The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire, Mad Men

[Malloy]

Justified, baby

i find the self-consciousness of a show like justified, which i only saw a bit of, way more distracting than it is in saul. but i can't say if that is a problem throughout the series or if it's leveraged into a strength

[doug rr]

we only watched season 1 and part of 2 of the wire...we really liked it but never went back..maybe one day

what are your top four douglas?

not sure i can answer that..i watched 3 of the four here and loved them but they are shows that i can't re-watch like i can sitcoms..after the sopranos, deadwood and mad men were finished i never really thought about them again..i still watch the 6 million dollar man sometimes though

it takes all kinds to make a world, cowboy

is clint eastwood the best bad actor or was it charles bronson?

[Malloy]

we only watched season 1 and part of 2 of the wire...we really liked it but never went back..maybe one day

what are your top four douglas?

not sure i can answer that..i watched 3 of the four here and loved them but they are shows that i can't re-watch like i can sitcoms..after the sopranos, deadwood and mad men were finished i never really thought about them again..i still watch the 6 million dollar man sometimes though

it takes all kinds to make a world, cowboy

is clint eastwood the best bad actor or was it charles bronson?

i love them both, but feel like we're overlooking someone else, though i can't say who

[BurtReynolds]

Colombo

[doug rr]

we only watched season 1 and part of 2 of the wire...we really liked it but never went back..maybe one day

what are your top four douglas?

not sure i can answer that..i watched 3 of the four here and loved them but they are shows that i can't re-watch like i can sitcoms..after the sopranos, deadwood and mad men were finished i never really thought about them again..i still watch the 6 million dollar man sometimes though

it takes all kinds to make a world, cowboy

is clint eastwood the best bad actor or was it charles bronson?

i love them both, but feel like we're overlooking someone else, though i can't say who

sure you can

[doug rr]

Colombo

yeah that was good..same with baretta

[doug rr]

i'd be up for re-watching the streets of san francisco

[wease]

I’ve been very slowly making my way thru Columbo. I’m only about 4 episodes in.

[bart]

I would rather watch Columbo than any of the thread title shows besides Mad Men. Would also take any Murder She Wrote ep set in Cabot Cove.

[epilogue]

The Americans would be my top, and really only, vote for a fifth head on this televisual Mt. Rushmore.

The Americans is outstanding! Just started rewatching the other night. 6 episodes in and loving every frame.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[epilogue]

I never watched Treme. Any strong opinions on that one?

I've only seen the pilot but that was really fucking good.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mickey]

I never watched Treme. Any strong opinions on that one?

Decent first season, dogshit after that.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[epilogue]

Thanks Mickey.

I expect to be hazed for this but I’ll throw a vote to Friday Night Lights.

The only reason it can't be #1 is season 2.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Anders]

Some other top shows; Band Of Brothers, True Detective, Babylon 5, Rome, Six Feet Under, Game Of Thrones.

[The Argonaut]

Malloy is going to chop you up when he sees that post

[Anders]

Possibly.

Band Of Brothers - near perfect, but shorter than the other series mentioned (think I’ve seen it three times)
True Detective - first season is up there with Band Of Brothers
Babylon 5 - most underrated show in history. Once it got really going with its five season arc, it was incredible. Helped start the high quality trend on tv. No Sopranos, Six Feet Under etc., without this and Oz first. Perhaps my all time favorite show.
Rome - excellent throughout
Six Feet Under - up there with the best
Game Of Thrones - flawed at the end, but still a fantastic show. Books are even better.

I also mentioned Breaking Bad. Think it’s unique in only getting better as it went along, with the best last season I’ve seen, almost the opposite of Game Of Thrones.