Television RedCafe's Favourite TV Shows (Round 2)

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Round 1 is complete. There were 338 different shows with votes and the magic number to make it to the group stages was a minimum of 7 votes. All those that have fallen are below:

Archer
6​
Cowboy BeBop (1998)
6​
Frasier
6​
Friday Night Lights
6​
Severance
6​
Sherlock
6​
The Inbetweeners
6​
The Thick of It
6​
Watchmen
6​
Black Sails
5​
BoJack Horseman
5​
Fawlty Towers
5​
Gamorra
5​
House
5​
Malcolm In The Middle
5​
Mindhunter
5​
Mr. Inbetween
5​
Narcos
5​
Oz
5​
Peaky Blinders
5​
Planet Earth
5​
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
5​
The Bear
5​
The IT Crowd
5​
A Team
4​
Attack On Titan
4​
Barry
4​
Bosch
4​
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
4​
Dexter
4​
Dr. Who
4​
Entourage
4​
Firefly
4​
Knight Rider
4​
Monty Python's Flying Circus
4​
Quantum Leap
4​
Six Feet Under
4​
Sons Of Anarchy
4​
The Boys
4​
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
4​
Veep
4​
West Wing
4​
Banshee
3​
Big Bang Theory
3​
Boardwalk Empire
3​
Cobra Kai
3​
Columbo
3​
Freaks and Geeks
3​
Haunting of Hill House
3​
King Of Queens
3​
Nathan For You
3​
Penny Dreadful
3​
Silicon Valley
3​
Star Trek (Original)
3​
The Larry Sanders Show
3​
The Mandalorian
3​
The Night Of
3​
The Pacific
3​
Trailer Park Boys
3​
Two And A Half Men
3​
Yes Minister
3​
Afterlife
2​
Alice In Borderland
2​
Atlanta
2​
Avatar: The Last Air Bender
2​
Babylon 5
2​
Beavis & Butt-Head
2​
Bottom
2​
Castlevania
2​
Chapelle's Show
2​
Cheers
2​
Criminal Minds
2​
Derry Girls
2​
Dragon Ball Z
2​
Family Guy
2​
Fleabag
2​
Full Metal Alchemist
2​
Generation Kill
2​
Godless
2​
Homeland
2​
House Of Cards (US)
2​
How I Met Your Mother
2​
Magnum P.I.
2​
Married With Children
2​
Miami Vice
2​
Monk
2​
Monkey
2​
Monkey Magic
2​
Neon Genesis Evangelion
2​
Outer Limits
2​
Red Dwarf
2​
Sharp Objects
2​
Stargate SG1
2​
Supernatural
2​
Taskmaster
2​
The Bureau
2​
The Good Place
2​
The Killing
2​
The Last Kingdom
2​
The League of Gentlemen
2​
The Witcher
2​
The Young Pope
2​
This Is Us
2​
Top Boy
2​
Top Gear
2​
1883
1​
1899
1​
12 Monkeys
1​
30 Rock
1​
7th Heaven
1​
Airwolf
1​
All creatures great and small
1​
Altered Carbon
1​
Ancient Aliens
1​
Andor
1​
Arcane
1​
Ashes To Ashes
1​
Babar
1​
Babylon Berlin
1​
Batman: The Animated Series
1​
Battle Of The Planets
1​
Baywatch
1​
Beastars
1​
Berserk
1​
Beverly Hills 90210
1​
Black Books
1​
Bleach
1​
Bluey
1​
Bob's Burgers
1​
Bored To Death
1​
Borgen
1​
Broadchurch
1​
Broen
1​
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1​
Californication
1​
Carnivale
1​
Castle
1​
Charlie Brooker's Wipe Series.
1​
Chuck
1​
Code Geass
1​
Coronation Street
1​
Coupling
1​
Cow and Chicken
1​
Cracker
1​
Crash Landing On You
1​
Derrek
1​
Dukes Of Hazard
1​
Eglimata
1​
Evil Dead
1​
Extras
1​
Farscape
1​
Fauda
1​
Flight of the concords
1​
Friday Night Dinner
1​
Gamesmaster
1​
Gilmore Girls
1​
Goblin
1​
Goodnight Sweetheart
1​
Grizzly Adams
1​
Haikyuu!!
1​
Hannibal
1​
House Of Cards (UK)
1​
Hunter X Hunter (1999 version)
1​
I May Destroy You
1​
Inspector Morse
1​
It's Okay Not To Be Okay
1​
Johnny Bravo
1​
Keeping Up Appearances
1​
Killing Eve
1​
Kingdom
1​
Life On Mars
1​
Lilyhammer
1​
Line Of Duty
1​
Lonesome Dove
1​
Louie
1​
Luther
1​
M*A*S*H
1​
Mahabharat
1​
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
1​
Malkolm
1​
Mare Of Easttown
1​
Marianne
1​
Martin
1​
McGuyver
1​
Melrose Place
1​
Millennium
1​
Modern Family
1​
Money Heist
1​
Mork & Mindy
1​
Morse
1​
Murder She Wrote
1​
N.C.I.S
1​
Naruto
1​
Naruto Shippuden
1​
Neighbours
1​
New Girl
1​
Normal People
1​
Norsemen
1​
Northern Exposure
1​
Nostromo
1​
Numbers
1​
One Foot In The Grave
1​
One Piece
1​
Patrick Melrose
1​
Police Squad
1​
Porridge
1​
Rain Dogs
1​
Raised By Wolves
1​
Reaper
1​
Ren & Stimpy
1​
Rick & Morty
1​
Rising Damp
1​
Salvation
1​
Schitt's Creek
1​
Shameless (UK)
1​
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone series)
1​
Silo
1​
Sisyphus: The Myth
1​
Snowdrop
1​
Southland
1​
Space: Above & Beyond
1​
Spitting Image
1​
Spongebob
1​
Star Wars: Clone Wars
1​
SteinsGate
1​
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
1​
Still Game
1​
Suits
1​
Survivor
1​
Sword Art Online
1​
Terriers
1​
Terror
1​
That 70's Show
1​
The 100
1​
The Adventure Game
1​
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
1​
The Adventures Of Pete & Pete
1​
The Bill
1​
The Blacklist
1​
The Boondocks
1​
The Crown
1​
The Detectorists
1​
The Deuce
1​
The Eric Andre Show
1​
The Exorcist
1​
The Fall Guy
1​
The Good Wife
1​
The Great
1​
The Incredible Hulk
1​
The Kids In The Hall
1​
The Kingdom
1​
The Last Dance
1​
The Life And Time Of Tim
1​
The Mitchell & Webb Look
1​
The New Statesman
1​
The O.C.
1​
The Outlaws
1​
The Practice
1​
The Prisoner
1​
The Queens Gambit
1​
The Saint
1​
The Six Billion Dollar Arm
1​
The Spoils Of Babylon
1​
The Terror
1​
The Twilight Zone
1​
The White Lotus
1​
The World At War
1​
The Young Ones
1​
Third Rock From the Sun
1​
Three's Company
1​
Tintin
1​
Tiswas
1​
TMWRNJ
1​
Too Old To Die Young
1​
Travellers
1​
Undercover
1​
Vampire Diaries
1​
Vikings
1​
What We Do In The Shadows
1​
White Collar
1​
Who's Line Is It Anyway? (UK)
1​
WKRP In Cincinnati
1​
Wonderfalls
1​
World on a Wire
1​
Yellowstone
1​
Squid Games
1​
Goosebumps
1​
Power
1​

Onto the group stages!

Group 1:
Dark
South Park
The Shield
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Americans

Group 2:
Parks & Recreation
Better Call Saul
The Wire
Chernobyl
X-Files

Here's how it will work:

Each group has 5 TV shows selected at random.

List your top 5 from each group (1st = 5 points, 2nd = 4 points, 3rd = 3 points, 4th = 2 points, 5th = 1 point).

You do not have to vote 5 shows. If you don't vote 5 shows, the scoring will be adjusted to reflect this. For example, if you only list 3 shows, the scoring will be (1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points, 3rd = 1 point).

The top 2 will automatically make the finals.

3rd place will go into the knockouts round as a top seed, starting with +5 points.

4th place will go into the knockouts round as a bottom seed starting with 0 points.

5th place will be eliminated.

The rounds are below (BOLDED IS THE CURRENT ROUND FOR THIS THREAD):

Round 1 - Free For All
Round 2 - Group Stage 1 & 2
Round 3 - Group Stage 3 & 4
Round 4 - Group Stage 5 & 6
Round 5 - Group Stage 7 & 8
Round 6 - Group Stage 9 & 10
Round 7 - Knockouts
Round 8 - The Finals

Each Monday, I will set up a new round for the contest and the voting closes at 11.59pm Friday (PLEASE stick to this, don't make me miss out on time with my children on the weekends :lol: ).

At the opening post of each round, I will put in the results from the previous round and start the voting of the current round.

In the event of a tie, I will first refer to how many picks they got in the first round then if still a tie, I will refer to their iMDB scores.

If you have voted, then want to change your vote, please quote your old post and write your new list and let me know by tagging me, otherwise I may miss your vote by accident.

Remember, I have 2 kids and a full time job so there may be times where I miss deadlines or post later than anticipated. Apologies in advance.

I hope this is fun and you guys enjoy it :D
 
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Group 1:
1. South Park
2. The Shield
3. Dark

Group 2:
1. Chernobyl
2. The Wire
3. X-Files

*only voted for the shows where I have at least seen a full season to not tamper the end results.
 
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Group 1 has 4 turds and group 2 has 5 bangers, we sure about rng?
 

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Group 1:
South Park
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Shield
Dark
The Americans

Group 2:
Better Call Saul
Chernobyl
X-Files
The Wire
Parks & Recreation

Had to base it off ones I've seen first.
 

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Group 1 has 4 turds and group 2 has 5 bangers, we sure about rng?
I did think this exact thing but have to keep it fair and impartial. But even with 5 amazing shows in group 2, there's still a chance that 4 of them will make the finals and only 2 from group 1 may make the finals.
 

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Group 1:
The Shield
South Park
The Americans
Dark
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Group 2:
The Wire
Better Call Saul
Chernobyl
X-Files
Parks & Recreation
 

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Group 1:
1. The Americans
2. The Shield
3. Dark
4. South Park
5. Star Trek

Group 2:
1. Parks & Recreation
2. Better Call Saul
3. Chernobyl
4. The Wire
5. X-Files
 
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Group 1:
  1. The Americans
  2. The Shield
  3. Dark
  4. South Park
  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Group 2:
  1. The Wire
  2. Better Call Saul
  3. Parks & Recreation
  4. Chernobyl
  5. X-Files
 

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Can I leave out ones I don’t like? fecking Star Trek :lol:



Group 1:
South Park
Dark



The Shield
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Americans

Group 2:
the Wire
Chernobyl
Parks & Recreation
X-Files
Better Call Saul
 

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Group 1:
South Park
The Shield
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Dark
The Americans

Group 2:
The Wire
Parks & Recreation
The X-Files
Chernobyl
Better Call Saul
 

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On the eliminated shows: I can't believe that Malcolm In The Middle, The IT Crowd and Mindhunter didn't make the top 50! Boooooo!

I can only vote for the shows that I have seen at least one season of so...

Group 1:
1. Dark
2. South Park

Group 2:
1. The Wire
2. Better Call Saul
3. Chernobyl

Group 2 is brutal but I expect these 3 to make it through anyways.
 

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Group 1:
South Park
Dark
The Shield
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
The Americans

Group 2:
The Wire
Chernobyl
The X-Files
Parks & Recreation
Better Call Saul (not seen)

If The Dutch national team were in this competition they would definitely have ended up in group 2.
 
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I havent watched even 5 shows in total from Group 1 & 2. How the feck is someone to rate them?
Just whatever you've seen enough of to make an informed list. See my first reply, I only voted from the shows I've seen at least a season of. These had plenty votes in the opening round so there should be a fair spread by the end.
 

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I havent watched even 5 shows in total from Group 1 & 2. How the feck is someone to rate them?
Do what everyone does on the internet. Read 2 lines on their Wikipedia page and form an aggressively worded opinion on them and defend it passionately against all comers.
 

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Group 1:
1. South Park
2. The Americans
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
4. The Shield
5. Dark

Group 2:
1. The Wire
2. X-Files
3. Chernobyl
4. Better Call Saul
5. Parks & Recreation
 

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Just whatever you've seen enough of to make an informed list. See my first reply, I only voted from the shows I've seen at least a season of. These had plenty votes in the opening round so there should be a fair spread by the end.
Cheers!

Do what everyone does on the internet. Read 2 lines on their Wikipedia page and form an aggressively worded opinion on them and defend it passionately against all comers.
If I wanted to do that I would participate in football drafts and eventually end up doing a Tuppet :lol:
 

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Fawlty Towers didn't make the cut? I don't think you should bother with the rest of this mess but whatever.

Group 1:
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation
2. The Shield
3. South Park
4. Dark
5. The Americans

Group 2:
1. The Wire
2. Parks & Recreation
3. X-Files
4. Better Call Saul
5. Chernobyl
 
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If I take some off my list does that mean they get 0?

Please say it does
 

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Group one

South Park
The Americans
Deep space nine
The Shield
Dark

Group two

Better Call Saul
The Wire
Chernobyl
Parks and rec
X-Files
 

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Frasier losing out is a damning indictment of this whole forum. You all should hang your heads in shame.
 

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Group 1:
South Park
Dark
The Shield
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Americans

Group 2:
The Wire
Better Call Saul
Chernobyl
Parks & Recreation
X-Files
 

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Randomizing the groups was a strange call. Should have been some kind of seeding system, even if it was rudimentary like RT score or even IMDB score. As it stands these look like very weak groups.
 

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Parks & Rec is amazing, very sad to see it in a tough group and also even bottom of some people's lists.
 

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Group 1:
Dark
South Park

Group 2:
The Wire
Parks & Recreation
Better Call Saul
Chernobyl

Not seen X-Files or three of the Group 1 shows.
 

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Group 1
The Shield
Dark
South Park
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Americans

Group 2
Chernobyl
Parks and Rec
Better Call Saul
The Wire
X-Files
 

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Going off show I've watched:

Group 1:
  1. The Shield
  2. South Park
Group 2:
  1. The Wire
  2. Better Call Saul
  3. Chernobyl
  4. X-Files
 

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Randomizing the groups was a strange call. Should have been some kind of seeding system, even if it was rudimentary like RT score or even IMDB score. As it stands these look like very weak groups.
It's been a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. In the gaming version of this a couple of years back, people wanted RNG/KO bits so it's not as predictable so I introduced that in last year's movies contest and again this year but I think people are starting to see that it's maybe not such a good idea. Think I will remove it for next year's music contest and see how that goes.

With that said, there's a chance 4 shows from one group can get through so all the best shows should in theory make the final.