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Does anyone have a Favorite film and TV show? If so, I would like to hear.
I like the Simpsons but better still from the same stable is Futurama, now sadly discontinued. However since it and the Simpsons have been sold by Fox to Disney we can hope that the professor will be able to announce "good news everyone" sometime within the next 1000 years.In terms of television series, The Simpsons can't be ignored. Those first eight seasons form perhaps the most consistent run of episodes of any series in television history. There's so much inventive brilliance in those episodes the writers' room had a glorious grasp of the fabric and mechanics of a joke - but the very best episodes have an emotional depth to them, too, that none of the cartoon competitors that sprang up in the series' wake can lay claim to. In terms of heartwarming hilarity, The Simpsons is unparalleled.
Father Ted is brilliant, of course. So many episodes make me laugh myself silly, and it all holds up so well today. Again, it's unerringly consistent in quality, and almost infinitely quotable. The series is at its best when it slips into parody of Hollywood movies; these moments are fantastically well-observed. Dermot Morgan had real star quality and it's a real tragedy that he's no longer with us.
Blackadder is brilliant, of course. I find the second series the funniest, but the fourth is spectacular, building with heightened ironic humour and surrealism into an audaciously sombre finale. There's a real intensity to Blackadder Goes Forth, a different kind of energy. The Thick of It, meanwhile, is riotiously funny satire, but it really comes into its own when the drama is dialled up and the brilliantly incendiary Malcolm Tucker - played by Peter Capaldi who is a stunning actor - comes to the fore. Rebecca Front, Roger Allam and Jo Scanlan make hilarious contributions.
The Simpsons' first 8 seasons are among the greatest in television history, in terms of quality, emotional depth flawlessly coupled with gut-busting hilarity, rewatchabilty, influence and lasting legacy. It's frankly impossible for me to pick a single favourite season from them; S4, S6 & S7 have shared my top spot for years now. Comparing 'golden era' Simpsons to current Simpsons is for the most part depressing; almost as if they're two completely different shows. But, if it continues to make money, it'll keep going. But I digress. That doesn't detract from it being one of my favorite TV shows of all time.In terms of television series, The Simpsons can't be ignored. Those first eight seasons form perhaps the most consistent run of episodes of any series in television history. There's so much inventive brilliance in those episodes the writers' room had a glorious grasp of the fabric and mechanics of a joke - but the very best episodes have an emotional depth to them, too, that none of the cartoon competitors that sprang up in the series' wake can lay claim to. In terms of heartwarming hilarity, The Simpsons is unparalleled.