Best TV Show of all time?

[bluestateguy]

What is the best TV show in history?

I only selected shows that aired for 10+ years.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Simpsons

Duh!...or should it be D'oh!

[Zero Gravitas]

20. Simpsons

Simpsons or Monty Pyton's Flying Circus or maybe The Sopranos or even The West Wing. And M*A*S*H.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. M*A*S*H

Absolutely.

[thermodynamic]

3. American history?

America doesn't have a monopoly for long running shows! :D

I vote "Doctor Who".

[bocadem]

8. I second that

I want a tardis in my living room!

[On the Road]

4. Well, for the 2-3 Years it Was "in the Zone,"

I think Ally McBeal was the best series of any type ever to appear on TV.

[Cheswick2.0]

5. St Elsewhere

great show

[Kahuna]

6. No, "Married With Children?"

:eyes:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

7. A write-in for "Emergency"

Second-best was "Homicide-- Life On The Streets"

[Terwilliger]

30. Homicide was great, but

EMERGENCY?! Kevin Tighe and Randy Mantooth? Julie London? Bobby Troup? :D

[Rhiannon12866]

31. Hey, I really liked ``Emergency!'' as well

I learned all kinds of things! ``Lanacane drip.'' ``Pupils equal and reactive.'' ``Pulse thin and thready.'' ``Breathing shallow and labored.'' ``IV normal saline.'' ``Clear!''

The only thing was that when I finally took CPR I learned that they were doing it all wrong. You have to time the chest compressions with the artificial respiration. They left out the breathing altogether and you notice that they never did the chest compressions on a woman. LOL!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

32. Yeppir, that's the one!

The first of the 'paramedic' shows that continues to this day!

[Wapsie B]

37. "Homicide-- Life On The Streets"

was the best cop show of all time. Hill Street Blues a close second.

[salmonhorse]

9. Not even on this list...

The Prisoner ~ Patrick Mcgoohan

http://www.jamesbondposterpage.com/prisoner.htm

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Whaaaa..... y'mean someone did a TV show based on ME?

Who knew? And WHO IS NUMBER ONE?

I want royalties, dammit.

[soothsayer]

18. What about Secret Agent Man (aka "Danger Man")?

Might as well go back to that if you like Prisoner (and I love Prisoner).

Prisoner of Cell Block H, too (Australian women's prison soap)

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Excellent show

Awhile ago, GBNC posted a film clip from this. I'm sure I bookmarked it, but it's lost on DU.1. There weren't that many episodes, but it was a real class act. When I was working with CBS in the early '90s, it used to be on their latenight lineup, so I became familiar with all the episodes. Also, in college, I went out with the son of Patrick McGoohan's cousin! What degree of separation is that?:shrug:

[salmonhorse]

47. You bet'cha ~

Hmm..."the son of Patrick McGoohan's cousin", huh? And here I thought that shaking the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Uncle Sam was cool. Oh and: Buffalo Bill!

:hi:

[bluestateguy]

11. A 3 way race!!

We may have to do a runoff later!!!

I voted for AITF.

[madrchsod]

12. eastside-westside

ran for one year in 1963. laided the foundation for all social drama,"realist" programs.one show was about babies being eaten by rats..the show has never been reran. if you`re a tv buff google eastside-westside...

[bluestateguy]

13. "the show has never been reran."

I can't imagine why.

:eyes:

[LS_Webmaster]

14. The Cosby Show

Let me tell you, there has never been another show that I loved more. Bill Cosby truly is the man.

[soothsayer]

15. The Avengers? (w/ Emma Peel, of course)

Star Trek?

[mvd]

16. I voted for The Simpsons

Yes, I Love Lucy is very funny too, but I like The Simpsons' modern perspective. I've also seen more of The Simpsons.

[soothsayer]

17. Should have said "Cop Rock"!

Anyone remember that ('90 '91 or '92 or '93)

Ok, just kidding.

Ab Fab? Fawlty Towers? I Claudius?

Soooo many good shows out thar.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

19. Haven't seen any write-ins for Monty Python yet...

[tridim]

21. Myster Science Theater 3000

was the best TV of all time. The Simpsons is a close second.

[stanwyck]

22. I loved MST3000!

Did you see the little "shorts" run before the features? There was one, "A Date with the Family" which was basically a training film to teach people how to be WASPs. If my son hadn't seen it with me, no one would believe me. I would truly love to get a copy. It was funny. And, also, very, very disturbing. It was all about sublimating your feelings. There are topics which will NOT be discussed. There was also a marriage training film short which was also deranged...the teacher drew circles on the board according to your social class, race, and religion. The lesson: don't go outside your circle.

[salmonhorse]

41. MST3000 was killer kew'l ~

I watch the reruns whenever I have Sat morning off. But not every show. The show about The Prince of Space from Japan is nothing short of a classic.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

23. Come on, no ER? American Dreams? Law and Order?

Sheesh, all the shows you picked were OLD. :D

[dragonquest8]

24. friends

love Rachael Leigh Cook

[Art_from_Ark]

25. Doraemon

A Japanese cartoon about a robot cat that has been on TV for 25 years

http://dora-world.com/top.html

[Gringo]

44. I like Doraemon a lot

But Nobita is an idiot who never learns anything from his mishaps. I prefer Giant.

The author probably should have specified US shows sincwe most non-Japanese don't know Doraemon, or "Ding-Dong" as it's known in China.

[Ein]

26. Write In: Quantum Leap

personal preferance :)

[Lori Price CLG]

27. OMG, where is Seinfeld?

:bounce:

I am not sure "Seinfeld" ran for ten years, though.

:)-Lori Price

[Terwilliger]

28. Other...Hill Street Blues

I never saw anything like that before, and haven't seen the like since. It's the model that all others had to follow.

[jobycom]

40. I so agree with that. nt.

.

[LincolnMcGrath]

29. Romper Room

[Darth_Ole]

33. M*A*S*H. Hands down!

M*A*S*H was the ultimate "dramedy". And it developed the characters so well.(e.g., Radar growing up and leaving his teddy bear to Hawkeye. Or Hawkeye becoming more of a feminist)

The finale is the most watched single episode of any show in history.

[Darth_Ole]

34. M*A*S*H! Hands down!

M*A*S*H was the ultimate "dramedy". It developed its characters so well(e.g. Radar growing up and leaving his teddy bear to Hawkeye. Or Hawkeye becoming more of a feminist)

The finale is the most watched single episode of any show in history.

[Darth_Ole]

35. Hmmmm...

I don't know why that duplicated.

[Phatfish]

39. "hmmmm...."

me thinks you are trying to up your post count.... no wait there are no more post counts over 1000. Oops, dont I feel embarassed.

[Phatfish]

38. Simpsons

just becasue of its great run and it plethora of high-brow and low-brow humor. Seinfeld was redefined sitcoms and was great for being about absolutely nothing. All In the Family reruns are great as well as reruns of Golden Girls (4 old broads living in Miami are down right funny and when I say broads, I mean no disrespect) However, one of the funniest shows that I ever have watched was Family Guy. No show made me laugh to the point of tears almost every episode like FG did. Too bad it is gone forever :(

[mac56]

42. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

nm

[RememberJohn]

43. The Bachelorette!

Just kidding!!!!

[Jen72]

45. M*A*S*H...

I had a huge crash on Alan Alda. I was a teenager when I was shown here.

[Character Assassin]

46. Simpsons together with Family Guy.

[Iraqi_guy]

48. Seinfeld

i think you left it out on purpose. this is common knowledge.

[TheBlob]

49. Yeah! What Iraqi Guy said.

The best comedy in the history of the medium is left out because it went 9 years instead of 10.

BOOOOOOOO!
HISSSSSSSSSS!

[mitchum]

51. Yeah! What TheBlob said.

(particularly, since "The Jeffersons" DID NOT run for 10 years)

[jayfish]

50. Even Though It's On Faux...

i'd have to say 24. A few honorable mentions would be Six Feet Under. Wiseguy (only on two seasons) and Band Of Brothers.

Jay

[darbral]

52. MASH

I am a true child of television.....Without a doubt MASH gave evidence that a show ..sitcom...could be popular and well done. It was exceptionally written and the actors truly cared about the product....vast wasteland my ass....