Mine...Not in order just top 5...
1) Hill Street Blues
2) The Office
3) Law and Order
4) Modern Family
5) Rat Patrol ( yup.... Dating myself)....
OT: Top Five TV Shows of All Time
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Mine...Not in order just top 5...
1) Hill Street Blues
2) The Office
3) Law and Order
4) Modern Family
5) Rat Patrol ( yup.... Dating myself)....
M Squad
Tightrope
Gunsmoke
The Lone Ranger
The Honeymooners
Honorable Mention: Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, Surfside 6, The Equalizer.
Tightrope
Gunsmoke
The Lone Ranger
The Honeymooners
Honorable Mention: Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, Surfside 6, The Equalizer.
I cant speak to the old time shows, so my list is essential 2000's on (besides Seinfield) and I normally do not love the critically acclaimed stuff, but for me:
1. Breaking Bad
2. The Office
3. Seinfield
4. The Wire
5. 30 Rock (maybe?) or GoT or Modern Family
1. Breaking Bad
2. The Office
3. Seinfield
4. The Wire
5. 30 Rock (maybe?) or GoT or Modern Family
Your list closely resembles mine. All in the Family was the first show that came to mind. My list in no order:
All in the Family - Archie Bunker is one of the all-time iconic TV characters
Honeymooners - so many other shows in later decades used this show's formula
MASH -- for it's writing, acting and social relevance
Star Trek -- groundbreaking, maybe the best intro of all time
Gonna go with Sopranos in my top 5. This was can't miss TV for me for many years.
Others I'd consider:
Seinfeld
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Cheers
Breaking Bad
Hill Street Blues
Good. I honestly never got Cheers. A couple of the characters drove me nuts (Diane) and when the got romantic it ruined the show.
Star Trek (Original Series) - spawned a franchise still going strong today
Honeymooners - classic
Mannix - possibly the best of the tough-as-nails hard-boiled detective shows (Bruce Geller wrote, produced and directed)
Mission: Impossible (Original Series) - again, spawned a strong franchise, another Bruce Geller show
Batman - hard to choose this last one but truly a one-of-a kind show
Of the modern shows mentioned, Mad Men is a standout (my wife is currently binge-watching this series). I am a child of the 1960s, can you tell?
Honorable mentions to Hawaii Five-O (Original Series), Wild Wild West, Irwin Allen's Land Of The Giants, Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey (not my favorite but the little I watched of it, it was beautifully filmed) and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Honeymooners - classic
Mannix - possibly the best of the tough-as-nails hard-boiled detective shows (Bruce Geller wrote, produced and directed)
Mission: Impossible (Original Series) - again, spawned a strong franchise, another Bruce Geller show
Batman - hard to choose this last one but truly a one-of-a kind show
Of the modern shows mentioned, Mad Men is a standout (my wife is currently binge-watching this series). I am a child of the 1960s, can you tell?
Honorable mentions to Hawaii Five-O (Original Series), Wild Wild West, Irwin Allen's Land Of The Giants, Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey (not my favorite but the little I watched of it, it was beautifully filmed) and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Cmon, now...Deadwood people or even Game of Thrones maybe. Surprised Lost has not been mentioned. Though not my top 5, it certainly is arguable. Thought some seasons contained aimless fluff but overall pretty riveting mystery. Twilight zone, that is best still..totally ahead of its time and thought provoking.
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Kojak - season one or two.
Hawaii 5-0 - episodes where Danno books 'em or was that all episodes?
Gong Show - only episodes featuring the Unknown Comic or Gene Gene The Dancing Machine.
Hawaii 5-0 - episodes where Danno books 'em or was that all episodes?
Gong Show - only episodes featuring the Unknown Comic or Gene Gene The Dancing Machine.
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Not yet - getting harder to do with a 2 year old too. It's on the list (once I get caught up on everything on my DVR).
I would agree on Sopranos and Seinfeld, but I'd add I love Lucy, the Jackie Gleason Show, and maybe the Ed Sullivan Show or All in the Family, or maybe even the Tonight Show with Johnnie Carson to the list.
1. Penn State Football
2. Steelers Football
3. Penguins Hockey
4. Monday Night Football (with Cossell)
5. Pirate Baseball
I am not sure how a list like that can be taken seriously if they don't at least include one these: MASH, All in the Family, the Simpsons, Andy Griffith Show, Star Trek
Even if I were to make a list of recent shows I think they got it wrong.
Walking Dead
Orphan Black
Mr. Robot
Firefly- Only went one season but best Space SciFi show made.
Even if I were to make a list of recent shows I think they got it wrong.
Walking Dead
Orphan Black
Mr. Robot
Firefly- Only went one season but best Space SciFi show made.
If this thread proves anything, it proves you can't just limit it to 5 shows.
Does not seem fair to compare series from pay TV like HBO/Showtime with shows on over the air TV (ABC, CBS, etc) Can push the limit a lot more on pay tv shows.
