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best tv show ever
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am enjoying re-run of Colditz, also Secret Army. My fave drama was probably When the Boat Comes in
turienzo's lovechild
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the soprano's by miles for me
Tyrone Biggums
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haha we've got that playing over here 3-4 nights a week.
Watched it this very evening. Still a good show to watch.
Barrel of Fun
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How not to live your life
Lee Nelson's Well Good Show
Three Non-Blondes
The Phone Shop
Life of Riley
Green Green Grass
Two Pints of Lager...
My Hero
My Family
All About Me
Lee Nelson's Well Good Show
Three Non-Blondes
The Phone Shop
Life of Riley
Green Green Grass
Two Pints of Lager...
My Hero
My Family
All About Me
Brightonfan1983
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I think this was the last time I counted the days down to each new episode. Too young for MASH but I've grown up with that show being held up as the best ever.
You are joking right? Please say you are.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Oh I say, top shout!
Other's that spring to mind are The Green Wing, Porridge, The League of Gent's, Funland, Inspector Morse...
willyfantastic
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- Mar 1, 2009
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BoF are you listing the worst shows ever to have been shown on bbc3?
Dexter, Sopranos or Freaks & Geeks for me
Dexter, Sopranos or Freaks & Geeks for me
Austrian Gull
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I'm Alan Partridge
The Simpsons
And, as a kid, I used to love Sportsnight - the theme tune, the highlights of European Cup Winners' Cup ties from Lokomotiv Leipzig, Harry Carpenter when boxing was worth watching, David Vine ... (wipes tear from his eye).
The Simpsons
And, as a kid, I used to love Sportsnight - the theme tune, the highlights of European Cup Winners' Cup ties from Lokomotiv Leipzig, Harry Carpenter when boxing was worth watching, David Vine ... (wipes tear from his eye).
Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper
Rebels & Albion
As much as I love Python and Doctor Who, Blackadder Goes Fourth was just great at every turn! Have quite enjoyed what I've seen of Only Fools, but not enough for it to be a "favourite" of mine!
How do you pick one show as the best ever, when what makes the show great is often very much in the moment, the time of your life when you watch them etc?
My shortlist would definitely include (* = ones I own on dvd):
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer
*The West Wing
Quantum Leap
Twin Peaks
Friends
ER
*Alias
*Firefly
Some that were probably more in the moment, or are more current faves
*Supernatural
*Simpsons
*Family Guy
South Park
Smallville
Cartoon shows I loved as a kid, and as such feel were culturally important, if not necessarily good:
He-man
Thundercats
Transformers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (ignoring the numerous reincarnations of it)
Centurians
M.A.S.K.
Inspector Gadget
Knightmare
Jem
Denver The Last Dinosaur
Jayce and the Wheel Warriors
X-men
Spider-man and his amazing friends
Tea Bag (or whatever it was called)
Dangermouse
Trapdoor
Count duckula
Some of these shows have had some great seasons, but also some poor or underwhelming seasons, so won't argue with anyone who disagrees, but they were all shows that I consider to have been good enough to stay with me, and that is for me what makes them great, even if the quality of the show isn't.
Along with shows mentioned by other posters
Sopranos, Blackadder, only fools and horses, a-team, the young ones, spitting image
Others forgotten
Brush Strokes, Bread, Birds of a feather, a bit of fry and laury, poirot, murder she wrote, knightrider, manimal, harry enfield and chums, hale and pace, dr who (various incarnations)
My shortlist would definitely include (* = ones I own on dvd):
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer
*The West Wing
Quantum Leap
Twin Peaks
Friends
ER
*Alias
*Firefly
Some that were probably more in the moment, or are more current faves
*Supernatural
*Simpsons
*Family Guy
South Park
Smallville
Cartoon shows I loved as a kid, and as such feel were culturally important, if not necessarily good:
He-man
Thundercats
Transformers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (ignoring the numerous reincarnations of it)
Centurians
M.A.S.K.
Inspector Gadget
Knightmare
Jem
Denver The Last Dinosaur
Jayce and the Wheel Warriors
X-men
Spider-man and his amazing friends
Tea Bag (or whatever it was called)
Dangermouse
Trapdoor
Count duckula
Some of these shows have had some great seasons, but also some poor or underwhelming seasons, so won't argue with anyone who disagrees, but they were all shows that I consider to have been good enough to stay with me, and that is for me what makes them great, even if the quality of the show isn't.
Along with shows mentioned by other posters
Sopranos, Blackadder, only fools and horses, a-team, the young ones, spitting image
Others forgotten
Brush Strokes, Bread, Birds of a feather, a bit of fry and laury, poirot, murder she wrote, knightrider, manimal, harry enfield and chums, hale and pace, dr who (various incarnations)
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timco
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now there is taste would add the first 3 series of Shameless (very repative and quite poor after that) and Yes Minister/Prime Minister and we are there.
Now I bet a lot of people are going to say what to A Very Peculiar Practice a gem deeply burried that was.
LowKarate
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I didn't think I was that old, but The Prisoner and I Claudius (aka 1 Clavdivs) were the first two shows I thought of.
Comedy Shows like Blackadder, The Young Ones and Only Fools and Horses are up there too, but I think that a really good, gripping drama is rarer, which is why shows like The Sopranos work well for me.
I also liked Lost, but there's no accounting for personal taste!
Taybha
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