https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-comedy-shows-of-all-time/
A ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/
I always find it hard to recommend TV shows. While some are no brainers, many have inconsistencies across their seasons. While I vastly tried to choose shows that were good from start to finish, there are some exceptions. I've provided a list of the exceptions below.
American Horror Story: Seasons 1-4 are best. Season 8 is good. Seasons 5, 6 & 8 are solid. Skip seasons 7, 10 & 11.
Boardwalk Empire: Seasons 4 & 5 closed well. The first 75% of those seasons were lower quality.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season 8 was bad.
Community: Quality steadily drops after Season 3.
Dexter: Quality steadily drops after Season 5.
Dr Who: S1 is good. S2, S3 & S4 are best. S5-S6 are good. S7-S8 are bad. S9-10 are ok. S11-S13 are average.
Happy!: Season 2 was a dip in quality.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: S1-2 are great. S3 was ok. S4 was bad. S5 was great.
Master of None: Season 3 is unwatchable.
Modern Family: Quality dip after Season 6.
Not Going Out: Quality dips a little after Season 8.
Office: Slight quality dip after Season 7.
Red Dwarf: Season 7 doesn't have a laugh track. Only bad season.
Shameless (US): Quality steadily drops around Season 8.
That 70's Show: Season 8 was not great.
True Detective: Season 1 deserves this list. Season 3 is worth watching. Season 2 is moderate.
Two and a Half Men: Stop watching after Season 8.
Walking Dead: Season 1-4 + Seasons 7-8. Grit and bear through Seasons 5-6. Stop after Season 8.
X-Files: Quality starts to dip around Season 7. Completely skip Seasons 10-11.
TV shows I intend to watch at some point when I have time.
Ranked by IMDb rating.
Last Updated: June 10, 2024
Shows to watch random seasons / episodes from.
Use this list to watch TV Shows with complex storylines, strategic thinking, and a blend of science fiction and action-adventure themes. Use iTunes, etc, to find related content. Common Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Science-Fiction, Political, War & Military. Common Themes: Artificial Intelligence, Post-Apocalyptic, Futuristic, Escape, Cerebral, Dark Comedy, Complex, Questioning, Reality Bending, Non-Linear, Time Travel, Technological, Visually Stimulating, Superhuman, Supernatural, Suspense, Psychological, Space, Spy, Moral Philosophy.
Link: https://trakt.tv/lists/4354179
In an attempt to sort my ethnicity/race lists better, I've created separate lists for African-Canadians/USians, Afro-Caribbean people , and indigenous/minority African people, all listed below.
I know that Africans have a complicated history, especially when it comes to genealogy/heritage, but hopefully this decision is more helpful than having a catch-all list for everybody. Let me know if I've made any mistakes!
I'm always open to recommendations! See https://trakt.tv/users/bangiras/lists/read-me for ways to contact me if you don't have a Trakt.TV account.
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Main Characters of African/Black Descent (Anglo-America) [Canada/USA] (https://trakt.tv/lists/11659700)
Main Characters of African/Black Descent (Caribbean) (https://trakt.tv/lists/11659662)
Main Characters of African/Black Descent (Indigenous/Minority) (https://trakt.tv/lists/4701302)
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My other lists (https://trakt.tv/users/bangiras/lists)
Scripted Live Action Television
All Pedro Pascal appearences in chronological order.
Westphall, who is autistic, played an increased role in St. Elsewhere's final episode, "The Last One", one interpretation of which is that the entire St. Elsewhere storyline exists only within Westphall's imagination. As characters from St. Elsewhere have appeared on other television shows and those shows' characters appeared on more shows, and so on, a "Tommy Westphall Universe" hypothesis (postulated by Dwayne McDuffie) argues that a significant amount of fictional episodic television exists within a fictional universe imagined by Tommy Westphall.
Recently, I wrote 100 essays totaling 260,000+ words about my 100 favorite shows ever made! You can find all of them here: https://medium.com/the-television-project-100-favorite-shows
Link: https://trakt.tv/lists/11189322
This list includes people who descend from Ireland and also the British Isles (AKA Channel Islands/England/Isle of Man/North Ireland/Scotland/Wales), unless stated otherwise (ex. Polish but born in Ireland). I was tempted to put "Ireland and friends" in the title but I think we all know that Ireland wouldn't want to be friends with a country with a long history of, well... yeah.
This list previously contained Germanic peoples in general but they have been separated into their own list (https://trakt.tv/lists/11659596) since a lot of white citizens of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States descend from this particular archipelago. Yay, colonialism?
A list of what's on my Plex Server
Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
by Alan Sepinwall
by Matt Zoller Seitz
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-sepinwall/tv-the-book/9781455588190/
Live Action Shows
US TV shows that I followed and ended or got cancelled
Sitcoms, comedies, satire, parodies worth watching
Best TV Series of All-Time
Available on Netflix in Serbia
Rottentomatoes 200 Best Comedy Series of All Time
by John SmeragliuoloVIP