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corrections · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:11 pm **Posts:** 14820

monga18 wrote:

dramas:
1 The Wire
2 Deadwood
3 Breaking Bad
4 Friday Night Lights
5 Lost
6 Freaks and Geeks
7 The West Wing

comedies:
1 Arrested Development
2 Community
3 The Daily Show
4 The Simpsons
5 Parks and Recreation
6 Archer
7 Curb Your Enthusiasm

orders are highly rough but mostly accurate

I do hope that's exclusive of the last 10 seasons.

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5769

It's purely based on s1-8, although according to a couple critics I trust the most recent season has been fairly good with a couple standout episodes. The show's real arc has not been one of steady decline but rather a severe drop in quality when Mike Scully (who has actually written a couple great Parks & Rec episodes including the first "Ron and Tammy") took over the show from s9-12, followed by a modest recovery (i.e. still mostly retreads, but better ones.)

corrections · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:11 pm **Posts:** 14820

monga18 wrote:

It's purely based on s1-8, although according to a couple critics I trust the most recent season has been fairly good with a couple standout episodes. The show's real arc has not been one of steady decline but rather a severe drop in quality when Mike Scully (who has actually written a couple great Parks & Rec episodes including the first "Ron and Tammy") took over the show from s9-12, followed by a modest recovery (i.e. still mostly retreads, but better ones.)

Fair.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:15 am

monga18 wrote:

It's purely based on s1-8, although according to a couple critics I trust the most recent season has been fairly good with a couple standout episodes. The show's real arc has not been one of steady decline but rather a severe drop in quality when Mike Scully (who has actually written a couple great Parks & Rec episodes including the first "Ron and Tammy") took over the show from s9-12, followed by a modest recovery (i.e. still mostly retreads, but better ones.)

That also coincided with the leave of Brad Bird, who I think was one of the main reasons The Simpsons had so much heart in during its prime years.

monga18 · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am **Posts:** 5769

Maybe, although he wasn't strictly a writer. There's also Greg Daniels (Office US showrunner, P&R co-creator) who left after S7 to go make King of the Hill.

Chaplin · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:38 pm **Posts:** 191

Doctor Who, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Dexter, Welcome to the N.H.K., Sherlock, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Breaking Bad, Serial Experiments Lain, Fullmetal Alchemist, The Walking Dead

Stephen · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:03 pm

Man, my list needs a serious update. My top 15 in alphabetical order:

Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Deadwood, Freaks & Geeks, Louie, Mad Men, The Office (UK), Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Spaced, Twin Peaks, The Wire

Edit:

Might as well add a ranking as well, just for fun.

Comedies
1. The Simpsons (1989-circa 2000)
2. Louie
3. The Office (UK)
4. Community
5. Arrested Development
6. Seinfeld
7. Freaks and Geeks
8. Spaced
9. Curb Your Enthusiasm

Dramas
T1. Twin Peaks/The Wire
3. The Sopranos
4. Breaking Bad
5. Deadwood
6. Mad Men

Rudy Rules · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:16 pm

Rudy Rules: Seinfeld, Futurama, The Office, South Park, Arrested Development, Louie, Frasier, Daily Show, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men.

1. Seinfeld
2. Futurama
3. The Office
4. South Park
5. Arrested Development
6. Louie
7. Frasier
8. Daily Show
9. How I Met Your Mother
10. 30 Rock

Dramas:

1. Mad Men
2. Breaking Bad
3. Dexter
4. The Walking Dead

The only four dramas I watch.

rockvirtuoso · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:36 pm **Posts:** 2375

curb, frasier, seinfeld, breaking bad, deadwood

Sodacake · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:35 am

I always thought I was the only one here who loved Frasier.

Rudy Rules · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:09 am

Hey at least you're still the only one here who loves you.

Chemical Ali · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:57 am **Posts:** 2573

I do like this method of splitting it between Drama and Comedy.

Drama
1.The Wire
2.Six Feet Under
3.Cowboy Bebop
4.Breaking Bad
5.Deadwood
6.Dexter
7.Freaks and Geeks
8.The Sopranos
9.Samurai Champloo
10.Battlestar Gallactica

Comedy
1.Arrested Development
2.Futurama
3.Monty Python's Flying Circus
4.Mystery Science Theatre 3000
5.South Park
6.The Office (UK)
7.Venture Brothers
8.Chappelle Show
9.Extras
10.Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hendrix · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:55 am **Posts:** 395

1. The Sopranos
2. Arrested Development
3. Breaking Bad
4. South Park
5. Mad Men
6. Twin Peaks
7. Community
8. Six Feet Under
9. Futurama
10. The Wire
11. Rome
12. Games Of Thrones
13. Archer
14. Deadwood
15. Avatar: The Last Airbender
16. Black Books
17. Parks & Recreation
18. Fullmetal Alchemist
19. The Office [US]
20. The Shield
21. Venture Bros.
22. Dexter
23. The Simpsons
24. Firefly
25. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
26. Cowboy Bebop
27. Carnivalé
28. Lost
29. How I Met Your Mother
30. Death Note

piper · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:19 am

update, since I haven't done one in forever:

Doctor Who; Pushing Daises; Arrested Development; Spaced; Community, The Simpsons (first 11 seasons only); Last Exile; Lost; Peep Show; Look Around You; Fullmetal Alchemist

Quinnsy Lohan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:34 am

How about an overall list?

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