What are the greatest acting performances in television history?

[Marcus Snowden (The Artist Formerly Known as msnowden1)Participant Joined: Nov 18th, 2012 Topics: 146 Posts: 4456 View Predictions]

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There have been a plethora of amazing performances in the history of the medium, but only a select number of them that can truly be called the greatest of all time. What do you guys think are some performances that deserve to be among the greatest?

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[Anonymous Joined: Jan 1st, 1970 Topics: 104 Posts: 5254 View Predictions]

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Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men is my number 1. The most recent all time great performance though was Aisha Hinds in “Minty” on Underground. Mind blowing performance. Also SMG on Buffy, Michael K Williams on The Wire, Lieb Schrieber on “Excusito” on Ray Donovan, Rhea Pearman on Cheers, Lucille Ball on I love Lucy, Amy Poelher on Parks and Rec, Nick Offerman on Parks and Rec, Tina Fey on 30 rock, JLD on Veep, Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad, Claire Danes on Homeland, Tatiana Maslanay on Orphan Black, that’s all I can think of at the moment.

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[djParticipant Joined: Sep 26th, 2013 Topics: 4 Posts: 393 View Predictions]

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Bryan Cranston (Walter White) – Breaking Bad

James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) – The Sopranos

Jon Hamm (Don Draper) – Mad Men

Elizabeth Moss (Peggy Olson) – Mad Men

Ian McShane (Al Swearengen) – Deadwood

Aden Young (Daniel Holden) – Rectify

Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano) – The Sopranos

Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) – Breaking Bad

Justin Theroux (Kevin Garvey) – The Leftovers

Michael C. Hall (David Fisher) – Six Feet Under

Frances Conroy (Ruth Fisher) – Six Feet Under

Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards) – The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Steve Carell (Michael Scott) – The Office

Michael K. Williams (Omar Little) – The Wire

Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal Lecter) – Hannibal

Bea Arthur (Maude Findlay/Dorothy Zbornak) – Maude/The Golden Girls

Carroll O’Connor (Archie Bunker) – All in the Family

Ted Danson (Sam Malone) – Cheers

Jason Alexander (George Costanza) – Seinfeld

Michael J. Fox (Alex P. Keaton) – Family Ties

Jeffrey Tambor (Maura Pfefferman) – Transparent

Kyle Chandler (Eric Taylor) – Friday Night Lights

Connie Britton (Tami Taylor) – Friday Night Lights

Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black

Matthew McConaughey (Rust Cohle) – True Detective

Kirsten Dunst (Peggy Blumquist) – Fargo

Sarah Paulson (Marcia Clark) – The People v. O.J.

Nicole Kidman (Celeste Wright) – Big Little Lies

Margo Martindale (Mags Bennett) – Justified

Walton Goggins (Boyd Crowder) – Justified

Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring) – Breaking Bad

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[MaccaParticipant Joined: Dec 22nd, 2015 Topics: 9 Posts: 5282 View Predictions]

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From the past ten years:

Christian Slater (Mr Robot)

Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder)

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Julianna Moore (Game Change)

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Drew Barrymore (Grey Gardens)

Paul Giamatti (John Adams)

Queen Latifah (Life Support)

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[Luan QueirozParticipant Joined: Jun 20th, 2015 Topics: 2 Posts: 319 View Predictions]

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1)Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
2)James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
3)Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
4)Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
5)Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
6)Claire Danes (Homeland)
7)Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
8)Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
9)Sarah Paulson (The People vs OJ Simpson)
10)Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)
11)Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under)
12)Edie Falco (The Sopranos)
13)Robin Wright (House of Cards)
14)Keri Russell (The Americans)
15)Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)

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[SamParticipant Joined: Jan 28th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 195 View Predictions]

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Bryan Cranston -Breaking Bad

Julliana Margulise – The Good Wife

Julianne Moore – Game Change

Lucile Ball – I Love Lucy/ The Lucy Show

JLD – Veep

Christine Baranski – The Good Wife (The Good Fight idk yet)

Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey

Lena Heady – Game of Thrones

Mary Tyler Moore – The Mary Tyler Moore Show

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[SamParticipant Joined: Jan 28th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 195 View Predictions]

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Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad

Martin Sheen – The West Wing

Jon Hamm – Mad Men

Julianne Moore – Game Change

Julliane Margulise – The Good Wife

Christine Baranski- The Good Wife (The Good Fight idk yet)

Maggie Smith – Downtown Abbey

Lena Heady – Game of Thrones

JLD – Veep

Sean Hayes – Will & Grace

Glenn Close – Damages

Mary Tyler Moore – Mary Tyler Moore Show

Lucille Ball – I love Lucy/ The Lucy Show

Edie Falco – The Sopranos

Megan Mullay – Will & Grace

Kate Winslet – Mildred Pierce

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