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The 10 best shows on tv right now regardless of genre?

Jayson1

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Anything that is a current show. It can be on hiatus or at least have been part of the current tv season. This isn't in the exact ordr but my list would be this.

1 Mystery Science Theater 3000:Seeing as how the old show was the greatest things human beings ever invented it had no choice but make the list.

2 Mr Robot: I'm in the middle of season 3 and this show is just so powerful. It's also one of the most thrilling and unpredictable shows I have ever seen. I even like how even though it's our world it has become a kind of alternate version of our world since the 9/5 hack.

3 Veep=Selina Myers is the greatest female character ever on tv and prime example on how to write a strong female character IMO. I love just how brutal the characters are in how they insult each other. It's also right up their with "Seinfeld" and 'Community" in terms of best overall cast in a comedy.

4 Atlanta': Another powerful show that has important things to say about society. I like how it even puts more importance on character over comedy but is also funny which sort of gets your into that "MASH" type of comedy show.

5 Better Call Saul; Show is so good their are times where I wonder if I even like it better than "Breaking Bad." Jimmy is perfect as the flawed series lead who you still find charming and likeable even when he does bad things because you never feel like he has a really bad heart. Just a little selfish or greedy at times but not even all the time.

6 Orville=Big Seth McFarlande fan and Trek fan so my fan worship of him combined with nerd nostiga and the fact that the show is just pleasant which is nice in this day and age help make it on my list.

7 Stranger Things=I was a kid basically the same age as these kids in those early 80's so that part got me hooked. Then you toss in all the cool 80's genre stuff and a special character in Eleven and you got a winner.

8 Legion=A complete mind trip. Sometimes don't even know what is going on but you know it's great though it has become a little easier to follow in season 2. Like all the characters and it's visual style.

9 Ash vs The Evil Dead: I know it got canned but it was part of this season and who knows. Netflix or someone might pick it up. Great gore with Ash back and Campbell being another one of those nerd God's we should worship. His sidekicks which included his daughter this year are great supporting characters and even better than the other characters Ash has been around with in the movies.

10 American Horror Story: It's concept of telling a new story each year I think was really orginal and also how they often use the same actors. Ryan also has a unique talent of bringing in A-List talent for the show and not just for one maybe two characters.

Honorable mentions would be"
1 The Handmaid's Tale
2 Silicon Valley
3 Baskets
4 The Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt
5 Arrested Development
6 Daredevil
7 Punisher
8Black Lighting
9 Legends of Tommorow
10 Family Guy


Jason
 
Event viewing:
1. Game of Thrones
2. Westworld
3. Better Call Saul

Never miss an episode:
4. Silicon Valley
5. Stranger Things
6. Orange is the New Black
7. Brooklyn 99

Catch up eventually:
8. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
9. The Good Place
10. Star Trek: Discovery

Honorable mention:
Fargo (Does it count as currently on?)
Survivor
American Ninja Warrior

Watch when I can:
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
The Orville
Bar Rescue
Chopped
Master of None
The Amazing Race
Big Brother
The Simpsons
Saturday Night Live
 
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My list drastically changed this week...because my number one favorite show, The Americans, ended. :(

Absolutely must watch
1. Legion
2. Doctor Who (will probably move up when Jodie Whitaker debuts)
3. Stranger Things
3. Sense8 (briefly returns to the list!)
4. Game of Thrones
5. Better Call Saul
6. The Handmaid's Tale
7. Westworld
8. Jessica Jones
9. Daredevil
10. Luke Cage

Honorable mention but still must watch (aka I watch too much television)
Killing Eve (will move to the top ten after Sense8's series finale)
Counterpart
Luther (another series is coming!!!)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Orange is the New Black
The Man in the High Castle
BoJack Horseman
American Gods
Fleabag
Grace and Frankie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Peaky Blinders
Black Mirror
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Honorable mention but not in a rush to watch
People of Earth
Veep
Vikings
Brockmire
The Gifted
Discovery
The Orville

Talk shows that I always make time for
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
The Break with Michelle Wolf
The Rundown with Robin Thede
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (perhaps you sense a theme?)
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
Graham Norton
QI

Will watch whenever they eventually return
Fargo
True Detective
House of Cards
Feud
American Crime Story (I'm more interested in the Hurricane Katrina storyline than anything else they're planning)

...so yeah, wwwaaayyy too much television. :lol:
 
My list drastically changed this week...because my number one favorite show, The Americans, ended. :(

Absolutely must watch
1. Legion
2. Doctor Who (will probably move up when Jodie Whitaker debuts)
3. Stranger Things
3. Sense8 (briefly returns to the list!)
4. Game of Thrones
5. Better Call Saul
6. The Handmaid's Tale
7. Westworld
8. Jessica Jones
9. Daredevil
10. Luke Cage

Honorable mention but still must watch (aka I watch too much television)
Killing Eve (will move to the top ten after Sense8's series finale)
Counterpart
Luther (another series is coming!!!)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Orange is the New Black
The Man in the High Castle
BoJack Horseman
American Gods
Fleabag
Grace and Frankie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Peaky Blinders
Black Mirror
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Honorable mention but not in a rush to watch
People of Earth
Veep
Vikings
Brockmire
The Gifted
Discovery
The Orville

Talk shows that I always make time for
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
The Break with Michelle Wolf
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (perhaps you sense a theme?)
Graham Norton
QI

Will watch whenever they eventually return
Fargo
True Detective
House of Cards
Feud
American Crime Story (I'm more interested in the Hurricane Katrina storyline than anything else they're planning)

...so yeah, wwwaaayyy too much television. :lol:

You think that is to much. My list I think must be in the hundreds especially when I add old shows I haven't ever gotten around to seeing or only started and haven't finished.:) I can't believe I forgot Doctor Who and Black Mirror who both should be on the Top 10 though I don't know how to squeeze them in.. One that nobody has mentioned also being "It's Always Sunny in Phildeplhia."

Jason
 
Discovery? That's just all kinds of wrong. :)

It's got positives and negatives, I think most of the extreme negative reactions fall under the "HOW DARE THEY MAKE A TREK THAT DOESN'T MATCH MY PRESCRIPTIVE VIEW FOR WHAT TREK IS SUPPOSED TO BE?!?!?!" category.
 
Counterpart
Doctor Who
Star Trek: Discovery
The Orville
Humans
Stranger Things
Fargo
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
People of Earth
 
Legion
The Expanse
ST: Discovery
Agents of Shield
Black Lightening
Atlanta
The Good Place
Supernatural
Black Mirror
Crazy Ex Girlfriend
The Crown

That's 11, but screw it.
 
My favorites...
The Orville
Modern Family
The Goldbergs
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
Orange is the New Black
Walking Dead
Superstore

Pretty much everything else i watch isn't new
 
In no particular order...

Westworld
The Good Place
Orange is the New Black
Stranger Things
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Survivor
black-ish
The Orville
13 Reasons Why
I'd like to just list Westworld again, it's honestly far and away my favorite.
 
  1. The Handmaid's Tale
  2. Westworld
  3. Legion
  4. Stranger Things
  5. Counterpart
  6. Ash vs The Evil Dead
  7. Black Lightning
  8. The Expanse
  9. Last Week Tonight
  10. The Daily Show
  11. Preacher
  12. Better Call Saul
 
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I'm expanding this list to 15, with one honorable mention:
Supergirl
Krypton
Black Lightning
Game of Thrones
Westworld
The Expanse
Star Trek Discovery
Voltron Legendary Defender
Attack on Titan
Sailor Moon Crystal
The Crown
9-1-1
Elementary
Chicago Fire
Law & Order SVU
Gotham (Honorable mention)
 
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