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ELA

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Re: OT: Best TV Show Ever?
« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2021, 09:26:51 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on August 20, 2021, 02:19:04 AM
I like most already named.

I'll throw in Mad Men
We didn't watch mad Men live until a few seasons into its run. It was a fantastic binge show. Once we caught up, and watched week-to-week, we started to realize how many episodes were a little too slow, they got lost when you watched four or five in a row.

One other one that I loved, thinking of ones that I've been binged to catch up, and then watched live, was 24
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« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2021, 09:30:29 AM »
I loved the pacing of Mad Men.  It was deliberately slow, a stark counterpoint to the hurried pace of most modern television.

Now I will say that after about Season 2, the Betty Draper storylines were not great.  But that was a function of writing, not direction or artistic choice.
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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2021, 09:49:39 AM »
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« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2021, 09:52:11 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on August 20, 2021, 08:04:50 AM
I think peak Breaking Bad, especially the final few episodes is about as high quality of anything I've ever watched,  TV, film, theater. 
Agreed. That show was great, and Cranston fantastic in it. 

I will say though, having rewatched it- some of it is a little hokey and not sure it'll hold up. Real people don't talk like Jesse Pinkman- yeah bitch, yeah. Bitch wheres my money bitch! 

I think Breaking Bad was constrained by being on network TV. If they were on a platform like HBO, Amazon, Netflix- where there isn't censorship required for broadcast TV- you can actually write real curse words and actually explore darkest human behaviors and emotions- would've been an even more amazing show. 
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« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2021, 09:56:25 AM »


The GOAT


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« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2021, 11:13:10 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on August 20, 2021, 09:30:29 AM
I loved the pacing of Mad Men.  It was deliberately slow, a stark counterpoint to the hurried pace of most modern television.

Now I will say that after about Season 2, the Betty Draper storylines were not great.  But that was a function of writing, not direction or artistic choice.
I was very fine with it too, overall, but to wait a whole week for a show, some were totally useless for both character development and plot.  I just think some were better served as one 2 hour episode, than two 1 hours
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« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2021, 12:02:04 PM »
Quote from: ELA on August 20, 2021, 11:13:10 AM
I was very fine with it too, overall, but to wait a whole week for a show, some were totally useless for both character development and plot.  I just think some were better served as one 2 hour episode, than two 1 hours
I watched the entire series live, and never felt that way.  I was always disappointed when the episode ended and looked forward to the next one.
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« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2021, 12:32:17 PM »
Ive never watched Mad Men 

Mayhaps I'll watch some episodes  and report back
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Re: OT: Best TV Show Ever?
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2021, 01:46:36 PM »
Comedy - I love Lucy, MASH (the first 3 seasons were by far the best), Cheers, Big Bang Theory

Sports - Monday Night Football (while it was still on ABC and best theme song of all time).

Drama - Yellowstone






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« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2021, 02:44:20 PM »
Quote from: NorthernOhioBuckeye on August 20, 2021, 01:46:36 PM
Comedy - I love Lucy, MASH (the first 3 seasons were by far the best), Cheers, Big Bang Theory

Sports - Monday Night Football (while it was still on ABC and used to have the best theme song of all time).

Drama - Yellowstone







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Re: OT: Best TV Show Ever?
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2021, 03:52:49 PM »
24 was my favorite followed by Breaking Bad and GOT.
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« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2021, 04:12:13 PM »
Quote from: Thumper on August 20, 2021, 03:52:49 PM
24 was my favorite followed by Breaking Bad and GOT.
three pretty good shows
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Re: OT: Best TV Show Ever?
« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2021, 05:24:33 PM »
Quote from: NorthernOhioBuckeye on August 20, 2021, 01:46:36 PM
Comedy - I love Lucy, MASH (the first 3 seasons were by far the best), Cheers, Big Bang Theory

Sports - Monday Night Football (while it was still on ABC and best theme song of all time).

Drama - Yellowstone







Good ones. Loved I love Lucy, Mash and Cheers.

Yellowstone too.    
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Re: OT: Best TV Show Ever?
« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2021, 06:03:51 PM »
Quote from: Thumper on August 20, 2021, 03:52:49 PM
24 was my favorite followed by Breaking Bad and GOT.
I loved 24, but it jumped the shark a bit.

Breaking Bad was amazing, but I think it was limited by being on a traditional cable network like AMC. Would've been maybe the greatest show ever if it had been on HBO and they been allowed to really go all the way.

GoT was easily one of the few greatest tv shows ever- only to be undone by its final season. Haven't been that disappointed since GF Part III. What a let down.
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