Television RedCafe's Favourite TV Shows (Round 3)

[hobbers]

Randomly remembered utopia and how the feck did it not get a single vote in round one

 

[Solius]

Randomly remembered utopia and how the feck did it not get a single vote in round one

Forgettable show.

 

[Twins]

Group 3:
Mad Men
Arrested Development
Deadwood
Community


Group 4:
Black Adder
Seinfeld
True Detective
Band Of Brothers
Ozark

 

[Scandi Red]

You're British right? Not having seen only fools is banworthy.

Not British.

I have seen Peep Show though. Surely that's the peak of British sitcoms? It can't get much better than that!

 

[Solius]

Not British.

I have seen Peep Show though. Surely that's the peak of British sitcoms? It can't get much better than that!

For me it is, but there's a lot of love for Only Fools. Though I don't think it's aged well.

 

[RedSky]

I'm not really a fan of it either, I only put it 3rd in my list as I haven't really watched the other two.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

The episode where they tried to convince the airport security that Rodney is 12 years old is unbeatable

 

[Cole9]

The episode where they tried to convince the airport security that Rodney is 12 years old is unbeatable

Is that the one where Rodney has to go to the Groovy Gang disco?

 

[harms]

Group 3:

1. Mad Men
2. Community
3. Deadwood
4. Arrested Development
5. Only Fools & Horses

Group 4:

1. Ozark
2. Band Of Brothers
3. Black Adder
4. True Detective
5. Seinfeld

 

[Salt Bailly]

Not British.

I have seen Peep Show though. Surely that's the peak of British sitcoms? It can't get much better than that!

I'll let you off then.

 

[Massive Spanner]

I completely agree with this. I think both Ozark and Stranger Things would have been much bigger on a weekly release schedule. It's amazing how the latter got as big as it did and to think how much bigger it could have gotten is nuts.

Stranger Things is a worldwide phenomenon though and only really beaten by Game of Thrones in that regard for modern shows. Saying that, I actually completely forgot about it for my top 15

I think it’s more than Netflix simply don’t make shows of the same quality as the likes of HBO. They make shows that you want to binge that appeal to the masses that tend to be largely forgettable once done. Ozark is one of their better ones but I certainly don’t look back on it as a classic.

 

[Oldyella]

Two really tough groups, especially three.

Group 3.
Deadwood
Arrested Development
Community
Only Fools and Horses
Mad Men

Group 4.
Band of Brothers
Seinfeld
Ozark
True Detective
Black Adder.

 

[Suv666]

Group 3
Community
Arrested Development


Group 4
Seinfeld
BlackAdder
Band of brothers
True Detective
Ozark

 

[altodevil]

Group 3:
Mad Men
Community
Deadwood
Arrested Development
Only Fools & Horses

Group 4:
Band Of Brothers
Seinfeld
Black Adder
True Detective
Ozark

 

[altodevil]

Some horrific g3 ballots

 

[hobbers]

Some horrific g3 ballots

It's a turdy group

 

[decorativeed]

Group 1:
1 Arrested Development
2 Community
3 Mad Men
4 OFaH
5 Deadwood

Group 2:
1 Seinfeld
2 Black Adder
3 Ozark
4 True Detective
5 Band Of Brothers

 

[RedSky]

Did you know that Band of Brothers have small cameos from when they were at the start of their careers. Seems strange to see such a young Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg looks about 15.

Tom Hardy
Michael Fassbender
James McAvoy
Simon Pegg
Jimmy Fallon
Andrew Scott
Dominic Cooper

 

[Solius]

Did you know that Band of Brothers have small cameos from when they were at the start of their careers. Seems strange to see such a young Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg looks about 15.

Tom Hardy
Michael Fassbender
James McAvoy
Simon Pegg
Jimmy Fallon
Andrew Scott
Dominic Cooper

Yeah I remember on my second watch finding it a bit jarring that Jimmy Fallon pulled up in a jeep

 

[RedSky]

Yeah I remember on my second watch finding it a bit jarring that Jimmy Fallon pulled up in a jeep

Could be worse, imagine if it was James Corden.

 

[Dumbstar]

1. Only Fools and Horses
2. Community

1. Blackadder
2. Seinfeld

 

[oneniltothearsenal]

1. Mad Men
2. Deadwood
3. Arrested Development
4. Community
5. Only Fans and Horses

1. True Detective
2. Ozark
3. Seinfeld
4. Band of Brothers
5. Blackadder

 

[Organic Potatoes]

1. Deadwood
2. Mad Men
3. Arrested Development

1. Seinfeld
2. Band of Brothers
3. True Detective
4. Ozark

 

[Greyfog]

Group 3:
Deadwood


Group 4:
True Detective
Seinfeld
Ozark
Band Of Brother

 

[Solius]

Group 3:
Deadwood


Group 4:
True Detective
Seinfeld
Ozark
Band Of Brother

Have you seen Band of Brothers and if so why is it fourth.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Have you seen Band of Brothers and if so why is it fourth.

Is it really that good? It mainly piggybacked on the success of saving private Ryan but on a lower scale. The most memorable element for me was the veterans describing what it was like to live through. Without that I don't think I would've bawled like a baby. The production values are premier league of course but I think it's legendary status is more down to the nature of the story they're telling. I also think breaking bad is a tad overrated though so what dafuq do I know.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Is it really that good? It mainly piggybacked on the success of saving private Ryan but on a lower scale. The most memorable element for me was the veterans describing what it was like to live through. Without that I don't think I would've bawled like a baby. The production values are premier league of course but I think it's legendary status is more down to the nature of the story they're telling. I also think breaking bad is a tad overrated though so what dafuq do I know.

Each to their own but I can’t think of a better series of tv. The episodes with the winter battles and the extermination camp are astonishing. It also does such a great job at genuinely making you care for all of these people. Dick Winters in particular is an amazing character (and human!).

 

[Nickosaur]

Group 3:
Arrested Development
Only Fools & Horses

Group 4:
Band Of Brothers
True Detective
Ozark

 

[altodevil]

Band of Brothers has one of the finest TV scores ever written. Every episode is a self-contained masterpiece in storytelling.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Group 3:
Only Fools & Horses
Community
Arrested Development
Mad Men
Deadwood

Group 4:
True Detective
Seinfeld
Band Of Brothers
Black Adder
Ozark

 

[hobbers]

Mad men and band of brothers predictably running away with it this round anyway

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Mad men and band of brothers predictably running away with it this round anyway

Unlike the gaming and movie editions of this, I think TV shows will be a lot more predictable overall. I think there's a correlation between 'favourite' and 'best' with TV shows... most people enjoy the great ones. Whereas with movies and gaming, it's a lot more subjective/varied.

 

[RedSky]

I didn't overly enjoy Saving Private Ryan, it had its moments for sure, but Band of Brothers for me did everything significantly better. It made me truly understand what world war 2 must have been like, to watch people you lived, trained with for years get torn up or killed in the most brutal and senseless ways. People you considered family. It's why the sequence during the Battle of the Bulge is so awful, that truly was hell. That's why the opening episode is so important for BoB along with the documentary openings and endings. It makes the whole show feel so grounded and real.

As someone said, the show's a masterpiece in storytelling. No other show has hit me quite as hard as BoB did, episode 9 in particular was horrific. I should rewatch it, its been a while, last playthrough was at the start of Covid when I had time to kill.

 

[M15 Red.]

Group 3.

Only Fools & Horses.
Mad Men.
Deadwood.
Arrested Development.
Community.

Group 4.

Blackadder.
True Detective.
Band of Brothers.
Seinfeld.
Ozark.

 

[Organic Potatoes]

Is it really that good? It mainly piggybacked on the success of saving private Ryan but on a lower scale. The most memorable element for me was the veterans describing what it was like to live through. Without that I don't think I would've bawled like a baby. The production values are premier league of course but I think it's legendary status is more down to the nature of the story they're telling. I also think breaking bad is a tad overrated though so what dafuq do I know.

I do not think it piggybacked off of SPR's success aside from the enormous level of funding and talent it was able to attract.

Its reputation was earned on its own merits.

 

[Withnail]

Group 3:
Arrested Development
Mad Men
Only Fools & Horses

Group 4:
Black Adder
True Detective

 

[nimic]

Group 3:

1. Deadwood
2. Community
3. Mad Men
4. Arrested Development
5. Only Fools & Horses

Group 4:

1. Band of Brothers
2. True Detective
3. Black Adder
4. Ozark
5. Seinfeld

 

[nimic]

I don't really get the voting system. Why would anyone ever not list all the shows? If I want Band of Brothers to win and I only vote for it, it gets 1 more point than all the rest. If I vote for all of them, it gets 1, 2, 3 and 4 points more than the alternatives.

I guess voting for 4 of them is the same as voting for all 5.

 

[Goldfiessli]

Group 3:

1. Mad Men
2. Arrested Development
3. Only Fools & Horses
4. Community
5. Deadwood



Group 4:

1. True Detective
2. Band Of Brothers
3. Black Adder
4. Seinfeld
5. Ozark

 

[caid]

Group 3
1. Mad Men
2. Deadwood
3. Community
4. Arrested Development
5. Only Fools and Horses

Group 4
1. Blackadder
2. True Detective
3. Band of Brothers
4. Seinfeld
5. Ozark

Boo to x files getting knocked out