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7. Definitely good choices....

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:54 AM

Jun 3

Regarding Breaking Bad..... the little details emerge with binging....like the color schemes for characters...so many fine details...

Snip from Google:

Visual & Scene Details Symbolic Color Coding:
The creators meticulously assigned distinct color palettes to the characters. Walter begins in bland beige, Skyler wears blue, Jesse is associated with yellow, Marie obsessively wears purple, and Hank wears orange.

The Swimming Pool:
The White family pool serves as an ongoing motif of decay and impending doom, holding objects like a dirty Band-Aid, a burned teddy bear, and acting as the site of Skyler's symbolic breakdown."Felina" Anagram: The title of the series finale isn't just a nod to Marty Robbins's song "El Paso"; it’s also an anagram for "finale" and references the chemical elements Iron ((Fe)), Lithium ((Li)), and Sodium ((Na)).

I need to binge the Wire....just saying...

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What is your most favorite TV show ever as the GREATEST of all TIME for you? [View all] FarPoint Jun 3 OP

I'm thinking Downton Abbey. It's not as noisy as some of more modern settings. Walleye Jun 3 #1

In the past I would have said The Wire or maybe Breaking Bad AZProgressive Jun 3 #2

Definitely good choices.... FarPoint Jun 3 #7

I'd definitely say "The Wire"... appmanga Jun 3 #39

Red Dwarf Bok_Tukalo Jun 3 #3

Gotta go with Monty Python's Flying Circus. Ray Bruns Jun 3 #4

'Breaking Bad' sop Jun 3 #5

Kieślowski's "Dekalog." ZZenith Jun 3 #6

Lonesome Dove GiqueCee Jun 3 #8

Better Call Saul -misanthroptimist Jun 3 #9

The Golden Girls NEOH Jun 3 #10

Star Trek: The Next Generation, followed by The Prisoner (British series) jgo Jun 3 #11

I am hooked on Star Trek Enterprise.... FarPoint Jun 3 #16

24... MiHale Jun 3 #12

TWD lost me when Glen popped out from under the dumpster -misanthroptimist Jun 3 #13

I understand..... FarPoint Jun 3 #14

I still go way back to The Twilight Zone rurallib Jun 3 #15

Fantastic choice! FarPoint Jun 3 #19

Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Monk. LoisB Jun 3 #17

I love Law and Order: Criminal Intent MIButterfly Jun 3 #28

I agree with your assessments 100%. Vincent D'Onofrio was my absolute LoisB Jun 3 #35

I started watching in the Natalie years MIButterfly Jun 3 #38

Monk perfectly combined humor with mystery and drama DeeDeeNY Jun 3 #40

Yah, loved Monk. a kennedy Jun 3 #36

Zero Hour LessAspin Jun 3 #18

This is new to me.... FarPoint Jun 3 #20

If you had asked me 30 years ago I probably would have said "The X-Files" FakeNoose Jun 3 #21

I am noticing that this thread reflects the lousy TV options today. FarPoint Jun 3 #22

If you are lucky to have a great local library, there are probably DVDs of the old series FakeNoose Jun 3 #23

I was born/raised around Pittsburgh....Mars Pa. FarPoint Jun 3 #42

Yes I know Mars quite well FakeNoose Thursday #43

Star Trek: DS9 Deep State Witch Jun 3 #24

All in the Family! choie Jun 3 #25

M.A.S.H Srkdqltr Jun 3 #26

Twilight Zone. The best, and we are living in the Twilight Zone Right NOW. usonian Jun 3 #27

Homicide: Life on the Streets tonkatoy8888 Jun 3 #29

Homicide: Life on the Street, what a great choice MIButterfly Jun 3 #37

Would need to go by genre... JT45242 Jun 3 #30

The Americans 3Hotdogs Jun 3 #31

That's true AZProgressive Jun 3 #32

Years ago, a retired CIA agent was on NPR (Diane Rehm?) 3Hotdogs Jun 3 #34

Spoilers LessAspin Friday #44

West Wing MoonlightHillFarm Jun 3 #33

I like so many of the shows already mentioned but for me the answer is St. Elsewhere dflprincess Jun 3 #41