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The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (20 Viewers)
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Gr00vus
Footballguy
Cunk
The Gator
Footballguy
It got so freaking bad though.
Kids fighting in the mall, falling down stairs …parents :meh:
Really enjoyed the first season, but this show should be in the dictionary under “falling off a cliff” imo
Scoresman
Footballguy
Individual reveals start tomorrow.
Here's how many shows everyone should have left that are in the top 200.
The Gator 65
AAABatteries 63
Scoresman 62
Yo Mama 62
Atomic Punk 59
Nick Vermeil 59
Dan Lambskin 59
ilov80s 57
landrys hat 57
Dr Octopus 56
McBokonon 56
kupcho1 55
Rand al Thor 54
Runkle 51
Jayrod 51
Psychopav 51
Tick 50
whoknew 50
BlackCrowes 50
Pip's Invitation 49
Maik Jeaunz 49
Todem 48
krista4 48
Binky 48
Frostillicus 47
shuke 47
Gally 46
turnjose7 45
UncleZen 44
zamboni 43
Brutal Penquin 43
Hastur 43
Barry2 42
Don Quixote 42
Keith R 42
gr00vus 42
simey 40
Tau37 39
Chaos34 39
KarmaPolice 38
John Madden's Lunchbox 38
Bottomfeeder Sports 37
Instinctive 37
Sullie 36
timschochet 35
BLOCKED PUNT 34
Eephus 32
steelerfan1 32
Shaft41 30
titusbramble 13
Here's how many shows everyone should have left that are in the top 200.
The Gator 65
AAABatteries 63
Scoresman 62
Yo Mama 62
Atomic Punk 59
Nick Vermeil 59
Dan Lambskin 59
ilov80s 57
landrys hat 57
Dr Octopus 56
McBokonon 56
kupcho1 55
Rand al Thor 54
Runkle 51
Jayrod 51
Psychopav 51
Tick 50
whoknew 50
BlackCrowes 50
Pip's Invitation 49
Maik Jeaunz 49
Todem 48
krista4 48
Binky 48
Frostillicus 47
shuke 47
Gally 46
turnjose7 45
UncleZen 44
zamboni 43
Brutal Penquin 43
Hastur 43
Barry2 42
Don Quixote 42
Keith R 42
gr00vus 42
simey 40
Tau37 39
Chaos34 39
KarmaPolice 38
John Madden's Lunchbox 38
Bottomfeeder Sports 37
Instinctive 37
Sullie 36
timschochet 35
BLOCKED PUNT 34
Eephus 32
steelerfan1 32
Shaft41 30
titusbramble 13
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I liked the live action tick....
zamboni
Footballguy
Really enjoy it but nowhere near to be in my top 70. Good timing though with the last few episodes just having been dropped.
Scoresman
Footballguy
That's the thing. You either embrace the ridiculous or you don't. It's more fun to just let it ride and enjoy it.
The whole thing is ridiculous when you realize that everything that happens is all over children's karate.
Never heard of After Life
Eephus
Footballguy
I had Cunk on Life somewhere in the #60s.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I did think that one was cancelled too early. I have the DVDs of that one squirreled away somewhere too, but I can’t remember last time that I watched.
One more off my list. I had House of Cards at #15. I really thought it was interesting and could imagine how the back room deals are done and how things are bartered. I don't really count the last season when Spacey was exiled as that was kind of silly. But all in all I was so surprised with how much I enjoyed it. I also didn't watch it first run. I caught it well after it had concluded so even going in with highish expectations it exceeded them by a lot.
Cobra Kai was a miss. I really enjoyed it and the concept. It definitely got outlandish but I didn't care. Johnny is still the best part and it would have been better to have more of him stuck in the 80's the last couple seasons but it was still there occasionally which kept my interest. Loved the call backs to the movie and all the people they brought back along the way. Great concept and fun show. I wish I would have remembered it because it would have been in the top 70 for me.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
It was in consideration but didn't quite crack my top 70. Very funny.
McBokonon
Footballguy
Got some serious catching up to do - stupid work.
Of these 30, King of the Hill (37) and The Tick (21!) are the only two to make my list. The Tick, in particular, made me laugh harder than just about anything. It helped that I watched it during peak bong-usage days, for sure, but it was fantastic. King of the Hill - I still routinely say "What in the name of high school football?" whenever I want to sound incredulous about something.
I do really like Slow Horses. It was in the running but just missed the cut for me.
Weeds fell into the trap of being on for too long. It careened into Terrible-ville pretty fast and hard after a few seasons. If it didn't try to hang on too long and had a satisfying arc, it might have made it to my list.
House of Cards - see "Weeds." I'll forgive that it was always completely ridiculous because it was fun as hell until it became awful.
Cobra Kai is fun but I haven't gone back for the last season or two yet - that would never happen to a Pantheon show.
I've watched a couple of the others but most I never did.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
The British version of House of Cards is good too if never seen that one. I might be a bit more partial to the British version because a bit more plausible, and, ew, Spacey.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
I didn't include the inbetweeners but I remember it being pretty funny.
Burn Notice is ok. I checked out after a while.
I liked the first 2 seasons of OMITB. Watched a few in season 3 and haven't done 4 yet.
Yellowstone was my only one from this list. I think it's very well done.
My wife LOVES The Chosen.
I thought about binge watching This is Us at some point.
Black Sails is my only one from this list. Glad to see Gr00vus likes something I like. lol
Nova slipped my mind but I think it could be a contender for top 100.
Haven't got to Weeds yet.
I've watched a fair amount of KOtH. It's a pretty good show. Don't know if I could rank it in the top 70 though.
Good Eats is a good one that slipped my mind.
I did think about adding the practice. I remember really liking it but I can't really remember it, ya know what I mean?
I'm going to watch John Adams one day.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Final episode of M*A*S*H* is another one.I had King of the Hill at #69. It was one of my last-minute replacements after it was revealed on some 46-51 lists. It was written very well, and gave you plenty of opportunities to both mock the characters and identify with them. Hank continually asking the Laotian neighbor if he's Japanese or Chinese sends me.
Also, the house we lived in between 2007 and 2012 had propane heat, so I must have annoyed my wife by saying "proPANE and proPANE accessories" in Hank's voice a squillion times.
I saw quite a few Rockford Files episodes in reruns and have always liked James Garner, but I didn't consider it for my list.
My wife and son watch NOVA sometimes but I generally don't.
I watched the Who Shot JR episode like the rest of the country, but otherwise I didn't see much of Dallas. That the entire country could be transfixed by a TV episode that wasn't the Super Bowl seems so foreign now.
Have not seen the others.
Runkle
Footballguy
for my fellow Sports Night fans
Good show but didn't quite crack my list. Not sure if it was because it was a little too slow or the slight whimper of an ending, but, it doesn't quite have the pull with me as much as it once did. We're also well past that age of media and in a whole different world now.
As an aside, I worked on the same set some years after and it was a little weird walking those halls, like being in a house from your younger years after a remodel.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
There's a better FBG show imo. I'm assuming it will show up at some point.
Tick
Footballguy
My brother-in-law recently got remarried, this time to a Taiwanese woman living in Japan.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
The bolded is lol and awesome at the same time. GB our GB Tim imo
Tick
Footballguy
Hey!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Same. No wonder it’s never crossed my radar.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Good Eats is one of the best cooking shows, and while I’ve watched a lot of cooking shows I just can’t fit them in. Love the way Alton scienced things up
Bourdain was a super cool guy again just not something I really gave consideration to
I top 25 or 50 cooking / food shows list might be fun to do though
Cobra Kai is good fun but man it’s gotten almost unwatchable
I remember liking the Practice, haven’t thought about it in years though. Can’t think of a single memorable scene
I remember liking Sports Night, good cast, Peter Krause is such a good actor.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
Another 2 down for me.
Miami Vice and Cobra Kai.
Cheesy, corny, whatever, I like it!
steelerfan1
Footballguy
I think I know, and it better show up as it’s pretty high on mine.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
Yup, not a fan of his either, but this show worked for me for whatever reason.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
My shows revealed so far (with consensus ranks):
38 - The Pacific (229)
45 - Good Times (not in top 300)
56 - Slow Horses (226)
60 - Dallas (215)
66 - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (246)
67 - The Rockford Files (218)
I have two more in my top 70 that didn’t make the top 200. I’m guessing they are two of my 63, 64, 68, and 69 picks, but I’ve been surprised with a couple of the already released rankings so far. Don’t tell me what they are Scores, I like the surprise element of this.
38 - The Pacific (229)
45 - Good Times (not in top 300)
56 - Slow Horses (226)
60 - Dallas (215)
66 - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (246)
67 - The Rockford Files (218)
I have two more in my top 70 that didn’t make the top 200. I’m guessing they are two of my 63, 64, 68, and 69 picks, but I’ve been surprised with a couple of the already released rankings so far. Don’t tell me what they are Scores, I like the surprise element of this.
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
so far I've had 8 shows not crack the top 200
Supernatural
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Loudermilk
True Blood
Yellowstone
Black Sails
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
If I have 34 shows remaining that means that 28 of mine didn't make it. I wonder if I had the highest # of shows to not make it.
Supernatural
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Loudermilk
True Blood
Yellowstone
Black Sails
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
If I have 34 shows remaining that means that 28 of mine didn't make it. I wonder if I had the highest # of shows to not make it.
Tick
Footballguy
The downside is that there wasn't really one group of guys we could follow through the Pacific theater and get the full story, so they had to use two different groups. It hurt it as a show compared to BoB. I still ranked it at 38. They probably should have named it Band of Brothers: The Pacific.
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The Gator
Footballguy
Didn’t rank it, but really liked it
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Absolutely loved Band of a Brothers and the Pacific was just meh for me. Might have to rewatch it, but it definitely didn't leave that big impression on me for some reason
Eephus
Footballguy
I probably overranked Cunk on Life because I just watched Cunk on Earth so it was fresh in my mind.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Scorching hot garbage after season one.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Cunk on Earth was great. With Cunk on LIfe I didn't pay attention and didn't realize it was a one off, I was sad when it ended and there was no next episode.
Tau837
Footballguy
This is the first one I have seen so far out of all of the shows posted that is a regret for me. I loved this show and forgot about it. Looking back at my list, gut reaction is I would have ranked it #41.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
My list took a bit a a blow, but it makes more sense that many of mine would get knocked out in the 1st 100 than I would stay near the top of the pack with shows left in the 200. Comments with some @s because a couple of these I've recommended a lot. (my rank is listed)
NOVA - #11 Not many shows made great science stories so accessible. Such a quality show that I'd want access to on my island.
After Life #48- @steelerfan1 and somebody else sang it's praises. In movies and shows I place a high value on things that can make me laugh and cry in one episode. I complain about Netflix a lot, but this and another show that I don't think we have seen are the 2 that I recommend to people a lot. Of course a bit might depend on how grating you find Gervais.
Dallas #33 - Just one that stood out from childhood that my parents weirdly let us stay up to watch.
The Real World #26 @guru_007 is underestimating the impact of this one. This was a core part of my college and MTV watching, which where I put 5 shows that were essential watches for me around then. This is also admitting that I haven't seen more than 1/2 the seasons. I was a little late to the OG, so I hopped on with LA and jumped off after New Orleans. Our favorite was probably London (Jacinda!) and of course SF with Pedro and Puck. Good memories here.
Bates Motel #49 I will echo fellow MADer @simey here. This was one of my bigger surprises when I was heavier into TV in the 2010s. The leads of Fermiga and Highmore were great and they did a good job with the atmosphere and creep factor. A well done show that did the movie/book and characters justice. It also didn't overstay it's welcome at 5 seasons. Another I recommended a lot in the video store days.
Cobra Kai #42 I freakin' LOVED the first couple seasons. Yes, I get what some of you are saying that is was always a bit corny. But it was that in the way that the first movie was - it was corny, but also well made, funny, and I thought they hit a HR by flipping it a bit and having us have some sympathy for Johnny. Problem is that lasted about 3 seasons then the inevitable happened and they started to trot out the side characters and villains from the movies with diminishing returns. To me it got too much to keep watching. Even Kreese I found cringeworthy and that was pretty early in the seasons. I haven't bothered with S5+ yet.
NOVA - #11 Not many shows made great science stories so accessible. Such a quality show that I'd want access to on my island.
After Life #48- @steelerfan1 and somebody else sang it's praises. In movies and shows I place a high value on things that can make me laugh and cry in one episode. I complain about Netflix a lot, but this and another show that I don't think we have seen are the 2 that I recommend to people a lot. Of course a bit might depend on how grating you find Gervais.
Dallas #33 - Just one that stood out from childhood that my parents weirdly let us stay up to watch.
The Real World #26 @guru_007 is underestimating the impact of this one. This was a core part of my college and MTV watching, which where I put 5 shows that were essential watches for me around then. This is also admitting that I haven't seen more than 1/2 the seasons. I was a little late to the OG, so I hopped on with LA and jumped off after New Orleans. Our favorite was probably London (Jacinda!) and of course SF with Pedro and Puck. Good memories here.
Bates Motel #49 I will echo fellow MADer @simey here. This was one of my bigger surprises when I was heavier into TV in the 2010s. The leads of Fermiga and Highmore were great and they did a good job with the atmosphere and creep factor. A well done show that did the movie/book and characters justice. It also didn't overstay it's welcome at 5 seasons. Another I recommended a lot in the video store days.
Cobra Kai #42 I freakin' LOVED the first couple seasons. Yes, I get what some of you are saying that is was always a bit corny. But it was that in the way that the first movie was - it was corny, but also well made, funny, and I thought they hit a HR by flipping it a bit and having us have some sympathy for Johnny. Problem is that lasted about 3 seasons then the inevitable happened and they started to trot out the side characters and villains from the movies with diminishing returns. To me it got too much to keep watching. Even Kreese I found cringeworthy and that was pretty early in the seasons. I haven't bothered with S5+ yet.
Tau837
Footballguy
Agree, I had The Pacific at #31. So well done. I'm thinking most rankers never saw it.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Cobrai Kai is awesome. Some of you have some real mental issues.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
I liked The Pacific better than Band Of Brothers, I think because it conveyed a bit more of the global scope of the war, or at least of the Pacific theater. Neither made my top 70, but they'd probably be in my top 200 or so.
Bottomfeeder Sports
Footballguy
#36 on my list
Sports Night
I'm guessing another Aaron Sorkin show has a better position in the countdown, but I prefer this one.
titusbramble
Footballguy
WInning
Tau837
Footballguy
Agree on Damages, which I ranked #37. What an amazing cast across at least parts of the show's 5 seasons (many in just 1 season):
- Glenn Close
- Rose Byrne
- William Hurt
- Judd Hirsch
- John Goodman
- Ted Danson
- Marcia Gay Harden
- Timothy Olyphant
- Ryan Philippe
- Zeljko Ivanek
- Martin Short
- Lily Tomlin
Regarding the Vietnam War, it has been pretty heavily criticized for inaccuracies and omissions. Maybe it isn't possible to make a serious documentary series on a subject like that without heavy criticism.
Bottomfeeder Sports
Footballguy
#29 on my list
John Adams
This should have been called Abigail Adams as the real hero of this story. And the tolerable figure.
Bottomfeeder Sports
Footballguy
If I didn't miss any along the way
Me | Countdown | Show |
4 | 244 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey |
8 | Did not make top 300 | Orphan Black (TV Series 2013–2017) - IMDb |
24 | 214 | From the Earth to the Moon (TV Mini Series 1998) - IMDb |
29 | 209 | John Adams (TV Mini Series 2008) - IMDb |
32 | 270 | Soap (TV Series 1977–1981) - IMDb |
36 | 210 | Sports Night (TV Series 1998–2000) - IMDb |
52 | Did not make top 300 | Emergency! (TV Series 1972–1979) - IMDb |
58 | 258 | Yellowjackets (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb |
So, 37 more on the list
18 "solo" picks
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Bottomfeeder Sports
Footballguy
Miami Vice was great season 1. And then my schedule changed, and I never again saw an episode. So, this would have made the list if not for the technicality of only seeing one season.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
It stayed pretty good all the way through, though the novelty wore off after a couple of seasons (& about a million copycat shows).
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Ted Danson was so freaking good on Damages. He was off the rails.
As far as Burns goes, all of his docs get criticized for that stuff (& other things I won't go into). I don't like them as history books, but as entertainment.
BrutalPenguin
Footballguy
Yep. I have Sports Night at 35, and that other show in single digits. Big fan of Sorkin's dialog.#36 on my list
Sports Night
I'm guessing another Aaron Sorkin show has a better position in the countdown, but I prefer this one.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
I had it at #67. I did rock the Crockett unconstructed blazer, t-shirt, and no socks loafers look on at least one occasion in the 80's.
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