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I would say Friends 100% and maybe Family Guy.
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2020-02-29, 05:42 PM #1Banned
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What show never declined in quality?
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2020-02-29, 05:51 PM #2The Lightbringer
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Futurama.
The Wire.
I suppose we aren't including mini-series.
I think there is a prerequisite that the show was quality to begin with.
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2020-02-29, 05:52 PM #3Scarab Lord
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Oh, you visit reddit too, huh?
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2020-02-29, 05:57 PM #4Immortal
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Venture Bros has not declined in quality.
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2020-02-29, 05:57 PM #5Bloodsail Admiral
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Breaking Bad, M*A*S*H, Star Trek: TNG, Cheers that’s all I can think of right now.
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2020-02-29, 05:57 PM #6The Lightbringer
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Ignoring all the shows that only lasted 1 or 2 seasons:
Homeland
Outlander
Stargate Atlantis
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2020-02-29, 06:01 PM #7Bloodsail Admiral
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Last airbender.
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2020-02-29, 06:09 PM #8The Lightbringer
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Only declined in quantity... Originally Posted by Nadiru
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2020-02-29, 06:11 PM #9Legendary!
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Breaking bad and Peep Show. GOAT shows.
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2020-02-29, 06:11 PM #10Epic!
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Game of Thrones
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2020-02-29, 06:12 PM #11Herald of the Titans
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This is the correct answer. Also maybe M*A*S*H* but I watched a lot of it as a kid (before I binged Airbender as an adult, funny enough) so grains of salt. Originally Posted by Sharby
Seriously watch TLA you monsters. Originally Posted by Wells
if we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that.
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2020-02-29, 06:15 PM #12The Insane
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Friends went downhill in the last couple seasons.
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2020-02-29, 06:16 PM #13Dreadlord
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This indeed, only gone up in quality tbh. Originally Posted by Sharby
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2020-02-29, 06:21 PM #14Immortal
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Of course friends never declined when it was already rock bottom from start.
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2020-02-29, 06:22 PM #15Titan
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I mean shows that only last 1-2 seasons and are canned for stupid network reasons and not the show actually being bad are almost batting 100% here. Sure is a lot of those these days.
Aside from that I can always see a decline in a show. Either once one of the core cast starting thinking about movies or the writers start to run out of ideas or get lazy.
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2020-02-29, 06:25 PM #16Old God
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Futurama was nowhere near as good as it was in its initial run with FOX when it got picked up again by Comedy Central, so have to disagree. Originally Posted by StillMcfuu
The only show I can think of that never declined in quality was The Wonder Years. It maintained the same tone, it had a beginning, and an ending, the cast was never replaced, and it never jumped the shark, or suffered from a decline in writing or acting quality. It told the story it set out to tell and finished without anyone ever wanting or trying to bring it back.
As for cartoons, I'd say the entire Bruce Timm universe is a good candidate to never having declined in quality. Batman: TAS, Superman: TAS, Static Shock, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and even JLU all tie together, and I never saw an episode where the animation looked like it was sucking, or watched a story that I thought "man, this is not as good as it used to be." It all started with Batman: TAS, and ended perfectly with Epilogue, the final episode of Justice League Unlimited.
Every other show I've ever followed suffered from going on too long and the inevitable decline in quality happened:
Saint Seiya? Check.
Dragon Ball Z/GT/Super? Check.
The Simpsons? BIG CHECK.
The Flash? Check. Happening right now.
South Park? Although not a steep decline, it's definitely past its prime.
Boy Meets World? Check.
Power Rangers/Sentai DOES NOT END!!! It goes ON, AND ON!
Even FOX's X-Men animated series suffered in its final episodes.
Chappelle's Show? Check.
Married with Children? Check.
The Boondocks? Check.
So yeah, those are my 3: Wonder Years, FOX's Spider-man, and the Bruce Timm DCU.
I guess a case could be made for FOX's Spider-man Animated Series, it had a proper ending and the series hadn't declined in quality leading up to it.Last edited by Kyphael; 2020-02-29 at 06:56 PM.
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2020-02-29, 06:26 PM #17The Unstoppable Force
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Cardcaptor Sakura.
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2020-02-29, 06:27 PM #18Pandaren Monk
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We got a comedian here Originally Posted by Nelle
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2020-02-29, 06:29 PM #19Bloodsail Admiral
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Blackadder, which only got better and where the last season is arguably the best.
Fawlty Towers, which was clever enough to stop at two seasons.
I know people think series with only two seasons might not count, but if it's the producer's choice to stop at two seasons, I'd add it as the main reason is never declined in quality, compared to shows which, once popular, just go on and on until they're bled dry, like Two and a Half Men or Big Bang Theory. Originally Posted by Dynati
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2020-02-29, 06:31 PM #20Old God
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Lol I thought the same thing. I never even watched GoT, but its final season was laughably hung out to dry by its entire fan base openly on social media that even non-fans know. Originally Posted by ohiostate124
Your avatar reminds me, Married with Children is another favorite show of mine that unfortunately also declined in quality.Last edited by Kyphael; 2020-02-29 at 06:55 PM.
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