Top 10 Favourite TV Shows

[Lionheart]

yeah 1-4 were great too me. at least in the later seasons it was still watchable when carell was still there. but yeah, as soon as he left, the show got un-watchable for me.

Random tidbit: there are 5 former Simpsons writers who write/wrote for the show: Greg Daniels - who also developed the show, Brent Forrester, Daniel Chun, Jon Vitti, and Dan Greaney.

[King-Size Homer]

1. The Simpsons
2. House M.D.
3. Lost
4. The Walking Dead
5. Breaking Bad
6. The Twilight Zone
7. The Office (US)
8. Family Guy
9. Ancient Aliens
10. That 70's Show

The bottom 3 are kind of tacked on there because I don't watch any more shows really, but they are decent shows.

[zach]

Dan Greaney's the best.

[zach]

9. Ancient Aliens

[Bella Drape 'er]

9. Community

Seriously, can't believe you're the only person to mention this. Show's seriously underrated.

Anywho...

1) Simpsons
2) Buffy
3) South Park
4) Mad Men
5) Sopranos
6) Angel
7) Fringe
8) Community
9) Lost
10) Breaking Bad

[zach]

nah, Community is awful.

[Bella Drape 'er]

You've either only seen the early season 1 episodes or jumped into the series too late.

Of course if you did neither of these, we all have different tastes...

[zach]

yeah i started watching the series when it aired. got about 5 episodes in, then stopped.

[Bella Drape 'er]

lol, episode 6 is the first episode I actually thought was decent.

episode 9 and onwards is the shit. try it out some time.

[leprechaun_dan]

Yeah, Community is very underrated but incredible. Very funny

[leprechaun_dan]

@leprechaun_dan

is 'important things' still on TV? i watched a couple episodes and it was really funny, but this was a while ago.

Naw it got cancelled after the second season. It's a bummer really cos he was hilarious

[zach]

Yeah, Community is very underrated but incredible. Very funny

i wouldn't say it's underrated. its won a bunch of awards.

[parklife]

A show I NEED on dvd: The Wire (incredible series)

yes you do! i bought this guy brand new and sealed on ebay for $40. take the plunge

[lionelhutz123]

Damn that's a great haul. This is the next thing I get without a doubt

[Dobbie]

1. The Simpsons
2. House M.D.
3. Lost
4. The Walking Dead
5. Breaking Bad
6. The Twilight Zone
7. The Office (US)
8. Family Guy
9. Ancient Aliens
10. That 70's Show

The bottom 3 are kind of tacked on there because I don't watch any more shows really, but they are decent shows.

An interesting choice. Certainly not as good as the older sitcoms but a decent choice from the last decade or so. Although it went downhill quickly when some of the main cast left the show and the characters started to dry up near the end of the show. The last season of That 70's Show is atrocious!

A very strong show at the beginning and the middle of it's lifespan. At it's peak all the characters had their role and chemistry and played a part in an interesting and clever storyline and 70's satire. It could sneak into my top 10 but SpongeBob's classic era is simply too brilliant for me!

[Alex of Insomnia]

In no real particular order
1. Arrested Development
2. Metalocalypse
3. The Simpsons
4. The Venture Bros.
5. Archer
6. Futurama
7. Seinfeld
8. Bob's Burgers
9. House
10. Curb Your Enthusiasm

Heres a few that almost made my top ten
Sunny in Philadelphia, Delocated, The League, Invader Zim, Home Movies, Justified

[Jesse Pinkman]

adding Tosh.O to my list.

it's a stupid show with an interesting (or at least semi-interesting) concept, and every episode has made me laugh numerous times, so there's that.

[Old painty-can Ned]

1. The Simpsons
2. Freaks and Geeks
3. The Larry Sanders Show
4. King of the Hill
5. Louie
6. SCTV
7. Home Movies
8. Bored to Death
9. The Wire
10. Arrested Development
11. Twin Peaks
12. Twilight Zone
13. Party Down
14. Parks and Rec
15. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
16. Mission Hill
17. Breaking Bad
18. Frasier
19. X-Files
20. Mr. Show
21. Morel Orel
22. Clone High
23. This Hour has 22 Minutes
24. Kids in the Hall
25. Seinfeld

[Mozy]

1.) The Simpsons
2.) Futurama
3.) Burn Notice
4.) The Walking Dead
5.) Breaking Bad
6.) Bob's Burgers
7.) South Park
8.) The League
9.) Man vs. Food
10.) ESPN Sportscenter

[zach]

14. Parks and Rec

i thought that would be on more people's lists. i hate the show myself, but i thought others loved it.

[Cyclone]

1. The Simpsons
2. Dexter
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Walking Dead
5. WWE wrestling
6. Conan
7. Sons of Anarchy
8. The Big Bang Theory
9. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
10. Futurama

Honorable Mentions: South Park, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Tosh.0

[zach]

6. Conan

[zach]

my honorable mentions go to:

11. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
12. Arthur
13. Curb Your Enthusiasm
14. The Adventures of Tintin
15. The Office (US, cause of the early seasons)
16. Arrested Development
17. Family Guy (cause of early seasons)
18. Jackass

[cbel1]

1. Supernatural
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. The Simpsons
4. MacGyver
5. Futurama
6. Wonders of the Solar System
7. Wonders of the Universe
8. BBC Earth: Frozen Planet
9. Mythbusters
10. Smallville

Or something like that. There are so many great tv shows that its hard to rank them. Most of the HBO production are really great and its a shame that they don't fit to the list this time.

[Shaunbadia]

10) Beavis and Butt-Head
9) 8 out of 10 cats
8) Friends
7) American Dad
6) Mock the Week
5) Shameless (UK Version)
4) The Ricky Gervais Show
3) Chappelle's Show
2) The Big Bang Theory
1) Futurama

[zach]

10) Beavis and Butt-Head
9) 8 out of 10 cats
8) Friends
7) American Dad
6) Mock the Week
5) Shameless (UK Version)
4) The Ricky Gervais Show
3) Chappelle's Show
2) The Big Bang Theory
1) Futurama

0) The Simpsons

[Jesse Pinkman]

hey @lionelhutz123 is s6 of Dexter any good? I remember people on boards and rec complaining about it, and apparently the 'twist' is pretty easy to predict by the time it rolls around. I'm always a good season behind so I need to watch s6 sometime, but is it worth it?

[lionelhutz123]

hey @lionelhutz123 is s6 of Dexter any good? I remember people on boards and rec complaining about it, and apparently the 'twist' is pretty easy to predict by the time it rolls around. I'm always a good season behind so I need to watch s6 sometime, but is it worth it?

it's my least favorite season, but nowhere near as bad as nerdgroupies made it out to be. I watched it again with three of my friends and they never saw the "twist" coming. I mean they never even thought of it and it's not that they're stupid or anything. It's just that they watched it in more of a close marathon, rather than spending their time speculating on forums each week after an episode airs, where if one theory gets out by someone, then all of a sudden everyone has the same theory or at least inevitably keeps it in mind.

Not to compare it to the quality of breaking bad, but even season 4 in a way suffered from the same concept on the forums:  someone posting a screenshot and theory of walt using the "lilly of the valley" plant to poison brock   Obviously, that wasn't as bad, considering the reveal was in the next episode, being the finale, but it's really the same thing except dexter relied on their secret skating undetected for a big chunk of the season. Also, it's not IMPOSSIBLE to predict either, but reading about it on the forums during episode 2 is something that didn't really help.


If you went into that thread or any other forum and know what it is, then it will make the reveal come off in a very disappointing and underwhelming way, but other than that, it's not a terrible season at all. Just incredibly average alot of the time. It has it's worthwhile moments though and I think after you watch it, no matter what your opinion is, you will be glad you stuck it out, because there's definitely some interesting developments throughout that season that have nothing to do really with the main plot.


It makes me wonder what people prefer when it comes to watching tv shows though. Week to week communal discussion, where everyone gets to share inspiring ideas and analysis or the surprise factor of watching a season of a series in more of a marathon where any speculation comes only from you or a friend.

[Jesse Pinkman]

the twist at the end of breaking bad's 4th season would've made me shit myself if someone at boards and rec hadn't suggested that. i wish i could go and not look at that thread during the next season, but they are good at picking up stuff i either forgot or didn't catch myself.

[lionelhutz123]

Yeah, it's not like I'm going to wait for the entire season of breaking bad to come out before I start watching, so the discussion during the week before each next episode is something that's quite enjoyable and holds you over. In fact, it's an experience of it's own, but I don't think I will be as active as I was last season over there. Perhaps just for general discussion, but I definitely want to be careful of what I read.