Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Wed Oct 14, 2026 9:57 pm

Come on, you guys are just giving your favorite tv shows with recency bias.

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by D-train » Thu Oct 15, 2026 12:27 am

Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 14, 2026 9:57 pm
Come on, you guys are just giving your favorite tv shows with recency bias.
True. The Andy Griffith show is only 66 years old. lol I guess I should have went with Meet the Press....
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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Thu Oct 15, 2026 3:14 am

I wonder what Mostonmike's top 5 would be. Perhaps...

Doctor Who
Fawlty Towers
The Bugaloos
Red Dwarf
Upstairs Downstairs

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Michael K. » Thu Oct 15, 2026 2:27 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 14, 2026 9:57 pm
Come on, you guys are just giving your favorite tv shows with recency bias.
I disagree. As a kid I came home from school, grabbed a snack and watched Flintstones and Gilligan's Island. Then I went out and did stuff outside until dinner. I wouldn't put either of those shows in my top 5. I remember watching Different Strokes with my parents, but again, not much more and wouldn't put it in my Top 5!

I played three sports a year in High School. Not a lot of time to watch TV. Saturday's were spent recovering from football while watching College Football most of the day with my buddies. Again, Cheers was all I remember really being into.

College? Come on, so much more to do. Even later in life. I worked two jobs or went to school and had a job basically from college in 1991 until 1997. I remember an awful lot of good times, but not many in front of a TV. You want my favorite moment watching TV back then it would probably be the Huskies beating Nebraska in Nebraska, or one of the Rose Bowl wins!

Today? You can stream, and watch when ever you want. Not to mention the quality is better. Jaws was a fantastic movie. But that Shark? Watch Deep Blue Sea from the early 2000s. No comparison. And CGI and Special Effects have only gotten better since that movie came out.

The Shows on my list make sense to me. Nothing about my Childhood or early adult years take me back to sitting in front of a TV set....besides live sporting events and Cheers.

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Walla Walla Dawg II » Fri Oct 16, 2026 5:15 pm

I took this thread to mean.... your favorite TV shows of all time.

Was that right?

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by D-train » Sun Oct 18, 2026 12:16 am

Michael K. wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 14, 2026 2:57 pm
Not sure of my order, might end up editing this.

1. Game of Thrones
2. Sopranos
3. Suites
4. Cheers
5. Breaking Bad

I'm sure I've left some off, since I'm basically winging it. There are probably some shows that I have seen and would put in the top 5 that I am not thinking of.

Cheers is probably actually my #1. We used to have watch parties on Thursday night for Cheers. For the last Cheers I was working nights, raced home....we had a keg! Needless to say I didn't make it to my college class the next day. But I did have a court appearance as a result of the party!
I really need to watch the Sopranos. Good fellas is my second fav movie ever. I guess we need to start a top 5 movie thread. Should make it top 10.
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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:29 am

Walla Walla Dawg II wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 16, 2026 5:15 pm
I took this thread to mean.... your favorite TV shows of all time.

Was that right?
That's just plain selfish and lazy. What's wrong with you guys?
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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:32 am

If i went with my favorite 5 shows it would look something like this...

Gilligan's Island
The Munsters
Wild Wild West
Star Trek
Magnum PI

with honorable mention to Leave it to Beaver, Batman, the Flintstones, Twilight Zone and Little House on the Prairie.

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Re: Top 5 TV Shows of All-Time

Post by Walla Walla Dawg II » Sun Oct 18, 2026 3:39 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:32 am
If i went with my favorite 5 shows it would look something like this...

Gilligan's Island
The Munsters
Wild Wild West
Star Trek
Magnum PI

with honorable mention to Leave it to Beaver, Batman, the Flintstones, Twilight Zone and Little House on the Prairie.
If you are going to get TOTALLY CORNEY, why not add The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Hour.
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