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What are your Top 5 TV shows of all time? (EDITed AGAIN) imlad Send a noteboard - 09/11/2011 06:41:59 PM
For me:

1) The Wire
2) TIE: Battlestar Galactica (RDM) and Babylon 5
3) ------
4) Spooks (aka MI-5)
5) Stargate Universe

Honorable Mentions: The Sopranos, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Game of Thrones, Weeds, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate: SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Misfits. ETA: The West Wing as an honorable mention. EDITed AGAIN: Frasier as an Honorable Mention. And GORRAM! I can't believe I left off Firefly. Gonna just "cheat" and slot it in as a tie with Spooks. :P

The Wire is simply the best show EVER on television. PERIOD.

I put BSG (RDM) and Bab5 together at number two, since I couldn't decide between them. BSG had many more single episodes that were incredible, but Bab5 had the better overall storyline.

Spooks 10 series/season run was outstanding, and to me unlike anything else on television. In some ways, I enjoyed it better than even The Wire, but as art, it just doesn't compare to David Simon's masterpiece.

Stargate Universe is what the entire SG franchise should have tried to be; a realistic (as far as SF can go) portrayal of the way humans would react to such a situation. I loved the other 2 SG shows, but the level of tongue in cheek camp kept them from making the cut.
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This message last edited by imlad on 15/11/2011 at 05:23:54 AM
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What are your Top 5 TV shows of all time? (EDITed AGAIN) imlad - 09/11/2011 06:41:59 PM 1981 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:04:06 PM 1154 Views
I should probably add West Wing to the HMs imlad - 09/11/2011 07:29:21 PM 1090 Views
Adores the west wing Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:26:21 AM 1160 Views
Top, you say? jh - 09/11/2011 07:26:11 PM 1055 Views
Now there's a tricky question. Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:28:51 PM 1256 Views
Go watch the west wing...do it now Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:28:08 AM 1004 Views
OMG stop ever other show or book you are involved in and start watching The Wire ASAP!! imlad - 15/11/2011 05:00:15 AM 1113 Views
Obviously...you must be watching Treme too... DomA - 17/11/2011 03:48:08 PM 1037 Views
Alas, I have not yet watched Treme. Will be soon tho... has Wendell Pierce, so I kinda have to! *NM* imlad - 20/11/2011 04:24:42 PM 748 Views
I might actually put Ab Fab in there too... DomA - 10/11/2011 01:57:24 AM 1266 Views
I enjoyed 24 until the final episode of season one, and haven't bothered with it since. (spoilers) Legolas - 10/11/2011 07:32:20 PM 1191 Views
Me neither, well... mostly DomA - 11/11/2011 06:41:21 PM 1171 Views
Been a while since I read a forum post anywhere that I agreed so comepletely with! imlad - 15/11/2011 05:10:45 AM 1225 Views
Buffy is my life, death, and resurrection. Bookwyrm - 09/11/2011 09:02:09 PM 1197 Views
Friends & Frasier, but no Seinfeld? *NM* Zalis - 09/11/2011 09:03:41 PM 612 Views
Re: Friends & Frasier, but no Seinfeld? Zalis - 09/11/2011 09:05:18 PM 1077 Views
There's only so much room in my top 10 list. 'sides, I put it in the "mentions" below. Bookwyrm - 09/11/2011 09:24:48 PM 1093 Views
I just couldn't get into buffy Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:33:10 AM 1237 Views
I can't. EVEN! Bookwyrm - 10/11/2011 02:57:07 AM 1040 Views
I had a hard time at first, too. Kaldric - 10/11/2011 03:33:25 PM 1190 Views
You stopped before it gets good, then. Legolas - 10/11/2011 07:36:28 PM 1091 Views
Buffy is only barely in the top three for its own creator. Angel & Firefly kicked its ass. *NM* Cannoli - 11/11/2011 06:09:37 AM 713 Views
nice list. I realize I completely discounted sitcoms in my list imlad - 15/11/2011 05:19:04 AM 1121 Views
Oz, Supernatural, Frasier, Dexter, Salatut Elämät (because I wanted something non-American) kHz1000 - 09/11/2011 09:14:34 PM 1173 Views
Squeel <3 Gilmore Girls *NM* Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:34:07 AM 584 Views
Lost, by far. ironclad - 09/11/2011 10:23:57 PM 1170 Views
Guess I missed too much Lost imlad - 15/11/2011 05:34:45 AM 1164 Views
I shouldn't have forgotten E.R. ironclad - 28/11/2011 11:12:50 PM 1058 Views
That's a very difficult question. Nate - 10/11/2011 12:15:47 AM 1152 Views
Oh, I'd totally forgotten about Wonderfalls. Lovely show. *NM* Legolas - 10/11/2011 07:37:11 PM 599 Views
Surprisingly high-quality show for one that almost no one has ever heard of. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:55:21 PM 614 Views
The episodes where things started culminating were some of the most interesting tv I've watched. *NM* Nate - 10/11/2011 11:57:54 PM 597 Views
ok Mndrew - 10/11/2011 01:01:49 AM 1030 Views
Psych, Lost, Arrested Development, Monk, Seinfeld *NM* HousealThor - 10/11/2011 02:44:11 AM 576 Views
Comedies for me, mostly Praziquantel - 10/11/2011 03:44:06 AM 1104 Views
Re: What are your Top 5 TV shows of all time? (EDITed) Great Lord of Chaos - 10/11/2011 03:58:18 AM 1114 Views
well... aragornital - 10/11/2011 11:44:00 AM 1100 Views
In no particular order Kaldric - 10/11/2011 03:45:50 PM 1184 Views
In no particular order... Myrdhyn - 10/11/2011 05:51:07 PM 1218 Views
The Wire, Gilmore Girls, Lost, Firefly, Mad Men *NM* Chas - 10/11/2011 09:54:21 PM 620 Views
LOST, Firefly, Psych, Seinfeld, Farscape. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:56:54 PM 611 Views
tough very tough mick - 11/11/2011 03:54:59 AM 1002 Views
Fun. Aeryn - 11/11/2011 05:37:02 AM 1084 Views
Whyever would that mean it doesn't count? Legolas - 11/11/2011 02:59:18 PM 1008 Views
Sure does count imlad - 15/11/2011 05:44:38 AM 991 Views
The Shield, The Wire, Rome, 24, Firefly Cannoli - 11/11/2011 06:18:39 AM 1094 Views
Re: The Shield, The Wire, Rome, 24, Firefly imlad - 15/11/2011 06:01:22 AM 1198 Views
In no particular order Mark - 11/11/2011 10:41:23 AM 1026 Views
Yikes, I'm bad at this. nossy - 11/11/2011 11:43:42 AM 1136 Views
It becomes a lot harder doesn't it if you count anime Roland00 - 11/11/2011 02:08:40 PM 1056 Views
I'm gonna have to split this up a bit.... Jeordam - 11/11/2011 10:06:48 PM 1132 Views
that makes two shows you list I have to watch imlad - 15/11/2011 06:08:16 AM 1175 Views
Oz has some pretty intense themes and is *very* graphic....just so you know. *NM* Jeordam - 15/11/2011 05:35:09 PM 573 Views
LOL, that almost makes me want to watch it even more *NM* imlad - 15/11/2011 06:22:37 PM 544 Views
Well now... Avendesora - 14/11/2011 04:46:12 PM 1344 Views
I'll admit imlad - 15/11/2011 06:11:35 AM 1031 Views
M*A*S*H was a great show. *NM* Avendesora - 15/11/2011 01:14:39 PM 832 Views
I also loved Magnum, when I was a kid ironclad - 15/11/2011 11:37:00 AM 1010 Views
Saw a rerun not long ago... DAMN those shorts were short. Good theme song too. *NM* Avendesora - 15/11/2011 01:12:21 PM 777 Views
Firefly, Invader Zim, French & Saunders, The Office, Lost *NM* Deadsy - 17/11/2011 05:21:35 PM 641 Views
not sure which ones I would pick but Mash would have to make the list *NM* random thoughts - 28/11/2011 05:53:19 PM 763 Views
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