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Metaphysicist said:
I would have put Arrested Development on for sure, before they released the last season on Netflix. I couldn't even finish those, and I feel like they have ruined my cherished memories.
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While I liked the fourth season alright the initial pass-through, I didn't quite know what to make of it, and waffled at times; I liked it substantially more, however, when I went back through it a few months ago.
 
All the TV Shows I watch are not on anymore.

My favorite was Firefly

Stargate
StarTrek
Babylon5
Battlestar Galactica
Merlin
Haven
The 100
 
Dalyn said:
I stopped watching this show pretty early in season one. Is it worth sticking with?
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Yeah. The first season was pretty bland, but season two goes into depth about who and why and ends with a bang.

I was not a large fan of season 1 either, and would have dropped it had that been possible for me. I can't stop something in the middle no matter how bad it is. Season 2 was VERY good.
 
In some particular order:

  • 30 Rock
  • Arrested Development
  • TNG
  • King of the Hill
  • The Wire
  • South Park
  • Futurama
  • Colbert Report
  • Blackadder
  • Jeeves & Wooster
  • Rocky & Bullwinkle
  • Simpsons
  • The Daily Show
  • Venture Brothers
  • Harvey Birdman
  • Looney Tunes (Golden Age)
  • Brideshead Revisted (1981)
  • True Detective (season 1)
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Louie
  • Archer
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Office
  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!
  • Community (gas-leak season weighs it down)

Even though I really enjoy watching Game of Thrones, I'm excluding it for the same reason I left off Downton Abbey (which I also enjoy): it wanders too often in the purely soapy and emotionally-manipulative for me to throw it up with the above shows.

Meanwhile, I really should have found room for Mr Show, and somehow I just remembered Curb Your Enthusiasm. I think Deadwood's just on the cusp, but the lack of a satisfying conclusion—and the general slap-dash feel of the final season—keep it just off; Mad Men is close, too, but deviated too much up its own (or Matthew Weiner's) asshole the first couple seasons.

I would've included DS9, as well, if it weren't for the first season and the mirror-universe episodes.
 
As for newer releases: Last Man on Earth has been a bit uneven, but could really grow; Forte and Schaal are both excellent, generally speaking.

And I really liked Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
 
Dalyn said:
Me, too, and it surprised me how funny it was.
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peaky Blinders (bbc on Netflix) is pretty good if you have some time to kill

2 seasons 6 episodes each

A post WWI family/gangster type show set in England
 
Good lists.

The Simpsons still holds my attention. Not as ground-breaking now as it was in 1990, but it's still pretty good.

Prefer Curb Your Enthusiasm to Seinfeld.

I think the first few seasons of Oz stand up well. Just thinking the other day of all the actors/actresses pretty much launched by that show.

Nice to see Meta mention Frisky Dingo. Hilarious.

First season of Homeland is (and will be viewed historically) a classic.

Chappelle Show and Mr. Show with Bob and David are my favorite post-1990 sketch shows. I loved every edition of SCTV in the 1970s and 1980s.

Going way back, The Andy Griffith Show still stands up. I guess that would be my choice by the Veteran's Committee.

Loved The Wire, but almost threw my television out the window every time Jimmy McNulty did something stupid (which was pretty much every episode).

Of the more popular shows on now, I enjoy The Blacklist and I think John Ridley's American Crime looks good. Great to see Rectify mentioned by others. I'm loving that. Vikings is very good as well.

Veep is tremendous. Having worked on legislative staffs, I can honestly say that the portrayal of staff on that show is frighteningly accurate.

I never got into Breaking Bad in a big way, mostly because I simply couldn't stand Walt. Bryan Cranston is so damn good, but I couldn't stand Walt's constant rationalizing. Cranston was great in Malcolm in the Middle (where did the rest of that cast go?) as well.

Loved the first season of Game of Thrones. It's become a muddy mess since.
 
jpx7 said:
In some particular order:

  • 30 Rock
  • Arrested Development
  • TNG
  • King of the Hill
  • The Wire
  • South Park
  • Futurama
  • Colbert Report
  • Blackadder
  • Jeeves & Wooster
  • Rocky & Bullwinkle
  • Simpsons
  • The Daily Show
  • Venture Brothers
  • Harvey Birdman
  • Looney Tunes (Golden Age)
  • Brideshead Revisted (1981)
  • True Detective (season 1)
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Louie
  • Archer
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Office
  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!
  • Community (gas-leak season weighs it down)

Even though I really enjoy watching Game of Thrones, I'm excluding it for the same reason I left off Downton Abbey (which I also enjoy): it wanders too often in the purely soapy and emotionally-manipulative for me to throw it up with the above shows.

Meanwhile, I really should have found room for Mr Show, and somehow I just remembered Curb Your Enthusiasm. I think Deadwood's just on the cusp, but the lack of a satisfying conclusion—and the general slap-dash feel of the final season—keep it just off; Mad Men is close, too, but deviated too much up its own (or Matthew Weiner's) asshole the first couple seasons.

I would've included DS9, as well, if it weren't for the first season and the mirror-universe episodes.
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Forgot about Parks & Rec
 
50PoundHead said:
Prefer Curb Your Enthusiasm to Seinfeld.
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Same.

50PoundHead said:
I think the first few seasons of Oz stand up well. Just thinking the other day of all the actors/actresses pretty much launched by that show.
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One day I'll get around to watching Oz. Despite my seemingly-ample list above, I don't actually watch much television these days, and meanwhile good-sounding, highly-recommend, or well-reviewed stuff seems to be produced apace in this golden-age of the televistic serial.

50PoundHead said:
Nice to see Meta mention Frisky Dingo. Hilarious.
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I spaced on that—haven't seen it in years—but it was really great, and a real proto-Archer.

50PoundHead said:
First season of Homeland is (and will be viewed historically) a classic.
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Another for which I've never found the time, despite the plaudits.

50PoundHead said:
Chappelle Show
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Thought of including that—and the first two seasons were really transcendent—but I still feel bad about how much Chappelle himself struggled with its ascendancy and how it was being "appreciated" by its audience.

50PoundHead said:
Going way back, The Andy Griffith Show still stands up. I guess that would be my choice by the Veteran's Committee.
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Forever rain-delay fodder in my memory; thanks Turner Broadcasting for foisting that on me.

50PoundHead said:
Veep is tremendous.
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Yes, it really is—and, speaking of Matt Walsh, the first season of Upright Citizens Brigade should definitely have been on my list. I also enjoyed him in the short-lived Dog Bites Man, which moreover featured a young Zach Galifianakis (as well as A.D. Miles and Andrea Savage).

50PoundHead said:
I never got into Breaking Bad in a big way, mostly because I simply couldn't stand Walt. Bryan Cranston is so damn good, but I couldn't stand Walt's constant rationalizing. Cranston was great in Malcolm in the Middle (where did the rest of that cast go?) as well.
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I still intend to try that one again, mostly out of intrigue regarding Better Call Saul. But I bailed after season-one of Breaking Bad initially.

50PoundHead said:
Loved the first season of Game of Thrones. It's become a muddy mess since.
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But still, all in all, a pretty fun mess.
 
Anyone else remember News Radio? Thought it was pretty good back in the day. I also was a huge Cheers fan back in the day as well.
 
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