BOT's Top 100 TV Shows of All Time - COUNTDOWN COMPLETE! (Top 20 Time! Starts p.17)

[James]

I feel like the series captures the heart of the books (from what I've read so far) and keeps up the pace. Just like LOTR or Harry Potter you can't expect it to follow the books exactly because what works when you read doesn't necessarily work on screen.

I know. Honestly, there's only one thing that would make me think the show beats the book: it handled Daenerys better. Not all along the way, but in the last season, compared to the third/fifth book. And that really made me happy since she's by har my favourite character.

Edited December 26, 2014 by James

[pepsa]

Disagree highly, A Song of Ice and Fire (book and movie series) has become one of my favorite pieces of art ever. It's better than LOTR movies and books.

 

While i desagree at being better than LOTR, because it's not, It's also my favorite serie of all time so far. 

[Kalo]

While i desagree at being better than LOTR, because it's not, It's also my favorite serie of all time so far. 

GOT is amazing. but it's no LOTR.

[iceroll]

Here's a shows by channel breakdown:

 

ABC (6)

Twin Peaks

The Wonder Years

Lost

Once Upon A Time

Modern Family 

Alias

 

Adult Swim (1)

Rick and Morty

 

AMC (3)

Breaking Bad

Mad Men

The Walking Dead

 

BBC (7)

Blackadder

Doctor Who

Sherlock

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Rome

The Office - UK Version

Pride and Prejudice 

 

Cartoon Network (5)

Teen Titans

Justice League Unlimited

Dexter's Laboratory

Samurai Jack

Justice League

 

CBS (12)

The Good Wife

The Twilight Zone

M*A*S*H

NCIS

Person of Interest

The Mentalist

How I Met Your Mother

The Muppet Show

Survivor

The Big Bang Theory

I Love Lucy

Scooby-Doo

 

Comedy Central

South Park

 

CW

Arrow

 

Disney Channel

Kim Possible

 

Fox (12)

24

The Simpsons

Batman: The Animated Series

House MD

Malcolm in the Middle

The X-Files

Firefly

King Of The Hill

Glee

Futurama

Family Guy

Arrested Development

 

FX (7)

Sons of Anarchy

American Horror Story

The Shield

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Archer

Justified

Fargo

 

HBO (8)

The Wire

The Sopranos

Six Feet Under

Game of Thrones

Deadwood

Band of Brothers

Oz

True Detective

 

NBC (21)

Chuck

Seinfeld

Homicide: Life On The Streets

Friday Night Lights

Community

V: The Mini Series

Freaks and Geeks

Cheers

Friends

The A-Team

The Cosby Show

The West Wing

The Office - US

Heroes

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Parks and Recreation

Scrubs

Hannibal

Saturday Night Live

Columbo

Star Trek

 

Netflix (2)

Orange is the new black

Arrested Development

 

Nickelodeon (4)

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Legend Of Korra

Rugrats

SpongeBob SquarePants

 

PBS

Sesame Street

 

Sci-Fi

Battlestar Galactica

 

Showtime

Dexter

 

Syndication

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Pokemon

Dragonball Z

 

WB (4)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Gilmore Girls

Angel

Smallville

[DAR]

Iceroll thank for taking the time and effort to do this. If I could add one suggestion maybe take out some of the bells and whistles when presenting. The pages were a bitch to load

[iceroll]

Iceroll thank for taking the time and effort to do this. If I could add one suggestion maybe take out some of the bells and whistles when presenting. The pages were a bitch to load

They would have been shorter if people didn't quote the entire post though haha.

 

I like my stuff to be very visual and information-packed though.

[pepsa]

You're what 14? Of course barely anybody your age watches it (or admits they do), and those that do haven't cognitively developed enough to actually understand what makes it so great (because at that age all any guy cares about in film are boobs and explosions, which fits your friends description). Don't trust your tween peers opinions on anything, all 12-18ish year olds are idiots. (No offense you'll grow out of it one day like everybody else who was a 12-18 year old)

 

Sorry but I am not an idiot, I love the show, love the politics. And I think it isn't very smart to use the word 'all' because that would mean that everyone is the same at that age.

[4815162342]

I thought everyone hated Game of Thrones, I guess I was misinformed.

 

You know nothing Ethan Hunt

[4815162342]

Game of Thrones shouldn't be #2. The first season is a perfect example of how you adapt an epic fantasy novel to television, but since then D&D can't resist screwing around with their personal fanfiction bits and some bizarre and indulgent changes/additions that play havoc with the pacing and content of individual episodes at times.

[The Panda]

GOT is amazing. but it's no LOTR.

I agree it's not LOTR, it's better.

[The Panda]

Sorry but I am not an idiot, I love the show, love the politics. And I think it isn't very smart to use the word 'all' because that would mean that everyone is the same at that age.

Tell me what you think of your teenage self in 10 years then get back to me on that.

Some teenagers are smarter than others but they're still teenagers.

[CoolioD1]

Game of thrones is good, but I can't fap to it like everyone else seems to. I don't think I could call it one of the ten best shows currently going even, let alone all time.

[ZappBrannigan]

"No show is ranked where it is supposed to be." - Everyone in this thread.

 

I do think that judging by the amount of high rated cable dramas that not enough people have seen Deadwood, Rome, and Carnivale given their respective positions.  That seems to be a flaw in using a cumulative points system, it tends to lean towards what has been viewed by a wider audience.  I really can't see a way around that problem, though.

[CoolioD1]

Breaking Bad is really the only show where I've never come across anyone who really hates on it. i recall mixed opinions a few years ago but that seems to have disappeared since the third season. It's a worthy #1 even if it isn't my personal choice

[iceroll]

"No show is ranked where it is supposed to be." - Everyone in this thread.

 

I do think that judging by the amount of high rated cable dramas that not enough people have seen Deadwood, Rome, and Carnivale given their respective positions.  That seems to be a flaw in using a cumulative points system, it tends to lean towards what has been viewed by a wider audience.  I really can't see a way around that problem, though.

Well the shows sorted by average sort of accounts for that, it's a pretty different list from the general one though.

[Kevin Bacon]

Breaking Bad is really the only show where I've never come across anyone who really hates on it. i recall mixed opinions a few years ago but that seems to have disappeared since the third season. It's a worthy #1 even if it isn't my personal choice

Yeah it's a show that you can't really go wrong with at number one even if you have something different (The Wire, The Sopranos, The Shield, Deadwood) in that spot yourself. It's a perpetual top three choice.

[iceroll]

I think if Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino got the budget and freedom to do a more mature show in the Avatar universe, that could have the potential to top the all-time TV list. 

 

Imagine another long-spanning hero's arc like Avatar: The Last Airbender that was planned out from the start, but with the animation of Legend of Korra and the ability to include mature themes like actually showcasing bloodbending. People would actually get burnt by firebending, you could suffocate people with airbending etc.

 

I really hope Netflix gives them a shot.

Edited December 27, 2014 by iceroll

[Avatree]

Wait what? Where's Breaking Bad? I like Teletubbies a hell of a lot more than Breaking Bad but I was expecting the latter to win...

 

edit: Iceroll you had me. 

ty for doing this

Edited December 27, 2014 by treeroy

[iceroll]

Wait what? Where's Breaking Bad? I like Teletubbies a hell of a lot more than Breaking Bad but I was expecting the latter to win...

 

edit: Iceroll you had me. 

ty for doing this

I love that you fell for it.

[Jake Gittes]

Game of Thrones shouldn't be #2. The first season is a perfect example of how you adapt an epic fantasy novel to television, but since then D&D can't resist screwing around with their personal fanfiction bits and some bizarre and indulgent changes/additions that play havoc with the pacing and content of individual episodes at times.

 

Yeah, this. The first and the third seasons were very good, and the show cast great people and nailed individual moments (the very first scene of the pilot, the climactic events of the last two S1 episodes, the Red Wedding), but if I want to revisit the story there's no question I'll just pick up the books again.