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My definite top 20 for the next few weeks probably haha:
01.The Sopranos (nothing will ever top this for me)
02.Mad Men (honestly think it's better than The Sopranos in some ways)
03.South Park (means so much to me, no show has given me as much laughs/joy as this)
04.The Wire (my vote for the best ever show but i slightly prefer the two above it then massively prefer The Sopranos)
05.Arrested Development (nothing has a better laugh per minute ratio for me and i doubt anything ever will)
06.It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (consistently hilarious even during the last few seasons that i've not been crazy about)
07.Seinfeld (doubted this would be as good as the internet was telling me because it's practically unknown in the uk in my experience, but yeah it's amazing)
08.Deadwood (still haven't watched it for a second time but every time i think about it i think it should be higher)
09.Community (the opposite of Deadwood, every time i think about it i think it should go lower but i really love it; the first four seasons are just crazy fun throughout)
10.LOST (very flawed to say the least but it was the first show i properly got into to the point that i was discussing it in depth. And my gf watching it right now is just amazing.)
11.The Shield (while they aren't the same show The Wire makes this seem like a children's program but that's more a compliment to The Wire as The Shield is amazing)
12.Nathan For You (watched all 3 seasons in 2 days and i don't think i've laughed so much in such a short period of time from a tv show/movie. it's not as great on rewatch but that's probably because i tried to watch it again practically right away to try and recreate that amazing joyous feeling)
13.QI (haven't watched any of Sandi's episodes, Stephen is one of my favourite people and i don't think there's a british panel show where the contestants get genuinely into it as much as QI which is big part of why it's so brilliant. hilarious and informative but as it points out itself in a hilarious episode most of what you've learned will probably have been disproven in a few years)
14.The Twilight Zone (season 4 has a few stinkers but otherwise practically every episode gives you something and with this being a perfectly exectuted anthology show it gives you every range of emotion you could possibly have constantly in different combinations.)
15.Dexter (this used to be in my top ten when i was really into it but i realized when i took the blinders off that quite a bit of it is bad. still love a good chunk of it)
16.The X Files (extremely erratic show, at times amazing at times completely unwatchable)
17.Twin Peaks (once i've digested Fire Walk With Me this will most likely go higher and if the revival turns out how i'm hoping this could enter my top 10 or even 5. Season 1 and parts of 2 are among the best tv i've ever seen but then parts of 2 are unwatchable.)
18.Breaking Bad (love it but i haven't been able to get past Season 2 on a rewatch on three attempts, fantastic deserves the praise it gets but not close to The Sopranos, Mad Men or The Wire)
19.Fawlty Towers (hilarious. depressing how short it is)
20.The Americans (season 5 starts next month then there'll be one more, if it finishes well it could go higher. Already said enough about it on the site, amazing show)
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