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[There Can Be Only One] What's your single favourite TV show? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/television@piefed.social
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It's tough picking one.

But that's why I'm asking. It's easy to do a top 3, even easier to a top 5.

But when you have to choose a singular show? When you're forced to pare it down? What sticks above the others for you?

Babylon 5 for me.

It's got plenty of issues but it's still my darling and despite all the behind-the-scenes BS it's still the best long-form sci-fi story I've seen onscreen.

Edit: Screwed up the title. Bad Dalacos.

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[–] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If they didn't try to subvert expectations by royally fucking up season 8 so badly that it ruined the entire show for me, it would have been Game of Thrones.

So instead I'll say Avatar the Last Airbender. Honestly an amazing show, and to this day its the only show I've managed to rewatch without getting bored and dropping it.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    They fucked that show up well before season 8.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Seasons 5 and 6 were noticeably worse than the first four, but I still enjoyed them. Season 7 was bad, but not show ruining bad. Had it gotten even a decent season 8, I think it would have been an amazing show all around. Not flawless 10/10 material, no, but still a great show.

    Season 8 was honestly impressive in just how many plot points it threw down a well. Jamie's redemption? Nah, screw that noise, he changed his mind. And I don't think I've ever felt so deflated after S8E3. 8 years of buildup and that's how they end it? What a monumental waste of time it turned out to be.

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