1001 TV Series You Must Watch Before You Die (2015)
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This is the 1st edition (October 2015) and the latest addition to the bestselling and highly acclaimed 1001-series.
"From "Leave it to Beaver" to "Breaking Bad", "The Honeymooners" to "Homeland", this compilation of important and groundbreaking television shows is packed full of trivia and will be sure to make you want to pick up the remote or start streaming. Selected by an international team of experts and covering a worldwide spectrum of programs from the classics of the 1950s to the cutting-edge shows of today, 1001 TV Series is one of the most comprehensive books ever published on the topic of television."
This volume is virtually impossible to finish (as you have to watch every single episode of every single entry). Not to mention many of the shows are still running this very day.
If the authors instead chose to focus only on TV-series/TV-Mini-series/TV-movies you might have had a chance, but unfortunately, TV shows - including Game shows, Reality and Talk shows - are also included.
NOTE: the book contains some TV-movies or stand-alone episodes from TV-series, but the vast majority of the entries are either TV-series, TV-Mini-series or TV shows.
The genres are:
Action/Adventure: 43
Animation: 13
Awards show: 3
Biography: 1
Comedy: 246
Comedy/Drama: 31
Crime: 1
Crime/Mystery: 101
Documentary: 18
Drama: 226
Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: 107
Game show: 26
Historical drama: 60
Music/Musical: 13
Reality: 31
Soap opera: 28
Sports: 2
Talk Show: 16
Variety: 22
Western: 13
= 1001
TV-series/shows/movies that, according to the introduction by Robb Pearlman, "could not be included" (it is never argued why):
The Winds of War (1983)
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) [???????]
Sybil (1976)
Gia (1998)
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Duel (1971)
V (1983)
Recount (2008)
Game Change (2012)
An Early Frost (1984)
And the Band Played On (1993)
Brian's Song (1971)
Mildred Pierce (2011)
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
Some entries that most likely will cause some problems in terms of checking them are the Awards shows: Academy Awards (#17), Golden Globe Awards (#50), MTV Video Music Awards (#365) as well as "Eurovision Song Contest" (#32). Instead of adding every single annual event for these shows, I decided to add only the earliest entry I could locate on IMDb (as if you care about those shows and/or will finish this list anyway).
NOTE: "1001 TV Series You Must Watch Before You Die" and "1001 TV Shows You Must Watch Before You DIe" have identical entires (1948-2015) - as well as the same page total (960) - although they're two different books. Generally speaking, the only differences between the two books are:
- the introduciton is longer in "Shows" (an introduction by Robb Pearlman) whereas "Series" have a much shorter introduction and instead have an additional index (Index by Genre). The "Index by Genre" is not featured in "Shows".
- "Shows" is in hardcover whereas "Series" is in paperback.
- The front and back cover are different.
If you spot any errors (or if any of the abovementioned series/shows I've listed earlier has been added to IMDb), or if you have any questions about the entries or the list as a whole, please don't hesitate to PM me.
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924 new
Mongrels
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
717 new
The Second Coming
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
680 new
Berlin, Berlin
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
676 new
The Secret Life of Us
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
659 new
A Piece of Monologue
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
626 new
At Home with the Braithwaites
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
621 new
Terra Nostra
1999, in 0 top lists Check -
554 new
Hamish Macbeth
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
547 new
Band of Gold
1995, in 0 top lists Check -
545 new
Der Bulle von Tölz
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
489 new
Familie
1991, in 0 top lists Check -
472 new
One Foot in the Grave
1990, in 0 top lists Check -
433 new
Talking Heads 2
1998 — a.k.a. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads 2, in 0 top lists Check -
422 new
Liebling Kreuzberg
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
418 new
La dama de rosa
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
405 new
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
1985, in 0 top lists Check -
378 new
Murder, She Wrote
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
375 new
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989, in 0 top lists Check -
372 new
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987, in 0 top lists Check -
369 new
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985 — a.k.a. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye, in 0 top lists Check -
368 new
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985 — a.k.a. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced, in 0 top lists Check -
366 new
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
1984 — a.k.a. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Body in the Library, in 0 top lists Check -
365 new
1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
363 new
The Bill
1984, in 0 top lists Check -
328 new
Das Traumschiff
1981, in 0 top lists Check -
275 new
The Love Boat
1977, in 0 top lists Check -
260 new
The Gong Show
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
232 new
Within These Walls
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
213 new
Je später der Abend...
1973, in 0 top lists Check -
187 new
Soul Train
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
176 new
Dalli Dalli
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
175 new
Hey Hey, It's Saturday
1971, in 0 top lists Check -
143 new
Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret
1967, in 0 top lists Check -
129 new
Softly Softly
1966, in 0 top lists Check -
121 new
Ferien in Lipizza
1966 — a.k.a. The White Horses, in 0 top lists Check -
97 new
Le inchieste del commissario Maigret
1964, in 0 top lists Check -
94 new
Crossroads
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
90 new
Thierry la Fronde
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
83 new
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
1963, in 0 top lists Check -
76 new
Sábado gigante
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
75 new
Intervilles
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
73 new
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
70 new
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
46 new
Zum blauen Bock
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
45 new
The Sky at Night
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
42 new
The Army Game
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
37 new
Emergency-Ward 10
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
33 new
The Nat King Cole Show
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
32 new
The Eurovision Song Contest
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
30 new
Was bin ich?
1955, in 0 top lists Check
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