Rolling Stones Top 100 TV Shows

[Keith]

The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time

The definitive ranking of the 100 best shows in TV history, as determined by a poll of actors, producers, showrunners, critics, and the staff of Rolling Stone.

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Their first list of this kind since 2016. Predictable number 1. Saul should have been ahead of Breaking Bad IMO. The likes of Buffy, X-Files, Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under and West Wing would have been much higher for me. Also no Stranger Things in a list of 100 is a joke

What are your thoughts on the list?

 

[Chris]

Bruh Atlanta in the top 10 I know that isn't going to be popular with the non-melanated lol

 

[John McHenry]

I'm on 99 and already have issues with the list Oz 99 really should be much higher.

Justified should be in the 50s

ER the top 25

XFiles should be in the 30s at least

Not a fan of friends it should be higher.

The sheild is probably the most perfect placement.

Lost and The office I find suprising but I'm okay with it.

Better call saul is a bit high

Roots shouldn't be on the list miniseries don't count in my book and if you include it where's Lonesome Dove

Friday Night Lights and Deadwood suprising positions I enjoyed Deadwood but it's probably too high

Freaks and Geeks is too high

Watchmen is way too high

The Larry Sanders show??? really probably shouldn't be on the list

Fleabag is a bit high

Another list with Sopranos at #1 I loved the show but it shouldn't be the #1 on every damn list.

The biggest flaw no FIREFLY, actually very few scifi

 

[Keith]

I'm on 99 and already have issues with the list Oz 99 really should be much higher.

Justified should be in the 50s

ER the top 25

XFiles should be in the 30s at least

Not a fan of friends it should be higher.

The sheild is probably the most perfect placement.

Lost and The office I find suprising but I'm okay with it.

Better call saul is a bit high

Roots shouldn't be on the list miniseries don't count in my book and if you include it where's Lonesome Dove

Friday Night Lights and Deadwood suprising positions I enjoyed Deadwood but it's probably too high

Freaks and Geeks is too high

Watchmen is way too high

The Larry Sanders show??? really probably shouldn't be on the list

Fleabag is a bit high

Another list with Sopranos at #1 I loved the show but it shouldn't be the #1 on every damn list.

The biggest flaw no FIREFLY, actually very few scifi

That's all fair. I do think sometimes these lists snear at genre based show. I didn't see Orphan Black on there either and personally that would be in my top 20-10.

I don't mind them having a miniseries, but don't think they should include talk shows because that feels like a different catagory.

 

[John McHenry]

That's all fair. I do think sometimes these lists snear at genre based show. I didn't see Orphan Black on there either and personally that would be in my top 20-10.

I don't mind them having a miniseries, but don't think they should include talk shows because that feels like a different catagory.

I just feel like the people that do these lists just feel obligated to do roots even though there are severeal that should be included if roots is included.

I also kind of wish they wouldn't do shows currently on the air.

They didn't have dexter on their did they?

 

[Keith]

I just feel like the people that do these lists just feel obligated to do roots even though there are severeal that should be included if roots is included.

I also kind of wish they wouldn't do shows currently on the air.

They didn't have dexter on their did they?

Don't think so but to be fair Dexter got really bad in the later seasons. I get what you mean about Roots. There are of course plenty of great miniseries.

I don't have a problem with them using current shows as long as they've had at least 2-3 seasons. But maybe those shows should rank a bit lower.

 

[John McHenry]

Don't think so but to be fair Dexter got really bad in the later seasons. I get what you mean about Roots. There are of course plenty of great miniseries.

I don't have a problem with them using current shows as long as they've had at least 2-3 seasons. But maybe those shows should rank a bit lower.

Dexter did get bad but it was one of the biggest things on TV. They even have 3 or 4 shows I've never heard of.

 

[Keith]

Again because its 100 there's a case for Dexter to at least make the bottom half just because of how good it was at its best. That's why Stranger Things not making it baffles me. Surely a show like that deserves to be talked about as one of a top 100 ever?...

 

[John McHenry]

Did they include any streaming shows? They may be going old school broadcast?

 

[Keith]

Did they include any streaming shows? They may be going old school broadcast?

That's a point? Not sure. Some of the shows in certain parts of the world streaming shows, but don't know if that always counts. Guess they've stuck mostly to network shows or premuim cable shows.

 

[Wiseman]

How the hell is Luther not on the list? Or Dexter, and if it's cause of a few not so good season, why in the world is Lost so high. Loved Lost but c'mon. Talk shows, Jeopardy should not be a part of the list. And they boned Oz, It's Always Sunny and Chapelle Show so bad.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Sopranos, Breaking Bad and The Wire all in the Top 5. Good by me. Although I don't think SImpsons would be that high for me, as much as I love it and I am nostalgic about the show and its earlier seasons.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Wait, M*A*S*H* wasn't #1?

IT WAS 25TH!?

It was the most watched television broadcast that wasn't a special event nor a sports broadcast, what the fuck? It redefined television for a decade and how sitcoms can be serious mediums for complex topics, especially in the 70s and 80s, such as homosexuality, ethics, and violence.

God, can we please end this fucking circle-jerk for the Sopranos please?

 

[Deezy]

The fuck is Fleabag?

LOL I only seen a handful of Sopranos.

 

[John McHenry]

Wait, M*A*S*H* wasn't #1?

IT WAS 25TH!?

It was the most watched television broadcast that wasn't a special event nor a sports broadcast, what the fuck? It redefined television for a decade and how sitcoms can be serious mediums for complex topics, especially in the 70s and 80s, such as homosexuality, ethics, and violence.

God, can we please end this fucking circle-jerk for the Sopranos please?

It still holds that title so with streaming and cable that'll never be broken.

Though personally I still wouldn't put MASH as my #1

So agree Sopranos was good but every damn list it's like if I were to make a list it wasn't #1 that I'd get whack'd