The TV List
At work we discovered nobody though they even LIKED 18 TV shows, much less loved that many, so we cut down the number.
Also, every single one of us would have listed "The Office", so we decided to limit the list to American TV shows.
The same "watchability" rules apply as they did with the film list. I have one footnote to my list, which I'm sure will tick off some of you. Here's my "top 7" TV show list.
Seinfeld
South Park
News Radio
Buffy
Kids In The Hall
Simpsons
Freaks and Geeks (I have the "limited edition" on DVD. This show was ahead of it's time)
OK. Here's the footnote; the Simpsons just barely makes my list. I know, I know, it reinvented comedy. It was the funniest thing on TV for years, and so on. It was brilliant at one time. But we're now quickly approaching a ratio where there will be more bad Simpson's episodes than great ones.
I understand why Fox keeps the show going (it still gets great demos even though ratings have been slipping for years), but I hope for the show's sake, they let it go soon.
The Simpsons...the Terri Schrivo of television.
posted by Mikey Y at 9:05 AM
11 Comments:
NYPD Blue
Star Trek (TOS)
Taxi
Buffy
Firefly
Simpsons
Icidentally, I have no problem whatsoever coming up with 18, so here's the rest:
Seinfeld
Futurama
South Park
Star Trek DS9
Gilmore Girls (No gay jokes, chuckleboy)
The Adventures of Pete and Pete
Saturday Night Live
The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.
Strangers With Candy
Cupid (With Jeremy Piven, not the reality show)
Curb You Enthusiasm
Okay - eighteen was tough. I'm sure I'm missing something big that's staring me right in the face.
3:15 PM
Incidentally
3:16 PM
Okay - so there's only six in the top - add Seinfeld to the top seven and put Mr. Show.
3:21 PM
I'm assuming that you want shows rated by replay value, instead of shows that are incredible in serial form, but not necessarily as good in rerun... Otherwise, Sopranos and The Wire would have to rate high. Here goes:
Newsradio
Seinfeld
The Adventures of Pete and Pete (nice to know I'm not the only fan)
Simpsons (first six? seasons)
All in the Family
Mr. Show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office (Fuck you and your rules)
I'm Alan Partridge (Yeah, it's British. It's also the funniest thing I have ever seen. Fuck you again)
Black Adder (Fuck you thricely)
Homicide: Life on the Street (Fuck Sipowicz. Give me Pembleton)
Fuck the Americanized 'Office', too.
8:36 PM
I woke up in a cold sweat, realizing I had left out Kids in the Hall. Unforgivable.
9:42 PM
Star Trek (TOS)
Star Trek (TNG)
Mash
Stargate SG-1
Simpsons
South Park
Stargate Atlantis (only one season 20 episodes)
Battle Star Galactica 2005 (only one season 13 episodes)
Babylon 5
Angle
Buffy
Firefly
X-Files
Deadwood
Cheers
Transformers (1985 God Damn! 20 years ago!!!)
Muppet Show
Automan (1983)
Damn you for not allowing British TV!!!
Doctor Who
Coupling
Benny Hill
Red Dwarf
Blake's 7
Wow Big... I never would have pegged you for liking Killmore Girls. I tried watching it a couple times. It is not my style of escapism TV. I live the real world and have no interest in watching it.
6:38 AM
Two Star Treks, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Angel,X-files, and TWO (who knew there were two?) Stargates are all kosher...but who could believe a witty, well-bred, single mom with an equally witty daughter. That's CraZy talk!
Pook, you are priceless.
6:51 AM
I get to all these things so late. Anyway, my list, not in any particular order:
1. Seinfeld
2. The Kids in the Hall
3. The Simpsons (seasons 3-8 and 14)
4. The Wire
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
6. The Sopranos
7. Cheers
1:06 PM
I think his comment was saying that the show wasn't unbelievable enough and thus not escapist enough. That's fine. But in my defense, GG's is an almost flawlessly written show. I actually ignored it for a long while. Obviously, I didn't catch a promo and think to myself, "Well, I like shows about vampires and space aliens, I bet I'd love Gilmore Girls!" I just caught it a few times by default and it hooked me. I say check it out. Plus Lauren Graham is adorable. Yates is a fag. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to go to my room for some married Jan... er Jen.
1:13 AM
Yes, now I see. The "it" he doesn't want to watch is the "real world"...I didn't get that before.
I was also unclear in that I didn't make any judgements (my favorite!) about the show. I think Gilmore Girls was remarkable. Same thing as Jim...I didn't notice it until I worked for a WB affiliate and I HAD to notice it. Quite the surprise...remarkable writing, and the chicks could pull it off.
Of course, this only encourages the "Yates is a fag" statement by giving kudos to Gilmore, but whatever.
I like cock. There. I said it, and I'll say it again. We are talking about the delicious pastry treat from Greece, right?
9:02 AM
1. Seinfeld
2. Buffy The Vampire Slayer
3. Lost
4. Cheers
5. Remote Control
6. Late Night/Show with David Letterman
7. Greatest American Hero
8. Moonlighting
9. Friends (yeah..I know...but I liked it)
10. Mad About You
11. Brady Bunch
12. Curb Your Enthusiasm
13. Get A Life
14. Ben Stiller Show
15. Parker Lewis Can't Lose
16. Twilight Zone
17. Land of the Lost
18. Melrose Place
5:52 PM
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