Best HBO Show/ Miniseries

[WampusCrandle]

What say you, average joe poster?

[underdog]

Arli$$

Lock it up.

[instrument]

the first half of angels in america is fabulous.

six feet under!

i think carnivale would've been awesome....

[KnoxHarrington]

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[Snoogans]

How is John from Cincinnati not on this list. BLASPHEMY

[Coach_Mac]

How is Entourage not on this list?

[GreatAmericanZero]

How is Entourage not on this list?

cuz its shit?


i say "Hardcore TV"

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0364813/

[KnoxHarrington]

How is John from Cincinnati not on this list. BLASPHEMY

JFC is either the best show HBO's ever done, or the worst. There's no middle there.

And I'm not sure which it is.

[bigredd]

I went with Curb but Six Feet Under is probably the one.

[KnoxHarrington]

I went with Curb but Six Feet Under is probably the one.

Curb's definitely the best comedy show they've ever done.

Either that or "Mr. Show", but that was sketch comedy.

[Snoogans]

Curb's definitely the best comedy show they've ever done.



I dont know, that Bellvue special was pretty fuckin funny

[MacVittie]

how can you leave off Larry Sanders?

[Coach_Mac]

cuz its shit?



Are you saying it's always been bad or it gets bad? Because I'm watching it for the first time now and am in the 3rd season and I think it's a great show.

[TheGameHHH]

how obvious was it that none of you hipsters would even dare dream to mention the sopraons or the wire?

[Snoogans]

Are you saying it's always been bad or it gets bad? Because I'm watching it for the first time now and am in the 3rd season and I think it's a great show.

you are in the first half of season 3 im gonna guess. Enjoy it now. It will very quickly become a terrible show, one that you invested so much in you will not be able to stop watching anyway

[Snoogans]

how obvious was it that none of you hipsters would even dare dream to mention the sopraons or the wire?

ummm, the wire is dominating this poll right now

[WampusCrandle]

how obvious was it that none of you hipsters would even dare dream to mention the sopraons or the wire?

i voted for the Wire

[GreatAmericanZero]

Are you saying it's always been bad or it gets bad? Because I'm watching it for the first time now and am in the 3rd season and I think it's a great show.

its hard to say...i know at some point i liked the show..now its a show i watch but every episode i hate. My theory is that its a show that has potential for being a good show but i don't think it ever was. Like, "let me watch it this week i think its finally going to be good"

I was just on youtube watching skits from "Hardcore TV" (i was surprised anyone remembered it)..boy is that show bad. Anyway, I do have a question..is this Tim Blake Nelson from "O Brother Where Art Thou"?

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[TheGameHHH]

ummm, the wire is dominating this poll right now

no i know it is, i was just talking about verbal responses in the actual thread

[Gvac]

No Lucky Louie? :laugh:

And let's be honest - The Sopranos BLEW after about 3 seasons. Dragged on and on.

The best one ever was the Larry Sanders show.

[underdog]

No Dream On!? Blasphemy!

[fezident]

MR. SHOW
LARRY SANDERS
TENACIOUS D
and then everything else.

[hammersavage]

Band of Brothers is the greatest miniseries of all time. That should be on the list. But nothing beats The Wire.

[epo]

how can you leave off Larry Sanders?

Thank you.

[IamFogHat]

The Wire, fo' showa.

[drusilla]

this board is so cyclical.

hasn't this been a poll already?


six feet under ftw

[K.C.]

We've had this discussion before:

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[cougarjake13]

deadwood


prior to that show existing i woulda said sopranos

[cougarjake13]

no love for OZ ?? or tales from the crypt ??

[weekapaugjz]

for me it's curb your enthusiasm with six feet under just behind it.

[west milly Tom]

Curb is currently my favorite HBO show, but The Sopranos was the king of that network and easily the best series I've ever watched. Check the ratings folks, it's a slaughter.

[GreatAmericanZero]

seriously, with "The Sopranos" i can't go past the "Big Pussy death" episode

my problem with the show was, it was a show based on "whats going to happen next?" instead of things actually happen. Like, one thing would happen per season that was interesting..everything else was just like "you see that look Tony just gave that guy?I bet he wacks him!" and then he doesn't...


You take a show like "Breaking Bad" and something is always happening. I think "The Sopranos" influenced a lot of tv drama to be like mini-movies, but it influenced a lot of bad tv too


reading the arguments of this thread, im going to have to vote "other"..there are too many great tv shows left off the list!

[realmenhatelife]

Deadwood, which is a contender for best written show on television ever.

My number 2 would probably be Band of Brothers.

[led37zep]

Band of Brothers is the greatest thing any network has ever put on television.

[fezident]

Band of Brothers is the greatest thing any network has ever put on television.

fuckin' TRUTH.
Lock it down.


I honestly forgot that HBO produced that. I own the dvd set and never actually watched it on HBO.
I sincerely feel that BAND OF BROTHERS is a masterpiece of storytelling, acting, and production.

[TooLowBrow]

what about generation kill?


i fucking LOVED that shit


http://www.hbo.com/generationkill/downloads/wp1_1280x1024.jpg

[TripleSkeet]

This.
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4199/57661028.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/57661028.jpg/)

If you have never seen it you dont know what youre missing.

And how the fuck is OZ not on this list?

[Dirtbag]

As a ham'n'egger I don't have HBO so Eastbound & Down wins by default since I downloaded it and enjoyed the show thoroughly.

[Yosammity]

Come on! The Sopranos is on the top of the heap. Even when it was bad, it was good.

While I wouldn't rank it up there with Curb, etc., I did love Flight of the Conchords.

[TripleSkeet]

seriously, with "The Sopranos" i can't go past the "Big Pussy death" episode

my problem with the show was, it was a show based on "whats going to happen next?" instead of things actually happen. Like, one thing would happen per season that was interesting..everything else was just like "you see that look Tony just gave that guy?I bet he wacks him!" and then he doesn't...




This is probably the best summary of the Sopranos Ive ever read.

[hammersavage]

Come on! The Sopranos is on the top of the heap. Even when it was bad, it was good.

The Sopranos at its best was MAYBE almost as good as the Wire. But it definitely didn't pull it off for as long

[Jujubees2]

Went with other since my favorite was Six Feet Under.

[PD]

some damn good shows there.
Sopranos started off amazing, but it lost a lot of steam. Last few seasons were mediocre.

I didn't see The Wire until now (I'm watching DVD's) and I'm loving that as it goes on its just as strong if not stronger.

Curb is amazing as was Lary Sanders.

6 feet under was fun

Band of Brothers was under rated as was "From Earth to the Moon".

Loved Deadwood and Carnivale.

I guess if I had to pick one I'd pick Curb your Enthusiasm.

and did anyone mention "Inside the NFL"?

This, by the way, is why I pay for HBO; I rarely watch the Movies, it's all about the original shows.

[RoseBlood]

6' Under, Curb and Entourage.

I've recently started watching Eastbound and The Wire (finally!).

[barjockey]

Wire, John from Cinci and Deadwood. I miss Rome too:thumbup:

[JimBeam]

I went with The Wire because I think it could be the best show ever but I also very much enjoyed Deadwood.

Curb Your Enthusiasm is great as well but it's much different than the other two.

[realmenhatelife]

what about generation kill?


i fucking LOVED that shit


http://www.hbo.com/generationkill/downloads/wp1_1280x1024.jpg

Best show you could never understand what anyone was saying because they mumble.


And lets just all cut the bullshit and admit the Sopranos was a fucking B minus show, or is everyone ready for another dream sequence?

[torker]

Deadwood and the one with sniglets.