I haven't watched that many television shows all the way through. But The Wire, Breaking Bad, and The Shield are all excellent shows. The Walking Dead is pretty good, too - Although it hasn't finished its run yet and thus can't be properly judged as a whole.
List made hastily. I surely forgot something. Didn't include tons of shows I love but maybe not "greatest of all time" like Justified, The Americans, Babylon 5, 24, Game of Thrones, Daredevil, etc
I'm not a big fan of TV... but here are my favourite shows... in no particular order
Olive Kitteridge (it's a mini-series)
Mad Men (would probably be stronger if they lost a few of the latter seasons. Weak finale)
The Twilight Zone
Black Mirror
Seinfeld
Alfred Hitcock Presents
I highly recommend checking out Olive Kitteridge. It's more like a four hour movie that has been split into episodes than a traditional American series... It blows Game of Thrones such out of the water in the way it shows how you can adapt a novel to the screen and take advantage of the TV series format without turning it into just another TV show... It's not a light story, but it's so good.
Also, incredible acting by Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins... Really another league compared to what is on HBO/Netflix, etc.. nowadays... So nuanced, complex, authentic and at times powerful.
As you can see, I'm not a big fan of the series format, but I like anthologies and I think the mini-series (6 episodes or loss) format has yet to reach it's full potential, especially when it comes to adapting novels.
Nothing came close to Six Feet Under until Breaking Bad:
Six Feet Under
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
Walking Dead
I've only watched through Season 6 of Walking Dead. The last two seasons have fallen off a bit; if I'd rated it only through Season 3, it would be above the Sopranos. We'll see what happens when I get caught up.
I've heard nothing but good things about The Wire, so I'll see about binge-watching that one next.
By what criteria are we measuring "greatest tv shows of all time"?
If you want to discuss "your favourite" shows, have at it; but "greatest" must have some more objective measure.
All in the Family (AITF)changed television; whether it's anyone's favourite or not is immaterial. What it did to TV, how it positioned the TV as a catalyst for social conversation, was trailblazing. Yes, it wasn't the only one (Star Trek was another, and there were others), but it established the concept and ushered forward an entire format to TV.
The anti-thesis to AITF was not Married...with Children (MwC). Yes, it's working title before finally settling on that title was "Not The Cosbys"...yet, MwC was still focused on a family, and there certainly were codes of morality through it all. Be that as it may, MwC took a populist approach, representing and giving voice to all the families out there who did not fit the perfect family model championed by the 80s' big three Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Growing Pains. And, the times were ripe for this new model; we also got The Simpsons at this time.
No, the code of AITF was dismissed with Seinfeld, who wanted a show that deliberately had "no hugging, no learning." Seinfeld was determined not to be a show that lectured, or finger-wagged, or pushed some moral agenda, or attempted to help parents raise kids. It was devoid of social activism, and more concerned with social observation for entertainment's sake.
And, sure, I'll agree, perhaps I've just listed examples that may be better added to a list of "the most important" shows...not necessarily "the greatest" shows. Bringing me back, again, to the question, what's the criteria for "the greatest"? (hope it's not viewership, that'd be for yet another distinct list, the "most popular shows" list. Oy vey).
Haha... No, I can't take it off quite yet. Yes, I've been disappointed here and there by the show. However, believe it or not, I've binge-watched the entire series in the last 6 months, only recently getting caught up. So the "new" glow is still on me. Whenever I'd gotten annoyed by dumb decisions or illogical sequences in those first months, I didn't have to sulk for long -- because the next episode was a click away!
I'm feeling it now, though. Having to wait between episodes forces me to think about the things that don't make sense. Who knows, maybe someday I'll have to take off my favorites list. But not yet. Happy Holidays!
Resposta de Lockard The GOAT
em 3 março 2017 às 8:00 AM
I haven't watched that many television shows all the way through. But The Wire, Breaking Bad, and The Shield are all excellent shows. The Walking Dead is pretty good, too - Although it hasn't finished its run yet and thus can't be properly judged as a whole.
Resposta de k3sh
em 3 março 2017 às 8:20 AM
I will give my top 5
Resposta de Michelle_Dessler
em 21 março 2017 às 3:25 PM
My top ten would be:
Resposta de Horus Mazinga
em 21 março 2017 às 3:41 PM
Not nec in this order:
List made hastily. I surely forgot something. Didn't include tons of shows I love but maybe not "greatest of all time" like Justified, The Americans, Babylon 5, 24, Game of Thrones, Daredevil, etc
Resposta de Renovatio
em 12 abril 2017 às 6:22 PM
I'm not a big fan of TV... but here are my favourite shows... in no particular order
I highly recommend checking out Olive Kitteridge. It's more like a four hour movie that has been split into episodes than a traditional American series... It blows Game of Thrones such out of the water in the way it shows how you can adapt a novel to the screen and take advantage of the TV series format without turning it into just another TV show... It's not a light story, but it's so good.
Also, incredible acting by Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins... Really another league compared to what is on HBO/Netflix, etc.. nowadays... So nuanced, complex, authentic and at times powerful.
Olive Kitteridge: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/61585-olive-kitteridge
As you can see, I'm not a big fan of the series format, but I like anthologies and I think the mini-series (6 episodes or loss) format has yet to reach it's full potential, especially when it comes to adapting novels.
Resposta de FIBER0PTIC
em 3 julho 2017 às 10:07 PM
Nip tuck, sons of anarchy, mad Men, Spartacus,.
Silicon valley
I'm just adding ones not on your list yet that are worth watching.
Resposta de PulpFictionbuff
em 28 agosto 2017 às 2:04 PM
Nothing came close to Six Feet Under until Breaking Bad:
Six Feet Under Breaking Bad Sopranos Walking Dead
I've only watched through Season 6 of Walking Dead. The last two seasons have fallen off a bit; if I'd rated it only through Season 3, it would be above the Sopranos. We'll see what happens when I get caught up.
I've heard nothing but good things about The Wire, so I'll see about binge-watching that one next.
Resposta de DRDMovieMusings
em 28 agosto 2017 às 4:19 PM
By what criteria are we measuring "greatest tv shows of all time"?
If you want to discuss "your favourite" shows, have at it; but "greatest" must have some more objective measure.
All in the Family (AITF)changed television; whether it's anyone's favourite or not is immaterial. What it did to TV, how it positioned the TV as a catalyst for social conversation, was trailblazing. Yes, it wasn't the only one (Star Trek was another, and there were others), but it established the concept and ushered forward an entire format to TV.
The anti-thesis to AITF was not Married...with Children (MwC). Yes, it's working title before finally settling on that title was "Not The Cosbys"...yet, MwC was still focused on a family, and there certainly were codes of morality through it all. Be that as it may, MwC took a populist approach, representing and giving voice to all the families out there who did not fit the perfect family model championed by the 80s' big three Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Growing Pains. And, the times were ripe for this new model; we also got The Simpsons at this time.
No, the code of AITF was dismissed with Seinfeld, who wanted a show that deliberately had "no hugging, no learning." Seinfeld was determined not to be a show that lectured, or finger-wagged, or pushed some moral agenda, or attempted to help parents raise kids. It was devoid of social activism, and more concerned with social observation for entertainment's sake.
And, sure, I'll agree, perhaps I've just listed examples that may be better added to a list of "the most important" shows...not necessarily "the greatest" shows. Bringing me back, again, to the question, what's the criteria for "the greatest"? (hope it's not viewership, that'd be for yet another distinct list, the "most popular shows" list. Oy vey).
Resposta de FIBER0PTIC
em 4 novembro 2017 às 7:48 PM
-Walking Dead, take that off your favorites list.
Add: St. John of Las Vegas (Movie)... I like the scene when he buys scratch off tickets.
Happy Holidays.. touch early but this post will be here awhile...
Resposta de PulpFictionbuff
em 17 novembro 2017 às 5:34 PM
Haha... No, I can't take it off quite yet. Yes, I've been disappointed here and there by the show. However, believe it or not, I've binge-watched the entire series in the last 6 months, only recently getting caught up. So the "new" glow is still on me. Whenever I'd gotten annoyed by dumb decisions or illogical sequences in those first months, I didn't have to sulk for long -- because the next episode was a click away!
I'm feeling it now, though. Having to wait between episodes forces me to think about the things that don't make sense. Who knows, maybe someday I'll have to take off my favorites list. But not yet. Happy Holidays!
Resposta de FrankSmith
em 12 setembro 2018 às 4:36 PM
Twin Peaks S1 True Detective S1
Resposta de Dean
em 1 outubro 2019 às 10:57 AM
Resposta de bratface
em 1 outubro 2019 às 8:24 PM
These are my favorites, the order might change depending on the day.
I Love Lucy
The Wire
Fringe
Game of Thrones
Person of Interest
Luther
The Waltons
The Originals
Psych
Leverage
Lie To Me
Life
Spooks (British)
Beck (Swedish)
Unit One (Danish)
Spiral (French)
Inspector Montalbano (Italian)
There are so many more though. I definitely watch way too much television!
Resposta de DRDMovieMusings
em 1 outubro 2019 às 9:27 PM
House of Cards, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Sanford and Son, Three's Company, House of Lies, Seinfeld, Married... With Children, It's Your Move, Orange Is the New Black, The Sopranos, Ozark, Merry Melodies.
Resposta de Burt_
em 16 outubro 2019 às 4:32 AM
Not in any order... just all the titles I could remember.
The Brady Bunch
Bewitched
The Waltons
Dallas
Knots Landing
Charlie’s Angels
Police Woman
Hill Street Blues
Police Story
The Nanny
Frasier
Newhart
Downton Abbey
Victoria
Law & Order: SVU
I’ll Fly Away
Survivor
Desperate Housewives
The Sopranos
Game of Thrones
The Little Mermaid (Saturday morning cartoon)