Five Best Shows Recently on TV
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I'm going to stretch the definition of "recent" because I barely watch this "TV" thing anymore. I get most of my shows from Netflix/Hulu because I'm A. Too busy to watch the shows when they come on TV and too cheap/poor to get that newfangled dish and tivo thing.
Anyways in no particular order.
1. Dr. Who/ Torchwood
2. Better Off Ted
3. Arrested Development.
4. Futurama
5. Regular Show/Adventure Time
I put some shows side by side because honestly, even though I adore both of them, they seem to be very very similar in style and execution.
I'd put HIMYM, Community, Archer and GoT as honorable mentions or close runner ups. I haven't seen the new seasons or felt the quality has gone down hill (HIMYM, I am looking at you) so I feel like I can't make a judgement call on how good they are.
Captcha was Foul smelling...that's pretty strange considering I just got back from a run. Guess I better go shower again
Anyways in no particular order.
1. Dr. Who/ Torchwood
2. Better Off Ted
3. Arrested Development.
4. Futurama
5. Regular Show/Adventure Time
I put some shows side by side because honestly, even though I adore both of them, they seem to be very very similar in style and execution.
I'd put HIMYM, Community, Archer and GoT as honorable mentions or close runner ups. I haven't seen the new seasons or felt the quality has gone down hill (HIMYM, I am looking at you) so I feel like I can't make a judgement call on how good they are.
Captcha was Foul smelling...that's pretty strange considering I just got back from a run. Guess I better go shower again
I think my list will reflect how far behind I am when it comes to TV. Anyway, my top 5 favorite TV shows are (in no particular order)...
The Simpsons - No matter what and, even though they don't show episodes from before 2000 anymore, I can always watch Simpsons. It's good and it's been consistently good for about as long as I've been alive. That's a pretty good accomplishment right there I'd say.
Bob's Burgers - Far more grounded than the Seth MacFarlene trio even if it does get weird from time to time. This is my current favorite show on the Fox Sunday Line-up. I've even gone back and watched this on Netflix a couple times.
Fairly Odd Parents - I swear this show gets a new episode occasionally. Even if it doesn't it's my current favorite Nick-Toon. It's also one that I think is better than some of the toons from when I was younger like Catdog. Catdog was terrible. (I should have probably mentioned in the simpsons section that these are all personal opinions)
Big Bang Theory - It's all new to me. I don't know how long the show's been going for...I'd estimate 5 or 6 seasons but I'm only just getting into it and am really enjoying it. I like the geek references and, humor. I love Sheldon and, I love how he's more of a kid than anything.
Kitchen Nightmares - Gordon Ramsey is a sexy, sexy man. I don't swing that way but I would be lying if I said anything different about him. I don't know why I love the show though: I watched the series on Netflix which I believe is the UK version from the early/mid aughts. Just watched an episode about a half hour ago about a restaurant based in Atlanta though so this may be a current series. Good show either way.
TV shows I dearly miss -
Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Drawn Together
Ducktales
Goof Troop
Greg the Bunny
Mickey Mouse/Disney cartoons
Mission Hill
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Simpsons - No matter what and, even though they don't show episodes from before 2000 anymore, I can always watch Simpsons. It's good and it's been consistently good for about as long as I've been alive. That's a pretty good accomplishment right there I'd say.
Bob's Burgers - Far more grounded than the Seth MacFarlene trio even if it does get weird from time to time. This is my current favorite show on the Fox Sunday Line-up. I've even gone back and watched this on Netflix a couple times.
Fairly Odd Parents - I swear this show gets a new episode occasionally. Even if it doesn't it's my current favorite Nick-Toon. It's also one that I think is better than some of the toons from when I was younger like Catdog. Catdog was terrible. (I should have probably mentioned in the simpsons section that these are all personal opinions)
Big Bang Theory - It's all new to me. I don't know how long the show's been going for...I'd estimate 5 or 6 seasons but I'm only just getting into it and am really enjoying it. I like the geek references and, humor. I love Sheldon and, I love how he's more of a kid than anything.
Kitchen Nightmares - Gordon Ramsey is a sexy, sexy man. I don't swing that way but I would be lying if I said anything different about him. I don't know why I love the show though: I watched the series on Netflix which I believe is the UK version from the early/mid aughts. Just watched an episode about a half hour ago about a restaurant based in Atlanta though so this may be a current series. Good show either way.
TV shows I dearly miss -
Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers
Darkwing Duck
Drawn Together
Ducktales
Goof Troop
Greg the Bunny
Mickey Mouse/Disney cartoons
Mission Hill
Mystery Science Theater 3000
More votes for Wire and Game of Thrones! They are in my queue!DustyDrB said:
I love Breaking Bad and I agree, Jessie is just as interesting a character as Walter. Peggy is also very interesting.
just when I thought there was little they could do to evoke how much things have changed, socially, and that it happened in this period and the controversy they invoke, Peggy is asked to shack up with her lover to her mother's understandable outrage... holy moly.
I'll have to look up that Halloween episode. Because they were on Netflix streaming, I petty much pulled a marrathon on the first 4 season, all of which deserve at least a 2nd watch. Suitcase is a particularly great episode.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484250/
Gotta rewatch this one!
Sherlock
Doctor Who
Korra
Adventure Time
Transformers Prime
And I won't list reasons because I'm sure others on this thread have already done so.
Doctor Who
Korra
Adventure Time
Transformers Prime
And I won't list reasons because I'm sure others on this thread have already done so.
Doctor Who: My all-time favorite, but it's been too long of a wait for the next series.
Torchwood: RTD better deliver a fifth series or I will smack a *****. At least Netflix has everything up to Children of Earth. That makes me a happy Whovian.
MLP: FiM: Don't you fucking start, haters.
Futurama: I don't watch it regularly, but it's still hilarious.
Colbert Report: For when I need some political humor that doesn't come from Fox News.
Torchwood: RTD better deliver a fifth series or I will smack a *****. At least Netflix has everything up to Children of Earth. That makes me a happy Whovian.
MLP: FiM: Don't you fucking start, haters.
Futurama: I don't watch it regularly, but it's still hilarious.
Colbert Report: For when I need some political humor that doesn't come from Fox News.
My top five current shows?
In no particular order, Adventure Time, Doctor Who, Regular Show... and I'm having a hard time coming up with two more. I guess Top Gear and Mythbusters. There's very little good on TV these days, has been since the start of the last decade, where we had a huge blast of post-9/11 cynicism coupled with the studios realizing how much money there was to be made on reality TV. I know HBO has some good stuff, but I don't get HBO, so that's out. A lot of the other stuff that people say is so great I hate thanks to the aforementioned post-9/11 cynicism (especially the Battlestar Galactica reboot. Way to ruin a classic piece of escapism, Sci Fi.)
Edit: forgot about Legend of Korra. That bumps out the current batch of Mythbusters episodes. Don't get me wrong, the show is still great, but they were better before they added the second team.
In no particular order, Adventure Time, Doctor Who, Regular Show... and I'm having a hard time coming up with two more. I guess Top Gear and Mythbusters. There's very little good on TV these days, has been since the start of the last decade, where we had a huge blast of post-9/11 cynicism coupled with the studios realizing how much money there was to be made on reality TV. I know HBO has some good stuff, but I don't get HBO, so that's out. A lot of the other stuff that people say is so great I hate thanks to the aforementioned post-9/11 cynicism (especially the Battlestar Galactica reboot. Way to ruin a classic piece of escapism, Sci Fi.)
Edit: forgot about Legend of Korra. That bumps out the current batch of Mythbusters episodes. Don't get me wrong, the show is still great, but they were better before they added the second team.
Game of Thrones
The Legend of Korra
Sherlock
Doctor Who
Top Gear
No particular order. And technically Doctor Who and Top Gear are ancient XD
The Legend of Korra
Sherlock
Doctor Who
Top Gear
No particular order. And technically Doctor Who and Top Gear are ancient XD
im glad to see so many people here are watching The Legend of Korra.
as for other great animated shows: Archer, Regular Show, Adventure Time, South Park, Futurama, Young Justice.
comedy: Modern Family, The Office, Louie, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.
drama: Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Justified, The Walking Dead.
im watching a lot of other great shows, but these are the ones i believe truly shine.
if i had to pick the top 5 out of all of those, i would go with Breaking Bad, Justified, Game of Thrones, The Legend of Korra, and Archer.
as for other great animated shows: Archer, Regular Show, Adventure Time, South Park, Futurama, Young Justice.
comedy: Modern Family, The Office, Louie, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.
drama: Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Justified, The Walking Dead.
im watching a lot of other great shows, but these are the ones i believe truly shine.
if i had to pick the top 5 out of all of those, i would go with Breaking Bad, Justified, Game of Thrones, The Legend of Korra, and Archer.
13 episodes with a possible back 9 to make it a full season.Launcelot111 said:
I'll say:
- Community
- LOST
- Parks and Recreation
- Breaking Bad
- Louie
The last episode of House (The almighty prince of everything TV related) aired last night, so I don't think it counts as being "on TV" anymore. (Unless you count syndication, but that leaves the race too wide open) But just know that if anyone claims that a TV show is better than House they're probably a spy working for what ever TV show they say is better.
1) New Girl: It's the kind of perfect storm of comedy gold that I haven't seen since Arrested Development.
2) Hell's Kitchen: It may seem cheep to call out a reality show as the second best thing currently on TV. But making people cook is magnitudes more interesting that making people sing or dance or any other bullshit. Gordon Ramsay is the best host/judge that's ever been on a reality show. I'm pretty sure I'd watch American Idol if he was in it.
3) Legend of Korra: Honestly I didn't think they could pull off a squeal to The Last Airbender because of, you know, the entire world being threatened by a hundred year war and all that. But it works amazingly well (Especially if what I think is going on is actually going on) Plus if I didn't put this on the list Tenzen would burn my house down with combustible lemons.
4) My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: I like it so shut up.
5) I haven't watched enough other shows to give a good answer, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Person of Interest, Community. so I'm just going to leave fifth place blank
1) New Girl: It's the kind of perfect storm of comedy gold that I haven't seen since Arrested Development.
2) Hell's Kitchen: It may seem cheep to call out a reality show as the second best thing currently on TV. But making people cook is magnitudes more interesting that making people sing or dance or any other bullshit. Gordon Ramsay is the best host/judge that's ever been on a reality show. I'm pretty sure I'd watch American Idol if he was in it.
3) Legend of Korra: Honestly I didn't think they could pull off a squeal to The Last Airbender because of, you know, the entire world being threatened by a hundred year war and all that. But it works amazingly well (Especially if what I think is going on is actually going on) Plus if I didn't put this on the list Tenzen would burn my house down with combustible lemons.
4) My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: I like it so shut up.
5) I haven't watched enough other shows to give a good answer, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Battlestar Galactica, Person of Interest, Community. so I'm just going to leave fifth place blank
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...Anyway in all seriousness:
1. MLP:FIM (in case you hadn't guessed)
2. Game of Thrones
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Walking Dead
5. Firefly (I'm not sure if this is recent enough, but still)
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...Anyway in all seriousness:
1. MLP:FIM (in case you hadn't guessed)
2. Game of Thrones
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Walking Dead
5. Firefly (I'm not sure if this is recent enough, but still)
I really don't watch a lot of TV anymore, but I will always have time for these recent shows:
Game of Thrones
The Venture Bros.
The IT Crowd
Boardwalk Empire
Luther
I wanted to limit myself to shows that are still running, but if we're talking "best shows within the last decade" then no list would be complete without "The Wire" being within the top three. Only 5 seasons and 60 episodes long, that show was never afraid to touch any subject and never afraid to dance around an issue. It was the details that made the show so unique and well done, along with a remarkable cast of largely unknown actors who gave a real sense of realism. Definitely not the show you watch if you watch TV for escapism because the show's strong adherence to realism can make it a little too grim for some people.
The only other show I've followed this last decade that I left off the list is Supernatural, and that's because these last two seasons have been shit. There was absolutely no reason for them and they've tainted the overall legacy of a show that would have been considered a cult classic 10-years down the line. They did it for profit and at the complete expense of all the positive traits the show had and have left it with no real satisfying ending that doesn't either piss off a lot of fans, or leave it open to be further exploited down the line.
Game of Thrones
The Venture Bros.
The IT Crowd
Boardwalk Empire
Luther
I wanted to limit myself to shows that are still running, but if we're talking "best shows within the last decade" then no list would be complete without "The Wire" being within the top three. Only 5 seasons and 60 episodes long, that show was never afraid to touch any subject and never afraid to dance around an issue. It was the details that made the show so unique and well done, along with a remarkable cast of largely unknown actors who gave a real sense of realism. Definitely not the show you watch if you watch TV for escapism because the show's strong adherence to realism can make it a little too grim for some people.
The only other show I've followed this last decade that I left off the list is Supernatural, and that's because these last two seasons have been shit. There was absolutely no reason for them and they've tainted the overall legacy of a show that would have been considered a cult classic 10-years down the line. They did it for profit and at the complete expense of all the positive traits the show had and have left it with no real satisfying ending that doesn't either piss off a lot of fans, or leave it open to be further exploited down the line.