roshan Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 (edited) Beast Wars Spin City (the old ones) Survivor (First 2 seasons only) Desperate Housewives 24 Lost The OC Family Guy Thats not in order. Edited February 25, 2006 by roshan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Not surprisingly, this is turning on the rather particular tastes of this board. Very little that aired more than 20 years ago... Lots of mediocre scifi being ridiculously overrated just because it's scifi... Nostalgia making people believe that the 1980s had any kind of redeeming value... People appreciating Hercules and Xena in a non-ironic fashion... To go a bit more mainstream, here's what TV Guide had to say on the matter a few years ago (the best link I could find was to CBS news, so all the CBS shows are annoyingly bolded). Personally, I'd break it into categories: Talk Shows: Meet the Press (so I'm a policy wonk...) Ed Sullivan (before my time, but you've got to acknowledge its influence) Letterman, pre-CBS Sitcoms: All in the Family Taxi The Simpsons Seinfeld Dramas: Not a big watcher of these. I suppose the Sopranos is pretty universally acclaimed (I only saw the first 2 seasons). I admire the Law & Order formula-- consistently watchable, but it's not can't-miss stuff. Miscellaneous: MST3K (the scifi show I prefer to ridiculously overrate) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Anyone here could say the same about your taste or lack of it. To each his own. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I think you missed his point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laozi Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Mystery Science Theater 3000 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I think you missed his point. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And you missed mine. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 (edited) Not surprisingly, this is turning on the rather particular tastes of this board. People will generally list stuff from their generational influence as favorites. It's a rather human thing to do, not just something from 'this board.' There's a lot of very old stuff I admire for media/format impact, mostly from my parents influence, but they don't spring to mind immediately because I haven't seen them in years and years and typically it's the more recent that pops into your head when you're answering some random forum poll. Plus a lot of stuff that you thought was great when you first saw it - especially if you saw it when you were a kid/early teen - doesn't 'age' very well in the memory, no matter how 'classic' it may be considered to be. I Love Lucy was huge and influential but.... Edited February 25, 2006 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leferd Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 In order of most recent: Battlestar Galactica Firefly The West Wing (The Aaron Sorkin years) SportsNight Band of Brothers Batman the Animated Series Seinfeld The Simpsons Cheers M*A*S*H (early years) "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Brown Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 i think all this thread demonstrates is that tv sucks Winterwind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 (edited) i think all this thread demonstrates is that tv sucks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you wern't a spy for the British, and likely have a liceanse to kill, I'd say somthing meanish Edited February 26, 2006 by kumquatq3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 (edited) Not surprisingly, this is turning on the rather particular tastes of this board. People will generally list stuff from their generational influence as favorites. It's a rather human thing to do, not just something from 'this board.' There's a lot of very old stuff I admire for media/format impact, mostly from my parents influence, but they don't spring to mind immediately because I haven't seen them in years and years and typically it's the more recent that pops into your head when you're answering some random forum poll. Plus a lot of stuff that you thought was great when you first saw it - especially if you saw it when you were a kid/early teen - doesn't 'age' very well in the memory, no matter how 'classic' it may be considered to be. I Love Lucy was huge and influential but.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I didn't mean that this is the only place on the internet where people have 'forgotten the classics.' I was just observing that it is interesting to see the ways the crowd here differs from more mainstream opinion in pretty consistent ways. The subset of the population who really liked, say, Angel and Farscape is pretty small (whence their cancellation) but rather heavily represented here. (And then I took a swipe at the 1980s, Xena/Hercules, and mediocre scifi shows, which made some people angry. Yeah, it's subjective, but I'm standing by it as backed up by a consensus of hoity-toity intellectual elitists. ) Lastly, I'd like to add 2 categories to my list: Childrens: Old-school Loonie Tunes* Spongebob Squarepants Documentary: Nova * This might not count considering they were originally made for theatrical release, but I'm betting that everyone here saw them on TV. Edited February 26, 2006 by Enoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Actually Buffy and Angel were critically acclaimed and major draws for the WB and UPN. They didn't bring in "American Idol" numbers, but they brought in enough to run for 13 seasons combined (I think...8 for Buffy, 5 for Angel?) They were top competitors in their time slot. They definitely appealed to a certain demographic, which is also the demographic you'll find on the internet. Hence the fact you don't see many advertisements for old people on either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Childrens:Spongebob Squarepants Documentary: Nova <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nova Spongebob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelverin Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I don't watch much TV these days, but here are my top 10. (Not in order) Seinfeld Cheers M*A*S*H All in the Family The Spranos The Twilight Zone Happy Days Sanford and Son Soap Taxi Honorable Mention The Simpsons The Rockford Files Six Feet Under Leave it to Beaver I Love Lucy J1 Visa Southern California Cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laozi Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Ewwwww the Rockford Files....sweet!!! People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jora Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Veronica Mars Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 (edited) I was just observing that it is interesting to see the ways the crowd here differs from more mainstream opinion in pretty consistent ways. The subset of the population who really liked, say, Angel and Farscape is pretty small (whence their cancellation) but rather heavily represented here. Mainstream in terms of Neilson ratings? Those never really say much...have they re-vamped that system yet? I find on most game forums over the years - all of them, but particularly RPG type ones - that a large percentage of the "population" likes a lot of fantasy/sci-fi shows/entertainment, both good and bad. The seeming correlation always made sense to me, particularly given the average age range. Forums I've been to where the majority of the users rarely play video games tend to show a different genre/taste range - but still not always 'mainstream'. So yeah, sometimes different forum "groups" can seem like mini-demographic indicators. Most of those WB shows I've never liked personally, but I kinda stopped paying attention to most popular TV 10+ years ago...kinda like music. I'm turning into my parents. *the horror* :ph34r: Edited February 26, 2006 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Brown Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 i think all this thread demonstrates is that tv sucks <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you wern't a spy for the British, and likely have a liceanse to kill, I'd say somthing meanish <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the second week of training has a strict tv disappreciation course, failure to score above 98(out of 100) in the final test results in removal from the program Winterwind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramza Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 The only shows I may watch on TV (or rather on my pc) are animes "Ooo, squirrels, Boo! I know I saw them! Quick, throw nuts!" -Minsc "I am a well-known racist in the Realms! Elves? Dwarves? Ha! Kill'em all! Humans rule! -Me Volourn will never grow up, he's like the Black Peter Pan, here to tell you that it might be great to always be a child, but everybody around is gonna hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maedhros Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Hm, my top 10 would be: South Park Futurama Fullmetal Alchemist Ghost in the Shell: SAC Rurouni Kenshin Lost King of Queens Neon Genesis Evangelion Monster Cowboy Bebop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Rome Jeopardy Sopranos Daily Show Good Eats Iron Chef Attack Of The Show Bill Maher Xplay Tech Tv before it became G4TV had a series that was called something like "minds of tomarrow" Anyone know what im talking about, and what happened to it? Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laozi Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 No, but Iron Chief is a great show. People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 My top 10 in no particular order... Doctor Who (new and old) Red Green Smallville Star Trek TNG NCIS Are You Being Served? Angel Firefly Battlestar Galactica Red Dwarf Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Many Star Trek episodes are based off classical literature. You can find the same themes in Greek and Roman mythology, as well as Shakespeare and many other famous authors. The writing really was superior, although I don't think it fared as well after TNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Many Star Trek episodes are based off classical literature. You can find the same themes in Greek and Roman mythology, as well as Shakespeare and many other famous authors. The writing really was superior, although I don't think it fared as well after TNG. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Agreed. TOS was fun, TNG was smart, the rest was filler. And R. Berman killed it. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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