pick one in the list:

-the shield
-the sopranos
-oz
-six feet under
-alias
-the wire
-the corner
-carnivale
-24

The Wire. Strong story. Huge arc. Characters you care about.

I've never watched any of those, except for a few episodes of Oz years ago. Can I vote for Highlander instead?

sure...

first season of six feet was fantastic... Saw one episode of Carnivale - kinda sucked.
Never really watched Sopranos (first episode- waiting to see them in order).
Sex in the City was good but got stupid...

!
Family Guy
Simpsons
ATHF
!

There's a new HBO series about six eps in called "Deadwood". It's a western. Pretty good so far. The USA Today wrote it up this week because of its liberal use of F-bombs and other swears.

I watch a little sports, The Sopranos and, believe it or not, American Idol. Nothing else. This years Sopranos started out poorly but seems to be improving.

My wife watched Six Feet Under till this year and like Carnivale.

One of my sons likes 24 and Carnivale.

I'm a big fan of "24" too. It satisfies the entertainment factor by weight alone. There is always some twist and turn happening, no matter how unlikely.

scrubs!

csi

trailer park boys - best show ever

Those aren't on the list.

Two more not on the list

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Twin Peaks

You mean current serious'?

24 and Enterprise. But the old ones are always best.

OZ is epic.
Sopranos is great stuff.
ER is always good.
Twin Peaks was really fun.

<<<-- Originally posted by Frank Granovski :

. But the old ones are always best. -->>>


wow, i totally disagree with that, name some old series that are better than those in the list.

<<<-- Originally posted by J. Clayton Stansberry : scrubs! -->>>

Nice one J. Clayton! Kinda partial to it myself...(even in abstentia!)

Eastenders

The Bill

Z Cars

Magic Roundabout

Play for Today

Forsyth Saga [ Black and White version! ]

Monty Python

Emergency Ward 10

Dixon of Dock Green

Prime Suspect

Taggart

Inspector Morse

[ . . you getting my point here .. ? ]

Grazie

wow! i don't know any of these series, i guess they're not broadcasted in the states. i think series are getting better and better with the time ever since HBO launched its quality shows

peace

Yohann,

Thats because all the ones in Graham's list were made in the UK!!!

I'm sure you have re-runs of Eastenders, and Monty Python in the states?

Mind you we do get most/ some of the USA series...

My list:
Friends
The simpsons
The Office
...

"i think series are getting better and better with the time ever since HBO launched its quality shows"

. . . majority of these are pre-HBO . . they range from the 50s to now . . HBO? There was life before HBO . . and maybe just maybe the Directors and Writers of HBO had been influenced by these . . oldies . .

Peace & Love

Grazie

heard some awesome review about bbc's the office. can't wait they run it here

It's been out on DVD all this month.

Old series that are better than some on the list.

Even allowing that aesthetics change over time... and some of the new series will seem "quaint' in their stylistic approach before too long.

I submit MASH and ALL IN THE FAMILY

Groundbreaking, great writing, cutting edge and still worth watching.

Hill Street Blues, Prime Suspect, Twin Peaks, early seasons of Law and Order...

Yohann, when you finally get to see The Office, I'd really like to hear what you think of it . . truly! It's a "managment" thing - yeah?

Grazie

MASH!

I had almost forgot; and yes, Bunker was classic. Here's one:

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl!

LOL

Or anything in the Syd and Marty Croft lineup!


Alright, I was 6.

The Croft Supershow! Munched quite a few bowls of Quisp over that one.

Quisp!

LOL

OT: between Quisp and Quake, I always thought Quisp was better. Better shwag offers, too. Waited weeks for the high-flying-UFO-on-a-parachute deal but it was worth it.

I have BUT totally lost the plot on this thread!! - No change there then . . .


Grazie

to me the most realistic is the wire. does the show get a good audience?

Yohann, to answer your question here is my partial list:

Hill Street Blues (already mentioned)
The Invaders
King of Kensington :-)
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone
Star Trek
The Munsters :-)
Candid Camera :-)



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In no particular order:

Mash, of course

La Femme Nikita the series not the movie

Stargate SG1

Enterprise

The All Time Winner; The Twilight Zone

Sopranos-The Shield-Oz

I'd like to add (many of my faves have already been listed:

The Larry Sanders Show
Fawlty Towers
The Ben Stiller Show

Well, if we are focussing on series that were "groundbreaking"... then historically, you should go back to the early days of televison. How bout "Playhouse 90" and "The Sid Ceasar Show"?

As a side note, "My Favourite Year" is one of my favourite films about early television. Great film.

If I must choose from the list my pick is 24. But that show is
third to Scrubs (thanks Charles!) and Wonderfalls (if it wasn't
cancelled).

24 is the only show that had me sitting on the edge of my sofa
with my heart pumping and sweat in my hands during one of
the latest episodes (the one with Chapel). Damn!

I also like La Femme Nikita the series as well as Stargate SG1
and was a great fan of Star Trek Deep Space 9. Even futher
back TNG as well and I even enjoyed Voyager. But it's been a
while since I've seen those. I should get a Nikita DVD box if that
is out.

The Larry Sanders Show was epic! Good call Charles!

I'm really getting into the new mini series 'Deadwood' on HBO.
The woman who plays Calamity Jane should get an emmy. All the performances are strong. Though I've never heard the F word used so much since I left the Army.

Yes I've been following Deadwood. That actress really is great. I mean, I've started walking around swearing in the office too. Pretty soon I'm going to accidentally call a client a cocksucker. Her name is Robin Wiegert. I became an instant fan in that episode when she was scared and blustering when Swearingen (what a great name) walked right through her to see the Norwegian girl.

HBO official site (http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/)

Come on people!

The X-files, Early miami vice (michael mann), The soon to be released series "Millenium" (not sure on spelling here) Comes out July 20th. If you never saw it, check it out. It is like a really dark X-Files.

Grasshopper, my complete blindness may have something to do with it, but when it comes to religion and television, I believe it is ALL GOOD!

Twillight Zone MacGyver Get Smart Green Hornet Kung Fu Seinfeld Twin Peaks Star Trek 20 Minute Work-Out Battle of the Planets...

What's the difference, Grasshopper? Can you see the difference? I can't!

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My personal favorite is ER. Unrivaled pacing and fairly involving characters--though, I have to say, I was disappointed by the finale of the otherwise impeccable Season 10, which was so riddled with cliffhangers, it seemed only to serve as an "out" for the producers in case they needed to take any of the stars off salary. (Upsettingly, the one main character who had no cliffhanger was the one to be let go--British actress Alex Kingston--in her words, because she had gotten "too old." What?)

Didn't know Alex had been "let go". Too bad. She's a cool lady.

>>Her name is Robin Wiegert. I became an instant fan in that episode when she was scared and blustering when Swearingen (what a great name) walked right through her to see the Norwegian girl.
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Yes, and the episode where he does a mercy killing of the pastor with brain cancer was exceptionally poigniant. You could tell he actually respected and liked him and at the same time was extremely angry at God. all that in one brief but incredebly intense scene. Great stuff.

What I like is that all the characters have good and evil in them is this show and it gets shown. Swearingen several times has shown he is capable of great kindness and vulnerability, at the same time the ex sheriff has shown his capacity for extreme uncontrolled violence.

I wish there was more TV like this, and I have to admit, the cussing does give it a comedic edge at times.

I don't think I've seen a weak performance by anyone yet, even the guest stars.