Favorite "Pure" TV Show

*ProphetofGanja* · 12-12-2017, 10:03 PM

What's your favorite pure* TV show? Break it down into as many genres as you like

*for this thread I'm talking live-action shows not based on something from another medium like books or comics

Here's some of mine

Comedy: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
This is my show that I could just keep cycling through on Netflix (until they took it off

) The Gang gets themselves into so many absurd situations that lead to the funniest exchanges and lines of dialogue. Classic show, probably my all time fave.

Sci-Fi: The X-Files
This show still holds up pretty well, but I feel the longer it went on the more it was bogged down by its own mythology, which kept getting more and more convoluted. I wouldn't be against a reboot with a more streamlined story and a stronger vision of where it wanted to go at the outset. I appreciate the fact that they revived the series for another couple seasons but honestly they waited a bit too long, and they're still building on the rocky foundation that is the built-up continuity.

Procedural Crime Show: Law & Order: SVU
The best of all the L&Os, undoubtedly. If I turn on a TV and this is on I'll probably just watch it until something else comes on.

Drama: Breaking Bad
I was surprised by how much I liked this show right off the bat. I was too young to get into The Sopranos and I still haven't checked out The Wire so this show kind wins in the drama category by default, but it's still a great show. The showrunners did a great job of creating tension in each episode. A lot of humor in the show too, which I appreciate.

Anyways that's all I have for now, I've been putting off some paperwork so I should probably get back to that

*PApagreg* · 12-12-2017, 10:13 PM

Action/Martial Arts: Lastman
Kinda cheating since its animation but its a show

No adventures, no lessons learned, no fancy superpowers, no recycled animation, no explaning your powers just balls to the walls fighting. Whether it be based on martial arts, shootouts, or monster fighting Lastman as it all

Comedy: Parks and Recreation

Nick Offerman just cracks me up and his character Ron Swanson basically kills me everytime I see him

*Autbot_Benz* · 12-12-2017, 10:17 PM

Sci Fi: Doctor Who. Its got Sci Fi Time Travel a lot of Aliens

Drama/Action: Sons Of Anarchy. Oneof the best Drama's ever this show hooked me day 1

*Powder* · 12-12-2017, 10:22 PM

Full House
Frasier
Everybody Loves Raymond
Scrubs
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Tim & Eric

I'd also like to include The Howard Stern Show, though I dunno if you'd count that as it doubled as a radio program.

*AT-Man* · 12-13-2017, 07:10 AM

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul
Firefly
Oz
Friends
Popular
The Office (USA version, if eligible for this list)
Sex And The City
Eastbound & Down
Desperate Housewives
Brooklyn 99

These are shows I gave 10/10 on IMDB.

*plastroncafe* · 12-13-2017, 08:21 AM

I'm not quite sure what this question is really asking, so I'm going to translate it this way:

Television shows that are damn near perfect from beginning to end.

Veronica Mars
Friday Night Lights
Firefly
Cheers
The Middleman

*Spike Spiegel* · 12-13-2017, 08:35 AM

The X-Files
Star Trek (TOS, Enterprise, TNG)
Cowboy Bebop, even though it's anime.

I will say that watching X-Files burned me out on watching TV shows with long runs/too many seasons/dropped plots. 4-5 seasons is the max for me at this point for anything, with maybe TNG being the exception.

*Wesley* · 12-13-2017, 11:30 AM

Angel
Buffy
Lost
Fraiser
The Big Bang Theory
Dollhouse
Keeping Up Appearances
One Foot in the Grave

*Autbot_Benz* · 12-13-2017, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wesley

Angel
Buffy
Lost
Fraiser
The Big Bang Theory
Dollhouse
Keeping Up Appearances
One Foot in the Grave

Love Keeping up Appearances one of the best British shows ever. Damn that bucket woman

*ProphetofGanja* · 12-13-2017, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PApagreg

Comedy: Parks and Recreation

Nick Offerman just cracks me up and his character Ron Swanson basically kills me everytime I see him

Oh man, I almost forgot about that show, I love it so much

Quote:

Originally Posted by Powder

Tim & Eric

Oh man, some of the absolute best absurdist comedy television of all time. I think Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is my favorite show of theirs but I need to check out Bedtime Stories too. Have you seen Master of None on Netflix? Tim is pretty funny on that show

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Originally Posted by AT-Man

The Office (USA version, if eligible for this list)

That counts; I just wanted a thread focusing on live-action shows developed for television, not based on other media, but that works since it's merely an American adaptation of a British show. A pretty good one, at that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

I'm not quite sure what this question is really asking, so I'm going to translate it this way:

Television shows that are damn near perfect from beginning to end.

Not necessarily shows that are perfect, I definitely think a few episodes of the shows that I listed are stinkers, just shows that are original creations for TV because I wanted to celebrate the medium.

When you take away all the advertisements and commercial breaks and editing for prime time broadcast on cable, television shows can be a wonderful art form and I think too often TV gets sh!t on for being mindless entertainment (which, granted, a lot of it is) but it's capable of some really great things too.

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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

I will say that watching X-Files burned me out on watching TV shows with long runs/too many seasons/dropped plots. 4-5 seasons is the max for me at this point for anything, with maybe TNG being the exception.

Agreed.

12-12-2017, 10:03 PM	#1
ProphetofGanja Dub Professor Join Date: May 2013 Location: Dub Side of the Moon Posts: 3,497	Favorite "Pure" TV Show What's your favorite pure* TV show? Break it down into as many genres as you like for this thread I'm talking live-action shows not based on something from another medium like books or comics Here's some of mine Comedy: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* This is my show that I could just keep cycling through on Netflix (until they took it off ) The Gang gets themselves into so many absurd situations that lead to the funniest exchanges and lines of dialogue. Classic show, probably my all time fave. Sci-Fi: The X-Files This show still holds up pretty well, but I feel the longer it went on the more it was bogged down by its own mythology, which kept getting more and more convoluted. I wouldn't be against a reboot with a more streamlined story and a stronger vision of where it wanted to go at the outset. I appreciate the fact that they revived the series for another couple seasons but honestly they waited a bit too long, and they're still building on the rocky foundation that is the built-up continuity. Procedural Crime Show: Law & Order: SVU The best of all the L&Os, undoubtedly. If I turn on a TV and this is on I'll probably just watch it until something else comes on. Drama: Breaking Bad I was surprised by how much I liked this show right off the bat. I was too young to get into The Sopranos and I still haven't checked out The Wire so this show kind wins in the drama category by default, but it's still a great show. The showrunners did a great job of creating tension in each episode. A lot of humor in the show too, which I appreciate. Anyways that's all I have for now, I've been putting off some paperwork so I should probably get back to that __________________ "We've been frantically trying to reach you, Dude."

12-12-2017, 10:13 PM	#2
PApagreg Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1,828	Action/Martial Arts: Lastman Kinda cheating since its animation but its a show No adventures, no lessons learned, no fancy superpowers, no recycled animation, no explaning your powers just balls to the walls fighting. Whether it be based on martial arts, shootouts, or monster fighting Lastman as it all Comedy: Parks and Recreation Nick Offerman just cracks me up and his character Ron Swanson basically kills me everytime I see him __________________

12-12-2017, 10:17 PM	#3
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,191	Sci Fi: Doctor Who. Its got Sci Fi Time Travel a lot of Aliens Drama/Action: Sons Of Anarchy. Oneof the best Drama's ever this show hooked me day 1 __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

12-13-2017, 07:10 AM	#5
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul Firefly Oz Friends Popular The Office (USA version, if eligible for this list) Sex And The City Eastbound & Down Desperate Housewives Brooklyn 99 These are shows I gave 10/10 on IMDB. __________________ Through the Golden Door

12-13-2017, 11:30 AM	#8
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Angel Buffy Lost Fraiser The Big Bang Theory Dollhouse Keeping Up Appearances One Foot in the Grave __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

12-12-2017, 10:22 PM	#4
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	Full House Frasier Everybody Loves Raymond Scrubs The Sopranos Breaking Bad Tim & Eric I'd also like to include The Howard Stern Show, though I dunno if you'd count that as it doubled as a radio program.