- Yellowstone
- Sons Of Anarchy
- Breaking Bad
- The Sopranos
- The Shield
Honorable mention
- Peaky Blinders
- Band Of Brothers
- The Pacific
- Parks & Recreation
- The Office
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Star Trek
Star Trek TNG
Endeavor and Morse-same character, different time periods
Resident Alien
Sherlock-Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch
I do like the UK version of Ghosts, but canât get the later seasons in the US
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WOW! A lot of good shows listed here. Even some classic oldies!
My 5 in no particular order other than the first show. Best ever IMHO.
Justified⌠but not the new Detroit based series
Longmire
Leverage- - - currently bingeing
Band of Brothers
Rockford Files
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Great topic Wade, 
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Itâs hard to narrow it down, so many to choose from, but based on how often I revisit shows, hereâs my two pennâorthâŚ
The Avengers TV series, especially the Mrs Peel era.
UFO.
The Expanse.
Classic Doctor Who.
Red Dwarf.
G, 
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I could of put money on those choices G !!! But shocked 1999 isnt there !!!
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Iâm a huge Space 1999 Eagle fan, one of the best fictional spacecraft ever, and I really enjoy the special effects John but, imho, many of the stories failed to hit the mark, 
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G,
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Man! How could I forget Mrs. Peel ?!! Shame on me!
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Shame indeed Tom, 
. Itâd be like forgetting Jenny Agutter in, or should that be out of, that nurses uniform in American Werewolf in London, 
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G,
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In all honesty, I canât think of five as all time favorites, aside from one. Other times a series comes along, that is really good, I enjoy it watching the first time, but not so much later. Many of the shows that I loved along the way, are not as good later on as life experiences changed me. Most are still enjoyable, but never to the same degree.
The only show that I can watch over and over endlessly and enjoy every time is âVictory at Seaâ. I love the music, most of the documentary footage, and the narration.
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Watched every one, the music was half the experience
âDonât do the crime
if you canât do the time âŚâ
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Was that Sammy who sang the theme song?
Gotta love those early to mid 70âs cop TV shows. Most were pure BS of course, but entertaining fun TV. Dragnet and Adam 12 captured more of the daily routine of the job, but within the confines of a 30 minute episode.
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I donât know âŚ
This article:
claims that it was Rhythm Heritage
BUT
this article about Rhythm Heritage says âsung by Sammy Davis Jrâ
Donât know what to believe but this sounds like the one I remember from way back in the previous millenium âŚ
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âWhat We Do in the Shadowsâ
Hilarious dark, twisted humor about a coven of vampires mingling in Staten Island! 
âInterview with the Vampireâ
A new twist on Anne Riceâs extremely dark New Orleans vampire novel. 
âmike 
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What We Do in the Shadows is fantastic! We caught it one Sunday night by chance and we were hooked. Itâs right up my street with its humour.
Matt Berryâs delivery is brilliant.
Unfortunately BBC havenât bought series 4 onwards and the others are disappearing from iPlayer and itâs impossible to find on dvd over here. Surprising given itâs largely British cast, but the BBC didnât do it any favours putting it on during a late night slot on Sunday.
The original film is good too.
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Another firm favourite, Brian Pern: A Life in Rock.
A spoof mockumentary loosely based on Peter Gabriel and Genesis.
Lots of references to the music of the 70âs through to the 90âs, even a few cameoâs by real life rockstars. Michael Kitchen though steals the show as Brianâs long suffering manager John Farrow.
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Richard Sharpe Series
Fell way short of the book series,but entertaining and an era not too covered.
I lled Sharpes Enemy in particular
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Sharpe was a great series. Read a good number of the books a few years ago. Have to admit that most of what I know about the Napoleonic Wars I learned from them.
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This is way harder than picking 5 best war movies. There have been so many great shows over the years. Iâm going to tackle this by culling it down to shows that I have re-watched. There are many that are great for a watch, but which ones have I actually sat down and watched again out of a want, rather than it is the only thing on⌠In no order:
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Doctor Who. A show I have loved from the first time I saw an episode. Originally filmed on a shoe string budget, it relied on its well written stories to hold the audience. It had itâs highs and lows and the current 'Over the top need to be âwoke for wokeâs sakeâ is destroying the core concept of why it was entertaining (I am not getting into a discussion on this point - agree to disagree if you will), but some episodes are just enthralling viewing.
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UFO (1969). A story line and approach to what the near future would really be like was ahead of its time - literally. Plus it has modelsâŚ
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Red Dwarf. British humour at it best. Great one line and visual gags. The way the story lines and jokes went way off into tangents so diverse as to be in other galaxies themselves:
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Wednesday. I loved the Addams Family as a kid. Yes, âWednesdayâ is not thought provoking. It is aimed at a younger audience, intellectually the mystery is more âScooby-Dooâ than âHercule Poirotâ and some of the actors do not fit my ideal of the characters, but there is just something about this show that appeals to meâŚ
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Band of Brothers/The Pacific. What is not to like.
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