I’ve been rewatching my favorites (Mr. Robot, Andor, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) and I’m curious: What is your favorite show of all time? What makes that your favorite?

    • ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I was thinking that I didn’t have one, but Avatar is one of the one’s I rewatched the most, so it has to be up there. It’s probably between that and The Office.

  • thechadwick@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’m no particular order:

    Dramas:

    • The Wire (truly incredible TV, maybe the best Shakespeare ever told through Baltimore drug trade)
    • Succession
    • Damages (legal drama)
    • True Detective (wish I could go back and experience watching this for the first time again so bad)
    • Mad Men
    • Widow’s Bay (apple TV and absolutely hysterical horror)

    Comedies:

    • Arrested Development

    • Veep

    • Silicon Valley

    • Schitt’s Creek

      Regularly on in the background:

      • Curb Your Enthusiasm
      • Futurama
      • 30 Rock
      • The Good Place
  • wowbaggerip@lemmy.world
    15·
    1 month ago

    Cowboy Bebop (the animated ver) - Just absolute cinema the whole time. Never watched the live action, probably never will. Soundtrack goes so hard and the voice acting in both English and Japanese are unparalleled imo. Such an imaginative and realistic depiction of the future, especially for the time. Thanks a million to Adult Swim for introducing me to my fav show of all time.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Runner up: The Wire

      “You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you start to follow the money, and you don’t know where the fuck it’s gonna take you.”

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago
    • The Simpsons 2-9
    • It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    All because of their fantastic comedy writing: nuanced, layered jokes, with satisfying stories, characters and plots which leads to endless rewatchability.

    • Community
    • Atlanta

    For being weird experimental extremely well written comedies. Rick and Morty’s early seasons might make it on this list but I haven’t gone back in a while.

    • Breaking Bad
    • The Expanse

    For being long serious satisfying dramas with great characters and writing.

    • Dark

    Get a special shout-out for being one of the only mystery box shows I’ve ever seen that sticks the landing.

    • Arrested Development 1-3
    • Parks and Rec
    • 30 Rock
    • The Office

    All get shout outs for being great comedies, if not quite at the tier of the above.

    • Dorgel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Since all of these are also my favourites, you may want to try Fleabag for a comedy, and the Wire, Fargo, True Detective and Severance for drama. Fargo might be my favourite series in general, Fargo and the Simpsons, if I could pick two.

      • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I agree with almost all those choices but I never finished any of those series so didn’t put them on.

        Severance is the only one on there I disagree with. They may stick the landing, but imho I highly suspect they’ve fully jumped the shark and are in the “oh fuck, we didn’t actually plan for it to go on this long” part of a mystery box. I suspect it will just waste time for like another 2-3 seasons then suddenly end while not answering half the questions from the early seasons … like virtually all of mystery boxes that aren’t Dark do.

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Atlanta is so good. There’s a Canadian show called Late Bloomer that for some reason gives me similar vibes. It’s not really similar other than it being a darkish comedy about a troubled artist, but just something about the writing hits the same way.

  • Noctambulist@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 month ago

    Babylon 5 — just the perfect scifi show for me with a five-season story arc that was planned from the beginning.

    Others: Farscape, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark, The West Wing, Community, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

  • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    As with movies, foods, music, etc. my “favorites” always shift around depending on my mood, but just now off the top of my head:

    • Doctor Who
    • Star Trek TNG
    • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (which is coming back again, again!)
    • Monty Python’s Flying Circus
    • Bob’s Burgers
    • Ghosts (the US version)
  • Pronell@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 month ago

    Community, followed by Fringe and then Justified.

    Community is my ideal sitcom: weird, experimental, hilarious, and emotional. It was my comfort show for a very long time. My ringtone comes from that show, Professor Professorson’s conspiracy theory ringtone. (Dun dun dunnnnnn)

    Fringe is my ideal sci-fi show: weird, far reaching, and is allowed to reach its end.

    Justified is my ideal cop show: funny and dark, with a great supporting cast.

    • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Fringe is my ideal sci-fi show: weird, far reaching, and is allowed to reach its end.

      Top 5 for me too, but I’d argue it (and Person of Interest) had unfortunately rushed final seasons. Still, gloriously weird, top notch acting, class act writing with some standout moments of utter glory (white tulip, that dandelion poking out to “Only You”, my very favourite thing…). Hmm, shall bump it in my rewatch queue.

      • Pronell@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Did you binge the whole thing?

        I love seasons one and two. It never really goes downhill but those two initial seasons are nearly perfect to me.

        If you have also watched Deadwood, you will appreciate them bringing in co-stars from that show here and there.

  • rue@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Tough call. Absolutely depends on mood but right now I’d say Bojack Horseman. One of the few shows that got better all way through and ended at exactly the right time.