The Mofo Top 100 Television Shows

[Godoggo]

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A big thank you to everyone who participated! 60 lists for tv shows on a movie forum isn't bad at all.

Here are all you lovely people:



Miss Vicky
Cricket
Guaporense
christine
Camo
hellz7
Godoggo
teeter_g
Sir Toose
Brodinski
rauldc14
TheUsualSuspect
Lucas
The Gunslinger45
Holden Pike
The Sci-Fi Slob
seanc
Hitchcockian
Mr.Sparkle
Swan
Voigan
MovieGal
R.P. McMurphy
OMEGA5
neiba
Thursday Next
Skepsis93
Citizen Rules
Sexy Celebrity
Derek Vinyard
Pussy Galore
Harry Lime
Mark F
Tacitus
Tylerdurden99
Wintertriangles
Hit girl
Gideon58
Justin
Karibou
s1n1st3r
HoneyKid
Nebbit
Sedai
Gbgoodies
Sleezy
Yoda
Captain Spaulding
Arcanis
donniedarko
Gandalf
Thekgproject
Sinny Mcguffins
Frightened Inmate
Movie meditation
Jiraffejustin
s1n1st3r
Sarah F.
JayDee
Iroquois


Special thanks to Slob for the banner and extra special thanks to Jiraffejustin for coming up with this and doing a lot of the work. I hope everything resolved itself in the best possible way.

Now on with the show:

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Listen! (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx5foA6UF64)

The IMDB list in its entirety (http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075828179/)

[Godoggo]

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On the Air 1992
Room 101 1994
Pokémon 1998
Max Headroom 1987
The Donna Reed Show 1958
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996
CSI: Crime Scene Investigations 2000
Doctor Who 1963
Metalocalypse 2006
The Wild Wild West 1965
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 1973
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2013
Have Gun - Will Travel 1957
The Bachelor 2003
Eric & Jessie: Game On 2013
Tour of Duty 1987

THIS THREAD CONTAINS LOTS OF SPOILERS FOR THE LISTED SHOWS. PLEASE CHECK THE LIST BEFORE READING TO MAKE SURE ANY SHOWS YOU ARE CURRENTLY WATCHING DON'T GET SPOILED.

List

100. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
99. The Larry Sanders Show
98.Dragon Ball Z
97.Supernatural
96. NFL Monday Night Football
95. One Piece
94. Pride and Prejudice
93. 3rd Rock From the Sun
92. Will & Grace
91. Cowboy Bebop
90.The Planet Earth
89. The Mighty Boosh
88. The Young Ones
87. Only Fools and Horses
86.Columbo
85. Scrubs
84. That '70s Show
83. Family Guy
81. King of the Hill -tie
81. The Colbert Report -tie
80. The Golden Girls
79. Avatar: The Last Airbender
78. Archer
77. Prison Break
76. The Andy Griffith Show
75. Boy Meets World
74. Berlin Alexanderplatz
73. Spaced
72. The Prisoner
71. The Dick Van Dyke Show
70. Curb Your Enthusiasm
69. Northern Exposure
68. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
67. Sons of Anarchy
66. Angel
65. House MD
64. The Rockford Files
63. Quantum Leap
62. I Love Lucy
61. The West Wing
60. Lonesome Dove
59. Louie
58. Parks and Recreation
57. M*A*S*H
56. Roseanne
55. Six Feet Under
54. The Walking Dead
53. Peep Show
52. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
51. I'm Alan Partridge
50. Survivor
49. Everybody Loves Raymond
48. Saturday Night Live
47. Criminal Minds
46. Blackadder Goes Forth
45. The Office (UK)
44. Married With Children
43. Freaks and Geeks
42. Frasier
41. Law & Order
40. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
39. Hannibal
38. House of Cards
37. Star Trek
36. Battlestar Galactica
35. Cheers
34. Batman: The Animated Series
33. Dr. Who
32. Fanny & Alexander
31. The Big BangTheory
30. The Shield
29. Black-Adder II
28. Futurama
27. Deadwood
26. Community
25. Star Trek: The Next Generation
24. All In The Family
23. Monty Python's Flying Circus
22. The Office
21. Sherlock
20. Dexter
19. Friends
18. The Twilight Zone
17. Band of Brothers
16. Mad Men
15. True Detective
14. Lost
13. Fawlty Towers
12. South Park
11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
10. The X-Files
9. Arrested Development
8. Firefly
7. The Sopranos
6. The Wire
5. Twin Peaks
4. Game of Thrones
3. Seinfeld
2. The Simpsons
1. Breaking Bad

[Godoggo]

100. The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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Theme song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=44yjk6J4bww)

Quote: What we DO have is nothin' but time. Welcome to the "Shawshank Redemption" of late night!

Scottish American Craig Ferguson is the third host of the Late Late Show. His sidekicks include a robot skeleton and a horse. (A costume containing two men.)

Quirky and zany are two common words used to describe Ferguson's humor. Viewers turning in could except to find singing puppets, a foul-mouthed rabbit and numerous cat jokes.

This year Ferguson announced he will be leaving the show.

Memorable funny moment: A remark from Geoff causes Ferguson to lose it.
Watching him try and fail to regain his composure made for a, albeit unintentional, hilarious moment.

Memorable episode Ferguson let his serious side show when he interviewed Desmond Tutu gaining the show a Peabody Award.

44 Points placed 17th, 8th and 9th

99. The Larry Sanders Show

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc6jqO_o7Yk)

Quote:Larry: Sonny Bono did not get elected to a Senate seat here in California. That's when you know you live in California, when you look on the ballot and Sonny Bono is running for a senate seat. I was really towards running for the Captain of Captain & Tennille, because evidently, he at least has some military experience.

Fictional behind-the-scenes look at a talk show host interacting with guests and producers.

The Larry Sanders Show ran on HBO accumulating a slew of nominations and awards.

Legacy It has proven to have had a huge influence that can be seen in shows such as The Office, 30 Rock and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Memorable episode "The Party" What was supposed to be a simple dinner get together becomes an unwanted party when office politics become involved.

44 Points placed 7th, 8th and 19th

[Miss Vicky]

I don't think I've ever actually seen any of The Larry Sanders Show.

I've seen a few episodes of Craig Ferguson. I'm not much of a fan of talk shows so I only watch when there's a guest I'm interested in.

[Godoggo]

In preparation for this I watched a bunch of clips from both shows. I'm disappointed now that I haven't been watching Ferguson and TLSS is something I plan on buying.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Max Headroom 1987

This was mine. At last one of my one pointers shows up again. Made it a one pointer specifically so I could recognize it.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17982&stc=1&d=1412904565

Max Headroom was a great TV show that aired between 1987-1988. It had two seasons, though there was only 14 episodes total for the whole series. It starred that '80s icon, Max Headroom, but it wasn't just about him -- it was about a futuristic television network in a cyberpunk sci-fi world where it was illegal to turn off your TV. Max Headroom was created by the network and used as a figurehead for it on their channel.

The whole series is available on DVD. (http://www.amazon.com/Max-Headroom-The-Complete-Series/dp/B00005JNU5)

Doctor Who 1963????????

I thought everyone in the world except me was obsessed with this show? How did this only get 1 point?! Is it considered a different version?

[JayDee]

Wow we've only just started and already there's one I'm kicking myself for not including. Over the last few years I have become obsessed with Craig Ferguson. Thanks to youtube I've not missed an episode in the last 3 or so years. Such a terrifically funny show even if it is rather offbeat (he's got a robot skeleton and a panto horse as a sidekicks!). And he has got to be my favourite interviewer. His interviews are just so different but so damn entertaining, particularly with the female guests which frequently become very flirty. I especially love when he interviews some of his regulars (Kirsten Bell, Kat Dennings, Sarah Chalke, Daniella Ruah, Lauren Graham etc.)

And as G-Dog pointed out he can also do very serious, grown-up interviews. Stephen Fry in particular produced some great episodes. In fact there was a great episode where the two just talked for the whole show without an audience. Here's a video with that episode followed by another more conventional episode (it has an audience) but still a great interview with some serious issues and points


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX9IXuxOrX0

[seanc]

Yeah, it started. I love all the tidbits Goddoggo. As usual you do good work and it is appreciated. Both of these are shows I have only watched a couple of times. Shandling has never done much for me in anything I have seen him in. I really haven't given Ferguson much of a chance to. He is on too damn late, and I am old.

[mark f]

I had Craig Ferguson at 17th, and I'm pretty sure Sarah had it too. Ferguson is a wizard at spontaneous interviews, riffing with Geoff, or remembering/eulogizing his lost family and friends (for example, Michael Clarke Duncan).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9Evwb1vtQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvqHJr3dEsQ

[Swan]

I do like some Craig Furguson. Dude is hilarious.

[Miss Vicky]

????????

I thought everyone in the world except me was obsessed with this show? How did this only get 1 point?! Is it considered a different version?

Yes, it's a different version. The one that everybody (except you and me) is obsessed with started in 2005. I've never seen a single episode of either and have no intention of changing that.

[Harry Lime]

Sweet.

Not to be picky but you should do it like 100 then 99, not 99 then 100. Just sayin. Thanks for doing this!

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

i've never seen the larry sanders show, but it's something i plan on watching in the future. looks great.

don't watch craig ferguson but he seems pretty funny from the few clips i've seen. i prefer stewart & colbert for my late night shows though.

[cricket]

Out of the first 2 and all the 1 pointers, I've only seen Dr. Who and The Bachelor.

[jiraffejustin]

I love Craig Ferguson. I had his show at #9 on my list. I am pleasantly surprised it made it.

[gbgoodies]

99. The Larry Sanders Show
100. The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson


I've seen a few episodes of each of these shows, but I don't really care for either of them. I pretty much only watch talk shows when there's a guest that I like on the show, and even then, I usually only watch their segment.


I'm glad to see that "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2013) was on the one point list. I didn't vote for it because it's too new, and it hasn't really proven it's legacy yet, but I love the show, and I haven't missed an episode since it premiered.

[gbgoodies]

Oh, and I'm surprised to see "CSI: Crime Scene Investigations" (2000) on the one point list. It wasn't on my list, but I expected that show to make the actual countdown.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I am surprised we have two late night talk shows already.


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By the way, I think that bald guy is Jeffrey Tambor, who's also in Max Headroom and was pictured in the picture I showed from that show.

It's either Jeffrey Tambor or Dr. Phil.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17983&stc=1&d=1412907725

I think it's Jeffrey Tambor, who now plays a transsexual on the Amazon.com show, Transparent.

[Citizen Rules]

The Donna Reed Show, was my 1 pointer.:)

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

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[Sexy Celebrity]

Thank you, No. 2.

[gbgoodies]

The Donna Reed Show, was my 1 pointer.:)


I haven't seen "The Donna Reed Show" in years, but as I recall, it was a pretty good show.

I think a lot of the old classics may end up missing out on this list, even though they deserve to be on it. It's hard to compete with the newer shows that are fresh in people's minds.

[Godoggo]

Sweet.

Not to be picky but you should do it like 100 then 99, not 99 then 100. Just sayin. Thanks for doing this!

I'm glad you mentioned that. I've had my thread setting inverted for years, so I forget sometimes it's not like that for everyone. I fixed it now and changed my thread setting for the duration of the tv list so I don't have to remember to put the numbers so that they look backwards to me. It's actually really hard to get used to. I'm very comfortable with being backwards. :)

Yeah, it started. I love all the tidbits Goddoggo. As usual you do good work and it is appreciated. Both of these are shows I have only watched a couple of times. Shandling has never done much for me in anything I have seen him in. I really haven't given Ferguson much of a chance to. He is on too damn late, and I am old.

Thanks. :) Unfortunately, I haven't seen all the shows that made the list so some may have better tidbits than others, but I'll try to find something interesting about each show.

[gbgoodies]

Thanks. :) Unfortunately, I haven't seen all the shows that made the list so some may have better tidbits than others, but I'll try to find something interesting about each show.


Just a suggestion. For any shows that you haven't seen, you may want to ask the people who included it on their lists. If they like the show that much, they may be able to help you with the trivia.

Also, IMDB and Wikipedia are usually pretty good for trivia.

[Godoggo]

I had Craig Ferguson at 17th, and I'm pretty sure Sarah had it too. Ferguson is a wizard at spontaneous interviews, riffing with Geoff, or remembering/eulogizing his lost family and friends (for example, Michael Clarke Duncan).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw9Evwb1vtQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvqHJr3dEsQ

Yes, it was you Jiraffe and Sarah that voted for it.

[Godoggo]

Just a suggestion. For any shows that you haven't seen, you may want to ask the people who included it on their lists. If they like the show that much, they may be able to help you with the trivia.

Also, IMDB and Wikipedia are usually pretty good for trivia.

Yeah, but then they know it made the list. I'm pretty good at researching things. I'll find something to include, it just may not be as in depth as a show that I'm really familiar with.

On another note, I'm really surprised at p'oed that 101 didn't make it. I'm not going to let those cats out of the bag yet, but there were some surprising near misses. I'll be adding those to the second post either after the list is done or before the top ten.

[R.P. McMurphy]

I am surprised we have two late night talk shows already.



By the way, I think that bald guy is Jeffrey Tambor, who's also in Max Headroom and was pictured in the picture I showed from that show.

It's either Jeffrey Tambor or Dr. Phil.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17983&stc=1&d=1412907725

I think it's Jeffrey Tambor, who now plays a transsexual on the Amazon.com show, Transparent.

It is Jeffrey Tambor. He is hilarious in the show. And The Larry Sanders Show actually isn't a late night talk show, it's an HBO sitcom that is based around a fictional late night talk show. One of my favorite shows of all time and I'm happy that someone besides me voted for it. It deserves to be on the list.

[Godoggo]

I am surprised we have two late night talk shows already.



By the way, I think that bald guy is Jeffrey Tambor, who's also in Max Headroom and was pictured in the picture I showed from that show.

It's either Jeffrey Tambor or Dr. Phil.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17983&stc=1&d=1412907725

I think it's Jeffrey Tambor, who now plays a transsexual on the Amazon.com show, Transparent.

I didn't know Jeffrey Tambor was in Max Headroom. I've only seen a couple of episodes and I don't remember much of it.

[Captain Spaulding]

I watch David Letterman almost every night, but I used to pull tendons from reaching for the remote so fast when the Worldwide Pants logo flashed on the screen and Ferguson's show followed. I thought Ferguson was obnoxious, annoying, unfunny and a terrible interviewer. Then I came home drunk one night and didn't bother turning the channel, and I actually found myself somewhat amused by his antics. Since then I watch his show on occasion, usually while I'm surfing these forums late at night. Geoff the gay skeleton robot is hilarious. To be honest, I wish he was the host instead of Ferguson, but the latter's don't-give-a-f**k approach and improvisational style provide a lot of amusement and fun. I wish I had given the show more of a chance early on since it will soon be coming to an end.

I've seen bits and pieces of The Larry Sanders Show. It seems like something I might like.

[Harry Lime]

thread setting inverted
What kind of witchcraft are you practicing?

[Sexy Celebrity]

I didn't know Jeffrey Tambor was in Max Headroom. I've only seen a couple of episodes and I don't remember much of it.

He played Murray.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17984&stc=1&d=1412912322
Matt Frewer (Edison Carter/Max Headroom), Amanda Pays (Theora Jones), Jeffrey Tambor (Murray McKenzie)

As Wiki puts it, "Edison Carter's high-strung producer."

[Godoggo]

What kind of witchcraft are you practicing?

The kind with human sacrifice and goat blood drinking ;)

But I don't need any of that to make the last post on top. I just change it in my edit options.

[mark f]

I forgot to add that Sarah won tickets to the last Ferguson show. She had to write why she was a big fan and should go to the finale and hers was deemed good enough to be chosen for two tickets. :cool:

[jiraffejustin]

I forgot to add that Sarah won tickets to the last Ferguson show. She had to write why she was a big fan and should go to the finale and hers was deemed good enough to be chosen for two tickets. :cool:

Jealous. So jealous.

[jiraffejustin]

100. The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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Memorable funny moment: A remark from Geoff causes Ferguson to lose it.
Watching him try and fail to regain his composure made for a, albeit unintentional, hilarious moment.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iN9RhdVWK8

[christine]

Great we've started! Been looking forward to this :)

[Thursday Next]

????????

I thought everyone in the world except me was obsessed with this show? How did this only get 1 point?! Is it considered a different version?

Apparently this is one, like Blackadder, that imdb has split into different 'versions'. I didn't realise that when I made my list though.


Never Mind the Buzzcocks got one point from me. It's gone off the boil a bit since they started getting guest presenters, but it used to be really good.

I've never watched either of those first two on the countdown.

[The Gunslinger45]

I have seen neither show and Agents of SHIELD was my one pointer.

[Skepsis93]

Really good to see Ferguson's show here. I don't watch regularly so I didn't vote for it, but I count myself a fan. Completely fresh and unique among the stale talk show format. Shame he's leaving and being replaced by the utterly unfunny James Corden. It's a step backwards.

His laid-back, truly conversational and entertaining style is exemplified by his interviews with Ewan McGregor, IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L8ZxqmZ3-I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMgibxh0IUM

[Godoggo]

98. Dragon Ball Z 1996 - 2003

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theme song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CILgmFAVI)

Quote: How do you like the taste of despair, eh?!! It is the last taste you fools will ever know... ~ Raditz

Dragon B Z picks up where Dragon Ball left off and is based off the last 325 chapters of the manga. Decapitations and spine-severings abound as Goku and his gang defend the Earth from various villains.

Let's get rich moment Dragon Ball Z was a merchandising powerhouse. You could literally dress from head to toe in Dragon Ball Z apparel while playing with the action figures.

Legacy The "It's Over 9000!" meme is apparently the most used meme in internet history. I personally had never seen the meme before researching the show, but the internet told me so it must be true.

Points 44 placed 3rd, 14th & 17th


Don't worry. You still get two today, but I'm doing one now and one at night.

[Miss Vicky]

I've never watched Dragon Ball Z, but I've also never had any desire to watch it.

[Godoggo]

From time to time I'll post a fact from the complete list that I thought was note-worthy, surprising or fun. Here's the first one:

Tv Show List Fun Fact # 1 There was a total of 548 tv shows that received at least one vote. That would make for an average of 9.13 tv shows per person. Of course it didn't work out Ike that, but every member had at least one show that they were the only one to vote for.

[Godoggo]

I've never watched Dragon Ball Z, but I've also never had any desire to watch it.

I've seen a few episodes of Dragon Ball, but it wasn't my cup of tea, so I didn't give Dragon Ball Z a try. Now I've watched quite a few clips from the show and it doesn't look bad, just maybe not my thing.

[honeykid]

Apparently this is one, like Blackadder, that imdb has split into different 'versions'.
That's really weird. That makes no sense at all. Even less sense than doing it with Blackadder.

Did people specify which Dr. Who they were voting for, Godoggo? I can't imagine they did as it's all one thing.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks got one point from me. It's gone off the boil a bit since they started getting guest presenters, but it used to be really good.
Buzzcocks lost it when Mark Lamarr left. His piss weak replacement rarely raised a smile, while guest presenters (with a few exceptions) completely miss the vibe of the programme. If Buzzcocks had just been Lamarr or still was, it'd be on my list for sure. It's a definite top 100 for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ciGksRcQA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeNKbgU1Sho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ3ZxLJSyJA


Shame he's leaving and being replaced by the utterly unfunny James Corden. It's a step backwards.
It'll be interesting to see the Americans reaction to prolonged exposure to Corden.

Three I've not watched so far. I tried with Larry Sanders, but it's not my thing. I used to like It's Gary Shandling's Show back in the 80's, but this just didn't work for me. Ditto Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I remember when Craig Ferguson was just an actor. :D I am surprised that The Larry Sanders Show is this low.

That that this has started. :) + rep all the way, Godoggo.

Also, Room 101 was my one pointer. I'm a little surprised that no one else went with it.

[Sexy Celebrity]

98. Dragon Ball Z 1996 - 2003

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..........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

So many other, better TV shows out there and we get Dragon Ball Z......

[Godoggo]

That's really weird. That makes no sense at all. Even less sense than doing it with Blackadder.

Did people specify which Dr. Who they were voting for, Godoggo? I can't imagine they did as it's all one thing.

Imdb has Doctor Who listed as a 1963 version and a 2005 version. Of the lists I received the 2005 version was mostly specified. The information I have has Thursday placing votes for both of them. I don't have her original list, but Jiraffe might.

[Godoggo]

..........................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbHwbgIELCc

So many other, better TV shows out there and we get Dragon Ball Z......

You'll probably want to keep that handy. ;)

[jiraffejustin]

Really good to see Ferguson's show here. I don't watch regularly so I didn't vote for it, but I count myself a fan. Completely fresh and unique among the stale talk show format. Shame he's leaving and being replaced by the utterly unfunny James Corden. It's a step backwards.

For real. I was really hoping they'd give somebody a little more unconventional a shot. I guess I just won't watch the show anymore. :(

[jiraffejustin]

Imdb has Doctor Who listed as a 1963 version and a 2005 version. Of the lists I received the 2005 version was mostly specified. The information I have has Thursday placing votes for both of them. I don't have her original list, but Jiraffe might.

The Doctor Who thing was a bit weird. I wasn't really sure why IMDb had it listed as two separate series, my best guess is because the show went hiatus for some time? I dunno. And as far as the separate votes on it go, I started just counting all of them for the 2005 series, but I planned on just listing it as an all-encompassing type thing. Any error that was made there can be attributed to me.

[Godoggo]

I have no idea who James Corden is and talk shows aren't my thing, but I feel like I missed out on Ferguson.

[christine]

Can you keep James Corden over on your side of the pond please? ;)

I've seen more Dragon Ball Z than the Late Late Show or Larry Sanders. I don't recall ever having seen those at all, but I remember my kids watching Dragon Ball Z .
Agree about Never Mind the Buzzcocks, I don't bother watching it now whereas we did used to with Mark Lamarr hosting

[Godoggo]

The Doctor Who thing was a bit weird. I wasn't really sure why IMDb had it listed as two separate series, my best guess is because the show went hiatus for some time? I dunno. And as far as the separate votes on it go, I started just counting all of them for the 2005 series, but I planned on just listing it as an all-encompassing type thing. Any error that was made there can be attributed to me.

That one point doesn't make any sort of real difference. The list would still remain the same. :)

[christine]

I can see the Dr Who separation more than I can the Blackadder one. When Dr Who came back after a 16 year gap it was a relaunch with very much a Russell T Davies driven series. OK it was still the Doctor and all the paraphernalia but it was different in style, obviously after all those years. Blackadder on the other hand was written by the same writers and starred the same people. Alright they were set in different time periods but they were in effect reincarnations of their own characters.
Never mind. IMDB rules! :)

[honeykid]

Imdb has Doctor Who listed as a 1963 version and a 2005 version. Of the lists I received the 2005 version was mostly specified. The information I have has Thursday placing votes for both of them. I don't have her original list, but Jiraffe might.
Thanks for that. :)
I've seen more Dragon Ball Z than the Late Late Show or Larry Sanders.

Larry Sanders used to be on late night BBC2. Same as Arrested Development and Seinfeld, after it's doomed 9pm slot opening.

I could understand the Blackadder one if it was between The Blackadder and Blackadder 2-4 beacuse of the changes in medium, writing, characters, etc. But Dr. Who is Dr. Who, for me. I understand I'm not exactly the right person to see the difference. :D

[christine]

Larry Sanders used to be on late night BBC2. Same as Arrested Development and Seinfeld, after it's doomed 9pm slot opening.

All of those completely passed me by. Seinfeld on purpose tho, I saw a couple and didn't get what the fuss was about . Unfunny.

I could understand the Blackadder one if it was between The Blackadder and Blackadder 2-4 beacuse of the changes in medium, writing, characters, etc. But Dr. Who is Dr. Who, for me. I understand I'm not exactly the right person to see the difference. :D

I'm not a fan either tbh

[honeykid]

I'm with you on Seinfeld.

[JayDee]

Geoff the gay skeleton robot is hilarious.

Geoff is a f*cking legend! In fact the guy that does the voice of Geoff, Josh Robert Thompson , is just brilliant. I love all his voices and bits - Miriam, all the flies, Jerry the Room Service guy etc. And he's brilliantt at impressions, particularly Morgan Freeman. The bits where he gets Craig to crack up are some of my absolute favourites.

Shame he's leaving and being replaced by the utterly unfunny James Corden. It's a step backwards.

His laid-back, truly conversational and entertaining style is exemplified by his interviews with Ewan McGregor, IMO.


I couldn't believe it when it was announced that Corden was going to replace him. In fact I can't believe how popular and successful Corden has got in general. Cannot stand the man. Comes off like such an arrogant, egotistical douche a lot of the time and I think he is just brutally unfunny. There's a show on Sky1, A League of Their Own, that I would probably be a fan of except that I can't sit through a whole episode because he's the host.

Oh yeah and that's reminded me, I love when he has fellow Scots on like Ewan McGregor or Billy Connolly. Oh and I loved his week of shows in Scotland.


It seems like there are a fair few people who wish they'd watched more of him. Well here are a few youtube channels you might like to try.

TVs Craig Ferguson ch2 (https://www.youtube.com/user/TVsCraigFerguson2/videos?sort=da&flow=grid&view=0) - I think this has every episode for the last few years though they are each split into about 6 different sections. I'm so obsessed with the show that I've actually been going back through all of these for the last few months or so, constantly got them on while surfing the web. Because of his style the shows are actually quite timeless. His monologues aren't constantly about the latest news stories like Jay Leno so you can still enjoy them even years later.

onechirimine2 (https://www.youtube.com/user/onechirimine2/videos?flow=grid&sort=da&view=0) - Full episodes for the last while and also some classic ones from years gone by.

Craig Ferguson and the ladies (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Lp2hNjO-2JQv4shUIkv0Q) - A channel dedicated to his inteviews with female guests.

Fergufool (https://www.youtube.com/user/Fergufool/videos) - Assortment of clips



I mentioned how I'm going through the old episodes and I just saw this bit last night. It's one of his deliberately daft sketches and then at the 6 minute mark it all begins to break down into a fit of giggles. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xCnTWmtTM

[JayDee]

Oh and just as my final word on Craig Ferguson, I heartily recommend his excellent autobiography, American on Purpose. It's a very funny, witty, candid and occasionally poignant read.

[teeter_g]

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[gbgoodies]

98. Dragon Ball Z1996 - 2003



I've never seen a full episode of "Dragon Ball Z", but I've seen bits and pieces of it playing at comic conventions. I'm not surprised to see it on this list because I know that it's very popular at the cons. (At least the toys sell very well. :) )

[Sexy Celebrity]

You'll probably want to keep that handy. ;)

I hope that means All-American Girl, the short lived 1990's sitcom starring Margaret Cho, made the list.

[The Gunslinger45]

Dragonball Z was my number 14. Glad it made it. Though I now wonder where some of the other Anime I have will show up.

My List:

14. Dragonball Z
25. Agents of SHIELD

[Camo]

First of all thanks Godoggo and JJ for taking the time and effort to do this :).

From the one point shows i'm really surprised that the Original CSI only had one point, it was the only one i actually liked; i always loved Grissom. NMTB was good when Mark Lamarr and Simon Amstell hosted as well as a few of the guest hosts like Frankie Boyle, but it was never close to making my list. Other than those the only ones i've seen are Pokemon, and a few of the Frank Skinner hosted Room 101 episodes.

Never actually heard of The Larry Sanders Show, and only seen 2 or 3 episodes of Craig Ferguson, i thought it was pretty good obviously CF is great because he's from Glasgow :D .

In the first list i sent JJ, DBZ was 25. I changed my mind on it because it had been so long since i watched it, and i wasn't sure how much the cheesiness would irratate me now. Still it was probably my favourite show as a kid, there was nothing better than coming home from school to watch the neverending Frieza Saga on Cartoon Network :cool:. Also it's the only Anime i preferred in English Dub, i mean Vegeta sounds awesome and Frieza sounds like a drag queen :laugh:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXunM1CyDg

[Thursday Next]

Imdb has Doctor Who listed as a 1963 version and a 2005 version. Of the lists I received the 2005 version was mostly specified. The information I have has Thursday placing votes for both of them. I don't have her original list, but Jiraffe might.

Nope, I only voted for it once and didn't specify the year, so I wasn't the one who gave it 1 point, that must have been someone else. My 25th place was NMTB.

I can resend you my original list if necessary.

[donniedarko]

I've seen some clips of Craig Ferguson, but I've never actually watched a full episode of any of these shows, which I feel will be a trend on this list. But I'm happy it's started should be fun.

[MovieGal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EIbBY-Ui8Y

[Skepsis93]

Oh and just as my final word on Craig Ferguson, I heartily recommend his excellent autobiography, American on Purpose. It's a very funny, witty, candid and occasionally poignant read.

Seconded!

[Gideon58]

I hope that means All-American Girl, the short lived 1990's sitcom starring Margaret Cho, made the list.
OMG, I remember All-American Girl...that show was really funny.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Maybe this is a dumb question and I know I could try and look up the original thread but I am extraordinarily lazy so maybe someone can answer me: If a show made the "1 Pointer List", does that mean that only one person voted for it? And if that's the case, does it mean that if it isn't on that list, all the other shows you voted for made the Top 100 list?

[gbgoodies]

Maybe this is a dumb question and I know I could try and look up the original thread but I am extraordinarily lazy so maybe someone can answer me: If a show made the "1 Pointer List", does that mean that only one person voted for it? And if that's the case, does it mean that if it isn't on that list, all the other shows you voted for made the Top 100 list?


I think it means that the show only received a total of one point, therefore:

1) Only one person voted for it

AND

2) It was the last title on their list (giving it only one point).

[R.P. McMurphy]

I see. What about the 2nd part of my question? :)

[Miss Vicky]

If a show made the "1 Pointer List", does that mean that only one person voted for it? And if that's the case, does it mean that if it isn't on that list, all the other shows you voted for made the Top 100 list?

If a show makes the "One Pointers List" it means that one person voted for it as their #25 and nobody else voted for it at all.

The #100 show on the countdown got a total of 44 points. So any show that got fewer total points than that - regardless of how many people voted for it - did not make the list.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Got it. Thanks for the clarification!

[Pussy Galore]

DBZ would be in my top 5, but I prefer the manga so I didn't vote for it.

As for The Late Late Show it would of been top 10 if I knew that talkshow were elligible. I LOVE this show and I'm very saddened that it ends in 2 months

[Godoggo]

Nope, I only voted for it once and didn't specify the year, so I wasn't the one who gave it 1 point, that must have been someone else. My 25th place was NMTB.

I can resend you my original list if necessary.

Not necessary. It was Omega the one point came from and I do have you voting for the other so all is good.

I'm not home yet so I'll do # 97 when I get there, but in the mean time here's

Fun List Fact # 2

One show has the distinction of being the only one to receive two points by getting two one point placements. That show is:

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[gbgoodies]

Fun List Fact # 2

One show has the distinction of being the only one to receive two points by getting two one point placements. That show is:

http://i60.tinypic.com/2mwclr4.jpg


I was one of the two people who put "Mad About You" at #25 on my list.

Who was the other one?

[seanc]

Mad About You was a good show. Different day and all that.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Mad About You was decent. I've always had a weird crush on Helen Hunt, even as a kid. I guess I just dug older women :cool:

[gbgoodies]

Mad About You was a good show. Different day and all that.


I really wanted to put it higher on my list, but the more I thought about it, the lower it went because the first few seasons were one of the best shows ever, but after they had the baby, the show went downhill for me.

But the Thanksgiving episode "Giblets for Murray" is one of the funniest episodes of any TV show ever. :rotfl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tey4cs2aZU

[The Gunslinger45]

Never watched Mad About You.

[honeykid]

Mad About You was decent. I've always had a weird crush on Helen Hunt, even as a kid. I guess I just dug older women :cool:
That's not a weird crush. That woman is hot. You're not alone, RP. JD is another one of us. :D

GS, give Mad About You a go. It's a really good show but, as mentioned, it goes off in the later seasons. I thought about putting it on my list, but I've not seen it for a long time with the exception of season 1, which I have on dvd. A similar thing happened with a few sitcoms. If I were to make a 100, I'm certain it'd be there, though.

[Godoggo]

97. Supernatural (2005 - )

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtYRMGnj-_A)

Quote: Dean Winchester: [Looking at the haunted hotel] We might even run into Fred and Daphne inside. Mmmm... Daphne. Love her.

Described as a Buffy meets the X - Files type show, a demon hunting brother duo travel the U.S.

It took ten years to finally get a network to sign off on the pilot, but Supernatural quickly became one of the WB's then the CW's most successful shows.

Interesting tidbit: Episodes are often named after movies or classic rock songs.

Let's beat 'em to the punch moment When deciding to cast another younger brother the writers titled the episode in which he appears "Jumping the Shark". In yet another wink-wink- nudge-nudge moment, the brothers can be seen eating at Cousin Oliver's Diner.

In case you don't know, jumping the shark comes from a Happy Days episode where Fonzie literally jumps a shark. It has come to mean the moment a show goes over the edge and no longer becomes as good as it was.

Cousin Oliver syndrome refers to when a younger cast member is brought in because the other cast has grown up out of the cute stage as when Cousin Oliver was brought into the Brady Bunch cast.

45 points 1 3rd place & 1 4th place

[Godoggo]

I was one of the two people who put "Mad About You" at #25 on my list.

Who was the other one?

JayDee also gave it a point. It was a show that I liked but rarely ever got to watch because my S/O at the time hated it with a passion.

I agree that after the baby things went down hill, but I love that name Mabel and use it quite a bit in stories and such.

[gbgoodies]

97. Supernatural (2005 - )



I don't watch "Supernatural" because I hate Jensen Ackles. I hated him in his smaller roles on "Dawson's Creek" and "Smallville", so when they made him the star of a show, I never even watched one episode of "Supernatural". There's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way.

[Camo]

I have as much interest in Supernatural, as i have a kick in the nuts.

[Godoggo]

I don't watch "Supernatural" because I hate Jensen Ackles. I hated him in his smaller roles on "Dawson's Creek" and "Smallville", so when they made him the star of a show, I never even watched one episode of "Supernatural". There's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way.

I have no idea who either of those guys are but something has always stopped me from watching it. It seems like something I may enjoy as I usually like shows that deal with the supernatural.

[Swan]

I have as much interest in Supernatural, as i have a kick in the nuts.

So you're really interested in Supernatural? Fascinating.

[Miss Vicky]

I've never seen Supernatural. It doesn't look like my kind of show.

[R.P. McMurphy]

If it was on the WB/CW, it was automatically at a disadvantage, as far as the odds of me watching it.

[Guaporense]

I've seen a few episodes of Dragon Ball, but it wasn't my cup of tea, so I didn't give Dragon Ball Z a try. Now I've watched quite a few clips from the show and it doesn't look bad, just maybe not my thing.

It was my favorite show when I was 12. But I wouldn't try to revisit it. The manga is considered superior as well.

Out of the one thousand anime shows reviewed here, it got one of the lowest ratings (2):

http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/

"I seriously don’t know where to begin. Right now, on one hand, I have my favorite TV show from my pubescent years while on the other I have a steaming pile of ****. As much as I would love to write a glowing review from the vantage point of my 13 year old self I just can’t bring myself to recommend Dragonball Z to anyone regardless of the nostalgia value it contains. While Dragonball Z is arguably one of the most popular anime ever, I can whole-heartedly state that it is also one of the worst. Besides the above-average musical score, DBZ suffers from poor animation, God awful pacing, and a chronic lack of originality after the first 40 episodes."

[Guaporense]

I have watched a couple of episodes, it's an entertaining TV show.

[Harry Lime]

Yeah. Supernatural and Dragon Ball Z. Great picks, guys.

Hm. I'm having trouble finding just the right amount of sarcasm here. Hope it got through.

[Iroquois]

What were you expecting to find at the very bottom of the list?

[Captain Spaulding]

I can tell that this is going to be a very strange and eclectic list. It feels like any show has a chance of making it, so that should make things interesting and unpredictable.

I'm surprised to see Dragon Ball Z make the list. As a kid, I stumbled across it early one morning while flipping channels, and I was instantly enamored by the non-stop fighting. I didn't catch the name of the show, though, and I didn't see it again until a few years later when it started airing every evening on the Cartoon Network. One of my best friends in middle school was a huge fan of the show. He owned every episode on VHS (which probably cost quite a bit of money, since each VHS tape only contained two or three episodes, compared to the box-sets that you can buy nowadays for less than $20). He'd bring a couple of VHS tapes with him to school and let me borrow them, so I caught up on the earlier sagas while watching the Android/Cell saga that was currently airing on television.

I was really into Dragon Ball Z for awhile. I had t-shirts, action figures, video games. I watched several of the films. At the time, I was accustomed to shows that wrapped everything up in thirty minutes, so the serialization of Dragon Ball Z felt exciting and fresh. I couldn't wait to see the next episode. When I think back to the show nowadays, a lot of it seems very dragged out, and I remember entire episodes that seemed to feature nothing but lots and lots of grunting as the characters leveled up. But I haven't actually watched an episode in forever. I want to buy the box-sets at some point and revisit it.

I didn't vote for Dragon Ball Z, nor did I give any consideration to doing so, but I am a fan of the show.

[Godoggo]

Because I can't sleep and don't know what time I'll finally be waking up, I'm going to post this now. Also I kinda want to avoid the inevitable bitching. :)

96. NFL Monday Night Football (1970 - )

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Theme Songs (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Ohr8HgvxE)

Quote:He could go all the way! ~ Howard Cosell

The title says it all; it's NFL football on Monday night.

Love it or hate it, it's here to stay. ESPN extended its contract for another eight years.

Claim to fame: One of the longest running and highest rated prime time network shows of all time.

Cranky sportscaster moments: Back in the Howard Cosell days he was constantly butting heads with Dandy Don Meredith. The two had very different approaches to sportscasting and argued often.

Points: 45 1 2nd place, 1 5th place

95. One Piece (1999- )

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Theme song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Mfa6hhpOQ)

Quote: Monkey D. Luffy: I'm the man who's going to be the Pirate King!

Based on the manga One Piece is about Monkey D. Luffy and his gang searching the oceans looking for the ultimate treasure known as One Piece.

Memorable emotional moment: Luffy's brother Ace dies in his arms.

Memorable fight scene: Luffy beats up Crocodile to Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9 (Movement IV)."

Points: 46 1 1st place, 1 5th place

[gbgoodies]

Because I can't sleep and don't know what time I'll finally be waking up, I'm going to post this now. Also I kinda want to avoid the inevitable bitching. :)

96. NFL Monday Night Football (1970 - )
95. One Piece (1999- )




I guess I'm one of the people who will be "bitching" about these two shows. :(

I hate football, so I would never watch any football games, and it screws up the TV schedule for "real" shows.

And I've never even heard of the second show.

[Thursday Next]

Well, I have never watched any of the shows that are on the list so far.

[The Gunslinger45]

Had I known Monday Night Football was eligible, I would have voted for it.

[cricket]

I've never heard of One Piece, Dragon Ball, or Supernatural.

I didn't vote for Monday Night Football because, to me, it's a sporting event. Otherwise, I'd have to vote for pretty much every single football show from the last 35 years. It would've been very high on my list had I looked at it differently.

[Miss Vicky]

I don't think I've ever even heard of One Piece and I really couldn't care less about football.
So, yeah, didn't vote for either.

[seanc]

I seriously considered MNF when we had a conversation about it towards the beginning of the list. Nothing was can't miss TV for me like MNF through the 90's. I don't know why I don't feel that way anymore. Maybe my love for sports has died down a bit, maybe because they put so many games on TV now. It used to be local teams at 1 and 4 on Sunday, and then MNF was the big game. Doesn't seem like it is that way anymore for better or worse..

Ultimately I stuck with narrative TV because, kind of similar to Cricket, that was a slippery slope I didn't want to start down as ESPN was about the only channel my TV was on for a decade or so.

[wintertriangles]

Haaaaaa One Piece. I'm glad it's on here, didn't vote for it though.

[jiraffejustin]

I love football, but I decided not to vote for Monday Night Football. There have been some really great moments though. Cosell announcing Lennon's death to an American audience who didn't have the luxury of finding out on social media, Tony Dorsett's 99 yard touchdown run, Brett Favre's big game the night after his father passed, and a bunch more. Your enjoyment of the show relies on what you think of football of course, so this show was always gonna be the most polarizing on the list.

[seanc]

Hmmm. When we talked about it, I thought me and you might be the only ones to vote for it and neither of us did.

My most memorable MNF game is BO literally running over the Seahawks and Bosworth. The Favre game was pretty great too.

[jiraffejustin]

That one's good. I also like rookie Earl Campbell going for 4 tds against the Dolphins. The last one coming with 2 minutes left, he went 80 yards to clinch the game for Oilers.

[seanc]

That one's good. I also like rookie Earl Campbell going for 4 tds against the Dolphins. The last one coming with 2 minutes left, he went 80 yards to clinch the game for Oilers.

Damn. How old were you when you started watching? Dorsett was my first football hero but I don't think I was watching that MNF game. I only remember Campbell from clips.

[jiraffejustin]

I wasn't alive then. :D

I consider myself a bit of an (amatuer) football historian though. Luckily for me though, I've seen a bunch of old games on youtube and various other streaming sites. The NFL usually pulls those games from youtube though, sadly.

[seanc]

Dorsett only played three years later then Campbell but that must have been just enough for me. Campbell's career ended when I was 8, that would have been right around when I started watching with my dad. Raiders-Redskins is the first Super Bowl I remember watching, that was '84 I think.

[seanc]

I wasn't alive then. :D

I consider myself a bit of an (amatuer) football historian though. Luckily for me though, I've seen a bunch of old games on youtube and various other streaming sites. The NFL usually pulls those games from youtube though, sadly.

That's cool. I love listening to guys my dads age talk about the old days. I really don't have a mind for stats though. I remember games I have seen and can kind of guess on stats I have read and heard.

[jiraffejustin]

Campbell didn't have a very long career, his running style combined with the volume of carries he received combined with being the only real offensive weapon Houston had led to his early demise. He is an example of that saying about stars that shine the brightest.

The earliest things I remember about watching football come from the time when the Cowboys dynasty of the 90s were coming to an end. It must have been around the time Troy, Michael, and Deion were all fixing to leave.

[seanc]

I wish every football fan had gotten to see Montana-Rice together. I am sure every generation has that thought about the players they grew up with though.

[Sinny McGuffins]

Re: "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"

The first time I watched this show I was sat in the audience. It was a few months back, I saw two shows being taped, the one with Simon Pegg and the one with Daniel Radcliffe. The interviews weren't the greatest but Ferguson, Geoff and the horse had me in stitches. I wasn't expecting that kind of goofy humour at all. Great stuff. Shame he's leaving.

[Sinny McGuffins]

As for the rest, I haven't seen any of them and "The Larry Sanders Show" is the only one I plan on watching.

[honeykid]

Raiders-Redskins is the first Super Bowl I remember watching, that was '84 I think.
That was my first Superbowl, too. They'd started to show the play off that season and I had the Cowboys, while my mum took the Redskins. I think they met in the Conference game, Cowboys lost, so I took whoever the Redskins played next. It was the Raiders. A Raiders fan was born. :p I've not watched it seriously for a good 15-20 years now, though. Which is a shame, because we've gone from one highlight show a week and the play offs, to 3 live games on a Sunday, the Monday night game and league games at Wembley. My 10 year old self would've loved all that.

Who voted for Supernatural? I saw the first two season and some of season 3. I have upto season 5, I think, on dvd, but I've not watched them. Season 3 already felt like it was starting to go off the rails a little. One day I'll watch it.

As for the other one, I'm assuming Guap has struck.

[mark f]

I watched Monday Night Football religiously from 1970 to about 1975 and through the '80s when the Rams were on. Haven't had much use for it since. But it was fun entertainment when I was younger. Frank Gifford seemed a little straight as an announcer, but that was partly a put-on, I believe. Dandy Don Meredith was flaky and funny and a perfect foil for the Human Mouth, Hohw-ward Co-sell. Of course, Howard was the first person to sometimes report on some breaking news while the game was going, like John Lennon's death.

[christine]

Well, I have never watched any of the shows that are on the list so far.

Me neither apart from Dragon Ball Z which my kids watched back then. It's pretty interesting tho

[Citizen Rules]

I guess I'm one of the people who will be "bitching" about these two shows. :(

I hate football, so I would never watch any football games, and it screws up the TV schedule for "real" shows.

And I've never even heard of the second show. GBG, I thought you liked sports? or do you like other sports TV?

Me I've only seen 1 football game on TV in my life and that was in the 70s when I was a kid.

Oh and so far I've seen ZERO TV show on the list. I wouldn't be surprised if I ain't seen any of 'em.

[gbgoodies]

GBG, I thought you liked sports? or do you like other sports TV?

Me I've only seen 1 football game on TV in my life and that was in the 70s when I was a kid.

Oh and so far I've seen ZERO TV show on the list. I wouldn't be surprised if I ain't seen any of 'em.


I like watching baseball, bowling and figure skating. I like playing basketball and bowling, but I'm not very good at either.

I hate football and hockey.

[Godoggo]

I guess I'm one of the people who will be "bitching" about these two shows. :(

I hate football, so I would never watch any football games, and it screws up the TV schedule for "real" shows.

And I've never even heard of the second show.

That was a joke gbgoodies because I figured football would illicit a strong reaction from either camp. I don't like football either but I live in a college town, so this time of year is hell. Thank god I have a place in the country to get away from it all.

[gbgoodies]

That was a joke gbgoodies because I figured football would illicit a strong reaction from either camp. I don't like football either but I live in a college town, so this time of year is hell. Thank god I have a place in the country to get away from it all.


I lived in Arlington, TX for a few years. and I was only minutes away from Texas Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys played at the time. I think I was the only person in the state at the time who wasn't a football fan.

If you think your college town is bad, try living in the Dallas Cowboys backyard, and not being a football fan. I think that's the textbook definition of "Hell on Earth".

[Citizen Rules]

In Washington state, EVERYONE is nuts for the Seahawks, except me...

I should have voted for the Olympics but I don't consider that a TV show, though I do like watching them.

[jiraffejustin]

I watched Monday Night Football religiously from 1970 to about 1975 and through the '80s when the Rams were on. Haven't had much use for it since. But it was fun entertainment when I was younger. Frank Gifford seemed a little straight as an announcer, but that was partly a put-on, I believe. Dandy Don Meredith was flaky and funny and a perfect foil for the Human Mouth, Hohw-ward Co-sell. Of course, Howard was the first person to sometimes report on some breaking news while the game was going, like John Lennon's death.

You still watch any football, Mark? Does not having a team in L.A. bother you?

[seanc]

In Washington state, EVERYONE is nuts for the Seahawks, except me...

I should have voted for the Olympics but I don't consider that a TV show, though I do like watching them.

My sister just moved up your way. I am hoping to visit next summer and hit a Mariners game.

[mark f]

You still watch any football, Mark? Does not having a team in L.A. bother you?
I tend to watch the playoffs and some college football. I can still get excitement and entertainment from it sometimes, but I'm not all that interested anymore because - yes - no rooting interest.

[Godoggo]

I lived in Arlington, TX for a few years. and I was only minutes away from Texas Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys played at the time. I think I was the only person in the state at the time who wasn't a football fan.

If you think your college town is bad, try living in the Dallas Cowboys backyard, and not being a football fan. I think that's the textbook definition of "Hell on Earth".

Oh, I lived in Gainesville during the Tim Tebow era. It was absolutely ridiculous.

Also, I waited tables for awhile when I was in college. There was a game in progress and a customer asked me the score. I told him that I wasn't paying attention and I didn't like football. He complained to the manager about me that I had a bad attitude and need to learn how to support my community. :eek:

[gbgoodies]

In Washington state, EVERYONE is nuts for the Seahawks, except me...

I should have voted for the Olympics but I don't consider that a TV show, though I do like watching them.


Here in New York, more than half the people here are die-hard New York Yankees fans. It's almost as bad as living in Dallas Cowboys territory. (But at least the other half of the people here are New York Mets fans, so it's not all bad. :) )

I like watching the Olympics, but I wouldn't consider them a TV show either. It's more of a special event.

[seanc]

Seems reasonable to me. We all know what a hard time these football programs are having.

[gbgoodies]

Oh, I lived in Gainesville during the Tim Tebow era. It was absolutely ridiculous.

Also, I waited tables for awhile when I was in college. There was a game in progress and a customer asked me the score. I told him that I wasn't paying attention and I didn't like football. He complained to the manager about me that I had a bad attitude and need to learn how to support my community. :eek:


When I went to college at Hofstra University, I lived on campus, and my window overlooked the field where the New York Jets practiced. My friends always wanted to come to my room so they could watch them practice, but I would have been happier if the Jets found a different place to practice.

When I lived in Texas, I worked in a computer store selling systems, and one day we had a customer that nobody would help, so I went over to help him. After I sold him a system, everyone in the store came over to me to find out what he said, what he bought, and anything else I could tell them about him, but I couldn't figure out what was the big deal about selling a computer system. (After all, it was a computer store, and we did that all the time.)

I don't remember his name, but apparently the customer was a star player on the Dallas Cowboys at the time, and everyone in the store was afraid to go over and talk to him.

[neiba]

My list so far:

3. Dragon Ball Z
25. C.S.I.

So, one is a one pointer and the other a really non-loved anime... Going great till now!

[The Gunslinger45]

Oh, I lived in Gainesville during the Tim Tebow era. It was absolutely ridiculous.

I lived in Tallahassee during that era. Gator flags everywhere. I HATED IT! :furious:

[Captain Spaulding]

I'm a football junkie, but I consider Monday Night Football a sporting event, not a television show. If I voted for it, then why not also vote for Sunday Night Football? Or the Superbowl? My whole list would've been sporting events if I had gone down that road.

Monday Night Football has definitely lost its luster from the over saturation of other televised games. I remember MNF being a bigger deal when I was younger. I'm an Eagles fan, and my mom would always let me stay up late to watch the game if they played on Monday night, but my memories of those games typically involve heartbreaking defeats to the Dallas Cowboys, my most despised team. If I remember correctly, though, it was on Monday Night Football that Donovan McNabb executed that amazing play where he scrambled behind the line of scrimmage for like 15 seconds or more, evading multiple tacklers, then completed a deep bomb down the field to Freddie Mitchell or James Thrash or one of the other bum receivers he had at the time. And it was against the Cowboys, too, making it even sweeter. As a die-hard Eagles fan and staunch supporter of McNabb, my all-time favorite player, that's one of my favorite plays ever, right up there with the epic 4th-and-26 against the Packers in the playoffs.

[jiraffejustin]

Bro, just shut up about that McNabb play. I still wake up in cold sweats over that.

[Godoggo]

I lived in Tallahassee during that era. Gator flags everywhere. I HATED IT! :furious:

You would have thought that boy walked on water and crapped gold.

I remember this one girl having a Tebow melt down in Gator City because her boyfriend wouldn't shut up about him. :p I felt like having one or two myself during that time.

I remember hearing his name on The Simpsons and it made me furious. :mad:

[The Gunslinger45]

You would have thought that boy walked on water and crapped gold.

I remember this one girl having a Tebow melt down in Gator City because her boyfriend wouldn't shut up about him. :p I felt like having one or two myself during that time.

I remember hearing his name on The Simpsons and it made me furious. :mad:

And then he crapped out in the NFL. :D

[Swan]

Even I remember when Tim Tebow was going on.

[Godoggo]

When I lived in Texas, I worked in a computer store selling systems, and one day we had a customer that nobody would help, so I went over to help him. After I sold him a system, everyone in the store came over to me to find out what he said, what he bought, and anything else I could tell them about him, but I couldn't figure out what was the big deal about selling a computer system. (After all, it was a computer store, and we did that all the time.)

I don't remember his name, but apparently the customer was a star player on the Dallas Cowboys at the time, and everyone in the store was afraid to go over and talk to him.

Apparently I have a million of these stories. Sorry, but it feels good to commiserate.

Where I worked everyone wanted to wait on the football players. I always gave up those tables because I didn't care.

One time I walked up to a table and one guy points to another guy with him and says "do you know who you are about to wait on?" like I was about to be bestowed this great honor. To be fair to the football player, he was really embarrassed and apologized to me and ended up being really nice. His friend was a jerk though.

[seanc]

Yeah to say we place unwarranted importance on sports in this culture would be an understatement. I can't imagine getting star struck in any situation though. Maybe if I met Kate Upton.;)

[Theo]

Yeah to say we place unwarranted importance on sports in this culture would be an understatement. I can't imagine getting star struck in any situation though. Maybe if I met Kate Upton.;)

I took a 'Which Supermodel Are You?' quiz earlier today and got Kate Upton.
I am Kate Upton.

[seanc]

:nope:I took a 'Which Supermodel Are You?' quiz earlier today and got Kate Upton.
I am Kate Upton.

[gbgoodies]

Apparently I have a million of these stories. Sorry, but it feels good to commiserate.

Where I worked everyone wanted to wait on the football players. I always gave up those tables because I didn't care.

One time I walked up to a table and one guy points to another guy with him and says "do you know who you are about to wait on?" like I was about to be bestowed this great honor. To be fair to the football player, he was really embarrassed and apologized to me and ended up being really nice. His friend was a jerk though.


Yeah, I have a bunch of these stories about guests at the comic conventions. Many of them walk through the dealers room looking for stuff to buy, and they usually expect big discounts because they're celebrities. Some of them make more money in a day than I make in a month, but they think that I should give them a discount?!

[Godoggo]

Yeah, I have a bunch of these stories about guests at the comic conventions. Many of them walk through the dealers room looking for stuff to buy, and they usually expect big discounts because they're celebrities. Some of them make more money in a day than I make in a month, but they think that I should give them a discount?!

The only actual football player I ever met and knew about it was that guy I waited on and he was nice and left me a huge tip, so it really wasn't the football players theirselves I had a problem with, it was the ridiculous excessive hero worship and inflated importance put on winning a game.

The team your rooting for losing is no reason to cry or start a brawl. :rolleyes:

[gbgoodies]

The team your rooting for losing is no reason to cry or start a brawl. :rolleyes:


I'm a lifelong New York Mets fan. If I cried or started a brawl every time they lost, I would have drowned in tears or been incarcerated a long time ago. :laugh:

[Citizen Rules]

I never seen a baseball game either.

[gbgoodies]

I never seen a baseball game either.


That's just sad. :( I practically grew up at Shea Stadium.

[mark f]

How about baseball in a movie?

[Citizen Rules]

Hmmm, well lets see...I liked Gary Cooper's The Pride of the Yankees.

I use to play baseball all summer long as a kid but I've never been into watching sports, that's why I'm a movie nut.;)

[teeter_g]

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25. Eric and Jessie: Game On

[Godoggo]

94. Pride and Prejudice (1995 mini-series)

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mWxPSnGoPG8)

Quote:No, indeed, my mind was more agreeably engaged. I've been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow. ~ Mr. Darcy

A BBC mini-series adapted from the famous Jane Austen novel. Pride and Prejudice has been made into either a movie or mini-series ten times and many declare this to be the very best one.

It was a sexier and more modern version than anything that had been done before it alienating the purists, but ultimately making it extremely popular.

People really love Mr. Darcy moment: A twelve foot statue of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy was unveiled in London in 2013

Most memorable moment: The see through wet shirt scene was in the top ten most memorable moments in a British poll.

Points:47 1 1st place, 1 4th place

93. 3rd Rock From the Sun (1996 - 2001)

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnIsFjO5ExQ)

Quote: Dr. Mary Albright: For future reference: I have a red Volvo.
Dr. Dick Solomon: Please, Dr. Albright, we barely know each other.

A group of aliens is sent to earth to study humans and pose as a family.

Really funny writing and a powerhouse cast including John Lithgow, Jane Curtain and Jan Hooks made for one of the most popular sitcoms at that time.

The series revolves around the fish out of water family trying to fit in and understand life on Earth. Lithgow played Dick Solomon with a mixture of child-like naivety and mega-egotism and made him one of the funniest characters in sitcom history.

Funny Twilight Zone reference: William Shatner, who played The Big Giant Head gets off a plane to tell Dick that he saw a strange creature on the wing. Dick exclaims, "Hey that happened to me!" Both men played characters that see a strange creature on the wing of a plane in the Twilight Zone movies. Shatner the original, Lithgow the remake.[/B]

Funny Footloose reference: Dick lectures Tommy and Harry about their loud music which morphs into the same lecture his character gives in Footloose.

Jump the Shark Moment: For many that moment was when Vicki Dubceck gave birth to The Big Giant Head's baby.

Points: 48 1 9th place, 1 13th place, 1 15th place, 1 19th place

[Miss Vicky]

I own the Pride and Prejudice miniseries on DVD and I like it well enough, but it didn't make my list.
I've seen bits and pieces of various episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun, but it never made me want to watch more.

[rauldc14]

MNF was number 2 on my list. Favre vs. The Raiders is the best performance I have ever seen. Jiraffe, I'm disappointed you didn't have it on your list.

I'll probably have maybe five or six more show up at this point.

[MovieGal]

I dont see how sports shows could be considered a tv series.... that would make things like "Inside the NFL" a "tv series".

[rauldc14]

It's a television show. We aren't talking about just series.

[MovieGal]

So that would have included "Mini-Series"?

[Miss Vicky]

So that would have included "Mini-Series"?

A mini-series just made the countdown... so yeah.

[mark f]

My wife loves "The Pride and Prejudice" miniseries with her vote for the "perfect Mr. Darcy" (Colin Firth) - "handsome, sexy, arrogant but vulnerable". I gave it to her as a Christmas present. :) But she didn't vote because she's not a member. i think it's good too but I never considered it since I'm, ya know, a guy. HA!

As far as Monday Night Football goes, I watched it for the games obviously, but the announcer/color commentators can really push it from sporting event to entertainment. Some are boring, but others have a chemistry and sometimes, a conflict, which adds a lot to the "show". That's what I got from MNF when it started.

[MovieGal]

Dang, I would have added

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news3/Empire.jpg

A great mini-series about the Rise of Octavius to becoming the Emperor Augustus.... :(

[gbgoodies]

94. Pride and Prejudice (1995 mini-series)
93. 3rd Rock From the Sun (1996 - 2001)



I bought the mini-series "Pride and Prejudice" on DVD, but I haven't been able to finish it yet. I watched the first disc, then loaned it to my mom, but she loved it so much that she never returned it. I'll probably just let her keep it and rebuy it someday.

I was sure that "3rd Rock From the Sun" was on my list, but I just checked, and nope, it just barely missed making my list. According to my notes, it was in my last round of cuts, so it was just bubbling under my top 25. I'm glad to see that it made the list without my help.

[Swan]

My mom loves that Pride and Prejudice miniseries.

[rauldc14]

I'm watching Mike and Molly with the wife. Should have made my list.

[seanc]

3rd Rock is one of the worst shows I have ever sat through, that is all.

[Godoggo]

I used to love 3rd Rock From the Sun. I haven't seen it in a long time, but putting the post together brought back memories. The entire cast was good, but Lithgow was the stand-out. He and Curtin were fantastic together. I'd like to buy a season or two maybe.

I haven't seen the Pride and Prejudice mini-series. In fact, 3rd Rock is the first to make the list that I had seen anything of.

[Sexy Celebrity]

3rd Rock From The Sun was #15 on my list. I was pretty sure that show would make it 'cause it's been talked about a lot on the forums at times. There probably won't be too many shows from my list that make it.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17988&stc=1&d=1413081051

[jiraffejustin]

I thought I voted for 3rd Rock, but it's not on my list. I'm happy it made it without my help. :up:

[Godoggo]

3rd Rock From The Sun was #15 on my list. I was pretty sure that show would make it 'cause it's been talked about a lot on the forums at times. There probably won't be too many shows from my list that make it.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=17988&stc=1&d=1413081051



I didn't vote for it because I had other shows I wanted to vote for and I thought it would be fine without me. It looked like it wasn't going to make it and barely got on the bottom by one of the last lists I received. I was kicking myself because the shows I put on my list instead never had a chance in hell where as 3rd Rock would have made it if I voted for it.

Thank goodness for that next to last list.

[Godoggo]

By the way, you can see the list thus far in the second post under the one pointers.

[TylerDurden99]

3rd Rock From The Sun was not on my list, but I'm glad it got here on it's own. The show that kickstarted my love for John Lithgow.

[cricket]

That's 2 more that I've never seen, but I'm glad I've at least heard of them.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Who knew Joseph Gordon-Levitt would grow up to be a total Hollywood dreamboat.

[Tacitus]

I'm definitely going to be batting at less than 50% for this list. ;)

Town Challenge should have appeared by now...

[christine]

I'm definitely going to be batting at less than 50% for this list. ;)

Town Challenge should have appeared by now...

Just looked at my list again and apart from the well regarded HBO series I'm doubting whether any of the rest will make an appearance, unless us Brits have a few which we've all agreed on

[Miss Vicky]

I'm taking a wild guess that I'll end up with 15 or so of mine making the cut. But I really have no idea what TV shows MoFos watch, so that would be off by a lot.

[neiba]

I was a big fan of 3rd Rock when I was a kid... I tried to watch it some months ago and it was so not-funny!

[neiba]

I'm taking a wild guess that I'll end up with 15 or so of mine making the cut. But I really have no idea what TV shows MoFos watch, so that would be off by a lot.

I'm beting around 20 from my list, or maybe more... But it's really a wild guess, from what I've seen so far!

[Skepsis93]

Hell yeah, love 3rd Rock. Not a weak season and barely a weak episode. Lithgow gives one of the greatest comedic performances ever. My #9.

[Voigan]

3rd Rock is one of the worst shows I have ever sat through, that is all.
Watch the animated Superman show from the 1940's. Anything will look good after that. :yup:

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

i've seen a couple episodes of 3rd Rock and it seemed okay. i love John Lithgow and Jane Curtin, and JGL is pretty cool too.

[Skepsis93]

3rd Rock is one of the worst shows I have ever sat through, that is all.

:data:

[Godoggo]

92. Will & Grace (1998 - 2006)

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iPcJkoDOago)

Quote: “Wow, 10 years of game night. What a milestone. Maybe you should celebrate with a suicide pact.” ~ Karen Walker

Will & Grace was an ensemble cast of four. Will and Grace became best friends in college. Jack is Will's friend and Karen is the wealthy socialite that inexplicably works for Grace.

Each character brought a different element of humor to the table. Will mostly played the straight (gay) guy and comic foil but was not without his awkward situations and zingy one liners. Grace was the neurotic, self-absorbed Jewish girl whose messy life needed Will's constant attention. Jack was the flamboyant, fickle, extremely shallow and promiscuous one, while Karen was the booze swilling, pill popping, rich, entitled , wise-cracking one.

It ran for eight seasons, was a successful part of the must-see-tv line-up and won itself sixteen Emmys.

Legacy: Each star won an Emmy making it one of the three sitcoms in history ever to do that.

What the hell? moment: In the series finale we see Will & Grace reuniting after 18 years each with their own children in tow. It didn't make people happy, not it did it make a lot of sense, that Will and Grace spent eighteen years apart from each other.

Funny Karen Walker moment: Karen is sitting on a bench with some housekeepers. When asked what she is doing she replies, "Oh, I'm just hanging out with these Rosarios. "

Funny dumb Jack moment: Super Cher fan Jack finally gets his chance to meet her and mistakes her for an impersonator.

Points: 49 1 9th, 1 2nd , 1 18th

91. Cowboy Bebop

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Theme song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto)

Quote: You know the first rule of combat? Shoot them before they shoot you. ~ Faye

Two bounty hunters, Spike and Jet Black are join up with three others: Faye Valentine - con artist; Edward- preteen girl with a flare for computer hacking and Ein- genetically engineered Welsh Corgi. Together they travel aboard their spaceship, Bebop.

Cowboy Bebop has been one of the most successful and popular anime series in The United States. For many it is considered the "gateway" anime as many have started off watching it. Also considered the anime for people who don't like anime.

Bebop shaggy dog story: they crew need to find something to watch a beta cassette that may contain important details about Faye's past. Instead they grab a VHS player. The beta player arrives in the mail anyway.

speaking of dogs: Because of Cowboy Bebop, thousands of Corgis now answer to the name Ein.

Points 50 1 23rd, 1 10th, 1 7th, 1 19th, 1 21st

[The Gunslinger45]

Cowboy Bebop was my number 7. Awesome it made the list, but also pretty much means my number 6 (which happens to be my favorite anime) will not make it.

Never watched Will and Grace

My List:

7. Cowboy Bebop
14. Dragonball Z
25. Agents of SHIELD

[MovieMeditation]

Yes! Finally one of my shows has appeared on the list.

19. Cowboy Bebop

I actually thought this would be higher, but anyways, it's there after all. ;)

[Miss Vicky]

I've seen bits and pieces of Will and Grace, but never had any desire to watch more. I have friends that are into anime tv series, so I may have seen some of Cowboy Bebop, but it's not something that interests me at all.

[Godoggo]

The 9th place vote for Will & Grace was from me. I think it's a phenomenal show and one of my all time favorite sitcoms. Karen Walker is probably my favorite sitcom character ever. She is hilarious.

I can't believe I didn't vote for Cowboy Bebop, but I'm grateful others did.

[teeter_g]

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On the Air 1992
Room 101 1994
Pokémon 1998
Max Headroom 1987
The Donna Reed Show 1958
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996
CSI: Crime Scene Investigations 2000
Doctor Who 1963
Metalocalypse 2006
The Wild Wild West 1965
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 1973
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2013
Have Gun - Will Travel 1957
The Bachelor 2003
Eric & Jessie: Game On 2013
Tour of Duty 1987

List

100. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
99. The Larry Sanders Show
98.Dragon Ball Z
97.Supernatural
96. NFL Monday Night Football
95. One Piece
94. Pride and Prejudice
93. 3rd Rock From the Sun



Is it wrong that I am a little disappointed that there is no picture from 'Eric and Jessie' on here? LOL!

[mark f]

I should probably save this post since I may use it often: No comment because I've never watched it/them, but congratulations on the birth of your MoFo Top 100 Television Show. :)

[Godoggo]

Fun List Fact # 3 # 94 Pride and Prejudice marks the last time that two votes were able to get a show on the list.

Fun List Fact # 4 In the bottom ten three members had two shows from their list to appear. Those members were Teeter_G, The Gunslinger and Thekgproject.

[cricket]

Never saw Will and Grace

Never heard of Cowboy Bebop

[seanc]

I watched a lot of Will & Grace during my twelve years of mostly not being in charge of the remote control. If I had to do it all over again.;)

[Godoggo]

Fun Fact # 5 Out of the bottom ten three are anime series, three are sit-coms, one is a talk show, one is a sports show, one a science-fiction/drama and one is a mini-series.

[Godoggo]

I watched a lot of Will & Grace during my twelve years of mostly not being in charge of the remote control. If I had to do it all over again.;)

You'd watch even more? ;)

At least there is one sitcom we both like. :p

[Camo]

Never watched the Pride and Prejudice miniseries, but i have read the book and watched a film version of it; i'd imagine my older sister probably owns it since she loves costume dramas. Never tried to watch the NFL, so i can't really say anything there.

Both 3rd Rock and Will And Grace are decent sitcoms, that i haven't seen enough of to hold an opinion either way. Still John Lithgow will always be the Trinity Killer to me.

[Derek Vinyard]

97. Supernatural (2005 - )

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Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtYRMGnj-_A)

Quote: Dean Winchester: [Looking at the haunted hotel] We might even run into Fred and Daphne inside. Mmmm... Daphne. Love her.

Described as a Buffy meets the X - Files type show, a demon hunting brother duo travel the U.S.

It took ten years to finally get a network to sign off on the pilot, but Supernatural quickly became one of the WB's then the CW's most successful shows.

Interesting tidbit: Episodes are often named after movies or classic rock songs.

Let's beat 'em to the punch moment When deciding to cast another younger brother the writers titled the episode in which he appears "Jumping the Shark". In yet another wink-wink- nudge-nudge moment, the brothers can be seen eating at Cousin Oliver's Diner.

In case you don't know, jumping the shark comes from a Happy Days episode where Fonzie literally jumps a shark. It has come to mean the moment a show goes over the edge and no longer becomes as good as it was.

Cousin Oliver syndrome refers to when a younger cast member is brought in because the other cast has grown up out of the cute stage as when Cousin Oliver was brought into the Brady Bunch cast.

45 points 1 3rd place & 1 4th place

one of the best tv-show of all-time, Haters gonna hate.... One incredibly badass character in Dean Winchester in his awesome Chevy Impala and Sam the intellectual one the semi-demon. Badass soundtracks and awesome tv-show.

I got it in 3rd place.

[jiraffejustin]

I didn't vote for Cowboy Bebop, but I am happy it showed up. I could see myself revisiting the show and enjoying it even more.

[JayDee]

3rd Rock was on my list, the first to make it for me. Terrifically funny show and Lithgow was just immense on it. I remember that it was responsible for perhaps the biggest laugh I've ever had at a sitcom. It was the group at a fancy dress party and Dick was dressed as a pirate. Someone (maybe his nemesis Strudwick) asked him "where are your buccaneers?" to which he indignantly answered "they're under my bucking hat!"

It might not sound like much but I just remember it catching me off guard and I couldn't stop laughing.


I was one of the two people who put "Mad About You" at #25 on my list.

Who was the other one?
As G-Dog said I was the other person. Didn't really expect it to make the list but still nice it got a mention.

Mad About You was decent. I've always had a weird crush on Helen Hunt, even as a kid. I guess I just dug older women :cool:
As honeykid said I've also always had a crush on Helen Hunt. :yup:

[MovieBuffering]

Damn I would have submitted a list if I knew! Would have been heavy on 90 sitcoms thou lol

[Godoggo]

3rd Rock was on my list, the first to make it for me. Terrifically funny show and Lithgow was just immense on it. I remember that it was responsible for perhaps the biggest laugh I've ever had at a sitcom. It was the group at a fancy dress party and Dick was dressed as a pirate. Someone (maybe his nemesis Strudwick) asked him "where are your buccaneers?" to which he indignantly answered "they're under my bucking hat!"

It might not sound like much but I just remember it catching me off guard and I couldn't stop laughing.:

I remember that scene and it cracked me up too. It's Lithgow's delivery that makes the joke work. It could have been a real groaner in less capable hands.

The show could be seen as a little too silly by some, but with Lithgow and Curtin being the seasoned veterans that they are they kept it working.

[Citizen Rules]

3rd Rock was on my list, the first to make it for me. Terrifically funny show and Lithgow was just immense on it. I remember that it was responsible for perhaps the biggest laugh I've ever had at a sitcom. It was the group at a fancy dress party and Dick was dressed as a pirate. Someone (maybe his nemesis Strudwick) asked him "where are your buccaneers?" to which he indignantly answered "they're under my bucking hat!"...


"Under my bucking hat" Ha! funny line:p...

I LOVE 3rd Rock From the Sun. It was in my top 5. I'm currently watching season 4 of 3rd Rock. I've never laughed so hard as I do when watching it.

The funniest episode that I seen was when Sally was wondering why Don the cop, didn't love her anymore?

Sally says in a deadpan voice to Don, "Is it because I pee orange in the morning?" Damn funniest delivery of a joke I've seen.

John Lithgow and Kristen Johnston are priceless, so's the rest of the cast.

[Wolfsbane]

Would love to get into Supernatural, but there are far too many seasons for me to start now.

3rd Rock was funny, I never watched it regularly, but I caught it a few times here and there. Loved Wayne Knight on it.

Monday Night Football? That seems odd to have on the countdown. I wouldn't really classify it as a show per-say.

[gbgoodies]

92. Will & Grace (1998 - 2006)
91. Cowboy Bebop



I've seen a bunch of episodes of "Will & Grace", but I've never been a big fan of the show. I mostly watched it in reruns when there wasn't much else on TV at the time. It had it's moments, but it had no chance of making my list.

"Cowboy Bebop" is another anime that I've seen a little bit of at the comic cons, but not enough to know anything about the show.

So basically, still nothing from my list has made the countdown. :(

[gbgoodies]

Damn I would have submitted a list if I knew! Would have been heavy on 90 sitcoms thou lol


Hey, here's a suggestion. Why don't you make your own top 25 TV list like the rest of us did, and then you can join in the fun by comparing your list to the countdown. Just because it didn't count in the voting doesn't mean that you can't still have fun.

Just don't post your whole list yet. You can post your hits and misses like everyone else, and then you can post your complete list after the countdown is done just like everyone else will, just remember to mention that your list is what you would have submitted if you had known about this countdown in time.

[gbgoodies]

As long as everyone else is sharing their favorite "3rd Rock" moments, here's one of my favorite moments, when Dick first learns about tissues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7Xi26Mkfw

[jiraffejustin]

I didn't notice this before, but On the Air is my one-pointer. I put it there, because I knew it had no shot of making the list. I just wanted some recognition for it somehow. It's David Lynch doing a sitcom. It's just as good as it is intriguing and weird.

All seven episodes are on youtube, do yourself a favor: watch that show.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I did not have Will & Grace. I'm not a big fan of the show, although I do like the Karen Walker character.

The Will and the Grace characters are terrible. It should be called Karen & Jack.

[gbgoodies]

I didn't notice this before, but On the Air is my one-pointer. I put it there, because I knew it had no shot of making the list. I just wanted some recognition for it somehow. It's David Lynch doing a sitcom. It's just as good as it is intriguing and weird.

All seven episodes are on youtube, do yourself a favor: watch that show.



It's interesting to see that some people intentionally put something that they know won't make the list as their last entry just so that it gets recognition as a one-pointer.

It never even occurred to me to do that. I intentionally put "Mad About You" as my last entry because I thought that it had a chance at making the list, and I was hoping that my one point might be enough to push it onto the list, or maybe even up a spot.

In this case, my one-pointer helped because it ended up being the only show that got two points based on two different people having it as their one-pointers, but that wasn't my intention.

[Sexy Celebrity]

It just seems like one point won't really do anything. All the ones from #20-25 feel that way to me. I usually either put a bunch of stuff I suspect won't make it there, or I put stuff I'm very certain will make it and don't really need my help, but I like it enough to include it.

[Godoggo]

It just seems like one point won't really do anything. All the ones from #20-25 feel that way to me. I usually either put a bunch of stuff I suspect won't make it there, or I put stuff I'm very certain will make it and don't really need my help, but I like it enough to include it.

It can though. There were a lot of shows that could have made the list had they just gotten two more points.

[MovieBuffering]

I do love some 3rd Rock. Show was decent enough and it produced my boy JGL!

[Camo]

This being a Movie Forum, makes a TV list all the more interesting to me at least. If i had to i'd guess Breaking Bad is 1st, but i'd feel 1000 times more confident on any Decade or Animated list predictions. Just me...:cool:

[Godoggo]

I know it's early, but I'd love to see some people try to take a crack at the top ten. I'm really curious as to what people think made it.

[R.P. McMurphy]

I'm not certain because I didn't write down my final list of shows that I submitted, but I don't think I even had Breaking Bad on my list. I do love that show and watched the entire series but for some reason, it just didn't pop into my head when making my list.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I know it's early, but I'd love to see some people try to take a crack at the top ten. I'm really curious as to what people think made it.

Seinfeld and The Simpsons are probably both there.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I wonder if something like Sesame Street made it. Probably not because it's a children's show, but it deserves to be on a list like this. Much more so than all these anime things.

[R.P. McMurphy]

I'll take a crack at the Top 10, just based on what I think is popular and the median age of the few people I know who are participating. Very hard because I'm already very surprised with the list so far and expect to continue to be. (The following shows didn't necessarily make my list, just an uneducated guess :) )

1. The Simpsons
2. Cheers
3.Friends
4. Family Guy
5. M.A.S.H.
6. Dr. Who
7. Everybody Loves Raymond
8. Lost
9. American Idol
10. Law & Order

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

in no particular order:

breaking bad
the simpsons
the wire
the sopranos
seinfeld
friends
the big bang theory (oh god i hope not)
doctor who
arrested development (i can dream)
the office (US)

[Sexy Celebrity]

God, I never understood what was so great about Friends.

I also tried to watch Cheers one night not too long ago and didn't get the appeal.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Seinfeld and The Simpsons are probably both there.
Seinfeld seems to be so divisive though. I love that show but also know many who completely hate it. The Simpsons, Top 10, no question but I expect to find Seinfeld slightly lower than Top 10. I would like to be surprised, though.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I think you're wrong about Family Guy. I've seen a lot of people on this site bash that show.

I love it. I had it on my list, but I had it very low.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

it doesn't matter if someone hates it as long as a lot of people love it.

[R.P. McMurphy]

God, I never understood what was so great about Friends.

I also tried to watch Cheers one night not too long ago and didn't get the appeal.
I disagree with you about Cheers but completely agree about Friends. Always found all the characters super annoying (especially Ross, what a p***y) but for some unknown reason, it's hugely popular so I had to put it in my Top 10 prediction list.

[gbgoodies]

It can though. There were a lot of shows that could have made the list had they just gotten two more points.


That's the list that I would love to see. The "just bubbling under" list. :)

[Captain Spaulding]

Of all the anime shows I haven't seen, which is almost all of them, Cowboy Bebop is the one I'm most interested in watching. It looks like a really cool show.

[mark f]

Well, out of the two Top 10 predictions so far, I chose only one of those shows in my Top 25. If you know me, it's obvious which one.

[Harry Lime]

Well, out of the two Top 10 predictions so far, I chose only one of those shows in my Top 25. If you know me, it's obvious which one.
American Idol?

[Tacitus]

I know it's early, but I'd love to see some people try to take a crack at the top ten. I'm really curious as to what people think made it.

1 The Sopranos
2 The News
3 The Wire
4 The Weather Forecast
5 The Simpsons
6 C.H.I.P.S
7 Test Card F (http://i.imgur.com/Sbvo8rp.jpg)
8 Lesser Spotted Ulster
9 The Guinness Adverts
10 Town Challenge

I've got MoFo's pulse, here. ;)

[Camo]

I know it's early, but I'd love to see some people try to take a crack at the top ten. I'm really curious as to what people think made it.

I'd love Tacitus' no 1 to be right, but if i'm honest i'm starting to doubt a top 5 finish for it. Anyway my guess:

1.Breaking Bad
2.The Simpsons
3.The Wire
4.The Sopranos
5.Family Guy
6.Friends
7.Seinfeld
8.Dr Who
9.Lost
10.South Park

[christine]

1. Boys from the Blackstuff
2. Breaking Bad
3 The Sopranos

then in no order
Lost
The Simpsons
South Park
The Wire
the Muppet Show
Seinfeld
an American childrens programme circa late 80s early 90s

[Captain Spaulding]

Considering that this is a movie forum, and that we have several fans of David Lynch, I wouldn't be surprised if Twin Peaks finishes in the top ten.

[Thursday Next]

Pride and Prejudice!!

I am so surprised and excited that this made the list. I have watched this many times over the past nearly twenty years and it never gets old. The best adaptation of any Jane Austen novel, the thing all other costume dramas aspire to be but never quite succeed. It's pretty much perfect.

I had this at number one on my list.

Who else voted for it?

I found it difficult choosing between longer running series and complete 'mini-series' like this. Something like P&P can be complete and rewatchable and brilliant, like a film but longer, while longer running series can give you entertainment for years and years but then go off the boil or jump the shark or whatever, and it's harder to say you love all of it. But I think the longer running series will have the advantage in a countdown like this.

I've seen bits of Third Rock, Will and Grace and Cowboy Bebop.

[Thursday Next]

Considering that this is a movie forum, and that we have several fans of David Lynch, I wouldn't be surprised if Twin Peaks finishes in the top ten.

I would be surprised if it didn't.

All these predictions and nobody thinks Game of Thrones will finish high? I thought it was really popular on here.

[Tacitus]

TV viewing is a lot more fractured than movies. A lot of the prime US stuff is held behind a paywall (thanks Rupert) on this side of the Atlantic and a lot of our stuff never even made it across to The States.

[JayDee]

3rd Rock is one of the worst shows I have ever sat through, that is all.

:eek: :eek: :eek:


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/JayDee87/insta_zpsb758503e.gif (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/JayDee87/media/insta_zpsb758503e.gif.html)

:p

[seanc]

I'm pretty sure you just made my point for me.;)

[christine]

I would be surprised if it didn't.

All these predictions and nobody thinks Game of Thrones will finish high? I thought it was really popular on here.

oh yes I forgot about Game of Thrones. Don't watch it myself but it does seem popular in the UK

[rauldc14]

1. Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood

[cricket]

A real shot in the dark for me so in no particular order-

The Sopranos
24
The Simpsons
South Park
Seinfeld
All in the Family
Saturday Night Live
Breaking Bad
Star Trek
Twin Peaks

[honeykid]

I remember the first couple of season of 3rd Rock being really good, but I fell out of it over the next season or two.

Didn't watch Will & Grace. Tried a few times just because I find Megan Mullally really attractive.

Not seen Cowboy Bebop, obviously, but it's extremely popular and yet divisive at cons. I remember there was a Anime/Con Room 101 at a con and one of the invited guests wanted to put it in. About half of the audience applauded loudly, while the other half booed and wanted to kill them. :D It wasn't helped that the next guest on the stage was the man responsible for the brand new, shiny UK bluray release which was being premiered on the cinema screen at the con. :o

[R.P. McMurphy]

All these predictions and nobody thinks Game of Thrones will finish high? I thought it was really popular on here.
In my opinion, HBO has the very best programming and the sole reason I did not include any HBO shows on my Top 10 prediction list was because it is a premium pay channel and if you don't have it or go out and buy it on DVD, you won't see it. In a perfect world, the Top 10 would be mostly HBO shows, but simply based on the popularity and wide availability (read:FREE) of broadcast and network syndicated television shows, I had to expect to see few, if any premium/pay channel shows in the Top 10.Again, I would love to be surprised though!

[TheUsualSuspect]

In my opinion, HBO has the very best programming and the sole reason I did not include any HBO shows on my Top 10 prediction list was because it is a premium pay channel and if you don't have it or go out and buy it on DVD, you won't see it. In a perfect world, the Top 10 would be mostly HBO shows, but simply based on the popularity and wide availability (read:FREE) of broadcast and network syndicated television shows, I had to expect to see few, if any premium/pay channel shows. Again, I would love to be surprised though!
That's dumb logic. You pay for tv in general. AMC doesn't come in a regular package for me, neither does showtime, so good bye to Breaking Bad, Walking Dead and Dexter?

[R.P. McMurphy]

Those are all basic cable, except for Dexter which was on Showtime (maybe it's on regular cable now, who knows). I forgot that the sopranos was also aired on basic cable after the series ended. I'm just saying HBO is not basic pay cable like FX or AMC. Most people pay for basic cable but not HBO and Showtime.

[Miss Vicky]

That's dumb logic. You pay for tv in general. AMC doesn't come in a regular package for me, neither does showtime, so good bye to Breaking Bad, Walking Dead and Dexter?

Also, sites like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon offer those shows in their streaming services. They can also be streamed online through one of the various less-than-legal sites. So not having the premium channels or buying the DVDs doesn't automatically mean that people aren't watching those shows.

[R.P. McMurphy]

That's true, I didn't really think about the netflix and Hulu aspect of it. Game of thrones thought, that is still airing so either you're paying for it or watching it illegally. And I've not seen a lot of HBO shows on netflix unless they were really old but then again, the netflix browser on Apple TV sucks and a lot of stuff, unless I specifically search for it, I won't find it.

[Miss Vicky]

You can't usually watch current seasons of shows on the legal streaming services, but you can watch the older seasons of them. So unless a show is in its first season, people who don't have access to the particular channel may still be watching them. They're just not up to date with the latest episodes.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I remember the first couple of season of 3rd Rock being really good, but I fell out of it over the next season or two.


I have two seasons of it on DVD and I didn't buy anymore because I felt that by the end of Season Two, it was starting to stink a little.

I still put it on my list, though, because I did like what I saw and it's possible there's still good episodes after Season Three (which I've probably seen on TV before). Plus I figured others would vote for it and it would make the list.

I'm surprised it's actually only in the '90s, though.

[Godoggo]

90. Planet Earth (2006)

http://i57.tinypic.com/28cpr8n.jpg

Quote: On caves- This is our planet's final frontier, and a world where only the most adventurous dare to go.

Produced by the BBC. It took five years to make Planet Earth. It was the first nature documentary to be filmed in high definition and the most expensive they ever commissioned.

Each habitat of the Earth was covered including Polar, Mountain, Cave, Desert, Plains, Fresh Water, Seas, Ocean, Forest.

It won an Emmy for best nonfiction series and Time magazine placed it at #4 in the top ten new tv series of 2007.

Big Budget: The production budget was a whopping 25$ million.

Gross moment for the crew: They had to spend a month filming on a big pile of bat guano with cock roaches constantly crawling into their clothes.

The elusive snow leopard: It took three years to film one.

points: 50 1 24th place, 1 7th place , 1 15th place, 1 16th place, 1 18th place

89. The Mighty Boosh

http://i59.tinypic.com/fntieg.jpg

Theme Song (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nwW5c6yK6VE)

Quote: Goth Juice... The most powerful hairspray known to man. Made from the tears of Robert Smith.~ Vince Noir

The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.

Barrett is the musician of the group and Fielding the artist.

The episodes include a lot of musical numbers and usually involve fantasy style plot lines.

Legacy: Barratt and Fielding invented a style of singing known as crimping. The Urban Dictionary defines it as "A form of scat singing usually performed as a duo. First invented and developed by Vince Noir and Howard Moon. Often Characterized by lines of interconnecting verse usually referencing abstract imagery, concepts and characters."

Points: 51“ 1 21st place , 1 2nd place 1 25th place 1 5th place

[TheUsualSuspect]

Also, sites like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon offer those shows in their streaming services. They can also be streamed online through one of the various less-than-legal sites. So not having the premium channels or buying the DVDs doesn't automatically mean that people aren't watching those shows.

I never said people aren't watching those shows. His point was that he didn't include any HBO show because you need to pay for HBO.

You need to pay for Netflix as well.

Premium or not. You're paying for something.

[Swan]

Planet Earth is fantastic! I didn't even think to put it on my list. Stupid me.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Planet Earth?! What the Hell? That's not a TV show. That's not a REAL TV show, at least.

Never heard of the other thing.

You people can't get movies or TV shows right. There's no life at Movie Forums. I don't know why I hang around here. I feel like a bored and lonely Mars rover, pissed off that NASA keeps sending me to this dead planet. You guys are a bunch of seashells.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I love how they're like, "It took FIVE YEARS to make Planet Earth."

As if that's really a long time.

Take fifty years and then I might be impressed.

[mark f]

Well, Sarah voted "The Mighty Boosh" 5th because it's "funny, weird, surrealistic, has cool impressionistic animation and music". She showed me some of it, and I laughed occasionally but of course couldn't get all the references. :)
She liked the scenes in front of the curtain the first season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2szNKnsXo

[Miss Vicky]

I never said people aren't watching those shows. His point was that he didn't include any HBO show because you need to pay for HBO.

You need to pay for Netflix as well.

Premium or not. You're paying for something.

I was agreeing with you, actually. I was agreeing that just because those shows are from premium channels doesn't mean they aren't going to have a fanbase among people who aren't subscribers to those channels. :)

[Miss Vicky]

I've seen bits and piece of Planet Earth, but nature documentaries aren't my thing these days. I used to watch that sort of thing all the time when I was a child, but I swear the older I get the shorter my attention span becomes.

Never seen any of the other one.