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76. The Wire. All of them. Best show ever made.

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 10:55 PM

Feb 2014

Many incredible episodes, I don't know where to start.

The first season was the strongest, which is true of almost all shows.

Also, the first season of the Sopranos, when Livia was still alive.

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What is the best TV episode or TV scene you have watched in the last 30 years? [View all] diabeticman Feb 2014 OP

Talyns End Ohio Joe Feb 2014 #1

finale of Six Feet Under.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #2

I pick the finale of Six Feet Under too. onestepforward Feb 2014 #19

Agreed! Tripper11 Feb 2014 #27

Came here to post that! SFU finale is, IMO kalli007 Feb 2014 #39

Six Feet Under +1 progressoid Feb 2014 #86

When Mulder breaks off the corpse's finger in "X-Files"... First Speaker Feb 2014 #3

Breaking Bad season 5 (Ozymandias)--the third from the finale episode... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #4

+1 JeffHead Feb 2014 #72

30 years???? That's a bit of a stretch! Initech Feb 2014 #5

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #6

the last episode of battlestar galactica fizzgig Feb 2014 #7

The West Wing elleng Feb 2014 #8

west wing was insurpassable in its prime fizzgig Feb 2014 #14

"In Excelsis Deo" from the first season. AngryOldDem Feb 2014 #17

I can't watch that episode without crying... Rhythm Feb 2014 #47

Another good one: Aristus Feb 2014 #31

"Two Cathedrals" MissMillie Feb 2014 #36

There's too many WW episodes to list... Rhythm Feb 2014 #48

Yes davidpdx Feb 2014 #58

THANKS!!! elleng Feb 2014 #61

I haven't seen it since it aired so I don't know how well it holds up OriginalGeek Feb 2014 #9

Just about any episode of Max Headroom Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #10

yes. great show. ms liberty Feb 2014 #78

West Wing mrmpa Feb 2014 #11

Yes. elleng Feb 2014 #13

+1 Sherman A1 Feb 2014 #24

Yep. I cry just thinking about it. n/t MadrasT Feb 2014 #26

For comedy...Frasier: Three Valentines - A Valentine for Niles pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #12

I love that segment Auggie Feb 2014 #63

Agree on 1st episode of Mad Men. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #15

There are so many. blogslut Feb 2014 #16

Damages with Glenn Close had some real jaw droppers. Whisp Feb 2014 #18

Chuckles the Clown from MTM and Feleena from Breaking Bad The Second Stone Feb 2014 #20

I was going to post Chuckles the Clown. n/t murielm99 Feb 2014 #55

Sammy Davis Jr on All In The Family edbermac Feb 2014 #21

The only one posted so far that I've actually seen! Scuba Feb 2014 #30

Cowboy Bebop sakabatou Feb 2014 #22

The Bold Ones, The Invasion of Kevin Ireland Sherman A1 Feb 2014 #23

One of the most interesting scenes I can recall was 'The Box' episode of "The Lost Room" ... Make7 Feb 2014 #25

Are you talking about episodes that first aired within the last 30 years? Orrex Feb 2014 #28

Episodes you have seen. diabeticman Feb 2014 #34

Newsroom Opening Scene TM99 Feb 2014 #29

I'd have to +1 on this. Xyzse Feb 2014 #32

The Newsroom opening scene is mine, too. DFW Feb 2014 #33

Probably the last episode of "Hill Street Blues." malthaussen Feb 2014 #35

"Blink" is epic. KatyaR Feb 2014 #37

Hush- Buffy the vampire slayer Betty88 Feb 2014 #38

Seinfeld Kingofalldems Feb 2014 #40

Moonlighting-Big Man on Mulberry Street. Boomerproud Feb 2014 #41

Yes! shenmue Feb 2014 #45

For ML, I'd pick the Taming of the Shrew episode and also the FABULOUS "Be My Baby" scene! WinkyDink Feb 2014 #74

A fav of mine...its title is "Atomic Shakespeare" IIRC...n/t ms liberty Feb 2014 #79

The "Barney Miller" Hash Brownies episode. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #42

+1. Best episode of the series. Auggie Feb 2014 #70

So glad someone else agrees with me! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #71

I don't know if I would say it's the best, Jenoch Feb 2014 #43

Yes that is another one on my wife's list. diabeticman Feb 2014 #44

Star Trek: Plato's Stepchildren Sancho Feb 2014 #46

Favorite scenes: XemaSab Feb 2014 #49

I had to go back to 1968. idendoit Feb 2014 #50

Might have been more than 30 years ago, Mr.Bill Feb 2014 #51

There are so many... Definitely Breaking Bad has too many scenes to list.. nirvana555 Feb 2014 #52

The Red Wedding didact Feb 2014 #53

Quantum Leap Finale. karadax Feb 2014 #54

Did you know it was not filmed as a finale. CBGLuthier Feb 2014 #59

The "All in the Family" episode murielm99 Feb 2014 #56

Doctor Who - The End of Time, Part 2 Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #57

Men of a Certain Age - "Go With the Flow" lame54 Feb 2014 #60

There are many from Doctor Who and Supernatural, but this one makes me smile every time. Still Blue in PDX Feb 2014 #62

Sherlock: "A Scandal in Belgravia" Auggie Feb 2014 #64

Agree on Sherlock! GermanDem Feb 2014 #68

Yes on "College" Auggie Feb 2014 #69

The final episode of "Six Feet Under" Paladin Feb 2014 #65

Too many to mention geardaddy Feb 2014 #66

As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. Prisoner_Number_Six Feb 2014 #67

The Patrick Stewart "Frasier"---2 "L&O's": Lennie's farewell; the execution ep---Hardy's "The Take." WinkyDink Feb 2014 #73

Not to be buried: The "Be My Baby" ep of "Moonlighting! Zowie! And ALL OF KEN WAHL'S "WISEGUY"!! WinkyDink Feb 2014 #75

especially the Mel Profit arc with Kevin Spacey. n/t ms liberty Feb 2014 #80

The Wire. All of them. Best show ever made. kwassa Feb 2014 #76

The first episode of "All in the Family." nilesobek Feb 2014 #77

Rod Serling was brilliant and quite ahead of his time ailsagirl Feb 2014 #81

Another episode my wife loves from the Twlight Zone that does get mentioned much is: Number 12 diabeticman Feb 2014 #83

There's a Law and Order SVU episode called Outcry... Hippo_Tron Feb 2014 #82

Ozymandias Episode of Breaking Bad's Final Season kairos12 Feb 2014 #84

As a Whovian... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #85