TeeVee
Empire Magazine has revealed its list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows" ever. Below is the list and here be the rules.
1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Italic the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama (At least all those still shown on TV-it's been a long while since I've encountered one I haven't seen before.)
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (I've seen all the modern series, and am working my way up the ancients.)
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica (Again, all the modern series, though I'm not terribly interested in the ancients for this one.)
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24 (I stopped watching midway through last season, but I've seen all the episodes worth watching.)
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons
p.s. I think it's a shame that family or kids' shows like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Animaniacs, and even Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood didn't even make the 40-50 range. Yeah, Sesame Street has gone downhill ever since Elmo's World gained half its airtime, but the proportion of good seasons is still about as good as 24's record.
p.p.s. What about StarGate SG-1?! The Pretender? Early Edition? Brisco County, Jr.? Xena: Warrior Princess, for gods' sakes! ... ... okay, nostalgia time over.
p.p.p.s. What's so special about CSI: Las Vegas that puts it above any other crime drama like Numb3rs, NYPD Blue, or Law & Order: Elevator Inspectors Unit?
1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Italic the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama (At least all those still shown on TV-it's been a long while since I've encountered one I haven't seen before.)
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (I've seen all the modern series, and am working my way up the ancients.)
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica (Again, all the modern series, though I'm not terribly interested in the ancients for this one.)
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24 (I stopped watching midway through last season, but I've seen all the episodes worth watching.)
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons
p.s. I think it's a shame that family or kids' shows like Rocky & Bullwinkle, Animaniacs, and even Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood didn't even make the 40-50 range. Yeah, Sesame Street has gone downhill ever since Elmo's World gained half its airtime, but the proportion of good seasons is still about as good as 24's record.
p.p.s. What about StarGate SG-1?! The Pretender? Early Edition? Brisco County, Jr.? Xena: Warrior Princess, for gods' sakes! ... ... okay, nostalgia time over.
p.p.p.s. What's so special about CSI: Las Vegas that puts it above any other crime drama like Numb3rs, NYPD Blue, or Law & Order: Elevator Inspectors Unit?