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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Feb 11, 2015 1:12:53 GMT -5
Often great shows (Simpsons, Family Guy, Seinfeld, The US Office etc) start off slow before they find thier footing. Often when you try to re watch the show's run, the begining of the series can become cringe inducing compared to its peak. But what shows actually started out strong from the start?
The first two that come to mind are Futurama and M*A*S*H*. Both of those while getting better over the shows run, had a strong start to the series compared to alot of other shows.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 1:49:21 GMT -5
Arrested Development
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Feb 11, 2015 2:06:31 GMT -5
The BBC Office.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 11, 2015 2:20:24 GMT -5
In the minority that actually liked and still does like the 1st Season of South Park
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 11, 2015 2:30:34 GMT -5
The Boondocks.
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Post by Fearless The Tank on Feb 11, 2015 2:31:02 GMT -5
The first season of Heroes was great. The rest, not so much. Breaking Bad also started strong and continued to be great until the end.
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Post by fw91 on Feb 11, 2015 2:32:38 GMT -5
In the minority that actually liked and still does like the 1st Season of South Park It's great, but the evolution of the show and animation make it inferior. |
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Post by Macho Pichu on Feb 11, 2015 2:38:24 GMT -5
In the minority that actually liked and still does like the 1st Season of South Park Season 1 is one of my favorite seasons. While 2 through ~9 were entertaining, the series really starting getting good around season 10 and only improved from there. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Feb 11, 2015 2:41:06 GMT -5
Fawlty Towers
The IT Crowd
The Inbetweeners
The Thick of it
Phoenix Nights
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Father Ted
House
Porridge
Spaced
Spooks
Sex and the City
The Big Bang Theory
The Walking Dead
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 11, 2015 2:41:45 GMT -5
Fair do's It's just I hear Matt Stone and Trey Parker can't stand it and I don't really know why as I still think it's good. It certainly hasn't aged well but in a weird way I kind of like that  and yes it has only gotten better in time |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 11, 2015 2:50:47 GMT -5
The Flash
Arrow
Supernatural
Veronica Mars
Angel
Firefly (I'm a cheater)
The Twilight Zone
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Feb 11, 2015 3:00:09 GMT -5
For a show of its type, Brooklyn Nine-Nine came in pretty well formed from the get go.
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Post by adamclark52 on Feb 11, 2015 4:15:25 GMT -5
I liked the first seasons of Oz, Family Guy, the Walking Dead, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge and Heroes. I know I'll think of more as people post.
And love or hate "reality" TV I really enjoyed the first season of Survivor. It was very fresh and new at the time. Same for the first seasons of 'Merican Idol, Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance. Before those shows got tired, played out and mimicking so many times they were really good.
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Post by kidglov3s on Feb 11, 2015 5:23:51 GMT -5
Almost any show about or involving precocious kids loses charm as it goes along (Diff'rent Strokes, Parent Hood, Home Improvement, Family Matters, Full House, Step by Step).
It doesn't really have seasons, but I'd argue that DBZ was at it's best for the first 50 or so episodes and either gradually or steeply declined from there.
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Post by Paco on Feb 11, 2015 5:34:08 GMT -5
The O.C. put all their eggs in that first season basket. GREAT season...they had nothing after that.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Feb 11, 2015 6:03:07 GMT -5
Season one of Community is pretty good.
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Post by mute09 on Feb 11, 2015 8:00:50 GMT -5
Homeland
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Post by hossfan on Feb 11, 2015 8:11:03 GMT -5
I actually prefer the first season of the (American) Office to a lot of the later ones, in no small part because they were willing to show the Michael Scott character as the ass he was.
Gilmore Girls's and The Wire's first seasons were probably their best as well.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Feb 11, 2015 8:33:41 GMT -5
The O.C. put all their eggs in that first season basket. GREAT season...they had nothing after that. This. So much this. Never has a show managed to cram so much into one season that they had nothing else to go on (or at least nothing good) for literally the rest of their existence more than The OC did. I'm the type of person who hates owning parts of box sets so, for example, I own the earlier seasons of The Shield which, while good, paled in comparison to Season 3 on over and I own House which, whilst still watchable by the end, was not half the show it once was so it says a lot when I literally just own Season One of The OC and none of the three seasons that followed it. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 11, 2015 9:30:17 GMT -5
The first season of Community is still the only one I'd rate any higher than average.
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