What is your favorite TV show ?

[Metsie Casey]

Mine is The Twilight Zone. Original series.

[Chipper Chat]

1. The Andy Griffith Show

runners-up:
All In The Family
Star Trek (original)
Perry Mason
Spin and Marty
The Ed Sullivan Show
Johnny Carson

[Chipper Chat]

3. more:

Roots (original, but the 2015 remake was good also)
Twin Peaks
Eerie Indiana (only lasted 1 season)
The Ruth Lyons 50-50 Club

[rurallib]

39. Oh man did we love Eerie Indiana

They actually did try to bring it back, but it failed

[Chipper Chat]

47. I thought it had some intelligent episodes

ot like the fluff, insipidness, and sexy plots most of today's shows have.

[yeoman6987]

36. Mine are

Have and have nots
The middle
Chicago Fire
Chicago PD
Scandal
Riverdale
American housewife

[rzemanfl]

51. Spin and Marty. Doesn't give away one's age. n/t

[skylucy]

59. OMG! I was so into that show when I was a kid. I had forgotten all about it. Wasn't it a part of

Disney's Mickey Mouse Club show?

[rzemanfl]

61. Yes. n/t

[Chipper Chat]

69. Tee hee.

Couldn't wait to get home from basketball practice in time to watch Spin & Marty on our old 9-inch Meck TV.

[Chipper Chat]

70. And of course I was in love with Annette.

Who wasn't?

[rzemanfl]

72. Trying to imagine Annette on a nine inch screen. n/t

[Chipper Chat]

73. And in black n white!

It was a Meck, a locally-produced TV. My Momo worked there in Peru Indiana and she got a discount on a TV. We were the first on our block to get one in 1949. Boy, did we have LOTS of company!

[rzemanfl]

74. I can remember black and white. We had a Philco. 15 inch I think. I remember the day

it was delivered.

[WinkyDink]

92. I was just looking up Tim Considine the other day! He was dreeeamy! :-)

[rzemanfl]

114. I will draw you a telephone and you can call him. n/t

[WinkyDink]

118. Or a bridge, and I'll walk there! ;-)

[NBachers]

103. "Well I'll be a blue-nosed gopher"

[lapfog_1]

2. Action

13 episodes only back around 1999 to 2000.

I've never laughed so hard. Jay Mohr and Buddy Hackett.

[True Dough]

4. It was Breaking Bad

Now that BrBa is over, it's the spinoff, Better Call Saul.

I got into Breaking Bad when it was starting season 4, which meant I was able to binge on the first three seasons. Following Better Call Saul on a weekly basis with long hiatuses between seasons is painful!

[truebluegreen]

5. Max Headroom

[shenmue]

15. Yay!

[Coventina]

23. Gah! Forgot MH, going to update list now....

[applegrove]

6. As a young adult I loved repeats of Starsky and Hutch. Days and

Nights of Molly Dodd when I was a bit older. The Good Wife now. MASH when I was a teen. Santa Barbara for soap operas.

[Doreen]

7. Highlander

Haven
Drop Dead Diva
Golden Girls
Greatest American Hero
Little House On The Prairie
The Bionic Woman
Eureka
All Star Treks

Yes, I have a mixture of then and now. I have not found any that are new that I like enough right now. I mostly watch news now.

[Luciferous]

76. There can only be one- loved that show as a kid :)

[Doreen]

80. Methos was my favorite.

[JEFF9K]

8. Twilight Zone is okay for adults, but not for all kids.

So think twice about letting kids watch the reruns.

[Metsie Casey]

9. Funny you say that

I got into the zone when I was a kid. Love at first sight.

[JEFF9K]

10. It can cause anxiety for certain kids ...

And make them question things that are better-off not questioned. Like what is reality. I had a cousin who was adversely affected.

It depends on the kid, but better safe than sorry.

[Metsie Casey]

24. Interesting

Could you elaborate on that ? How was he adversely affected ? The dummy episode spooked me when I was a kid. Willy the dummy was real !

[pressbox69]

33. I watched episode one

on my Mom's knee, I was not quite five years old. Was already a fan of Person to Person. Just saying.

[Luciferous]

79. My 9 year old likes watching them with me

[hurple]

11. For forty years...

Doctor Who

Also

The Monkees
The Young Ones
Red Dwarf
The Walking Dead
Night Court
Columbo
Sherlock
The Flash

And my favorite tv movie ever...

Without Warning

[hurple]

12. Oops... forgot

Mr Bean
The Red Green Show
Monty Python's Flying Circus

[Zoonart]

37. Black Adder

Oldie... The Carol Burnett Show
New Battlestar Gallactica ,Breaking Bad, Fargo

[First Speaker]

13. My favorite? Something completely different, of course...

...and just thinking about the boys makes my brain hurt. Hopefully, it won't have to come out...

[Va Lefty]

14. Fawlty Towers

also:

Cheers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Sopranos
Dead Like Me
The Beverly Hillbillies (B&W episodes)

[BainsBane]

64. I Love Fawlty Towers!

[truebluegreen]

16. And the Beeb's SHERLOCK

[Luciferous]

96. I enjoyed the first 2 seasons but it seems like the quality of the stories has gone downhill

[truebluegreen]

99. I agree, and I think that's why they've wrapped it up.

Episode 2 of season 4 was epic though

[FSogol]

17. MST3K. n/t

[EarthFirst]

55. +1 nt

[Boomerproud]

18. I have a long list (because I'm old).

The Golden Girls
Moonlighting
Mission Impossible
The Monkees
Hawaii 5-0
Roseanne (the first 4 seasons)
Twilight Zone
Happy Days (the first 3 seasons)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Wonderful World of Disney
The Young Rebels (only on for 13 weeks in the very early 70's)

[kairos12]

19. The Prisoner.

[femmocrat]

20. Downton Abbey

I miss it!

[PennyK]

120. AMEN!

We recently got Amazon Prime and it's there!
I had never watched it seriously -- saw an episode here and there, and I did watch the final season. But now we're watching straight through, and what a treat! The scenery, the fashions, and the acting! I'll be sad to watch the final episode.

[Sherman A1]

137. Agreed

It was superb!

Mercy Street really came around in the 2nd season, hope it continues.

[sarge43]

21. Sagan's Cosmos n/t

[Coventina]

22. Arrested Development (first three seasons)

Others in the hopper are:

Archer (first 3 seasons only)
Big Bang Theory (first 7 seven seasons)
Hawaii 5-0 (original series)
Sherlock (first two seasons)
Batman (the animated series)
Star Trek (original series)
on edit: MAX HEADROOM!!!!

[truebluegreen]

25. I agree Sherlock's first two seasons were the best

...but episode 2 of season 4 was epic.

[Coventina]

26. Haven't watched it yet. Got bogged down in season 3.

I have season 4 on my DVR, whenever I get around to finishing season 3.

[marybourg]

27. Have Gun, Will Travel.

Or, at least, that's the last one I watched regularly.

[Sherman A1]

136. A true classic

we watch it almost every day.

[dewsgirl]

28. House of cards :)

It was Breaking Bad /Dexter

[Siwsan]

29. 'North of 60' - a CBC production.

It was a fantastic drama about people in a small Aboriginal community in the Northwest Territory. It had a largely Native Canadian cast and the stories were riveting. It was a great showcase for some terrific actors like Adam Beach, Tom Jackson, Tina Keeper, Michael Horse, Dakota House and the late, great Gordon Tootoosis and was unlike anything I've ever seen, before.

[mythology]

30. If I have to pick just 1

Gilmore Girls.

Runner up shows:

The Flash
Big Bang Theory
Monk
Psych
Veronica Mars
Law & Order (up until Lenny Briscoe left)
Sherlock
The IT Crowd
House M.D.
Highlander (I really hate how the dvds only play a single episode at a time)

[ohheckyeah]

31. northern exposure

Cheers
Madame Secretary
The Newsroom

[ghostsinthemachine]

32. Now? Ever? Comedy? Drama? Dramedy?

Now

Baskets
The Detour
Nashville
The Good Fight
The Good Place
Modern Family
Madam Secretary

Ever?
Seinfeld
The West Wing
The Daily Show (Jon S edition)
Colbert Report
Cheers
Dallas
Taxi
Andy Griffith (I've watched more than any other)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Californication

[mitch96]

34. The Americans

I like to see how the other half lives....

[bench scientist]

104. oh that is so good! season 5 starts back tonight.

[StevieM]

125. Did you see the season premiere last night? What did you think? (eom)

[bench scientist]

133. I did!

I think this season will be intense. I hope the Jennings escape. I really don't like Stan. Dark omen to close first episode with lots of their colleagues ending up dead.

[StevieM]

134. The next season (season 6) will be the final one, and it will only have 10 episodes.

Hopefully the producers and/or the network will change their minds before season 6 and decide to give us a full season of 13 episodes.

Here is the Wikipedia article about season 5. When you go to the part that shows the list of episodes you will see that there references and you can see the episode descriptions for the next 4 episodes, which give a small indication of the kinds of things that we will be seeing this season.

[StevieM]

124. I love that show. I think it is the best show on television. (eom)

[pressbox69]

35. All time

The Twilight Zone, Mary Tyler Moore, The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, The Wild,Wild West, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Steve Allen Show, Monty Python, Mr. Bean, Hill St. Blues, Pickett Fences, Frazier, House, Once Upon A Time and Gotham.

[Bayard]

38. Currently

Never miss an episode of Walking Dead. Haven't missed many Big Bang Theory's either.

Other faves:
The West Wing
Designated Survivor is turning out to be pretty good
Any Star Trek
Monty Python
The Munsters
Cheers
Fraizer
Night Court
ER
LA Law
Twilight Zone
Andy Griffith
St. Elsewhere
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
Quantum Leap
Monk
The Daily Show
Steven Colbert

[Kaleva]

40. Sheriff Callie's Wild West

Interesting characters and interesting stories.

[Tikki]

41. I like the Star Treks...all of them. I am going to miss GRIMM...

Nothing better happen to Hank or Wu in the next 3 shows. Rosalie's babies maybe....one a Blutbad, one a Fuchsbau and one just normal kid.


Tikki

[Rhythm]

42. All time? "The West Wing"

Re-watching the whole series at present, an episode or two at a time in the evenings after work...

It's great for keeping my sanity here of late.

[Mendocino]

43. Smothers Brothers

Barney Miller
WKRP
The 20th Century with Walter Cronkite
Nova

[WiffenPoof]

44. Arrested Development. NT

[sakabatou]

45. Of all time? Probably Cowboy Bebop

[bench scientist]

106. Do you know what the greatest and worst invention that humans ever made was?

Television. Television controls people using information and steals their sense of reality. Yes. Now television itself is a religion.
-Dr Londes (Cowboy Bebop)

the bop

[sakabatou]

108. That episode was a tearjerker

[bench scientist]

109. it surely was..but hey

I was wailing the blues since the doctor whacked my bottom on the day I was born.

[sakabatou]

115. A baby hipster, very cool.

[WinkyDink]

46. Deserves two threads: "Not On Anymore" and "Current." 1.) "L&O--Original." 2.) "Elementary."

[Coventina]

50. I had such grave misgivings about "Elementary"

But it is currently one of my favorite shows!!

And, I'm even to the point that I think (overall) it is a better show than "Sherlock."

(Me from 5 years ago would never imagine me saying something like that!!)

[FSogol]

71. I agree on Elementary.

John Lee Miller's Holmes is more faithful to the character thant Cumberbatchs. The bbc version is played with a im too clever smirk and doesn't bother to explain things fully making it unlike Doyles version.

[WinkyDink]

90. I did, too! "A female Watson?!" I didn't start watching until this year! Yeah, I caught up with

re-runs** and Amazon!

**Saturdays are one example. 3:00 p.m.---5:00 p.m., CW Channel.

[ailsagirl]

48. Frasier

[WinkyDink]

91. S11, E3: Patrick Stewart; S9, E16: Michael Keaton; S2, E3: Eric Lutes (plays gay). The best!

[Luciferous]

97. Definitely one of the best- I rewatched the entire series last year. My grandparents met

John Mahoney years ago when he was in Chicago doing a play. He invited them to go get a drink with him but it was their anniversary so they declined.

[ailsagirl]

117. Too bad about the drink! I liked John Mahoney a lot

Last edited Wed Mar 8, 2017, 01:53 PM - Edit history (1)

Yes, Frasier was one of the better-written "sit coms"-- doesn't even come under that heading, IMO.

What a difference it makes when writers are witty & educated!



PS And I also LOVED Barney Miller-- Peabody Award Winner, BTW (as is Frasier)

[MadBadger]

49. 1. West Wing 2. LOST 3. Breaking Bad 4. The Sopranos 5. The Wire

Best current show: The Americans

[StevieM]

126. I love the Americans. I think it is the best show on television.

Did you see the season premiere last night? What did you think?

[msdogi]

52. House of Cards

and Northern Exposure, Shameless and Dexter

[iamateacher]

53. Buffy, X-Files, Star Trek

And the one about the current administration "Series of Unfortunate Events "

[whathehell]

54. China Beach. n/t

[Initech]

56. It would be impossible to pick a favorite!

Last edited Mon Mar 6, 2017, 01:13 AM - Edit history (1)

But I can name some of them:

- Seinfeld
- The Simpsons
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Arrested Development
- Veep
- Breaking Bad
- 30 Rock
- Lost
- Psych
- The Office
- Futurama
- Burn Notice
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
- The Colbert Report

Currently enjoying:

- Baskets
- Atlanta
- Gotham
- Saturday Night Live
- Late Show With Stephen Colbert
- Better Call Saul
- House Of Cards
- Daredevil
- AKA Jessica Jones
- Luke Cage

[ghostsinthemachine]

57. Sun Records looks promising (CMT, on now)

The first two episodes have been pretty good. Lots of racial under currents. Surprise for CMT, but Nashville has moved in a very progressive way with a gay character and racial issues being present in the show.

[Luciferous]

98. I live in the Memphis area so I've been thinking about checking that one out. I liked

Nashville until 2 episodes ago- I was hoping that the move to CMT would put the focus back on the music but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[ghostsinthemachine]

112. I think Rayna

Took the story there and now might go more in a musical direction. You have to admit though, the music was great and used perfectly in the last two episodes.

[Runningdawg]

58. Currently I like

The Walking Dead, What On Earth and Taboo.
I watched more TV in the past and favorites include - Dark Shadows, MASH, St Elsewhere, Star Trek, Ancient Aliens, Twin Peaks, The West Wing and Breaking Bad.
10 years ago there was a series called Life On Mars. It was based on one of the longest running TV shows in British History of the same name but the American version was only 16 episodes. A cop in 2006 gets hit by a car and wakes up in 1973. Highlights include Whoopie Goldberg as a Black Panther leader and the main character impressing his squad with his poetry (rap) and his dance moves (the moon walk). It has an all-star cast, incredible writing and hands down, the best soundtrack of any TV show. Ever. Look for it on Netflix.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

60. I Love Lucy

[yallerdawg]

62. Hands down, close the books, favorite TV show:

[BainsBane]

65. Homeland

Is my current favorite, The Wire for all time.

[IADEMO2004]

66. Deadwood you %$@)*, *)*&$#@, (*&/**, @!$#%&* people.

[Soxfan58]

67. M*A*S*H

[mainstreetonce]

68. Game of Thrones

Save the Imp

[JDC]

78. +1

[Luciferous]

75. My current favorites are Poldark, Grantchester, House of Cards, and Daredevil

[GP6971]

77. I'm liking Blue Bloods.

Going back.... Perry Mason the series and the movies.

[GWC58]

81. For me its

"The Last Word w Lawrence O' Donnell." Lawrence give Trump no quarter!

[GWC58]

82. Non political TV its

the 1963-64 sci-fi show "The Outer Limits."

[AJT]

83. Lately I've been rewatching "The West Wing"

[Kennah]

84. NYPD Blue

Andy Sipowicz is the ultimate tragic hero who overcomes adversity and mostly his own demons. He's not pretty, not perfect, and eventually more good than not. He is so different from the first episode of the series to the end that one almost cannot recognize him.

[MFM008]

85. Original Star Trek

Laugh In
Walking Dead
Fawlty Towers
Johnny Quest.
Here Come the Brides
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Theater--- Poirot.
Sherlock Holmes
Twilight Zone
Outer Limits
1 Step Beyond

[gwheezie]

86. Several new & old

How to get away with murder for viola Davis alone
This is us
Elementary
The americans
Eyewitness, I don't know if it will be back
Mr robot
Blackish
Dexter
Law & order
NYPD blue
Faulty towers
Black mirror
Orphan black
6ft under
Chicago hope

[StevieM]

128. I absolutely love the Americans. It is my favorite show. Did you see last night's season premiere?

What did you think?

[gwheezie]

131. Not yet

I'm semi retired & do nothing all day except call my congressman & haven't watched it yet,lol. I've got it recorded tho.

[laurieu]

87. Dark Shadows

Unique, addictive and fun..perfect escapist fantasy.

[area51]

89. Fellow Dark Shadows fan here.

Also love Firefly.

[TexasBushwhacker]

116. I was crazy about it as a kid

If I road my bicycle fast after school, I could watch it with my friend Karen. They have marathons occassionally on the Decades network and they are so funny now; the black & white, the over the top acting, bad special effects.

[LeftInTX]

88. Dennis the Menace, Flintstones, the Monkees

My TV viewing pretty much ended in the early 70s. I hated being glued to the TV. Felt it was a waste of time. I didn't even bother to watch the Godfather when it was on TV.

Then, I got Netflix now my faves are Parks and Recreation and Mad Men. I also have a few Novellas which I binged on Netflix.

[no_hypocrisy]

93. F Troop

<result for F Troop" src="">

[madamesilverspurs]

94. Librarians

Fun cast, witty writing, entertaining, imaginative, unpretentious. Laroquette is excellent, but I miss Newhart.


.

[Generic Brad]

95. Deep Space Nine

Best Star Trek series in the canon. Brave and innovative writing, superb acting, and the ultimate 8 episode arc series finale.

[fNord]

100. LEXX........

Genius, irreverent, and way ahead of its time.

LEXX only had four seasons, the first being 4 made for TV movies


Farscape stole there whole show from LEXX, and wasn't half as brilliant

[underthematrix]

101. SCANDAL

[PatrickforO]

102. The old black and white Perry Mason show.

Justice will always prevail when Perry is defense attorney. Love that show!

[bench scientist]

105. Such a Sophie's Choice! if I'm picking just one- Six feet Under

favs from Nowish -Dramas:

The Americans
Game of Thrones
Fargo

favs from all time -Dramas
Justified
Breaking Bad
Mash
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Mad Men

favs from Nowish -Comedys:
It's Always Sunny In Philadelpia
RuPaul's Drag Race

favs from all time-Comedys:
Community
Seinfield
Carol Burnett Show.

[NBachers]

107. Michael Mann's "Crime Story" with Dennis Farina was great.

77 Sunset Strip
Rockford
The original Hawaii Five-O
I'm watching vintage Maverick now- Surprising how great that show is.
Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
I'm currently watching Mike Connors in Tightrope- Great 1959 Crime Jazz soundtrack, and the female leads are always quite something.

[Hugo24601]

110. The Magicians

Also my favorite book.

[roscoeroscoe]

111. What a thread!

Any other Ray Donovan fans?

Also, too: Vikings
Ink Masters

Back in the day:
Star Trek
Monty Python
Hill Street Blues

[enid602]

113. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

[trueblue2007]

119. AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D **** Grimm & The Librarians (both filmed in Portland Oregon)

[DFW]

121. Liebling Kreuzberg

Best theme song (along with the Rockford Files), and one of the funniest series ever made (hard to get the dry humor if your German isn't up to par). A small time lawyer who takes cases he thinks are interesting, has no inhibitions about setting up a bathtub in his office, smoking cigars while sitting in his bubble bath and consuming large quantities of green jello.

&index=6&list=PLWEMfSxJ_jlGcgOHMd1M-LOo60aTMD4ho

[Shrek]

122. Meerkat Manor

That was appointment television right there.

[dembotoz]

123. kieth oberman, warehouse 13, tv nation, the awful truth, picket fences

[JPPaverage]

127. Cubs baseball

Does that count?

[StevieM]

129. Of course it counts. Congratulations on your World Series Championship. (eom)

[StevieM]

130. The Americans!!!! It is hands down the BEST show on television!!!! (eom)

[sellitman]

132. The Magicians

At least of all current shows.

[yuiyoshida]

135. ALL time favorite TV? yikes.. umm

okay, i will go with this..

Best Episode so far