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ITT: RANK your top TV shows
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:39 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace 1. Black Sails 2. Sopranos 3. Deadwood 4. Rome 5. True Detective 6. The Wire 7. Oz 8. Hannibal
Ones I'm reserving judgment on until they finish (or I finish them), but like a lot: - Fargo - Peaky Blinders - Mindhunter - The Americans |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:47 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum Wish someone told me to never watch 2nd season of Rome. jfc HBO was pumping out great stuff in the early 2000s but they screwed up with Rome. So much wasted potential from Augustus onward. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040330) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:50 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace I'm bitter about how they fucked it up. It became a soap opera. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040338) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:38 AM Author: duck-like striped hyena university They had to rush it like crazy because it got cancelled mid-S2. A travesty.
But the "thirteen" scene in S1 is one of the GOATs |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:01 AM Author: Stubborn faggot firefighter temple Apparently the set burned down or something
ALso this is before Game of Thrones and HBO wasn't gonna shell out $$$
It was a show before its time |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:42 AM Author: ebony arousing market Mindhunter really? Explain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040541) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:24 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace I think the most interesting part about it is the killers. I also think the protagonist is gonna change into more of a man. I know a good bit about serial killers, though, and watching how the show portrays them is fun. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047799) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 3:25 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum cr the convicts and their interviews were 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047800) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:53 AM Author: duck-like striped hyena university Pretty cr list (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048192) |
Date: October 17th, 2018 1:45 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum 1. Sopranos 2. Fargo 3. Deadwood 4. True Detective 5. BB and Better Call Saul 6. Mad Men Honorable mentions: X-Files, Narcos, Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under. |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:51 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace I've yet to get a good answer to what makes Mad Men so well loved. What made it good? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040340) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:01 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum did you see it? it's a personal favorite in the way that Sopranos or the X Files are personal favorites: many (not all of course) episodes are self-contained and you get a satisfying story every time. You could say the same for many shows though, right? It's more of a personal thing- I really like the aesthetic of mid-century to 70's era America. That's the real answer. Aesthetic is also why I put Fargo at #2. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040382) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:10 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace It's the story itself that I don't often find satisfying, for the same reason I don't enjoy Bojack Horseman: the main character is an irredeemable shitbag, and virtually every other character is a giant pussy. I realize, ofc, that there have been plenty of great shows in which the above two things have been true; in those, however, they generally tell you something about life (Black Sails, Sopranos), or at least are entertaining (Fargo). I don't get any macro-level takeaway from MM, and the story seems to basically be a better done soap. I feel like I'm missing something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040421) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:19 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum That's a fair take, no I don't think you're missing anything. I remember being impressed by Mad Men during and immediately after binge watching it. Contrary to a lot of other shows, MM gets better over time (imo).
Thinking about Mad Men now, in comparison to what I've watched since then, yeah, there are other shows that I'd put ahead of it. |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:24 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum holy shit forgot about Narcos (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040458) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:33 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace Haven't seen it, should I? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040504) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:48 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum based on the list you poasted- yes. best show on netflix. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040550) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:40 PM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37042762) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:47 AM Author: duck-like striped hyena university I think the Season 1 finale was the high point. Top-tier episode. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048176) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:51 AM Author: Learning Disabled Stain Azn Anyone who doesn’t have Homicide: Life on the Streets on their list is a stone cold fagg0t. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040339) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:52 AM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace Haven't seen it. I've read the book it's based on, though, and it's 1 fucking 80. Should probably watch the show. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040343) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:25 AM Author: orange passionate dysfunction is on my list. loved that show. it was a network show and i do not know whether being on hbo or netflix would have made it even better or ruined it. they did a lot and worked creatively within the confines of network tv. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047976) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:00 AM Author: Stubborn faggot firefighter temple (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048521) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:41 AM Author: ebony arousing market BB BCS Game of Thrones (early seasons) Sopranos Mad Men Fargo TD S1 X Files Impractical Jokers Seinfeld Family Guy 90s Simpsons
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:51 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum the hell is Impractical Jokers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37040554) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:48 AM Author: duck-like striped hyena university lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048178) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:22 AM Author: ebony arousing market Harsh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048285) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 2:47 AM Author: Ultramarine coldplay fan macaca The Leftovers Friday Night Lights Fargo S1 and S2 True Detective S1 Lost Breaking Bad Better Call Saul Joe Schmo Season 1 Narcos The Office Seinfeld The Wonder Years The State Black Mirror
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Date: October 17th, 2018 1:39 PM Author: Blathering boyish electric furnace I've heard Narcos is great.
What's The Leftovers? |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 11:48 PM Author: Ultramarine coldplay fan macaca It's a show about a sudden unexplained event that makes 2% of the world's population disappear. It's from the co-creator of Lost, Damon Lindelof.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_leftovers
Season 1 is a little uneven but S2 and S3 are GOAT status IMO and all three seasons are radically different from each other. The show does wrap up rather beautifully in S3, it was not cancelled prematurely, just fyi. |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 11:53 PM Author: Appetizing flesh theater candlestick maker Haven't seen Peep Show mentioned once. Unch of shit lists (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047064) |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 11:57 PM Author: beady-eyed silver hospital national security agency Star Trek TNG Star Trek DS9 Star Trek Discovery
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
Bojack Horseman
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Stargate SG1
The Apprentice
Jepoardy Wheel of Fortune
Drew Carey Show
Full House Step by Step Perfect Strangers Family Matters |
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Date: October 17th, 2018 11:59 PM Author: Ultramarine coldplay fan macaca Interesting list
Are you 39 years old by any chance? |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 12:05 AM Author: beady-eyed silver hospital national security agency step into my time machine and we'll go back to the heyday of TGIF (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047159) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 12:09 AM Author: Ultramarine coldplay fan macaca You're making me tear up a little bit thinking about TGIF, haven't heard those sweet letters strung together in far too long friend (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047185) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 12:23 AM Author: beady-eyed silver hospital national security agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge--8WbCyuw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047271) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 12:41 AM Author: Ultramarine coldplay fan macaca I've got tears streaming down my face right now thinking of how great this country once was
My wife noticed me crying and I quickly told her that I was reading about a limbless Down's child that just died of cancer and I think she bought it
Thanks for the memories |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:20 AM Author: self-centered dog poop boiling water (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048075) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 12:07 AM Author: Irradiated harsh home 3rd rock from the sun
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:16 AM Author: thirsty center Twin Peaks
Arrested Development
Wonder Showzen
Squidbillies
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:20 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum what's your take on the Return (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047975) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:37 AM Author: thirsty center Some of it was a chore, but the payoffs scattered throughout, leading to the last two episodes, more than made up for it. It’s hard to describe what that show does to me - even the tiniest moments hold so much tragedy and beauty at the same time. I wish David Lynch was my dad / bf.
Also lovvvedddd the Jim Belushi plotline |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:47 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum I'll give the return another shot. one thing i've learned is that lynch doesn't disappoint long as you watch beginning to end. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37047998) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 7:49 AM Author: underhanded wonderful forum watched fire walk with me for the first time last week. I'm still speechless. have no idea how to talk to people about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048001) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:37 AM Author: odious jet gas station It was awful (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048125) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 8:55 AM Author: thirsty center ? Show your work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048195) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:18 AM Author: odious jet gas station Meaningless drivel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048264) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:19 AM Author: odious jet gas station Ridiculous that Battlestar Galactica not mentioned (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048271) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:33 AM Author: comical party of the first part idiot Handmaids Tale Broad City Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:33 AM Author: Garnet jap never heard of Black Sails (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048342) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 9:35 AM Author: Impressive vigorous corner fat ankles Friday Night Lights Freaks and Geeks Parenthood |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:05 AM Author: Stubborn faggot firefighter temple 1. The Wire
2. Curb
3. Generation Kill
4. Band of Brothers
5. Homicide Life in the STREETS
6. South Park until the GoT parody season
7. Friday Night Lights S1 |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:20 AM Author: duck-like striped hyena university (David Simon) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048658) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:23 AM Author: Stubborn faggot firefighter temple You mean (((David Simon)))
but yeah even tho he's a lib I like his TV shows bc he's so good at portraying bureaucratic bullshit above many many things his shows cover |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:20 AM Author: Free-loading twinkling uncleanness athletic conference Bojack Horseman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048659) |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:22 AM Author: Shimmering brethren 1. Simpsons 2. 6 Feet Under 3. Wire 4. Sopranos 5. Breaking Bad |
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Date: October 18th, 2018 10:26 AM Author: Vibrant hissy fit ticket booth I really have a thing for Lucifer the Fox show thats now moving to Netflix. Would sooooo fuck Chloe...... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4108609&forum_id=2#37048708) |