BBC Culture's 100 greatest TV series of the 21st Century

[yousnoozeyoulose]

Have seen a few of these... and more than a few that I've never got around to watching!

1          The Wire (2002-2008)
2          Mad Men (2007-2015)
3          Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
4          Fleabag (2016-2019)
5          Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
6          I May Destroy You (2020)
7          The Leftovers (2014-2017)
8          The Americans (2013-2018)
9          The Office (UK) (2001-2003)
10        Succession (2018-)
11        BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
12        Six Feet Under (2001-2005)
13        Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
14        Atlanta (2016-)
15        Chernobyl (2019)
16        The Crown (2016-)
17        30 Rock (2006-2013)
18        Deadwood (2004-2006)
19        Lost (2004-2010)
20        The Thick of It (2005-2012)
21        Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-)
22        Black Mirror (2011-)
23        Better Call Saul (2015-2022)
24        Veep (2012-2019)
25        Sherlock (2010-2017)
26        Watchmen (2019)
27        Line of Duty (2012-2021)
28        Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)
29        Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
30        Girls (2012-2017)
31        True Detective (2014-2019)
32        Arrested Development (2003-2019)
33        The Good Wife (2009-2016)
34        The Bridge (2011-2018)
35        Fargo (2014-)
36=      Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
36=      Band of Brothers (2001)
38        The Handmaid's Tale (2017-)
39        The Office (US) (2005-2013)
40        Borgen (2010-2022)
41        Schitt's Creek (2015-2020)
42        Peep Show (2003-2015)
43        Money Heist (2017-2021)
44        Community (2009-2015)
45        The Good Fight (2017-)
46        Homeland (2011-2020)
47        Grey's Anatomy (2005-)
48        Inside No 9 (2014-)
49        The Bureau (2015-)
50        Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017)
51        Small Axe (2020)
52        This is England 86, 88 and 90 (2010-2015)
53        Call My Agent! (2015-2020)
54        Happy Valley (2014-)
55        The Shield (2002-2008)
56        The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)
57        The Young Pope (2016)
58        Dark (2017-2020)
59        The Underground Railroad (2021)
60        House of Cards (2013-2018)
61        Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
62=      The Good Place (2016-2020)
62=      Pose (2018-2021)
64        Detectorists (2014-2017)
65        Orange is the New Black (2013-2019)
66        Mare of Easttown (2021)
67        RuPaul's Drag Race (2009-)
68        Stranger Things (2016-)
69        24 (2001-2010)
70        Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)
71        Enlightened (2011-2013) 
72        Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
73        Planet Earth (2006)
74        Utopia (2013-2014)
75        Babylon Berlin (2017-)
76        Rick and Morty (2013-)
77        American Crime Story (2016-)
78        The Killing (Denmark) (2007-2012)
79        Mindhunter (2017-2019)
80        House (2004-2012)
81        OJ: Made in America (2016)
82        Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
83        Insecure (2016-2021)
84=      Normal People (2020)
84=      Narcos (2015-2017)
86        How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
87        The Comeback (2005-2014)
88        The OA (2016-2019)
89        Dexter (2006-2013)
90        It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-)
91        Westworld (2016-)
92        Show Me a Hero (2015)
93        Treme (2010-2013)
94        Louie (2010-2015)
95        Luther (2010-2019)
96        Catastrophe (2015-2019)
97        Hannibal (2013-2015)
98        Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)
99        Steven Universe (2013-2020)
100      The Queen's Gambit (2020)

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I would have included The Expanse and Sex Education.

[king1]

I would have included The Expanse and Sex Education.

agree with The Expanse - distinct lack of scifi in that list from the look of it, westworld and Battlestar Galactica, that's about it

[Outsider]

For those long running series I usually get bored after 4 or 5 series and give up.

Watched all of Game of Thrones and then wished I hadn't - what a pathetic useless ending to it. 
Made me annoyed actually that they had so little respect for their loyal fans! 
(No, not me - my son and daughter who had read all the books as they came out and had so much been looking forward to the Tv series).
They got me into it.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I did too, and for me the two were very different works of art. I loved the books and reread them at intervals, but the tv series was glorious in its imagery. Loved both...

[Wainuiguy]

Too many series go on past their use by date. Breaking Bad was great in that it ended perfectly same with Battlestar Galactica. The writers knew they only wanted 4 seasons and had it mapped out. GOT was great until season 8. However having recently rewatched it it was only going to end with Denarys dead. You could see the change in her all the way through. Making Jon a Targaryan was well thought out.

Agree also re The Expanse - excellent series. Want to continue watching but not sure if Amazon Prime has all the series or just their ones. We only got to S3

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Season six is coming in December.

That is why I have Prime!

[Praktica]

I've not seen any of those!

[Lilith7]

I loved Game of thrones - both the series & books despite being differences. But the ending of the TV series really annoyed me since it didn't make sense. And if George Martin doesn't hurry up with that final book & I fall off the perch first then I intend to come back & haunt him.

Loved Breaking bad as well; & definitely agree that some series just go on for far too long.

[TygerTung]

They missed out some of the best ones, like "Back of the Y -Masterpiece Television"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_of_th...Television

You can even watch it on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCDsC0TYdoY

[harm_less]

What, no Green Wing???