What's on your Mt. Rushmore of television shows?
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Somewhere in my top 10 or so not mentioned...
Kung Fu
Quantum Leap
Night Stalker
Fringe
X Files
Soap
Mission Impossible
Kung Fu
Quantum Leap
Night Stalker
Fringe
X Files
Soap
Mission Impossible
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Comedy
The Office
Parks and Rec
Seinfeld
Big Bang Theory
Drama
Justified
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
The Americans
The Office
Parks and Rec
Seinfeld
Big Bang Theory
Drama
Justified
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
The Americans
Gun smoke, Hawaii five-0, Sanford and Son, The Andy Griffith Show.
True Detective Season 1 had Matthew McConaughey and Woody Haralson. What other TV show has had that kind of leading star power and in just one season was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards while winning 5 up against megamonster Breaking Bad?
Aside from the Emmy Awards, "True Detective received four Golden Globe nominations, among them for Best Miniseries or Television Film, and a TCA Award for Program of the Year. Among the show's wins include a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best International Programme, a Writers Guild of America Award in the Dramatic Series category, and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (McConaughey). "
Aside from the Emmy Awards, "True Detective received four Golden Globe nominations, among them for Best Miniseries or Television Film, and a TCA Award for Program of the Year. Among the show's wins include a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best International Programme, a Writers Guild of America Award in the Dramatic Series category, and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (McConaughey). "
Seinfeld (been watching through recently, my goodness they're funny)
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Dick Van Dyke Show
M.A.S.H
Sopranos
I Love Lucy
I love all of these shows, though there are shows I like more.
The thing all four have in common is that they all changed the course of television.
Same could be said for:
American Banstand
Hill Street Blues
24
Star Trek
Twilight Zone
All In the Family
The Tonight Show
Carol Burnett Show
Roots
Ken Burns The Civil War
M.A.S.H
Sopranos
I Love Lucy
I love all of these shows, though there are shows I like more.
The thing all four have in common is that they all changed the course of television.
Same could be said for:
American Banstand
Hill Street Blues
24
Star Trek
Twilight Zone
All In the Family
The Tonight Show
Carol Burnett Show
Roots
Ken Burns The Civil War
After re-watching '90s The Simpson recently, I'm adding it to my list.
The Simpsons, the first ten seasons. I'm hardly objective because I watched The Simpsons weekly from their onset until around 2000, but every joke lands for me. Plus watching the show instantly transports me back to the '90s.
Star Trek: The Next Generation. TOS and TNG are peak Star Trek, with DS9 closing it all out nicely with a slightly different take on the formula.
Law & Order, the first fourteen seasons. For me, Jerry Orbach's departure marks a pretty steep decline in the show's quality, as it becomes a lot more character-driven than plot-driven, which devolves it from a complex, semi-realistic procedural crime show into just another standard, cliched TV cop drama.
Breaking Bad. An over-the-top, live-action version of the old anti-crime titles from the Golden Age of Comics. Kept me glued to the screen weekly.
The Simpsons, the first ten seasons. I'm hardly objective because I watched The Simpsons weekly from their onset until around 2000, but every joke lands for me. Plus watching the show instantly transports me back to the '90s.
Star Trek: The Next Generation. TOS and TNG are peak Star Trek, with DS9 closing it all out nicely with a slightly different take on the formula.
Law & Order, the first fourteen seasons. For me, Jerry Orbach's departure marks a pretty steep decline in the show's quality, as it becomes a lot more character-driven than plot-driven, which devolves it from a complex, semi-realistic procedural crime show into just another standard, cliched TV cop drama.
Breaking Bad. An over-the-top, live-action version of the old anti-crime titles from the Golden Age of Comics. Kept me glued to the screen weekly.
Right off the top of my head...
Seinfeld
Justifed
The Americans
Yellowstone
Not sure if Yellowstone has a recent viewing boost, but regardless it is in the running.
Honorable Mentions...
Low Winter Sun - 1 season on AMC
Rubicon - only one season on AMC before it was cancelled in 2010 and i don't believe it is available on any other service
The Punisher - 2 seasons on Netflix
Godless - 7 episode mini-series on Netflix
The Bridge - 2 seasons on FX
The Night Manager - 6 episode mini-series on AMC
Seinfeld
Justifed
The Americans
Yellowstone
Not sure if Yellowstone has a recent viewing boost, but regardless it is in the running.
Honorable Mentions...
Low Winter Sun - 1 season on AMC
Rubicon - only one season on AMC before it was cancelled in 2010 and i don't believe it is available on any other service
The Punisher - 2 seasons on Netflix
Godless - 7 episode mini-series on Netflix
The Bridge - 2 seasons on FX
The Night Manager - 6 episode mini-series on AMC
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Oh Big Bang Theory is on there for sure! Don't see how anyone could NOT love that show.
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