Find out where your favorite landed!
Before we get into it, I just couldn't help myself,I HAD to throw in my list! Where do they stack up against your faves?
MY top 10 favorite TV mini-series:
Angels in America (2003 TV mini-series)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977 TV mini-series)
The Thorn Birds (1983 TV mini-series)
Dekalog (1989 TV mini-series)
Roots (1977 TV mini-series)
Shogun (1980 TV mini-series)
Band of Brothers (2001 TV mini-series)
North and South (1985 TV mini-series)
Neverwhere (1996 TV mini-series)
Merlin (1998 TV mini-series)
And......Here it is!
The 100 Most Popular Made for TV Mini-Series of All Time!
1 Band of Brothers (2001 TV mini-series)-The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. Received a 9.6/10 with 76,445 votes
2 Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV mini-series)Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. Received: 9.2/10 with 21,526 votes
3 Battlestar Galactica (2003 TV mini-series)A re-imagining of the original series in which a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while simultaneously searching for their true home, Earth. Received 8.3/10 with 16,473 votes.
4 The Stand (1994 TV mini-series)After the world is decimated by a man-made plague, a battle of literally Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors.Received 7.2/10 with12,644 votes.
5 Angels in America (2003 TV mini-series)Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals. Received 8.2/10 with 12,579 votes
6 The Pacific (2010 TV mini-series)A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.Received8.4/10 with 11,661 votes
7 Generation Kill (2008 TV mini-series)A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.8.8/10 10,886
8 The Lost Room (2006 TV mini-series)A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to alternate universe.8.4/10 9,290
9 Rose Red (2002 TV mini-series)A group of people with psychic powers are invited to spend the night in a haunted house .Received 6.4/10 with 8,906 votes
10 Merlin (1998 TV mini-series)The legendary wizard tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot. Received6.9/10 8,885 votes
11 Dune (2000 TV mini-series) Received 6.9/10 with 8,059 votes
12 Storm of the Century (1999 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 7,852votes
13 John Adams (2008 TV mini-series) Received 8.8/10 7,808votes
14 The 10th Kingdom (2000 TV mini-series) Received 8.1/10 7,664votes
15 Riget (1994 TV mini-series) Received 8.6/10 6,967votes
16 Lonesome Dove (1989 TV mini-series) Received 8.9/10 6,893votes
17 Tin Man (2007 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 6,467votes
18 The Shining (1997 TV mini-series) Received 6.0/10 6,082votes
19 The Andromeda Strain (2008 TV mini-series) Received 6.1/10 5,347votes
20 V (1983 TV movie) Received 7.9/10 5,305votes
21 Dekalog (1989 TV mini-series) Received 9.2/10 5,288votes
22 Children of Dune (2003 TV mini-series) Received 7.6/10 5,266votes
23 Afro Samurai (2007 TV mini-series)Received 7.7/10 4,928votes
24 I, Claudius (1976 TV mini-series) Received 9.3/10 4,825votes
25 Dead Set (2008 TV mini-series) Received 8.1/10 4,793votes
26 Jesus of Nazareth (1977 TV mini-series) Received 8.5/10 4,764votes
27 North & South (2004 TV mini-series)Received 9.0/10 4,583votes
28 From the Earth to the Moon (1998 TV mini-series) Received 8.9/10 4,390votes
29 Jane Eyre (2006 TV mini-series) Received 8.6/10 4,374votes
30 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981 TV mini-series) Received 8.0/10 4,096votes
31 The Triangle (2005 TV mini-series) Received 6.5/10 4,034votes
32 Roots (1977 TV mini-series) Received 8.7/10 4,000votes
33 Shogun (1980 TV mini-series) Received 8.3/10 3,614votes
34 Riget II (1997 TV mini-series) Received 3,583votes
35 Long Way Round (2004 TV mini-series documentary) Received 9.2/10 3,427votes
36 Elizabeth I (2005 TV mini-series) Received 8.1/10 3,169votes
37 Into the West (2005 TV mini-series) 8.0/10 3,149votes
38 North and South (1985 TV mini-series) Received 3,043votes
39 XIII (2008 TV mini-series) Received 6.5/10 2,972votes
40 Das Boot (1985 TV mini-series) Received 9.3/10 2,735votes
41 The Thorn Birds (1983 TV mini-series) Received 7.9/10 2,668votes
42 Nuremberg (2000 TV mini-series) Received 7.2/10 2,590votes
43 Cosmos (1980 TV mini-series documentary)Received 9.5/10 2,577votes
44 State of Play (2003 TV mini-series) Received 8.7/10 2,555votes
45 Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV mini-series) 8.9/10 2,495votes
46 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006 TV mini-series documentary) Received 8.6/10 2,467votes
47 Le comte de Monte Cristo (1998 TV mini-series) Received 7.9/10 2,424votes
48 Bleak House (2005 TV mini-series) Received 8.8/10 2,365votes
49 The Civil War (1990 TV mini-series documentary) Received 9.5/10 2,364votes
50 V: The Final Battle (1984 TV mini-series) Received 7.6/10 2,311votes
51 Broken Trail (2006 TV mini-series) Received 7.7/10 2,284votes
52 The Singing Detective (1986 TV mini-series)Received 8.9/10 2,251votes
53 Dinotopia (2002 TV mini-series) Received 6.2/10 2,240votes
54 The Pillars of the Earth (2010 TV mini-series)Received 8.6/10 2,210votes
55 Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001 TV mini-series)Received 7.9/10 2,207votes
56 Lost in Austen (2008 TV mini-series)Received 7.8/10 2,187votes
57 Alice (2009 TV mini-series) Received 7.0/10
58 Bangkok Hilton (1989 TV mini-series) Received 8.0/10 2,100votes
59 The Beatles Anthology (1995 TV mini-series documentary) Received 9.4/10 2,094votes
60 Cranford (2007 TV mini-series) Received 8.6/10 1,993votes
61 The Company (2007 TV mini-series) Received 7.8/10 1,924votes
62 Casanova (2005 TV mini-series) Received 8.0/10 1,922votes
63 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006 TV mini-series)Received 7.0/10 1,904votes
64 Sense & Sensibility (2008 TV mini-series) Received 8.2/10 1,886votes
65 Wives and Daughters (1999 TV mini-series)Received 8.5/10 1,874votes
66 Moby Dick (1998 TV mini-series) Received 6.5/10 1,856votes
67 Napoléon (2002 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 1,814votes
68 Cleopatra (1999 TV mini-series) Received 6.3/10 1,804votes
69 Gormenghast (2000 TV mini-series) Received 7.5/10 1,786votes
70 Les misérables (2000 TV mini-series) Received 7.7/10 1,619votes
71 Edge of Darkness (1985 TV mini-series) Received 8.8/10 1,561votes
72 Holocaust (1978 TV mini-series) Received 8.4/10 1,544votes
73 Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980 TV mini-series) Received 8.8/10 1,529votes
74 Emma (2009 TV mini-series)Received 8.6/10 1,525votes
75 NileCity 105.6 (1995 TV mini-series) Received 8.7/10 1,478votes
76 North and South, Book II (1986 TV mini-series)Received 7.9/10 1,436votes
77 Semnadtsat mgnoveniy vesny (1973 TV mini-series)Received 8.8/10 1,410votes
78 The Forsyte Saga (2002 TV mini-series) Received 8.4/10 1,378votes
79 The Corner (2000 TV mini-series) Received 8.8/10 1,366votes
80 Impact (2008 TV mini-series) Received 5.5/10
81 The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977 TV mini-series)Received 9.3/10 1,360votes
82 Around the World in 80 Days (1989 TV mini-series) Received 6.9/10 1,351votes
83 The Last Don (1997 TV mini-series) Received 1,315votes
84 Baseball (1994 TV mini-series documentary)Received 9.1/10 1,277votes
85 Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik (1984 TV mini-series) Received 8.9/10 1,273votes
86 Tales of the City (1993 TV mini-series)Received 8.6/10 1,268votes
87 The Starter Wife (2007 TV mini-series) Received 7.0/10 1,267votes
88 Scarlett (1994 TV mini-series) Received 6.2/10 1,265votes
89 The Winds of War (1983 TV mini-series) Received 8.4/10 1,264votes
90 Master i Margarita (2005 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 1,263votes
91 Jane Eyre (1983 TV mini-series) Received 8.2/10 1,211votes
92 Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (1979 TV mini-series)Received 9.0/10 1,198votes
93 Neverwhere (1996 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 1,183votes
94 Comanche Moon (2008 TV mini-series) Received 7.3/10 1,181votes
95 Centennial (1978 TV mini-series) Received 8.5/10 1,167 votes
96 Lexx: The Dark Zone (1997 TV mini-series) Received 7.5/10 1,142 votes
97 RoboCop: Prime Directives (2000 TV mini-series) Received 4.8/10 1,128 votes
98 Mary Bryant (2005 TV mini-series) Received 7.6/10 1,066 votes
99 Wild Palms (1993 TV mini-series) Received 7.1/10 1,050 votes
100 Revelations (2005 TV mini-series) Received 6.2/10 1,018 votes
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Which ones are YOUR favorite?
Resources:
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27 Comments
Post a CommentI really enjoyed the mini-series "Captains and the Kings" back in the 80's I believe. I would like to find it in a DVD.
I love the Thorn Birds
Most I've never seen. I did enjoy Pride and Prejudice, Bleak House and Jane Eyre.
I watched Alice last year. It was pretty good, but like Anne I haven't heard of most mini series on the IMDb list. By the way, loved your personal favorites. I loved the Thorn Birds.
Angels in America I liked but never heard of most of these, I would watch I Claudius all over again
I watched Band of Brothers many times
All of my faves are on here!
North & South and the Thorn Birds are two of may favorites. Rich Man, Poor Man is another. Great list.
Great list!
I'm a bit surprised that John Adams didn't score higher.