cold
07.20.22 | Hell yeah SFU |
cold
07.20.22 | YOU ONLY GET ONE LIFE. THERE'S NO GOD, NO RULES, EXCEPT FOR THOSE YOU ACCEPT OR CREATE FOR YOURSELF. THEN ONCE IT'S OVER, IT'S OVER. DREAMLESS SLEEP FOREVER AND EVER.
SO WHY NOT BE HAPPY WHILE YOU'RE HERE? |
Wildcardbitchesss
07.20.22 | Man if you like Lost check the Leftovers. I like Lost, but Leftovers is everything I wanted that show to be and more. The last season is fucking masterful, and legitimately left me in tears with the final two episodes. |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | The Leftovers has been on my damn queue for so long, but maybe I will prioritize then |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | SFU destroys me yup yup |
Wildcardbitchesss
07.20.22 | the first season is the literal embodiment of depression, I like sad shows but the first season can be a little much. I still love it, but seasons 2 & 3 are literally the best television ever made imo. |
Ryus
07.20.22 | i like 2. 8 is fucking terrible imo |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | Schitt's Creek is hilarious, has an amazing cast, and has so much heart, how is it terrible?
You have Seinfield on your list which I hate, so guess our humor is just different |
Ryus
07.20.22 | the cast may be good but it's just painfully unfunny/cheesy to me
"so guess our humor is just different" yep |
Shemson
07.20.22 | Buffy, X Files and Six Feet Under are responsible for so much good stuff existing today |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | I mean it is pretty cheesy, but I find it very funny and well done |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | Buffy took me by surprise the first time I watched it, I had no idea it would be so engaging |
Shemson
07.20.22 | X Files established the classic Monster of the Week with one overarching storyline that wraps up end of season format that so many shows like Buffy took on
But Buffy had so much heart and great characters and humour
Also their special episodes like Hush once they got confident they could try mad stuff were amazing |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | Once More With Feeling and Hush blew my mind back in the day |
Slex
07.20.22 | FMA is the SHIT |
Colton
07.20.22 | where's Justified |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | FMA was really one of the first animes that got me INTO anime and still holds a special place in my heart, still love it and the story and characters
What is Justified? |
Emim
07.20.22 | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justified_(TV_series)
One of the best shows. New spinoff coming soon too. |
Kompys2000
07.20.22 | Joss Whedon is the Kurt Cobain of screenwriting: instantly revolutionized an entire genre, defined a generation, and almost exclusively begat indefensible tripe. You either die a hero etc etc etc |
Sharenge
07.20.22 | where's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wtf!!? |
Colton
07.20.22 | Justified is the best show ever and emim is now the best user |
Sharenge
07.20.22 | you haven't watched Deadwood have you |
Ryus
07.20.22 | watch twin peaks colton |
Ryus
07.20.22 | deadwood is incredible too and considerably better than justified for sure |
Colton
07.20.22 | lol Justified is better than Deadwood in every possible way |
Ryus
07.20.22 | nvm dont watch twin peaks |
Ryus
07.20.22 | deadwood's writing and dialogue is in another stratosphere compared to justified. justified is entertaining but not much more than that |
Colton
07.20.22 | Breaking Bad might have a slightly better story than Justified but Justified has the best characters of any show |
Colton
07.20.22 | ryus did you watch more than like 2 episodes of season 1 |
Ryus
07.20.22 | yep ive seen the whole thing. the characters are good ill give you that much. but i really wouldnt put it anywhere near deadwood. its a solid show |
Sharenge
07.20.22 | san francisco cocksucka! |
DaveTrane
07.20.22 | best characters are in the wire |
Sharenge
07.20.22 | I really need to get around to a second go at The Wire... shit filtered me after the stevedore season followed shortly thereafter by a certain event that I'm sure upset a lot of people but I don't want to spoiler but anyways yeah so I stopped watching it RIP |
DaveTrane
07.20.22 | im to begin my 7th rewatch. timeless classic |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | Wait LMAO they were just filming in my office building for the Justified reboot and I had no idea what it was, there was crew everywhere |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | Something about The Wire and Sopranos I do not want to get into |
DaveTrane
07.20.22 | no cliffhanger, no music, kinda lenghty, unconventional dramaturgy |
Gyromania
07.20.22 | Schitt's Creek is very contrived humour and cartoonish characters. It reminds me a bit of shows like Brooklyn 9 9. They're decent enough but lacking in substance and ultimately too forced. Community is fantastic tho, seen it multiple times, same as The Office.
I was super into Lost back in the day but I rly doubt it holds up. Also the ending was pretty awful. Most of the rest of these are pretty w.e imo, barring Bob's Burgers which is great (Idk if you're a fan, but loved the episode of Archer where they tied in Bob's Burgers) |
wutang4ever
07.20.22 | Curb Your Enthusiasm is the best show ever created. You can't refute that. |
Gyromania
07.20.22 | I haven't seen justified but saying their characters are better than Breaking Bad is a pretty huge claim. Breaking Bad gets showered with praise but it honestly deserves it - it and BCS are easily two of the best shows of all time. The Boys is also up there for me rn, season 3 has been fantastic from what I've seen so far |
Colton
07.20.22 | seriously flagash? |
Gyromania
07.20.22 | I keep meaning to get into The Wire. I've heard so many good things.
Also to anyone who hasn't seen it yet, watch Mr. Robot. Fantastic show. Gah, there's just too many amazing tv shows, man |
DaveTrane
07.20.22 | 6 is best for me |
combustion07
07.20.22 | 1. Twin Peaks
2. Futurama
3. DARK
4. The Wire
5. Breaking Bad
6. Twilight Zone
7. Soprano's
8. The OA
9. Malcolm in the Middle
10. King of the Hill
11. The Office (US)
12. Stranger Things
13. Rick and Morty
14. South Park
15. Rocko's Modern Life
16. Haunting of Hill House
17. Courage the Cowardly Dog
18. Eastbound & Down
19. Wilfred (US)
20. Louie
21. Spawn
22. OZ
23. Tales From the Crypt
24. Masters of Horror
25. Yuyu Hawkisho
I didn't include sketch comedy shows but it I did MAD TV, Whitest Kids u'Know, Mr. Show and Chapelle Show would definitely be there and likely pretty high up. Love me some sketch comedy! |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | God I hated The OA
Futurama is def up there for me, the first few seasons for sure
Need to watch DARK |
Gyromania
07.20.22 | Mad TV is awful af lol. So is eastbound and down. You've got tons of solid stuff tho. Cool to see a list with the twilight zone. I've got a collector's edition of that. I rly need to get into Dark and The Wire. Maybe Twin Peaks too |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | "seriously flagash?"
I'm not even lying, I can send a pic of the crew to the discord |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.20.22 | "I was super into Lost back in the day but I rly doubt it holds up. Also the ending was pretty awful."
Mmmm I disagree, the ending was not amazing, but definitely not bad. Very misunderstood sadly, I've rewatched LOST so many times. It was a way to wrap ties between characters and ultimately the show was about the characters. |
Gyromania
07.20.22 | Ive read essays on that show and on that ending. I think it's serviceable, I was just hoping for more. All throughout the series the show teases so many cool elements and none of them really ever come to fruition. I think the show did itself in by shrouding itself in too much ambiguity. The mystery was always so exciting but there was no way they could deliver satisfying explanations for everything. |
combustion07
07.20.22 | Damn I loved Mad TV lol I might be blinded by nostalgia though. That was the first show I really got into big time outside of some cartoons and I've got awesome memories of my sister and I boning over it and quoting stupid lines before she moved out and left me stranded with my parents when I was young lol.
It's been forever since I've watched Eastbound & Down but I remember digging it. I also remember not enjoying one of the seasons much though. Overall I'm more of a movie huff than a TV guy. Haven't watched a ton of shows in full. Been meaning to check more anime also. Cowboy Bebop probably deserved a spot also. Yuyu should be way higher too but I forgot about it until last minute |
Sharenge
07.20.22 | damn... dude boned his sister |
combustion07
07.20.22 | "God I hated The OA
Futurama is def up there for me, the first few seasons for sure
Need to watch DARK"
I can see why you wouldn't dig OA honestly. I'm a complete sucker for anything that has multiple dimensions as a plot point though. in fact if anyone has any recs for some sci Fi/horror style shows that have anything to do with multi dimensional stuff shoot them my way because I need some new stuff to watch!
As for Futurama it might actually be my favorite show. Definitely the one I've watched front to back the most times. Never gets old and the perfect blend of sharp and stupid humor really hits the spot for me. Timeless. Even the later seasons the times it came back worked extremely well for me even though the earlier seasons are the GOAT. I neglected The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers but they are great also. Although for me Simpsons lost me around like season 9 if I remember right.
Definitely check DARK. It's fucking amazing imo. Also my favorite soundtrack for any show ever. I know a lot of people find the first season of it confusing/slow. Stick with it though, well worth it
Squid Game was cool too. It just popped in my head also |
Colton
07.20.22 | shoutbox me that flagash i'm not in the server |
Brabiz
07.20.22 | Just started Buffy and i’m really loving it. Can’t get enough of that era of entertainment |
Trebor.
07.20.22 | I adore Best in Show and all those movies but Schitt's Creek is just not funny to me |
PotsyTater
07.20.22 | Flag have you seen the dude impersonating Moira Rose as if she was hosting Ru Paul’s Drag Race |
Colton
07.20.22 | wtf just happened to all the comments |
Colton
07.20.22 | oh it was a different thread nvm |
Yotimi
07.21.22 | Buffy rules yes |
Yotimi
07.21.22 | Also yeah Dark is probably my all time fave. The creators' new show coming out later this year btw - 1899 |
conesmoke
07.21.22 | When they all started dancing in the OA I was like nah fk this I'm out |
Wildcardbitchesss
07.21.22 | @gryo
I like BrBa more personally, but i do think Justified has better characters. Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder are probably the best pairing in the history of television. |
UpwardSpiral
07.21.22 | I don´t know what to think of DARK. Started to lose interest after a while.. maybe it is just me. I like that it is in German though and good soundtrack indeed. |
Shemson
07.21.22 | Dark falters a little in season 2 but the final season is incredible. If you didn’t finish it you missed out.
And yeah soundtrack rules especially for multiple uses of Agnes Obel |
PotsyTater
07.22.22 | “ damn... dude boned his sister”
When did they make a docuseries on colton? |
TalonsOfFire
07.22.22 | 1. Breaking Bad
2. Game of Thrones
3. The X-Files
4. Fargo
5. True Detective S1
6. Twin Peaks
7. Avatar
8. The Simpsons up to season 10
9. Hannibal
10. The Twilight Zone
11. Better Call Saul
12. Lost
13. Six Feet Under
14. The Office (US)
15. Westworld (first two seasons)
16. Louie
17. Curb Your Enthusiasm
18. Haunting of Hill House
19. The Legend of Korra
20. Devs
21. Veep
22. Parks and Recreation
23. Midnight Mass
24. The Office (UK)
25. Chernobyl |
Ryus
07.22.22 | louie is amazing yea |
TalonsOfFire
07.22.22 | Severance, Yellowjackets, and The Bear are the best new shows of this decade. Those would be pretty close to my 25th place. |
Emim
07.22.22 | Legend of Korra was so hit or miss |
Slex
07.22.22 | I agree with those 3 yeah |
DadKungFu
07.22.22 | Surprised at the lack of Atlanta love, show is consistently great |
TalonsOfFire
07.22.22 | I thought Legend of Korra was pretty consistently good, but it's been many years since I've seen it. I remember the end of season 1 being really great. |
Emim
07.22.22 | Season 1 is good. Two after that lost me more and more as they went on. |
TalonsOfFire
07.22.22 | Season 2 was good but a step down from 1. I don't remember season 3 or how it ends haha, but I think I liked more than 2 |
combustion07
07.23.22 | I still haven't gotten around to Legend of Korra but I dig the initial Avatar series quite a bit |
DominionMM1
07.23.22 | the lack of mad men in these comments is a bit disheartening |
TalonsOfFire
07.23.22 | Mad Men would be around my 25th place. It's a great show but some episodes were boooorrriing |
DominionMM1
07.23.22 | it actually gets better on rewatch |
AmericanFlagAsh
07.25.22 | I did watch Mad Men once upon a time and it was really good, but not a fav
“Flag have you seen the dude impersonating Moira Rose as if she was hosting Ru Paul’s Drag Race“
Yes lmao
I do need to check Atlanta and Yellowjackets, so much media these days |
Shemson
07.25.22 | Mad Men was good and really enjoyable but I can only think of one stand out moment which stuck with me. Most of my favourite shows have multiple stand out episodes and events. |
protokute
02.16.23 | happy to see Lost at #1.
Just finished season 1 of The Wire this weekend and I dug it a lot. Can't wait for the next seasons
|
Ryus
02.16.23 | twin peaks n sopranos |
DocSportello
02.16.23 | sopranos, the joy of painting with bob ross, survivor, succession, seinfeld |
Ryus
02.16.23 | i just finished the sopranos last month and its pretty much unmatched. it has the most well-developed characters of any drama i've seen |
Ryus
02.16.23 | extremely funny as well which i wasnt expecting |
DocSportello
02.16.23 | right? I've only seen it once bc it's such a commitment but nothing else has come marginally close to rivaling the effect the sopranos had on me in the moment. powerful stuff |
DominionMM1
02.16.23 | it gets funnier with each rewatch |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | perpetually rewatching the sopranos. I’ve got Stage 5 queued up but I don’t think I’m ready for it yet.
And yeah, the show is funnier than most comedies imo. Little Carmine’s malapropisms alone are funnier than most shows.
And that scene with the sit down between Phil and Tony is so fucking funny. “Your brother Billy, whatever happened there…” lmfao |
Rowan5215
02.16.23 | alright but ya gotta get over it |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | Anyways, $4 a pound. |
conesmoke
02.16.23 | I dunno about the best, but I think Peep Show is the funniest |
DominionMM1
02.16.23 | a pint of blood costs more than a gallon of gold |
CPtMorgan
02.16.23 | Wednesday is the best |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | GREEN GROVE IS A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY... AND IT'S MORE LIKE A HOTEL AT CAPTAIN TEEB'S! |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | log off - that cookies shit makes me nervous |
DominionMM1
02.16.23 | you’re at the precipice sharenge of an enormous crossroads |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | should I let my unibrow grow in like Chissy's? |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | Yes
And that’s not a bill that’s a beak |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | well if beaks could kill, that one certainly would |
Flugmorph
02.16.23 | K-on! |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | is that the one about the cute anime girlies who play tennis? |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | No but ade was fine as hell with that lesbian tennis instructor if that’s what you’re talking about |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | *pulls out binoculars* |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | Tony giving a very poorly disguised Harris the finger is another hysterical moment in that show. That whole episode is fucking gold |
onionbubs
02.16.23 | lmao very glad this has just been a flow of sopranos quotes for a while. probably my number 1 but deadwood puts up a good fight too |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | I think that’s the last “prestige” show I haven’t seen. I really need to get on it because I hear nothing but good things and that cast is fucking killer |
Ryus
02.16.23 | twin peaks - sopranos - deadwood is solidly my top 3 |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | Twin Peaks I just could not get into. And I like Lynch! I think I’m gonna give it another go when I get Paramount again. |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | also love Deadwood - also highly quotable |
PumpBoffBag
02.16.23 | respect for the six feet under inclusion, what a tremendous show |
Sharenge
02.16.23 | I should get around to checking that one I guess |
Tundra
02.16.23 | Walking Dead season 1 to 5 is top tier af, Breaking Bad too |
Flugmorph
02.16.23 | "is that the one about the cute anime girlies who play tennis?"
no you imbecile its about cute anime girls who play music |
Wildcardbitchesss
02.16.23 | Shit yeah I never watched six feet under either.
Alright after I finish sopranos again it’s Deadwood and six feet under next |
IsisScript80
02.16.23 | ^ 'Six Feet Under' is my #1 show ever. It's beyond astonishing.
From this list, having 'Lost' at #1 is quite something, IMO... how can anyone watch that it's done and not think something along the lines of: "Well that was a load of treading water... layering mystery upon mystery because it's fucking obvious they were just making it up as they went along, having zero idea what they were doing and how to end it"? |
CPtMorgan
02.16.23 | Wednesday > |
IsisScript80
02.16.23 | Thursday, Friday... |
TalonsOfFire
02.17.23 | I love Lost but agree it’s odd to rank it as the best show given that last season and series finale. Six Feet Under is indeed incredible, and ahead of its time. Would probably be more talked about and relevant now if it premiered 10-15 years later. I wish they did some things differently tho from the season 3 finale-onward. Are there really grown adults whos favorite show is Wednesday? I mean it’s good, but I could name 100+ shows I’ve seen that’re even better. |
CPtMorgan
02.17.23 | "Are there really grown adults whos favorite show is Wednesday? I mean it’s good, but I could name 100+ shows I’ve seen that’re even better." Yes. Me. |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | I can explain LOST. It is the first show to really captivate me with just how detailed the characterization was. From the very first episode it is clear the central point of the show are the characters and their back stories and how that led them to where they are. As the show progresses, you hate a lot of them, feel for some of them, and fall in love with some. As the mystery of the island and everything unfolds, the show never loses focus on the characters and their arcs.
"I love Lost but agree it’s odd to rank it as the best show given that last season and series finale."
Nothing wrong with the last season orrrr the finale which so many goddamn people misunderstood. I've seen the series multiple times over and it's insane how many people didn't listen to Christian in the church and instead think they were dead the entire time on the island instead of just the "flash sideways" in the last season. |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | Anyway, I just watched Neon Genesis Evangelion for the first time and then The End of Evangelion... phew lmao what a trip |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | Also yes Six Feet Under also has amazing characters and I can see people def enjoying that plot more, but idk something about LOST man, so special |
DarkSideOfLucca
02.28.23 | Oh yeah, #3 baby
Six Feet Under will forever be my favorite show |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | Need to rewatch, been a couple years, always makes me cry |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | Nobody in this has talked about Bojack... best thing Netflix has done, hits so hard |
IsisScript80
02.28.23 | "I can explain LOST. It is the first show to really captivate me with just how detailed the characterization was."
Yeah, that's cool. Impactful media at a certain point in a person's life is always going to be special.
And indeed, 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' is awesome. My suggestion next is let that experience sink in, then try the four "Rebuild" films... they're very interesting... not "better", IMO (still prefer the original series, plus 'End of...), but definitely worthwhile. |
TalonsOfFire
02.28.23 | I totally agree about the brilliance of Lost and its characterization for its first 4 seasons, was emotional and profound for me as well. Maybe I’ll rewatch the show sometime. I remember somewhere at season 5 when they introduced time travel until the end of the series it became nonsensical, despite the always good performances. |
Sinternet
02.28.23 | god i fucking hate shitjack shitman |
rhinocerosmilk
02.28.23 | I've been trying to watch mad men but idk to me it feels like a higher budget soap. If I want to watch people drink and smoke I'll just watch Columbo for the 100th time for the real deal. |
budgie
02.28.23 | i will put in my vote for HBO Rome
as the #1 tv show ive seen |
budgie
02.28.23 | for worst tv show i will vote community |
Clumseee
02.28.23 | watching x files rn! on season 2. awesome show |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | "god i fucking hate shitjack shitman"
Lol this doesn't surprise me from you |
AmericanFlagAsh
02.28.23 | "for worst tv show i will vote community"
Nah this show is brilliant until like the last season or two, very clever and funny, but also heartwarming
Talons def rewatch esp since s5 and 6 are like half the length of the other seasons
X-Files is a fantastic show, I know the monster of the week episodes don't move the plot along, but some of them are classics |
protokute
03.11.23 | F*ck, just finished season 4 of The Wire, and it simply might be one of the best things I ever watched, it's amazing how the bigger themes kept expanding beautifully with each season, with everything being so well knit. Season 5 seems to have a bad rep, but I'm looking forward to it, and curious as to how it will expand even further from the last seasons and tie it all together for the end. The Wire seems to be compared to Sopranos a lot, watching both, I can recognize how Sopranos was a trailblazer for TV Shows and the cinematography is truly an work of art, but now watching The Wire, it just seems to lack the emotional impact for me. |
Wildcardbitchesss
03.11.23 | I’d seriously temper your expectations for season 5. It really is just not nearly as good as the rest of the series |
onionbubs
03.12.23 | yeah it has its moments but its considerably the worst season of the wire |
Ryus
03.12.23 | "I can recognize how Sopranos was a trailblazer for TV Shows and the cinematography is truly an work of art, but now watching The Wire, it just seems to lack the emotional impact for me."
funny, i feel the opposite way |
onionbubs
03.12.23 | yeah sopranos definitely pulls a lot more out of me emotionally |
Ryus
03.12.23 | yeah, not that the wire doesn't deal with emotionally potent topics, it just kind of goes about them in a more clinical/less character-focused way than the sopranos imo. |
DocSportello
03.12.23 | sopranos is like a 90 hour Eugene O'Neill play on acid it's devastating |
onionbubs
03.12.23 | "it just kind of goes about them in a more clinical/less character-focused way than the sopranos imo"
hits the nail on the head yea |
Wildcardbitchesss
03.12.23 | Highly recommend Mr Inbetween. Midway through season 2 in just a couple of days, the series is addictive as hell |
Flugmorph
03.12.23 | watched chernobyl recently. that was really good. |
