Meme Time! TVGuides "30 Best"

[liz_marcs]

Let me just say that I'm shocked that no one has done this one yet. So I guess I'll be the first in line.

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• Bold those shows where you've seen every episode.
  
• Italics for those shows where you've seen episodes, and are kind of *meh* about what you saw.
  
• Underlined Italics if you only saw a few episodes and liked what you saw.
  
• Strikeout those shows where you've seen episodes, but didn't like it.
  
• Leave the text as is for shows you haven't seen.
  

Bonus round: List 5 shows you think should've been on the list, but weren't.




30) Strangers with Candy
29) Absolutely Fabulous
28) Stargate SG-1
27) H.R. Pufnstuf
26) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
25) Firefly
24) Twin Peaks
23) Dark Shadows (original)
22) Doctor Who
21) Freaks and Geeks
20) The Avengers
19) Quantum Leap
18) Veronica Mars
17) Beauty and the Beast
16) Babylon 5
15) Family Guy
14) Battlestar Galactica (2003)
13) Mystery Science Theater 3000
12) Pee-Wee's Playhouse
11) Jericho
10) Xena: Warrior Princess
9) Twilight Zone
8) The Simpsons
7) The Prisoner
6) Monty Python's Flying Circus
5) Lost
4) Farscape
3) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2) The X-Files
1) Star Trek


My 5 Shows that Should've Been on the List:

1) Red Dwarf
2) Blackadder
3) Futurama
4) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
5) The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.


I don't agree with a few of TV Guide's choices (I mean, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman? Really?), but I'm not sure what surprises me more. The fact that I've at least seen most of the shows listed, or the fact that I haven't seen them all.

Right. Now back to writing after acting like a slug all day. Hey! It was nice out, there was sunshine, I had a book, and there was a river in walking distance. I'm gonna enjoy it before New England's traditional two-week summer arrives and fries us all.

Comments

[mzlizzy.livejournal.com]

I would have to argue that Red Dwarf and Blackadder were no widely distributed in the US, having only appeared on a few cable and PBS stations, mostly on the coast. That was the problem with them being in the TV Guide list.

I think they listed 'Star Trek' only once, since without the first one the successive shows would not have happened.

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

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*