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The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (4 Viewers)

54 - Friday Night Lights​

Drama
Score: 500
Average Rank: 32.5

The trials and tribulations of small town Texas football players, their friends, family, and coaching staff.
Once you realize and accept that it's more soap opera than sports show, it's a really enjoyable watch. Good characters, small town drama, with some football thrown in here and there.
Agreed - the football is really the least of it. Very good characters, with a standout performances by Kyle Chandler as Coach Taylor and Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen.
And Michael B Jordan
 

52 - Freaks and Geeks​

Comedy
Score: 512
Average Rank: 34.4

After her grandmother's death, a high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

List Breakdown

:pickle: zamboni 3
:pickle:Frostillicus 7
BLOCKED PUNT 15
Dr Octopus 16
UncleZen 19
Gally 23
Sullie 23
Jayrod 28
simey 36
Nick Vermeil 49
shuke 65
Yo Mama 65
steelerfan1 66
Atomic Punk 67
 

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown


:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68
 

52 - Freaks and Geeks​

Comedy
Score: 512
Average Rank: 34.4

After her grandmother's death, a high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

List Breakdown

:pickle: zamboni 3
:pickle:Frostillicus 7
BLOCKED PUNT 15
Dr Octopus 16
UncleZen 19
Gally 23
Sullie 23
Jayrod 28
simey 36
Nick Vermeil 49
shuke 65
Yo Mama 65
steelerfan1 66
Atomic Punk 67
Just an amazing collection of talent.
 

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68

Salt the snail!
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?

Here is everybody's remaining counts in the top 50. I'm pretty sure this is accurate... pretty sure.

Yo Mama 36
Nick Vermeil 34
The Gator 34
Scoresman 33
Atomic Punk 32
Dr Octopus 32
AAABatteries 31
Dan Lambskin 29
Runkle 28
shuke 28
Binky 28
ilov80s 28
landrys hat 28
Psychopav 27
Frostillicus 26
Rand al Thor 26
Todem 26
Pip's Invitation 25
whoknew 25
BlackCrowes 25
Maik Jeaunz 25
McBokonon 24
krista4 24
kupcho1 23
Hastur 22
Jayrod 21
John Madden's Lunchbox 21
simey 21
zamboni 20
turnjose7 20
KarmaPolice 20
Gally 20
Don Quixote 20
Brutal Penquin 20
timschochet 19
Chaos34 19
Tick 19
Sullie 19
Barry2 18
Keith R 16
UncleZen 16
steelerfan1 16
Instinctive 16
gr00vus 15
Tau37 15
Bottomfeeder Sports 15
BLOCKED PUNT 12
Eephus 11
Shaft41 8
titusbramble 8
 

52 - Freaks and Geeks​

Comedy
Score: 512
Average Rank: 34.4

After her grandmother's death, a high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

List Breakdown

:pickle: zamboni 3
:pickle:Frostillicus 7
BLOCKED PUNT 15
Dr Octopus 16
UncleZen 19
Gally 23
Sullie 23
Jayrod 28
simey 36
Nick Vermeil 49
shuke 65
Yo Mama 65
steelerfan1 66
Atomic Punk 67
I don’t think I ever loved a show more than this at the time, and for many years after to this day. Such a perfect snapshot of teenage life in the early ‘80s with a dynamite cast that obviously took off shortly thereafter.

Fans alike lamented the fact that it ended prematurely (due mainly to NBC’s mismanagement of finding an audience), but in hindsight it’s better it ended leaving you for more rather than dragging on for several seasons like most shows.
 

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68
Is Charlie Day as annoying in IASIP as he was in Horrible Bosses?
He ruined that film.
 

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68

This show has surpassed all sitcoms in the amount I’ve watched except maybe Seinfeld but give it a couple more years and it will be #1. My wife loathes it but it kills me.

The latest seasons have been a little hit or miss but the Frank vs Russia episode from last season is top 5. Not hyperbole, the acting Devito does at the end in the chess match with the anal beads may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen on television.
 
I think I'm a sucker for bromance comedies. 2 of my top 15 were Psych and Scrubs.
nothing wrong with that, bro. Did all of me you and Gally have them? Also Jake-Charles from Brooklyn 99 was there but I agree with you that JD-Tuck/Shawn/Gus were better
I had both on my list as well. That is also why I liked Married with Children once Jefferson Darcy joined the show. Him and Al also had a great bromance.
 
I thought about Friday Night Lights and it was one of the first things that I binge watched when I first got into streaming but honestly? I got a little tired of it after awhile. You guys talk about Beth etc. being a bad female character...Julie was such an annoying whiny little brat.

Never got into Sunny.
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?

Here is everybody's remaining counts in the top 50. I'm pretty sure this is accurate... pretty sure.

Yo Mama 36
Nick Vermeil 34
The Gator 34
Scoresman 33
Atomic Punk 32
Dr Octopus 32
AAABatteries 31
Dan Lambskin 29
Runkle 28
shuke 28
Binky 28
ilov80s 28
landrys hat 28
Psychopav 27
Frostillicus 26
Rand al Thor 26
Todem 26
Pip's Invitation 25
whoknew 25
BlackCrowes 25
Maik Jeaunz 25
McBokonon 24
krista4 24
kupcho1 23
Hastur 22
Jayrod 21
John Madden's Lunchbox 21
simey 21
zamboni 20
turnjose7 20
KarmaPolice 20
Gally 20
Don Quixote 20
Brutal Penquin 20
timschochet 19
Chaos34 19
Tick 19
Sullie 19
Barry2 18
Keith R 16
UncleZen 16
steelerfan1 16
Instinctive 16
gr00vus 15
Tau37 15
Bottomfeeder Sports 15
BLOCKED PUNT 12
Eephus 11
Shaft41 8
titusbramble 8
21 eh?
I count only 16 certainties of my 50 remaining shows.
So which 5 will surprise me?

53 - Black Mirror​

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 507
Average Rank: 32

A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology.

List Breakdown

:pickle:shuke 10
kupcho1 16
Frostillicus 19
Maik Jeaunz 20
Todem 20
The Gator 22
Scoresman 27
Dan Lambskin 32
Runkle 34
John Madden's Lunchbox 42
Yo Mama 46
Dr Octopus 62
Nick Vermeil 66
Others have said great things about Black Mirror.
Good thing about this show is that bad episodes dont matter as long as there arent too many of them.
The great episodes do make it a top class show.
 

53 - Black Mirror​

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 507
Average Rank: 32

A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology.

List Breakdown

:pickle:shuke 10
kupcho1 16
Frostillicus 19
Maik Jeaunz 20
Todem 20
The Gator 22
Scoresman 27
Dan Lambskin 32
Runkle 34
John Madden's Lunchbox 42
Yo Mama 46
Dr Octopus 62
Nick Vermeil 66
Had no idea when I started watching this that they were mostly standalone episodes, so the first episode was a bit jarring. Great series with some amazing individual episodes.
It really is a cool show. I love that the stand alone aspect allows them to use a variety of actors. I also love that they use creative ways to showcase the pitfalls of technology. Also, you can introduce it to people right in the middle of a season, and they miss nothing. It's almost like a modern day Twilight Zone, or something. I highly recommend it.
 
"Hang the DJ" episode of Black Mirror is one of my favorite individual episodes of any show. Great concept, execution and Sigur Ros soundtrack. What more do you want?


San Junipero is a favorite of mine.
Hated in the Nation was mine . . . the one with the autonomous drone insects / bees.
Nosedive is one of my favorites just because I can see our society devolving into something that stupid

I’m sure there are some others I am forgetting
Beyond the Sea....astronaut one.....awesome episode
 

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68
Is Charlie Day as annoying in IASIP as he was in Horrible Bosses?
He ruined that film.
Pretty sure he plays the same character in everything
 
Based on past conversations on this board, I thought Freaks and Geeks would have been higher. I guess if it maybe had a couple more seasons, it would have been. The show is just a great collection of talent.

I loved Friday Night Lights. Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were both amazing in that show. In the 1st season, you hated Riggs but then you found yourself pulling for him as the show went on. Texas Forever!
 
Scrubs was great stuff. No laugh track, great

51 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia​

Comedy
Score: 531
Average Rank: 35.6

Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Frostillicus 3
:pickle:AAABatteries 4
The Gator 17
Dan Lambskin 21
shuke 30
Maik Jeaunz 30
kupcho1 38
McBokonon 39
KarmaPolice 44
Jayrod 44
Dr Octopus 47
ilov80s 49
Atomic Punk 50
Tick 50
Hastur 68
They should put "everybody's 44th favorite show" on the wiki.
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?
How boring. It's March Madness time....where are your upset picks?
 
The latest seasons have been a little hit or miss
The cast has had a lot of outside projects in recent years, maybe stretching them a little thin. Charlie is in movies, Olson and Howerton had full-time roles in network shows, and McElhenny co-owns a professional soccer team.

My favorite DeVito moment is when he pretends to have dementia and tricks Dee and Dennis into digging up their dead mother. He nailed every aspect of that episode from the senility to the sinister.
 
The latest seasons have been a little hit or miss
The cast has had a lot of outside projects in recent years, maybe stretching them a little thin. Charlie is in movies, Olson and Howerton had full-time roles in network shows, and McElhenny co-owns a professional soccer team.

My favorite DeVito moment is when he pretends to have dementia and tricks Dee and Dennis into digging up their dead mother. He nailed every aspect of that episode from the senility to the sinister.

It was unreal that got Devito to join the cast and he’s still killing his role at 80. What a career that guy has had.
 
Frank vs Russia

Black went first?

I think that was part of the schtick - having him checkmate his opponent with his king too.

ETA - and I know you can move your king and force a checkmate but that’s not what they showed
 
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52 - Freaks and Geeks​

Comedy
Score: 512
Average Rank: 34.4

After her grandmother's death, a high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

List Breakdown

:pickle: zamboni 3
:pickle:Frostillicus 7
BLOCKED PUNT 15
Dr Octopus 16
UncleZen 19
Gally 23
Sullie 23
Jayrod 28
simey 36
Nick Vermeil 49
shuke 65
Yo Mama 65
steelerfan1 66
Atomic Punk 67
Another omission on my part. Not sure where I'd have put it but somewhere in the Top 70. Amazing cast in retrospect, great balance of comedy and longform storytelling and nice setting of 1980's surburbia from high schoolers' points of view
 
Frank vs Russia

Black went first?
It seemed those were the words used, but if you look white has already made the first move.
You're right - they show a side view and nobody has moved, but when Frank's hand is hovering, white had moved a pawn... that's fine, it's not the point of the scene.
 
Frank vs Russia

Black went first?
It seemed those were the words used, but if you look white has already made the first move.
You're right - they show a side view and nobody has moved, but when Frank's hand is hovering, white had moved a pawn... that's fine, it's not the point of the scene.

TAKE YOUR TIME!
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?
How boring. It's March Madness time....where are your upset picks?
It’s March, and I’m mad and upset people didn’t choose Star Trek or I Love Lucy in an all-time greatest TV draft.
 
Is Friday Night Lights more a teen drama like 90210 or Melrose Place? Or is it more a "regular" drama just with teens.
It was a drama that had adults and teens in it. They lived in the small town of Dillon, TX. The coach (Kyle Chandler) and his wife (Connie Britton) had significant storylines in the show. Their friend Buddy was in it a lot as well. Teens were a big part of it, because he was a high school football coach, and his wife was a guidance counselor and then a principal. The teens were great actors, and it was a launching pad for some like Zach Gilford, Jesse Plemons, Michael B Jordan, Taylor Kitsch, etc. Whoever the casting director was did a great job at finding young talent. Anyway, I think it was very good series.
 
So according to my calculations, I have 36 of my shows making the top 50 (38 total left, with 2 that didn’t make the top 300). 9 of my top 10 (Star Trek the only pickle gone), and 30 of my 40 still to be revealed.

Anyone have more than 36 in the top 50?
How boring. It's March Madness time....where are your upset picks?
It’s March, and I’m mad and upset people didn’t choose Star Trek or I Love Lucy in an all-time greatest TV draft.
Probably people that at one time were either fired or laid off from Desilu Productions.
 
The latest seasons have been a little hit or miss
The cast has had a lot of outside projects in recent years, maybe stretching them a little thin. Charlie is in movies, Olson and Howerton had full-time roles in network shows, and McElhenny co-owns a professional soccer team.

My favorite DeVito moment is when he pretends to have dementia and tricks Dee and Dennis into digging up their dead mother. He nailed every aspect of that episode from the senility to the sinister.

This is one of my favorites

 
Well, I know 12 of the 50. If I'm right I'll be a little shocked that they (2 shows) made the top 50 and if I'm wrong I'll be shocked that they didn't make the top 300. 28 of my shows didn't even make it and some of the shows I thought were very good were low on this list so it's been pretty wild.
 
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52 - Freaks and Geeks​

Comedy
Score: 512
Average Rank: 34.4

After her grandmother's death, a high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

List Breakdown

:pickle: zamboni 3
:pickle:Frostillicus 7
BLOCKED PUNT 15
Dr Octopus 16
UncleZen 19
Gally 23
Sullie 23
Jayrod 28
simey 36
Nick Vermeil 49
shuke 65
Yo Mama 65
steelerfan1 66
Atomic Punk 67
Just an amazing collection of talent.
The one knock was it was only one short season - but even with that it had the perfect ending.
 

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