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by midosen • Created 11 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
My top 44 Tv series (random order)
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  • Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)

    1. Prison Break

    2005–201790 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (628K)
    A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
    CreatorPaul T. ScheuringStarsDominic PurcellWentworth MillerAmaury Nolasco
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)

    2. Cover Up

    1984–198521 epsTV Series
    7.7 (757)
    A fashion photographer and a veteran special forces soldier posing as her model go on intelligence missions around the world.
    CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsJennifer O'NeillRichard AndersonMykelti Williamson
  • Billy Campbell, Dennis Farina, Paul Butler, Steve Ryan, and Bill Smitrovich in Crime Story (1986)

    3. Crime Story

    1986–198843 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (3.6K)
    The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
    CreatorsChuck AdamsonGustave ReiningerStarsDennis FarinaBill SmitrovichTony Denison
  • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)

    4. Miami Vice

    1984–1989111 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (32K)
    Resplendent with authentic 1980s music, fashion, and vibe, "Miami Vice" follows two undercover detectives and their extended team through the mean streets of Miami, Florida.
    CreatorAnthony YerkovichStarsDon JohnsonPhilip Michael ThomasSaundra Santiago
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)

    5. The Practice

    1997–2004167 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (11K)
    Follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.
    CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsDylan McDermottKelli WilliamsLara Flynn Boyle
  • Denis Leary in Rescue Me (2004)

    6. Rescue Me

    2004–201195 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (29K)
    Tommy Gavin deals with the fears of his job as a firefighter and seeing his ex-wife dating other men.
    CreatorsDenis LearyPeter TolanStarsDenis LearyMichael LombardiSteven Pasquale
  • Oz (1997)

    7. Oz

    1997–200356 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (112K)
    The daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
    CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonTerry KinneyJ.K. Simmons
  • Northern Exposure (1990)

    8. Northern Exposure

    1990–1995110 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (23K)
    A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
    CreatorsJoshua BrandJohn FalseyStarsRob MorrowJanine TurnerBarry Corbin
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)

    9. The Darling Buds of May

    1991–199320 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (2.6K)
    The Larkin family lives in rural idyll in 1950s England. Father Larkin never pays his bills, but the big, sprightly family is never short of money. Father Larkin is always working on a new plan to provide the family with cash.
    StarsDavid JasonPam FerrisStephanie Ralph
  • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)

    10. Moonlighting

    1985–198966 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (26K)
    An ex-model and a smart-aleck detective manage a private detective agency.
    CreatorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsCybill ShepherdBruce WillisAllyce Beasley
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)

    11. The Sopranos

    1999–200786 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (526K)
    New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
    CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie Falco
  • Twin Peaks (1990)

    12. Twin Peaks

    1990–199130 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (232K)
    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
    CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen Amick
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

    13. The X-Files

    1993–2018217 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (263K)
    Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
    CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch Pileggi
  • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)

    14. Sons of Anarchy

    2008–201492 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (340K)
    A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.
    CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone Junior
  • Alice to Nowhere (1986)

    15. Alice to Nowhere

    19862 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    6.6 (94)
    A nurse who has been hired to staff a remote outpost in the Australian outback unwittingly carries a stash of jewels taken in a foiled robbery. The robbers track her to the outback, and are determined to let nothing.
    StarsJohn WatersSteve JacobsRosey Jones
  • Bangkok Hilton (1989)

    16. Bangkok Hilton

    19893 epsTV Mini Series
    7.8 (5.4K)
    Nicole Kidman and Denholm Elliott star in a 1989 miniseries about a young woman in a Thai prison for carrying her boyfriend's heroin.
    StarsNicole KidmanDenholm ElliottHugo Weaving
  • The Wire (2002)

    17. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (404K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • NYPD Blue (1993)

    18. NYPD Blue

    1993–2005261 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (17K)
    Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
    CreatorsSteven BochcoDavid MilchStarsDennis FranzJimmy SmitsGordon Clapp
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)

    19. The Shield

    2002–200889 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (93K)
    A gang of corrupt Los Angeles Police Department cops uses illegal methods to maintain law and order, whilst engaging in a series of undercover dealings secretly in order to get rich.
    CreatorShawn RyanStarsMichael ChiklisMichael JaceJay Karnes
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)

    20. 24

    2001–2010192 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (203K)
    Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
    CreatorsRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos Bernard
  • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)

    21. A Touch of Frost

    1992–201042 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (9.4K)
    DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
    StarsDavid JasonBruce AlexanderJohn Lyons
  • Tobias Moretti in Kommissar Rex (1994)

    22. Kommissar Rex

    1994–2004119 epsTV Series
    7.2 (6.6K)
    A cop is recently divorced, and to fill the void, he adopts a police dog who has also lost his companion. Together, they solve crimes occurring in and around the city of Vienna.
    CreatorsPeter HajekPeter MoserStarsGerhard ZemannHeinz WeixelbraunWolf Bachofner
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)

    23. Band of Brothers

    200110 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.4 (563K)
    The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
    StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon Livingston
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)

    24. ER

    1994–2009331 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (73K)
    The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
    CreatorMichael CrichtonStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyJulianna Margulies
  • Der Bergdoktor (2008)

    25. Der Bergdoktor

    2008– 177 epsTV Series
    6.5 (782)
    A medic lives with his small, strange family in the mountains, and in every episode he comes across a situation with not only his patients but also his family and friends.
    StarsHans SiglHeiko RuprechtMonika Baumgartner

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