What tv show do wish was still on the air today?

[VespertineIconoclast]

I'm not talking about re-runs of old episodes, but still producing new episodes and new seasons. For me, I wish that Arrested Development and Mr. Show were still on tv. How about you? And good morning! :hi:





.... the chicken dance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyk3xYN1jMw

:rofl:

[carlydenise]

1. heres' mine

Dallas
Miami Vice (they are on tv now, just reruns)

Carly

[VespertineIconoclast]

5. I remember watching those with the family when I was growing up.

I especially liked Miami Vice. :)

[Lochloosa]

2. Easy...West Wing

[VespertineIconoclast]

6. ...

I've never seen a single episode.... :blush: But, I know it was a great show it gets raves from everyone. :)

[Lochloosa]

12. ...

:wow:

Get the DVD set.

[VespertineIconoclast]

31. I know, I know...

I've been meaning to watch the reruns on the Bravo channel. :)

[sarge43]

116. Get them, get them now.

The episode "Two Cathedrals" will blow you away.

on edit. Don't watch Bravo. They've been edited for ads. Get the DVDs.

[NMDemDist2]

21. another vote for West Wing n/t

[huskerlaw]

85. Absolutely

but only with the Bartlet White House. I really didn't give a crap about Santos or Vinnick.

Oh, and bring Sorkin back too!

[KatyaR]

236. I'll second that. TWW is the only thing that's gotten me through

the last 6 years of the * regime.

[philosophie_en_rose]

3. Futurama

[Connonym]

4. Saw Katie Segal on the Late, Late Show

she said they are making more episodes of Futurama. I like it so much I named my dog Leela.

[VespertineIconoclast]

8. Yeah, I was kinda surprised when they canceled the show.

I thought it was a great looking cartoon and pretty funny.

[gmoney]

7. Bill Clinton Presidential Addresses... (n/t)

[VespertineIconoclast]

9. If I could, I would vote for him again....

Good answer. :hi:

[otherlander]

68. Meh.... that show was okay.

I wasn't really a fan, but the show they replaced it with totally sucks. And it doesn't even make sense. WHY DOES EVERYTHING KEEP BLOWING UP?

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Star Trek: The Next Generation and ST: TOS

I really wish we were into season 20 of both.

[VespertineIconoclast]

32. I liked both of those Star Treks myself.

Who is the better captain Kirk or Picard? ;)

[MorningGlow]

11. Gilmore Girls

Yeah, I know it's still on, but trust me, that show is a mere shadow of its former self. It used to be brilliant--fast-paced, funny, well-rounded characters, GREAT scripts. But same old thing, just like with Moonlighting and Northern Exposure--once you push out the people who created the show, it goes to shit. And GG is now SHIT. :cry:

[VespertineIconoclast]

33. One of my friends said something along the same lines about GG.

She says it no longer has the same feel that it had a time ago.... It's a shame when a great show declines over time.

[JoDog]

53. Agreed, my fellow Stars Hollowians

It has really gone downhill. A friend of mine says that a TV always jumps the shark when its characters start acting in ways that are out of character. And that started last season on this show.

[lizziegrace]

13. Northern Exposure, Brooklyn Bridge and Everwood n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

34. I'm so out of the loop....

When did Everwood get canceled?

[lizziegrace]

63. I think it was in 2005?

Reruns are showing on the Family Channel at 6:00pm eastern.

[driver8]

14. Sports Night...

One of the greatest shows that nobody watched.

[VespertineIconoclast]

35. LOL!

They didn't really advertise the show properly or that much. It never really got off the ground.

[huskerlaw]

86. That's so true

Unfortunately, the same can be said for Studio 60. Damn it.

I do love me some Sports Night though. Ah, Sorkin.

[sugar magnolia]

112. This one gets my vote

That was such a great show. I couldn't believe it when it was cancelled.

[driver8]

117. My friend lent me his complete Sports Night DVD collection.

I watched one episode a night when I got home from work. It killed me to watch that last episode...I never wanted it to end.

What a great show.

[haf216]

168. That one is at the top of my list.

I didn't think anyone would know what I was talking about. Good to know that there are other people out there that remember that show fondly.

Others on my list Everwood, West Wing and Dead Like Me

[Broken_Hero]

15. Justice League Unlimited

they had three strong season...and whammo, no more :( Damn shows were good too...:(

[VespertineIconoclast]

38. Justice League Unlimited had quite a following from what I understood.

It's strange that they would cancel a show that was doing well....

[ceile]

42. Yes, my SO was very upset about that.

We'd stay in on most Saturday nights to watch it.

[Broken_Hero]

104. yep, I missed a lot of the episodes

and the Justice League ones, but thank heavens, they got them on dvd sets, which I have them all...season III of JLU comes out next year I believe...The shows, from a comic nerd standpoint(me)...the shows were great, a little tweaking here and there(especially Jon Jonzz), but the tweaking was good...JLU utilized a lot of the lesser known hereo's, like Green Arrow, Black Canary, etc etc...I should write Bruce Timm a letter, and beg him to start again!

[sakabatou]

133. Didn't it have TWO series finales?

[Broken_Hero]

178. I'm not sure...

the last episode of season II JLU, was the Panic the in Sky episode, where the Flash beats Brainiac, while he is trying to build his skull ship...

I cannot recall the ender of season I JLU...I would go look, but I loaned my season out to a bud of mine.

[sakabatou]

215. That was the one with Batman Beyond

[DrDan]

16. BBC's The Office and Fawlty Towers

both were very very funny and creative

(oops - forgot how to spell Fawlty)

[VespertineIconoclast]

40. I know a few British shows...

but I'm not familiar with either of those shows.

[Art_from_Ark]

219. Fawlty Towers starred Monty Pythoner John Cleese

and was about a country inn where everything seemed to go wrong.

The British version (and I think model) of Newhart

[QMPMom]

17. Everybody Loves Raymond. Makes those of us with (or who had) horrid

mothers-in-law feel not so alone.

[VespertineIconoclast]

41. It's good that the show ended on a high note though.

Raymond's parents were truly... special. ;)

[QMPMom]

64. Oh yes! They were very special! My DH would get so outraged

at Marie and I would just sit and look at him in wonderment. His own mother was 10 times worse than Marie could ever think about being and he couldn't see it unless you'd smack him in the head with a 2 x 4.

[LostinVA]

18. "China Beach"

[VespertineIconoclast]

72. Yeah, they gave China Beach a pretty short run....

[Arugula Latte]

19. Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Monty Python, Michael Moore's show (forget the name)

a few others I can't think of right now.

[VespertineIconoclast]

73. You got a number of classics right there.

Michael Moore had several tv series -- TV Nation, The Awful Truth, and Michael Moore Live -- do you mean you miss all of them?

[Arugula Latte]

95. I was thinking of TV Nation.

That's the one I remember watching. Of course the corporate powers that be killed it off.

Thanks for the reminder! :hi:

[VespertineIconoclast]

223. No problem.

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

77. I gotta say no to MPFC

The lads had started to repeat themselves after only three seasons — prompting Cleese to leave the show, in fact — and did only six episodes in the fourth and final season. They knew when to quit.

Although it would be interesting to see what they'd do now.

[Zookeeper]

180. The Awful Truth was Moore's show. n/t

[WhollyHeretic]

20. Firefly

[MrCoffee]

22. i second that emotion.

[Bridget Burke]

28. Me too!

I like a man who can shoot first when the situation warrants. (And who looks good in tight pants.)

[JoDog]

54. It was soooo shiny!

I hold out the faint hope that the SciFi Channel will get the rights to produce more episodes someday.

[VespertineIconoclast]

74. I saw the movie Serenity....

I liked it. Though I never saw the show, I wish I had because the characters from the movie were great.

[MrCoffee]

89. Firefly is out on DVD...highly recommended

If you liked Serenety, check out the show.

[Bullwinkle925]

23. "Home Front" & "I'll Fly Away"

miss them!

[ceile]

48. 2 of my favorites!

Well, we did get to still see Kyle Chandler when he starred in Morning Edition. I'll Fly Away made me an instant Sam Waterston fan.

[VespertineIconoclast]

81. Good picks!

Both of those dramas were hard-hitters.

[azmouse]

24. The X Files

That was a great show!

[VespertineIconoclast]

82. I got into The X Files late in the game.

I caught up to everything towards the end though. It was a good show.

[moondust]

233. Yes!!

I've seen them all at least twice. Haven't found anything to replace it.

[zingaro]

256. Yes. The reruns just don't cut it.

Sunday night has never been the same.

[Merrick]

25. A few

Mystery Science Theater 3000
Ren And Stimpy
Kids In The Hall
Six Feet Under

[VespertineIconoclast]

83. Ren & Stimpy definitely!

Spike TV had brought it back briefly in its' adult form, but it never really caught on....

[sakabatou]

134. MST3k should have kept on going

[yy4me]

26. NYPD Blue

It was my favorite. Nothing fills that time slow any more that I will watch.

[VespertineIconoclast]

88. It was a very good show.

But, nothing else can fill the void for you...? :(

[yy4me]

93. I mean void in the time slot. We tape the 10PM programs

to watch the following evening before Countdown comes on. Used to be ER, NYPD Blue, Law and Order(the original), Now there seems to be nothing in that day/time that we care to tape.

[Burma Jones]

27. Arrested Dev't, Dead Like Me, Deadwood, Carnivale

The Great American Dream Machine
Zombie I Love Lucy

[youthere]

75. Deadwood's been Cancelled?!

When did that happen??

[VespertineIconoclast]

204. Zombie I Love Lucy or Zombie; I Love Lucy ...?

If it's the latter, I adored looking at I Love Lucy on Nick at Nite.

[plasticwidow]

253. Dead Like Me has no new episdes???!?!?!?!?!

:( Cuz I'm still watching this year's new episodes here in Indiana. I think we only missed like 4 episodes. I can't believe they're scrapping the show!!! It's awesome!!!! arrrggh!!!

Well, I guess Dead Like Me is at the top of my list, and then to add to the list...

Babalon 5
Babalon 5: Crusade
Star Trek: DS9

I'm sure if I thought long and hard I could come up with more... the day they stop making Law and Order: SVU and Criminal Intent ...I'll be upset.. I love watching those two... and I'd really like SciFi to put up some more decent SciFi programs...ahh well..

[raccoon]

29. Unsolved Mysteries. nt

[VespertineIconoclast]

90. I liked this series too.

It was great for a good scare. ;)

[Auggie]

30. Oldies -- The Paper Chase and Lou Grant

[VespertineIconoclast]

91. Oldies, but goodies.

;)

[PrimeRibGuy]

36. A Team

Been watching reruns lately and forgot how cool that show was

[VespertineIconoclast]

92. I liked this series growing up.

Mr. T was always my favorite character when I was younger.

[951-Riverside]

37. CNN's talkbacklive

[VespertineIconoclast]

103. Was this the show that...

had a live audience that was allowed to ask questions?

[GenDem]

165. I was in the audience

while visiting my brother in Atlanta. During the OJ trial, when it was all OJ all the time. Greta Van Sustern was the guest.

[Strawman]

39. Get a Life

[KFC]

49. Damn right

Probably the funniest sitcom ever.

[bullwinkle428]

55. Count me in for "Get A Life" as well - I have one of the DVDs that

has 4 episodes on it, including "Zoo Animals on Wheels", "Neptune 2000", "The Big City' and "Married"...hilarious!

[VespertineIconoclast]

105. Chris Elliot has always been an...

original comedian. :)

[trotsky]

237. Ditto.

Funniest show I ever saw on TV.

I miss Spewey.

[sniffa]

43. andy richter controLs the universe

one of the more cLever shows i've ever seen.

[VespertineIconoclast]

106. I always found it surprising that the show didn't last longer.

I've been a fan of Andy's since his Conan O'Brien days.

[LanternWaste]

44. 'Home Front', 'thirtysomething' & 'Freaks & Geeks'

'Home Front', 'thirtysomething' & 'Freaks & Geeks'


(Yes... I loved thirtysomething. My boob-tube guilty pleasure)

[VespertineIconoclast]

107. Ha ha!

thirtysomething is your what kind of guilty pleasure? ;)

[LanternWaste]

108. Sometimes ...

Sometimes a guilty pleasure flies out your door, and other times it flies innuendo (dam dum CHING)

:)

[ceile]

45. Well, Dr. Who is back on.....

so I guess I'll go with:
Roseanne
Buffy
Night Stalker
Cupid

And when the hell is Crossing Jordan coming back?!

[VespertineIconoclast]

109. Buffy was wildly popular.

It had a lot of great characters on it.

[Blue_In_AK]

199. Good ones. I loved Cupid.

[MrCoffee]

46. My So-Called Life

[HCE SuiGeneris]

52. I agree, very funny series!

[yurbud]

97. by same guys: THIRTYSOMETHING I watched that with my college friends and they said I was just like

Gary. I said I was more like Michael.

Now I'm an impoverished college instructor. Go figure.


The funniest thing about that show was watching it in college I always thought "how could they survive with just six friends?" now I think "where the hell did they get six friends?"

[VespertineIconoclast]

110. I enjoyed watching this myself years ago.

[momophile]

167. this is what I first thought of

good show, not on long enough.

[ContraBass Black]

47. Exo Squad.

[VespertineIconoclast]

111. ...?

I've never heard of it....

[TheMightyFavog]

170. Good Cartoon.

Great story for an American Animated Series. I guess you could refer to it as "American Anime".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exo_squad

[VespertineIconoclast]

203. Thanks for the info.

[YankeyMCC]

225. Ha...

It's pretty nice to see other fans of that. I used to watch it in the mornings before work.

Really interesting plot and settings and good characters.

[ContraBass Black]

244. I had forgotten how militaristic it is.

Sure it's a war story about soldiers, but the civilians are all cowards and buffoons. Somebody dies a horribly painful death every few seconds, and no one even blinks.

[YankeyMCC]

247. Hmm..I didn't remember thinking that too

but then I was in the military at the time. :)

Oh well, nothings perfect and maybe if it had continued there would've been a little more depth. Or maybe the problem was that the creators didn't know who their target audience should've been.

It's unfortunate that there seems to be a stigma attached to adults watching dramatic cartoons, it's only acceptable for stuff like South Park or Simpsons (Not that I don't enjoy that kind of thing too)

[ContraBass Black]

254. It just occurred to me how very similar the current Battlestar Galactica is.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

50. Ian Richardson in BBC's "House of Cards"...

The Sopranos, Arrested Development. Favorite series still on are Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Wire.

[VespertineIconoclast]

114. HBO has and has had some great shows on it.

I like Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Wire too.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

211. "House of Cards" is a phenomenal

series. A must watch that perfectly mirrors the abuse of power in government that we are witnessing today.

[PVnRT]

51. Space: Above and Beyond

n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

118. S:AAB didn't really get a chance to get a running start.

[Not_Giving_Up]

56. West Wing....hands down

I am thrilled that Sorkin is back with Studio 60....I am the only one who can spot which West Wing room has been converted to which Studio 60 room?

[huskerlaw]

87. I do that too!

It's so creepy to see the West Wing set being used as anything else.

[VespertineIconoclast]

119. I really need to watch West Wing....

[RubyDuby in GA]

57. The West Wing, Homefront and American Dreams

[VespertineIconoclast]

123. I've never seen American Dreams, but

I've heard good things about it.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

58. West Wing and Jack and Bobby

[VespertineIconoclast]

124. I'm completely out of it...

I've never even heard of Jack and Bobby....

[ElsewheresDaughter]

214. jack and bobby was.......

ack & Bobby was a short-lived American television series that aired on the WB Network. It featured two brothers, one of whom was destined to be President of the United States from 2041 to 2049. It was created by Greg Berlanti, as well as by novelist and comic book writer Brad Meltzer and Thomas Schlamme, who directed most of the first four seasons of The West Wing.

The show followed the childhoods of Jack and Bobby (Robert) McCallister as they go to high school and generally mature. Much conflict was generated between them and their mother, Grace, played by Christine Lahti, who was at once domineering and unreliable. Their story was paralleled by a series of interviews with figures associated with the McCallister presidency, which told their own story. Typically, there was a thematic parallel between the event from McCallister's presidency and the event from his childhood.

On May 17, 2005, the WB announced it would not renew Jack & Bobby for a second season.

The series debuted on the Australian broadcasting network ABC on September 25th 200

[VespertineIconoclast]

222. Thanks for the info.

The plot for the series seems different and intriguing -- the audience knows the future, but not what happens between the present and the future and so you wait for the story to unfold.

[NoPasaran]

59. Dick Cavett

[VespertineIconoclast]

125. That was a litte bit before my time....

;)

[StaggerLee]

60. I was going to say Tales of the Gold Monkey

But alas my it doesn't fit your criteria.

[VespertineIconoclast]

126. ...?

Was it a tv series or not...?

[MissMillie]

61. All in the Family and the West Wing

I would love to see how Norman Lear would parody Archie Bunker in today's neo-conservative context.

[VespertineIconoclast]

127. That would be interesting to see.

[HughBeaumont]

62. Herman's Head, The Young Ones, Police Squad.

[VespertineIconoclast]

128. I have fond memories of Herman's head.

[Initech]

65. Definitely Arrested Development!

Are you a chicken?

[VespertineIconoclast]

129. The Bluth family chicken dance is classic!

:D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

66. Dead Like Me

[VespertineIconoclast]

130. I thought this was an original show that Showtime let die.

It was shame because I enjoyed watching it.

[Zavulon]

67. NewsRadio

There was more to that show than just Phil Hartman, as great as he was.

[Mojambo]

99. Same here.

I pretty much watch the DVDs in an endless rotation.

[VespertineIconoclast]

131. Agreed.

[otherlander]

69. The Adventures of Pete and Pete.

[MrCoffee]

70. damn, i loved that show!

[VespertineIconoclast]

132. That was a great show on Nickelodeon.

[sakabatou]

137. When Nick was actually good

Now the only show I watch on Nick is Avatar.

[maveric]

71. Six Feet Under, Barney Miller and The Prisoner.

Homicide Life On The Street is another one.

[VespertineIconoclast]

135. I enjoyed Six Feet Under too.

[youthere]

76. The WIld, WIld West..

NewsRadio
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Fawlty Towers and Keeping Up Appearances
Arrested Development
M*A*S*H*

[VespertineIconoclast]

136. Good choices.

:thumbsup:

[hippywife]

78. Laugh-In.

It would be perfect in these times.

[VespertineIconoclast]

138. A little before my time....

;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

79. Night Flight

They had stuff you just don't see anywhere else.

[VespertineIconoclast]

140. What you say is true....

[More Than A Feeling]

80. Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mike Nelson is a Christianist, but he was also a comedic genius. The first time I watched the MST3K version of "Riding with Death" I laughed uninterrupted for two hours straight.

[azmouse]

84. That show was great.

It was like sitting with a bunch of friends cutting up on bad movies.

[VespertineIconoclast]

142. MST3K was funny.

:D

[sarge43]

94. Star Trek TNG and DS9, West Wing, Firefly, Hill Street Blues,

Barney Miller, MST3K

[VespertineIconoclast]

143. Nice picks....

Captain Sisko had The Voice!

[sarge43]

154. Thank you.

Jean-Luc had a great set of vocal chords on him, too. Another I'll add to list - WKRP, a consistently good series.

[jakefrep]

96. The West Wing, Boston Public, and the Match Game nt

[VespertineIconoclast]

144. I did like the setting of Boston Public.

It's a shame that one got canceled.

[YDogg]

98. Love, American Style. Or Room 222.

[VespertineIconoclast]

146. Before my time...

but I bet they were great shows. :)

[Jimbo S]

249. Wished TV Land would bring it back

LAS.

Saw Room 222 in syndication and loved it, but it's been 20 years.

I would like to see old episodes of "Angie", another I wished TV Land would re-air.

[Mojambo]

100. Those were the two that I would have listed!

I love Mr Show, and Arrested Development is the best sitcom I have ever seen, period.

[VespertineIconoclast]

147. Separated twins you and I...?

;) I do miss them both quite dearly....

[u4ic]

101. counterSpin on CBC

with Avi Lewis and not Carol Off hosting.

edit: some past episodes on video. Excellent debates, and fascinating guests. http://www.counterspin.tv/

Drop the Dead Donkey.

[VespertineIconoclast]

148. I love a good debate show....

I probably would have liked watching this show.

[Deja Q]

102. Get Smart

[VespertineIconoclast]

149. One of the reasons Nick at Nite was great.

I never saw Get Smart in it's original run, but I still enjoyed it's reruns.

[pokerfan]

113. Action (1999)

with Jay Mohr. Eight episodes aired - five unaired

freaks and geeks (1999) fifteen eps aired - three unaired

undeclared (2001-2002) one season 16 eps aired - one unaired

titus (2000-2002) three seasons 54 eps

the job (Denis Leary) (2001-2002) nineteen eps aired


And Sports Night which has already been mentioned.

[VespertineIconoclast]

150. Those shows didn't get the exposure they deserved.

[LiberalHeart]

209. LOVED Action ... don't understand why it was dumped.

[chknltl]

115. Babylon 5 and Star Trek Enterprise

B-5 is right up there with Battlestar Galactica on my all time fave list.
btw: To all you Voyager fanboys: I still maintain that T'pau made 7 of 9 look like 6 out of 10.

[VespertineIconoclast]

151. You're funny.

:D

I've never understood the 7 of 9 hate though.... :shrug:

[chknltl]

206. Didn't know there was any....

I like 7 of 9 just fine. I like T'pau a bit better thats all. I was unaware of any hate aimed her way, folk's would have to be nuts to hate either of them! Perhaps if 7 of 9 had offered up foot massages to the crew while attired in her pajamas folks might have appreciated her more. (T'pau was never above giving a good foot massage, ya know!!!)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

120. Seinfeld, West Wing, Keeping Up Appearances.

Terrifically awesome shows all.

[VespertineIconoclast]

155. Nice selection....

Never seen Keeping Up Appearances though.

[ghostsofgiants]

121. Carnivàle

[VespertineIconoclast]

157. Yeah, that was a good one.

I think that HBO produces some of the best tv series.

[ghostsofgiants]

158. Definitely.

And there was so much left unexplained after the finale of season 2.

[nytemare]

122. MASH, The Addams Family, Dead Like Me, The Twilight Zone, Ultraman.

I have strange taste.

[VespertineIconoclast]

159. Your tastes are not strange at all...

...or both of our tastes are strange because I like your choices too. ;)

[nytemare]

161. I have a problem because I have discovered Ioffer.com

They sell a lot of the old tv shows on dvd. I ordered the entire Addams Family series, and will probably go for the Bionic Woman next.

Twilight Zone I may have to save for.

[Montauk6]

139. Boomtown

I was just starting to get into it when it got yanked.

[VespertineIconoclast]

162. That's usually how the networks do it...

get you hooked to the show and then yank it before you can blink your eyes....

[Montauk6]

243. Sure! Remember "Tenspeed & Brownshoe"?

[Blue_In_AK]

200. I liked that show very much, too.

[likesmountains 52]

141. St. Elsewhere..

[VespertineIconoclast]

163. That show dealt with some serious issues.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

198. Yesss!

One of my all-time favorites

[Guava Jelly]

145. Babylon 5 (yes i am a big ol nerd!)

I just loved the show

[VespertineIconoclast]

164. You say nerd like it's a bad thing.

;) Babylon 5 was a excellent show though. :)

[Gatchaman]

152. Futurama, Firefly, Enterprise: All cancelled before their time

Futurama was killed because of Fox politics, and Enterprise was just getting good in the forth season, but Firefly is the one I'd like to see the most because it was never even given a chance. I have one more eipsode to watch on the boxed set, and I'm almost afraid to watch it, because I know I'll want more. I know there's the movie, but that's not the same.

I'm starting to get a bad feeling about Battlestar Galactica because of all the talk about it moving to Sunday night because ratings are slipping...

[VespertineIconoclast]

169. It's true what you said about those shows.

Don't be afraid to look at the last episode of Firefly -- enjoy it without sadness. :) Battlestar Galactica still has some life left in it, so you may not have to worry about it....

[chknltl]

207. Firefly! I forgot Firefly!!!!

I love that show, I loved the movie also! I can not believe I forgot to add that to my list. Damn...great choice!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

153. Sex and the City.

I REALLY miss the girls!!

[VespertineIconoclast]

171. It was good that the show ended while it was still fresh though.

[Generic Brad]

156. Twin Peaks

Way better than "Lost" to me.

[ghostsofgiants]

160. Yeah, I definitely miss Twin Peaks as well.

[VespertineIconoclast]

173. Twin Peaks did have a very interesting story line.

It's too bad it wasn't continued.

[XemaSab]

255. I dunno that they could have kept it going for more than, say

4 seasons. The plot was so convoluted, yet it needed a strong central plot to stay viable. :shrug:

[Dude_CalmDown]

166. This one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5893042

[VespertineIconoclast]

175. That was funny wasn't it!

:rofl:

I wanted to post a bit of the transcript, but I didn't want the thread to be locked.... ;)

[Dude_CalmDown]

181. "Yesterday we played with our balls didn't we"

"I'm the best plucker here!"

"Do you want to blow my pipe while I'm twanging away?"
"Oh no Rod - I was blowing a lot with Rodger last night - but would you like to play my maracas?"

"Let's all sing the plucking song!"

"Don't forget to get your twangers out and play with your balls!"

[VespertineIconoclast]

190. LMAO!

:rofl:

[ThatsMyBarack]

172. "Honey, We're Killing the Kids!"

This was/is a family diet show on TLC.

[VespertineIconoclast]

176. That one definitely needed to be continued....

Some parents really don't realize that what they are feeding their children can have long-term negative effects in the future.

[Rhythm]

174. Strange Luck, Millennium, and The West Wing

Strange Luck only lasted a season, but the few episodes i caught (bad time-slot for my life) were amazing. Same with Mellinnium... Friday nights were just never good, but when i WAS home, i loved them.

West Wing is my all-time favorite, though... i already have all 7 DVD sets, and have worn out the first two seasons for the most part.

[VespertineIconoclast]

184. I thought that Millennium was an interesting show.

I didn't see many episodes of it myself for the very same reasons as you -- bad time slot. But it's good that you have so many seasons of West Wing to look at over again. :)

[Rhythm]

197. WW is my brain-candy...

especially the Sorkin seasons...

There are times that i think that my affectation for WW had at least some bearing on choosing my major when i went back to school... i'm a sophomore PoliSci student!

[begin_within]

177. +++ Upstairs, Downstairs +++ also, Fractured Flickers, In Living Color, Benny Hill, Police Squad!

[VespertineIconoclast]

187. In Living Color, yes!

Let me tell you something!



Homey don't play that!

[EFerrari]

192. Was UP,DS BBC? I loved that one.

Fawlty Towers, too. :)

[begin_within]

205. Yes, "U,D" was produced by the BBC but the entire series has been shown several times on PBS.

You can also buy the entire series on DVD. My nomination for the best TV drama ever.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

179. Homicide, Arrested Development, Married with Children, Seinfeld.

[VespertineIconoclast]

188. I really liked Married with Children.

I also enjoyed Homicide -- Det. John Munch was one of my favorite characters.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

189. "Do I look like Montel Williams?"

I love Munch's lines in Homicide. :rofl:

[VespertineIconoclast]

191. His snarks were the best!

:rofl:

[Hand]

182. "Over There"...

Lord knows what they'd be doing with that filthy war at this point, but it'd be good in a searing sort of way.

[VespertineIconoclast]

193. Never watched it, but...

it would be interesting to know how they would have written in the current situation into the show.... That show did not last long at all --!

[Homer Wells]

183. WKRP

Was one of my favorite shows from the 80's.



:applause: :popcorn:

[VespertineIconoclast]

194. That was a funny show.

Of course, with the infamous turkey drop! :rofl:

[libnnc]

185. Cagney & Lacey

Sharon Gless and Tyne Daily...wonderful!

:bounce:

[VespertineIconoclast]

196. They were wonderful.

That was a good show. :thumbsup:

[Zookeeper]

186. Comedy Central's Stella.

Arrested Development, Mr. Show, Home Movies, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, also come to mind.

[VespertineIconoclast]

201. Home Movies -- I thought I was the only one that liked that show!

:) Even though the squiggle animation wasn't much to look at, the story and humor more than made up for it.

[Zookeeper]

210. I didn't have cable when it was originally aired...

I managed to catch a couple of late night reruns and liked it enough to buy the season 2 (or 3...can't remember) DVD.

I couldn't believe Cartoon Network cancelled it and kept some of the really boring, junky Adult Swim shows.

[Blue_In_AK]

195. Six Feet Under

but they pretty much tied it up at the end, so I don't know where it could have gone.

Oh, and Buffy, of course.

[VespertineIconoclast]

202. Six Feet Under was a well done series.

I agree -- you really couldn't ask for more....

[LiberalHeart]

208. The Powers That Be (David Hyde Pierce)

Very funny series, 21 episodes, about a Democratic Senator. Pierce was great playing the role of an unhappily married guy with a constant death wish. They had a swell cast.

[VespertineIconoclast]

229. A lot of good tv shows came and went during the early 90's....

[MnFats]

212. "Homicide: Life on the Streets" quite possibly

the best show ever on broadcast TV.
great cast (andre braugher, Yaphet Kotto) great scripts. unflinching look at 'the murder po-lice."

[VespertineIconoclast]

230. Det. John Munch

was my favorite character on the show. I agree about the unflinching look too.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

213. The PJs on Fox

The PJs was a joint production of Ron Howard and Eddie Murphy. It was a comedy with Claymation(TM) characters (just like the California Raisins) in highrise high crime public housing projects (thus the name PJs). Everyone in it was black.

It was at least as good as the Simpsons, at their best, if not better. The main character was a dimwitted project maintenance guy named Thurgood Orenthal Stubbs (Talk about three famous black men--oh wow!) I found out somewhere along the line that Levi Stubbs was one of the Four Tops.

The man's wife, Muriel, called him Goody and two little kids followed him around. There was a fat one that ate anything, named Juicy, always yelling "Hey Soopa!" at Thurgood.

There was a crackhead named Smokey who wore a button saying "Lose Weight Now. Ask Me How."

And various other characters. The dialogue was amazing. Thurgood would make exclamations and add famous black peoples' names to them, like "Whitney Houston, we have a problem" and "Holy Moses Malone". Once a ghost talked to him, and said, "I'm an Apparition-American". Just amazing wordplay.


I guess Fox killed it because everybody wasn't squeaky-clean and perfect like the Cosby shows.


:shrug:

[VespertineIconoclast]

231. I thought the claymation for the show looked great and ...

the show was pretty funny. I think you're right about the reason Fox killed it.

[devilgrrl]

216. The Larry Sanders Show

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m7si7i8aJXs

[HCE SuiGeneris]

217. Absolutely agree. Right up there with Fernwood Tonight.

[VespertineIconoclast]

232. I know all about The Larry Sanders Show...

I loved that show! :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

218. a couple more -- no decent talk shows

Unsolved Miseries....except that Robert Starch died. Guess the Starch in his underwear that held him up finally failed.

Beyond Belief..with Captain What's-His-Beard Frakes. Told a few stories and at the end it told you whether the story was fact or fiction.

Cosmos (got it on DVD). Brilliant. Mr. Sagan has a new book out called "The Varieties of Scientific Experience", BTW.

Connections, also on PBS.

I, Claudius with John Hurt and Derek Jacobi and Magenta from Rocky Horror.

Notorious Woman, story of George Sand and Fred Chopin.

Lillie, the story of Lillie Langtry.

Various other PBS and Masterpiece Theater things I have forgotten.

Twilight Zone.

Overnight, with Linda Ellerbee on NBC and some guy with curly dark hair and a droopy mustache. Came on at 12:30 am. I was a law student at the time and keeping strange hours.

A Decent Talk show like Dick Cavett, Tom Snyder, even Steve Allen and Jack Paar from my early child hood. Jay and Dave never have any classical or jazz people on their show either. I remember Yo Yo Ma and Beverly Sills and Itzy Perlman performing on The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was around.

[VespertineIconoclast]

234. I remember Beyond Belief...

I enjoyed the show because it got your thinking juices flowing.... Good picks! :thumbsup:

[Love Bug]

220. Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett!

[VespertineIconoclast]

235. Sherlock Holmes is always a winner.

:thumbsup:

[dmoded]

221. Parker Lewis can't Lose . n/t

[VespertineIconoclast]

238. I remember that show -- it was funny.

It was short-lived, but good. :)

[dmoded]

251. definitely.. a little bit of hi-tech and hi-school at the same time..

it was a while ago but i remember this one scene where the nerd had to hide from a girl or something and he jumped into the mural wall and became totally camaflouged, predator-esque. very cool ideas at the time..

dm

[chemenger]

224. Max Headroom

Invasion and The Prisoner.

[VespertineIconoclast]

239. Max Headroom was a classic.

[BreweryYardRat]

226. Special Unit 2.

*sigh*

[VespertineIconoclast]

240. I have to admit...

I've never seen it, but I do know of it. I don't think the network advertised the show very well....

[YankeyMCC]

227. Farscape, Firefly and yes

Star Trek: Enterprise

It had faults but it also had merits and I think a lot of potential. Of course it could just as easily caused more harm to the name of "Star Trek" if it kept going so I'm not as firm in my liking the idea of that still continuing as I am with Farscape and Firefly.

[VespertineIconoclast]

241. Good sci-fi picks.

I was kind of surprised that Farscape wasn't more often mentioned above. It's true what you said about ST:E.

[WI_DEM]

228. If "Gunsmoke" were still on the air it would be in its 51st season

and Matt Dillon would be 82 years old and the only one still around. Doc is dead, Kitty is dead, Chester just died, Festus is dead. Oh, Newley is still alive. He and Newley could still keep the citizens safe in Dodge City.

[VespertineIconoclast]

242. You have to admit...

it had a good run while it was still on the air. :)

[EnviroBat]

245. Seinfeld, cause I'm such a big, fat RACIST!!!

[AlCzervik]

246. Twin Peaks and----

Knots landing.

[Arkansas Granny]

248. Soap. I just loved that show.

[Jimbo S]

250. Line Of Fire

OK, so not a classic.

A show ABC had on a couple of years ago. I'm not usually into mafia stuff, but I found it compelling to watch.

[imperial jedi]

252. heres mine

Poltergiest the Legasy
search
The FBI
Honey West

Theses are just the ones I can think of right off the top of my head, I know there are more.

[Dinger]

257. The Johnny Cash Show

[sugar magnolia]

258. Life with Bonnie

Bonnie Hunt cracked me up in that show.

[gr8dane_daddy]

259. I'm a political junkie...

Crossfire on CNN at 3pm CST

[melliyna]

260. Only Two

The West Wing: One because I want to be CJ whenever it is I decide to grow up. Also because it is such a wonderful show and I swear someday I shall wake up and Jed Bartlet will be President of the United States and all shall be well *grins*

Firefly: Why oh why did this show not get a decent chance for it twas an awesome show. I'm a huge Buffy fan as well but I actually think I loved Firefly more and there were things I really would have liked to have seen explored that we viewers never got the chance to see.

[jrandom421]

261. Here's Mine

The West Wing
Star Trek DS9
MASH
Dragnet
Cheers

[Generator]

262. Kids in the Hall! Kids in the Hall!

I only have two more seasons (just finishing season 3 on DVD) to buy then it's bye bye forever.

Still saving my life decades later. Just something about somebody looking at the world as weirdly as you. Not alone, not alone.

(Arrested Development is the only other TV show I ever bought and is extremely funny for a set show-probably the best ensemble show ever done-since we all know Seinfeld is now a no-no,(how can I EVER look at Kramer again-and I'm serious here, now that I really think about it-that show is DATED, old, no longer in the groove- which reminds me-Curb your Enthusiasm is funny but sometimes, just sometimes it makes me nervous-the Lar goes too far..it jumps the nervous shark)

Six feet under-best drama this century- but it had to end. Just watched the opening-it starts with "I'll be home for Christmas..." Death is always waiting.

And Homicide life on the street-my favorite COP show of all time ever ever I loved those characters, it was also always about the characters and the real things in life.

St. Elsewhere was the best hospital show ever too. Gray's Anatomy is poo in comparsion.

China Beach!

SEE mostly good TV was the last century, people. TAKE me back.

[Race4Peace]

263. The Tick

[wildhorses]

264. Northern Exposure

i loved that show :hi: