Television RedCafe's Favourite TV Shows (Round 3)

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Group 3:
Arrested Development
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Mad Men
Deadwood


Group 4:
Band of Brothers
Seinfeld
Ozark
True Detective
 

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Agreed. Season 1 was mesmerizing, captivating. Season 2 was like a spoof on the genre, woefully written, thin as feck plot, and featured some of the worst acting outside of department store mannequins. I don't know how TD can make this list when literally half of it is garbage.
Season 3 was a bit better to be fair. Or better received at least.
I'd feel worse giving it a high vote in a different list but Band of Brothers is only one season and I'm voting blackadder almost exclusively for its last season (others were good but that last season is basically perfection). It'll probably stand against all 3 in later rounds though.
 

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Band Of Brothers also had David Schwimmer in it almost singlehandedly ruining it. Also Neal McDonough is in it, and that guy is a cnut. I had some personal interactions with him that made me want to punch him.
David Schwimners brilliant in it. To go from his character in friends to be a horribly dislikeable person in BoB is great. Also love how the troops recognise that he was responsible for Easy Company surviving as it did despite being relieved that he didn't get close to commanding them. "Salute the rank, not the person". Damn Dick was savage.
 

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Group 3:
1. Deadwood
2. Arrested Development
3. Only Fools & Horses
4. Mad Men

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

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Group 3:
1. Deadwood
2. Community

Group 4:
1. Ozark
2. Band Of Brothers
3. True Detective
4. Seinfeld
 

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Group 3:
Community
Arrested development
Only fools and horses

Group 4:
Ozark
Blackadder

These are the only ones I've watched.
Again, some brilliant shows missing from my watched list.
 

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Group 3:
Community
Arrested Development

Group 4:
Band Of Brothers
True Detective
Black Adder

Only ones I've seen
 

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Group 3:
Arrested Development
Mad Men

Group 4:
Black Adder
Band Of Brothers
True Detective
Seinfeld

The only show in these rounds that I would consider an absolute must-watch is Blackadder. That's standard-setting and era-defining comedy, that is. Something that everyone should be familiar with.
 

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David Schwimners brilliant in it. To go from his character in friends to be a horribly dislikeable person in BoB is great. Also love how the troops recognise that he was responsible for Easy Company surviving as it did despite being relieved that he didn't get close to commanding them. "Salute the rank, not the person". Damn Dick was savage.
Have seen just the pilot / 1st ep back in the day but isn't that guy from Homeland in it? The red haired one? Didn't knew him back then but now..great actor.
 

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1. Only Fools and Horses
2. Mad Men
3. Arrested Development


1. Band of Brothers
2. True Detective
3. Blackadder
4. Seinfeld
5. Ozark
Cheeky last minute change @Dirty Schwein

New order for group 3
1. Only Fools and Horses
2. Deadwood
3. Community
4. Mad Men
5. Arrested Development
 

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Cheeky last minute change @Dirty Schwein

New order for group 3
1. Only Fools and Horses
2. Deadwood
3. Community
4. Mad Men
3. Arrested Development
Didn't even include those shows originally and now they're above others? Also 3. 4. 3.? You've lost your mind.
 

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Group 3:
Mad Men
Arrested Development
Only fool and horses
Community
Deadwood

Group 4:
Band of Brothers
Seinfeld
Blackadder
True Detective
Ozark
 

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Group 3:
Mad Men
Arrested Development
Only fool and horses
Community
Deadwood

Group 4:
Band of Brothers
Seinfeld
Blackadder
True Detective
Ozark
You either bold one part or not at all. If you bold the whole thing you might as well not bold it.

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I reckon you should be able to give the bottom show on your list 1 point or -1 point. Would help with crap like Star Trek. Being disliked should count against a show.
 

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I reckon you should be able to give the bottom show on your list 1 point or -1 point. Would help with crap like Star Trek. Being disliked should count against a show.
Here here
 

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You either bold one part or not at all. If you bold the whole thing you might as well not bold it.

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