Take the TV Watcher Challenge! ‌📺‌

[Michal_Gebacki]

Welcome back, dear Community Challenge participants!

The "TV Watcher" challengeMost of us love spending time watching movies or TV series. And while in the past we used to wait for our favorite piece to come up on the cable, now various platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, etc, are granting us freedom of choice. It's easier than ever to go back to some cherished old shows or discover something new every day 😉

We'd love to hear in the comments about your Must-sees and Bests of the best! List your Top Five TV series of all time, Top Three, or just one you can't recommend enough! 

As usually, every participant will be granted a unique "TV Watcher" badge and get +100 bonus points. Let's build our Community TV watchlist together and have some fun, widening our horizons! 📺

[Mike_L]

Even though they are old and I watched way too many series since I think my favorite tv-shows are still Friends and the Stargate SG-1. I'm sure that I'm remembering them with rose-colored glasses though.

Looking at a bit more recent series I can recommend Sherlock, Arcane and The Mandalorian.

There are also some series where the first season was great, but that fell off afterwards, like Heroes, Westworld, Prison break and Dexter, but in regards to the above ones I liked all seasons.

[Tom_Eaton]

Top 5 American TV Series

1. Dexter
2. Stargate SG1 & Atlantis
3. Vikings
4. Fringe
5. House of Cards

Fav Hindi TV Series

1. Delhi Crime
2. Hostages
3. Family Man
4. Mirzapur
5. Criminal Justice
   
   Star wars, Marvel and Scrubs I love too. It's really hard to name Top 5, 10 or 20 - I Loved 100's of shows and each in different categories

[PedroDeodato]

Was not expecting to see Fringe on anyone's list!

Such a great show, completely underrated (at least, here in Portugal).

Watched it several times: always delivers!

[Tom_Eaton]

I'm glad you like it too! - The first season always felt like separate episodes, but season 2 on wards created the overall arch and season had a arch, so it all fell into place and the build up was amazing! - I might start to re-watch it 😄

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Oh you just unlocked some cool memories with mentioning "Fringe" 🙈 thank you! I used to love the show!

[AntonioSousa]

Of course, Friends!

[gbaudart]

I can only agree with Stargate ^^

[pahofmann]

So many options, my Plex library is way to big 🙂  

I agree with @Mike_L on Friends and SG, though the rose-colored glasses part is probably right 🙂

For more recent and somewhat tech related I'd recommend Silicon Valley and Black Mirror, both are excellent I think.  Also Scrubs I'd always recommend for good laughs. 

[Malaik]

Hiiiiii,

My favorite Film (Not series) is Braveheart with William Wallas.

[Mizső]

"Sons of Scotland

What would you do without freedom?

Will you fight?

Fight and you may die,

Run and you will live,

At least a while...

And dying in your beds,

Many years from now, would you be willing to trade,

All the days from this day to that

For one chance just one chance

To come back here and tell our enemys

That you may take our lifes

But you'l never take our freedom"

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

On one hand, as a huge cinematography enthusiast myself, I feel like was born for this challenge. But on the other? It ought to be the toughest challenge of all -- how am I supposed to narrow down my list to only 1-3-5 favorite shows?  

If I tried, thought, I'd have to go with:

1. Broadchurch (a study in humanity and horrors of real life, can't recommend enough.)
2. Midnight Mass (an interesting view on vampirism and Christianity, on horrory side of things 😅)
3. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (season 1 is a master piece in foreshadowing, but also absurdity at its best. A fun watch with a huge aha! moment.)
4. Fargo (season 1 has been on my rewatch list for the last three winters, and will stay there for a few more. For me it's way better than the movie.)
5. Severance (it's a 2022 production with only 1 season out, but it's quite promising. A work-life balance concept taken a little too far.)
   
   
   Can't wait to check out all the pieces from others' lists I haven't seen yet! Cheers 😊

[Mo_Azuz]

I couldn't narrow down my list either so I broke it down per streaming service 😂.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

That's a cool "workaround" 😄

[Kenny_Gillette]

Here is my list:

1.) Star Wars shows (I love Disney +)

2.) Star Trek

3.) Stranger Things

4.) Older shows - Friends, Seinfeld, Fraiser, Cheers

5.) Marvel TV Shows (See #1)

[jarinmusarrat]

I watch a lot of shows and movies, here's some of those I can think of 

• Breaking Bad (series)
• The Mandalorian (series)
• The Boys (series)
• Futurama (series)
  
• Narcos (series)
• Interstellar (movie)
• I am mother (movie)
• Joker (movie)
• Megamind (movie)
• Wolf of wall street (movie)
• 3 idiots (if you are up for something different, Bollywood movie in Netflix)

[Mizső]

Sorry guys I have long list of series. 😉

Fantasy and history lovers check out this list by streaming providers:

HBO max: Game of Thrones, House of the Dragons, Westworld, Raised by Wolves, Band of Brothers, Babylon Berlin

Netflix: Vikings, The Witcher, Peaky blinders, Narcos, Tabu, Vikings Valhalla

Amazon prime: The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of time, The Legend of El Cid

Disney+: Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, She Hulk, (Willow is coming)

Enjoy them.

[Kenny_Gillette]

We are liking a lot of same shows 🙂

[Mizső]

Last week I met with Vader in the plaza ;-), I am going to send pica shortly.

[Kenny_Gillette]

Nice, let me show you my star wars pics

[Mike_L]

I agree with all of them except for She Hulk. It was painful to watch through the whole series 🙄

[jarinmusarrat]

Same! I couldn't just get over with the ending and the only question I had left was why?

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

The Witcher! Of course, how could I forget the show based on the Polish source material 😁

A lot of good stuff in your recommendations, will add to my to-watch list!

[joshua_dtrace]

This will be too difficult to narrow things down, but the latest show to grip my attention (get through the first 3 episodes to see if you'll like it) is Andor on Disney+. 

If you're looking for a fun and quirky detective show, Castle is a big favorite of mine (starring Nathan Fillion). Brooklyn 99 is also a great show in a similar vein. 

The Star Trek TOS, TNG, and Voyager were big pieces of my childhood, and the new Lower Decks animated comedy is perfect if you like poking fun at the Trek universe. 

There's so many others to name, but I'll leave it at that for now! 

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Nine nine! 💪

What a great list 🙂

[AntonioSousa]

Oh, forgot about "detective" shows... For me, Castle and especially The Mentalist.

[theharithsa]

Let's not forget about Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is a highly-rated detective show around my place. Still I need to watch that one but I heard a lot about it.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Both have a very special place in my heart! 😊

[andre_f]

I totally forgot to mention Brooklyn 99 in my list. Very cool 😎

[ChadTurner]

This is a great topic, to I'd highly recommend these binge worthy productions:

Netflix: 

Blown Away

Stanger Things

Locke and Key

Inventing Anna

The Tinder Swindler

Grace and Frankie

Hulu:

Only (M)urders in the Building

Disney+

The Secrets of Sulphur Springs

I'm sure there is more but that's a great start 🙂 

[Fin_Ubels]

ooooo well... this is tough, in order

Westworld definitely #1, so sad it isn't getting its fifth and final season 😭
Avatar the last airbender
Breaking bad/better call Saul, so long but so worth it
The office (US)
Taskmaster, all global variations
British panel shows in general

I think thats it for favs, I'm not a huge TV fan

[Mo_Azuz]

Lots of great shows listed in the previous comments! My list is a mix of TV shows and Docuseries:.

HBO:

• Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
• Boardwalk Empire
• His Dark Materials
• Carnivàle
• Snowpiercer (used to be on HBO)

Netflix:

• The Witcher
• Arcane
• Black Mirror
• Better Call Saul
• Lupin

Netflix Docuseries:

• Wild Wild Country
• The Confession Tapes (might be too strong for some)
• Evil Genius (might be too strong for some)
• Inside The Mind of a Cat
• Explained series
• Chasing Coral
• Night On Earth

Hulu:

• Shark Tank
• American Dad, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Rick and Morty
• Sons of Anarchy

Disney+:

• All of the Star Wars content (The Mandalorian, The book of Boba Fett...etc)
• Marvel Studios - What If?
• America's National Parks by National Geographic

[Radoslaw_Szulgo]

at least one person listed Arcane! Kudos! Do you play as well? 😄

[Mike_L]

2 people! 😊

I used to play every day a few years ago, lately it’s getting less and less.

[Mo_Azuz]

Same here Mike! I don't remember the last time I played the game.

[Mo_Azuz]

I haven't been playing as much :(. Whenever I get a chance I either play Anno 1800, Age of Empires games or Starcraft II.

[Mizső]

Good to see the Age of Empires. I played a lot at my first workplace in the 90’s. After working hours we organized lan parties with pentium 100 and 14” crt. 😉

[rgarzon1]

My top 5 of series of people generaly only i am watching animes. 

- Young sheldon

- Midnight diner tokyo stories

- It's Okay to Not Be Okay

- Lie to Me

- Merlí 

Now Tv series including anime series 

- Susumiya Haruhi no Yutsu

- Kimetsu no Yaiba

- Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

- Nichijou 

- Steins;Gate

- Bonus: Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite

[Radoslaw_Szulgo]

Why no one lists a great series of Casa de Papel aka "Money heist"? 

[AntonioSousa]

Yes, Casa de Papel is one of my favorites, too!

[theharithsa]

Also, many of us have forgotten the Sherlock Holmes show and the movie. They both are extraordinary. Also, Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. are my favourite actors.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Sherlock BBC is such a great show (especially seasons 1-2)! I remember watching it as it was airing, trying to predict how it's going to end 😮 the suspense! Also agreed about the actors!

[Iplinsky]

It's definitely my favorite series as well as the big bang theory

[DanielS]

My list:

1. Band of Brothers - You have it all here, leadership, humanity, action, friendship... I think it's by far the best series I've ever seen.
2. X-Files - Yes, it's old now, but it sets the stage for thousand very similar shows to come later.
3. Chernobyl - I was a little boy when this happened, but in the series you can find the best and the worst of human behavior.
4. Mad-Men. I guess a lot has been said about this great show. But the recreation of the atmosphere of that time is great.
5. The IT Crowd. Well, this is a must for every IT worker. Hilarious.

[Mizső]

I almost forgot to mention the Chernobyl series. It was amazing. Thanks Daniel to share it.

Lot of memories came in my mind. I was 12 at that time and it was not so far from my city (800km / 500 miles). It was frightening for us. My my brother-in-law was born in this year. He was choosen with other hungarian new borns and he was examined year by year when he was kid (affected or not affected by the radiation). Luckily he is healthy.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Oh wow, thank you for sharing this part of your story with us! Being born after the tragedy, I didn't experience it first-hand, only the consequences, and it's quite insightful to see how different countries were managing that.

[pahofmann]

Band of Brother was really great, The Pacific also comes really close.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Chornobyl! Such a great show, but also a pretty accurate take on the tragedy that took place in my homeland. Watched it with tears in my eyes. Totally agree with the duality of men being the central theme of it and showing it is perfectly executed!

[AntonioSousa]

So, I'm not going to put a lot of them, as I love most of the suggestions above. And there are also a lot of them to discover?

The remaining list of mine is the following:

• A-Team: One of my favorite professional quotes, by Hannibal Smith: "I love it when a plan comes together."
• MacGyver: As a kid, I couldn't get enough ideas to experiment 😉
• Galactica. Probably the sci-fi series I still love the most. The original series, of course, specifically the 1980 series, when they discover Earth. So, so funny, on how extraterrestrial life can look at us!

[DanielS]

MacGyver was one of my favorites from my childhood, everyone who saw it was eager to get a Victorinox.

[PedroDeodato]

Not much of a traditional TV watcher: definitely a streaming fan, whenever I have the time 😄

My list is:

1. Breaking Bad (by far, my favourite TV series of all time)
2. How I Met Your Mother
3. Chernobyl
4. The Simpsons
5. Lie to Me

Many more came to mind, so I had to stick to the top 5 or I would go on forever 😛

[MaciejNeumann]

Some pretty interesting recommendations in this topic, I have to update my "to-watch" list!

List from me, in pretty much random order:

• Twin Peaks (especially The return)
• Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul
• The Wire and all other series from David Simon
• Bojack Horseman
• Rome
• Doctor Who
• Succession
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Community
• Veep

[Tom_Eaton]

Rome is so good!

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Double kudos for "Community", one for the show itself, and one for the name 😉

[theharithsa]

My recommendation to everyone is that,

• Naruto (Complete 700 Episodes)
• The Start up (K-Drama)
• Supernatural
• Vampire Dairies
• Alice (K-Drama)
• Arrow (DC Comics)

These series literally made me cry and kept me excited the whole time while watching it.

[Tom_Eaton]

I loved Vampire Dairies! Nice to see it!
Arrow is a great DC TV Series, DC nailed the TV Series.. I love Gotham too and Small Ville 🙂

[Kenny_Gillette]

DC TV series are great. Need to catch up on them. You are right - Gotham and SmallVille were great. Too many TV shows!

[theharithsa]

Yes, Tom. Gotham is good one too. After watching it, then I got my answer on how many unsung heroes are there in the story of Batman.

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Supernatural! Maybe the first lengthy series I got invested in, started watching it when I was around 12 😅Forgot about it for a few years just to learn about the last season airing and binge-watch it during Covid. Was so sad to say goodbye!

[theharithsa]

Very true. It was so emotional to watch Dean and Sam meet in the after life. It has got the best brother relationship.

[Super]

1. Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul

2. Fargo

3. Chernobyl

I don't like to watch series, my choice is literature

[luislira]

Some personal favorites, not in particular order:

• Prison Break
• Breaking Bad
• Better Call Saul
• Black Mirror
• Game of Thrones

[ben_wrightson]

Better Call Saul is SO good. That and The Sopranos both have amazing writing.

[simon_kus]

Black Mirror +++ very intelligent show. Other dystopian future shows/movie depend on making the future world look like a sort of hell, Black Mirror sort of subtlety manages to show you how awful things could get with the current path of social tech.

[andre_f]

Some I am currently watching (I think most of them have already been mentioned):

• The Peripheral (just started to watch)
• Westworld (new season)
• Babylon Berlin (new season)
• House of the dragon (just started to watch)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

But also a few older good series:

• Friends
• The Office
• Breaking Bad
• Game of Thrones

[Ana_Kuzmenchuk]

Babylon Berlin is SO good! Probably the first Noir series I've ever stumbled upon, and it's so worth it!

[dannemca]

To me are these:

Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul .

Better Call Saul is the BEST. Loved the picture taken from mostly episodes... The kind of TV Show that got done right in time, before get a crap ending such as The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones...

I also like these short comedy shows, with 20 min episodes, such as Seinfield, TBBT, 99, Malcon, etc.

And, of course, the mind breaker shows, like Dark.

[andre_f]

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@dannemcawrote:

The kind of TV Show that got done right in time, before get a crap ending such as The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones...

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I can absolutely agree with that. In many cases, it seems to be difficult to find the right time to end a series 💸😉

[simon_kus]

📺 .... here goes

• Californication
• Letterkenny
• Trailerpark boys
• Battlestar Galactica (2000's remake)
• The Wire

[Michal_Gebacki]

Never hit kudo button so quickly like now when I've seen Trailer Park Boys 👀