The Greatest TV Drama Series of All-Frickin-Time Bracket!
For this bracket, we’re gonna vote on the best drama series of all-time. The seedings were based off of:
The quality of show
Overall cultural-impact of the show
There are some shows that dance on the line of comedy and drama, but the ones included I felt were more about plot and characters than funny jokes. Those include:
Fleabag, Atlanta, Insecure, Entourage, Barry, House, Girls
Without further ado, here’s the full bracket and a closer look at each region:
*In the 3rd place consolation matchup, The Sopranos defeated The Wire 83-81!!!
The Final Four Teams
THE WIRE (2002-’08; 5 Seasons)
Notable Wins: Westworld (+63), West Wing (+85), Peaky Blinders (+57)
Total Votes: 512 (3rd)
Starting 5: Idris Elba (Stringer), Wood Harris (Avon), Dominic West (Mcnulty), Wendell Pierce (Bunk), Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar)
6th Mans: Michael B. Jordan (Wallace), Jamie Hector (Marlo)…and many more that I can fit in here
Creators: David Simon, Edward Burns
All-Time Quotes:
“You come at the king, you best not miss.”
“Life is the shit that happens while you’re waiting for the moments that never come.”
“We used to make shit in this count, build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy’s pocket.”
“I’m just a humble motherfucker with a big-ass dick…You give yourself too much credit…Ok then. I ain’t that humble.”
“Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.”
Game of Thrones (2011-’19; 8 Seasons)
Notable Wins: Shameless (+75), Succession (+67), Stranger Things (+77)
Total Votes: 544 (2nd)
Starting 5: Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Emilia Clarke (Dany), Kit Harrington (Jon Snow), Sophie Turner (Sansa), Maisie Williams (Arya)
6th Mans: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime), Rory McCann (The Hound), + many more
Creators: George R.R. Martin, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
All-Time Quotes:
“Chaos is a ladder.”
“That’s what I do: I drink and I know things.”
“Dracarys!!!”
“You know nothing, Jon Snow.”
“There is only one thing we say to death: Not today.”
The Sopranos (1999-2007; 6 Seasons)
Notable Wins: Barry (+88), Narcos (+53), Entourage (+41)
Total Votes: 499 (4th)
Starting 5: James Gandolfini (Tony), Michael Imperioli (Christopher), Edie Falco (Carmella), Jamie-Lynn Siegler (Meadow), Tony Sirico (Paulie “Walnuts”)
6th Mans: Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Melfi), Stevie Van Zandt (The guy from the E Street Band)
Creators: David Chase, Terrence Winter, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Greene
All-Time Quotes:
“More is lost by indecision than by wrong decision.”
“You’re only as good as your last envelope.”
“The expiration date was last week on all your bullshit.”
“Sometimes it’s important to give people the illusion of being in control.”
“‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation.”
Breaking Bad (2008-’13; 5 Seasons)
Notable Wins: Sons of Anarchy (+94), Friday Night Lights (+61), True Detective (+67)
Total Votes: 550 (1st)
Starting 5: Bryan Cranston (Walter White), Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman), Dean Norris (Hank Schrader), Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman), Jonathan Banks (Mike)
6th Mans: Giancarlo Esposito (Gus)
Creators: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould (Not my Dad)
All-Time Quotes:
“No more half measures.”
“Shut the fuck up and let me die in peace.”
“I am the one who knocks!”
“Bitch!”
“Say my name.”
Top Ten Vote Leaders
Breaking Bad………………640
Game of Thrones………624
The Wire…………………………593
The Sopranos………………582
Stranger Things………345
Entourage………………………333
True Detective…………324
Peaky Blinders…………283
Mad Men……………………………256
Ozark………………………………254
Top Ten Most Underrated
Fleabag
Atlanta
Deadwood
Fargo
Oz
Killing Eve
Six Feet Under
Scandal
Justified
Dexter
Ben’s Top Ten
The Wire
The Sopranos
Mad Men
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Fleabag
Atlanta
Fargo
Black Mirror
Barry