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Best TV show of all time tournament -- now accepting nominations!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by fadeaway, Aug 21, 2002.

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  1. fadeaway

    fadeaway Member

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    I had an interesting discussion about what was the best TV series of all time the other day, and I thought it might be fun to do it on the BBS in the style of a tournament.

    When nominating, any genre is acceptable, but keep in mind that the show has to be fairly well established. This means that one season wonders are not really acceptable. So, while 24 and The Osbournes might be good shows, they aren't acceptable yet because they have only been on for one season and have not yet stood the test of time.

    You can define "best" any way you want, be it most entertaining, most influential or most important historically.

    Here is the list so far. Please nominate other shows you would like to see on here. I'm hoping to get at least 64, but the more, the merrier.

    1.M*A*S*H
    Cheers
    Seinfeld
    The Simpsons
    Star Trek: The Original Series
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    The Twilight Zone
    X-Files
    Jeopardy
    10. The Price is Right
    Survivor
    WWF Raw
    Friends
    I Love Lucy
    Happy Days
    The Cosby Show
    The Brady Bunch
    ER
    Gilligan's Island
    20. Batman
    Beverly Hills 90210
    Days of our Lives
    Alred Hitchcock Presents
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    Monday Night Football
    The Wonder Years
    Home Improvement
    Frasier
    Family Ties
    30. The Late Show with David Letterman
    The Tonight Show
    Baywatch
    Macgyver
    The A Team
    Whose Line is it Anyway?
    Newsradio
    Boy Meets World
    Everybody Loves Raymond
    Knight Rider
    40. Murphy Brown
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (??????)
    Roseanne
    The Jerry Springer Show
    Leave it to Beaver
    Wheel of Fortune
    Touched by an Angel
    Sunday Night Football
    Three's Company
    50. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    All in the Family
    The Jeffersons
    Family Feud (original)
    Highway to Heaven
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    Dallas
    Siskel and Ebert
    Nightline
    60 Minutes
    60. Meet the Press
    Hill Street Blues
    Miami Vice
    NYPD Blue
    Law & Order
    Welcome Back Kotter
    Third Rock from the Sun
    Futurama
    The Family Guy
    Golden Girls
    70. WWF Smackdown
    CSI
    6 Feet Under
    Angel
    Xena: Warrior Princess
    The Sopranos
    Moonlighting
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    Hercules
    Stargate SG1
    80. Farscape
    Malcolm in the Middle
    Dream On
    The Larry Sanders Show
    Arli$$
    Saturday Night Live
    The Muppet Show
    21 Jump Street
    Eight is Enough
    The Waltons
    90. The George Carlin Show
    Married With Children
    One Foot In The Grave
    The Young Ones
    Forever Knight
    The Outer Limits
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien
    Dragonball Z
    Red Dwarf
    Maverick
    100. Walker Texas Ranger
    The District
    Nash Bridges
    Northern Exposure
    Hockey Night in Canada
    Sex and the City
    Twin Peaks
    Land of the Lost
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    110. LA Law
    The Gong Show
    Hee Haw
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    King of the Hill
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    Mama's Family
    Taxi
    Freaks and Geeks
    The Crocodile Hunter!
    Jag
    120. Mr. Bean
    Growing Pains
    Full House
    America's Funniest Home Videos
    The Three Stooges
    The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
    Cincinatti WKRP
    South Park
    Ren and Stimpy
    Beavis and Butthead
    130. NBA on NBC
    Kids in the Hall
    Bewitched
     
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  2. TheReasonSF3

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    Boy Meets World is the best show ever.
     
    #2 TheReasonSF3, Aug 21, 2002
  3. New Jack

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    Newsradio and Everybody Loves Raymond.
     
    #3 New Jack, Aug 21, 2002
  4. mrpaige

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    NewsRadio
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    Knight Rider
    Murphy Brown

    Those are just a few I could think of that I liked off the top of my head.
     
    #4 mrpaige, Aug 21, 2002
  5. devestata

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    Sunday Night Football
    Roseanne
    Jerry Springer
    Wheel of Fortune
    Leave it to Beaver
    WWF Smackdown
    The A- Team
    Touched By an Angel
    King of Queens


    :D
     
    #5 devestata, Aug 21, 2002
  6. Timing

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    All in the Family
    Three's Company
    The Jeffersons
    Family Feud - the original one
    The Cosby Show
    Highway to Heaven
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    The Golden Girls
    Dallas
    Siskel and Ebert
    Nightline
    60 Minutes
    Meet the Press
    Hill Street Blues

    and Welcome Back Kotter!!
     
    #6 Timing, Aug 21, 2002
  7. vj23k

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    Many of my favorites are already one the list, but, considering some of the selections, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air deserves to be on the list.

    I also think that Friends is funny...
     
    #7 vj23k, Aug 21, 2002
  8. mrpaige

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    I can't believe I forgot the best show ever: Law & Order

    Speaking of, one of these days, I'm going to go buy one of those closed down theaters in town and open the Law & Order Cinema where we would play only movies that have an appearance by someone who has been on at least one episode of Law & Order.

    Of course, that would mean we could play just about any movie, but still.....
     
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  9. Mrs. JB

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    What? No love for "Third Rock From the Sun" and "Futurama"?
     
    #9 Mrs. JB, Aug 21, 2002
  10. red

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    freaks and geeks
    smallville...kristen kruek...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
     
    #10 red, Aug 21, 2002
  11. SmeggySmeg

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    CSI
    6 feet Under
    Angel
     
    #11 SmeggySmeg, Aug 21, 2002
  12. mrpaige

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    Smallville would be disqualified under the same rules that made 24 ineligible.

    I love that show, too, though.
     
    #12 mrpaige, Aug 21, 2002
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    #13 drapg, Aug 21, 2002
  14. VesceySux

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    What? No love for HBO?

    The Sopranos
    Arli$$
    The Larry Sanders Show
    Dream On
    Malcolm in the Middle
    Farscape
    Stargate:SG1
    Hercules
    Xena
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Um, hello? Moonlighting, anyone?
     
    #14 VesceySux, Aug 21, 2002
  15. B-ball freak

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    I'm sorry, but I will have to agree with TV guide on their number 1 selection.
     
    #15 B-ball freak, Aug 21, 2002
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    **The Muppets Show**
    Taxi
    21 Jumpstreet
    Eight is Enough
    The Waltons

    Also
    In Livin' color
    SNL
     
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  17. Smokey

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    I watched some Three's Company this morning, and I gotta say its some funny stuff. Timing mentioned it, but I'll give it a plug here.

    Also, Mama's Family is pretty good.
     
    #17 Smokey, Aug 21, 2002
  18. Elvis Costello

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    Good call on "Freaks and Geeks," Red. My favorite doomed show. I would like to add these shows:

    Mr. Show
    Black Adder
    Fawlty Towers
    Monty Python
    The Fast Show ("ooh suits you, sir")
    St. Elsewhere
    LA Law
    Battle of the Network Stars
    The Gong Show
    Hee Haw
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    King of the Hill
    Mystery Science Theater 3000
    Changing Rooms
    Wide World of Sports
     
    #18 Elvis Costello, Aug 21, 2002
  19. SmeggySmeg

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    I presume this will be shot done because the humour goes above your USA heads, but along with Black Adder and Faulty Towers, the best ever British show is RED DWARF
     
    #19 SmeggySmeg, Aug 21, 2002
  20. Mrs. JB

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    I just realized Mary Tyler Moore isn't on the list. How can that be???
     
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