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My Top Ten Favorite HBO Shows

Just because a show wasn't listed doesn't mean I hate it save for Sex in the City and Entourage. Sadly I have not seen every HBO show so I can't comment on critical darlings like Treme, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, or Rome.

	1. The Wire The best police show ever made. It's smartly written, feels realistic, every character seems well fleshed out, and the criminals feel like real people not monsters or stereotypes like a lot of police dramas.
	2. Mr. Show with Bob and David I credit this show with shaping my sense of humor as a teenager and as the greatest sketch comedy show ever made.
	3. Oz I swear this show is responsible for every male character actor you see currently on TV. One of the most depressing and violent dramas on HBO. Also some great social commentary that still applies to America's prison state.
	4. Eastbound & Down Sometimes it's fun to cheer for an unrepentant asshole...
	5. Curb Your Enthusiasm and sometimes it is fun to laugh at his misfortune.
	6. The Sopranos While the lackluster ending may have soured a lot of people's opinion on the show though I still love it. The Sopranos might have its faults but when it is running on all cylinders it is like watching Goodfellas or any great gangster movie.
	7. Game of Thrones As someone who typically hates fantasy I am surprised at how much I love this show. I am pretty sure it has to do with the fact that at its heart Games of Thrones is a political drama that just happens to be set in a fantasy world.
	8. The Larry Sanders Show Hey Now! A great piece of 90's nostalgia that still makes me laugh. What started out as a satire of the late night wars between Jay Leno and David Letterman is still relevant today given the recent fight between Leno and Conan O'Brien.
	9. Tales from the Crypt My first HBO show! I am sure it doesn't hold up as well as I remember especially the Crypt Keeper's "horrorible" puns but it was one of my earliest taste of the horror genre.
	10. True Blood This show is more of a guilty pleasure then anything else. I know it is silly and kinda dumb but it is a lot of campy fun and isn't Twilight. It doesn't hurt that there is a lot of nudity and gore.

No In Treatment? No The Life & Times Of Tim? No Flight Of The Conchords?! This list is wrong! WRONG, I TELLS YA!!

Just kidding. It is, after all, your opinion. Still haven't been able to get into The Wire. I try but I just can't do it. I think I need a free weekend and a hell of a lot of willpower to make it past the first three eps (which, I am told, is when it gets good). I blame the amount of DVD series I have to watch as is.

Sorry, y'all gonna hate me but I gotta add

Sex and the City.

@CherryBomb said:

Sorry, y'all gonna hate me but I gotta add

Sex and the City.

To be fair I am not a chick or a homosexual though I kinda like Girls

@Ghost_of_GhostDad: that's the spirit! I think Girls is a great show, it has that awkward humour that isn't too in-your-face like 'New Girl' is, it's much more grounded.

ALSO,

I think we need some love for Big Love

if you haven't seen the show yet, then I strongly recommend you do!

It's one of the best shows I've seen.

Good list, but I agree with the addition of Sex and the City. It started a shoe revolution - can't we all get behind that?! Come ON! But really, it is a great show although I know it is too "girly" for most guys.

I think my list is

THE WIRE SEASONS 1 -4

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS

Everything else a distant fucking second.

@Tylea002 said:

I think my list is

THE WIRE SEASONS 1 -4

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS

Everything else a distant fucking second.

How can anyone not be a fan of Mr. Show w/ Bob and David or have it tied with Entourage and John From Cincinnati?

I regret not adding Flight of the Conchords along with The Chris Rock Show, Real Sports w/ Bryant Gumble, Extras, Bored to Death, and Carnival. Damn HBO has a lot of good shows!

As for Sex and the City, can't we just say the fact that I admitted that I love True Blood be a compromise?

@Harryden said:

These are my favorite HBO show :-

-Luck

-Hitchcock

-Vice

-Girls

-Weep

So I guess Weep is spammer for Veep and Hitchcock is a reference to the mini-series but I am racking my brain on what Vice is. Congrats on getting lucky with Girls and Horse Abuse.

Great list, its The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Life and times of Tim for me at the top though.

Like an earlier poster I too have never got into The Wire (or Breaking Bad) I really must give them a go.

I definitely agree with the postition of The Wire, fantastic show from start to finish.

If we're counting mini-series', it would be blasphemous to not mention Band of Brothers. I'm definitely with you guys with The Wire at number one. Such an amazing experience.