Greatest Television Show... Ever

[sd'sker]

But how could The Wire be the greatest show ever when everyone who watches television (and nobody watched The Wire) knows that the Intergalactic English Dictionary defines the entry 'Greatest Television Show' as that mafia-based crime drama called The Sopranos which aired in the early part of the 21st century?

 

In all seriousness, though, I haven't watched The Wire, but HBO was born of a virgin and can commit no sin, so I'm sure it's balls-out awesome.

 

Having a conversation about the best TV show ever is ridiculous for two reasons. First, everyone knows it's The Sopranos and everyone else is in denial. And secondly, you might as well try to decide the best novel, best song, best form of government, best cigar, or best exotic cheese. Even if we try to abandon subjectivity––which we don't, no matter how much we pretend to (except in the case of The Sopranos, of course)––you'll still have to formulate the criterion we're evaluating. I can give you a dozen 'objective' reasons Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist in the English language, and yet if you ask me whether you should read Stephen King's IT or Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', and I'm going to give you King.

 

Tastes. All about tastes. And while I think there's definitely a difference in intellectual capacity between someone who thinks Friends is the greatest show ever and people who are talking about Dexter, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, or The Wire, it's a hard line to see sometimes.

well i was just interest in people's opinions, i was not expecting a consensus, by any means. however, i would definitely recommend the wire to you, it may not surpass your love of the sopranos, but it will be worth your time. get back to me if you do start watching it. my wife has started watching the sopranos, and she has quickly become a fan.

 

Oh, it's a fun enough conversation to have, all right. I'm more of a film guy, really, so my experience of television is pretty limited compared to your average TV nut. IMO there's like a threshold, or a certain point where once a film has cracked into my top, say, 25, trying to decide the best becomes virtually impossible because I like them for different reasons. Citizen Kane, American Beauty and Fight Club, for example, are three of my favorite films. Which is the best? Uhhhhhh....what are we comparing, exactly?

 

Or The Godfather Parts I and II, which I recently watched on blu-ray for the first time. Both as close to perfect as films can get. Which is the better of the two, one might ask? Again, hard question, because they're extensions of the same story; and similarly American Beauty and Fight Club are extensions of the same theme. I personally would rather watch Godfather 1. I like the story a little better, and with every 'objective' category being virtually the same between the two, taste becomes the ultimate arbiter.

 

I'll PM you if I get to The Wire. LOST is just about finished taking a dump all over itself (what a sh**ty season #6 has been), and afterwards I'll probably need some new material.

that's great, fight club is probably my favorite movie. i also really enjoy jfk and casino (right now those may be my top three, it's a floating scale). those are the movies i can probably rewatch the most. of late, i was impressed with there will be blood, no country for old men, and the departed. but you are right, once it gets to the top 25, it is hard to rate. i place movies into tiers; but it is probably too idiosyncratic to explain. other than that it is mostly documentaries. i always enjoy a good movie; however, the best movie ever is 'the room', i hope you've seen it.

 

Haven't seen The Room, but I did see Battlefield Earth, which would be a close second to the best film ever made.

 

Loved There Will Be Blood and No Country (and The Departed, for that matter). Recently Crazy Heart wasn't bad, and Pixar's UP was astounding. Going back a ways the most interesting movie I've seen in awhile is probably David Crongenberg's Dead Ringers, which was bizarrely awesome. Hurt Locker was a tad overrated IMO.

 

As far as documentaries go, I'm new to them but have watched quite a few recently. The best of the bunch that I've seen in the past few months was Brother's Keeper.

up was fantastic. i really haven't seen many movies within this year. if you like somewhat bizarre, but still good, i would recommend memento and the machinist. battlefield earth is on my watch instantly queue, but i don't know if it is bad enough to be good, or if it is just bad. i've been waiting for Cormac McCarthy's the road to come out on dvd.

 

edit: and for documentaries, i would recommend the corporation and outfoxed (depending on your political leanings)

[Husker_x]

But how could The Wire be the greatest show ever when everyone who watches television (and nobody watched The Wire) knows that the Intergalactic English Dictionary defines the entry 'Greatest Television Show' as that mafia-based crime drama called The Sopranos which aired in the early part of the 21st century?

 

In all seriousness, though, I haven't watched The Wire, but HBO was born of a virgin and can commit no sin, so I'm sure it's balls-out awesome.

 

Having a conversation about the best TV show ever is ridiculous for two reasons. First, everyone knows it's The Sopranos and everyone else is in denial. And secondly, you might as well try to decide the best novel, best song, best form of government, best cigar, or best exotic cheese. Even if we try to abandon subjectivity––which we don't, no matter how much we pretend to (except in the case of The Sopranos, of course)––you'll still have to formulate the criterion we're evaluating. I can give you a dozen 'objective' reasons Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist in the English language, and yet if you ask me whether you should read Stephen King's IT or Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', and I'm going to give you King.

 

Tastes. All about tastes. And while I think there's definitely a difference in intellectual capacity between someone who thinks Friends is the greatest show ever and people who are talking about Dexter, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, or The Wire, it's a hard line to see sometimes.

well i was just interest in people's opinions, i was not expecting a consensus, by any means. however, i would definitely recommend the wire to you, it may not surpass your love of the sopranos, but it will be worth your time. get back to me if you do start watching it. my wife has started watching the sopranos, and she has quickly become a fan.

 

Oh, it's a fun enough conversation to have, all right. I'm more of a film guy, really, so my experience of television is pretty limited compared to your average TV nut. IMO there's like a threshold, or a certain point where once a film has cracked into my top, say, 25, trying to decide the best becomes virtually impossible because I like them for different reasons. Citizen Kane, American Beauty and Fight Club, for example, are three of my favorite films. Which is the best? Uhhhhhh....what are we comparing, exactly?

 

Or The Godfather Parts I and II, which I recently watched on blu-ray for the first time. Both as close to perfect as films can get. Which is the better of the two, one might ask? Again, hard question, because they're extensions of the same story; and similarly American Beauty and Fight Club are extensions of the same theme. I personally would rather watch Godfather 1. I like the story a little better, and with every 'objective' category being virtually the same between the two, taste becomes the ultimate arbiter.

 

I'll PM you if I get to The Wire. LOST is just about finished taking a dump all over itself (what a sh**ty season #6 has been), and afterwards I'll probably need some new material.

that's great, fight club is probably my favorite movie. i also really enjoy jfk and casino (right now those may be my top three, it's a floating scale). those are the movies i can probably rewatch the most. of late, i was impressed with there will be blood, no country for old men, and the departed. but you are right, once it gets to the top 25, it is hard to rate. i place movies into tiers; but it is probably too idiosyncratic to explain. other than that it is mostly documentaries. i always enjoy a good movie; however, the best movie ever is 'the room', i hope you've seen it.

 

Haven't seen The Room, but I did see Battlefield Earth, which would be a close second to the best film ever made.

 

Loved There Will Be Blood and No Country (and The Departed, for that matter). Recently Crazy Heart wasn't bad, and Pixar's UP was astounding. Going back a ways the most interesting movie I've seen in awhile is probably David Crongenberg's Dead Ringers, which was bizarrely awesome. Hurt Locker was a tad overrated IMO.

 

As far as documentaries go, I'm new to them but have watched quite a few recently. The best of the bunch that I've seen in the past few months was Brother's Keeper.

up was fantastic. i really haven't seen many movies within this year. if you like somewhat bizarre, but still good, i would recommend memento and the machinist. battlefield earth is on my watch instantly queue, but i don't know if it is bad enough to be good, or if it is just bad. i've been waiting for Cormac McCarthy's the road to come out on dvd.

 

edit: and for documentaries, i would recommend the corporation and outfoxed (depending on your political leanings)

 

LOVE both Machinist and Memento.

 

(And an aside, to throw it out there, to make a stand, to throw down the gauntlet: People... Christopher Nolan's best movies. 1. Memento. 2. The Prestige. 3. The Dark Knight. That's right, bitch, and the only question in my mind is if numbers 1 and 2 should be switched around.)

 

Battlefield Earth is one of the atrocities that your children end up asking you about at a young age, and like with war, you explain to them that it's something that shouldn't happen, but it does. It does because evil men to terrible things. As for The Road, I didn't see the movie, but the book was bad enough for me. I still want to see it, but I'm not holding my breath.

[sd'sker]

But how could The Wire be the greatest show ever when everyone who watches television (and nobody watched The Wire) knows that the Intergalactic English Dictionary defines the entry 'Greatest Television Show' as that mafia-based crime drama called The Sopranos which aired in the early part of the 21st century?

 

In all seriousness, though, I haven't watched The Wire, but HBO was born of a virgin and can commit no sin, so I'm sure it's balls-out awesome.

 

Having a conversation about the best TV show ever is ridiculous for two reasons. First, everyone knows it's The Sopranos and everyone else is in denial. And secondly, you might as well try to decide the best novel, best song, best form of government, best cigar, or best exotic cheese. Even if we try to abandon subjectivity––which we don't, no matter how much we pretend to (except in the case of The Sopranos, of course)––you'll still have to formulate the criterion we're evaluating. I can give you a dozen 'objective' reasons Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist in the English language, and yet if you ask me whether you should read Stephen King's IT or Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', and I'm going to give you King.

 

Tastes. All about tastes. And while I think there's definitely a difference in intellectual capacity between someone who thinks Friends is the greatest show ever and people who are talking about Dexter, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, or The Wire, it's a hard line to see sometimes.

well i was just interest in people's opinions, i was not expecting a consensus, by any means. however, i would definitely recommend the wire to you, it may not surpass your love of the sopranos, but it will be worth your time. get back to me if you do start watching it. my wife has started watching the sopranos, and she has quickly become a fan.

 

Oh, it's a fun enough conversation to have, all right. I'm more of a film guy, really, so my experience of television is pretty limited compared to your average TV nut. IMO there's like a threshold, or a certain point where once a film has cracked into my top, say, 25, trying to decide the best becomes virtually impossible because I like them for different reasons. Citizen Kane, American Beauty and Fight Club, for example, are three of my favorite films. Which is the best? Uhhhhhh....what are we comparing, exactly?

 

Or The Godfather Parts I and II, which I recently watched on blu-ray for the first time. Both as close to perfect as films can get. Which is the better of the two, one might ask? Again, hard question, because they're extensions of the same story; and similarly American Beauty and Fight Club are extensions of the same theme. I personally would rather watch Godfather 1. I like the story a little better, and with every 'objective' category being virtually the same between the two, taste becomes the ultimate arbiter.

 

I'll PM you if I get to The Wire. LOST is just about finished taking a dump all over itself (what a sh**ty season #6 has been), and afterwards I'll probably need some new material.

that's great, fight club is probably my favorite movie. i also really enjoy jfk and casino (right now those may be my top three, it's a floating scale). those are the movies i can probably rewatch the most. of late, i was impressed with there will be blood, no country for old men, and the departed. but you are right, once it gets to the top 25, it is hard to rate. i place movies into tiers; but it is probably too idiosyncratic to explain. other than that it is mostly documentaries. i always enjoy a good movie; however, the best movie ever is 'the room', i hope you've seen it.

 

Haven't seen The Room, but I did see Battlefield Earth, which would be a close second to the best film ever made.

 

Loved There Will Be Blood and No Country (and The Departed, for that matter). Recently Crazy Heart wasn't bad, and Pixar's UP was astounding. Going back a ways the most interesting movie I've seen in awhile is probably David Crongenberg's Dead Ringers, which was bizarrely awesome. Hurt Locker was a tad overrated IMO.

 

As far as documentaries go, I'm new to them but have watched quite a few recently. The best of the bunch that I've seen in the past few months was Brother's Keeper.

up was fantastic. i really haven't seen many movies within this year. if you like somewhat bizarre, but still good, i would recommend memento and the machinist. battlefield earth is on my watch instantly queue, but i don't know if it is bad enough to be good, or if it is just bad. i've been waiting for Cormac McCarthy's the road to come out on dvd.

 

edit: and for documentaries, i would recommend the corporation and outfoxed (depending on your political leanings)

 

LOVE both Machinist and Memento.

 

(And an aside, to throw it out there, to make a stand, to throw down the gauntlet: People... Christopher Nolan's best movies. 1. Memento. 2. The Prestige. 3. The Dark Knight. That's right, bitch, and the only question in my mind is if numbers 1 and 2 should be switched around.)

 

Battlefield Earth is one of the atrocities that your children end up asking you about at a young age, and like with war, you explain to them that it's something that shouldn't happen, but it does. It does because evil men to terrible things. As for The Road, I didn't see the movie, but the book was bad enough for me. I still want to see it, but I'm not holding my breath.

the prestige is solid, but the ending confused me, i didn't quite understand the point, and i felt that use of 'real' magic was a deus ex machina. memento was great, but it drastically loses its impact on repeat viewings. after seeing the room i want to see more 'so bad they're good' movies, so i'll have to check out battlefield earth, just for the story, for my kids.

[Husker_x]

But how could The Wire be the greatest show ever when everyone who watches television (and nobody watched The Wire) knows that the Intergalactic English Dictionary defines the entry 'Greatest Television Show' as that mafia-based crime drama called The Sopranos which aired in the early part of the 21st century?

 

In all seriousness, though, I haven't watched The Wire, but HBO was born of a virgin and can commit no sin, so I'm sure it's balls-out awesome.

 

Having a conversation about the best TV show ever is ridiculous for two reasons. First, everyone knows it's The Sopranos and everyone else is in denial. And secondly, you might as well try to decide the best novel, best song, best form of government, best cigar, or best exotic cheese. Even if we try to abandon subjectivity––which we don't, no matter how much we pretend to (except in the case of The Sopranos, of course)––you'll still have to formulate the criterion we're evaluating. I can give you a dozen 'objective' reasons Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist in the English language, and yet if you ask me whether you should read Stephen King's IT or Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', and I'm going to give you King.

 

Tastes. All about tastes. And while I think there's definitely a difference in intellectual capacity between someone who thinks Friends is the greatest show ever and people who are talking about Dexter, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, or The Wire, it's a hard line to see sometimes.

well i was just interest in people's opinions, i was not expecting a consensus, by any means. however, i would definitely recommend the wire to you, it may not surpass your love of the sopranos, but it will be worth your time. get back to me if you do start watching it. my wife has started watching the sopranos, and she has quickly become a fan.

 

Oh, it's a fun enough conversation to have, all right. I'm more of a film guy, really, so my experience of television is pretty limited compared to your average TV nut. IMO there's like a threshold, or a certain point where once a film has cracked into my top, say, 25, trying to decide the best becomes virtually impossible because I like them for different reasons. Citizen Kane, American Beauty and Fight Club, for example, are three of my favorite films. Which is the best? Uhhhhhh....what are we comparing, exactly?

 

Or The Godfather Parts I and II, which I recently watched on blu-ray for the first time. Both as close to perfect as films can get. Which is the better of the two, one might ask? Again, hard question, because they're extensions of the same story; and similarly American Beauty and Fight Club are extensions of the same theme. I personally would rather watch Godfather 1. I like the story a little better, and with every 'objective' category being virtually the same between the two, taste becomes the ultimate arbiter.

 

I'll PM you if I get to The Wire. LOST is just about finished taking a dump all over itself (what a sh**ty season #6 has been), and afterwards I'll probably need some new material.

that's great, fight club is probably my favorite movie. i also really enjoy jfk and casino (right now those may be my top three, it's a floating scale). those are the movies i can probably rewatch the most. of late, i was impressed with there will be blood, no country for old men, and the departed. but you are right, once it gets to the top 25, it is hard to rate. i place movies into tiers; but it is probably too idiosyncratic to explain. other than that it is mostly documentaries. i always enjoy a good movie; however, the best movie ever is 'the room', i hope you've seen it.

 

Haven't seen The Room, but I did see Battlefield Earth, which would be a close second to the best film ever made.

 

Loved There Will Be Blood and No Country (and The Departed, for that matter). Recently Crazy Heart wasn't bad, and Pixar's UP was astounding. Going back a ways the most interesting movie I've seen in awhile is probably David Crongenberg's Dead Ringers, which was bizarrely awesome. Hurt Locker was a tad overrated IMO.

 

As far as documentaries go, I'm new to them but have watched quite a few recently. The best of the bunch that I've seen in the past few months was Brother's Keeper.

up was fantastic. i really haven't seen many movies within this year. if you like somewhat bizarre, but still good, i would recommend memento and the machinist. battlefield earth is on my watch instantly queue, but i don't know if it is bad enough to be good, or if it is just bad. i've been waiting for Cormac McCarthy's the road to come out on dvd.

 

edit: and for documentaries, i would recommend the corporation and outfoxed (depending on your political leanings)

 

LOVE both Machinist and Memento.

 

(And an aside, to throw it out there, to make a stand, to throw down the gauntlet: People... Christopher Nolan's best movies. 1. Memento. 2. The Prestige. 3. The Dark Knight. That's right, bitch, and the only question in my mind is if numbers 1 and 2 should be switched around.)

 

Battlefield Earth is one of the atrocities that your children end up asking you about at a young age, and like with war, you explain to them that it's something that shouldn't happen, but it does. It does because evil men to terrible things. As for The Road, I didn't see the movie, but the book was bad enough for me. I still want to see it, but I'm not holding my breath.

the prestige is solid, but the ending confused me, i didn't quite understand the point, and i felt that use of 'real' magic was a deus ex machina. memento was great, but it drastically loses its impact on repeat viewings. after seeing the room i want to see more 'so bad they're good' movies, so i'll have to check out battlefield earth, just for the story, for my kids.

 

Funny you should mention bad movies, because my brother, a friend and I are on a quest to watch all of the worst movies of all time (and we rate them on a scale of excellence). It's hard to beat Plan 9 From Outer Space. Eragon, The Running Man, Good Son, Surf Ninjas, and Commando are all fine choices.

 

The Prestige to me is more than the sum of its parts, and more than the ending. The story is really about obsession, and even the score (which was unfairly panned) is a minimalist ode to the theme. Consequently the acting is more important than the story, but if you watch the movie a few times, it makes more sense. Nolan isn't famous for his ability to finish movies, and The Dark Knight is probably his saddest example. Hugh Jackman was really the selling point, and I'm fascinating by films that explore the Victorian era where the age of superstition is starting to first encounter the age of reason and science.

[sd'sker]

But how could The Wire be the greatest show ever when everyone who watches television (and nobody watched The Wire) knows that the Intergalactic English Dictionary defines the entry 'Greatest Television Show' as that mafia-based crime drama called The Sopranos which aired in the early part of the 21st century?

 

In all seriousness, though, I haven't watched The Wire, but HBO was born of a virgin and can commit no sin, so I'm sure it's balls-out awesome.

 

Having a conversation about the best TV show ever is ridiculous for two reasons. First, everyone knows it's The Sopranos and everyone else is in denial. And secondly, you might as well try to decide the best novel, best song, best form of government, best cigar, or best exotic cheese. Even if we try to abandon subjectivity––which we don't, no matter how much we pretend to (except in the case of The Sopranos, of course)––you'll still have to formulate the criterion we're evaluating. I can give you a dozen 'objective' reasons Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist in the English language, and yet if you ask me whether you should read Stephen King's IT or Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', and I'm going to give you King.

 

Tastes. All about tastes. And while I think there's definitely a difference in intellectual capacity between someone who thinks Friends is the greatest show ever and people who are talking about Dexter, Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, or The Wire, it's a hard line to see sometimes.

well i was just interest in people's opinions, i was not expecting a consensus, by any means. however, i would definitely recommend the wire to you, it may not surpass your love of the sopranos, but it will be worth your time. get back to me if you do start watching it. my wife has started watching the sopranos, and she has quickly become a fan.

 

Oh, it's a fun enough conversation to have, all right. I'm more of a film guy, really, so my experience of television is pretty limited compared to your average TV nut. IMO there's like a threshold, or a certain point where once a film has cracked into my top, say, 25, trying to decide the best becomes virtually impossible because I like them for different reasons. Citizen Kane, American Beauty and Fight Club, for example, are three of my favorite films. Which is the best? Uhhhhhh....what are we comparing, exactly?

 

Or The Godfather Parts I and II, which I recently watched on blu-ray for the first time. Both as close to perfect as films can get. Which is the better of the two, one might ask? Again, hard question, because they're extensions of the same story; and similarly American Beauty and Fight Club are extensions of the same theme. I personally would rather watch Godfather 1. I like the story a little better, and with every 'objective' category being virtually the same between the two, taste becomes the ultimate arbiter.

 

I'll PM you if I get to The Wire. LOST is just about finished taking a dump all over itself (what a sh**ty season #6 has been), and afterwards I'll probably need some new material.

that's great, fight club is probably my favorite movie. i also really enjoy jfk and casino (right now those may be my top three, it's a floating scale). those are the movies i can probably rewatch the most. of late, i was impressed with there will be blood, no country for old men, and the departed. but you are right, once it gets to the top 25, it is hard to rate. i place movies into tiers; but it is probably too idiosyncratic to explain. other than that it is mostly documentaries. i always enjoy a good movie; however, the best movie ever is 'the room', i hope you've seen it.

 

Haven't seen The Room, but I did see Battlefield Earth, which would be a close second to the best film ever made.

 

Loved There Will Be Blood and No Country (and The Departed, for that matter). Recently Crazy Heart wasn't bad, and Pixar's UP was astounding. Going back a ways the most interesting movie I've seen in awhile is probably David Crongenberg's Dead Ringers, which was bizarrely awesome. Hurt Locker was a tad overrated IMO.

 

As far as documentaries go, I'm new to them but have watched quite a few recently. The best of the bunch that I've seen in the past few months was Brother's Keeper.

up was fantastic. i really haven't seen many movies within this year. if you like somewhat bizarre, but still good, i would recommend memento and the machinist. battlefield earth is on my watch instantly queue, but i don't know if it is bad enough to be good, or if it is just bad. i've been waiting for Cormac McCarthy's the road to come out on dvd.

 

edit: and for documentaries, i would recommend the corporation and outfoxed (depending on your political leanings)

 

LOVE both Machinist and Memento.

 

(And an aside, to throw it out there, to make a stand, to throw down the gauntlet: People... Christopher Nolan's best movies. 1. Memento. 2. The Prestige. 3. The Dark Knight. That's right, bitch, and the only question in my mind is if numbers 1 and 2 should be switched around.)

 

Battlefield Earth is one of the atrocities that your children end up asking you about at a young age, and like with war, you explain to them that it's something that shouldn't happen, but it does. It does because evil men to terrible things. As for The Road, I didn't see the movie, but the book was bad enough for me. I still want to see it, but I'm not holding my breath.

the prestige is solid, but the ending confused me, i didn't quite understand the point, and i felt that use of 'real' magic was a deus ex machina. memento was great, but it drastically loses its impact on repeat viewings. after seeing the room i want to see more 'so bad they're good' movies, so i'll have to check out battlefield earth, just for the story, for my kids.

 

Funny you should mention bad movies, because my brother, a friend and I are on a quest to watch all of the worst movies of all time (and we rate them on a scale of excellence). It's hard to beat Plan 9 From Outer Space. Eragon, The Running Man, Good Son, Surf Ninjas, and Commando are all fine choices.

 

The Prestige to me is more than the sum of its parts, and more than the ending. The story is really about obsession, and even the score (which was unfairly panned) is a minimalist ode to the theme. Consequently the acting is more important than the story, but if you watch the movie a few times, it makes more sense. Nolan isn't famous for his ability to finish movies, and The Dark Knight is probably his saddest example. Hugh Jackman was really the selling point, and I'm fascinating by films that explore the Victorian era where the age of superstition is starting to first encounter the age of reason and science.

that's the thing about the prestige, even for the problems i perceived, i still really enjoyed and have watched it a couple more times since, it is definitely a solid movie.

 

plan 9 is also on my queue, but you have to watch the room, you just have to, it is incredible, i mean life-changing. it not only saved my life, it made my life worth saving. also, troll 2 is probably worth viewing. also, i heard black dynamite is a pretty good parody of the bad film/blacksploitation genre.

[Nexus]

Don't know about "Greatest" since it's all subjective anyway, but some of my favorite TV shows:

 

Seinfeld

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Office (US and UK versions)

All In The Family

Beverly Hillbillies

Cheers

News Radio

Spin City

Taxi

MASH

Grounded For Life

Scrubs

Monk

Golden Girls

Friends

King Of Queens

Coach

Wings

Frasier

Dream On

Night Court

Saving Grace

The Closer

Burn Notice

The Cleaner

Mad Men

Becker

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Mama's Family

Newhart

 

and the list goes on....

[sd'sker]

Don't know about "Greatest" since it's all subjective anyway, but some of my favorite TV shows:

 

Seinfeld

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Office (US and UK versions)

All In The Family

Beverly Hillbillies

Cheers

News Radio

Spin City

Taxi

MASH

Grounded For Life

Scrubs

Monk

Golden Girls

Friends

King Of Queens

Coach

Wings

Frasier

Dream On

Night Court

Saving Grace

The Closer

Burn Notice

The Cleaner

Mad Men

Becker

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Mama's Family

Newhart

 

and the list goes on....

golden girls? i didn't know my grandma was on this board.

 

pretty solid list, however.

[krc1995]

This looks exactly like my list, but I don't know what WKRP is.

 

 

Suits vs. Dungarees

 

Venus Explains the Atom

 

Couldn't find the Turkey Drop episode other than the most famous line. It's an old show, but a classic.

The Turkey Drop is the funniest TV episode of all time. I had found a five minute clip of it on youtube, but I can't now.

 

"The turkey's are hitting the ground like wet bags of cement" lolololololol

[ADS]

Seinfeld is good but my list is:

-Family Guy

-Cops

-Modern Family

-30 Rock

-The Office (US Version)

-Beavis and Butthead

-The Simpsons

-How I met Your Mother

-The Big Bang Theory

-Operation Repo

-Pawn Stars

-Hoaders

-Intervention

-Monsterquest

-Man v. Food

-Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives

-Tylers Ulitmate

-Big Red Wrap-up

-College Football Live

-ESPN Recruitng Insider

-America's Funniest Home Videos (when daisy fuentes was on)

-Law and Order

-Fresh Prince

-Cheers

-South Park

[HUSKER 37]

It's funny, the barely above average shows that are getting defended in this thread.

 

I never saw the Sopranos because I didn't like Opera at the time or was too cheap to spring for HBO..Now I have it come on every morning before I go to work because it's slightly more funny than "Married with Children" but then so is the local weather forcast.

 

When I was younger, I taped a lot of shows thinking they'd help me later on..Shows like "Cosby" or "Home Improvement" or "Mad About You" in case I ever had a family..Or "Seinfeld" or the "Drew Carey Show" in case I ever did Standup.

 

The Simpsons, Southpark, Sportsnight, Cheers, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, Party of Five, Friends, 24..Id hate to have gone through life without their presence in the soundtrac of my life.

 

But tonight..I'm loving "Lost" just for the way it stretches my mind and the way it portrayed my belief that time does not always have to be linear.

[hskerprid]

why does the travel channel have better food shows than the food network?

 

That's a great question! I love Anthony Bourdain. He kicks the butt of anything on Food Network. Zimmer is OK, Man vs. Food is OK.

I agree, Bourdain kicks @ss. Have you ever watched Dinner Impossible with Chef Robert Irvine on the Food Network?

Bits and pieces. It doesn't grab my attention like Bourdain. The only things I watch on FN are Tyler's Ultimate (religiously) and Giada's shows, if they're on when I'm cooking and nothing else is on.

 

I'm a huge Tyler Florence disciple. I have all of his recipes downloaded and I make at least one for dinner every week.

 

I've tracked down recipes from some of the No Reservations shows, too. So far my favorite is Feijoada, which is the traditional dish of Sao Paulo, Brazil. I had a Paulista I met on an MMORPG verify that it was traditional. Not bad, but not something I'd eat every week. Or every month.

I have all of Tyler Florence's and Bobby Flay's cookbooks.

 

Feijoada takes forever to cook but it is quite tasty. Hell, anything with pork for that matter is quite tasty. If you're into South American/Mexican cuisine, I would recommend any videos and cookbooks by Chef Rick Bayless.

 

I like watching Dinner Impossible because I used to work in the catering business. I can empathize with the Chefs when the client throws them a last minute curveball sometimes changing their whole menu. I don't know how many times I had a client entirely change the menu a few days before an event. Talk about pressure, but what do you do? If you want the business, you roll with it.

HA! I'm an Executive Chef Sarge. I bet you and I could swap some "War" stories about caterings and some of the idiot's that we have worked for.

 

By the way, After reading some of the show selections by you guys.....you're way off!

 

Anyone ever heard of "All in the Family"?????? Who could be better than Archie Bunker?

[Apathy]

I haven't seen all of the Sopranos but the ones I did see were pretty badass. Here are some that I can think of

 

- Friends

- Family Guy

- Entourage

- E.R.

[T_O_Bull]

The Buster Brown Show

 

"Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy."

 

T_O_B

 

[husker rob]

House and 24

[carlfense]

You're all wrong. All the shows listed on here so far SUCK, except for The Simpsons.

God are you frickin' kidding me? The Simpsons aren't even the best animated show, South Park & Family Guy blow that waste of a half hour outta the water.

This ranks right up there with the most incorrect statements of all time. Family Guy is absolutely, mindlessly, terrible. An absolute atrocity that is embraced by frat guys and junior high students.

 

Typical family guy scene:

Peter walks into his house.

Amelia Earhart is sitting on his couch.

<Everyone laughs because OHMYGOD!!!! Earhart is on his couch!!! HOWRANDOMANDHILARIOUS>

 

Just awful.

 

South Park is ok but the Simpsons and Futurama sit alone at the top of animated shows.