Actually, Blackadder was shown on a national cable network (A&E) for several years during the 1990s, so it easily had as broad a reach in the U.S. as AbFab did (AbFab was shown on Comedy Central). Although, the Blackadder syndication did happen before AbFab's did, so I can sort of see your point.
Also, I don't think Monty Python's Flying Circus was shown anywhere outside the PBS network (I could be wrong), which is the same deal as Red Dwarf. Although, arguably, Pythoners made movies, so there was definitely more awareness about the show itself as a result. So, yeah, you probably have a point on that as well.
As for the Star Treks, that's a harder point to make. They have the 2003 Battlestar Galactica on the list, which definitely would not have existed without the 1978 Battlestar Galactica. I guess my argument is that what's good for Battlestar Galactica should also be good for Star Trek. I'm not saying remove the original Star Trek from the list, but I'd definitely remove something like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman to make room for it. *shrug*
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Also, I don't think Monty Python's Flying Circus was shown anywhere outside the PBS network (I could be wrong), which is the same deal as Red Dwarf. Although, arguably, Pythoners made movies, so there was definitely more awareness about the show itself as a result. So, yeah, you probably have a point on that as well.
As for the Star Treks, that's a harder point to make. They have the 2003 Battlestar Galactica on the list, which definitely would not have existed without the 1978 Battlestar Galactica. I guess my argument is that what's good for Battlestar Galactica should also be good for Star Trek. I'm not saying remove the original Star Trek from the list, but I'd definitely remove something like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman to make room for it. *shrug*