for sure. true detective s1 is the must watch. bloodline s1 and house of cards s1 are top tier dramas. twin peaks has an incredible atmosphere - it's not really the plot that makes it good, it's the vibe of the show. same with succession, it's not really the story that makes it good, it's the character interactions and standalone scenes. the jinx subject matter is very interesting. ted bundy tapes is a well made documentary, you are sort of on the edge of your seat the whole time. another one that I just thought about that I haven't watched since I was a kid but remember being the best sports documentary that I'd ever watched was this one that espn did called the marinovich project. it was about this guy todd marinovich whose father basically trained him from birth to become an nfl quarterback. haven't seen it in a long time so don't know how well it holds up though.

 

haha yeah Silicon Valley was sooooo funny - great cast

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Ozark

Breaking Bad

The Office

Suits

Game of Thrones

Prison Break (first season / two)

 

Miami Vice was always my favorite. Even when it slipped somewhere around Season 3, it was still pretty damn good.

“Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.” -- Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet, Co-Founder of Rolls-Royce Limited.
 

Unpopular opinion, but I really enjoy watching old episodes of Family Guy/The Simpsons/South Park. Getting absolutely railed with wfh so it's nice to just put on a random episode when I have 20 minutes to spare and not have to get invested in the story line and remember characters, plotlines, etc from prior episodes

 

If you haven't seen Curb Your Enthusiasm with my guy Larry David you haven't lived (HBO Max). It's pretty, pretty, pretty good (see what I did there).

Formula 1 series on Netflix is PHENOMENAL. 

If you enjoy a mix of war and battle in a documentary light, think of watching Roman Empire or Age of Samurai on Netflix. Gave me a bump in history knowledge and was very entertaining to watch. 

The Office obviously, not on Netflix anymore it's on like Peacock. 

Black Mirror. Unreal.

Shameless. Hilarious.

Money Heist. If you haven't seen it and enjoy action-packed shows, you'll thank me for life. Guarantee.

Vampire Diaries (Guilty pleasure, don't tell the boys)

People Just Do Nothing. Stupid funny on Netflix, but may be an acquired taste (think Trailer Park Boys hit the U.K.)

Altered Carbon Season 1 was great, didn't love Season 2.

Last but not least, 1 movie recommendation is Swingers. Sounds weird but it's genuinely one of the greatest movies of all time that doesn't get enough credit. Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. 

 

"Do you even know what your ebitda is? It gives the true picture of a company's profitably!". Paulie Walnuts already prepping for IB SA recruiting

 

Big Blue Mountain State guy :)

Night of, Shameless, Black Mirror (and Love, Death, Robots), and Altered Carbon are some of my favorites. Tried to throw some titles your way that haven't been mentioned yet - lotta good shows listed above

Monkey see. Monkey Doo [Doo].
 

Yeah Breaking Bad is really good. I've seen it 2-3 times.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Dexter is pretty good. I love the cinematography. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Thank you all for this amazing brainstorming in my post! I'll give my list too, then (about my all time personal favorite series):

  • The Office
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • How I met your mother
  • The Jeffersons
  • Sopranos
  • Scrubs
  • Battlestar Galactica
  • La casa de papel
  • Family Guy
  • Vikings
  • Suits
  • Two and a Half Men
  • Suburra
  • James May: Our Man in Japan

I am sure I am missing something..

 

it's so over the top it feels a bit ridiculous. for it to be top tier I want it to be timeless, I want to want to go back and rewatch it. from the 5 shows I listed i've rewatched the first 3 all at least once maybe even more and the other 2 I will probably rewatch at some point. no chance I rewatch billions.

 

The X Files

Futurama

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

SpongeBob SquarePants

Seinfeld

Chappelle's Show

I’m a fun guy. Obviously I love the game of basketball. I mean there’s more questions you have to ask me in order for me to tell you about myself. I'm not just gonna give you a whole spill... I mean, I don't even know where you're sitting at
 

Lost - I’ve probably seen it 5 times and generally like it in the background when playing poker. It’s off of Netflix now, but on Amazon Prime. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

there are a lot of shows i like but the ONE show that still stays in my mind for being incredible is Succession

watched it over winter break and loved it and it was definitely the best show I watched in the last 5 years minimum 

the beauty of the show is that its not a feel good show or comedy

its dark combined with some really good humor and its relatable and super interesting as you dive in 

love it and EVERYONE should check it out 

if you don't have HBO, go and pay for like a months pass because ITS worth it or see if they have it on amazon prime 

 

Band of Brothers

Avatar: The Last Airbender (no cap probably the best show I watched in 2020)

Westworld

The Queen's Gambit

Sherlock

Peaky Blinders

The Mandalorian

Suits (first 3 seasons)

White Collar

Chernobyl

 

I've seen White Collar, it is pretty good

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Million Dollar Listing NY

I love watching these guys close 24/7.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

- Rome

- The Sopranos

- The Wire

- Game of Thrones (excluding the last 2 seasons)

- Oz

- Top Gear (BBC w/ Clarkson et al.)

- Breaking Bad

- Band of Brothers

- Curb Your Enthusiasm

- The Office (U.S.)

- True Detective (Season 1)

- World War II in Colour

- Twin Peaks (original series)

- Formula 1 Drive to Survive

- Peep Show

- Monty Python's Flying Circus

 

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