Top TV Shows

[zitothebrave]

What is your list of TV shows you'd consider your favorite. Let's limit it to 10. No other rules though. You can pick a show for any reason.

Not in any particular order

1. Seinfeld - Still watch it to this day despite seeing every episode several times.
2. Simpsons - First 12 season or so are golden.
3. South Park - Classic show
4. King of the Hill - Great show so freaking classic, I miss it off of Netflix.
5. Sunny - 11 seasons and still going strong. Rare for a show to have that kind of longevity and not turn sucky.
6. Breaking Bad - Perfect example of serialized drama at it's pinnacle, JMO.
7. Sherlock - Amazeballs show. It's long usually being over an hour per episode, but it's fan ****ing tastic.
8. Luther - Amazeballs as well. Unlike Sherlock there's at least one more season. Idris Elba is fantastic
9. Doctor Who - New series of course.
10. Arrested Development - Best post Seinfeld sitcom comedy. Killed too soon as well

[weso1]

My wife just recently asked me what are my top5 tv show of all time. And it was very tough for me to answer. Personally in my top 5 I immediately answered Game of Thrones, Fringe and Seinfeld. After some thought I think I'd add X-Files.

I really liked Breaking Bad, but just not willing to add it to my top 5 other than by default. Right now I'm leaning toward Orphan Black if it continues to be excellent. Zito, if you haven't watched this show yet, you need to do yourself a favor and Amazon Prime that crap. Sherlock is also a very good show, but I feel like it's got an unfair advantage as it's only three episodes.

So I'd go.

1) Fringe
2) Game of Thrones
3) Seinfeld
4) X-Files
5) Orphan Black

[zitothebrave]

I've seen a few episodes of Orphan Black. I'm gonna wait til there are more so I can really binge watch it.

Sherlock has only 9 episodes. But they're all about 90 minutes run time. So it's a good amount of content. Not a ton, maybe I'm biased, but it's so fantastic. Sherlock is basically like 3 movie trilogies, it's so awesome.

[weso1]

Sherlock is great. Really a great watch and I love it, but they don't have as much fluff to fill. So they don't have to worry about episode 9 when it's a struggle to get the plot to move forward. This is where I feel like Orphan Black and Breaking Bad did an awesome job. Orphan Black has an episode in there where it really has little do do with the plot, but it's just such great filler that you leave really impressed with what they do. In fact I think that particular episode is my favorite of the series thus far. Breaking Bad was the same way, so maybe I'm selling it short.

[thethe]

The list begins and ends with Seinfeld. All shows are inferior.

[weso1]

The list begins and ends with Seinfeld. All shows are inferior.

Let's see that full list thethe.

[Krgrecw]

I hate Seinfeld. Could never get into that show. Not my cup of tea. I do like Jerry Seinfelds new little show on Crackle. That's some funny stuff.


Is Band of Brothers considered a TV Show? If so, that's my favorite. Arguably the best thing put on tape

(In no order)

band of Brothers
Game Of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Deadwood
The Sorpranos


Also Some of those great mid to late 80's shows ( full house, growing Pains, etc) for nostalgia reasons.

[Prikichi]

Seinfeld
Breaking Bad
The Sopranos
Person of Interest
South Park
American Dad
Homeland (minus season 3)
Batman - The Animated Series
Fringe
The Office US
House of Cards

Honorable mentions:

The Americans
Arrow
The Simpsons
Friends
Dexter
Modern Family
Lost
Prison Break
Monk

[Metaphysicist]

I don't like Seinfeld, for the same reason I can't really get into Always Sunny. I want to empathize with at least one of the characters on a show. No real order:

The Wire
Community
Game of Thrones
Battlestar Galactica
Party Down
Frisky Dingo
True Detective
The Daily Show
Friday Night Lights
Star Trek: TNG/DS9

[Tapate50]

The Wire
Breaking Bad
True Detective
Seinfeld
Game of Thrones
It's Always Sunny
Archer
Louie
Arrested Development
Justified

This list doesn't go back that far, but I can't really think of any shows back "in the day" that would really trump the shows on TV lately.

Edit- forgot about Newsroom. It's up there, but only three seasons is a negative for me. Unlike True Detective where the one season was so damn good by itself.

[Chipper]

Here's mine, not necessarily in order:

X-files
Stargate
Breaking bad
Archer
Futurama
Seinfeld
The Blacklist
Justified
Family Guy
Newsroom

[Runnin]

The best show ever on TV was Lonesome Dove. After that:

Band of Brothers
The Andy Griffith Show
The Wire
Homicide: Life on the Street
Gomer Pyle USMC
MASH
The Midnight Special
Allie McBeal
The Sopranos
Justified


others: The Virginian, Mannix, Dexter, The Beverly Hillbillies, Sanford & Son, SNL, Breaking Bad, Seinfeld/Comedians in Cars, American Bandstand, All in the Family, The Americans, The Shield, too many... Star Trek, Leave It to Beaver, Cheers, Happy Days

[Hawk]

(no order)

House of Cards
The Wire
The Sopranos
Arrested Development
Mad Men
Veep
Halt and Catch Fire
Oz
Homeland
Breaking Bad

[BRule]

No order after Seinfeld:

Seinfeld
The Wire
The Shield
Breaking Bad
Always Sunny
Arrested Development
Louie
True Detective
Deadwood
Sopranos

[zitothebrave]

Community

I almost put community in on it's first 3 seasons. Some of the best comedy TV ever put out there. But season 4 was very mediocre, if not bad. Season 5 had moments, but the last few episodes were very bummy. At this point I'm glad they got 6 seasons, and hopefully the movie. But watching season 6 of community to me is like watching the Office without Steve Carell and Ed Helms. You're hoping for something more. It's down to only 4 of the original 7 of the group. Chang went from an outsider to part of the group. They've done a good job keeping the show respectable, but it's not where it was the first 3 seasons.

[Dalyn]

Star Trek: TNG
Game of Thrones
Six Feet Under
Justified
House
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Twilight Zone
The X-Files

Some new ones that could get on there with a few more good seasons - True Detective, House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Homeland, Black Mirror, Vikings

I also have a handful that would be on the cusp. This is a great time for TV. So many good shows.

[thethe]

Star Trek: TNG
Game of Thrones
Six Feet Under
Justified
House
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Twilight Zone
The X-Files

Some new ones that could get on there with a few more good seasons - True Detective, House of Cards, Better Call Saul, Homeland, Black Mirror, Vikings

I also have a handful that would be on the cusp. This is a great time for TV. So many good shows.

The Star Trek (TNG) finale episode was epic.

[gilesfan]

I don't like Seinfeld, for the same reason I can't really get into Always Sunny. I want to empathize with at least one of the characters on a show. No real order:

The Wire
Community
Game of Thrones
Battlestar Galactica
Party Down
Frisky Dingo
True Detective
The Daily Show
Friday Night Lights
Star Trek: TNG/DS9

Which character do you empathize with on the Wire?

[Carp]

Breaking Bad
How I Met Your Mother
Simpsons
Strike Back (you should watch this if you haven't yet. On Cinemax)
House of Cards
The Walking Dead
Cheers
Arrested Development (all but the last season on Netflix)
Squidbillies
King of the Hill

[Tapate50]

Black Sails has been excellent so far.