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List of my favorite cable series ever. Also,
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List of my favorite cable series ever. Also,


May 12, 2021, 3:48 PM

miniseries (only 1 season) like Band of Brothers, John Adams, and Pacific aren't series and don't count.

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
3. Breaking Bad
4. Treme (when Steve Earle, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffin, Trombone Shorty, and Galactic appear and play music pretty regular, it has to be good).
5. Mad Men
6. Curb Your Enthusiasm
7. Bosch
8. Ray Donovan
9. Six Feet Under
10. Boardwalk Empire

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Of those, I have seen Curb and not that much of it.


May 12, 2021, 3:49 PM

I want to watch Treme just for the tunes, but never have.

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Treme is right up your alley. You'd totally dig it.


May 12, 2021, 4:10 PM

Great series, wish it had been longer.

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If those are the shows you love, how is Justified not there?***


May 12, 2021, 3:53 PM



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Only seen it once, but hear great things. I may start it


May 12, 2021, 3:56 PM

soon.

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Also, have you seen the Wire?***


May 12, 2021, 3:57 PM [ in reply to If those are the shows you love, how is Justified not there?*** ]



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Yeah. Loved it, but not sure I'd ever want to revisit


May 12, 2021, 4:07 PM

No show has felt as "real" as that one did. Shows like "The Shield" or "NYPD blue" to me came close but they always felt like they were trying to be gritty and real, whereas, The Wire just felt like reality. With the way the world is right now, I think my interests are in wanting escapism more than reflection in the shows I watch so I doubt I'll rewatch the show for a long time.

And of course, Omar is probably one of the best TV characters of the last few decades.

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Re: Yeah. Loved it, but not sure I'd ever want to revisit


May 12, 2021, 4:13 PM

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Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!


Yea, and Clarke Peters who played smooth Lester Freeman


May 12, 2021, 4:48 PM [ in reply to Yeah. Loved it, but not sure I'd ever want to revisit ]

and a Mardi Gras Chief in Treme.

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I watched it while living in Baltimore and even though it wa


May 12, 2021, 7:38 PM [ in reply to Yeah. Loved it, but not sure I'd ever want to revisit ]

10 years later, there were many places that looked the same. FF to now, my nephew lives there...same story. It's a sad town in some parts.

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"It's Baltimore, Gentlemen; the Gods will not save you."


Sorry I didn't see that you'd already


May 12, 2021, 3:58 PM [ in reply to If those are the shows you love, how is Justified not there?*** ]

called out this mistake.

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Ozark, Yellowstone, Sneaky Pete, Succession ******


May 12, 2021, 3:57 PM



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Looks like you misspelled Justified.***


May 12, 2021, 3:57 PM



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WTH is Entourage ?


May 12, 2021, 4:12 PM

Need some Ari Gold up in here

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Entourage . . . HAS to be on the list.***


May 12, 2021, 4:21 PM



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May 12, 2021, 4:44 PM [ in reply to WTH is Entourage ? ]



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White people love to watch The Wire


May 12, 2021, 5:14 PM

https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/09/85-the-wire/


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off topic, but that looks like a very successful blog


May 12, 2021, 5:22 PM

It's outdated, sure. But I'm wondering why they quit posting over a decade ago? They could have easily monetized this more.

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I don't think monetizing blogs was a thing with Frontpage 2.0


May 12, 2021, 5:27 PM



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Re: off topic, but that looks like a very successful blog


May 14, 2021, 7:15 PM [ in reply to off topic, but that looks like a very successful blog ]

They wrote books and did live touring shows, so they tried to monetize it.

No idea why they stopped posting.

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I've never watched The Wire. ******


May 12, 2021, 5:46 PM [ in reply to White people love to watch The Wire ]



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still so disappointed in you


May 12, 2021, 7:36 PM

;)

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"It's Baltimore, Gentlemen; the Gods will not save you."


Peaky has to be on that list***


May 12, 2021, 6:21 PM



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Re: List of my favorite cable series ever. Also,


May 12, 2021, 7:15 PM

No Downton Abbey? The horrors! You, sir, are un-American!

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Didn't think about it. Thanks. Would be between 8-10.


May 12, 2021, 7:38 PM

Seriously.

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Re: List of my favorite cable series ever. Also,


May 12, 2021, 7:19 PM

Fantastic list!!! I've only not seen 3 of these...I'll check em out.

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Rome and Deadwood***


May 12, 2021, 7:34 PM



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Swinjin***


May 12, 2021, 8:46 PM



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MauldinT, where are you???


Hard to argue with any of that...


May 13, 2021, 8:05 AM

1. The Wire - You nailed it. Best show in the history of TV. Period.
2. Breaking Bad
3. Sopranos
4. Boardwalk
5. Ozark
6. Yellowstone

I'd probably mix up rankings depending on how #5 and 6 finish.

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dang y'all watch a LOT of TV


May 14, 2021, 7:52 PM

Never even heard of alot of those shows. I never watched the HBO/Showtime stuff because I never had any of those channels. Most of mine are older, I don't watch much TV any more.


the ones I can think of, ones I deemed worthy of recording if I couldn't watch "live":

1. X-Files - think I saw all of them, and again in syndication
2. Miami Vice - any show that made you wait until 10pm on Fridays to go out must be good. It was must-see.
3. Walking Dead (but I finally tired of it)
4. Justified - Boyd Crowder was hilarious, loved his antics
5. 24 - Jack Bauer. Baddassssssss.

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Like you I don't stream. Now I will get ............


May 14, 2021, 8:02 PM

HBO sometimes for series. Soprano's, GoT and Westworld.

Your 5 are dead on except 3. I tried watching nah not for me.

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I'll add............


May 14, 2021, 8:10 PM

The Shield.

Oh and Edward James Olmos still doing great acting on The Mayans.

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about 90% of my non-sports TV are documentaries


May 14, 2021, 8:16 PM

if "30 for 30" counts as a series, put that one down. All the Hitler Channel war docs, History Channel, Nat Geo, nature & history educational stuff is more my speed.

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I call it the Hitler Channel too lol. *****


May 14, 2021, 8:19 PM



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Re: List of my favorite cable series ever. Also,


May 15, 2021, 12:37 AM

1. Game of Thrones
2. Mad Men
3. Mash
4. Goliath
5. Twilight Zone

Mini series - 1. The War 2. Jazz

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