Greatest TV Mini Series

[Tim]

Criteria: Influence, acclaim, popularity

1. Band of Brothers (2001)
2. Planet Earth (2006)
3. Roots (1977)
4. Dekalog (1989-1990)
5. Chernobyl (2019)
6. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
7. The Queen's Gambit (2020)
8. The Last Dance (2020)
9. Lonesome Dove (1989)
10. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
11. Angels in America (2003)
12. I, Claudius (1976)
13. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
14. The Kingdom (1994)
15. The Civil War (1990)
16. The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
17. Planet Earth II (2016)
18. WandaVision (2021)
19. It (1990)
20. Salem's Lot (1979)
21. Life on Earth (1979)
22. Shōgun (1980)
23. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980-1981)
24. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
25. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
26. Histoire(s) du cinéma (1988-1998)
27. When They See Us (2019)
28. Over the Garden Wall (2014)
29. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
30. Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)
31. The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
32. Thorn Birds (1983)
33. North and South (1985)
34. Battlestar Galactica (2003)
35. Das Boot (1985)
36. Fanny and Alexander (1983)
37. Adolescence (2025)
38. Prime Suspect (1991)
39. Watchmen (2019)
40. The Winds of War (1983)
41. Edge of Darkness (1985)
42. The Singing Detective (1986)
43. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
44. The Blue Planet (2001)
45. Hellsing (2001-2002)
46. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
47. FLCL (2000-2001)
48. The Night Of (2016)
49. Smiley's People (1982)
50. Blue Planet ll (2017)
51. Sharp Objects (2018)
52. World on a Wire (1973)
53. The Vietnam War (2017)
54. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
55. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
56. The Pacific (2010)
57. Our Friends in the North (1996)
58. Sybil (1976)
59. Civilization (1969)
60. The Ascent of Man (1973)
61. Life (2009)
62. Generation Kill (2008)
63. Generation War (2013)
64. I May Destroy You (2020)
65. Top of the Lake (2013)
66. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
67. John Adams (2008)
68. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
69. Holocaust (1978)
70. Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959)
71. The Blue Knight (1973)
72. North and South: Book ll: Love and War (1986)
73. War and Remembrance (1988)
74. Carlos (2010)
75. Small Axe (2020)

Calling for Fire, Danger Close (1965)
The Odyssey (1968)
The Shield and the Sword (1968)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Elizabeth R (1971)
La maison des bois (1971)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972-1973)
Big School-Break (1973)
QB Vll (1974)
The National Dream (1974)
Helter Skelter (1976)
The Days of the Turbins (1976)
Adventures of Captain Wrongel (1976-1982)
The Twelve Chairs (1977)
Connections (1978)
Against the Wind (1978)
Centennial (1978-1979)
Pennies from Heaven (1978-1979)
Roots: The Next Generation (1979)
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers (1979)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979)
Little Tragedies (1979)
The Adventures of Elektronic (1979)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
East of Eden (1981)
The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person (1981)
Marco Polo (1982)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
Return to Eden (1983)
V (1983)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983)
Jewel in the Crown (1984)
V: The Final Battle (1984)
Heimat (1984)
The Living Planet (1984)
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
Dead Souls (1984)
TASS Is Authorized to Declare... (1984)
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Guest from the Future (1985)
Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced (1985)
Peter the Great (1986)
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches (1987)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988)
Jack the Ripper (1988)
The Bourne Identity (1988)
Gardes-Marines, Forward! (1988)
Bangkok Hilton (1989)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
The Trials of Life (1990)
The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
House of Cards (1990)
The Silver Chair (1990)
Separate but Equal (1991)
Viva Gardes-Marines! (1991)
Prime Suspect 2 (1992)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
The Stand (1994)
Macross Plus (1994-1995)
The Maxx (1995)
The Private Life of Plants (1995)
Golden Boy (1995-1996)
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Kingdom ll (1997)
The Odyssey (1997)
The Nazis: A Warning from History (1997)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Merlin (1998)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)
The Temptations (1998)
The Life of Birds (1998)
Storm of the Century (1999)
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999)
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
Dune (2000)
The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Walking with Beasts (2001)
Hero (2001)
Rose Red (2002)
Taken (2002)
Brigada (2002)
The Idiot (2003)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Children of Dune (2003)
North and South (2004)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
Bleak House (2005)
Elizabeth I (2005)
The Master and Margarita (2005)
The Lost Room (2006)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Afro Samurai (2007)
Summer Heights High (2007)
Baccano! (2007)
Emma (2009)
America: The Story of Us (2010)
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Millennium (2010)
This Is England '86 (2010)
Frozen Planet (2011)
Human Planet (2011)
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011)
Mildred Pierce (2011)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Political Animals (2012)
Another (2012)
The Bible (2013)
Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
And Then There Were None (2015)
11.22.63 (2016)
Erased (2016)
The Young Pope (2016)
The Defenders (2017)
Godless (2017)
Violet Evergarden (2018)
Unbelievable (2019)
I May Destroy You (2020)
Normal People (2020)
It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Mare of Easttown (2021)
Black Bird (2022)
Kingdom: Exodus (2022)
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
The Penguin (2024)
Baby Reindeer (2024)
Masters of the Air (2024)
Ripley (2024)
American Primeval (2025)

[ManPerson]

That seems a bit high for Riget, considering it's not all that high on TSPDT and its acclaim as a TV show is probably a bit lower than Angels in America and Lonesome Dove.

[Tim]

1. Band of Brothers (2001)
2. Planet Earth (2006)
3. Roots (1977)
4. Dekalog (1989-1990)
5. Chernobyl (2019)
6. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
7. The Queen's Gambit (2020)
8. The Last Dance (2020)
9. Lonesome Dove (1989)
10. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
11. Angels in America (2003)
12. I, Claudius (1976)
13. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
14. The Kingdom (1994)
15. The Civil War (1990)
16. The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
17. Planet Earth II (2016)
18. WandaVision (2021)
19. It (1990)
20. Salem's Lot (1979)
21. Life on Earth (1979)
22. Shōgun (1980)
23. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980-1981)
24. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
25. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
26. When They See Us (2019)
27. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)
28. Over the Garden Wall (2014)
29. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
30. Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)
31. The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
32. Thorn Birds (1983)
33. North and South (1985)
34. Battlestar Galactica (2003)
35. Das Boot (1985)
36. Fanny and Alexander (1983)
37. Adolescence (2025)
38. Prime Suspect (1991)
39. Watchmen (2019)
40. The Winds of War (1983)
41. Edge of Darkness (1985)
42. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018)
43. The Singing Detective (1986)
44. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
45. The Blue Planet (2001)
46. Hellsing (2001-2002)
47. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
48. FLCL (2000-2001)
49. The Night Of (2016)
50. Smiley's People (1982)
51. Blue Planet ll (2017)
52. Sharp Objects (2018)
53. World on a Wire (1973)
54. The Vietnam War (2017)
55. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
56. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
57. The Pacific (2010)
58. Our Friends in the North (1996)
59. Sybil (1976)
60. Civilization (1969)
61. The Ascent of Man (1973)
62. Life (2009)
63. Generation Kill (2008)
64. Generation War (2013)
65. I May Destroy You (2020)
66. Top of the Lake (2013)
67. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
68. John Adams (2008)
69. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
70. Holocaust (1978)
71. Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959)
72. The Blue Knight (1973)
73. North and South: Book ll: Love and War (1986)
74. War and Remembrance (1988)
75. Carlos (2010)
76. Small Axe (2020)

[ManPerson]

Histoire du Cinema?

[Tim]

Suggestion for a spot?

[ManPerson]

Maybe around where Berlin Alexanderplatz is?

Also, I'm not sure if The People Vs OJ Simpson or Gianni Versace should be on here when, say, True Detective Season 1 isn't.

[Tim]

My thinking was that American Crime Story could be viewed as three stand-alone mini-series as well as three seasons of the same show but I guess it does open the door to other anthology series' seasons being on here. I am not opposed to removing them.

[pauldrach]

That seems a bit high for Riget, considering it's not all that high on TSPDT and its acclaim as a TV show is probably a bit lower than Angels in America and Lonesome Dove.

Works for me.

[Tim]

Put the current top 75 up.

[Tim]

The top 100:

1. Band of Brothers (2001)
2. Planet Earth (2006)
3. Roots (1977)
4. Dekalog (1989-1990)
5. Chernobyl (2019)
6. Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
7. The Queen's Gambit (2020)
8. The Last Dance (2020)
9. Lonesome Dove (1989)
10. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
11. Angels in America (2003)
12. I, Claudius (1976)
13. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
14. The Kingdom (1994)
15. The Civil War (1990)
16. The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
17. Planet Earth II (2016)
18. WandaVision (2021)
19. It (1990)
20. Salem's Lot (1979)
21. Life on Earth (1979)
22. Shōgun (1980)
23. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980-1981)
24. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
25. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
26. Histoire(s) du cinéma (1988-1998)
27. When They See Us (2019)
28. Over the Garden Wall (2014)
29. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
30. Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)
31. The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
32. Thorn Birds (1983)
33. North and South (1985)
34. Battlestar Galactica (2003)
35. Das Boot (1985)
36. Fanny and Alexander (1983)
37. Adolescence (2025)
38. Prime Suspect (1991)
39. Watchmen (2019)
40. The Winds of War (1983)
41. Edge of Darkness (1985)
42. The Singing Detective (1986)
43. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
44. The Blue Planet (2001)
45. Hellsing (2001-2002)
46. Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
47. FLCL (2000-2001)
48. The Night Of (2016)
49. Smiley's People (1982)
50. Blue Planet ll (2017)
51. Sharp Objects (2018)
52. World on a Wire (1973)
53. The Vietnam War (2017)
54. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
55. Pennies from Heaven (1978)
56. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
57. The Pacific (2010)
58. Our Friends in the North (1996)
59. Sybil (1976)
60. Roots: The Next Generation (1979)
61. Civilization (1969)
62. The Ascent of Man (1973)
63. Life (2009)
64. Frozen Planet (2011)
65. Generation Kill (2008)
66. Generation War (2013)
67. The Penguin (2024)
68. Heimat (1984)
69. The Living Planet (1984)
70. I May Destroy You (2020)
71. Unbelievable (2019)
72. Normal People (2020)
73. It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)
74. Mare of Easttown (2021)
75. Top of the Lake (2013)
76. Anne of Green Gables (1985)
77. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
78. Black Bird (2022)
79. John Adams (2008)
80. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
81. Holocaust (1978)
82. Human Planet (2011)
83. Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959)
84. Elizabeth R (1971)
85. The Blue Knight (1973)
86. North and South: Book ll: Love and War (1986)
87. War and Remembrance (1988)
88. Carlos (2010)
89. Small Axe (2020)
90. And Then There Were None (2015)
91. The Trials of Life (1990)
92. The Twelve Chairs (1977)
93. Centennial (1978-1979)
94. Storm of the Century (1999)
95. 11.22.63 (2016)
96. Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
97. The Young Pope (2016)
98. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
99. Connections (1978)
100. Against the Wind (1978)