Best TV Show EVER - Boardsies Decide: Tournament Thread

Rikand

Knew well father ted would go all the way. That Irish bias is stronk!

:pac:

For some reason I hold dramas above comedies. I don't think any comedy should have gone all the way even though I nominated the simpsons.

Zaph

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For some reason I hold dramas above comedies. I don't think any comedy should have gone all the way even though I nominated the simpsons.

That's a bias you see in things like the Oscars as well. It's like comedies aren't as "worthy" of the same accolades because they're maybe not as emotionally demanding of the actors or they're considered a bit too frivolous. It's a shame really, because done right the best comedies are works of art in their own right and, to use the last episode of Blackadder and the obvious example, can pack an emotional punch of their own. That said, there are probably a lot less comedies good enough to ever hope to attain such an exalted status compared to dramas, and there's probably a lot more poor comedies than any other genre. The combination of the two possibly drags the whole genre down and adds weight to the argument that dramas are more worthy of critical acclaim. I'd also argue that comedy is probably a lot more subjective, so while one person may consider Monty Python the pinnacle of its art form, another may view it as a bunch of posh college boys who have never grown up larking about. But I'd imagine you'd find very few people who would regard The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, for example, as poor dramas, even if they're not to their own personal taste.

Rikand

I forgot about swiss tony from the fast show ::

, "You have to remember that making coffee is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. It has to be hot, it has to be strong, you've got to grind your beans slowly... and at the last moment, add the milk.

tusk

We forgot about weeds.

What a show

Charlie19

tusk wrote: »

We forgot about weeds.

What a show

Fizzled out after two or three seasons.

tusk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_2lGkEU4Xs

need i say more...

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

tusk wrote: »

We forgot about weeds.

What a show

The ALDI breaking bad.

tusk

Breaking bad doesn't have a patch on weeds.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

tusk wrote: »

Breaking bad doesn't have a patch on weeds.

We took a poll of 100 people and zero agree with you.

tusk

those same hundred people voted sesame street over an actual decent tv show. those hundred people don't count :pac: :pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

tusk wrote: »

those same hundred people voted sesame street over an actual decent tv show. those hundred people don't count :pac: :pac:

Touché!!

Niska

Interesting aside, empire have jsut put up their top 100 TV shows of all time.

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/

Ted was only 64th.

Top 4:

4. The Wire.
3. The Sopranos.
2. game of thrones.
1. Breaking Bad.

tusk

Just goes to show there are less gob****es working in Empire than there are on Boards :pac: :pac:

sKeith

tusk wrote: »

Just goes to show there are less gob****es working in Empire than there are on Boards :pac: :pac:

Is Empire an Irish publication?

Niska

sKeith wrote: »

Is Empire an Irish publication?

It's a British magaziine