List compiled by an utter moron. Entirely missing (among others) and vastly superior to most on the list:
- The Expanse
- After Life
- Sex Education
- Firefly
- IT Crowd
Also, despite being controversial, probably worth mentioning:
- South Park
- The Walking Dead
- Z-Nation (imo much better than TWD)
scanned the entire list hoping the expanse would pop up.
of course not.
I was hoping see Battlestar Galactica
Z Nation was so great.
I just started a rewatch tonight after having mentioned it here :) I loved the show and I think it’s time to give it another go. I am surprised how much of the permanent cast is introduced in episode one.
I already knew the new York times were shit
True Detectives (SEASON ONE)
lol the people behind season 2 must be fuming…
Also, if they can just, randomly specify seasons of a show, why aren’t they excluding the last season of GoT? or the finale of Lost (haven’t seen, but come to believe that the finale was considered one of the worst ever)?
I’m upset because (my favorite show) is not in the top (insert arbitrary number)
A lot these comments are more like
I’m upset because (my favorite 20th century show) is not in the top (insert arbitrary number)
I’ll quote myself from the other post about this:
Why the fuck would I care what the NYT thinks about TV shows?
The best TV show IN ENGLISH… plenty of better TV show in other languages… just saying.
Any recommendations?
This is bullshit. The 21st century isn’t even over yet.
No whose line?
Though the majority of its runtime has been in the 21st century, it initially aired in September of 1998 (British version was back in '88). Every other entry on this list starts at 2000 or later.
Office UK is better than Office US.
Girls at 13 is much more egregious, IMO
In what world is The Office US higher than The Office UK?
The first few episodes (first entire season maybe) of Office US is worse, but as an entire series there’s little argument that the U.S. version was more engaging, created more diverse and memorable characters, and had much better storylines. Most of this is purely because it ran longer, but it’s really a very different type of show.
Absolutely agreed it’s McDonald’s against a good restaurant, sure one serves more customers but it’s nowhere near the quality
I wouldn’t put Breaking Bad over The Wire.
The Wire is, without a doubt, the best written show in television history. If anyone hasn’t seen it, you have to see it.
Nah it totally jumps the shark when Marlo is introduced. The shield is better. Plus it had a whole universe
No Pushing Daisies?
I don’t think I know anyone that would argue with Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and maybe The Wire (I don’t know any of you contrarians) but the rest of the list just doesn’t have nearly the writing quality. Which is really weird to think about. 3 shows (really 2, Better Call Saul is really Breaking Bad) that are exponentially better than the rest.
Edit: I mean White Lotus is on there. I couldn’t finish the first season. It wasn’t dark or witty. It was just rich people being rich people.
I would say you believe this for two main reasons. One, those are some of the shows that you watched and are familiar with, and you’ve seen spectacularly little of what is actually on that list.
And two, your own subjective experience is dictating what you feel is better versus what is worse, which is ultimately a completely useless way to estimate how good something actually is.
Furthermore, lists like this are intentionally inflammatory. They’ll put several genuinely good entries way too low on the list specifically so people will argue about it and drive engagement.
I mean, Westworld didn’t even make the cut but Scandal did.
This is Dicktown erasure! Also, it’s ludicrous that Taskmaster isn’t on here.
