basquille wrote: » Utter b*llocks! to be honest!
Mr E wrote: » Let it all out, basquille. There, there.
Mossy Monk wrote: » Coronation Street finishes ahead of 24, The Shield, Band of Brothers and Oz? The Wire at number 14? LOL is all I say to this list.
rjb80 wrote: » Terrible list, and did I miss something? Buffy in the top 30 dramas of all time? Does this mean I'm gonna have to borrow all the boxsets from my gf and watch them over the weekend? Mr. E, what would you put ahead of The Sopranos? Just cos its the obvious choice doesn't mean its the wrong choice.
Footoo wrote: » Surely the obvious (and correct) choice would have been The Wire.
The Sparrow wrote: » The only saving grace of this list imho is that Wire is not first or even in the top ten. So many people blindly pronounce it as the best thing since sliced bread and it just isn't. At least The Guardian had the balls to say something different and move away from the crowd with some controversial choices.
rjb80 wrote: » Mr. E, what would you put ahead of The Sopranos? Just cos its the obvious choice doesn't mean its the wrong choice.
Mr E wrote: » I'm not going to comment on a show that I've only seen one series of (its on my to-watch list, honest!) Where is Breaking Bad? Deadwood? Dexter? Life on Mars? Underbelly? A top 50 list that has Eastenders, Coronation Street, Brookside and Grange Hill on it ahead of the ones I've listed is just .... wrong. Sorry.
Footoo wrote: » Would this be The Guardian whose writers up to now, had almost unanimously proclaimed The Wire as the greatest TV show of all time and then gave it unprecedented coverage which led to them publishing a book about the show? Them not putting it in the top3 or so is a direct attempt to be controversial and create traffic to their blogs imo.
alastair wrote: » Richard Vine, TV editor of the Guide, still feels that The Wire was "richer". Mark Lawson thought The Sopranos "exceptionally well written" but considers both The Wire and The West Wing more radical and daring. Grace Dent however thought The Wire "a slog" in parts and said the acclaim had made it "socially *painful" for people to admit they weren't wild fans. "It's incomprehensible to lots of people."
26. Coronation Street 38. Brookside 48. EastEnders 50. Grange Hill
basquille wrote: » Agree with Mr E.. there's far too many superb shows that didn't make the list ahead of some of the dregs of British TV. Might be putting in harshly.. but far too many soaps instead of good honest drama. I'm honestly suprised Hollyoaks isn't in there..
The Sparrow wrote: » The only saving grace of this list imho is that Wire is not first or even in the top ten. So many people blindly pronounce it as the best thing since sliced bread and it just isn't.
humanji wrote: » In fairness, it's not that bad a list. Everyone keeps complaining about all these lists that pop up because thier own opinions are different. Instead of complaining, think of the lists as 50 great dramas and check out the ones you haven't seen. There's some absolute gems on there from the BBC's back catelogue, like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and House of Cards that most people won't of heard of, let alone seen. Makes me want to pick them up, actually.
