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50. Quantum Leap
No... nope. Don't like how this list started. Give me a "Flintstones" right here.
49. Prison Break
Never watched it.
48. Veronica Mars
Awsome show. Awsome writing and one of the best casts on TV. Much too smart for prime time.
I would have loved to have seen "Veronica Mars, F.B.I".
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Didn't like it.
46. Sex and the City
Liked it up until the season before the final season. It started off original but ended formulaic. I didn't like how the series wrapped up and the final episode was awful. Still I watched it to the very end. High points: Sarah Jessica Parker/Alanis Morisette lesbian lip-lock and any time Mirana had on screen sex. Yowza!
45. Farscape
Never watched it.
44. Cracker
Never watched it.
43. Star Trek
Awful drivel. Really don't like it.
42. Only Fools and Horses
Never watched it.
41. Band of Brothers
Technically this was a mini-series, but it was a tremendous piece of work. Teresa and I just recently enjoyed watching our DVD copy. The actors on this show deserve much more work than they are currently getting.
40. Life On Mars
Never watched it.
39. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Revolutionary, strange and absurd in it's time.
Deserves higher honors except for the fact that the marketing of Monty Python has achived completely disgusting levels of selling out.
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
Never watched it.
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
Probably the best of all the iterations of Star Trek, but really, after "Firefly", all other space shows pale.
36. Father Ted
The show when they were competing in a song writing contest is a classic. Steve's been after me to get more into this show.
35. Alias
Never watched it, but it's on Zip List.
34. Frasier
Crap.
33. CSI
Fucking crap.
32. Babylon 5
Blech!
31. Deadwood
Never watched it. I should Zip List this baby....
30. Dexter
Good show. Really, really creepy.
Watched the first three episodes and like it so far.
29. ER
Great, up until Anthony Edwards left. The show gets props for hiring the Indian girl from "Bend it Like Beckham" and dude who plays Malarky from "Band of Brothers" as regular cast members.
28. Fawlty Towers
Never watched it before. Probably never will...
27. Six Feet Under
Hand down one of the best, most-real, shows on TV. Damn near perfect acting, writing, production, cameras, sets, props.... a real work of art!
26. Red Dwarf
Amusing.
25. Futurama
Don't like it.
24. Twin Peaks
Overrated.
23. The Office
The British version is brilliant.
22. The Shield
Never watched it. Maybe I will if Ngai lets me borrow his copies.
21. Angel
All around good TV show. The season with Conner and Jasmine was not the best, but not as bad as everyone thinks it is. I miss it... lots...
20. Blackadder
Amusing.
19. Scrubs
Eh... not really that interested...
18. Arrested Development
Funny, funny show.
17. South Park
These guys never lost it. The show still rocks.
16. Doctor Who
Probably will never, ever watch it (sorry Sarah).
15. Heroes
Bleh...
14. Firefly
Sing it with me:
Take my love,
Take my land,
Take me where I cannot stand.
I don't care,
I'm still free.
You can't take the sky from me!
Take me out into the black,
Tell 'em I ain't coming back,
Burn the land,
Boil the sea,
You can't take the sky from me!
Have no place I could be
since I've found "Serenity"
You can't take the sky from me...
Long live the Browncoats!
13. Battlestar Galactica
Definately on the Zip List.
12. Family Guy
Smart, funny...
11. Seinfeld
Isn't quite the same after the whole Michael Richards thing...
heh... heh...
10. SPACED
Never watched it.
9. THE X-FILES
Not my thing.
8. THE WIRE
Hope Ngai lets me borrow his DVD's.
7. FRIENDS
I know a lot of people like this show, and I did too, but really... There's way more ethnic people in New York. Where are the black, asians and hispanics. This was the Whitest show in Whitevania.
6. 24
Kiefer Sutherland is an arrogant blowhard. Man I hate that guy!
For contrast...
5. LOST
For Teresa's sake, I'll give this show another chance...
4. THE WEST WING
Teresa really liked it. I'm a fan of Aaron Sorkin, but after a while, the writing started to get formulaic and boring.
3. THE SOPRANOS
First four seasons were great TV.
The last two... genius...
2. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Ah, Buffy... Seven of the best seasons in TV history.
1. THE SIMPSONS
Pretty good, but not as good as the "Flintstones". Skooodely-wah-waaaaahhh.
6 comments:
Its clear that Joss Whedon OWNS this list:
Acted in: Angel, Veronica Mars
Wrote/Created: Angel, Buffy, Firefly
Directed:Angel, Buffy, Firefly and the Office.
Drew Goddard also - he did Lost, Alias, Buffy and Angel.
1. Fawlty Towers - you enjoy Monty Python, well, here's where John Cleese doesn't sell out and is hysterical to boot. Plus, Connie Booth (I believe) is a fantastic foil. Zip it, man.
2. Dead Like Me. What's not to love about Grim Reapers? Just a recommendation.
3. Also, I think it's important to note that absolutely zero reality shows made this list -- and they never will.
4. I hear the Wire was good. Never seen an episode, though.
Jenni's right about Dead Like Me - I have the first season if you want to borrow it! Mandy Patinkin is in it and he's awesome.
The Simpons are awesome just for the fact it spun off The Simpson's Hit & Run video game. The other social commentary is just icing.
So many people have dissed Buffy and here it is #2.
Aaron Sorkin is brilliant. West Wing....Studio 60...witty. Why didn't Sports Night make the list. It was intelligent comedy. Gasp!
Star Trek TNG was the best of them all. Who cares that Picard didn't have hair.
Recently gotten hooked on 30 Rock. Hilarious (pita pocket! Luda-christmas!). Recommend it - you can watch on-line at nbc. Plus, if you're lucky, Chips Ahoy will be sponsoring an episode or two and you can see a dancing chocolate chip cookie. Over and over.
unfortunately I don't think NBC streams work outside of the US of A.
Though I must say Ali, you dismiss Spaced with a "haven't watched it" after encouraging me to watch Hot Fuzz? They're both created by Simon Pegg! (Who, along with his Spaced costar, also had memorable roles in Doctor Who).
Spaced is awesome. Learn to harness the powers of BitTorrent.
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