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The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (13 Viewers)
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Dang it. I was one off for Band of Brothers
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Maybe it's because I was in the military. Maybe it was because I have combat ribbons. Maybe it's because I was stationed in Germany for years. Maybe it's because I've been to Normandy. Maybe it's because Ive been to Dachau concentration camp. Band of Brothers is an absolute MONSTER show for me. Top 3ish all time. Just can't say enough about this show. Seen it 20 plus tines. Loved it. The cast. The story. The journey. Flash. Thunder.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
Sullie 1
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
BLOCKED_PUNT
Footballguy
My Granddad was an engineer in WW2. He was stationed in the Pacific. He never talked about it (as far as I know) though he did tell one story. Now that I'm older it would have been interesting to have asked him more about his experiences.
BlackCrowes
Footballguy
you have to come to grips with the truth. i did on Quincy.
UncleZen
Footballguy
Well I'm not the kind to kiss and tell, but I've been seen with Farrah. I've never been with anything less than a nine, so fine!
Bottomfeeder Sports
Footballguy
Bsed on stray mentions in this thread I'm pretty confident that Cop Rock is #1.
BrutalPenguin
Footballguy
But not ahead of Captain Kangaroo, right? 29 seasons of goodness!
AAABatteries
Footballguy
11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
RIP Mr. Romano
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I’m sure back in college you had more.
Scoresman
Footballguy
I feel like getting younger generations interested in the history of WW2 and that generation, and getting this knowledge passed down is the show’s lasting legacy. And it succeeded incredibly at this. It got 20ish year old Scoresman into it for sure.
I only wish it was more accurate a portrayal. It’s hard for me to rewatch when it got so much wrong and is passing it off as history.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
This is one I just didn’t think of - would have made my list. I did list John Adams so not sure why I forgot and even better HBO limited series.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
This is one I just didn’t think of - would have made my list. I did list John Adams so not sure why I forgot and even better HBO limited series.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
So, this was IMO, the only unknown left on the list on whether it’s included or not. I won’t spotlight just yet but the remaining 10 are assured - just need the order.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think we could all list the Top 10 now.This is one I just didn’t think of - would have made my list. I did list John Adams so not sure why I forgot and even better HBO limited series.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
So, this was IMO, the only unknown left on the list on whether it’s included or not. I won’t spotlight just yet but the remaining 10 are assured - just need the order.
Scoresman
Footballguy
This is one I just didn’t think of - would have made my list. I did list John Adams so not sure why I forgot and even better HBO limited series.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
So, this was IMO, the only unknown left on the list on whether it’s included or not. I won’t spotlight just yet but the remaining 10 are assured - just need the order.
Yeah I look at what's left and see it is incredibly obvious too. But some of the shows people have been guessing as top 5 or top 10 are way off.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Such as?
Also, do you mean history in general or things that differed from the book?
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
There goes one of my top 5 predictions. I had it at 9 so slots pretty well here. I’ve probably rewatched this more than any single show. So good.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
AAABatteries
Footballguy
My top 10 prediction
- Breaking Bad
- Seinfeld
- The Sopranos
- The Wire
- The Simpsons
- SNL
- Better Call Saul
- Game of Thrones
- The Office (US)
- Cheers
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yep, that was my "bold" top 5 guess. It is always talked about in high regards, and I thought it had a better chance of being seen by a high % of voters than a couple others I had in mind.There goes one of my top 5 predictions. I had it at 9 so slots pretty well here. I’ve probably rewatched this more than any single show. So good.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Before this #7 wouldn't have crossed my mind and that is the surprise of the top 10 for me. I would have had this 10 as a guess as my top 10 predictions with Band of Brothers in there instead. It does make sense because I agree on your #1 prediction - that is where I would put my money as well, so people would probably watch that a ton as well. 0 clue why I haven't gotten back to it myself.
Scoresman
Footballguy
Well the book is part of the problem. Ambrose is a great storyteller, but not much of a historian.
The main criticism is that the characters are pretty flat and very black and white.
Winters for example, is portrayed as the flawless hero, but he was flawed like everyone else and would have been a much more interesting character had the flaws been shown.
Nixon was not just a drunk who followed Winters around. His abilities in planning and operations were critical and weren't really shown.
Dike was not incompetent as portrayed. The show did him a disservice by ignoring the fact that he was wounded at Foy. He had previously won Bronze stars for his service.
Depicting Sobel as a villain, ignoring the fact the was also at Normandy.
Blithe was really done dirty. He didnt even die in Europe. He came home and served again in the Korean War.
It doesnt sit well with me that the service records of these war heroes were re-written so trivially for purposes of better storytelling.
Todem
Footballguy
My #1Maybe it's because I was in the military. Maybe it was because I have combat ribbons. Maybe it's because I was stationed in Germany for years. Maybe it's because I've been to Normandy. Maybe it's because Ive been to Dachau concentration camp. Band of Brothers is an absolute MONSTER show for me. Top 3ish all time. Just can't say enough about this show. Seen it 20 plus tines. Loved it. The cast. The story. The journey. Flash. Thunder.11 - Band of Brothers
War
Score: 1201
Average Rank: 21
The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
List Breakdown
The Gator 12
Rand al Thor 14
whoknew 15
simey 17
Gally 20
ilov80s 20
shuke 27
zamboni 31
landrys hat 33
AAABatteries 36
Dan Lambskin 45
Scoresman 58
Binky 66
McBokonon 67
Ever.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Tick
Footballguy
It's short (11:45 total runtime), do it this week. That's probably less than an NFL Sunday that includes a London game.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Interesting tidbit on Blithe Scoresman. I didnt know that. I guess for me I didn't watch the show like Shelby Foote narrated it. I watched it because I'm fascinated with the time period and Steven fricking Spielberg helped produce it. The clips of real life soldiers talking helped really set the mood for me. The author told a wonderful story here. War is bad. It's ugly. It's brutal. It's also hard to truly capture. Saving Private Ryan did it the best for me, but Band of Brothers did a damn good job.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
The interviews with the actual soldiers always choked me up at the end.
BlackCrowes
Footballguy
that all looked right, but i had 10 left and didn't rank one of the ones you had listed. couldn't figure it out. now i realize i listed one twice. sorry @Scoresman
Scoresman
Footballguy
Yeah I don’t mean to say it’s terrible. It’s not. I did rank it. If anything, it got a generation of young people to be aware of WW2 history and to approach family who served in it, getting their stories before it’s too late.
I just wish it favored accuracy instead of storytelling in a few areas, especially ones where the soldiers involved had long passed and weren’t around to set the true story straight.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
My Heather > your Heather…
steelerfan1
Footballguy
You may need to post seizure warnings…
I wouldn't go that far but I would say everyone wins with Heather
Band of Brothers for me. Started that last night. Guaranteed to be better than Deadwood.
Hastur
Footballguy
Band of Brothers was excellent.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
I watched Deadwood years ago and loved it. I started to rewatch it this past year and stopped middle of season 2. Just felt it started to drag too much for me. A must watch show for me. Just a must watch once show for me. Imo. I'm halfway through my rewatch of Boardwalk and still loving it.
Hastur
Footballguy
I started watching Boardwalk based off the recommendations of this thread. I got to episode 3, and it froze. I rebooted my tv and the firestick. Still freezes on episode 3. I waited a few days and tried again. Still freezes. No other shows on MAX, just Boardwalk.
I'm obviously fated to never see this show.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
it is kind of a lamborghini vs ferrari situation, I agree.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
haven't seen either of these. Leaning more towards Deadwood once done with Twin Peaks, as war type movies/shows are not my thing.
Scoresman
Footballguy
10 - Saturday Night Live
ComedyScore: 1203
Average Rank: 30.9
The classic late night live sketch comedy show.
List Breakdown
shuke 3Rand al Thor 3ilov80s 7Binky 7Psychopav 8Yo Mama 9Don Quixote 9Pip's Invitation 11
Jayrod 13
Atomic Punk 19
krista4 22
gr00vus 23
Tau37 25
John Madden's Lunchbox 28
AAABatteries 32
Tick 33
Dan Lambskin 34
Eephus 38
Todem 40
simey 42
Scoresman 42
Dr Octopus 42
Hastur 47
kupcho1 47
Frostillicus 49
whoknew 51
Keith R 53
turnjose7 57
The Gator 64
Nick Vermeil 69
FarFromHome
Footballguy
I'll admit I haven't actually watched it in decades. Having said that, it was must watch tv for decades. I'm old enough to remember the older older cast and enjoyed them a lot, but peak Chris Farley days was just downright hilarious and my favorite.10 - Saturday Night Live
Comedy
Score: 1203
Average Rank: 30.9
The classic late night live sketch comedy show.
List Breakdown
Pip's Invitation 11
Jayrod 13
Atomic Punk 19
krista4 22
gr00vus 23
Tau37 25
John Madden's Lunchbox 28
AAABatteries 32
Tick 33
Dan Lambskin 34
Eephus 38
Todem 40
simey 42
Scoresman 42
Dr Octopus 42
Hastur 47
kupcho1 47
Frostillicus 49
whoknew 51
Keith R 53
turnjose7 57
The Gator 64
Nick Vermeil 69
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
It's been on for 50 years and as a sketch comedy show doesn't rely on the same characters/storylines for its entire history, so yeah, as hit and miss as it can be, it's still an incredibly important TV institution that has reached the consciousness of almost every American at some point or another.10 - Saturday Night Live
Comedy
Score: 1203
Average Rank: 30.9
The classic late night live sketch comedy show.
List Breakdown
Pip's Invitation 11
Jayrod 13
Atomic Punk 19
krista4 22
gr00vus 23
Tau37 25
John Madden's Lunchbox 28
AAABatteries 32
Tick 33
Dan Lambskin 34
Eephus 38
Todem 40
simey 42
Scoresman 42
Dr Octopus 42
Hastur 47
kupcho1 47
Frostillicus 49
whoknew 51
Keith R 53
turnjose7 57
The Gator 64
Nick Vermeil 69
I got started in the Eddie Murphy years when my middle school classmates were impersonating his characters and I wanted to see what that was all about. I think the original cast and the 1986-93 cast (Carvey, Hartman, Hooks, etc) were the best, but your take on that is going to vary based on your age and preferred comedy styles. The original cast/writers did a lot to change the idea of what kind of comedy you could do on TV.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
SNL is kind of take the top 10%, ditch the rest situation. Lots of bad sketches and bad years but the highs are about the funniest and most culture penetrating things out on TV. As bad as it has been at times, the names of people it’s introduced us to is craaaaaazy
Billy Murray, Chevy Chase, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Mike Meyers, John Belushi, Kate McKinnon, Chris Farley. Could go on and on and on. No SNL and we don’t get things like Wayne’s World, Ghostbusters, Austin Powers, Happy Gilmore, 30 Rock, Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, Anchorman, Animal House and on and on and on there too.
Billy Murray, Chevy Chase, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Mike Meyers, John Belushi, Kate McKinnon, Chris Farley. Could go on and on and on. No SNL and we don’t get things like Wayne’s World, Ghostbusters, Austin Powers, Happy Gilmore, 30 Rock, Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, Anchorman, Animal House and on and on and on there too.
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Manster
Footballguy
It's pretty awesome. Unless you don't do war stuff, I'd highly recommend it. I think I've watched it all the way thru 4 or 5 times
I just started it last night. It is very strange seeing Ross from Friends as a hard as$ Captain though lol
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Manster
Footballguy
SNL is an American Institution. Definitely deserves top 10 ranking.
I got to grow up into the 80's, and 90's staying up late with my buddies watching the Church Lady, Matt Foley motivational speaker, Bill Swerski"s superfans (daaaaa Bearsss!), Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy, weekend update with Dennis Miller, Wayne's World.....the list goes on and on...
I got to grow up into the 80's, and 90's staying up late with my buddies watching the Church Lady, Matt Foley motivational speaker, Bill Swerski"s superfans (daaaaa Bearsss!), Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy, weekend update with Dennis Miller, Wayne's World.....the list goes on and on...
Manster
Footballguy
You will get sucked in with the character development, and story. It's really well done.
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