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#4264122 - 05/26/16 12:55 PM Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever?  
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A lot of tv shows still use the single or duo "lead star/s" format but I'm always deeply impressed whenever a tv show is able to get together a large ensemble cast where every actor/actress is compelling and well written.

The top 5 for me are,

Battlestar Galactica
Babylon 5
Game of Thrones
Rome
Firefly


And please only list tv shows, NOT miniseries. I don't need to see a ton of posts with "Band of Brothers" mentioned. smile


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#4264147 - 05/26/16 02:12 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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There are a lot, actually.

All the Stargates.
All the Star Treks (more or less).
Actually a lot of SF shows, come to think of it... Almost every series on SFC for the past several years has been. Not all have the best casts, of course.



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#4264157 - 05/26/16 02:38 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4264159 - 05/26/16 02:39 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4264163 - 05/26/16 02:49 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: Peally]  
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Originally Posted By: Peally


Everyone there was a little special that day.
Yes, as in "short yellow school bus" special. biggrin


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#4264254 - 05/26/16 06:45 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Band of Brothers. Mini-series, but still. What a friggin cast that thing had.
One of those shows where just being in it makes you "good people" in my book when I see the actors in something else later on. Like SPR (I know, it's a movie).

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#4264264 - 05/26/16 07:17 PM Re: Greatest TV show ensemble casts ever? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Every character on the ship was their own distinct person with their strengths and weaknesses, flaws and charm. And they all worked together really well- you could tell that the actors themselves actually enjoyed what they were doing. No lines ever struck me as being phoned in... of course, it did have a very short run.


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Originally Posted By: U-96
The Wire

A cast of unknowns and local theatre actors, scattered with a handful of more seasoned actors. It was a great mix.


Great series.

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