100 Greatest TV Shows Of The Century…. How Many Have You Seen?

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Speaker 1: Hey there, folks. It is Friday, September 25th, and the New York Times is just out with a fan list of the 100 greatest TV shows of the 21st century. We haven't heard of a lot of these. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. That is no reflection on the list. We don't watch a lot of TV, and I'm going through this thing, and you haven't seen it yet. You said you're going to learn about it live. And you, you're not going to be surprised at number one. How about that for a tease?

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Speaker 2: Okay.

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Speaker 3: So I did see this headline. I didn't click. So I actually have no idea.

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Speaker 2: These are supposed to be according to the fans, right?

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Speaker 3: They voted.

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Speaker 2: How did they determine these 100 greatest TV shows of the century?

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Speaker 1: They did this by a fan vote. They are voting on the shows. These are the ones that got the most votes. From fans. So it's not just like the New York Times, their experts went through and they decided. These are the ones that the fans decided.

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Speaker 3: Of the century.

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Speaker 1: Of the century.

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Speaker 3: You want me to guess?

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Speaker 1: Oh, you're going to be able to name... Let's not go to number one. But if I start, you'll come up with most of these.

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Speaker 3: Okay. So, but are you starting with number one?

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Speaker 1: No, I'm actually going to ease you into it with number 100, actually. Oh. Scandal. Scandal.

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Speaker 3: Scandal. So... Oh, this is a big Debbie Downer.

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Speaker 1: Why?

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Speaker 2: Because scandal. So this is the truth. Okay, I hope not to bring anyone down. A wonderful show, Kerry Washington. Love, love, love her and love the show. But I remember when I started chemo, my chemo nurse told me, pick a show you've never watched before that you don't need to watch again and that you would consider a guilty pleasure. And watch that because you never want to associate something with the worst.

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Speaker 3: Time in your life. And so I chose Scandal. And so I.

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Speaker 2: Literally blazed through Scandal. And I thank Kerry Washington. I thank the cast for getting me through some really tough times. But it was a show that was one and done for me. I knew I never needed to see again. I always wondered what all the All the talk was. And so I watched it while I had chemo. That was my chemo show. I've never told you that.

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Speaker 1: You have. I've known this story before. Because it's one of the weirdest things to hear something being called a chemo show.

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Speaker 3: It was my chemo show. But it's funny that I told you it and I didn't know it. I don't remember it. It was a fuzzy time in my life.

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Speaker 1: At this point, Sue, I just assume every story.

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Speaker 3: You know every story.

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Speaker 1: I've heard it right now. But I'll ease you in. So I am almost nervous to tell you 99. I'm not going to go each one. But Gilmore Girls.

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Speaker 3: Oh.

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Speaker 1: See, okay, okay. Different memory.

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Speaker 2: And I know that show because of, yes, because Ava, my oldest, she begged me to watch the show with her.

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Speaker 3: And so I did. Okay. It was this cute little mother-daughter thing. Yes.

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Speaker 1: I'm going to run through a few here. The OA. I don't know what that is. Don't know it. All right. Community. Okay. I don't know that one either. Halt and Catch Fire. Nope.

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Speaker 2: House.

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Speaker 1: House. That was the one with the doctor, right?

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Speaker 3: Yes, that was a good show.

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Speaker 1: That was at 95. Yes. The Diplomat.

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Speaker 3: It sounds familiar, but I never saw it.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I never saw that. Station 11. Never.

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Speaker 2: Never saw it.

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Speaker 1: The Night Of. Nope. Catastrophe.

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Speaker 3: Wait, The Night Of. I think I did see that.

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Speaker 1: The Night Of, okay.

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Speaker 3: Wait, I go back.

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Speaker 1: It was 2016, it says.

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Speaker 3: And?

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Speaker 1: It's number 92 on the list.

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Speaker 3: Yes, and it was like a horror thriller. Yes, I did see that. It was a while ago.

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Speaker 1: Catastrophe, you know it?

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Speaker 2: Nope.

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Speaker 1: Eastbound and Down.

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Speaker 3: No.

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Speaker 2: No.

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Speaker 1: I think I had you watching this on HBO, my guy Danny McBride, who plays a former baseball player who goes back to his hometown because he's still a big-time star, but he starts substitute teaching.

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Speaker 3: Where were we in our.

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Speaker 1: Oh, yes! Eastbound and Down. It's a comedy. You got into it.

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Speaker 3: I remember it now.

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Speaker 1: That's a really good show. That's funny. Baby Reindeer. You know that one? I don't know that one.

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Speaker 3: Yes, it made headlines because it was a documentary. It was like a docuseries.

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Speaker 2: I know.

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Speaker 1: Wasn't there arrests involved?

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Speaker 3: Wasn't there like a catfishing scheme?

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Speaker 1: What was that one? Okay, I know. It was Netflix, wasn't it?

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Speaker 3: Yes, I remember that.

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Speaker 1: Dexter? A lot of people liked it. I never saw it.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I never saw it, but people loved it.

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Speaker 1: Reservoir... Oh, excuse me. Reservation Dogs.

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Speaker 2: No.

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Speaker 1: Shogun. I never got to see it. You know what?

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Speaker 2: I never did, but it got awards. Didn't it win all sorts of.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely.

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Speaker 3: Yes. Accolades. It was supposed to be amazing. Never saw it.

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Speaker 1: The Great British baking show.

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Speaker 3: Oh, my God.

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Speaker 2: My parents, my daughters, both generations on either side of me rave about that show.

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Speaker 1: Planet Earth?

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Speaker 3: Oh, that's my daughter's other favorite show.

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Speaker 1: Oh, wow.

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Speaker 2: In fact, yes, I've been told that if anyone likes to pop a gummy or take a hit, to just go ahead, do that, watch Planet Earth, and you'll never feel more zen and peace.

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Speaker 1: In your life did we say which daughter we just called out the.

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Speaker 2: One who's of age it's her favorite favorite thing to do planet earth and a gummy.

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Speaker 1: Uh justified that was on fx it's a guy um from the crazies he played a sheriff oh i do love love that brother i can't call his name right now uh Better Things?

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Speaker 2: No.

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Speaker 1: Queen's Gambit. Oh, loved Queen's Gambit. I didn't watch that. Loved it. On chess. How To With John Wilson. Don't know it. The Good Wife. Was that the lady from ER?

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Speaker 3: Margalise.

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Speaker 1: Margalise. Julianne Margalise. I didn't watch it, but.

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Speaker 3: I didn't watch it, but it got really high marks.

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Speaker 1: It had a good run.

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Speaker 3: It had a good run.

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Speaker 1: Let's see here. Actually, it has... The years here, 2009 to 2016. That is a good run.

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Speaker 3: That's a very good run.

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Speaker 1: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I never got into it.

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Speaker 3: I like the title. It makes me want to watch. I just didn't.

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Speaker 1: Modern Family. That was ABC, right? Yes.

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Speaker 2: Obviously watched that plenty of times. We've done so many interviews with so many of the cast and crew.

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Speaker 3: And I actually thought it was a really fun, provocative show.

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Speaker 2: It was one of the last great comedic sitcoms that was, I feel like, nostalgic of the 80s. Yeah. family ties and growing pains it had that kind of feel but a modern twist to it i loved that it.

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Speaker 1: Was you know what you make a very good point it was old school it was always safe even them even when they touched on a controversial topic yeah it was like.

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Speaker 2: The cosby show but you had a gay couple it was and yes it was southern california.

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Speaker 1: Somebody somewhere i don't know that one nope uh ted lasso of course then you have the bear barry was on was it hbo he's uh I can see the comedian. I can see his face. It's on SNL for a little while. He was one of the adults in It.

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Speaker 3: You've lost me. Barry, that's the name of it?

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Speaker 1: You know what we're going to stay with? B-A-R-R-Y. B-A-R-R-Y, the star of Barry. And he has a very, when you see him, you say, oh, that guy from that, yes, B-A-R-R-Y. I think it was on HBO.

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Speaker 3: Oh, yes. Bill Hader.

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Speaker 1: Bill Hader. Yes.

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Speaker 3: Sarah Goldberg.

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Speaker 1: Yes.

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Speaker 2: Henry Winkler's on it. From the Fonz was in it. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Speaker 1: Yes.

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Speaker 3: Widely and highly acclaimed.

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Speaker 1: Very. Yes.

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Speaker 3: Never saw it.

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Speaker 1: Never saw it.

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Speaker 3: It's a crime tragic comedy. Have you ever heard of that? A crime tragic comedy. I feel like that is something we would watch and we would like.

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Speaker 1: I think the show won awards. Okay, well, we should check that out.

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Speaker 3: HBO Max.

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Speaker 1: We should try a lot of this stuff. Okay, Squid Game was on the list.

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Speaker 3: We love Squid Game. Can we not just gloss over the fact that we loved Squid Game?

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Speaker 1: Well, I'm only up to 72, so that's why. Beef, I don't know that one at all.

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Speaker 3: Nope.

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Speaker 1: The Shield?

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Speaker 3: I've heard of it.

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Speaker 1: Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations, of course. Ozark, you love, I still haven't seen yet.

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Speaker 3: Ozark is way lower than it should be.

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Speaker 1: At 68? Okay.

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Speaker 2: I think that show is one of the finest shows on television.

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Speaker 1: Then you're not going to like what's right above it, Handmaid's Tale.

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Speaker 3: I love Handmaid's Tale.

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Speaker 1: 67 and 68.

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Speaker 3: So those are two of my favorite go-to.

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Speaker 2: Look, I don't have a lot of free time on my hands, but I made time for both of those shows.

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Speaker 3: Because they're just that good.

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Speaker 1: The Rehearsal. I don't know that one. Didn't see it. Mayor of Easttown.

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Speaker 3: Loved that.

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Speaker 1: That's a good show.

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Speaker 3: That's your girl.

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Speaker 1: You love. Goodness gracious. Come on. I'm saying Rose DeWitt Bukater. I know her character.

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Speaker 3: From Titanic.

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Speaker 1: How can I do that? But I can't come up with Kate. Winslet. Winslet. Jesus Christ.

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Speaker 3: Kate Winslet.

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Speaker 2: And by the way, I did appreciate, obviously, she's a gorgeous, beautiful woman. That's a good show, y'all, if you haven't seen it.

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Speaker 3: What? Ugh.

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Speaker 1: Oh, The Mayor of Easttown. That's a great show.

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Speaker 3: And she gained weight. She let her... I shouldn't even say that.

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Speaker 2: She just did not care what she looked like. And she got into the character. And I just appreciate that and applaud that. That is not an easy thing to do. A, as an actress, period. And someone who's known for being gorgeous. And someone who is of a certain age. And I say that because I... And I believe the same age as Kate Winslet. And I just was like, wow, I applaud her ability to lean into the art, to become a character and to not care what people think about what you look like.

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Speaker 1: I thought she was.

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Speaker 3: No, she was remarkable.

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Speaker 1: You know, and I would go back and watch that again.

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Speaker 2: I just don't think that that should be discounted how big of a deal that is for her to be willing to do what she did.

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Speaker 1: Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown is on the list at 64. The Thick of It, I don't know. Slow Horses, don't know that one. RuPaul's Drag Race. Then you got Peep Show. Is it pronounced Pen15 or is it Penis? P-E-N-1-5 is how the title is.

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Speaker 3: You brought this up to me earlier. I have no idea. I don't even know what the show is. What is that show? Hmm.

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Speaker 1: P-E-N-1-5. 1-5 is how the title is. It was around for two seasons.

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Speaker 2: It's called A Cringe Comedy from 2019. I feel like that would be right up our alley. Also got 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Speaker 1: There you go.

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Speaker 3: And yeah, that looks like something we would definitely check out.

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Speaker 2: All right.

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Speaker 1: Number 58, Chappelle's Show. I Think You Should Leave at 57. I don't know that one. Nathan For You. Girl, Issa Rae on the list at 55 with Insecure. Then you have The Bureau. You know that one?

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Speaker 3: Sounds familiar, but I didn't see it.

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Speaker 1: Okay, so you know the next two for sure. Stranger Things, Downton Abbey.

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Speaker 3: Oh, God. Loved both.

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Speaker 1: What about The Good Place?

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Speaker 3: Oh, The Good Place. That is with Ted Danson, I believe.

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Speaker 2: And, oh, my girl. We love her in Couples Therapy. And I love it when I get put on the spot.

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Speaker 1: Kristen.

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Speaker 3: Kristen, yes. Why can't I? This is always.

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Speaker 1: The princess from.

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Speaker 3: Yep. Kristen Bell. Thank you. Kristen Bell. She was in the Disney classic.

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Speaker 2: Yes.

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Speaker 3: Yes.

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Speaker 1: Frozen. Frozen.

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Speaker 2: So Kristen Bell, Ted Danson. I've seen a few episodes of that. It's really, really funny. I think you and I could get into it. Again, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Speaker 1: Parks and Recreation. Did you watch that one?

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Speaker 2: Yes.

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Speaker 3: Amy Poehler. I didn't see it religiously, but I saw enough of it. It's funny.

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Speaker 1: It's funny. What about Normal People? Don't know that one.

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Speaker 3: Normal People is something.

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Speaker 1: It says it was only around for one season, but it's on the list at 49. House of Cards, I could see being higher than 48.

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Speaker 3: House of Cards was so good.

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Speaker 2: And normal people, by the way, I just want to point out, the girls, my daughters, were obsessed with this. This was Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones. So this was like a huge, like folks loved that series.

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Speaker 3: But yes, loved, didn't see it myself.

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Speaker 1: Twin Peaks, The Return, specifically. The Return is on here at 2017. Didn't see that. From 2017. He was on at 47. Broad City. Know that one?

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Speaker 3: Sounds familiar.

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Speaker 1: Happy Valley.

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Speaker 3: Sounds familiar.

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Speaker 1: BoJack Horseman. I know you don't know that one.

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Speaker 3: Didn't see that.

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Speaker 1: That's the one on Netflix with the horse-headed dude. Nope. Peaky Blinders. I tried to get into this for a little while.

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Speaker 3: So I did too. It's funny. I forgot. I had to interview somebody from there. And I watched an episode. It was just very... You know what it was? You know what it reminded me of?

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Speaker 2: For people who didn't like Game of Thrones or people who don't like House of the Dragon... If you don't get into this like dark narrative, it's hard to actually immerse yourself into it because, yes, this is about– it's about the Irish mafia, I believe.

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Speaker 3: But it's so well acted and so well reviewed. But I just– and.

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Speaker 2: I think my parents were like telling me you have to watch Peaky Blinders.

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Speaker 3: And I just never did.

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Speaker 1: After that, Hacks, which is winning awards like crazy all the time, but I never got into it, did you?

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Speaker 3: I've wanted to watch it, and I never have. We should.

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Speaker 1: We don't watch a lot of TV.

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Speaker 3: We're always looking.

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Speaker 2: For a palate cleanser from all the horror movies. Hacks would be one that I would 100% get into.

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Speaker 3: What about Louie?

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Speaker 1: I don't know that one. Nope, don't know it. Adolescence, was that the Netflix, the one that won a.

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Speaker 3: Lot of awards? Yeah, I feel like that was one that.

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Speaker 1: What about Watchmen?

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Speaker 2: No?

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Speaker 1: Homeland. You watched that, didn't you?

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Speaker 3: Homeland? Oh, my God.

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Speaker 1: It's at 38. Yes.

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Speaker 2: So, my dog, Brody, is named after Agent Brody because of Homeland, that series.

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Speaker 3: Wait, you never watched that series?

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Speaker 1: Not once. Not one episode.

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Speaker 3: To me, that is.

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Speaker 2: Like the adult version or the, I should say, the paid subscription version of 24.

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Speaker 1: Why is 24 not on this list? Am I crazy? Well, I don't know.

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Speaker 2: Maybe everyone didn't think of it the way we did, but Homeland... is, to me, the same as 24, but it's elevated because you can say things and do things you couldn't say on mainstream TV.

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Speaker 3: But you've got, like, the.

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Speaker 2: Most incredible actors, Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin from, yes, Princess Bride.

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Speaker 3: My name is Inigo Montoyo. You killed my father. Prepare to die. He is the CIA agent, the, like, the.

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Speaker 2: Just the old, like, wise agent who guides Claire Danes' character.

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Speaker 3: That is Homeland amazing.

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Speaker 2: Yes.

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Speaker 1: Oh, what do I... Battle Star Galactica.

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Speaker 3: Didn't watch that.

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Speaker 1: Of course, The Pit we haven't gotten into.

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Speaker 3: I've seen a couple episodes on a plane. So, so good. I would totally get into that with you.

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Speaker 1: True Detective Season 1 in particular. The HBO show where they've had... Didn't... Oh, my goodness. Why am I slipping on names?

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Speaker 3: Because you're on the spot, and it's so hard when.

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Speaker 1: You're on the spot. Jodie Foster, she did one season of it. Matthew McConaughey did one season. Marjah Ali did one season.

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Speaker 3: Michelle Monaghan.

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Speaker 1: Now they're coming all out on it. Now it's flowing. Okay, yes.

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Speaker 2: Wow, why have we not seen that? Because those are all of some of our favorite people.

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Speaker 1: Yes, but that is an excellent show. 34, you're going to argue, should be higher. Schitt's Creek.

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Speaker 3: Oh, my God.

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Speaker 1: Schitt's Creek.

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Speaker 3: Schitt's Creek. That's another one that I have absolutely said I will start from the beginning and watch every single episode back, not just because Catherine O'Hara passed, but because that show, to me, is at the same level as Seinfeld. And I'm sure Seinfeld is up near the top.

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Speaker 1: No, it's not, actually. I'm trying to think. Wow, 24? Ended that long ago? These are all the 21st century, so it's all after 2000.

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Speaker 3: Oh, so Seinfeld doesn't even get considered. No, no. So to me, that show... is almost like the Seinfeld of this. Wow, I didn't even realize this century.

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Speaker 1: Wow. Yeah, so I'm thinking like, well, it's 24 now. Apparently it doesn't qualify. Enlightened, I don't know that one. Andor, I think that's a Disney thing. I don't know that one. Survivor, makes sense. Severance, I didn't get into.

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Speaker 2: I watched, so I did, you know what, that was one that I tried so hard to get into. And I appreciated, but I just didn't love the way others did.

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Speaker 1: Gotcha. Key and Peele.

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Speaker 3: Oh, so funny.

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Speaker 1: Love them, of course. Band of Brothers. Didn't see it. Better Call Saul.

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Speaker 2: Okay.

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Speaker 1: The spinoff, right?

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Speaker 3: The spinoff of... Wait, did that come in higher than the original?

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Speaker 1: Better Call Saul.

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Speaker 3: Better than, why am I now blanking on the original?

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Speaker 1: We're up to 26 now. Black Mirror. We've gotten into that a little. What about The Leftovers? I heard good things about it, but we haven't gotten into it.

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Speaker 2: I've seen some of it, but I didn't love it. And by the way, Better Call Saul is the spinoff of Breaking Bad.

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Speaker 3: But it came in above Breaking Bad? That's insane.

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Speaker 1: The Comeback. I don't know that one.

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Speaker 3: Oh, yeah, the comeback. That's with our girl from Friends. What? Yes. Oh, my mom has told me about the comeback from the beginning. It is actually hilarious. I think you would love this.

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Speaker 2: It is.

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Speaker 2: It's like a comedic kind of spoof, basically, on reality TV.

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Speaker 3: Lisa Kudrow from Friends. She played Phoebe.

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Speaker 2: But she plays like a satirical and comedic look inside reality TV. So it's a spoof on reality TV, but it's done so well.

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Speaker 3: It's so smart. And I've only watched a little bit of it. I would so love to watch more of it.

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Speaker 1: Number 22 on the list is Lost. Certainly a classic at this point. Number 21, White Lotus.

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Speaker 2: Yes.

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Speaker 1: White Lotus is on the list. But stay here. We will give you the last, the top 20, including number 20, which has a royal touch to it. We continue. Robes, number 20, The Crown. You were into this, right?

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Speaker 3: I knew it. And that was one of my all-time favorite series. I'm feeling so... It's.

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Speaker 2: Funny when you think about how these shows, you don't remember maybe the actors or their names or when you watched it, but you remember how they made you feel. And The Crown, I loved that series.

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Speaker 1: Number 19, Chernobyl. Did you watch that?

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Speaker 3: I did.

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Speaker 1: It was on HBO.

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Speaker 3: And it was good.

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Speaker 1: Skarsgård, right? It was.

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Speaker 3: That was so well acted.

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Speaker 1: I might want to go back and watch that again. It's that good.

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Speaker 3: It's so good.

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Speaker 1: I May Destroy You. I don't know that one.

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Speaker 3: I didn't see it.

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Speaker 1: Then see it. The Americans. Didn't you watch that?

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Speaker 3: Loved it. I saw it.

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Speaker 2: My parents watched every single episode. It's where Keri Russell and her husband.

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Speaker 3: Fell in love.

00:19:06
Speaker 1: Who just won all the awards.

00:19:07
Speaker 2: Yes, Matthew Reese, who just won all of these awards. But they fell in love on that show. I watched it because my parents were gung-ho.

00:19:14
Speaker 3: I didn't get as into it, I'll be honest, but it was well done. It was just maybe my mood and my period and time.

00:19:21
Speaker 1: Number 16 on the list, The Office UK in particular. The Office UK. Interesting. Is that the one, Gervais? Was Ricky Gervais on that one?

00:19:28
Speaker 2: Maybe.

00:19:28
Speaker 3: I've never seen it.

00:19:29
Speaker 1: Number 15, Six Feet Under.

00:19:32
Speaker 3: Never saw that either, but heard so many good things about it.

00:19:35
Speaker 1: Number 14, Friday Night Lights. Obviously, that's a classic.

00:19:38
Speaker 2: Yes.

00:19:38
Speaker 1: 13 is Girls.

00:19:40
Speaker 3: Is that the- I love Girls. Set in Brooklyn.

00:19:42
Speaker 2: The Lena Dunham thing?

00:19:42
Speaker 3: That is Lena Dunham. It's Michelle Williams. It's Brian Williams' daughter. Sorry, that's Allison Williams I had it wrong Allison Williams.

00:19:50
Speaker 2: But yes that spun off a huge cast of characters but I loved that.

00:19:54
Speaker 1: Show number 12 Arrested Development never saw it people.

00:19:57
Speaker 2: Loved it that's with Bateman right Jason Bateman it's hilarious I think I've seen like snippets of it and what I've seen it's hysterical I've just never actually sat down and watched an.

00:20:06
Speaker 1: Episode number 11 is The Office The U.S., the one we're familiar with. Here, number 10, Atlanta. I never got into it, never watched it. Number nine, Curb Your Enthusiasm.

00:20:17
Speaker 2: Okay, so when I'm on a plane, there are a couple of shows that I will always just go to if I don't see a movie I like, and Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of them.

00:20:26
Speaker 3: Larry David is hilarious.

00:20:29
Speaker 1: Okay, number eight, 30 Rock.

00:20:32
Speaker 3: Yes, love that show.

00:20:33
Speaker 2: Watched it, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin. Our friend Jane Krakowski, all on it. Love that show.

00:20:40
Speaker 1: Okay, so I'll give you the last seven here now. I will tell you that number seven of the top seven is probably my favorite of the top seven. And I'm not sure which is your favorite. So here are your top seven shows of the 21st century. Number seven is Veep.

00:21:07
Speaker 3: Oh, I love Veep.

00:21:09
Speaker 1: Babe, that's a good show.

00:21:10
Speaker 3: Oh, that's such a good... Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

00:21:14
Speaker 1: Oh, sweetheart.

00:21:15
Speaker 2: And whoever plays Gary, I can't think of his name, but they are.

00:21:20
Speaker 3: That's another one on a plane. If I see Veep, I know I'm in for a good time.

00:21:24
Speaker 1: Okay, number six. Game of Thrones. What do you think about that?

00:21:28
Speaker 2: Obviously, it's one of our all-time favorites. We connected over the years on several... forms of entertainment, and Game of Thrones was among them.

00:21:37
Speaker 1: What do you think about those two so far?

00:21:40
Speaker 3: I love them both.

00:21:41
Speaker 1: Higher up?

00:21:42
Speaker 2: I don't know because it depends on what they put ahead of them.

00:21:45
Speaker 1: Okay, I don't think you got into number five, Fleabag.

00:21:48
Speaker 3: I loved Fleabag. It was one of my all-time favorite shows.

00:21:52
Speaker 1: There you go.

00:21:52
Speaker 2: And by the way, babe, I know you. I know your sense of humor. You would love Fleabag.

00:21:57
Speaker 1: I didn't even know it was a comedy.

00:21:59
Speaker 3: It's a dark comedy, and it's so, so good.

00:22:02
Speaker 1: Number four, Succession.

00:22:04
Speaker 3: I couldn't get into it. I tried, and I tried, and I tried.

00:22:07
Speaker 1: It seemed like a commitment. I didn't. I wasn't into it. I tried to, but I liked everybody in it, all the characters in it.

00:22:13
Speaker 2: Wasn't it based on the Murdochs and Fox News, and that's what they say it was loosely based on, which I think always had a stain for me on the show.

00:22:24
Speaker 1: Number three... Mad Men. I did watch every episode of this series.

00:22:29
Speaker 2: I watched every single episode of the series and loved it and was so sad when it was over.

00:22:34
Speaker 3: Jon Hamm became like a new person.

00:22:37
Speaker 1: The last two, everybody listening enrolled you as well. If I gave you five guesses, you could certainly 100% come up with the two that are at the top of this list.

00:22:46
Speaker 3: Well, now I stressed out.

00:22:47
Speaker 1: I don't want to stress you out. I don't want to put you on the spot. I will tell you no problem, but you're going to go. Oh, you just give me 30 more seconds. I would have said that. Number two is The Wire. Number one is Breaking Bad.

00:22:59
Speaker 3: Oh, Breaking Bad. Okay.

00:23:00
Speaker 2: Somehow I thought you had already said it. Obviously, Breaking Bad is amazing. The Wire, I would not have guessed. Yeah.

00:23:05
Speaker 1: Nope.

00:23:05
Speaker 3: Would never have guessed that.

00:23:06
Speaker 1: I never got into it at all.

00:23:08
Speaker 3: Never did once.

00:23:09
Speaker 1: I've never seen a single episode of The Wire.

00:23:12
Speaker 3: And you've never seen an episode of Breaking Bad either.

00:23:14
Speaker 1: Neither have.

00:23:14
Speaker 3: Okay.

00:23:15
Speaker 1: Neither have.

00:23:16
Speaker 2: There are several series I have told you. I would go back and watch every episode with you. Among them, Breaking Bad, Homeland, and what.

00:23:28
Speaker 3: Was one of the other ones you haven't seen? Because those two, to me.

00:23:31
Speaker 1: I haven't seen Fleabag at all.

00:23:32
Speaker 2: Fleabag.

00:23:33
Speaker 3: Oh, my God.

00:23:34
Speaker 2: So those three alone. Babe, we're always looking for something to watch. I am telling you, I don't disagree.

00:23:40
Speaker 3: And I'm curious about The Wire. I've never seen The Wire. I would be interested in watching it.

00:23:46
Speaker 2: If this is what the people say are the best, the top 100 television shows of the century, who are we to argue with the people?

00:23:57
Speaker 1: All right, we got some TV to watch. I just wanted to share. I thought that was fun. Really, I'm surprised at how many top shows I haven't, not only not seen at all, haven't even heard of.

00:24:10
Speaker 3: Wait, in the top 10, how many have you seen?

00:24:13
Speaker 1: Let me pull this.

00:24:14
Speaker 3: I'm curious.

00:24:16
Speaker 1: Zero, zero, one, two, three.

00:24:22
Speaker 3: All right.

00:24:22
Speaker 1: Three out of ten.

00:24:23
Speaker 3: We got some watching to do.

00:24:24
Speaker 1: Three out of ten. All right, folks. We always appreciate you spending a little time with us and having a little fun with us. I'm TJ. That's my dear Amy Robach. We'll talk to y'all soon.