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Poll: Greatest TV Show Ever (1 Viewer)

Which Tv Show is the best of all time?

  • Cheers

    Votes: 9 3.4%

  • Mash

    Votes: 21 7.9%

  • Seinfeld

    Votes: 57 21.5%

  • The Wire

    Votes: 35 13.2%

  • Sopranos

    Votes: 16 6.0%

  • Breaking Bad

    Votes: 85 32.1%

  • Game of Thrones

    Votes: 28 10.6%

  • Saved By The Bell

    Votes: 14 5.3%
  • Total voters
    265
It is hard to rank dramas and comedies together, but I'd put Breaking Bad as the best show ever regardless of what kind of show we are discussing.  The Sopranos, Seinfeld, Game of Thrones, Six Feet Under and Cheers are all up there as well. 

 
Scott Tenorman said:
No, not just you.  Just tired of the internet becoming a gigantic ##### fest.   I understand nothing is perfect, but the nitpicking of everything has become tiresome.  We get it.  You're too cool to like what other people like.

(not you in particular)
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… as you ##### about the people #####ing.

 
Don't Noonan said:
Only filler episode was The Fly
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I thought the Fly was a brilliant episode.  I will give you that it's the one episode that stands out of not fitting in with the series, but it's great being immersed in the lab with Walt and Jesse.  Walt's struggle to kill a simple fly.   It's probably the most consistently funny episode of the series.  What other TV show could get you so emotionally invested in seeing a fly get killed.  The moment that Jesse finally gets in the killshot is a relief, the fly falls to the floor in slow motion and we all celebrate with Jesse when it's done.  It's also the first episode that Walt almost confesses about Jane when he's about to fall asleep.  I can see it not being everyone's cup of tea. 

 
eoMMan said:
You had no problem with the ending?
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What was the problem with the ending?  I've never heard anyone complain about it.  Admittedly, I didn't watch the series until there were already two seasons of Better Call Saul, so I wasn't around for the initial hype train.

 
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Scott Tenorman said:
No, not just you.  Just tired of the internet becoming a gigantic ##### fest.   I understand nothing is perfect, but the nitpicking of everything has become tiresome.  We get it.  You're too cool to like what other people like.

(not you in particular)
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You're right. Just look at this thread. It's mostly posts about why things are bad instead of why things are good. Most people aren't propping up what they like. They're trying to put down what they don't. It's what we do now apparently. 

Good on the few of you in here talking about what's good. You're good peeps.

Sorry for leaving off Mad Men and West Wing. Never got in to either and was just winging it. I bet a lot of Thrones people hate voted on something else, but would vote thrones in a year from now. 

I voted a Breaking Bad. 

 
Sebowski said:
You're right. Just look at this thread. It's mostly posts about why things are bad instead of why things are good. Most people aren't propping up what they like. They're trying to put down what they don't. It's what we do now apparently. 

Good on the few of you in here talking about what's good. You're good peeps.
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I am guilty of this as well, but I think at least a little bit this is the nature of the internet.   I posted in the GOT thread that it gets boring (IMO) if every post is how amazing everything is and how every episode is better than the previous.  Then it's not a discussion about the show.  A couple people throw up some criticisms and there is back an forth awhile about those and it seems take over the thread and seem like everybody is negative, when I still believe that everybody is liking the show for the most part, and would still rate it pretty high in the overall scheme of TV shows.     On the flip side, even the people who love the show and are probably the "positive" ones that you are describing still get sucked into the negative style of the internet by dismissing criticisms/discussions/playful jabs offhand as haters being haters or people never being happy about anything.  It's not "I see your point", it's "JFC can't you like anything - you want to see the lawn being mowed in Westeros too?" 

It's the nature of the internet to an extent and feel like it goes the way of the political forum and everything is one or the other - true fans that love the show and take want D&D give us  vs. haters and nitpickers that can't like anything.  When in truth we are all probably most that grey area in between.  

 
SlaX said:
What was the problem with the ending?  I've never heard anyone complain about it.  Admittedly, I didn't watch the series until there were already two seasons of Better Call Saul, so I wasn't around for the initial hype train.
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I didn't like the whole machine gun installed in a trunk thing.  It was silly and worked way too easy.
 
eoMMan said:
I didn't like the whole machine gun installed in a trunk thing.  It was silly and worked way too easy.
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I agree with this. Made for some good drama, but was very far-fetched.

 
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BobbyLayne said:
Actually they do. It was a good run, must have received 18-20 years of light chuckles dropping them randomly in most any crowd.

The last few years I have had them fall flat and received blank stares. Nothing makes me feel older than realizing there's a whole generation coming up that has idea what "I'm out!" means.
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Take this as an opportunity to teach the youth about the greatness of that show.  It is still relevant as many of the things/phrases still apply today.  In addition, it gives you a hint as to whether or not that person is worthy of further interaction. 

 
zamboni said:
I agree with this. Made for some good drama, but was very far-fetched.
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well, there weren't too many other ways to "engineer" a conclusion and that was kind of Gilligan's point of the show - what evils can be wreaked when one tries to engineer life (just as Saul is about the payoffs of lawyering one's life) - so that's what he came up with to carry the theme.surprised that's a begging point in a world where the Rock hops skyscrapers and other such clockwork inanities are everyday occurrences, but such is the burden of series becoming so much more ingrained in our lives than other media.

 
Brony said:
My vote depends on whether or not SBTB: The College Years is considered part of the SBTB canon. 
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If it had been Mike Golic rather than his brother Bob as the dorm residential adviser, the show might have been showered with Emmys.

 
Sebowski said:
You're right. Just look at this thread. It's mostly posts about why things are bad instead of why things are good. Most people aren't propping up what they like. They're trying to put down what they don't. It's what we do now apparently. 

Good on the few of you in here talking about what's good. You're good peeps.

Sorry for leaving off Mad Men and West Wing. Never got in to either and was just winging it. I bet a lot of Thrones people hate voted on something else, but would vote thrones in a year from now. 

I voted a Breaking Bad. 
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It just comes with the territory when saying something is the best ever. Also, all of the shows have been so widely praised for so long that it's difficult to say anything positive that is remotely original or new. I think everyone is aware of why Breaking Bad and The Wire are considered all time great shows. But I do get your point and know I am guilty of it here. 

 
I personally would have voted Mad Men because I think it was the best written and acted show ever put on TV. It unfolded like a good novel and never required big set pieces, tricks or twists to keep viewers interested. It took advantage of what TV can do that movies can't: develop characters naturally over a long period of time and allow us to so feel part of their lives and to so understand the psyche of the characters and their relationships with each other that even subtle comments or gestures could have massive impacts on us or how we perceive them. It was the epitome of character driven. Also, I liked how realistic it was. Weiner learned from Chase on the Sopranos that characters don't need an arc because often in real life we don't have arcs. We typically make the same mistakes over and over. We try to change but usually fail. Mad Men got that. 

 
The Wire should be running away with this.  With Sopranos second.  Those two shows changed and elevated television to theatrical quality we still enjoy today in shows like Breaking Bad and Saved by the Bell. 

 
James Daulton said:
The Wire should be running away with this.  With Sopranos second.  Those two shows changed and elevated television to theatrical quality we still enjoy today in shows like Breaking Bad and Saved by the Bell. 
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i was with you all the way 'til ya said "Breaking Bad"  :o

 
eoMMan said:
I didn't like the whole machine gun installed in a trunk thing.  It was silly and worked way too easy.
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I don’t disagree that one part was a little far-fetched but usually when folks talk about not liking the ending it’s the overall concept and from that perspective I loved it.  

 
I didn't watch Cheers, Mash, GoT, Breaking Bad, the Wire, or the Supranos..   I"ve never single a single episode of half of those.

I voted Saved by the Bell for giggles

I've probably seen every saved by the bell episode at least 4 times including the Mrs. Bliss and College continuities.  

Shockingly..Saved by the Bell New Class actually has more seasons and episodes.. but i've never seen a single one of those either.

 
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Here's a personal ranking of the only shows I've seen enough of or all of to say I'm a fan of:

1) Curb your Enthusiasm

2) Seinfeld

3)  Netflix Daredevil

4) Always Sunny

5) Cobra Kai

6) Workaholics

7) Saved by the Bell

8 - Star Wars Rebels

9 - G1 Transformers

 
How "The Leftovers" isn't on here at least for discussion is baffling.  It might not be for everyone thematically but it's every bit as good as Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad etc.  I think part of the issue is the first season is a little uneven.  That likely turns off people who try and start.  That said the collection episodes comprising season 2 and 3 are the best TV I've ever seen.

 
I never got into Breaking Bad, but I recognize its importance.  Seinfeld was the easy choice for me, as referenced a few times it is eminently quotable and still holds up today.

 
Sopranos is the Beatles of television.   Gandolfini is still the gold standard of masterclass acting too.

Just nips the Wire for me.

Top 5 for me are:

1.  Sopranos

2.  The Wire

3. Breaking Bad

4.  Mad Men

5.  Thrones

 
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James Daulton said:
The Wire should be running away with this.  With Sopranos second.  Those two shows changed and elevated television to theatrical quality we still enjoy today in shows like Breaking Bad and Saved by the Bell. 
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Sopranos just went 2-3 seasons too long.  Way too many dumb storylines.

 
Ilov80s said:
It did drift in the middle but recovered strong down the stretch imo. 
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THIS. 

man, season 2 with Richie Aprile and Uncle Joo and Livia and Janice all busting Tony's balls to no end ... greatest season ever for a tv show, imo. 

Ralphie helped pick it back up after we lost three of those four, but after his demise it drifted off the rails quite a bit - the whole "Carm and Feee-Yawww" will they/won't they ill-fated relationship shtick was brutal ... and, what, he had a house in Nutley? ####### Nutley???!? 

meh, i know Livia's house was there, too, but - at least they put Uncle Joo in Belleville (art imitates life is whati'msayin').

once things heated back up with NY it all came back on track like gangbusters ... Phil was as great a foil for Tony as any i mentioned, and definitely the most formidable (Richie couldn't sell the coup to the other Capos, Ralphie was too much of an idiot).

the final season was brilliant, the Tony and Baccala fight at the vacay bungalow might be one of the greatest scenes ever on HBO (under the boardwalk/where Janice gives head) ... even all the A.J. quasi emo shtick was cool with me - it went out like a champ - and, yeah, i dug the ending. 

 
coachoneill said:
How "The Leftovers" isn't on here at least for discussion is baffling.  It might not be for everyone thematically but it's every bit as good as Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad etc.  I think part of the issue is the first season is a little uneven.  That likely turns off people who try and start.  That said the collection episodes comprising season 2 and 3 are the best TV I've ever seen.
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Top ten for me (probably #7).  Only 3 seasons hurts.  If only three seasons didn't matter, Deadwood would bump Thrones on my list.

 
Ilov80s said:
I personally would have voted Mad Men because I think it was the best written and acted show ever put on TV. It unfolded like a good novel and never required big set pieces, tricks or twists to keep viewers interested. It took advantage of what TV can do that movies can't: develop characters naturally over a long period of time and allow us to so feel part of their lives and to so understand the psyche of the characters and their relationships with each other that even subtle comments or gestures could have massive impacts on us or how we perceive them. It was the epitome of character driven. Also, I liked how realistic it was. Weiner learned from Chase on the Sopranos that characters don't need an arc because often in real life we don't have arcs. We typically make the same mistakes over and over. We try to change but usually fail. Mad Men got that. 
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You know who had an arc?  Noah.

 
Aaron Rudnicki said:
Leftovers was good? Don't think I made it past episode 2.
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Leftovers ends up being excellent.  That said, even coming from the biggest "Leftovers" homer on the planet, the first handful of episodes are a little iffy.  It's a shame if there are a lot of people in your boat who missed out on the incredible second and third season because of the inconsistency of the first.  

 
coachoneill said:
Leftovers ends up being excellent.  That said, even coming from the biggest "Leftovers" homer on the planet, the first handful of episodes are a little iffy.  It's a shame if there are a lot of people in your boat who missed out on the incredible second and third season because of the inconsistency of the first.  
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One of my favorite shows of the past decade, but I feel like I am in the minority that was hooked from Ep1 and 1st season is my favorite.  

Big fan of the book though.  

 
Also, if we're including comedies and dramas, why not animated? 

The Simpson's has had some down years but for a 30 year program it is largely awesome.

Also, South Park.

 
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Seinfeld never gets old.  Great show.  Great characters.  Great writing.  Lighthearted.  I know very few people that don't know quotes from it.

Breaking Bad was better the second time I watched it.  I think it will hold up.

MASH was great.   Not to diminish those serving since Vietnam, but the USA hasn't had a 'war' in 45+ years that had much effect on the nation.  So I don't think the younger generations has emotion that would let them get the concept of MASH.  I mean they'll understand it.  But not to the level people that lived prior to 1980 would.

 
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