Stevo985 Posted March 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2015 Someone has actually voted for Doctor Who. I can only assume they sold their TV when they were 11 and haven't watched it since 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The Wire - Season 4... the GREATEST season of any show ever made. Nothing has or will ever come close to matching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 20, 2015 Moderator Share Posted March 20, 2015 From the list, definitely the Wire. Though there was an episode of a local tv news bulletin which was quite good, some years ago now. There was stuff about trams, and a man had been found guilty of doing a bad thing in court, and there was controversy about a school lollipop person, and then something else about a cat and they finished it off with a cheery weather forecast. Awesome. oh and there was even a photos sent in by a viewer. They don't make 'em like that anymore. oh, do they? right enough then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YGabbana Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The Sopranos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Though there was an episode of a local tv news bulletin which was quite good, some years ago now. There was stuff about trams, and a man had been found guilty of doing a bad thing in court, and there was controversy about a school lollipop person, and then something else about a cat and they finished it off with a cheery weather forecast. Awesome. oh and there was even a photos sent in by a viewer. They don't make 'em like that anymore. oh, do they? right enough then. I'm waiting for the box set to come out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You're all wrong. The best show on TV, ever, was obviously All About Me, starring the amazing Jasper carrott playing a Brummie small heath fan married to an Asian with a wheelchair-bound kid. Ticks all the PC boxes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 You're all wrong. The best show on TV, ever, was obviously All About Me, starring the amazing Jasper carrott playing a Brummie small heath fan married to an Asian with a wheelchair-bound kid. Ticks all the PC boxes! Yep you've got race covered with the Asian woman, and special needs covered with the small heath fan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 For me it's Columbo, Peter Falk is a genius. But recently Hannibal and GoT have been my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 For me it's Columbo, Peter Falk is a genius. Me you and against the world, pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted March 23, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2015 Homicide: Life on the Street. Without it, no Wire, no Oz, no Shield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Twin Peaks The Return is by far and away the best show I've ever seen, so much so that it's pretty much killed television for me as nothing else comes close. Although as some say, it's almost like an eighteen hour movie, rather than a TV series so maybe it's unfair to compare. Also surprised that Mad Men doesn't have a single vote in the poll above. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2019 Presumably it was just a massive oversight that this wasn’t in the running.....ooh nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Old shows: Hill Street Blues Newi(ish) shows: 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 It depends. There is TV you watch because it is on, and there is TV in which you would run all the red lights and drive through the garage door so you don't miss a minute of it. Streaming now prevents that from happening nowdydays. For me, my favourites are Inbetweeners, Russell Howard, and Attack On Titan. Game of Thrones wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 3, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2019 My answer is still The Wire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 For years and years it is "The first 48" for me. I think we are on season 16 or 17 now and I have seen every episode. It's from the initial crime, investigation and 99% of the time they will get who did it and you will find out the sentence. Usually on this programme it's capital murder. Maybe I am the only person on here who watches it but this is better than any script driven show IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Same as @Stevo985. The Wire is still to be bettered for me. It was, is and always be sublime. I wish I could erase my memory so I could watch it all over again with fresh eyes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Supernatural. End of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 In some cases it's your favourite as opposed to the "best", although a lot of my favourites are in the list. Mine would be, in no specific order... Vikings The Wire Ray Donovan The Shield Rescue Me Dexter House Game Of Thrones 24 Californication Black Sails Sons of Anarchy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Hancock's Half Hour. Still funny and relevant to today's world. The London 2012 Opening Ceremony. I fully expected our Olympics to be an embarrassing shambles. I was wrong. The show blew me away and is one of those shows that will always be in my memory. Villa European Cup win. I was only 11 but I remember every kick. Sitting on the floor in front of a TV that was tiny by today's standards. House. Not everyone's cup other tea. But it's unusual for an American comedy to use sarcasm athe it's core. Fawlty Towers. You started it. Operation Good Guys. A lesser known improvised Police comedy. The Clangers. It still reminds me of childhood. The World At War. This should be on the curriculum for every schoolchild. Lawrence Olivier's commentary is just stunning. Deep Space 9 - the dominion wars. I hate 90% of Star Trek but these episodes were fabulous. Morecombe & Wise Christmas Shows. So many classic moments and so many memories. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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