[Game of Thrones]HBO With so much content available on TV, it can be hard to pick your favorites. But Twitter is forcing you to. The hashtag #7FavTVShows is trending on Twitter and everyone is scrambling to narrow down their list of favorites. Along with the average Twitter user, critics and shows themselves are joining in the craze. Here are some of the noteworthy names tweeting about their favorite TV shows: First, Essence magazine perfectly summarized what it's like to narrow down the list: Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765586445725732864 Us Trying to Decide Our Top #7FavTVShows. pic.twitter.com/b5vwd1Pc0T Matt Brennan, who has written for Slate, IndieWire, Deadspin, and more, ran an analysis and came up with a collective list based on more than 100,000 tweets. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765627577222385664 We did it, folks. We sent 100,000+ tweets and came up with a collective #7favfilms list worthy of an IMDb commenter: pic.twitter.com/EEyGlSRbbU Chris Hayner, a Zap2It staff editor, created a list but doesn't seem sure it's definitive. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765351982890528769 #7favfilms Jaws The Shining Good Morning, Vietnam Beauty and the Beast Dick Tracy Cool Hand Luke Back to the Future Probably? Daniel Fienberg, a TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter, had to redo his list of favorite films but then still wasn't satisifed. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765351681664004096 Actual #7favfilms Babe The Apartment Godfather II Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid JFK Jaws Hoop Dreams [Nah. This is BS. Disregard.] Jamelle Bouie, the chief political correspondent for Slate, had some unique choices. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765297116864475136 The Lives of Others Yojimbo North by Northwest Three Days of the Condor The Taking of Pelham 123 Die Hard Roadhouse#7favfilms The revival of "Cats" had fun with the hashtag, tweeting shows that prominently feature felines. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765192637485834240 #7FavFilms: The Aristocats, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Catwoman, Garfield, Hocus Pocus, Milo & Otis, Oliver & Company 😻 pic.twitter.com/QCk6b3luOC More critics got into tweeting about their favorite TV shows. Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker cheated and named eight, admitting the task was difficult. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765591644934635521 Buffy, Slings & Arrows, Sopranos, Enlightened, 30 Rock, The Wire, SATC, Transparent #7favtvshows #okthats8 #couldeasilyname7others Debra Birnbaum, the executive editor of TV at Variety, is clearly a fan of dramas. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765615628472365057 #7FavTVShows Mad Men The Wire Friday Night Lights M*A*S*H The Sopranos Breaking Bad Seinfeld Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix made a joke of the hashtag and tweeted notoriously bad shows that had a short lifespan. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765591975118696448 #7FavTVShows Work It! Pink Lady and Jeff Super Train Homeboys From Outer Space My Big Fat Greek Life Celebrity Mole Berlin Alexanderplatz Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times went a little retro with her list. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765598360195641344 Felicity Party of Five Punky Brewster Full House Friday Night Lights Freaks and Geeks The Bachelor(ette)#7FavTVShows The people at Nerdist came together to form a collective list that is true to their name. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765600795219767296 The Nerdist editors' #7FavTVShows: Doctor Who Twin Peaks Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cheers The Simpsons Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones Meanwhile, "Big Brother" and "The Talk" host Julie Chen name-dropped her own shows and revealed she's quite the fan of Showtime's programming. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765622804989476864 #7FavTVShows 📺@CBSBigBrother #BB18@TheTalkCBS @SHO_Homeland@GameOfThrones @SHO_TheAffair @SHO_RayDonovan@60Minutes Cameron Esposito often discusses LGBT topics in her standup comedy and included the theme in her tweet, using couple names for well-known lesbian pairings on TV. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765570501901033472 #7FavTVShows Brittana Naomily Clexa Vauseman Sharmen Snoop from The Wire Butchsito😜 "Orphan Black" often has a fun Twitter presence and kept its brand strong with its response to the hashtag. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765568472243994626 #7FavTVShows #OrphanBlack Orphan is the New Black Black Orphan That one with the clones The Tatiana Maslany variety hour How 2 get an emm The "Doctor Who" universe is vast and has many spinoffs, so the account had an easier time coming up with its list. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765564985280004096 #7FavTVShows: #DoctorWho Class Torchwood Sarah Jane Adventures Doctor Who Confidential Totally Doctor Who K-9 and Company Other shows, like Netflix's upcoming "Haters Back Off" based on Colleen Ballinger's Miranda Sings character, had a more blunt message. Tweet Embed: https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/765596155027787777 #7FavTVShows: Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Haters Back Off Okay? NOW WATCH: The directors of 'Catfish' and 'Nerve' reveal how to make it in Hollywood without going to film school
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