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MadDawg.sixpack

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Right there with you DerHntr for most of your list.

The Shield - nope
Justified - nope
Breaking Bad - about to start watching the marathon
Game of Thrones - nope
Firefly - nope
The Walking Dead - LOVE THIS ONE
Deep Space Nine - yes, nerd alert (probably my least favorite Star Trek series)
Homicide - nope
Bob's Burgers - nope
Small Wonder - nope
Community - nope
The Wire - nope
Archer - nope
Arrested Development - nope
Newsroom - 17 this liberal ********
Sons of Anarchy - nope
Boy Meets World (sounds REALLY turrible)
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper - seriously?
Farscape - what?
The Fall Guy - who?
 
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DerHntr

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I just realized after reading this thread that I really don't watch as much TV as I thought I did, or at least not as many specific multi-season shows. And it isn't because I am too busy or something like that. Although, during deer and turkey season the only things I usually watch are the 9:00 news and the back of my eyelids.
 
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BriantheDawg

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Question: Is The Wire really better than The Shield??

I see a lot of folks with The Wire in their Top 5 and not many with The Shield in it. I've always thought The Shield was one of the best series ever to be on TV and have always heard The Wire was similar and perhaps better. I even bought the whole series of The Wire and it was pretty much a snoozer 5 episodes in, so I quit it. The Shield, on the other hand, had one of the best Pilots I've seen and most certainly the best ending to a show I've ever seen. I guess I just don't get all the love for The Wire and none for The Shield.
 
DawgsOnTheWing

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Hmmm....

1. Cheers
2. Mash
3. The Wonder Years
4. Northern Exposure
5. Seinfeld

Next five: Hill Street Blues, All in the Family, Andy Griffith (B&W), Newhart, and any/all Tex Avery toons.
 
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The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
How I Met Your Mother
Andy Griffith Show
White Collar
 
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SuspectZero

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Hmm...
1. Lost (best show ever)
2. The Wonder Years
3. Deadliest Catch
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Too many more to name
 
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elsid76

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Andy Griffith
Hill Street Blues
Home Improvement
Taxi
Petticoat Junction

trivia: Ellie Mae Clampett turned 81 today
 
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Dr. Who, The Simpsons, Homicide: Life on the Street, Star Trek, Seinfeld

Top one? BW Dr Who and Homicide.
 
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BriantheDawg said:
Question: Is The Wire really better than The Shield??

I see a lot of folks with The Wire in their Top 5 and not many with The Shield in it. I've always thought The Shield was one of the best series ever to be on TV and have always heard The Wire was similar and perhaps better. I even bought the whole series of The Wire and it was pretty much a snoozer 5 episodes in, so I quit it. The Shield, on the other hand, had one of the best Pilots I've seen and most certainly the best ending to a show I've ever seen. I guess I just don't get all the love for The Wire and none for The Shield.
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Never saw The Shild, but the wire is my favorite show ever. Not sure how you got a full 5 episodes in and didn't get hooked, but I loved it from th get-go.
 
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I like The Shield better

But keep watching The Wire. It gets much better and is a damn good show
 
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Afro Dawg

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Guess I'm the only Scrubs guy, though Cosby is No. 1

The Cosby Show
Scrubs
The Office
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The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

I guess I'm not really a drama guy. Like one of the other guys, I liked West Wing but it tapered off too much.

The Cosby Show and Scrubs are my two favorite, with Cosby defining my childhood and Scrubs taking over my 20's/30's. I can quote every line of every episode from both though.
 
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1.surfside six
2. 77 sunset strip
3.dialing for dollars
4. Soupy sales Show
5.Red Ryder
 
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Bulldog Bruce

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My 6 during the time of the shows. Some might not hold up.

timeline order

Dick Van Dyke Show
Munsters
Miami Vice
Cosby Show
Entourage
Justified

2 honorable mentions that didn't last long enough:
Life
Eli Stone
 
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Breaking Bad Season 1, 2, 3, 4 5 **

Three Stooges (does that count?)
Seinfield
Andy Griffith
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Saturday Morning Channel 5 Wrastlin'
 
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1) Sopranos
2) Little Rascals
3) Cheers!
4) Star Trek
5) Magic Kingdom/Wild Kingdom(tie)
 
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Everyone saying Big Bang Theory have never seen the IT Crowd. The IT Crowd ***** all over BBT. It's not even close. It's on Netflix. Thank me later.
 
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aTotal360 said:
Perfect Strangers, Alf, Mr. Belvedere, Small Wonder, Harry and the Hendersons
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Alf and Perfect Strangers were both terrible. If any adult can still watch those shows today and really like them, I'd be really surprised.

Pefect Strangers would make my bottom 5 list... Stupid *** Balky.
 
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Ed Sullivan
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Waltons
Adam 12
Happy Days
Welcome Back Kotter
Red Skelton
Brady Bunch
Hawaii 5-0 the original
Mannix
Charlie's Angels
 
CochiseCowbell

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In no particular order.

Seinfeld
Quantum Leap
Star Trek: TNG
House (still haven't seen the last two seasons. No longer with the chick I bought it for and watched it with.)
NYPD Blue (Andy Sippowitz is The Man!)

Wasn't sure if Band of Brothers counted. I haven't seen half the shows listed here because I don't have cable anymore. I'll see them years later when they arrive on Netflix.
 
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Anyone who doesn't have Breaking Bad number 1 is either 1) someone who has not seen breaking bad, or 2) is an idiot.

1. Breaking Bad
2. Sopranos
3. Game of Thrones (so far)
4. The Wire
5. Dexter

Would have Lost in my top five if not for the sh17y ending. Wasn't crazy about Dexter finale but it wasn't near as bad as the lost ending.
 
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BriantheDawg said:
Question: Is The Wire really better than The Shield??

I see a lot of folks with The Wire in their Top 5 and not many with The Shield in it. I've always thought The Shield was one of the best series ever to be on TV and have always heard The Wire was similar and perhaps better. I even bought the whole series of The Wire and it was pretty much a snoozer 5 episodes in, so I quit it. The Shield, on the other hand, had one of the best Pilots I've seen and most certainly the best ending to a show I've ever seen. I guess I just don't get all the love for The Wire and none for The Shield.
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I completely agree. Not sure I made it past the 4th episode but it was awful. Nothing happened in a single episode that made me want to watch the next one. Only reason I made it through the 4th episode is because I kept thinking that this many people cannot be wrong. People love the show. Just not for me. I thought The Wire was terrible.
 
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Sutterkane said:
Everyone saying Big Bang Theory have never seen the IT Crowd. The IT Crowd ***** all over BBT. It's not even close. It's on Netflix. Thank me later.
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Watched all the IT CROWD episodes via Netflix earlier this summer. Great show! I've only seen one whole episode of BBT, so I have no opinion yet.

The Theatre Episode was by far the best.
 
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bgdog

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Hump4Hoops said:
Because Im the only huge fan of good TV to never watch all three.

Dr. Who
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Firefly
Community

Honorable mentions: Star Trek: TNG, first five seasons of Dexter, first five of Mad Men, first two of Chuck, guilty pleasure The Walking Dead, House, ER, X Files, Seinfeld (one of the best of all time, just not a personal favorite), The Big C, first season of Torchwood.
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I can tell you with 100% certainty that you would love the sopranos and the wire. Your tv list is near perfect
 
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bgdog

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The Simpsons
The Wire
Mad Men
The Sopranos
Friday Night Lights
The Office
Firefly
Deadwood
Spaced
 
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