The Top 10 Best Written TV Shows Ever

[Mic-Nificent]

nah bruh...law and order was/is one of my favorite shows of all time...it is thoroughly entertaining...i actually learned shyt from watchn law and order...jack mccoy was a beast...a twist every episode...i wish it was still on--...

I'm not saying Law & Order wasn't entertaining, I'm saying the writing on it was never all that great.

 

[MrWillyWanker]

you know ive just realized ive never actually sat down and watched a full episode of MASH ever.

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

Curb Your Enthusiasm should be on the list. Larry David has done an excellent job with that show and Seinfeld.

 

[hex]

As decided by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in their list of the 101 Best Written TV Shows:

1. The Sopranos – HBO – Created by David Chase

2. Seinfeld – NBC – Created by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld

3. The Twilight Zone (1959) – CBS – Season One writers: Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Robert Presnell, Jr., Rod Serling

4. All in the Family – CBS – Developed for Television by Norman Lear, Based on Till Death Do Us Part, Created by Johnny Speight

5. M*A*S*H – CBS – Developed for Television by Larry Gelbart

6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show – CBS – Created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns

7. Mad Men – AMC – Created by Matthew Weiner

8. Cheers – NBC – Created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows

9. The Wire – HBO – Created by David Simon

10. The West Wing – NBC – Created by Aaron Sorkin

Fred.

 

[FlyRy]

Curb Your Enthusiasm should be on the list. Larry David has done an excellent job with that show and Seinfeld.

do y'all even click the links? curbs in the 30s and breaking bads #13

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

do y'all even click the links? curbs in the 30s and breaking bads #13

Nope, I didn't. Sorry.

 

[BlvdBrawler]

38. Battlestar Galactica (2005) – SYFY – Developed by Ronald D. Moore, Based on the Series Battlestar Galactica Created by Glen A. Larson

But no Babylon 5?

 

[hex]

do y'all even click the links? curbs in the 30s and breaking bads [URL=http://www.the-coli.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1]#1 3[/URL]

I clicked the link. The list is bullshyt.

Unlike most of the people on this board I'm actually old enough (37) to remember damn near all the shows on the list. The list makes no sense because you got "Simpsons" above "Breaking Bad" despite the fact that it fell off like 15 years ago.

"Game of Thrones" at 40? "Homeland" on the list at all? After 2 seasons, one of which wasn't even that well received? "Dexter" which fell off 2 seasons ago? "The Muppet Show" above "Boardwalk Empire"? "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" above "The Wire"? "The Daily Show With Jon Steward" above "The X-Files"?

shyt is so I can't even get mad.

"Sopranos" at #1 is safe, there's a few "safe" shows they could've put at #1 . It's like putting Pac or BIG as #1 . Even if "Breaking Bad" was #1 the list is still bogus for the reasons I outlined.

The list looks like they had some shyt that made sense, felt like it wasn't diverse enough, so they added random shyt like talk shows, and a ton of old shows people are nostalgic over.

Fred.

 

[Bud Bundy]

no Firefly

as good as the writing is that show was one season the dialog did not get good until about ep 4 or 5. After that though it was gold.

 

[Bud Bundy]

38. Battlestar Galactica (2005) – SYFY – Developed by Ronald D. Moore, Based on the Series Battlestar Galactica Created by Glen A. Larson

But no Babylon 5?

b5 is not on the list

 

[StatUS]

I clicked the link. The list is bullshyt.

Unlike most of the people on this board I'm actually old enough (37) to remember damn near all the shows on the list. The list makes no sense because you got "Simpsons" above "Breaking Bad" despite the fact that it fell off like 15 years ago.

"Game of Thrones" at 40? "Homeland" on the list at all? After 2 seasons, one of which wasn't even that well received? "Dexter" which fell off 2 seasons ago? "The Muppet Show" above "Boardwalk Empire"? "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" above "The Wire"? "The Daily Show With Jon Steward" above "The X-Files"?

Shit is so I can't even get mad.

"Sopranos" at #1 is safe, there's a few "safe" shows they could've put at #1 . It's like putting Pac or BIG as #1 . Even if "Breaking Bad" was #1 the list is still bogus for the reasons I outlined.

The list looks like they had some shyt that made sense, felt like it wasn't diverse enough, so they added random shyt like talk shows, and a ton of old shows people are nostalgic over.

Fred.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Wire at 9 is very good recognition

 

[HookersandIceCream]

How is The Simpsons not top 5

It made you








Sometimes all in one episode

 

[yseJ]

where are arrested development, the shield, south park, simpsons, breaking bad, twin peaks, firefly, shyt even x-files ?
Im surprised the wire even made it there.

 

[hex]

There is no show in the history of TV that deserves a top 100 spot after 2 seasons. I realize your post is but you'd have to be the most obsessive "Homeland" stan in the world to seriously argue the point.

Fred.