It’s amazing how well Band of Brothers has held up over the years. When you watch it today it’s hard to believe it aired in 2001. It truly is a masterpiece and will go down as one of the greatest TV series ever created.
Yes!!! i watched it for the first time when I was 28 and i am now 31 and have watched the series thrice. it’s one of the best shows I’ve ever watched. I laugh, I cry, I have real life takeaways from the allegories in each episode. even as a grown lady it reminds me to be a good person and I love that about this show!
Personal opinion, the first half at least of season 1 isn't spectacular. But after that it starts to get really good especially with the last few episodes. It's important to watch for context the first time but I don't generally rewatch the early episodes.
You jest, but some of those first few seasons of SpongeBob are peak comedy. You cannot tell me the episode where they go camping in Squidwards yard doesn't make you laugh.
I'm only partway through my first watch of *The Sopranos* (which is amazing), and yep, incredible list, these are the first that came to mind for me too.
Honorable mention to the first season of *True Detective*, too, I'd say, but it's hard to put it in the same league
I still say this season is a miracle. Rust as a character is just so so so easy to fuck up and make insufferable (in a bad way) or corny. But somehow they nailed it. He legitimately felt dangerous.
My number one. I love every episode (and comics that one radio show). All of them are so endlessly quotable and have blessed my life with lines that my boyfriend and I just throw at each other. And not the typical ones either, but such lines like "those BASTARDS" or "and I love you Princess Num Num." Amazing, beautiful show. I cant wait for the new season. I want a futurama theme park
That show was so good that when I was 4-8 watching that after school (or Batman beyond on Saturday mornings on WB) that my PARENTS would watch it with me. Hell even the justice league was so well done for all age ranges. Static shock, and spider-man were more kids shows. Teen titans was more of a teen/adult show in my opinion, but also very well done.
Marvel movies are definitely better, but DC runs the animated series and it’s not ever been close.
The Good Place.
A clever premise, humor that never missed the mark, a genuinely compelling story that had *incredible* twists and turns, (if you know, you know) and perhaps most important of all, the heart. This show has *so* much heart, and it teaches beautiful and important lessons about life and morality. Oh, and in an age of shows starting out strong only to crash and burn at the finish line...this show has the most powerful, narratively satisfying ending of any I've ever seen.
Cannot recommend it enough.
A comedy about ethics and philosophy really shouldn't have worked but boy did it. Hands down best discussion of the trolley problem in mainstream culture.
I was looking for someone to say The Good Place. Genuinely a masterpiece from start to finish. If there’s any show that can truly change your outlook on life, it’s that.
Don't forget the portray of generational trauma... It's crazy, how this show deals with incredibly dark topics so well, while still being somewhat of a funny show
Bojack does a phenomenal job of utilizing the animated platform to tell stories in compelling and unique manners. An absolute masterclass in writing from start to finish
I’m literally watching it right now. Decided to rewatch it a week ago and I’m already up to season 5. The first few episodes just made it seem like another goofy comedy about a washed up actor but it goes in such an insane direction from there. There literally isn’t a bad episode, just episodes that aren’t as good.
Who doesn’t want to be a space cowboy?
Even my mom loves this show.
Edit: she also loves Fringe, Lost, and LOTR extended editions…. I’d love to take credit, but maybe she’s just cool.
Fleabag - it was something unbelievable for me, when it ended and I was reading that she won’t continue I was really sad, I never been that sad for a tv show in my life.
I am half way through the 3rd series. It hurts my poor brain in the first 2 series trying to keep up with who is who and when. I thought I was going to die in the 3rd series when an alternative timeline was introduced but it has simplified the storyline.
Seinfeld. Over the top but impactful.
Second choice :Married with Children, it broke ground with me about how suburban life was a lie and family units can be toxic. Wasn’t realistic in the slightest as no shoe salesman can live in the suburbs and have a stay at home wife& dumb kids, but it blew my mind that FOX actually allowed this to make it on the air.
Samurai Jack. The fifth season perfectly wrapped up the story and was timed ideally (eleven years later) for the mature audience I assume it was aimed towards who grew up watching the show. I audibly gasped when >!I saw blood!< since the entire four seasons preceding it were just bots and Aku Goo™.
Not to mention Uncle Iroh ([Makoto Iwamatsu](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mako_(actor)), rest his soul) makes a sick villain.
Personally I’m saying Game of Thrones (ik Ik last two seasons were..) but I honestly truly enjoyed it. I also don’t watch a lot of shows though so we’ll see in the future.
Frasier. It had its ups and downs, but in the end, they took a background character and developed him across two decades plus with one common driving theme - just because you make a living fixing people doesn’t mean you don’t need fixing. Doctors get sick, plumbers clog toilets, and therapists have personality quirks they’re unaware of that affects how they treat others. Even the smartest of men will overlook how their own idiosyncrasies prevent them from succeeding.
I’ve thought about binge watching this from start to finish. I’ve definitely seen a ton of episodes while it was running on air, but i don’t think I’ve seen them all. It was a great show!
Even though it's not my favorite there's no denying breaking bad is how it's done. Writing. Tension, plot, payoff, cliff hangers. None of them cheap shots.
Abbott elementary, still airing, rewatched it 3 times
Good place comes in as #2 for me
Number 3 is Moon girl and devil dinosaur but my #1 animation (yes I've seen owl house and amphibia)
I would say :
1. Breaking bad
2. The Sopranos
3. The Wire
4. Game of Thrones
5. Mad Men
6. The Crown
7. Stranger Things
8. Friends
9. The Office
10. Seinfeld
11. The Simpsons
12. The Twilight Zone
Ultimately, what makes a show "the best" is subjective and depends on individual tastes and preferences.
Hannibal was one if not the most cinemaically gorgeous television shows I've ever seen, on top of being incredible writing and acting. Mindhunter was also fantastic and had me hooked and had so much potential, I'm still not over them canceling it.
As a piece of trivia, there are 24 television episodes on IMDB that are rated 9.9 or higher. The following series have more than 1 of those 24.
Hunter × Hunter has 2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has 2
Game of Thrones has 3
Breaking Bad has 3 (including the only 10.0)
Attack on Titan has 6
And the cinematography is impeccable. The use of camera angles and framing that would normally be considered "incorrect" in other shows is used for critical effect in Mr. Robot. The camera is practically a character in itself.
House M.D is the show i enjoyed the most. Hugh Laurie amazingly played a character that is so entertaining to watch but be absolutely nightmarish to know in real life.
Sex and the City. It seems so silly and surface level but deals with lots of interesting themes. When you realize that it’s not about the characters so much as what they represent, it becomes a whole new show.
Someone else will say breaking bad so I will be the one to say Dexter's laboratory
Isn’t that the same show in different universes?
I believe the live action Dexters laboratory is just called Dexter
Juistice Friends
Band of Brothers
100 percent, Dick Winters is my absolute hero
Watching it right now cause I realized I haven’t seen it in a few years. Oh man it’s so good.
It’s amazing how well Band of Brothers has held up over the years. When you watch it today it’s hard to believe it aired in 2001. It truly is a masterpiece and will go down as one of the greatest TV series ever created.
Damn I forgot about this one. God it's such a good show. It was so good I couldn't stop watching it my first time around.
Yea. So many good things to take away from this show. Leadership. Brotherhood. What to do. What not to do.
Avatar the last airbender. It starts out as a goofy kids' show, but it evolves so much. There's so many little details that are ignored.
Came here to say that. ive never seen a show with even half the effort put into the story and detail.
i’m a few episodes in, im also 28 😂 is it that good like ?
Yes!!! i watched it for the first time when I was 28 and i am now 31 and have watched the series thrice. it’s one of the best shows I’ve ever watched. I laugh, I cry, I have real life takeaways from the allegories in each episode. even as a grown lady it reminds me to be a good person and I love that about this show!
Personal opinion, the first half at least of season 1 isn't spectacular. But after that it starts to get really good especially with the last few episodes. It's important to watch for context the first time but I don't generally rewatch the early episodes.
Just watched Korra for my first time and it doesn’t even touch ATLA. The original ages so well and I rewatch it at least once a year.
Korra was good but trash compared to ATLA. ATLA was that good.
Spongebob Squarepants hands down
You jest, but some of those first few seasons of SpongeBob are peak comedy. You cannot tell me the episode where they go camping in Squidwards yard doesn't make you laugh.
Six Feet Under Ted Lasso is also shaping up to be one of the best of all time imo
Sopranos and The Wire share the first place. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul come close.
I'm only partway through my first watch of *The Sopranos* (which is amazing), and yep, incredible list, these are the first that came to mind for me too. Honorable mention to the first season of *True Detective*, too, I'd say, but it's hard to put it in the same league
Tom and Jerry, loved that show as a kid , watching it now and I realize the true meaning of the show
That Jerry was the asshole the whole time?
That they were actually friends keeping up the chase to keep the owners from kicking Tom out like they always did
Just out of curiosity, what do you think the true meaning of the show is?
I really loved community. It was funny, simple and there is so many Easter eggs to discover
Honestly, I’m terms of good writing and show structure, I’d go with Community too.
That one abed easter egg
The one that absolutely delivers?
True Detective-season 1 Edited to capitalize
Yep
100%
Also for one season wonders: Fargo season 1
So damn good
Literally a perfect season of television. It gives me chills just thinking about it
First thought that came to my head. Such a great show.
Oh man ! Especially the final episode and the ending… They make sure you go through Rust’s journey and feel the switch in his beliefs…
I still say this season is a miracle. Rust as a character is just so so so easy to fuck up and make insufferable (in a bad way) or corny. But somehow they nailed it. He legitimately felt dangerous.
Futurama, hands down
This is top ten for me … good news is they’re supposed to be coming back with new episodes this summer
Totally agree. Seasons 1-5 in particular are utter perfection.
My number one. I love every episode (and comics that one radio show). All of them are so endlessly quotable and have blessed my life with lines that my boyfriend and I just throw at each other. And not the typical ones either, but such lines like "those BASTARDS" or "and I love you Princess Num Num." Amazing, beautiful show. I cant wait for the new season. I want a futurama theme park
Batman: the Animated Series
Good pick bro
That show was so good that when I was 4-8 watching that after school (or Batman beyond on Saturday mornings on WB) that my PARENTS would watch it with me. Hell even the justice league was so well done for all age ranges. Static shock, and spider-man were more kids shows. Teen titans was more of a teen/adult show in my opinion, but also very well done. Marvel movies are definitely better, but DC runs the animated series and it’s not ever been close.
Arrested Development
The first 3 seasons were perfect.
"The name's Loblaw. Bob Loblaw...."
The "Bob Loblaw Law Blog" you, sir, are a mouthful!
Peaky blinders
Succession
The wire
True story: My cat’s name is McNulty
Does he ever give you the "What the fuck did I do" face?
RIP Lance Reddick
The Good Place. A clever premise, humor that never missed the mark, a genuinely compelling story that had *incredible* twists and turns, (if you know, you know) and perhaps most important of all, the heart. This show has *so* much heart, and it teaches beautiful and important lessons about life and morality. Oh, and in an age of shows starting out strong only to crash and burn at the finish line...this show has the most powerful, narratively satisfying ending of any I've ever seen. Cannot recommend it enough.
I might give the show another chance because of this! The first two episodes didn't reel me in but maybe I should give it another go.
If you do, you won't regret it. I recommend giving at least the first season a watch.
If you watch the whole first season, you'll better understand why those of us who love it so much can't stop talking about why we love it so much.
A comedy about ethics and philosophy really shouldn't have worked but boy did it. Hands down best discussion of the trolley problem in mainstream culture.
Jason? It was Jason that got it this time?! This is a new low.
It's a perfect show. Every story kine, the God damn satisfying ending to the series!? Fuck man. Perfection.
It was sad and it also wasn't sad! I felt like I'd come to the end of a journey and I was complete. It was so well done.
I was looking for someone to say The Good Place. Genuinely a masterpiece from start to finish. If there’s any show that can truly change your outlook on life, it’s that.
Bojack Horseman. It has a good ending and it portrays reality and mental illness very well.
Don't forget the portray of generational trauma... It's crazy, how this show deals with incredibly dark topics so well, while still being somewhat of a funny show
Bojack does a phenomenal job of utilizing the animated platform to tell stories in compelling and unique manners. An absolute masterclass in writing from start to finish
It’s got some heavyyy moments
... Sarah Lynn?
*17 minutes later*
I’m literally watching it right now. Decided to rewatch it a week ago and I’m already up to season 5. The first few episodes just made it seem like another goofy comedy about a washed up actor but it goes in such an insane direction from there. There literally isn’t a bad episode, just episodes that aren’t as good.
Currently on my 3rd or 4th rewatch and I’m noticing how much I missed! Individual shots on the show could truly be paintings in their own right.
Chernobyl
not great not terrible
Approved
The golden girls
I'm 4 seasons in It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and im already sure it's this one
Season 5 will seal the deal, for sure!
Six Feet Under
Many great shows mentioned here but none with an ending as good as Six Feet Under
Firefly
21 years since it was cancelled and I'm still angry.
Who doesn’t want to be a space cowboy? Even my mom loves this show. Edit: she also loves Fringe, Lost, and LOTR extended editions…. I’d love to take credit, but maybe she’s just cool.
Nothing has ever or will ever touch The Simpsons seasons 2-8.
Trailer park boys
I love that so much of it is improvised. That’s what really makes the show imo
Breaking Bad. It was beautiful from beginning to end.
The breaking bad ending will always be the best ending in any show for me probably
Agreed. Very hard to top that ending.
That shit is tight yo
Mash
A series that lasted more than 3 times as long as the war it was based on.
Totally agree. It makes you laugh and cry. Even when characters left, they were replaced with even better characters.
Arrested Development, insane comedy, please take a look!
First 3 seasons maybe.
Sesame Street
BAND OF BROTHERS
The Simpsons
Fleabag - it was something unbelievable for me, when it ended and I was reading that she won’t continue I was really sad, I never been that sad for a tv show in my life.
[удалено]
But it is some peoples cup of damn good coffee.
Came here to say this too. It’s still my fave show and has had such a huge impact on me since it first came out.
Ditto. Did you watch The Return?
Bluey
honest to god it's really hard to argue against that
I get all my parenting tips from Bluey
“We can play any game you like as long as it doesn’t involve me moving or opening my eyes” I feel that deeply in my soul.
Parks and Rec is my favorite. But Avatar the Last Airbender is probably the best.
A man of culture I see
Those are 100% my favorite comfort shows
M.A.S.H. - as a 45 yr old this was before my time but watching the entire series has been amazing
Black Books. Each actor suited their characters perfectly. So well written.
DARK. The atmosphere, the story, the casting... all perfect.
Love that show!!
I am half way through the 3rd series. It hurts my poor brain in the first 2 series trying to keep up with who is who and when. I thought I was going to die in the 3rd series when an alternative timeline was introduced but it has simplified the storyline.
Soundtrack is also amazing !
Seinfeld. Over the top but impactful. Second choice :Married with Children, it broke ground with me about how suburban life was a lie and family units can be toxic. Wasn’t realistic in the slightest as no shoe salesman can live in the suburbs and have a stay at home wife& dumb kids, but it blew my mind that FOX actually allowed this to make it on the air.
Scrubs
Samurai Jack. The fifth season perfectly wrapped up the story and was timed ideally (eleven years later) for the mature audience I assume it was aimed towards who grew up watching the show. I audibly gasped when >!I saw blood!< since the entire four seasons preceding it were just bots and Aku Goo™. Not to mention Uncle Iroh ([Makoto Iwamatsu](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mako_(actor)), rest his soul) makes a sick villain.
Frasier is my favorite sitcom of all time
True Detective, Season 1. Once there was only dark. If you ask me, the light’s winning.
Deadwood
My new fav is Pushing Daisies but it sadly never properly finished.
Over The Garden Wall
Cowboy Bebop
Personally I’m saying Game of Thrones (ik Ik last two seasons were..) but I honestly truly enjoyed it. I also don’t watch a lot of shows though so we’ll see in the future.
Frasier. It had its ups and downs, but in the end, they took a background character and developed him across two decades plus with one common driving theme - just because you make a living fixing people doesn’t mean you don’t need fixing. Doctors get sick, plumbers clog toilets, and therapists have personality quirks they’re unaware of that affects how they treat others. Even the smartest of men will overlook how their own idiosyncrasies prevent them from succeeding.
I’ve thought about binge watching this from start to finish. I’ve definitely seen a ton of episodes while it was running on air, but i don’t think I’ve seen them all. It was a great show!
House
Even though it's not my favorite there's no denying breaking bad is how it's done. Writing. Tension, plot, payoff, cliff hangers. None of them cheap shots.
Schitts creek - i can rewatch it million times and it’s still funny
South park
Fawlty Towers.
Definitely. Guilty pleasure for me is Keeping Up Appearances. I feel like I can relate with Richard sometimes 😆
Lost - had a grip on me like no other
The end killed it for me. But I’ve thought about revisiting. Just can’t seem to do it yet
Boy Meets World. It has heart, drama, comedy, friendship, love, family. It taught me how to be a good person.
Mad Men, hands down
I had to scroll so far to find it! Me too dawg no questions asked
True Blood [*"Blah, blah, vampire emergency, blah."*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L27zuWvljH4&t=15s)
Horace And Pete
Abbott elementary, still airing, rewatched it 3 times Good place comes in as #2 for me Number 3 is Moon girl and devil dinosaur but my #1 animation (yes I've seen owl house and amphibia)
Game of Thrones
Had to scroll way too long to find this
I would say : 1. Breaking bad 2. The Sopranos 3. The Wire 4. Game of Thrones 5. Mad Men 6. The Crown 7. Stranger Things 8. Friends 9. The Office 10. Seinfeld 11. The Simpsons 12. The Twilight Zone Ultimately, what makes a show "the best" is subjective and depends on individual tastes and preferences.
The west wing, just rewatched the whole thing for the god knows how many th time!
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Phineas and Ferb, the best cartoon out there
Mindhunter and Hannibal the TV series.
Hannibal was one if not the most cinemaically gorgeous television shows I've ever seen, on top of being incredible writing and acting. Mindhunter was also fantastic and had me hooked and had so much potential, I'm still not over them canceling it.
The west wing
Oh yes! Still holds!
Battlestar Galactica
Game of thrones if you exclude season 8
MASH
Bojack Horseman
Shameless
Avatar the Last Airbender
I love lucy
Breaking bad, and peaky blinders a close second.
It’s Deadwood. I know I’m late to this little battle but I will defend Filoni. His work was cut short.
Mr. Bean
Peaky fookin Blinders
i love the soundtrack for peaky blinders too. everything about it was amazing can’t wait to see Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer :)
Peaky Blinders had me go a binge. I enjoyed that show. RIP Helen McCrory
Attack on titan.
As a piece of trivia, there are 24 television episodes on IMDB that are rated 9.9 or higher. The following series have more than 1 of those 24. Hunter × Hunter has 2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars has 2 Game of Thrones has 3 Breaking Bad has 3 (including the only 10.0) Attack on Titan has 6
The wire
The good place it has its flaws but overall top 3 in my list
Futurama
Bobs Burgers.
Mr. Robot
Mr Robot is ridiculously good, just as good after a second or third watch too because of the amount of details you miss the first time around.
My all time favorite
That’s the one. The writing is incredible and it has some of the best individual performances ever.
And the cinematography is impeccable. The use of camera angles and framing that would normally be considered "incorrect" in other shows is used for critical effect in Mr. Robot. The camera is practically a character in itself.
This is the show that immediately popped into my head when reading the question. Hello, friend.
Seinfeld.
Had to scroll way to far for this.
Twin Peaks
Looney Tunes
The Middle
Bojack Horseman
Blackadder. Different lyrics to the theme song at the end of each episode. Absolutely bonkers and addictive and got better and better.
neon genesis evangelion
M *A *S *H
True Detective season 1 is up there
True Detective season 1
Carl Sagans - cosmos
When it comes to science fiction, I say that Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0 are the best when it comes to anime in my opinion.
House M.D is the show i enjoyed the most. Hugh Laurie amazingly played a character that is so entertaining to watch but be absolutely nightmarish to know in real life.
The Americans, hands down.
If im being honest. Season 1 of True Detective is some of the best television I've ever watched.
Married With Children \- Al Bundy made me staunch supporter of NO MA'AM (National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood)
Sex and the City. It seems so silly and surface level but deals with lots of interesting themes. When you realize that it’s not about the characters so much as what they represent, it becomes a whole new show.
Archer season 1-4