Hudson said:

kpowers said:

Exactly, never understood why people like it (adults that is). I love my cartoons but sorry way over rated.

House of Cards may get Emmy nominations but most critics think it's awful.

Really why, i think is great i love it, but tell me please what do they say about it

214 said:

Hudson said:

House of Cards may get Emmy nominations but most critics think it's awful.

Really why, i think is great i love it, but tell me please what do they say about it

Whoops, I was wrong. The top critics I follow on twitter think it's bad television but overall scores are good.

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 3

77%

Critics Consensus: Season three introduces intriguing new political and personal elements to Frank Underwood's character, even if it feels like more of the same for some.

2015, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 2

88%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive.

2014, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 1

85%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced.

2013, Netflix, 13 episodes

Hudson said:

214 said:

Really why, i think is great i love it, but tell me please what do they say about it

Whoops, I was wrong. The top critics I follow on twitter think it's bad television but overall scores are good.

House of Cards: Season 4

87%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further.

2016, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 3

77%

Critics Consensus: Season three introduces intriguing new political and personal elements to Frank Underwood's character, even if it feels like more of the same for some.

2015, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 2

88%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive.

2014, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 1

85%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced.

2013, Netflix, 13 episodes

I love House of Cards, its in my top 5 fav shows at the moment

Hudson said:

DaveT said:

Friends should be higher ... love it or loathe it that show was the nineties and was huge globally.

And no mention at all for Big Bang Theory??? That's just wrong...

The list was calculated by consistency and great writing, two things TBBT doesn't really have.

Well, its made me and alot of people I know consistently laugh for years now ... must be doing something right...

Goddess4Real said:

Hudson said:

Whoops, I was wrong. The top critics I follow on twitter think it's bad television but overall scores are good.

House of Cards: Season 4

87%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further.

2016, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 3

77%

Critics Consensus: Season three introduces intriguing new political and personal elements to Frank Underwood's character, even if it feels like more of the same for some.

2015, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 2

88%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive.

2014, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 1

85%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced.

2013, Netflix, 13 episodes

I love House of Cards, its in my top 5 fav shows at the moment

I'm on second season, and i can't believe Frank killed Zoe in that horrible way, it was a shock.

Hudson said:

214 said:

Really why, i think is great i love it, but tell me please what do they say about it

Whoops, I was wrong. The top critics I follow on twitter think it's bad television but overall scores are good.

House of Cards: Season 4

87%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further.

2016, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 3

77%

Critics Consensus: Season three introduces intriguing new political and personal elements to Frank Underwood's character, even if it feels like more of the same for some.

2015, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 2

88%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive.

2014, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 1

85%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced.

2013, Netflix, 13 episodes

If you love Kevin Spacey and you haven't seen him in Wiseguy (which made the list). Mel Profitt!!!!!!!!!!!!

kpowers said:

Hudson said:

Whoops, I was wrong. The top critics I follow on twitter think it's bad television but overall scores are good.

House of Cards: Season 4

87%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards retains its binge-worthiness by ratcheting up the drama, and deepening Robin Wright's role even further.

2016, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 3

77%

Critics Consensus: Season three introduces intriguing new political and personal elements to Frank Underwood's character, even if it feels like more of the same for some.

2015, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 2

88%

Critics Consensus: House of Cards proves just as bingeworthy in its second season, with more of the strong performances, writing, and visual design that made the first season so addictive.

2014, Netflix, 13 episodes

VIDEO

House of Cards: Season 1

85%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by strong performances -- especially from Kevin Spacey -- and surehanded direction, House of Cards is a slick, engrossing drama that may redefine how television is produced.

2013, Netflix, 13 episodes

If you love Kevin Spacey and you haven't seen him in Wiseguy (which made the list). Mel Profitt!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who's the other guy, is so handsome.

214 said:

kpowers said:

If you love Kevin Spacey and you haven't seen him in Wiseguy (which made the list). Mel Profitt!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who's the other guy, is so handsome.

Ken Wahl

Hudson said:

1-10: The Inner Circle

These choices aren't unreasonable.

11-50: No-Doubt-About-It-Classics

SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 1999-present)

Every animated show that's aired on Nickelodeon owes a debt to Ren and Stimpy. Including this one. Ren and Stimpy should be ranked as well.

Outlier Classics

Not many shows featuring minorities in the all-time rankings. No rankings for Different World, Good Times, Jeffersons, Roc. No love for The Corner, which was a prelude to The Wire. Chico and The Man wasn't bad either. They're mainly in the "honorable mentions" category.

Works in Progress

Adventure Time (Cartoon Network, 2010-present)
Bojack Horseman (Netflix, 2014-present)

Again, these shows owe a debt to Ren and Stimpy.

Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011-present)

IMHO, at a minimum, it's a top 20 show all-time right now.

A Certain Regard: Shows we love for one strange reason or another

A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (CBS, 1965 and 1966)

There's no "strange reason to love A Charlie Brown Christmas. It's one of the best television shows of all time, better in fact than many of the series that were ranked.

Crime Story season 1 (NBC, 1986-1987)

Credit where credit is due for this pull. Great show.

Samurai Jack (Cartoon Network, 2001-2004)
Star Wars: Clone Wars (Cartoon Network, 2003-2005)

Two of the best shows of the 21st century. The second Clone Wars series was great too.

Tremé (HBO, 2010-2013)

An underrated, underappreciated show.

There's also a section about miniseries and tv movies, and everything in this post is written about in this book. No more details from me.

Hopefully I. Claudius, one of the greatest miniseries of all time, and IMHO an early forbear of Game of Thrones, is included.

In this order...

Gunsmoke

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

60 Minutes

Soul Train

American Playhouse 90

Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ed Sullivan Show

Jack Parr Show ( Without this man, there would be no Carson, Letterman, or anyone else on late night)

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The David Letterman Show ( the NBC Years)

Hill Street Blues

Batman

Wise Guys

The X-Files

A Year In A Life ( canceled after 1 season... beautifully written an acted show)

The Rockford Files

Nightline

POV

The Fugitive

Rocky and His Friends

The Bozo Show

ER

Zoom

Electric Light Company ( way better than Sesame Street)

Firing Line

Captain Kangaroo

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency

I can't say enough about kids programming during the 1950 to mid 70's...respectable, intelligent and substantive shows.

Yeah I don't have any current TV shows because I just don't watch TV series anymore. The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency is the last TV series, I penciled in every Sunday to watch. I can't sit through commercials and the amount of stuff on TV... I can't follow a show from beginning to end. I basically watch movies.

P.S. I forgot one.... "I'll Fly Away"

=====================================

[Edited 9/15/16 6:45am]

kpowers said:

214 said:

Who's the other guy, is so handsome.

Ken Wahl

That show was some twisted, sick shit, but I loved it.

Ken Wahl burned and sadly crashed after doing the Wise Guys. He had a drinking and pill problems and he suffered as spine injury after crashing his motorcycle. I recall watching an interview and the guy looked liked beat up.

sopranos

all in the family

seinfeld

honeymooners

star trek

these best

Okay, here's my lists of the greatest American TV shows ever:

Comedy:

1. The Simpsons
2. I Love Lucy
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4. All In The Family
5. Leave It To Beaver
6. The Cosby Show
7. M*A*S*H
8. Cheers

9. Seinfeld
10. The Brady Bunch
11. Happy Days

12. The Honeymooners

13. Friends

14. Curb Your Enthusiasm

15. The Larry Sanders Show
16. The Golden Girls
17. Sex and the City
18. The Bob Newhart Show

19. The Jeffersons

20. Married With Children

Drama:

1. Hill Street Blues
2. The Sopranos

3. The Wire

4. Breaking Bad

5. Gunsmoke

6. Game of Thrones

7. Law & Order

8. Six Feet Under

9. The West Wing

10. ER


Variety/Unscripted (non-news)/Reality:

1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2. The Carol Burnett Show
3. The Ed Sullivan Show
4. The Late Show with David Letterman
5. Saturday Night Live

6. American Bandstand

7. Survivor

8. American Idol

9. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

10. Soul Train


Honorable Mentions (comedy): Good Times, Maude, Family Guy, South Park, Laverne and Shirley, Frasier, Three's Company, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Who's The Boss, Growing Pains, Taxi, Murphy Brown, Roseanne, Home Improvement, The Andy Griffith Show


Honorable Mentions (drama): Oz, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: SVU, NYPD Blue, Dallas, Dynasty, The Star Trek franchise, The X Files, 24, House, CSI, Homeland, Dragnet , Miami Vice, Bonanza, Lost


Honorable Mentions (variety/unscripted/reality): Dancing With the Stars, Sonny & Cher, Donny & Marie, COPS, America's Most Wanted, America's Got Talent, Whose Line Is It Anyway, The Colbert Report, MadTV, TRL (Total Request Live), WWE Raw/Smackdown

Narcos, Fargo,The Goldbergs, Family Guy, Lilyhammer all brilliant.

namepeace said:

There's also a section about miniseries and tv movies, and everything in this post is written about in this book. No more details from me.

Hopefully I. Claudius, one of the greatest miniseries of all time, and IMHO an early forbear of Game of Thrones, is included.

These are all the miniseries mentioned. This book was only compiled by two critics though, and nothing perfect can be made by two.

Roots (ABC, 1977); and Roots: The Next Generations (ABC, 1979)

Angels in America (HBO, 2003)

Lonesome Dove (CBS, 1989)

Band of Brothers (HBO, 2001)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC, 2001)
From the Earth to the Moon (HBO, 1998)
The Corner (HBO, 2000)

Olive Kitteridge (HBO, 2014)
Generation Kill (HBO, 2008)
Show Me a Hero (HBO, 2015)
Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC, 1976)

The Thorn Birds (ABC, 1983)
Top of the Lake (Sundance, 2013)
John Adams (HBO, 2008)

Hatfields & McCoys (History, 2012)

Mildred Pierce (HBO, 2011)
Andersonville (TNT, 1996)
It (ABC, 1990)

The Winds of War (ABC, 1983)

TD3 said:

In this order...

Gunsmoke

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

60 Minutes

Soul Train

American Playhouse 90

Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ed Sullivan Show

Jack Parr Show ( Without this man, there would be no Carson, Letterman, or anyone else on late night)

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The David Letterman Show ( the NBC Years)

Hill Street Blues

Batman

Wise Guys

The X-Files

A Year In A Life ( canceled after 1 season... beautifully written an acted show)

The Rockford Files

Nightline

POV

The Fugitive

Rocky and His Friends

The Bozo Show

ER

Zoom

Electric Light Company ( way better than Sesame Street)

Firing Line

Captain Kangaroo

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency

I can't say enough about kids programming during the 1950 to mid 70's...respectable, intelligent and substantive shows.

Yeah I don't have any current TV shows because I just don't watch TV series anymore. The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency is the last TV series, I penciled in every Sunday to watch. I can't sit through commercials and the amount of stuff on TV... I can't follow a show from beginning to end. I basically watch movies.

P.S. I forgot one.... "I'll Fly Away"

=====================================

[Edited 9/15/16 6:45am]

.

Finally, a halfway decent list. Those current shows bore me too and one of the reasons I was enjoying those presidential conventions was the coverage of them was taking that boring mess off the TV for two weeks. But back in the day, I used to get pissed as hell if the president held a speech or if any news broke into the programming because it used to be so good.

.

Some of my favorites are/were:

.

All In The Family

The Jeffersons

Good Times

Sandord and Son

One Day At A Time

Maude

Alice

WKRP In Cincinatti

Carter Country

Three's Company

The Ropers

The Carol Burnett Show

Mama's Family

Different Strokes

The Facts Of Life

Gimme A Break

Boomer

The Cosby Show

Family Ties

The Golden Girls

Angie

Makin' It

Webster

The Hogan Family

Madame's Place

The Benny Hill Show

Soul Train

American Bandstand

Solid Gold

Dance Fever

Friday Night Videos

Night Tracks

Wonder Woman

The Bionic Woman

The Six Million Dollar Man

Charlie's Angels

Hart To Hart

Police Woman

Miami Vice

Hunter

Kojak

Cagney and Lacey

Family

Eight Is Enough

Dallas

Knot's Landing

Dynasty

Happy Days

Laverne and Shirley

The Dukes of Hazzard

The Incredible Hulk

227

Amen

Bewitched

Gilligan's Island

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Brides

The Andy Griffith Show

The Flip Wilson Show

Sonny and Cher

Cher

Donny and Marie

Marie

Too Close For Comfort

CHIPS

Saturday Night Live

Fridays

Scooby Doo

The Flintstones

Bugs Bunny/Loony Toons

The Pink Panther

Fat Albert

Wonderbug/Electra Woman and Dyna Girl/Isis

Bozo

Will and Grace

Married With Children

Everybody Loves Raymond

The Nanny

.

I know I'm forgetting some.

.

.

.

[Edited 9/15/16 13:52pm]

TD3 said:

kpowers said:

Ken Wahl

That show was some twisted, sick shit, but I loved it.

Ken Wahl burned and sadly crashed after doing the Wise Guys. He had a drinking and pill problems and he suffered as spine injury after crashing his motorcycle. I recall watching an interview and the guy looked liked beat up.

Yeah he never recovered from that.

TD3 said:

kpowers said:

Ken Wahl

That show was some twisted, sick shit, but I loved it.

Ken Wahl burned and sadly crashed after doing the Wise Guys. He had a drinking and pill problems and he suffered as spine injury after crashing his motorcycle. I recall watching an interview and the guy looked liked beat up.

Such a shame. No one likes Desperate Housewives here? it was a great show.

214 said:

TD3 said:

That show was some twisted, sick shit, but I loved it.

Ken Wahl burned and sadly crashed after doing the Wise Guys. He had a drinking and pill problems and he suffered as spine injury after crashing his motorcycle. I recall watching an interview and the guy looked liked beat up.

Such a shame. No one likes Desperate Housewives here? it was a great show.

knots landing was the best of THAT genre

namepeace said:

Hopefully I. Claudius, one of the greatest miniseries of all time, and IMHO an early forbear of Game of Thrones, is included.

but I, Claudius is a UK television series. so that's probably
why it's not on these lists of american tv shows

superb series though, one of my all time favorites.

also, not a lot of love for "That 70's Show" is there?
i don't know, i liked the first 4 seasons or so, before it got
too repetitive.

and where is "Mad About You", that was a nice show

Where the fuck is HOUSE?! ---You know, THE BEST fucken' TV show ever....................................
It should be NUMBER 1!!!
The Simpsons hasn't been good since like season 9! At least House was more consistent

I didn't see House on the list (I quickly went over them.)

If it's not in there, I don't know how it can not be. And if it is on the list, then why isn't it in the top 10?????

And, I haven't even heard of like 90% of these shows anyways

PurpleTrollster said:

And, I haven't even heard of like 90% of these shows anyways

which would explain why you think house is the best show ever

just kidding

it was a nice show, i don't think i caught the last season, i should
check that out!

My personal top ten shows of all time

01. Roseanne

02. The Nanny

03. The Golden Girls

04. Friends

05. I Love Lucy

06. Seinfeld

07. All in the Family

08. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

09. Mad About You

10. Soap

IstenSzek said:

PurpleTrollster said:

And, I haven't even heard of like 90% of these shows anyways

which would explain why you think house is the best show ever

just kidding

it was a nice show, i don't think i caught the last season, i should
check that out!

Oh yeah, the last season was really good. Especially near the end and the series finale.

I also like the season opener, because House is in prison the entire episode. It was one of the unique episodes where he's in a different environment and has to adapt and he finds his one friend when he can't talk to Wilson

vainandy said:

TD3 said:

In this order...

Gunsmoke

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

60 Minutes

Soul Train

American Playhouse 90

Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ed Sullivan Show

Jack Parr Show ( Without this man, there would be no Carson, Letterman, or anyone else on late night)

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The David Letterman Show ( the NBC Years)

Hill Street Blues

Batman

Wise Guys

The X-Files

A Year In A Life ( canceled after 1 season... beautifully written an acted show)

The Rockford Files

Nightline

POV

The Fugitive

Rocky and His Friends

The Bozo Show

ER

Zoom

Electric Light Company ( way better than Sesame Street)

Firing Line

Captain Kangaroo

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency

I can't say enough about kids programming during the 1950 to mid 70's...respectable, intelligent and substantive shows.

Yeah I don't have any current TV shows because I just don't watch TV series anymore. The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency is the last TV series, I penciled in every Sunday to watch. I can't sit through commercials and the amount of stuff on TV... I can't follow a show from beginning to end. I basically watch movies.

P.S. I forgot one.... "I'll Fly Away"

=====================================

[Edited 9/15/16 6:45am]

.

Finally, a halfway decent list. Those current shows bore me too and one of the reasons I was enjoying those presidential conventions was the coverage of them was taking that boring mess off the TV for two weeks. But back in the day, I used to get pissed as hell if the president held a speech or if any news broke into the programming because it used to be so good.

.

Some of my favorites are/were:

.

All In The Family

The Jeffersons

Good Times

Sandord and Son

One Day At A Time

Maude

Alice

WKRP In Cincinatti

Carter Country

Three's Company

The Ropers

The Carol Burnett Show

Mama's Family

Different Strokes

The Facts Of Life

Gimme A Break

Boomer

The Cosby Show

Family Ties

The Golden Girls

Angie

Makin' It

Webster

The Hogan Family

Madame's Place

The Benny Hill Show

Soul Train

American Bandstand

Solid Gold

Dance Fever

Friday Night Videos

Night Tracks

Wonder Woman

The Bionic Woman

The Six Million Dollar Man

Charlie's Angels

Hart To Hart

Police Woman

Miami Vice

Hunter

Kojak

Cagney and Lacey

Family

Eight Is Enough

Dallas

Knot's Landing

Dynasty

Happy Days

Laverne and Shirley

The Dukes of Hazzard

The Incredible Hulk

227

Amen

Bewitched

Gilligan's Island

The Brady Bunch

The Brady Brides

The Andy Griffith Show

The Flip Wilson Show

Sonny and Cher

Cher

Donny and Marie

Marie

Too Close For Comfort

CHIPS

Saturday Night Live

Fridays

Scooby Doo

The Flintstones

Bugs Bunny/Loony Toons

The Pink Panther

Fat Albert

Wonderbug/Electra Woman and Dyna Girl/Isis

Bozo

Will and Grace

Married With Children

Everybody Loves Raymond

The Nanny

.

I know I'm forgetting some.

.

.

.

[Edited 9/15/16 13:52pm]

That's a nice list Andy. I forgot about Will and Grace, Mama's Family, Laverne and Shirley, and The Flip Wilson Show those TV sitcoms / comedies would have me cry laughing.

We had some super duper package my crazy man selected when we had cable.... 15,000 channels and couldn't find a damn thing to watch. What's wrong with that picture? Besides I couldn't remember what shows came on those 15, 000 channels. funkpill use to help a sista out, telling me what was on what channel. Comcast took off Gunsmoke and HBO canceled Woman Number 1 Defective Agency .Finally I said. fuck-it cut the cord.

But yeah a lot of stuff folks are raving about on TV seems boring as hell to me. I tried to watch Power but I find myself speeding throw.,,,in hopes of getting to the fucking point.

Hudson said:

IstenSzek said:

namepeace said:

but I, Claudius is a UK television series. so that's probably
why it's not on these lists of american tv shows

superb series though, one of my all time favorites.

also, not a lot of love for "That 70's Show" is there?
i don't know, i liked the first 4 seasons or so, before it got
too repetitive.

and where is "Mad About You", that was a nice show

Why you gotta bring facts into my rant?

namepeace said:

IstenSzek said:

but I, Claudius is a UK television series. so that's probably
why it's not on these lists of american tv shows

superb series though, one of my all time favorites.

also, not a lot of love for "That 70's Show" is there?
i don't know, i liked the first 4 seasons or so, before it got
too repetitive.

and where is "Mad About You", that was a nice show

Why you gotta bring facts into my rant?

it won't happen again

EmmaMcG said:

Hudson said:

My personal top ten shows of all time

01. Roseanne

02. The Nanny

03. The Golden Girls

04. Friends

05. I Love Lucy

06. Seinfeld

07. All in the Family

08. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

09. Mad About You

10. Soap

Friends AHEAD of Seinfeld?

But you are ok with the Nanny at number 2