Hoovered up from lonemagpie who got it from someplace else...
Empire Magazine has revealed its list of the 50 Greatest TV Shows ever . (I'm surprised that the list skews so much to US shows, given that Empire is a British magazine. Many notable shows are missing from the list while several series that aren't so notable are on there -- there's no need for the Trek triple-header, for example. And Band Of Brothers was the most notable miniseries? Really? More so than Roots, or Holocaust? )
1. Bold the shows you watch/used to watch.
2. Italicize the shows you've seen at least one episode of.
3. Underline the shows you own on DVD (or VCR tape).
4. Post your answers.
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - a handful of episodes on DVD
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek - what's tricky with this one is that I have the movies on DVD, but only scattered episodes otherwise
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation - a handful of episodes on DVD, not the whole series
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5 - with gritted teeth, true
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER - I used to watch fairly regularly with my ex, but that stopped, I think, around season five
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who - from the first episode as it aired, and I filled in bits later on.
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends - I couldn't help seeing some episodes, as my ex and family were big fans of the damned thing.
06. 24 - first season on DVD. Rest I've seen on broadcast.
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons - I ended up with the first season set. I've yet to finish watching it.
1. Bold the shows you watch/used to watch.
2. Italicize the shows you've seen at least one episode of.
3. Underline the shows you own on DVD (or VCR tape).
4. Post your answers.
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - a handful of episodes on DVD
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek - what's tricky with this one is that I have the movies on DVD, but only scattered episodes otherwise
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation - a handful of episodes on DVD, not the whole series
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5 - with gritted teeth, true
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER - I used to watch fairly regularly with my ex, but that stopped, I think, around season five
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who - from the first episode as it aired, and I filled in bits later on.
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends - I couldn't help seeing some episodes, as my ex and family were big fans of the damned thing.
06. 24 - first season on DVD. Rest I've seen on broadcast.
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons - I ended up with the first season set. I've yet to finish watching it.