Greatest TV shows

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:51 am

i would like to get everyone's personal picks for the greatest TV shows.

I'll get things started...

NYPD Blue

The Wonder Years

Seinfeld

Little House on the Prairie

The Simpsons

I Love Lucy

Monty Python's Flying Circus

i don't know if everyone gets this it's on PBS, the RedGreen Show

Fraiser

Friends

Sesame Street

i'm sure there are more, so let's hear them.

i'm really interested in what you Brits and Canucks watch.

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:05 am

The Simpsons are brilliant, so is Friends

The Office, and Ricky Gervais' follow up Extras

Blackadder, another classic

That's just for starters...

my parents used to have some of Bob Newhart's records and I grew up knowing Driving School and the one in the submarine, almost by heart. He is so funny.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:41 am

Well I don't watch too much tv, but I do sometimes watch the following:

Diagnosis Murder

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Without A Trace

Las Vegas

Star Trek (practically all the series,)

Catchphrase

Crystal Maze

Ummm and lots and lots of sport.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:33 am

1. Wonder Years

2. Married With Children (of course)

3. Roseanne

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:09 am

I don't watch much TV so I might be leaving out some good ones but my picks are:

mash

the waltons

little house

all in the family

in the heat of the night

unsolved mysteries

dallas

the young riders

gunsmoke

the big valley

six feet under

the cosby show

newhart (where he's an innkeeper in vermont)

:)

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:16 am

Star Trek-the original and only good one!:-4

MASH

Little House on the Prarie

Sanford and Son

Sea Hunt

Cowboy in Africa

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:31 am

How about "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- With Lou, Ted, Murray, Rhoda . . . I think it's truly a classic

I wanted to be Mary Richards when I grew up

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:45 am

I Love Lucy...............

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Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:50 am

I know they always had 3 shadows whenever they were in the woods, but I always loved the Waltons.

Adam Zapple · Post by **Adam Zapple** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:50 am

MASH - for the first five or six seasons, then it became too self-righteous and sanctimonious.

Friends

Seinfeld

Wings

Northern Exposure

Night Gallery/Twilight Zone

Amazing Race

Gunsmoke

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:52 am

Adam Zapple wrote: Night Gallery

AZeeee

I also loved "The Night Gallery"!

I wish I could find some reruns of it on cable.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:26 am

I'd have to say;

Any of Alan Partridges series'

Blackadder

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Sesame Street (12345, 6789 10, 11, 12...oooooooooohhhh)

Dr Who

X Files

Monty Python

Fawlty Towers

Not only but also

Not the 9 O'Clock news

The Young Ones

Blue Peter

Byker Grove

Red Dwarf

Knight Rider

The A-Team

Scooby Doo

Top of the Pops (RIP)

Going Live

Button Moon

The Mr Men series with Arthur Lowe

Life on Mars

Dogtanian and the Three Muskerhounds

Thundercats

The Office

Spaced

The Day Today

Brass Eye

To name a few...I'm still thinking!!

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:27 am

Oh yeah

The Fast Show

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:32 am

Knot's Landing is the only show I ever watched faithfully.

weber · Post by **weber** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:37 am

Touched by an Angel

Reba

Second Chance at Life(can't remember the real name)

American Funniest Videos(laugh my butt off)

Candid Camera

Kids say the funniest things

Providence

Doc

Maude

Golden Girls

Doogie

Greenacres

weber · Post by **weber** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:38 am

Gilligans Island

Beverly Hillbillies

Soap

Night Court

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:49 am

CSI..the original

Night Gallery and TZ, too!

Captain Kangaroo!!!

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:04 am

flopstock wrote: Dark Shadows:eek:

Oh I loved that!

I used to come home after school and watch it every day

Casey Morgan · Post by **Casey Morgan** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:31 am

Most of mine have been mentioned with the following exceptions:

Early Edition

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (I love both the UK and US versions)

The Greatest American Hero

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:36 am

The Andy Griffith Show

The best all time character-Barney Fife

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:38 am

theia wrote:

Blackadder, another classic

.
that's the one with Rowan Atkinsin, right?

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:41 am

[QUOTE=chrisb84uk]Well I don't watch too much tv, but I do sometimes watch the following:

Diagnosis Murder you're how old??

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Without A Trace it's been canceled

Las Vegas

Star Trek (practically all the series,) Voyager sucked

Catchphrase

Crystal Maze British one?

Ummm and lots and lots of sport.

..

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:50 am

Casey Morgan wrote:

The Greatest American Hero
then you're going to love this.

in the works right now is a movie version of Greatest American Hero. the dude(not the blonde guy, but his "boss"?) and the chick are signed to have at least a cameo but possibly more.

the fella that is developing the script is a HUGE fan of the show. apparently when the studio, WB i think, had a brainstorming meeting this past spring for possible movie ideas this guy showed up in FULL costume. the actual costume from the show and pitched the idea. he's a staff writer and i guess only writes once in a while for Conan and occasionally for Leno.

He actually crashed the exec's meeting to pitch the idea.

from what i can gather, he is writing the script and screenplay now.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:51 am

tmbsgrl wrote:

MR Belvedere

Charles In Charge

Saved by the Bell (Orginal & the College years)

Dawson's Creek

90210

Melrose Place

Party of Five

Fresh Prince

7th Heaven

Gilmore Girls.

man, you're such a girl.

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:14 am

Wolverine wrote: that's the one with Rowan Atkinsin, right?

Yes, Wolvie...and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie etc. etc. So, so funny.

If you can, watch the series where they are in the trenches during the war...the end of the very last episode where they all have to "go over the top" is one of the most moving scenes I have ever seen...brings tears to my eyes even writing about it.

Casey Morgan · Post by **Casey Morgan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:57 am

Wolverine wrote: then you're going to love this.

in the works right now is a movie version of Greatest American Hero. the dude(not the blonde guy, but his "boss"?) and the chick are signed to have at least a cameo but possibly more.

the fella that is developing the script is a HUGE fan of the show. apparently when the studio, WB i think, had a brainstorming meeting this past spring for possible movie ideas this guy showed up in FULL costume. the actual costume from the show and pitched the idea. he's a staff writer and i guess only writes once in a while for Conan and occasionally for Leno.

He actually crashed the exec's meeting to pitch the idea.

from what i can gather, he is writing the script and screenplay now.

I hadn't heard about that. That is so cool. Thank you.

I'd love to hear Bill Maxwell (Robert Culp) go into one of his "tirades" about The Little Green Guys. And unfortunately I can't remember how the relationship between Bill and Ralph (the blonde guy) ended up. It seems to me Ralph ended up as sort of an unofficial consultant for the FBI, with Bill as his liason.

Connie Sellecca is going to be a part of this (cameo or otherwise) too? Cool. Maybe they can talk Faye Grant into doing something too.

Katy1 · Post by **Katy1** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:53 am

theia wrote: Yes, Wolvie...and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie etc. etc. So, so funny.

If you can, watch the series where they are in the trenches during the war...the end of the very last episode where they all have to "go over the top" is one of the most moving scenes I have ever seen...brings tears to my eyes even writing about it.

And me, it was really touchingly well done. Just showed the futility of it all. Blackadder has to be one of my favourites, except for the first series, that was really crappy.

Katy:)

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:25 pm

Grey's Anatomy is back this week.

:yh_dance :yh_bigsmi :yh_star :yh_clap

annie58 · Post by **annie58** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:25 am

Hi there, just adding my fav tv shows.

I love Sky One because they seem to have so many good series from America. I love Nip/Tuck, Supernatural (those guys are hot!), Angel & Buffy. I also loved, when I was younger, things like Dad's Army and the Morecombe & Wise Shows. My absolute favourite was American Gothic which I now have on DVD. It's a shame the Americans couldn't handle its darkness because it had such a terrific character in Sheriff Lucas Black, played by the devilishly handsome Gary Cole.