I'd been meaning to do this...

[gryphonrhi]

The 'Cult Television Shows' Meme.
If I watched it regularly, it's in bold font.
If I watched it occasionally, it's in italics.
If I never watched it, it's struck through.

25. Freaks and Geeks
24. Absolutely Fabulous
23. Forever Knight
22. H. R. Pufnstuf
21. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
20. Twin Peaks
19. Dark Shadows (the '90s version; I missed the

Comments

[alysswolf]

Hmmm…… I guess I watch more cult TV than I thought. ;) I’ll put my regular shows in bold and the occasional ones in italics, as you did. I’m just not going to include the ones I never watched.

23. Forever Knight
19. Dark Shadows (the original series)
18. Dr. Who (primarily 4th Doctor)
17. The Avengers (Emma Peel years were the best)
15. Quantum Leap
14. Beauty and the Beast
13. Babylon 5
9. Xena: Warrior Princess
8. Twilight Zone (Rod was responsible for a lot of nightmares when I was growing up )
7. The Prisoner (and its predecessor)
6. The Simpsons
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (go Giles!)
2. X-Files
1. Star Trek (TOS - yes, TNG - yes, DS9 frequently)

one that should have been on there, for us old-timers
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

[gryphonrhi]

*Oh,* yeah, Man From U.N.C.L.E. should have been on there! (You have been to Area 40 for the fanfic, right?) And I'm not sure that Wild, Wild West shouldn't have been there, too.

[gryphonrhi]

Oh! And was 'The Fugitive' just too mainstream to be a cult show? (I know the Muppets was....)

[alysswolf]

The Fugitive may have been too mainstream, or too old. I wonder if there was a cutoff date for U.S. shows? Dr. Who is probably the oldest show on the list, but it didn't reach the colonies until a few decades later, as I recall.

The Muppet Show should have made the list -- I knew people who refused to leave the house for anything until it was over.

[gryphonrhi]

::laughing:: By that standard, Miami Vice should have been on there. I knew teenagers who forewent Friday night dates to watch it....

[alysswolf]

Ah, but these were adults in their 30s. Sounds like a definition of a cult show to me.

[gryphonrhi]

::g:: And these were teenagers who wanted to get laid. Which also sounds like a cult....