most influential TV show

nazar

I'll take relay race button from Wetgeek, and suggest off-topic
discussion. Which TV show was most influential you've watched
(obv. using solus)?

I'll take the privilege to start. My one and only TV show that stands
out is the new pope by Paolo Sorrentino. It tells a story of
perception of the same events by different societal groups. The
operator displays it with his camera without a hint from off the
screen voice. The TV show is about ten episodes each an hour long, so doable in
week or two. Its prequel the young pope sets up a stage for the main
story. If you doubt, start with the screen titles, they're worth watching too!

brent

nazar

can one guage/quantify "influential" regarding a 3-year old mini-series?
(which looked cool on youtube, thanks for tip).

also, can one guage/quantify "influential" without genre when it comes to broadcast television programming?
if so, then I'm in the bag for Jim Rockford and his cohort Angel all day long. ( a rare series where the protagonist was beat to a pulp every episode and loses about every fight).

what I think is the best television in the world maddeningly and wildly changes often. you could never pin me to one. I'm just catching up with Longmire (bought dvd set) and that blows me the he** away. but can a portrayal of the new American west be influential? seems it would take a couple generations to answer that.

I still enjoy a Twilight Zone, X-File, I love Lucy, and even a Big Bang if in the mood. But whats influential is a real interesting questions.
Overthinkingly yours🙂

tomscharbach

Band of Brothers.

brent

tomscharbach

(have a friend that did two tours. told me once there was no movie/television that ever got the experience right except for that one. I never saw B of B, but I always remember he said that.)

Brucehankins

That's a tough one. There were so many culturally relevant shows. It isn't my all time favorite, but the show that's had the most overall impact is Cowboy Bebop.

tomscharbach

brent have a friend that did two tours. told me once there was no movie/television that ever got the experience right except for that one.

That's interesting. I have a friend, a Korean War veteran, who made the same observation. Something in Band of Brothers touched me, and over the weeks that it was originally aired on HBO, pieces of the puzzle fell into place for me at some unconscious level. It was almost like therapy. I watched it again last winter, and its power remained.

qsl

Without out a doubt Star Trek.

It set the tone (or reflected, depending) of what the future could and should be, which had the downwind affect of other shows either reacting to it or taking the ball and running with it with their own takes.

And then there are the sequels, the movies, the novels; all of it casting several generations to look for a better future (well, except for the current imaginings). It has a breadth and reach that cannot be underestimated.

If we are talking most influential for today, Babylon 5. It is the first long arc tv show (and one of the best), which nearly every series owes a debt to in some way.

elfprince

qsl Fully agree on both counts!

kyrios

I haven't made up my mind yet but - I know most peole will disagree - definitely not Star Trek. :alie

Staudey

I'm not sure, but it must be some kind of kid's show. Personally I've definitely been influenced by "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Löwenzahn" as a child; especially the educational part of it.

ender

Definitely Black Mirror, I find this show fascinating. And it made me reflect on many aspects of my daily life I took as obvious. I love technology and figuring things out, but I think now we are not wary enough of what technology does to us, as individuals and as a society.

elfprince

ender Loved Black Mirror. Last episode though was a cartoon, spoiled it. Any new seasons yet?

PaperTiger

Sesame Street was pretty impactful for me. Even thinking of the classic theme song, "Sunny Day", gives me a happy feeling inside. Reflecting on the fact that the show used various methods suitable for both children and adults to fight discrimination and bigotry of all types, gives me goosebumps. The creators were uber brave and forward thinking to have been able to pull that off when the show was originally aired in 1969. The impact Sesame Street has had on North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean is seriously powerful.

brent

PaperTiger Oscar was my favorite character🙂. Then The Count. It was bold for '69 and downright silly as in innovative: learning and laughing go together. I outgrew that (6? 7? 8?) and found the Electric Company--a show I hold in equal love.

elfprince

brent Cookie Monster and the Count.

PaperTiger

brent I loved Grover in all his forms.... Super Grover, Disco Grover, Global Grover, Waiter Grover.... You name it. 😆

nazar

I was very pleased to see fleabag at the top of The Rolling Stone list of greatest tv shows. This British TV comedy I watched a few times to catch every way how main actress communicates her emotions without saying a word.

What do you think about The Rolling Stone one hundred greatest tv shows?

The Sopranos
The Simpsons
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Fleabag
Seinfeld
Mad Men
Cheers
Atlanta
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Succession
The Twilight Zone
Veep
The Americans
The Larry Sanders Show
Twin Peaks
The Leftovers
Saturday Night Live
I May Destroy You
30 Rock
All in the Family
Star Trek
Watchmen
Freaks and Geeks
MAS*H
Sesame Street
Deadwood
Friday Night Lights
Roots
Parks and Recreation
Game of Thrones
Better Call Saul
Monty Python's Flying Circus
The Office (U.S.)
Lost
I Love Lucy
Arrested Development
Hill Street Blues
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Good Place
BoJack Horseman
Battlestar Galactica
Insecure
Late Night With David Letterman
Columbo
The West Wing
My So-Called Life
The Shield
Friends
Jeopardy!
The X-Files
Barry
The Office (U.K.)
ER
Halt and Catch Fire
Community
Russian Doll
Six Feet Under
Key & Peele
Taxi
The Underground Railroad
The Dick Van Dyke Show
South Park
The Golden Girls
Girls
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
NYPD Blue
Fawlty Towers
Chappelle's Show
SCTV
Better Things
Good Times
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Honeymooners
Frasier
Justified
The Jeffersons
Sex and the City
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Band of Brothers
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Party Down
I'm Alan Partridge
Fargo
Orange Is the New Black
The Bob Newhart Show
The Kids in the Hall
The Crown
The Carol Burnett Show
The Wonder Years
The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson
The Muppet Show
The Rockford Files
NewsRadio
Squid Game
Rick and Morty
The Odd Couple
The Good Fight
Oz
What We Do in the Shadows

brent

nazar 1) Fawlty Towers
there, fixed it for you.
seriously though its rolling stone. and its all subjective. some great ones on the list. I grew up loving Siskel and Ebert at the Movies and still watch it--is it less worthy than Frasier?