freenudemacusers
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No Two and a Half Men?
I mean shit, Dexter is on the list.
I mean shit, Dexter is on the list.
WGA/TV Guide: 101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time
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perfectchaos007
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Family Ties but no Family Guy? Seth McFarland was robbed!
Sir_Crocodile
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No Yes Minister, no Porridge, no Blackadder, no Jeeves & Wooster, no Father Ted, no Only Fools etc, etc.
Super weird list. My first thought is that some of the people who have composed it just haven't watched many british sitcoms, but AbFab is in the list, which while good doesn't come close to being as good as the above.
Super weird list. My first thought is that some of the people who have composed it just haven't watched many british sitcoms, but AbFab is in the list, which while good doesn't come close to being as good as the above.
PhoenixDark
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The Wire at...9? Pathetic. West Wing in the top 10? lol
Byronic Hero
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Just finished Twin Peaks, glad to see its on there. Got a bit ridiculous towards the end, but it was still very well written.
MyAbsolution
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Yeah Lost would.... not even make a top 1000 best written list for me.
B For Bendetta
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Lost is entertaining. But it should probably be number 1 on worst written
Capital_Five
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Finally feel vindicated on my Frasier love. Thank you based writers guild!
blainethemono
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1. Deadwood
2. The Wire
And then everything else
2. The Wire
And then everything else
DevelopmentArrested
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Dexter over The Shield? Useless list
Agreed.... ds9 is way above both in the writing dept.
Also band of brothers at 88 is laughable.... its top 5 as far as I'm concerned (maybe even #1)
I would also list Married with Children somewhere on the list. It had a lot of cheesy parts but also had some really great moments too and the one liners alone should have gotten it on this list.
Lion Heart
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For me, I'd put :
1. Seinfeld
2. M.A.S.H
3. The Sopranos
Quick and dirty.
1. Seinfeld
2. M.A.S.H
3. The Sopranos
Quick and dirty.
the_sun_king
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I am displeased that Lost is above Buffy.
lazybones18
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Phew, good to know Louie is ranked above Oz
And 24 should be higher
And 24 should be higher
Top 50
XANDER CAGE
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I'm surprised that TNG and TOS are on there, but not DS9. DS9 should probably take TOS's spot. TOS was groundbreaking, but I wouldn't call it well written.
Nemesis_
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Yeah, The Constant is one of the best episodes of TV I think I've ever watched, and I've been watching a lot of TV lately (not confined to just new stuff either).
The phone call between him and Penny was jusT so cathartic. I can't get over how well done it was.
crackhead_bob
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Sopranos is overrated given the bell curve in terms of overall quality as the seasons went on. And that's not even mentioning the piece of shit ending that Chase decided to give to his viewers.
I think back to another recent discussion thread on Deadwood. If any show deserved a shot at completing its story, it was arguably Deadwood -- and I was never even a big fan of the show, but the acting, the writing, the execution of its storylines were much better conceived than some of the absolute rubbish that The Sopranos began to produce later in its run.
The Sopranos had 3 excellent seasons, and then it flagged off and went into different directions when David Chase got bored. The show had an intriguing premise to it, and to their credit, they capitalized upon it in a way that networks could never do. However, alot of shows have come along since, and they have provided better, more crisp storytelling, with little flagging in quality. I cite Six Feet Under. I cite The Wire. Shows like Deadwood, Carnivale, and Rome could have only dreamed of enjoying the same degree of pop culture status and the goodwill of a network behind it that The Sopranos did.
I'm not saying that it's without merits, but this overpraise without acknowledging its apparent flaws mystifies me at times.
I think back to another recent discussion thread on Deadwood. If any show deserved a shot at completing its story, it was arguably Deadwood -- and I was never even a big fan of the show, but the acting, the writing, the execution of its storylines were much better conceived than some of the absolute rubbish that The Sopranos began to produce later in its run.
The Sopranos had 3 excellent seasons, and then it flagged off and went into different directions when David Chase got bored. The show had an intriguing premise to it, and to their credit, they capitalized upon it in a way that networks could never do. However, alot of shows have come along since, and they have provided better, more crisp storytelling, with little flagging in quality. I cite Six Feet Under. I cite The Wire. Shows like Deadwood, Carnivale, and Rome could have only dreamed of enjoying the same degree of pop culture status and the goodwill of a network behind it that The Sopranos did.
I'm not saying that it's without merits, but this overpraise without acknowledging its apparent flaws mystifies me at times.
akachan ningen
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I knew it. Sopranos is the best show of all time!
I don't think Lost was well written at all.
edit: well, on the whole. There are good episodes.
Escape Goat
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People are getting too hung up on the ordering. They're on a list of best written TV shows. It doesn't really matter if its #1 or #100.
speculawyer
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Good list. Although I lose interest once it gets past the top 20.
DurielBlack
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ctrl+f "Babylon 5"
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Shitty list confirmed.
Thats more of a list of popular or iconic shows than great writing.
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Shitty list confirmed.
Thats more of a list of popular or iconic shows than great writing.
PhoncipleBone
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Since this was voted on by the WGA and TV Guide and not crazy fans, notice what is missing? Firefly. Good. Show was good, but not THAT good.
Discotheque
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haha sopranos haters mad as usual. despite some people's dislike of season 6, it had some of the strongest character moments in the show.
dat limbo scene with tony in a coma. so poignant.
it's funny how The Wire is never accused of treading the same ground around here either. or some people refuse to acknowledge it's drop in quality with that wack final season.
dat limbo scene with tony in a coma. so poignant.
it's funny how The Wire is never accused of treading the same ground around here either. or some people refuse to acknowledge it's drop in quality with that wack final season.
Why would you need to be vindicated? Show was incredible when it would fire on all cylinders (usually with episodes like the Christmas one or the Ski lodge one with rapid-fire insanity.)
RedAssedApe
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maybe its like the emmys where one episode is selected to represent the show? lol althought lost still seems a bit high
Trent Strong
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The Shield is much too low.
SonicMegaDrive
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Not to me. It's my favorite sitcom ever. Infinitely rewatchable.
ThLunarian
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On a list of 101 shows, each of which someone out there disagrees with, like 10 people come out of the woodwork to specifically pick on LOST. And we're still on the first page. Unreal. I don't know of any other TV show in history that people go this far out of their way to ridicule.
It was a popular and polarizing show, and that was before the ridiculously polarizing final season. Not really sensing why this is so surprising or why its worthy of mock outrage.
Dreams-Visions
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Not too pleased seeing GoT at 40.
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