Since we did the worst TV shows, I thought we could do the best, any decade or genre (even reality if you wish). I'll start.
The Wonder Years--I have some type of obsession with it, LOL. If it would ever be released on DVD price would not be an option for me.
Cold Case--This has fast become one of my all-time favorite shows.
Frasier--Gotta love Martin and Niles!
Living Single--Kinda like Friends, but much, much better.
Murder, She Wrote--C'mon, little old lady solving mysteries? Priceless.
Just the Ten of Us--It didn't last long, and yes it was cheesy at times, but it was a keeper, IMO.
Leave it to Beaver--Totally predictible, totally cheesy, but I absolutely love it. It's like The Wonder Years. I could watch it all day long. I even have a Leave it to Beaver lunchbox, which the kids at my school get a kick out of.
So those are some of mine. What are yours?
Posted by NiceGuy Sammy Hain (Member # 3150) on :
South Park Family Guy Married With Children--Minus the last couple seasons Simpsons--minus the last five seasons or so
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
Frasier Red Dwarf Blackadder Scrubs -- First 4 seasons Porridge Steptoe & Son ER Twin Peaks The Equalizer Mash Quantum Leap Family Guy Columbo Cheers
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Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
South Park Family Guy Reno 911 The Sopranos The Simpsons (first few seasons) The Office Married with Children Twin Peaks The Twilight Zone (black and white version) Amazing Stories (I wish there would have been more seasons)
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Beauty And The Beast Hammer House Of Horror Night Gallery Oz American Gothic The Hunger Alien Nation The Outer Limits (Original) The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin Eerie Indiana The Equalizer
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Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Action Freaks n Geeks My So Called Life Married with Children 6 feet under Dark Shadows Seinfeld Dexter Point Pleasant Sopranos CSI, NYPD, Cold Case, Murder One. Family Ties
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
How could I forget Cheers? To be good in the same setting year after year is one of TV's greatest accomplishments.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Seinfeld Miami Vice Twin Peaks The Fugitive (old school) The Fall Guy The Office (UK... not the weak copy) Extras Bring Em' Back Alive Sopranos Colombo Streets of San Francisco Ninja Master 21 Jumpstreet Tour of Duty Oz
And many more... some for nostalgia, some for entertainment value, and some for sheer quality and craftsmanship!
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Gosh, how could I leave out Oz? Great men-in-prison show.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
My favs:
Seinfeld Married With Children MacGyver Stargate SG-1 Stargate Atlantis Quantum Leap Sliders(first 2 seasons) Lost Buffy Angel X-Files(how the heck did I forget that?!)
Mostly sci-fi of course. I won't include reality shows on this list.
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Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
Rescue Me Equalizer Twin Peaks- wish it could have had a better ending than that weird movie Dexter Murder She Wrote- omg Pettyfan- I watched it when it was on in the afternoons on Hallmark while recovering from surgery, I thought no one else younger than 65 liked it, ha,ha, I know it's cheesy but good. Freaks and Geeks- why did this ever get cancelled, what with all of the crap that is on network tv now? pettyfan- my hubby loves The Beav and Wonder Years, he could probably watch them nonstop. Cold Case Northern Exposure
Posted by buffalo-girl (Member # 7498) on :
family guy, south park, house, fringe, heroes, ghost hunter, supernatural, kitchen nightmares, mash, i love lucy, mork and mindy, the andy griffith show, dee Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
Its Your Move The Master Streethawk The A-Team Friends The Office (kudos on the choosing the original Jay-Lee) Extras
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
In descending order:
-Monk. A strong main character I can relate to, and Grade A writing make it no surprise it's won so many Emmys. Ending after next season, which is fine by me, since I think 8 is probably the ceiling for it; as long as they think it out well it should be one darn good conclusion when they finally reveal who killed his wife
-Taxi. Real people in original and originally humorous situations (who can't crack up at "Whaaaaaat dooooooes aaaaaa yeellllloooooow liiiiightt meeeeeean?"). Too often characters on TV live well beyond their means; the Sunshine Cab Company's employees are accessible working class types you can emulate with.
-Due South. Eternally underrated in this country, with great writing that survived 2 seperate cancellations.
-Get Smart. Hands down the funniest show ever put on TV.
-Numb3rs. Stronger than your average crime drama, using real characters rather than cardboard cutouts so many other shows utilize these days, and using a highly intelligent method for solving the crimes.
-Alf. You can't help but love him no matter how old you are.
-The Price Is Right. Perhaps finally starting to run out of steam two years Post Bob (they just retired Barker's Bargain Bar last week), but it was a wonderful long peak throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
-Psych. Riotous in its own right.
-Press Your Luck. Great gameplay that had the viewers in suspense; witty Whammy skits as well that hold up great over time.
-The Greatest American Hero. Took me until a few years ago to finally find it, but it was well worth it.
-Perfect Strangers. The best take on a traditional sitcom out there, with fabulous chemistry between Pinchot and Linn-Baker.
-Fraggle Rock. The zenith of Henson's genius, with messages that the world needs to hear today more than ever.
-The Commish. Highly underrated, deftly mixing crime drama with family drama; while Michael Chiklis has earned immortality as the clinically unhinged Vic Mackey, I liked him better here.
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
The Sopranos Best Ever..
The Simpsons Best Ever Animated..
Only Fools And Horses... Best Ever Comedy..
Posted by EleanorJune (Member # 7024) on :
I watch an episode of Seinfeld every night! I think it is hilarious. Family Guy Reno 911 Ninja Warrior (what?) Jeopardy (when I want to feel stupid) M*A*S*H
Posted by Stitch Groover (Member # 2895) on :
Buffy/Angel I love Lucy Twin Peaks The West Wing Soap Friends X Files
Posted by Does whatever a SpiderNOMS does... (Member # 2688) on :
In no particular order....
Blackadder Bottom Red Dwarf Police Squad Firefly Battlestar Galactica (new and old) Filthy, Rich and Catflap The Young Ones Friends Ninja Warrior South Park The Osbournes Life On Mars Ashes To Ashes I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here The Simpsons
Life on Noms
ps Does anyone else enjoy Samantha Who at the moment? I quite like it.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
I hate to do this cuz I know I will forget some, but heres a starter list :
THE SIMPSONS DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH I LOVE LUCY THE HONEYMOONERS THE TWILIGHT ZONE THE ODD COUPLE TAXI WKRP IN CINCINATTI HAPPY DAYS LAVERNE & SHIRLEY SOAP BENNY HILL BOSOM BUDDIES CHEERS THE WONDER YEARS MONSTERVISION THE CRITIC FUTURAMA SEINFELD EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND THE KING OF QUEENS
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Can't believe I left out the friggin' WEST WING... loved that show!
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
Wonder Woman Charlies Angels The Bionic Woman The Six Million Dollar Man The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew The Secrets of Isis Grizzly Adams The Streets of San Francisco Baretta Starsky and Hutch CHiPs Diff'rent Strokes The Facts of Life Double Trouble The Waltons Sonny and Cher Donny and Marie The Muppet Show Solid Gold BJ and the Bear Lucan Miami Vice Silver Spoons Benson Soap Little House on the Prairie Laverne and Shirley Mork and Mindy The Greatest American Hero Knots Landing Dallas Dynasty Three's Company Sanford and Son I Dream of Jeanie The Beverly Hillbillies The Little Rascals The Munsters The Dukes of Hazzard
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by JAY LEE: Can't believe I left out the friggin' WEST WING... loved that show!
The early shows were really good. I couldn't watch the last season... Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
I know... started tuning out, once that whole Alan Alda/Jimmy Smits campaign thing started rolling!
Learnt alot about the intricasies(sp?) of american politics from that show... awesome writing!
But after 9/11,Bush and the two wars, the show felt a little out of touch with reality. Not the shows fault, it was just vastly different from what was going on in the real world.
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
In no particular order:
Frasier - Funny! I wish I had watched it more Married With Children - 80s treat ER - The early years Chicago Hope - I used to love it St. Elsewhere - Was really good House - Love it Fringe - Love it The X Files - One of the all time best, EVER! Family ties - Very good The Equalizer - Good show M*A*S*H - Really good show Quantum Leap - Good show The Twilight Zone - Very good Amazing Stories - Cool show Alien Nation The Outer Limits Heroes - but it's waning Happy Days - The Fonz... Chuck - stupid but funny The Sarah Conner chronicles - Still very good The Love Boat - Figure it out... Seinfeld Magnum PI - OH MY GOD MAGNUM!!! 21 Jumpstreet Sliders - I loved this show Lost - It's getting boring The Greatest American Hero - Back in the day... The white shadow - Back in the day... The West Wing - Early years, crappy the last two Jericho - Can't believe it bombed. Bummer... Benny Hill - If you don't like this you suck! King of Queens - Funny China Beach The Dukes of Hazzard Roseanne
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by JAY LEE: I know... started tuning out, once that whole Alan Alda/Jimmy Smits campaign thing started rolling!
Learnt alot about the intricasies(sp?) of american politics from that show... awesome writing!
But after 9/11,Bush and the two wars, the show felt a little out of touch with reality. Not the shows fault, it was just vastly different from what was going on in the real world.
Jay LEE,
You're right. That's when it started to slide. They got rid of Rob Lowe and brought in Alan Alda. I didn't like Alda as nasty character and Smits never did anything for me although I think he's a good actor.
Posted by Pittsburghgirl (Member # 7514) on :
jdocster- Sarah Connor Cronicles is going to be cancelled. My husband watches it, and Prison Break,every week. He read that on msn.com- there was a list of all the shows that are getting cancelled. The only other ones I remember are Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone are going to be cancelled for sure.
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
SH1T!!!! Really? They always cancel the good shows.!!!! This is a really good show. Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
All In The Family M*A*S*H Cheers Different Strokes Three's Company Have Gun Will Travel The Rifleman
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