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Post by kevin on May 17, 2017 15:24:41 GMT
Are we living in the golden age of television?
Many of the tv shows people consider the best or most popular ever made are still airing or have concluded recently. Examples are (not my personal opnion):
- Atlanta
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Better Call Saul
- Breaking Bad
- Fargo
- Hannibal
- House of Cards
- Game of Thrones
- Mr. Robot
- Narcos
- Outlander
- Person of Interest
- Sherlock
- Stranger Things
- Suits
- The Americans
- The Handmaiden's Tale
- The Leftovers
- Vikings
- Westworld
Or do you like the older tv shows more, for example:
The 90s:
- The Sopranos
- The West Wing
- Freaks and Geeks
- Futurama
- Spaced
- Oz
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Friends
- The X-Files
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Twin Peaks
The 80s:
- The Simpsons
- Seinfeld
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Only Fools and Horses...
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Post by Raimo47 on May 17, 2017 15:38:59 GMT
Are we living in the golden age of television? Many of the tv shows people consider the best or most popular ever made are still airing or have concluded recently. Examples are (not my personal opnion): - Atlanta - Avatar: The Last Airbender - Better Call Saul - Breaking Bad - Fargo - Hannibal - House of Cards - Game of Thrones - Mr. Robot - Narcos - Outlander - Person of Interest - Sherlock - Stranger Things - Suits - The Americans - The Handmaiden's Tale - The Leftovers - Vikings - Westworld No. I have seen none of those shows. I prefer the 90s. Buffy, Angel, Xena, The X-Files, Hercules, Millennium, Oz etc. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on May 17, 2017 18:53:16 GMT
I think so.
I have never had a the problem of too many good shows to watch like I'm having it now.
I do miss old school sitcoms though. Nothing is as funny as Friends or Frasier or Roseanne anymore.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 20:30:02 GMT
Yes we do
But i do think sitcoms was generally better in the past that what it is today.
But there are good tv shows and bad tv shows from every decade.
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Post by hi224 on May 17, 2017 20:56:10 GMT
Yep.
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Post by mslo79 on Jul 1, 2017 3:49:47 GMT
Yes, clearly!
basically once The Sopranos(1999-2007) came along is when TV was capable of rivaling top quality movies. before that it simply did not happen.
p.s. for me when it comes to TV shows it's pretty much 2000-ish to date and when it comes to movies i consider the golden age the 1990's to date overall as the vast majority of my favorite movies are from the 1990's to date.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 1, 2017 4:29:37 GMT
Every year or so it seems like a new show pushes the limits of what television can do. So yes.
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Post by darkpast on Jul 2, 2017 4:31:27 GMT
for dramas yes.
for comedies, maybe, but certainly not traditional sitcoms
i would consider Seinfeld more 90s, and Cheers as 80s
Its probably has do with mainstream movies being so bad in the last decade, the stuff people consider as good are no classics like Alien. The best creative people are in tv.
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Post by bluerisk on Jul 2, 2017 14:59:47 GMT
Sopranos are more in the 2000 than in the 90s.
So yes.
And Seinfeld or Cheers feels very dated now, and Curb is more my thing.
Curb is what Larry David couldn't do with Seinfeld for obvious reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 15:07:24 GMT
Sopranos are more in the 2000 than in the 90s. So yes. And Seinfeld or Cheers feels very dated now, and Curb is more my thing. Curb is what Larry David couldn't do with Seinfeld for obvious reasons. So what if they are dated ? Being dated does not make them bad. |
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Post by bluerisk on Jul 2, 2017 16:14:21 GMT
But also not excellent, timeless classics.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 2, 2017 17:02:55 GMT
...heh...!!! Based on the imagery I get from my hi def 60 inch plasma screen Panasonic TV, I'd say so...
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Post by Jillian on Jul 2, 2017 17:09:39 GMT
Yes, we are. Netflix, HBO and Hulu etc. are phenomenal and make certain adaptations of various kinds can see the light of day in spectacular fashion.
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Post by hi224 on Jul 2, 2017 17:23:22 GMT
well duh yeah as well.
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Post by phenomenal on Jul 2, 2017 18:52:07 GMT
I voted yes but one could argue it is also the age of tasteless, superficial, lowest-common-denominator programming as well!
I submit as evidence.
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES FROM ANYWHER
The Hasselhoffs
Who’s Your Daddy
CELEBRITY APPRENTICE
MAURY
MY BIG REDNECK VACATION
THE BACHELOR
Do you see where I'm going with this?
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Post by Jillian on Jul 2, 2017 19:32:58 GMT
phenomenal; No, because there are so many good ones that balance out the bad ones.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 2, 2017 20:51:59 GMT
Nope.
The Wall Street studios have eaten away the mid to low budget movie business so writers of any talent have to retreat to television.
But it is the same theme of "white man failure." The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones-it is all the same theme.
And so many serials.
They had the same agenda back in the early 70s but it was much less obvious-and they still employed a lot of Western Europeans in front and behind the camera. What a concept--a medium invented by Western Europeans and they no longer use Western Europeans as the main staff.
Definitely not the golden age for those who can compare it to earlier times.
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Post by faustus5 on Jul 2, 2017 21:23:02 GMT
Nope. The Wall Street studios have eaten away the mid to low budget movie business so writers of any talent have to retreat to television. But it is the same theme of "white man failure." The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones-it is all the same theme. And so many serials. They had the same agenda back in the early 70s but it was much less obvious-and they still employed a lot of Western Europeans in front and behind the camera. What a concept--a medium invented by Western Europeans and they no longer use Western Europeans as the main staff. Definitely not the golden age for those who can compare it to earlier times. How's that tinfoil hat thing working out for ya? |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 2, 2017 21:28:31 GMT
How's that tinfoil hat thing working out for ya? Much better than the one sticking up your ass. You should try removing it now and then so you can see clearly. The "white man failure" theme is real. Only a moron can't see it. I wasn't speaking of you specifically. |
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Post by faustus5 on Jul 3, 2017 10:26:00 GMT
The "white man failure" theme is real. Only a moron can't see it. This conspiracy exists only in your deluded imagination. You people would be hilarious if you weren't so pathetically insecure that you have to make this crap up. I based my beliefs on evidence. Got any? No, you don't. |
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