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The Boneyard Greatest TV Show of All-Time Tournament

Posting first. Reading later:

All in the Family
M*A*S*H
Happy Days
Hill Street Blues
Law and Order (The Briscoe Years)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Peaky Blinders
Seinfeld
Fargo
WalkingDead/Fear The Walking Dead
Better Call Saul
Cheers
Mike and Molly

So many shows I have not seen, I admit.
 
tzznandrew said:
I swear to god if The Wire doesn't win I'll burn the Boneyard to the ground.

There are a lot of great shows that deserve to be on this list (The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Mad Men, Breaking Bad), and those should be in the mix with other classics, recent and old, that I didn't list. But if The Wire gets Casablanca'd?

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Does it ever get better after Season 2? That’s as far as I got, thought it was way overhyped.
 
Here's my top ten:

Justified
Seinfeld
Cheers
The Mentalist
All In The Family
Friday Night Lights
The Americans
The Office
Life
Terriers

I know my last 2 were on 2 and 1 seasons respectively. A few others that almost made my list were Chuck, Deadwood, That 70's Show and Last Man Standing.
 
gampelcrazies said:
I’m starting to like it more than breaking bad
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It’s close we’ll see how this season plays out. The whole white supremacist turn in BB felt weird to me because the characters weren’t interesting and didn’t like how they played such a role in the ending of the show when all the other characters were so established
 
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Guapo said:
Based on your user name and avatar; I’m surprised there’s not a certain show listed here...
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Too obvious. This 10 isn’t an “exact” match for what I entered.:D:D
 
CTMike said:
Does it ever get better after Season 2? That’s as far as I got, thought it was way overhyped.
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Season 2 a lot of people didn't like, but then it gets appreciated more once you see the whole series. Seasons 3 and 4 are probably the 2 most considered the best seasons, but idk if by the end of season 1 you weren't into it maybe its not for you
 
M*A*S*H*
Seinfeld
Cheers
All in the Family
Taxi
Moonlighting
Rockford Files
Friends
The Office
The Rifleman
 
1. Deadwood
2. Westworld
3. Homicide
4. Boardwalk Empire
5. Black Sails
6. Better Call Saul
7. Sharp Objects
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm
9. The Sopranos
10. Northern Exposure
11. Homeland
12. The Deuce
13. Happy Valley
14. Breaking Bad
15. The Killing
 
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1. The Wire
2. Breaking Bad
3. Homicide: Life On The Street
4. Friday Night Lights
5. Seinfeld
6. The Office
7. Parks & Recreation
8. Barney Miller
9. The Sopranos
10. Emergency!
 
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In my opinion, the greatest TV moment was Nell Armstrong walking on the moon. Other than some sports moments I was never more glued to my TV than those Apollo missions. So I guess my answer for the best TV show would be the coverage of the Apollo missions.
 
Justified
Super Girl
Veep
Psych
Eureka
Law and Order
Boston Legal
Northern Exposure
Boardwalk Empire
 
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Game of thrones
Simpsons
24
Lost
Walking dead
Soprano
Battlestar galactica
Family guy
Law and order
Snl
Dexter
 
Travelman32 said:
If you have not seen Fawlty towers you are missing out big time. Just twenty episodes but some of the best comedy this world has ever known, go seek it out
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Completely agree. John Cleese at his psychotic best. The episode with the Germans will forever crack me up. It's available on Netflix
 
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Deepster said:
A bra-less Suzanne Somers in the obstacle course got me through puberty.
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Catherine Bach in the drunk tank was memorable. Linda Carter swimming (well about to swim) was the greatest 10 seconds in tv history at that point in time. Fortunately, these are preserved on YouTube.
 
FartMan69 said:
It’s close we’ll see how this season plays out. The whole white supremacist turn in BB felt weird to me because the characters weren’t interesting and didn’t like how they played such a role in the ending of the show when all the other characters were so established
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I kind of agree though as it turns out the prominence of white supremacist was prescient. But given the show it should have been a Mexican cartel new or old re-emerging. Theme would be the same though, as you go deeper and deeper into criminality you get to the scum of the scum. I wish Mike had been more proactive in taking the horns to lead himself, Jessie and Walt away from this.

That's also kind of where my investment in the characters in Better Call Saul deteriorates. Mike never takes full agency over his fate and always ends up working for the guy even though he is better than anyone else at anticipating outcomes and seeing truth.


Kudos to those that named Northern Exposure - good catch/forgotten gem.
 
Dogdeacon said:
SOAP is a show that I missed and has lost its place in the pantheon. It was so funny and way ahead of its time and speaking of spinoffs I bet people remember 'Benson' more (or if not Robert Guillaume on 'Sportsnight' or more horribly Katherine Helmond 1/50th as funny on the dreadful 'Who's the Boss').
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Loved SOAP. How did I leave it off my list? Found no redeeming qualities in Benson (show, not character) though. Was a great character as the voice of sanity in an ensemble, but as the main character in a show, it just came off as weak.
Coincidentally, my current GP (PCP?) bears a more than passing resemblance to Chester. I regularly ask him how Jessica is doing, but it goes over about as well as when my gastroenterologist informed me that he'd be moving to Montana soon, and I asked if he was going to be a dental floss tycoon.
 
mussels said:
you can end the contest now.

1 Star Trek
2 Seinfeld
3 Mash
4 The Sopranos
5 The Twilight Zone
6 The Avengers (John Steed and Mrs. Peel)
7 The Three Stooges
8 The Honeymooners
9 Family Guy
10 The Man From Uncle
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11 Mission Impossible
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Any poster that does not put Mad Men in at least his Top 5 should stop posting on this topic until we watches all 7 seasons of Mad Men.
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I feel like anyone who DOES put Mad Men on their list should have their TV confiscated and burned.
I found it a depressing waste of time.
 
Dogdeacon said:
I kind of agree though as it turns out the prominence of white supremacist was prescient. But given the show it should have been a Mexican cartel new or old re-emerging. Theme would be the same though, as you go deeper and deeper into criminality you get to the scum of the scum. I wish Mike had been more proactive in taking the horns to lead himself, Jessie and Walt away from this.

That's also kind of where my investment in the characters in Better Call Saul deteriorates. Mike never takes full agency over his fate and always ends up working for the guy even though he is better than anyone else at anticipating outcomes and seeing truth.


Kudos to those that named Northern Exposure - good catch/forgotten gem.
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Agree i didn't like them using Mike getting old and tired to highlight Walt becoming more assertive while getting himself deeper into the crime game. Should have had him make more of an effort to protect himself and Jessie from Walt.
 
I already voted but wanted to add some honorable mentions:

House of Cards (totally spaced on this - I know the last couple of seasons were so-so but the original four were fantastic)
House
The Americans - just missed the cut on my original list
 
RichZ said:
Loved SOAP. How did I leave it off my list? Found no redeeming qualities in Benson (show, not character) though. Was a great character as the voice of sanity in an ensemble, but as the main character in a show, it just came off as weak.
Coincidentally, my current GP (PCP?) bears a more than passing resemblance to Chester. I regularly ask him how Jessica is doing, but it goes over about as well as when my gastroenterologist informed me that he'd be moving to Montana soon, and I asked if he was going to be a dental floss tycoon.
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SOAP was so great, I think I'm going to rewatch to see how it holds up. Katherine Helmond, Guillaume, Robert Mulligan and Billy Crystal were all throwing their best fastballs as were the vast supporting cast of bit actors and later notables including 2 concurrent beloved WKRP actors Gordon Jump (Mr Carlson) & Howard Hesseman (Dr Johnny Fever) and Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg!) and Joe Mantegna!
 
Game of thrones
Sons of Anarchy
Entourage
Sopranos
Friday Night Lights
Power
 
Seinfeld
M*A*S*H
Cheers
All In The Family
Breaking Bad
The Beverly Hillbillies
Hogan's Heroes
The Odd Couple
The Sopranos
The Brady Bunch
 
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