IMO it proved no such thing. It proved that great writing is better than ok writing......
The Real Greatest TV Shows of All Time
Imaculata
Hero
Tabula Rasa is a fun episode, but it is very similar in concept to several other episodes of Buffy in which the characters are put in different roles, such as Halloween. It is a bit of a repetition.
Gradine
The Elephant in the Room (she/her)
<shrug> To each their own. I actually thought Tabula Rasa was much more compelling than Halloween, not even the best Ethan-Rayne-creates-Chaos episode (that would be Band Candy).
Hush still stands as one of the best episode of TV, ever.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Probably he would've blushed and hid his head under a napkin (like I did the time I suggested the family watch The Man Who Fell To Earth one Thanksgiving, because Bowie's cool, right?).
Something about the starkness of season 4's ending, that final shot, the poignant music fading into silence and the wind, hit stronger for me.
What if you told Young Ralif that it would have full frontal nudity?
Something about the starkness of season 4's ending, that final shot, the poignant music fading into silence and the wind, hit stronger for me.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
I didn't care all that much for Game of Thrones...I thought it was overrated. My friends kept talking it up constantly, and I really tried, but it just never measured up to the hype they were giving. I thought The Adventures of Broody Special-Man (or "The Witcher") was a better fantasy show in my opinion. But it's not "complete," so it's not allowed.
The best show I've watched lately was Steven Universe. It has some of the best world-building I've seen in a fantasy show, and some of the strongest character development. But it's a cartoon, and that's also not allowed.
So within the strict criteria established in earlier threads, M*A*S*H is the best that I've ever seen. The television show takes place in an era of American history that few people are very proud of, and even fewer will ever learn about in school. McCarthyism, the ethics of war, the moral dilemma of duty vs. humanity, etc. The characters are absurd and clownish, but the real joke is the whole premise: is anything more ridiculous than having a hospital in a war zone? "First, they shoot them to pieces. Then they ask us to put them back together again. Why? So they can shoot them to pieces again!"
-Hawkeye, probably
The best show I've watched lately was Steven Universe. It has some of the best world-building I've seen in a fantasy show, and some of the strongest character development. But it's a cartoon, and that's also not allowed.
So within the strict criteria established in earlier threads, M*A*S*H is the best that I've ever seen. The television show takes place in an era of American history that few people are very proud of, and even fewer will ever learn about in school. McCarthyism, the ethics of war, the moral dilemma of duty vs. humanity, etc. The characters are absurd and clownish, but the real joke is the whole premise: is anything more ridiculous than having a hospital in a war zone? "First, they shoot them to pieces. Then they ask us to put them back together again. Why? So they can shoot them to pieces again!"
-Hawkeye, probably
Gradine
The Elephant in the Room (she/her)
I mean, I think those are the rules for the previous thread (and even then only for the OP); this is the thread where anything goes.
And +1 on Steven Universe.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Steven Universe is so good. Wholesome, creative, and well-written. I'm so behind on episodes, I really need to get back to it (See also Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts).
DrunkonDuty
he/him
Another +1 on Steven Universe. If I wind up doing a non-facetious best TV shows list I think it will be on it.
Gladius Legis
Legend
Game of Thrones is half of an all-time great show (Seasons 1-4) and half of an abomination of TV (5-8).
The West Wing has aged extremely poorly. I don't believe I could watch it nowadays and keep a straight face. It's just so hopelessly naive about American politics.
The Simpsons ... if you limit it to the first 8 seasons, it's the best sitcom of all time. Seasons 9 and 10 feature a stark decline, and Seasons 11+ are just worthless.
The West Wing has aged extremely poorly. I don't believe I could watch it nowadays and keep a straight face. It's just so hopelessly naive about American politics.
The Simpsons ... if you limit it to the first 8 seasons, it's the best sitcom of all time. Seasons 9 and 10 feature a stark decline, and Seasons 11+ are just worthless.
Zardnaar
Legend
MASH using that criteria.
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
The Wire
The boring top 3.
Rome was great only 2 seasons. Black adder is awesome but there's lots of other British shows to compete with. It's very good.
I'm going to throw in the Simpsons. Watching it now 18 seasons in and it's still doing alright. Not as good as early stuff but still.
Parks and Rec. Yeah I'll go with this. Best American comedy of all time Community and The Office had some negatives.
Star Trek jyst to inconsistent for me. DS9 is the only good one that's consistent the rest are very hit or miss.
GoT wasn't just the last season niticuble decline from season 5 onwards, the first 4 seasons though would make it.
Justified. Good from start to finish and it stuck the landing. That's going on. Stargate Atlantis probably my favorite sci Fi fairly consistent start to finish. I'll add that.
Last place is hard. Orange is the New Black final season was weak but was great overall. I'm going with next favorite sci Fi show not sure if that's SG1, Farscape or B5.
Z's Top 10 (personal list no particular order)
The Wire
Breaking Bad
The Sopranos.
The Simpsons.
Parks and Rec
A British comedy (pick your favorite Blackadder, Red Dwarf etc)
Justified
Star Gate Atlantis
Next Favorite Sci Fi show
If we did best comedies and could include British stuff I think 7/10 would be British.
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