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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 1901 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:04:06 PM 1081 Views
I should probably add West Wing to the HMs imlad - 09/11/2011 07:29:21 PM 1016 Views
Adores the west wing Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:26:21 AM 1088 Views
Top, you say? jh - 09/11/2011 07:26:11 PM 984 Views
Now there's a tricky question. Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:28:51 PM 1181 Views
Go watch the west wing...do it now Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:28:08 AM 929 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 1040 Views
Obviously...you must be watching Treme too... DomA - 17/11/2011 03:48:08 PM 960 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 710 Views
I might actually put Ab Fab in there too... DomA - 10/11/2011 01:57:24 AM 1197 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 1124 Views
Me neither, well... mostly DomA - 11/11/2011 06:41:21 PM 1098 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 1155 Views
Buffy is my life, death, and resurrection. Bookwyrm - 09/11/2011 09:02:09 PM 1124 Views
Friends & Frasier, but no Seinfeld? *NM* Zalis - 09/11/2011 09:03:41 PM 578 Views
Re: Friends & Frasier, but no Seinfeld? Zalis - 09/11/2011 09:05:18 PM 1010 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 1004 Views
I just couldn't get into buffy Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:33:10 AM 1164 Views
I can't. EVEN! Bookwyrm - 10/11/2011 02:57:07 AM 961 Views
I had a hard time at first, too. Kaldric - 10/11/2011 03:33:25 PM 1119 Views
You stopped before it gets good, then. Legolas - 10/11/2011 07:36:28 PM 1017 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 678 Views
nice list. I realize I completely discounted sitcoms in my list imlad - 15/11/2011 05:19:04 AM 1034 Views
Oz, Supernatural, Frasier, Dexter, Salatut Elämät (because I wanted something non-American) kHz1000 - 09/11/2011 09:14:34 PM 1101 Views
Squeel <3 Gilmore Girls *NM* Roland00 - 10/11/2011 12:34:07 AM 555 Views
Lost, by far. ironclad - 09/11/2011 10:23:57 PM 1105 Views
Guess I missed too much Lost imlad - 15/11/2011 05:34:45 AM 1102 Views
I shouldn't have forgotten E.R. ironclad - 28/11/2011 11:12:50 PM 984 Views
That's a very difficult question. Nate - 10/11/2011 12:15:47 AM 1087 Views
Oh, I'd totally forgotten about Wonderfalls. Lovely show. *NM* Legolas - 10/11/2011 07:37:11 PM 563 Views
Surprisingly high-quality show for one that almost no one has ever heard of. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:55:21 PM 578 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 559 Views
ok Mndrew - 10/11/2011 01:01:49 AM 964 Views
Psych, Lost, Arrested Development, Monk, Seinfeld *NM* HousealThor - 10/11/2011 02:44:11 AM 543 Views
Comedies for me, mostly Praziquantel - 10/11/2011 03:44:06 AM 1033 Views
Re: What are your Top 5 TV shows of all time? (EDITed) Great Lord of Chaos - 10/11/2011 03:58:18 AM 1034 Views
well... aragornital - 10/11/2011 11:44:00 AM 1029 Views
In no particular order Kaldric - 10/11/2011 03:45:50 PM 1113 Views
In no particular order... Myrdhyn - 10/11/2011 05:51:07 PM 1147 Views
The Wire, Gilmore Girls, Lost, Firefly, Mad Men *NM* Chas - 10/11/2011 09:54:21 PM 581 Views
LOST, Firefly, Psych, Seinfeld, Farscape. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:56:54 PM 572 Views
tough very tough mick - 11/11/2011 03:54:59 AM 919 Views
Fun. Aeryn - 11/11/2011 05:37:02 AM 1010 Views
Whyever would that mean it doesn't count? Legolas - 11/11/2011 02:59:18 PM 924 Views
Sure does count imlad - 15/11/2011 05:44:38 AM 925 Views
The Shield, The Wire, Rome, 24, Firefly Cannoli - 11/11/2011 06:18:39 AM 1025 Views
Re: The Shield, The Wire, Rome, 24, Firefly imlad - 15/11/2011 06:01:22 AM 1127 Views
In no particular order Mark - 11/11/2011 10:41:23 AM 954 Views
Yikes, I'm bad at this. nossy - 11/11/2011 11:43:42 AM 1067 Views
It becomes a lot harder doesn't it if you count anime Roland00 - 11/11/2011 02:08:40 PM 988 Views
I'm gonna have to split this up a bit.... Jeordam - 11/11/2011 10:06:48 PM 1040 Views
that makes two shows you list I have to watch imlad - 15/11/2011 06:08:16 AM 1107 Views
Oz has some pretty intense themes and is *very* graphic....just so you know. *NM* Jeordam - 15/11/2011 05:35:09 PM 532 Views
LOL, that almost makes me want to watch it even more *NM* imlad - 15/11/2011 06:22:37 PM 510 Views
Well now... Avendesora - 14/11/2011 04:46:12 PM 1270 Views
I'll admit imlad - 15/11/2011 06:11:35 AM 957 Views
M*A*S*H was a great show. *NM* Avendesora - 15/11/2011 01:14:39 PM 796 Views
I also loved Magnum, when I was a kid ironclad - 15/11/2011 11:37:00 AM 934 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 741 Views
Firefly, Invader Zim, French & Saunders, The Office, Lost *NM* Deadsy - 17/11/2011 05:21:35 PM 600 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 724 Views
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