclaim my belief that "TV show" still means - a show that was aired on television.
Sounds good to me.
My gut feeling is, Firefly counts, Black Mirror counts, Band of Brothers doesn't.
Not really any logic, just gut feeling. But your reasoning of "was aired on television" is very outdated in the times of Netflix.
I’d strongly disagree on Mare of Easttown. Horrible writing. Anybody can throw a host of ridiculous red herrings on a page. Better Call Saul and Succession are very good, but they’re not at that level for me.
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny
Yes, of course streaming platforms are now a thing....yet I don't hold the opinion that, in a thread named 'Greatest TV Shows of All-Time', anything which specifically did not air on a TV station should not be allowed. That would be pretty ridiculous. Instead, I am simply saying that a show which DID air on TV, should be allowed in such a titled thread.My gut feeling is, Firefly counts, Black Mirror counts, Band of Brothers doesn't.
Not really any logic, just gut feeling. But your reasoning of "was aired on television" is very outdated in the times of Netflix.
Funny how things work...