Red Mosquito

Mine:
1) Wings - yup. 1. Fuck off.
2) Seinfeld
3) Curb Your Enthusiasm
4) Veep
5) The Office

Legitimately considered: Summer Heights High, Extras, Cheers

1) Justified
2) Game of Thrones
3) Sopranos
4) Better Call Saul
5) The Americans

Legitimately considered: Spartacus, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Deadwood

Ah, yes ... the thinly veiled excuse to post about Wings.



Respect.

it's always sunny in philadelphia

I tried its too much work.

bada wrote:I tried its too much work.

are you as surprised as i am that celtic pride was never made into a tv show?

No order

The Office
Cheers
Seinfeld
Veep
Curb Your Enthusiasm

The only reason All in the Family isn’t included is because I’ve not seen all the episodes.

Deadwood
Better Call Saul
Justified
Breaking Bad
Magnum PI

This is tough... With the caveat that I reserve the right to change the lists as I think of other shows, off the top of head, I'll go:

Comedies:
Fleabag
Parks and Recreation
The Office
New Girl
Schitt's Creek

Dramas:
Mad Men
Watchmen
Lost
Twin Peaks
The Americans

How strict are we being with the label sitcom?

No cartoons? Would Nathan for you count or is that a reality show?

What about review? That's maybe a sketch show, but it does have an overarching story.

hi tom

Sitcoms
1. Peep Show
2. Arrested Development
3. Party Down
4. The Good Place
5. Veep

Dramas
1. The Americans
2. The Wire
3. Deadwood
4. Hannibal
5. Freaks and Geeks

Comedy:
1. Seinfeld
2. The Office
3. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. My Name Is Earl

Drama:
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. Breaking Bad
3. Game of Thrones
4. Better Call Saul
5. The Americans
Honorable Mentions: The Killing, American Horror Story, Mad Men

does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

Yes, but it never radically departs from the established premise. The relationship between Russell and Rhys gets much more intense, though--that's ultimately the draw.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

Yes, much better.

My drama "honorable mentions" would include Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but I've never really had an itch to revisit them (unlike some of the other shows). Succession could make a future top-five list depending on how it develops.

Mickey wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

Yes, but it never radically departs from the established premise. The relationship between Russell and Rhys gets much more intense, though--that's ultimately the draw.

gotcha...i really enjoyed the first few episodes, but something just didn't click as much after...i'll finish out season 1 soon and reevaluate

CopperTom wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

Yes, much better.

keri russell is wife material amirite

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Mickey wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:does the americans get better as it goes? i watched the first 6 episodes recently and it was okay, just didn't super grab me

Yes, but it never radically departs from the established premise. The relationship between Russell and Rhys gets much more intense, though--that's ultimately the draw.

gotcha...i really enjoyed the first few episodes, but something just didn't click as much after...i'll finish out season 1 soon and reevaluate

Maybe it's not your speed but I think it's, without exaggeration, the best, most complex on-screen romantic relationship of the "prestige TV" era. All the stuff about trying to destroy America becomes a delightful window-dressing.

Mickey gets it.

Deadwood
X-Files
Star Trek
BattleStar Galactica
Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Seinfeld
Roseanne
Scrubs
Friends
M*A*S*H