Best TV Shows of all time?

Water Cooler
#1

What are the top 5 TV shows you’d recommend?

Mine are (in no particular order):

  1. The Sopranos

  2. The Wire

  3. Peaky Blinders

  4. Twin Peaks

  5. Game of Thrones

Honorable mentions: House of Cards, Seinfeld, Friends, Homeland.

I should mention I was not very impressed by Breaking Bad as I felt it was way overrated. Although the story is good, there were way too many “boring” episodes/moments.

#2

I’m not calling it the best of all time - but if you’re asking for recommendations check out ‘Billions’.

#3

Not sure about the best series in its totality, but for me the all time best single season of television was Dexter Season 1.

#4

If you have to take the sum total of their work probably The Simpsons.

If you are taking the average over the life of the series, I’d probably say The Leftovers. That’s kind of tough though, because there are only three seasons and other series (GoT, Sopranos, Dexter) may be great but have entire mediocre seasons that bring the average down.

Also, given the second criteria you can’t really choose series that haven’t concluded, because they could start to suck. Ex: Peaky is great so far, but I can see a scenario where it jumps the shark.

#5

sopranos

the wire

impractical jokers

#6

Planet Earth

Band of Brothers

The West Wing

Monster

#7

Fair point, that’s why Lost would never make the list. They had a very strong beginning but terrible last couple seasons. I guess what makes Peaky so great as well is the acting, much much better than the one in Lost.

#8
  • All in the Family
  • M*A*S*H
  • Boston Legal
#9

Sopranos

OZ

Friends

Breaking Bad

Better Call Saul

#10

Just have to stick with the S’s:

Simpsons

Sopranos

Seinfeld

Sesame Street

Saturday Night Live

Then for the non-S’s:

Wire

Breaking Bad

Friends

#11

Lost was incredible.

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#12

I thought Altered Carbon on Netflix was pretty cool.

#13

:sob: So many memories growing up watching this show with my mom before bed time.

#14

For me it’s

  1. Breaking Bad

  2. The Wire

  3. The Sopranos

Honourable mention to Game of Thrones which I’ve enjoyed but I can’t quite stretch to putting it on the list because it can be a bit too soap opera and the middle seasons were just people trudging about for episodes on end.

#15

Battlestar Galactica new series. Except for that one season that was kind of weird.

Futurama (good show knows when to quit)

Rick and Morty

Err… Spongebob

1970s Spider-Man

#16
  1. GoT

2a. Breaking Bad

2b. Entourage

  1. Weeds
#17

Mash probably would be up there, different style than the high budget, drama heavy GoT/bb types. But man, that’s one old show. Fun fact about the finale:

“Sometimes urban legends are true. So many people rushed to the restroom after the ending, the subsequent pressure drop from flushing toilets caused a surge in the tunnels that bring water from the Catskills to New York. So, if this happens again, remember your local utilities and pause the show early and often on your television to give the plumbing a break.”

#18

  1. Cheers

  2. Friday Night Lights

  3. The X-Files

#19

The title of the thread included the phrase, “of all time”.

Funny how many people take that to mean only during their lifetime, or only during their adulthood.

#20

this is the silliest point I’ve ever seen on an online forum.