What are the 5 greatest TV Series' of all time?
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1. House
2. Numb3rs
3. Friends
4. CSI
5. Prison Break
2. Numb3rs
3. Friends
4. CSI
5. Prison Break
1. Friends
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. The Simpsons
4. Supernatural
5. Bones
2. Only Fools & Horses
3. The Simpsons
4. Supernatural
5. Bones
1. Friends
2. Game of Thrones
3. Supernatural
4. Band of Brothers
5. The Walking Dead
2. Game of Thrones
3. Supernatural
4. Band of Brothers
5. The Walking Dead
Original post by ~Kat~
Wtf is it with The Office? Am I genuinely the only person alive who thinks that Ricky Gervais writes the biggest piles of dross ever?
No, you're not
My list in no particular order:
Cheers
Frasier
Friends
Big Bang Theory
Actually cant think of a 5th one right now.I notice that Band of Brothers is mentioned a lot, I did watch that but cant remember too much about it.Will have to watch it again( maybe on Netflix?) and re evaluate.
(edited 11 years ago)
but probably Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and The Walking Dead are my three favourite.
Original post by Annie72
No, you're not
My list in no particular order:
Cheers
Frasier
Friends
Big Bang Theory
Actually cant think of a 5th one right now.I notice that Band of Brothers is mentioned a lot, I did watch that but cant remember too much about it.Will have to watch it again( maybe on Netflix?) and re evaluate.
My list in no particular order:
Cheers
Frasier
Friends
Big Bang Theory
Actually cant think of a 5th one right now.I notice that Band of Brothers is mentioned a lot, I did watch that but cant remember too much about it.Will have to watch it again( maybe on Netflix?) and re evaluate.
yeah someone else who rates cheers
5.South Park
4.The Simpsons
3.Friends
2.Top Gear
1.Only Fools and Horses
4.The Simpsons
3.Friends
2.Top Gear
1.Only Fools and Horses
In no particular order:
Friends
Only Fools and Horses
Monk
Blackadder
Rules of Engagement
Honourable mentions to:
Porridge
The Thick of It (sometimes too repetitive)
Yes Minister
Sherlock (let down by bits of series 2)
The Hustle (sometimes too cheesy)
Big Bang Theory (sometimes too cheesy)
The IT Crowd
Friends
Only Fools and Horses
Monk
Blackadder
Rules of Engagement
Honourable mentions to:
Porridge
The Thick of It (sometimes too repetitive)
Yes Minister
Sherlock (let down by bits of series 2)
The Hustle (sometimes too cheesy)
Big Bang Theory (sometimes too cheesy)
The IT Crowd
1)The walking Dead( this is great watch it)
2) Heroes (miss it so much)
3)Smallville (for me it could be the best, but thats bias- will miss it)
4)The Big Bang theory (funny and you might learn something)
5)House ( i want to be a doctor, and it is a kickass show)
However, i also like, scrubs, CSI, NCIS, Blackadder , Misfits, The inbetweeners and Two and a Half men
2) Heroes (miss it so much)
3)Smallville (for me it could be the best, but thats bias- will miss it)
4)The Big Bang theory (funny and you might learn something)
5)House ( i want to be a doctor, and it is a kickass show)
However, i also like, scrubs, CSI, NCIS, Blackadder , Misfits, The inbetweeners and Two and a Half men
I don't think I'm capable of making a list of 5 all-time greatest shows as I've not seen enough shows from different eras. Of the shows I've seen these are the one's I'd consider to be influential/fantastic TV...
Game of Thrones (For the sheer scale, the beautiful cinematography and the fantastic casting.)
Rome (A wonderful antidote to the Hollywood portrayal of Rome and a fantastic acting display.)
ER (A great mix of drama and humour with a raft of interesting characters over the years.)
LOST (Extremely ambitious and as far as I'm concerned the ending was perfectly fitting if not a little devoid of definitive answers
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Sherlock (Brilliant adaptation)
Game of Thrones (For the sheer scale, the beautiful cinematography and the fantastic casting.)
Rome (A wonderful antidote to the Hollywood portrayal of Rome and a fantastic acting display.)
ER (A great mix of drama and humour with a raft of interesting characters over the years.)
LOST (Extremely ambitious and as far as I'm concerned the ending was perfectly fitting if not a little devoid of definitive answers
)Sherlock (Brilliant adaptation)
Original post by Emmie3303
I don't think I'm capable of making a list of 5 all-time greatest shows as I've not seen enough shows from different eras. Of the shows I've seen these are the one's I'd consider to be influential/fantastic TV...
Game of Thrones (For the sheer scale, the beautiful cinematography and the fantastic casting.)
Rome (A wonderful antidote to the Hollywood portrayal of Rome and a fantastic acting display.)
ER (A great mix of drama and humour with a raft of interesting characters over the years.)
LOST (Extremely ambitious and as far as I'm concerned the ending was perfectly fitting if not a little devoid of definitive answers)
Sherlock (Brilliant adaptation)
Game of Thrones (For the sheer scale, the beautiful cinematography and the fantastic casting.)
Rome (A wonderful antidote to the Hollywood portrayal of Rome and a fantastic acting display.)
ER (A great mix of drama and humour with a raft of interesting characters over the years.)
LOST (Extremely ambitious and as far as I'm concerned the ending was perfectly fitting if not a little devoid of definitive answers
)Sherlock (Brilliant adaptation)
I love most of those
I thought Rome was okay, I just felt like I was sat watching a porno at points... It seemed a bit overdone.1. The Big Bang Theory
2. Trueblood
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Hustle
5. Angel
2. Trueblood
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Hustle
5. Angel
Original post by restoration
I love most of those I thought Rome was okay, I just felt like I was sat watching a porno at points... It seemed a bit overdone.
I thought Rome was okay, I just felt like I was sat watching a porno at points... It seemed a bit overdone.It was quite graphic. Especially the Octavian/Livia part...
Rome was apparently quite a sexualised society but I think HBO took that and ran with it a little too far
. I read somewhere that James Purefoy who played Mark Antony refused to do full frontal nudity in series 2 despite doing it in series 1 because he didn't see how it would benefit the scene or the story. He only did it the first time because he thought the scene was a good way to demonstrate the power Antony had over Vorenus. His reasoning was that normally when one man is naked and the other is fully clothed it is the latter that has the postition of power but Antony was able to make Vorenus submissive even when he was completely naked. So maybe if HBO had their way it would have been even worse!
I don't think I can pick just five..
The X Files - Hugely influential, great characters, great stories. This one's surely a given?
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Very influential and more well-rounded than the original series (don't shoot me). Definitive to science fiction.
Farscape - A controversial one, I'll admit - it's the Marmite of television. But the relationship between the central characters, John and Aeryn, is probably the best love story written for television. It's often damn funny, too.
Dexter - A groundbreaking series, very well written.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Again, hugely influential. Witty, inventive, insightful. You'd be surprised how many 'Buffyisms' (or 'Whedonisms') have made it into popular consciousness (e.g. nouns into verbs ('he gives me a happy'), or 'ness', '-y' and '-age' at the end of words ('slayage', 'sparkage', 'judgey'..).. etc.). Here is a lexicon.
Battlestar Galactica - Not perfect, particularly in the later seasons, but still very intelligently written with excellent characters. I'd rate Pegasus/Resurrection Ship as the best episodes of any series.
Lost - Again, not perfect by any means, but very exciting and created some incredible characters (John Locke, Benjamin Linus)
Friends - It's been rerun into infinity, everyone has seen it a thousand times, but that very fact proves how popular it has been. Practically everyone I know can quote it.
The Simpsons - Like Friends. It's earlier seasons were undeniably better, but behind the gags it still has an intelligent take on popular culture.
Honorable mentions: Firefly (better in 14 episodes than many in their entire run), Breaking Bad, The Office (UK), The Daily Show, Rome, South Park.
The X Files - Hugely influential, great characters, great stories. This one's surely a given?
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Very influential and more well-rounded than the original series (don't shoot me). Definitive to science fiction.
Farscape - A controversial one, I'll admit - it's the Marmite of television. But the relationship between the central characters, John and Aeryn, is probably the best love story written for television. It's often damn funny, too.
Dexter - A groundbreaking series, very well written.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Again, hugely influential. Witty, inventive, insightful. You'd be surprised how many 'Buffyisms' (or 'Whedonisms') have made it into popular consciousness (e.g. nouns into verbs ('he gives me a happy'), or 'ness', '-y' and '-age' at the end of words ('slayage', 'sparkage', 'judgey'..).. etc.). Here is a lexicon.
Battlestar Galactica - Not perfect, particularly in the later seasons, but still very intelligently written with excellent characters. I'd rate Pegasus/Resurrection Ship as the best episodes of any series.
Lost - Again, not perfect by any means, but very exciting and created some incredible characters (John Locke, Benjamin Linus)
Friends - It's been rerun into infinity, everyone has seen it a thousand times, but that very fact proves how popular it has been. Practically everyone I know can quote it.
The Simpsons - Like Friends. It's earlier seasons were undeniably better, but behind the gags it still has an intelligent take on popular culture.
Honorable mentions: Firefly (better in 14 episodes than many in their entire run), Breaking Bad, The Office (UK), The Daily Show, Rome, South Park.
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