Television RedCafe's Favourite TV Shows (Round 4)

[Dirty Schwein]

If you didn't watch Lost at the time it was released you just wouldn't get it.

I still remember end of season 1 when they found Desmond (brother) bunker and I was so fecking excited for season 2. Also remember being terrified of the black smoke. And then watching the crazy hut scene (can't remember which season) frame by frame to find a glimpse of Jacob etc... So many great memories.

But it did become a convoluted mess. There was a season (during the writer's strike I think) when it was split into two halves and my cousin watched the two halves in the wrong order and it still made sense to him

 

[glazed]

Group 5:
Battlestar Gallactica
Twin Peaks

Group 6:
Breaking Bad
The Expanse

 

[glazed]

Battlestar Gallactica

*Galactica

 

[Dirty Schwein]

*Galactica

Fixed.

 

[Solius]

Yeah but now we're talking 10-15 series, 300+ episodes, of putrid slop. 15m avg viewers in 2001 to 1.5m in 2023.

Yeah but a lot of people's votes have been for like one good season of a show. See True Detective, Prison Break, etc..

At least The Simpsons had about 9 or 10 good seasons before it lost it. It's iconic and people still reference so much from it to this day.

 

[Solius]

If you didn't watch Lost at the time it was released you just wouldn't get it.

I'm trying to convince my partner to watch it with me but I'm worried it won't have aged as well as I hope

 

[altodevil]

I'm trying to convince my partner to watch it with me but I'm worried it won't have aged as well as I hope

1-2 are still class. 3 too if you ignore the tattoo episode. My other half loved watching it as she wasn't aware of the final seasons' reputation.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Group 5
Lost
Battlestar Galactica
The Simpsons

Group 6
Breaking Bad
Stranger Things
Futurama
Prison Break
Expanse

 

[hobbers]

Yeah but a lot of people's votes have been for like one good season of a show. See True Detective, Prison Break, etc..

Prison Break is getting annihilated so far. 21 points from 25 votes.

 

[The Cat]

Prison Break is getting annihilated so far. 21 points from 25 votes.

Loved the first season but it just got worse and worse.

 

[caid]

If you didn't watch Lost at the time it was released you just wouldn't get it.

I watched it at the time and gave up in season 2. Started watching it again and caught up for the last season but i was treating it as a silly, soap opera, guilty pleasure watch at that point.

Prison Break is getting annihilated so far. 21 points from 25 votes.

It made it far enough to be voted on, thats something. Even people who like it seem to agree it was dogshit past the first season.

 

[Scandi Red]

The final 4 groups will be tough. I reckon most of the following remain: Sopranos, Succession, Mr. Robot, Black Mirror, Rome, Game of Thrones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, IASIP, The Office, The Office UK, Scrubs.

 

[RedSky]

Group 5:
Battlestar Galactica
Twin Peaks
The Simpsons
Lost

Group 6:
The Expanse
Stranger Things
Futurama
Breaking Bad

 

[Solius]

Group 5:
Battlestar Galactica
Twin Peaks
The Simpsons
Lost

Group 6:
The Expanse
Stranger Things
Futurama
Breaking Bad

I think your groups are upside down mate.

 

[Globule]

Yeah but now we're talking 10-15 series, 300+ episodes, of putrid slop. 15m avg viewers in 2001 to 1.5m in 2023.

The Simpsons benefits from the type of show it is. It's not like Game of thrones, where the disappointing final seasons detracts from the whole, because the Simpsons is not one long story that needs to be followed from start to finish.

Plus, few shows have had the cultural impact that the Simpsons had.

 

[RedSky]

I think your groups are upside down mate.

Couldn't stand Breaking Bad, had it's moments but hated most of the characters.

 

[Dumbstar]

Couldn't stand Breaking Bad, had it's moments but hated most of the characters.

 

[caid]

Couldn't stand Breaking Bad, had it's moments but hated most of the characters.

I totally gave up on it about season 4 for pretty much that reason. Forced myself to watch the rest years after because of people raving about the end. Which did redeem the show a lot for me.

 

[Cole9]

I totally gave up on it about season 4 for pretty much that reason. Forced myself to watch the rest years after because of people raving about the end. Which did redeem the show a lot for me.

I almost gave up on it in season 4 too, about half-way through. I'd watched it from the day it premiered and loved the first couple of seasons but found most of 3 & 4 to be a snooze-fest. For me, the Gus Fring story wasn't interesting enough to take up two whole seasons. It picked up towards the end of season 4, and I enjoyed season 5, but it's overrated I think.

I still can't get over how bad Fring's death scene was though. It was so ridiculous that I laughed out loud

 

[Cole9]

We should all get a -5 point veto for one of the shows in the two groups.

Chance would be a fine thing... a fine thing indeed.

Group 5 is an easy one for me as I haven't seen Twin Peaks (I know, I know) or Battlestar Galactica.

Group 5:

1. The Simpsons
2. Peep Show
3. Lost

Group 6:

1. Breaking Bad
2. Prison Break
3. Futurama

 

[oneniltothearsenal]

Group 5:
Twin Peaks
Battlestar Galactica
Lost
The Simpsons
Peep Show

Group 6:
Stranger Things
The Expanse
Breaking Bad
Futurama
Prison Break

 

[Dirty Schwein]

@Moby get in here and vote Prison Break

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

Group 5 is a ridiculous group of death.


Group 5:
The Simpsons
Battlestar Galactica
Twin Peaks

Group 6:
Futurama

 

[Moby]

@Moby get in here and vote Prison Break

Am I doing it right?

Group 6
Prison Break

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Am I doing it right?

Group 6
Prison Break

Love you bro

 

[weetee]

I watched it at the time and gave up in season 2.

Same.


Watched Ep1 of Band of Brothers yesterday since it scored so well here, must have been one of the worst first episodes of a great show in existence (assuming it really is a great series).

 

[Organic Potatoes]

Simpsons and Lost beating Twin Peaks and Peep Show after 22 votes, yikes.

Never even heard of Peep Show before now, much like from the previous round with Only Horsechokers or whatever it was.

 

[MrGroovy]

Group 5:
1. The Simpsons
2. Lost

Group 6:
1. Breaking Bad
2. Stranger Things
3. Prison Break
4. Futurama

 

[Organic Potatoes]

1. The Simpsons
2. Twin Peaks
3. BSG

1. The Expanse
2. Breaking Bad
3. Stranger Things

 

[Nickosaur]

Fecking hell Group 5 is a killer (although I haven't watched Battlestar Galactica)

Group 5:
Twin Peaks
Lost
Peep Show
The Simpsons (and I love the Simpsons!)

Group 6:
Breaking Bad
Stranger Things

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Group 5:
The Simpsons
Twin Peaks
Lost
Peep Show
Battlestar Galactica

Group 6:
Breaking Bad
Prison Break
Futurama
Stranger Things
The Expanse

 

[Bobade]

Group 5:

1. Peep show
2. Twin peaks
3. Simpsons
4. Lost


Group 6:

1. BB
2. Stranger things
3. Prison break
4. Futurama

 

[V.O.]

Group 5:
1. The Simpsons
2. Lost
3. Twin Peaks
4. Peep Show

Group 6:
1. The Expanse
2. Breaking Bad
3. Futurama

Very tough to separate these shows for me. Love them all. Haven't seen the other three.

 

[nimic]

Group 5:

1. Battlestar Galactica
2. The Simpsons
3. Lost
4. Peep Show
5. Twin Peaks

Group 6:

1. Breaking Bad
2. Futurama
3. Stranger Things
4. The Expanse
5. Prison Break

 

[nimic]

How have so many of you not even seen Battlestar Galactica? Very disappointed in you. If you don't actively hate sci-fi you owe it to yourself to watch it.

 

[FreakyJim]

Community was streets ahead of Deadwood

How is this poster not banned for this?

 

[Coxy]

Group 5:
Battlestar Galactica
Lost
The Simpsons


Group 6:
Breaking Bad
Stranger Things

 

[Ralaks]

Group 5:
The Simpsons
Lost
Twin Peaks

Group 6:
Breaking Bad
Stranger Things
Prison Break
Futurama

 

[Twins]

Group 5:
Twin Peaks
Peep Show
The Simpsons

Group 6:
The Expanse
Breaking Bad
Futurama
Stranger Things

 

[hobbers]

Prison Break now sitting on 36 points from 40 votes @Dirty Schwein