Top 10 Series of all time

[incognito]

Now this can be a long running series or a mini series. No "reality" crap TV either. Mine are in no particular order:

1 Three's Company
2 Tour of Duty
3 Star Trek:TOS
4 Star Trek: DS9
5 Simpsons
6 Horatio Hornblower
7 Entourage
8 South Park
9 Friends
10 Dragon Ball Z

I can watch these over and over again.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Alias
24
The Wire
Star Trek (All)
Band of Brothers
Rome
Mad Men
True Blood
Fringe
Carnivale

 

[ig-88]

Law & Order
Three's Company
Tour of Duty
CSI (NY, Miami, Vegas)
Cold Case
LA Law
Night Court
Hunter
Miami Vice
X-Files

 

[Scarey]

Jericho
The West wing
Battlestar Galactica(2004-2009)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Law & Order
Family Guy
Simpsons
All in the Family
Seinfeld
The Daily show

 

[Don Draper]

1. M*A*S*H - CBS - Best TV adaptation from Oscar nominated film ever.

2. Roots - ABC - Made us all wonder were our family lineage begins?

3. Saturday Night Live - NBC - "I didn't know you could say that on TV!!"

4. Six Feet Under - HBO - Eternally poignant and reflective of life AND death.

5. 60 Minutes - CBS - Still telling me things I didn't know I wanted to know.

6. E.R. - NBC - I actually quoted medical terminology to MY doctor!

7. The Sopranos - HBO - "Ba da Bing" has become a Shakespearean quote.

8. Twin Peaks - ABC - Comic timing and macabre ambiance can be so cool.

9. Battlestar Galactica - Sky1 - Took Sci/Fi to a whole other level of thought.

10. The Twilight Zone - CBS/UPN - You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's a signpost up ahead: your next stop: the Twilight Zone!

HONORABLE MENTION

ABC's Wide World of Sports - ABC

Rome - HBO

The X-Files - FOX

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - NBC

Mad Men - AMC

 

[Nickelodeon]

I can still watch any epidsode of:

Seinfeld
House
Soprano's

 

[Twinklegirl]

I have to say

Seinfeld
St. Elsewhere
Family Ties
WKRP
House
The Cosby Show
Arrested Deveopment
Sopranos
friends
sesame street

 

[stinkynuts]

Simpsons
Family Guy
Seinfeld
Family Ties

 

[bullitt]

all in the family
seinfeld
mash
the sopranos
rescue me
the simpsons
columbo

 

[blackrock13]

My parameters might be off for some to appreciate and eclectic but;

Guiding Light
Gunsmoke
Law & Order
Simpsons

Any Tv series that last 20+ is a major point for the writers directors and actors. In a media where 7/8 years and you done, that's awesome.

Guiding Light was on the air for 70+ years, yes 70 years. I'm not a soap fan but that rocks.

I'm not a Simpsons fan either but catch it now and then. Scratchy was my favorite character, RIP.

 

[Possum Trot]

The Avengers
Banechek
Misson Impossible
Californication
Twilight Zone

 

[steel24]

oldies

the odd couple
all in the family
cheers
bob newhart (first one)
the white shadow
seinfeld
family ties
sanford & son
bj & the bear
baretta


newbies

entourage
californication
hung
sopranos
true blood
the daily show
curb your enthusiasm
mad men
anthony bourdain - no reservations
family guy

 

[mikec8inch]

fresh prince of bel air
seinfeld
homicide
E.R.
trailer park boys
Oz
law & order
home improvement
simpsons
beavis & butthead
family guy
new york undercover
cheers

 

[HG Hunter]

Going back quite a ways:
Beverly Hillbillies
Get Smart
All in the Family


Going not quite as far:
MASH
Moonlighting
Hill Street Blues
L A Law

More recently:
The Practice
Boston Legal
Friends
Seinfeld
The Pretender
Alias
The Unit

Still in production:
Two and a half Men
CSI, Vegas and New York (not crazy about Miami)
NCIS both versions

 

[The Oracle]

there's a lot when you think about it, but here goes;

1. Star trek OS
2. All In The Family
3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4. X-Files
5. The Wire
6. Rescue Me
7. Lost
8. Dexter
9. Rome
10.Law & Order

 

[hungry]

In no particular order:
Sons of Anarchy
The Shield
The Wire
United States of Tara
Californication
Crash
Rome
Dexter
Entourage
Weeds

Honorable mention:
All in the Family
Burn Notice
Leverage
Family Guy
In Treatment
The Tudors
Damages
Nip Tuck
The Munsters
Married With Children
Beverly Hillbillies
Hogan's Hero's
Get Smart
F-Troop
Star Trek
Branded

 

[insidevoice]

10. Family Guy - The first few seasons were rather weak but now it's hit its stride.

9. All in the Family - Fantastic show and ground-breaking in its time.

8. Mad Men - Super-cool! Hopefully it will continue to shine.

7. The Simpsons - Sadly is wildly uneven now but for a time it was fantastic.

6. Twin Peaks - Short shelf life but TV has never seen a series like it before or since.

5. M*A*S*H - It wore its politics on its sleeve but I loved it.

4. Cheers - Especially strong in the early years. Kirstie Alley ... not so much.

3. Mary Tyler Moore Show - Super-talented cast & writing.

2. Seinfeld - It waned a bit by the end but TV has never seen a better comedy.

1. St. Elsewhere - I stopped watching TV for a few years after they cancelled St. Elsewhere. It was my personal boycott. Stunningly original even though it was a well-covered genre. Superb ensemble cast led by the tragic brilliance of Ed Flanders. Oh, and some guy named Denzel Washington got his start on that show. Helen Hunt too.

 

[rafterman]

Star Trek (Original)
Futurama
Seinfeld
Homicide
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
Planet Earth (BBC)
Mayday (TLC)
Passionate Eye (CBC)
Antiques Road Show (PBS)

 

[HG Hunter]

Don't forget Hill Street Blues

Not forgotten.
It's in post #14.

 

[K Douglas]

My personal favourites

1. Three's Company. Absolutely brilliant comedy by the late great John Ritter.
2. Law & Order. My mom got me into that show way back at the beginning with Chris Noth,George Dzundza and Michael Moriarty.
3. Married With Children. Is there a better TV character ever than Al Bundy?
4. All in The Family. Mom got me into this one too. Ahead of its time.
5. Saved By The Bell. OK corny show but it was fun. And I loved Kelly Kapowski
6. Family Ties. Who didn't want to do Mallory Keaton?
7. Fresh Prince of Bel Air. OK Will would irritate me sometimes but there was some damn good acting on that show.
8. Arsenio Hall Show. For its contributions to popularizing hip hop/r&b/new jack.
9. CSI: Las Vegas. William Peterson was magnificent in his role as Gil Grissom. How he never won an Emmy is beyond me?
10. Degrassi Junior High/High. Gotta get some Cdn content in there. Seriously though it was a great show because it really depicted life in high school.