AV Club’s Top 30 television series of the decade.
How does South Park not make the list?
Great list. I might move some shows around, but nothing seemed out of place.
Edit: Six Feet Under is WAY too low.
I love that Wondershowzen made the list. I’ve sent the first DVD to every Chewer who has been partnered with me for the Gift Exchange, in addition to something else.
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| Originally Posted by Jcassady View Post How does South Park not make the list? |
It wasn’t eligible.
Agreed No South Park = Boooooo.
Some will probably say Rescue Me has been too uneven and hasn’t lived up to its strong start but that didn’t stop them from including BSG.
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| Originally Posted by BrianM View Post Agreed No South Park = Boooooo. Some will probably say Rescue Me has been too uneven and hasn’t lived up to its strong start but that didn’t stop them from including BSG. |
BSG, while flawed, is still so much better than Rescue Me.
Considering the list, The Soprano is too high for me, but it’s personal taste.
It also reminded me to watch The Shield someday.
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| Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero View Post It wasn’t eligible. |
I’m pretty sure it was, it was just left off the list. The Scott Tenorman episode was listed here, however.
So glad to see Big Love on the list. I know it gets a lot of love critically, but I never seem to hear about it. Yay.
And of course…number 1 deserves the 1 through 5 slots, if we’re being honest.
I’m not sure how Undeclared made the list. It’s a nice little show but it’s not top 30 of the 00s.
Reading that list made me go: “Fuck, there has been so much great god damn television in recent years.” Yeah, there’s been crap, and maybe I’m discerning, but I like to think the crap to awesome ratio has been getting better.
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| Originally Posted by Ryan S~ View Post I’m not sure how Undeclared made the list. It’s a nice little show but it’s not top 30 of the 00s. |
Personally, I find it hard to believe that there have been 30 great shows in the past ten years.
*runs off to check the list*
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| Originally Posted by Martin Savage View Post Considering the list, The Soprano is too high for me, but it’s personal taste. |
Yup.
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| Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero View Post It wasn’t eligible. |
Buffy made it and they started the same year.
ETA: I’d argue for Scrubs, as the first 5 seasons were greatness.
I was happy to see FREAKS AND GEEKS make it, but even happier to see UNDECLARED. F&G always felt like it was made for someone like me. UNDECLARED felt like it was made for me.
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| Originally Posted by BrianM View Post Agreed No South Park = Boooooo. Some will probably say Rescue Me has been too uneven and hasn’t lived up to its strong start but that didn’t stop them from including BSG. |
I’m a pretty big Rescue Me fan, but I really have to disagree with that last part.
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| Originally Posted by Jcassady View Post Buffy made it and they started the same year. |
Fuck me, yeah, I just saw that. Missed it the first time through. Which is weird because I don’t think any other entry started before the '99-00 season. You’re right, SOUTH PARK needs to be on this list.
I simply don’t get the superlatives How I Met Your Mother gets. It’s an agreeable enough sitcom, but better than The West Wing?
Scott Tenorman Must Die made the “best episodes from shows not making the any other list” list, below is what they said:
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| South Park, “Scott Tenorman Must Die” (July 11, 2001) Although South Park was a bigger cultural sensation in the ’90s, almost all its best episodes came in the first half of this decade… |
So really, how does it not make the list?
Also I love the fuck out of Wondershowzen.
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| Originally Posted by joeypants View Post Personally, I find it hard to believe that there have been 30 great shows in the past ten years. *runs off to check the list* |
Get Netflix. Add all 30 shows to it. Done.
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| Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post I simply don’t get the superlatives How I Met Your Mother gets. It’s an agreeable enough sitcom, but better than The West Wing? |
Agreed. I’ve watched maybe a dozen episodes. It’s an amusing little show and they put it higher than Curb. Unacceptable.
I’m guessing the only reason Band Of Brothers isn’t #2 is because it wasn’t eligible on account of its run. On first glance I thought Lost was too high but in spite of its myriad flaws it does deserve big ups for ambition. 30 Rock should be above the US Office too, not only for being funnier but being consistently so. How I Met Your Mother always strikes me as an unsatisfying waste of a great cast, there’s no way that’s better than South Park.
All in all a good enough list though.