GOAT TV Series List (Top 6 and some others) - Do you agree?

[hxa]

1. The Wire

2. The Sopranos

3. Game of Thrones

4. Boardwalk Empire

5. Rome


No non-HBO show comes even close to these. Not even Breaking Bad.

Others:
Breaking Bad
The Shield
Arrested Development (minus the S4 failure)
Flight of the Conchords
The Office UK
Extras
The Inbetweeners
Oz
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[SlurpDerp]

Game of Thrones #1, probably Seinfeld in #2 (at least best comedy for sure)

[DontShoot]

You can suggest a different list if you want instead of just calling mine terrible. That's the point of the thread.

Game of Thrones doesn't make the list for me beecause the pacing of the third series was far too poor. It may be due to the source material but it remains the fact it was the third series was inconsistent.

SPOILER

The whitewalkers at the end of season 2 were in their hundred walking towards the wall. Series 3, Sam comes across two in the whole series they aren't mentioned anywhere else yet at the end of series two they were an impending invasion.

No. The whitewalkers were going to the Fist of the First Men to attack the Night's Watch expedition that was camping out there (hence all the screaming/fighting at the start of season 3 during the blacked out portion at the start of the episode).


And no Entourage anywhere on the list? I can't take this seriously.

[iLifts]

agree with sopranos (RIP james gandolfini) the wire, breaking bad and the Simpsons.

haven't seen the other two from your top 6 but gives me something to watch.

I'd also include entourage, not for having the best script,acting or depth it was just a feel good show, so many memories of chilling with friends and putting on a couple of episodes

^ forgot about boardwalk empire

[ScienceBro]

I agree with the shows, but not the ranking. IMO:

1) The Wire
2) Breaking Bad
3) The Sopranos

And that's all that matters. Those three are the best of the best, the A tier, the top of the heap. Everything else, is below them IMO.

[jamesbwbevis]

friday night lights

[AdamEgypt]

[Mister-Lean]

Pretty laughable list considering Seinfeld is only an honourable mention.

[Kalph]

No particular Order -

Breaking Bad
The Wire
Game of Thrones
Dexter
The Sopranos
Oz

[hxa]

Pretty laughable list considering Seinfeld is only an honourable mention.

Arrested Development(S1-3) and a bunch of English series are better than Seinfeld. Still a good show, though, minus some parts.

edit: How can some people have The Wire AND Dexter in their top 5? Dexter is crap compared to any HBO show listed itt.

[GKrZ]

No. The whitewalkers were going to the Fist of the First Men to attack the Night's Watch expedition that was camping out there (hence all the screaming/fighting at the start of season 3 during the blacked out portion at the start of the episode)..

This. OP you dun goofed.

I'm a bit of a fan boy of the books but even coming purely from a TV standpoint Game of Thrones has to be up there because it has a depth of world, character and plot twits that are nearly unmatched by any other TV show.

[danielMSF]

And no Entourage anywhere on the list? I can't take this seriously.

I only put 6 series on the list. I really like Entourage, just finished watching it for the second time about a week ago. great show but not in my top 6. It didn't fit in the comedy or sci fi sections either.

Once again, why don't you post a list instead of just commenting on how bad mine is?

Also, to everyone saying Boardwalk Empire,

I think it's quite good however I have problems with it [SPOILERS]:

1. I don't think Nucky is that likable a character. He's cruel, smug and ruthless without really having any redeeming qualities. He's nowhere near as interesting or cool as Rothstein.

2. Nelson's character is interesting at first but then they lost their way with his sub-plot. Whether they take I where I want them to in the future (he becomes a mob boss) or not I don't know but I think they have become sidetracked as a result of the success of the show.

3. Killed J.D. This to me seems like the result of behind the scenes things not as part of the plot. Why kill the most interesting and watchable character? I think the actor wanted out (could be wrong here).

4. Schroeder sells of all Nuckys land at the end of season 2 and he doesn't kill her. There's little evidence throughout (or at least it isn't convincing trough dialogue and acting) that he really loves her. So why, when he has killed many other people for a lot less is he fine with her doing what she does?

5. Margaret Schroeder womens health scences. Ughh...just ughh

6. Season 3 was mostly a yawn fest about a petrol station.

[euron]

1- Seinfield
2- Entourage
3- Californiacation
4- Game of Thrones
5- River Monsters (just cuzz)
6- Friends

[notbadnotbrad]

1st season of prison break > all

Fukin this

[MUCHACHOO]

what about x-men evolutions and the batman animated series?

[StrngLrkrOPeace]

No. The whitewalkers were going to the Fist of the First Men to attack the Night's Watch expedition that was camping out there (hence all the screaming/fighting at the start of season 3 during the blacked out portion at the start of the episode).

i can't believe how many thousands of people think the white walkers were at the wall.

are they watching the show while texting or something?

the entire 2nd season the night's watch is shown travelling beyond the wall.
sam finds the dragonglass weapons at the fist of the first men.
sam and the other 2 digging for sh!t at fist of first men.
white walkers arrive at fist of first men.

brb half the audience thinks they are at the wall.

[bigfish18q]

1- Seinfield
2- Entourage
3- Californiacation
4- Game of Thrones
5- River Monsters (just cuzz)
6- Friends

Californication was fukkin awesome. I just googled it and realized they made more than 1 season lol. I would pay money for this show if I can find it on DVD. Watched it right after my dad passed, and probably the only show to legit make me cry.

[asnp]

No Rome fans here?

its in the top5

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titus pullo is alpha as fck

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also Mad Men is my #1

[DontShoot]

I only put 6 series on the list. I really like Entourage, just finished watching it for the second time about a week ago. great show but not in my top 6. It didn't fit in the comedy or sci fi sections either.

Once again, why don't you post a list instead of just commenting on how bad mine is?

I can't take it seriously because you didn't know what was going on in GoT (I'm a big fan of the books and TV show) and Entourage is a widely popular series and you listed your top 6 but then went on to make a bunch of honorable mentions. I understand its subjective though, no real hate here lulz

[euron]

Californication was fukkin awesome. I just googled it and realized they made more than 1 season lol. I would pay money for this show if I can find it on DVD. Watched it right after my dad passed, and probably the only show to legit make me cry.

****ing strong feels man.. In the later seasons some real chit goes down and you keep hoping that everything magically works out for him, but y'know it never does because that's not how the real world works :|

[danielMSF]

i can't believe how many thousands of people think the white walkers were at the wall.

are they the show while texting or something?

the entire 2nd season the night's watch is shown travelling beyond the wall.
sam finds the dragonglass weapons at the fist of the first men.
sam and the other 2 digging for sh!t at fist of first men.
white walkers arrive at fist of first men.

brb half the audience thinks they are at the wall.

I don't think they are at the wall and didn't say I did either, not sure where that came from. I guess I missed what DontShoot pointed out. I think my point about how many there are at the beginning and then how few there are throughout the third series is valid. I guess they implied that they killed them all when Sam is rescued by Mormont and crew. Just wasn't conveyed that clearly for me and I'm not a dozy tv watcher. Guess I wasn't paying attention.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that at the end of series 2 they are shown as some fear-inducing mass charging towards the south, in the third series they are just mentioned and not seen.



I enjoyed it a lot and am reading the books because of how good I think the series is. I still think it has pacing issues.

[SlurpDerp]

what about x-men evolutions and the batman animated series?

ehh good shows but mostly kids watch them. And the original x-men animated series is better than evolutions (until it got to season 5 and the artwork sucked balls)

[SangreDeReyes]

spartacus
prison break
jericho
heroes

are fun to watch

[StrngLrkrOPeace]

No Rome fans here?

its in the top5

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titus pullo is alpha as fck

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also Mad Men is my #1

big rome fan as well.

13!

[Woogiefied]

No Seinfeld???

[Tuga88]

Decent list OP, I agree with it somewhat. Sopranos/The Wire are my top 2 also. I think most grew up with the Simpsons but I'm not sure it can belong on the list because a lot of the more recent seasons just weren't on the level of the earlier ones.

Also as someone mentioned before, the first season of Prison Break is the single best season of any show ever.

And a special mention to Oz because that's also a great show that doesn't seem to get a lot of recognition.

[Sensss]

this is the best TV series Californication)))
Now watch Two and a half men,
Also Breaking bed

[Sensss]

sorry for my english

[Phaze2]

a goat t.v show should have at least 5 seasons to qualify...any t.v show can be good if they only make a few seasons from it. It's talent when you have a t.v show keeping its strength up for years and years like breaking bad / lost. If game of thrones keeps it up for a couple more seasons they will be the goat but right now it's lost and breaking bad.

[StrngLrkrOPeace]

I don't think they are at the wall and didn't say I did either, not sure where that came from. I guess I missed what DontShoot pointed out. I think my point about how many there are at the beginning and then how few there are throughout the third series is valid. I guess they implied that they killed them all when Sam is rescued by Mormont and crew. Just wasn't conveyed that clearly for me and I'm not a dozy tv watcher. Guess I wasn't paying attention.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that at the end of series 2 they are shown as some fear-inducing mass charging towards the south, in the third series they are just mentioned and not seen.



I enjoyed it a lot and am reading the books because of how good I think the series is. I still think it has pacing issues.

you had said

The whitewalkers at the end of season 2 were in their hundred walking towards the wall.

and you're not alone, sooooo many people think/thought that this closing image:



is the wall.

and to be fair, since that episode was about 18 months ago, i can see mixing it up. but people were saying it the next day. and your comments about season 3 are valid because they rushed some things.

but, on its own, season 2 did a good job of explaining that the nights watch was far north of the wall.