Okay then, what is the best show in TV History?

[diebitter]

I noticed a lol in the Lost Season 2 thread about it being the best show in History.


I think my obvious commitment to Twin Peaks probably lets you know I think it's TP, but I'd like to hear what others think. Remember, try not to just post lists, give reasons why you think a show is the best ever, willya. At least tell us about the first time you saw it, or what impact it had, or stuff like that.

[KilgoreTrout]

Genre-wise:

Cop show: Homicide. Excellent writing, acting, and shooting for a character-based genre show.

Sci-Fi: Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Pretty much the same reasons. The episodes were very well written for a sci fi show, and the character development was superb. I also like that the goody-goody utopianism is gone from the franchise in this war-time series.

Tp was excellent for similar reasons.

Comedy: the UK version of the Office comes to mind, along with Coupling. I don't generally like sit coms, but these two were fantastic, mainly for their writing.

[pryor15]

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Genre-wise:

Cop show: Homicide. Excellent writing, acting, and shooting for a character-based genre show.

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i don't know where people put it genre-wise, b/c i haven't seen more than an episode or 2, but i know a lot of people would say The Wire >> Homicide

[ClassicBob]

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Genre-wise:

Cop show: Homicide. Excellent writing, acting, and shooting for a character-based genre show.

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i don't know where people put it genre-wise, b/c i haven't seen more than an episode or 2, but i know a lot of people would say The Wire >> Homicide

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I was going to come in and post The Wire as the answer. It is grand in scale, and gets larger every season, and yet, things are never convoluted. Superb acting, interesting characters, and the best writing of any show I've watched.

[sethypooh21]

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I was going to come in and post The Wire as the answer.

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The only problem is that the thread ends there, as that is the unambiguously righteous and correct answer.

[MrMon]

I find it interesting that a lot of the nominees have relatively few episodes. And although I haven't got an absolute favorite, it makes me respect Seinfeld even more, because it managed to be brilliant for so long and over so many episodes, even if the finale did suck.

I would submit that it's a lot easier to come up with 6-10 episodes a year than 24. And some of these series have only one season, or just 2-3, let alone 9.

[swede123]

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Genre-wise:

Cop show: Homicide. Excellent writing, acting, and shooting for a character-based genre show.

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i don't know where people put it genre-wise, b/c i haven't seen more than an episode or 2, but i know a lot of people would say The Wire >> Homicide

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I have never had subscriptions to HBO so I can't speak about The Wire (though I keep hearing great things about it, so I'll probably end up watching it on DVD one of these days) but any fan of the genre really ought to give Homicide more of a look; it holds up very well after all these years and when it was new it was amazingly groundbreaking, giving you the "documentary" feel long before it became common place on TV.

Swede

[pokerbobo]

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Genre-wise:

Cop show: Homicide. Excellent writing, acting, and shooting for a character-based genre show.

Sci-Fi: Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Pretty much the same reasons. The episodes were very well written for a sci fi show, and the character development was superb. I also like that the goody-goody utopianism is gone from the franchise in this war-time series.

Tp was excellent for similar reasons.

Comedy: the UK version of the Office comes to mind, along with Coupling. I don't generally like sit coms, but these two were fantastic, mainly for their writing.

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Reality TV---The Joe Schmo Show

[Sniper]

Carter, you put TP above Star Trek, Get Smart, and X-Files?

[jman3232]

Seinfeld: It was able to make everyday situations very funny and then keep its audience for quite a long run.

followed closely by 24.