TV Shows

[hunt]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/how-many-of-rolling-stones-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time-hav?utm_term=.pmyarn0BKW#.qsdxGDjnEQ

I checked ones off whether I've seen at least one ep all the way up to the whole season. My total is 46.

House of Cards being at 83 is kinda low

Notable omission? Jericho.

57
i watch too much tv...and i didn't even count a few shows that i've watched a couple times. 

[Sgt PSN]

68. There were a few that I caught episodes of, like say ER, but if I couldn't remember character names or even the general plot or story line, then I didn't count it. I did count it if I caught it in syndication though.

[ice grillin you]

holy shtein i dont know if ive watched 68 shows in my entire life

[General_Failure]

Did you not have Mr TV as a babysitter as a kid?

[Geowhizzer]

Regularly?  About 5.  I've seen episodes of probably 25-30 or so of them... mostly the older ones that were on Channel 17 or 48 when I was a kid.

[Sgt PSN]

Most of the newer shows on that list I've never seen...or haven't seen more than an ep or 2 of and don't really know much about them.  I used to watch the hell out of a lot of those older shows that were in syndication as a kid though. 

Kind of surprised that shows like The Brady Bunch and The Flintstones didn't make their list.  Brady Bunch was incredibly popular and long running and even though it was corny, it dealt with a few subjects that were considered too taboo for tv at the time, like divorced people and step-families.  I think it was also the first show to actually show husband and wife in the same bed.  And Flintstones was The Simpsons before they even existed.  Neither show really belongs on the list, imo, but from what I can remember from other best shows lists, those 2 have constantly appeared.   

[QB Eagles]

I would rank the Flintstones above half of the shows on that list that I've seen episodes of. It was basically The Honeymooners, though.


https://youtu.be/ntrsMAlIQWA

Just about everything before the Sopranos is ranked too high, though. A lot of times, these "Top 100" lists are skewed too much to the present, but with TV it's the opposite mistake. Very few pre-2000 dramas hold up, especially. Only the ones that were surreal still work for me, like Twin Peaks or the Twilight Zone or the original version of The Prisoner. People looking for shtein to watch are generally better off trying other Golden Age of TV shows instead of going back to the "classics". That's post-2000. Just because it was important or popular doesn't mean it's still watchable.

[General_Failure]

If we're talking about the list itself, it probably goes too hard on sketch variety shows. Key & Peele had a few amazing sketches, but a shteinload of them that meandered and went nowhere. SNL is probably 99% garbage by volume, but has been on for so long that you can't ignore it on a list like this. If you're going to have The State on here, it shouldn't be ahead of In Living Color or Mr Show. I wouldn't argue that any of them really belong on here either, but they did help start some amazing careers.

In no way should the UK version of The Office be on any top list with so few digits.

[Sgt PSN]

I thought key & peele being on there was really weird. I've seen it a few times and their sketches are an absolute hit or miss.

[General_Failure]

When they hit, they really fargin' hit though. They just didn't know how to end a sketch. Or make people watch the show instead of youtube clips of the good skits.

[Sgt PSN]

luke cage is to me, the best of the three marvel series that Netflix has done so far.

Just finished season 1 and I don't think I could disagree with this any more. It's a good watch if you're into it, but I could easily see a casual observer tuning out on this one. The acting is mostly bad and the writing is ok at best.  I liked how they ended the finale though...it was very Wire-esque. 

Next up for Netflix I believe is Iron Fist and then The Defenders.

[ice grillin you]

sarge a guy in tights and a cape could take a wet poop in a porta potty and call himself a superhero and smeags would anoint it the best show of all time

he might be the most simpled minded person thats ever lived

[Sgt PSN]

sarge a guy in tights and a cape could take a wet poop in a porta potty and call himself a superhero and smeags would anoint it the best show of all time

he might be the most simpled minded person thats ever lived

At least now I know who the 1 subscriber to my live stream is.

[ice grillin you]

whats the password?

[Don Ho]

All I give a rats ass about is that Hill Street Blues, Curb and Larry Sanders are on that list.