Next week's TV Guide has a list of "the fifty greatest shows of all time". Obviously these are only the choices of their editors and such, but the criteria they put forth is: "Simply put, the best of the best, from day one to the last night: quality, innovation and the ability to stay in our lives year after year after year. A touch of sentiment? Sure, but nostalgia alone couldn't make the cut (sorry, Beav). And TV-movies, mini-series and specials will have to wait. These are the series we watched regularly - and will watch again. And again...."
TV Guide's list...
1. "Seinfeld"
2. "I Love Lucy"
3. "The Honeymooners"
4. "All in the Family"
5. "The Sopranos"
6. "60 Minutes"
7. "Late Show with David Letterman"
8. "The Simpsons"
9. "The Andy Griffith Show"
10. "Saturday Night Live"
11. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
12. "The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson"
13. "The Dick Van Dyke show"
14. "Hill Street Blues"
15. "The Ed Sullivan Show"
16. "The Carol Burnett Show
17. "Today"
18. "Cheers"
19. "thirtysomething"
20. "St. Elsewhere"
21. "Friends"
22. "ER"
23. "Nightline"
24. "Law & Order"
25. "M*A*S*H"
26. "The Twilight Zone"
27. "Sesame Street"
28. "The Cosby Show"
29. "Donahue"
30. "Your Show of Shows"
31. "The Defenders"
32. "An American Family"
33. "Playhouse 90"
34. "Frasier"
35. "Rosanne"
36. "The Fugitive"
37. "The X-Files"
38. "The Larry Sanders Show"
39. "The Rockford Files"
40. "Gunsmoke"
41. "Buff the Vampire Slayer"
42. "Rwan & Martin's Laugh-In"
43. "Bonanza"
44. "The Bob Newhart Show"
45. "Twin Peaks"
46. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
47. "Rocky & His Friends/The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle""
48. "Taxi"
49. "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
50. "Bewitched"
OK, so the question is: what's your list? You don't have to do a full fifty, but at least a top ten or so. These should be what you consider the best television series of all time.
You can also vote HERE and vote at TVGuideOnline for which you think is number one of their fifty choices.
TV Guide's list...
1. "Seinfeld"
2. "I Love Lucy"
3. "The Honeymooners"
4. "All in the Family"
5. "The Sopranos"
6. "60 Minutes"
7. "Late Show with David Letterman"
8. "The Simpsons"
9. "The Andy Griffith Show"
10. "Saturday Night Live"
11. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
12. "The Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson"
13. "The Dick Van Dyke show"
14. "Hill Street Blues"
15. "The Ed Sullivan Show"
16. "The Carol Burnett Show
17. "Today"
18. "Cheers"
19. "thirtysomething"
20. "St. Elsewhere"
21. "Friends"
22. "ER"
23. "Nightline"
24. "Law & Order"
25. "M*A*S*H"
26. "The Twilight Zone"
27. "Sesame Street"
28. "The Cosby Show"
29. "Donahue"
30. "Your Show of Shows"
31. "The Defenders"
32. "An American Family"
33. "Playhouse 90"
34. "Frasier"
35. "Rosanne"
36. "The Fugitive"
37. "The X-Files"
38. "The Larry Sanders Show"
39. "The Rockford Files"
40. "Gunsmoke"
41. "Buff the Vampire Slayer"
42. "Rwan & Martin's Laugh-In"
43. "Bonanza"
44. "The Bob Newhart Show"
45. "Twin Peaks"
46. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
47. "Rocky & His Friends/The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle""
48. "Taxi"
49. "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
50. "Bewitched"
OK, so the question is: what's your list? You don't have to do a full fifty, but at least a top ten or so. These should be what you consider the best television series of all time.
You can also vote HERE and vote at TVGuideOnline for which you think is number one of their fifty choices.
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"Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream it takes over as the number one hormone. It bosses the enzymes, directs the pineal gland, plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to Film is more Film." - Frank Capra