The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 41: The Bear (125 Viewers)

[zamboni]

I had some considerations for sports-adjacent stuff and ended up being really strict with the rule and only including two documentary series. But like as a kid I used to DVR NFL Top 10s (this hour long show where'd they'd count down a top 10 of something like defensive lines or coaches or big play guys and stuff) for months of collecting them binge them in summer when school was out.

It felt too much like highlight packages and not enough space from being sports so didn't include it or some similar stuff.

@Scoresman is "Inside The NBA" eligible for this? It's not a sporting event, but it does follow/analyze sporting events. I know it's not everyone's favorite, but I've gotten a lot of entertainment from that show over a very long period of time now.

I’ve got a few of those types on my list.

I considered The Wide World Of Sports just for the opening. But that didn't seem like enough justification to make it through to the final list.

Same, although also almost made the cut based on the Washington Generals winning once there.

 

[Scoresman]

Are Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown considered separate shows?

I would say separate unless others strongly disagree.

 

[Scoresman]

I had some considerations for sports-adjacent stuff and ended up being really strict with the rule and only including two documentary series. But like as a kid I used to DVR NFL Top 10s (this hour long show where'd they'd count down a top 10 of something like defensive lines or coaches or big play guys and stuff) for months of collecting them binge them in summer when school was out.

It felt too much like highlight packages and not enough space from being sports so didn't include it or some similar stuff.

@Scoresman is "Inside The NBA" eligible for this? It's not a sporting event, but it does follow/analyze sporting events. I know it's not everyone's favorite, but I've gotten a lot of entertainment from that show over a very long period of time now.

Yeah we've got a few sports "shows". Mostly talk shows. They are fine.

 

[Scoresman]

41 lists.

We are now at the point where every show in the top 200 is on at least two lists. Some people's #1's are definitely going to be in honorable mentions.

 

[Scoresman]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

 

[KarmaPolice]

41 lists.

We are now at the point where every show in the top 200 is on at least two lists. Some people's #1's are definitely going to be in honorable mentions.

 

[Instinctive]

41 lists.

We are now at the point where every show in the top 200 is on at least two lists. Some people's #1's are definitely going to be in honorable mentions.

Me me me

 

[Scoresman]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

 

[Gr00vus]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

 

[Hastur]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

I should be embarrassed by how much I'm looking forward to this, but I'm not.

 

[krista4]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Crap. Is it too late to send a change in my list?

 

[Gr00vus]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Crap. Is it too late to send a change in my list?

If you forgot Flight Of The Conchords, you must resubmit.

I'm talking to everyone present here.

 

[Don Quixote]

If you forgot Flight Of The Conchords, you must resubmit.

I'm talking to everyone present here.

I may have forgot to double check my list to see if The Sopranos was on there, but I for damn sure double checked it for FotC.

 

[Tick]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

It's the only contest/reality show I considered. It made my list. My wife and I can watch it together and enjoy it, make fun of some accents, laugh about how good they are at French and bad they are at Latin American, look up a few ingredient names we've never heard of, and generally enjoy the time together. I'd say it's the only show left that we watch together and interact with this way.

 

[krista4]

If you forgot Flight Of The Conchords, you must resubmit.

I'm talking to everyone present here.

I did not forget that one.

I did forget the Anthony Bourdain shows until Eephus mentioned them.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm about to submit my list.

I'd bet my #4 and #5 are either way higher or not even on most lists.

Some heavy hitters I haven't watched so didn't include:
- Game of Thrones
- The Wire
- The Sopranos
- Lost
- Mad Men

This was fun.

I only watched half of Lost (got too dumb for me) - but the rest of those you really should rectify. All 4 of the others are some of the best television ever produced.

Also - if you’ve not watched Rectify, you should rectify that.

I haven’t so I’ll try to.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Crap. Is it too late to send a change in my list?

If you forgot Flight Of The Conchords, you must resubmit.

I'm talking to everyone present here.

I did not forget.

 

[Waldorf]

Can I assign negative points to a show?

 

[Hastur]

Can I assign negative points to a show?

Spoiler

Cop Rock?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

It's the only contest/reality show I considered. It made my list. My wife and I can watch it together and enjoy it, make fun of some accents, laugh about how good they are at French and bad they are at Latin American, look up a few ingredient names we've never heard of, and generally enjoy the time together. I'd say it's the only show left that we watch together and interact with this way.

I have a very different cooking competition show on my list but nevertheless at its heart it’s the same.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Can I assign negative points to a show?

Username checks out.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Can I assign negative points to a show?

If it’s Flight of the Concords then yes

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

Man I forgot about a different campy superhero show oh well doubt it would have made my top 70

 

[Dan Lambskin]

In hindsight maybe my list could have been a little broader, it’s almost exclusively comedy or drama type shows.

 

[zamboni]

Can I assign negative points to a show?

Got pretty close to it

 

[KarmaPolice]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

Man I forgot about a different campy superhero show oh well doubt it would have made my top 70

THIS?

 

[zamboni]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

Man I forgot about a different campy superhero show oh well doubt it would have made my top 70

THIS?

I was thinking this - almost made my own top 70

 

[shuke]

Regarding sports, is Jelle's Marble Runs eligible? It aired on ESPN Ocho.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

how serious are people taking this?

 

[The Gator]

how serious are people taking this?

Very


I believe 98% of the questions now are shtick to drive scoresman mad

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

Man I forgot about a different campy superhero show oh well doubt it would have made my top 70

THIS?

I was thinking this - almost made my own top 70

the cartoon version of that? I did think about it since I did enjoy it but nah

 

[Eephus]

Are Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown considered separate shows?

I would say separate unless others strongly disagree.

Safe to assume a similar policy for Sneak Previews, At the Movies and Siskel & Ebert and the Movies?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Are Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown considered separate shows?

I would say separate unless others strongly disagree.

Safe to assume a similar policy for Sneak Previews, At the Movies and Siskel & Ebert and the Movies?

This is another reason i stalled out. How specific would i have to get for ninja turtles, and double dare, and transformers, and scooby doo, and....

 

[Hastur]

how serious are people taking this?

Serious? Nah. Everyone is going to have different tastes regarding television show. No 2 lists will be the same. I only expect 2 of my top 10 to make the final 100.

With that said, I will be pretty disappointed in humanity in general if The Kardashians make the final 100.

 

[Hastur]

Is there a difference between these two? Looks to be the same.

The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Baking Show

For the love of god I hope this question is rhetorical

Not rhetorical. And not nearly the worst show I've seen on these lists. Not to be judgy or anything....

And I haven't even sent my list in yet. But I (mostly) refuse to be ashamed of including Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman. Judgy away.

Man I forgot about a different campy superhero show oh well doubt it would have made my top 70

THIS?

I was thinking this - almost made my own top 70

the cartoon version of that? I did think about it since I did enjoy it but nah

:nervouslaughter: Yeah, that would be crazy to make a persons top 70...

 

[shuke]

how serious are people taking this?

Extremely. I love lists and agonized over my rankings.

 

[Scoresman]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Crap. Is it too late to send a change in my list?

Not at all! You can resubmit anytime before the deadline.

 

[Scoresman]

how serious are people taking this?

Very


I believe 98% of the questions now are shtick to drive scoresman mad

If I’m being honest, I thought it would take more than 40 lists to get asked if a marble sporting event was eligible.

If anything’s driving me crazy it’s stuff I mentioned already like trying to remove duplicates like when half of you put Magnum PI and the other half Magnum, P.I.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

but one is an 80's tv show and one is a reboot, are you counting them as the same?

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Magnum, P.I.​

Magnum P.I.​

I never realized that the new one removed the comma to avoid copyright. I think that's so neat in a way

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Thanks.
Any chance you can go deeper on the honorable mentions?
Any reason you need to go quick at the beginning? You got a taxi waiting?
Its more interesting if people want to talk about the shows, especially for those who may not have seen them.

 

[steelerfan1]

I had some considerations for sports-adjacent stuff and ended up being really strict with the rule and only including two documentary series. But like as a kid I used to DVR NFL Top 10s (this hour long show where'd they'd count down a top 10 of something like defensive lines or coaches or big play guys and stuff) for months of collecting them binge them in summer when school was out.

It felt too much like highlight packages and not enough space from being sports so didn't include it or some similar stuff.

@Scoresman is "Inside The NBA" eligible for this? It's not a sporting event, but it does follow/analyze sporting events. I know it's not everyone's favorite, but I've gotten a lot of entertainment from that show over a very long period of time now.

I’ve got a few of those types on my list.

I’ve got 1 as well.

 

[steelerfan1]

how serious are people taking this?

Very


I believe 98% of the questions now are shtick to drive scoresman mad

If I’m being honest, I thought it would take more than 40 lists to get asked if a marble sporting event was eligible.

If anything’s driving me crazy it’s stuff I mentioned already like trying to remove duplicates like when half of you put Magnum PI and the other half Magnum, P.I.

Sorry if mine screwed you up. I literally copy and pasted from IMDb and noticed the 2 different listings for the older show and newer show so treated them as different shows and selected accordingly.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

how serious are people taking this?

If you have to ask you shouldn’t join.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

f anything’s driving me crazy it’s stuff I mentioned already like trying to remove duplicates like when half of you put Magnum PI and the other half Magnum, P.I

Shocked this is the show that made every list.

 

[McBokonon]

I just realized I forgot Turkey Television, which should have made my list just for introducing me to Bambi Meets Godzilla: https://youtu.be/5R-rbzcEM8A?si=wzwnzbvbCGCX-8Er

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Thanks.
Any chance you can go deeper on the honorable mentions?
Any reason you need to go quick at the beginning? You got a taxi waiting?
Its more interesting if people want to talk about the shows, especially for those who may not have seen them.

Let Scoresman cook

 

[Jayrod]

If anything’s driving me crazy it’s stuff I mentioned already like trying to remove duplicates like when half of you put Magnum PI and the other half Magnum, P.I.

You could do a find and replace to remove all of the periods and commas.

 

[zamboni]

If anything’s driving me crazy it’s stuff I mentioned already like trying to remove duplicates like when half of you put Magnum PI and the other half Magnum, P.I.

You could do a find and replace to remove all of the periods and commas.

That would make @SWC very proud.

 

[Scoresman]

Tentative schedule.

Sunday Feb. 9: Lists due

Monday, Feb 10: I do final collation and tabulation. Honorable Mentions may or may not start.

Honorable Mentions will be posted in a few stages.

1. Everyone's top show that did not make the top 200.
2. Shows ranked 225-201, "First 25 out".

Tuesday, Feb 11: Honorable Mentions start or continue. We will get through these in 24 hours.

Wednesday, Feb 12: Countdown starts.

Countdown will go pretty fast to start, then will slow down around the top 50 or so.

This is all subject to change.

Thanks.
Any chance you can go deeper on the honorable mentions?
Any reason you need to go quick at the beginning? You got a taxi waiting?
Its more interesting if people want to talk about the shows, especially for those who may not have seen them.

Let Scoresman cook

I don’t want to spoil too much of what didnt make the countdown. Everything will get revealed in time.

The cadence worked well for the horror countdown. I usually judge it by how fast the conversation dies out, then I post another batch.