Hello,

What do you think is the best HBO series ever made?

Top 5 for me :

1)Band of Brothers
2) True Detective
3) Game of thrones
4) The Wire
5) The Pacific

1. The Sopranos

2. Oz

3. The Wire

4. True Detective

5. Silicon Valley

6. Brink

7. Curb your Enthusiasm

8. In Treatment

9. Bored to Death

6-Feet Under
The Wire (early seasons)
Sopranos
Game of Thrones (1st 2 seasons)
Super Dave
Tales from the Crypt

HBO are fucking quality.

The Sopranos is the definitive answer. i feel The Wire is great (loved season 2), but is overrated somewhat - it didn't stand up to multiple views like the sopranos does - it became a slog. The Sopranos stays electrifying, even though you know it inside out.

Oz is fucking awesome - the intro alone has more balls than most shows. it became the standard bearer for gritty and realistic shows. it was downright grisly.

there is a new HBO mini series just out made by David Simon of The Wire (and Paul Haggis) it's only 6 parts though, just started yesterday i believe - called Show Me a Hero.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2492296/

I loved 6-part Jinx documentary too.

1. The Sopranos
2. The HitchHiker
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm
4. The Wire
5. 1st and 10
6. Tales from the Crypt
7. BoardWalk Empire
8. Oz
9. Arlli$$
10. Veep


honorable mentions
1. Not Necessarily the News
2. Fraggle Rock

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Originally posted by Scoops 9. Arlli$$

forgot this one. great show

1. cake farts

My fav would be Oz, definitely.

Oddly enough, I couldn't watch The Sopranos untill the end, I think I stopped during S04. Maybe I was a kind of "show nerd" and watched too many at the same time without enjoying one. Same goes for The Wire.

What am I missing ?

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Originally posted by bluegmt I couldn't watch The Sopranos untill the end, I think I stopped during S04

you have to live it to relate to it.. i did... it was/is part of life

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Originally posted by Serial Killer you have to live it to relate to it.. i did... it was/is part of life

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Originally posted by bluegmt

Game Of Thrones is really the only one I watch. Also Bill Maher from time to time. Used to be a fan of True Blood, but eventually stopped watching it. Also was a big fan of Ali G - can't recall what program it was on.

I generally prefer Showtime and AMC series over HBO series; namely, Homeland, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Ray Donovan. Looking forward to the new season of Homeland and Fear The Walking Dead, which begins next Sunday.