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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:08 PM Original message |
Mensa Head Lists Smartest Shows Ever |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. CSI? That guy is an idiot! |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I admit that I enjoy watching CSI occasionally, but I do have to agree |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yes but its gotten people really interested |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Not just that |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
43. When Did They Claim It Was A "Reality" Show? |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
80. No one's arguing whether or not it's entertaining |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. I Take Issue, My Friend |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
69. And courtroom dramas |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
83. it also, ironically |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Well I kind of prefer that |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Word. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. YOU ARE SO CORRECT, BENNYBOY |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. You don't remember the International Math Competition on Mad About You? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. I could think of some others: |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Wasn't Paper Chase picked up for more episodes on PBS? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Mmm... according to imdb.com it was on Showtime |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. I don't think NOVA counts |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
62. PBS |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. 'MASH' was cerebral? |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. They're grading on the curve. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. How the hell could they not pick Futurama for that list? |
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PittPoliSci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
49. that was exactly what i was thinking. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Y'know, I've always been one of those people who finds big brains to be attractive |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. . |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. ... yeah, no. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. The 700 Club isn't listed? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. Apparently, geniuses don't go beyond basic cable. |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
44. Some Genuises Consider Themselves Too Smart For TV n/t |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Hey, I would like to sex-up Helen Hunt as much as the next nerd... |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. that is definitely one of the top ten subject lines of all time |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. WRONG! |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
63. Helen is a pseudointellectual fetish object |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #63 |
85. HA! |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. M*A*S*H is no more cerebral than my cribbage board is. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Arrested Development might be the most intelligent show |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Hell yeah! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I just watched his tour documentary "Let America Laugh" |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. We're not here to talk nonsense to Bob Loblaw. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. see lines like that |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 02:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
55. Oh yes, that show is the best |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. The mere fact that you're calling it that tells me |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. That show blue me |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. you should get a tape recorder and listen to yourself |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Hmmmm... |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
76. Absolutely! |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
21. STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP,bitches! |
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tandem5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 02:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
54. I'll second that! nt |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. And this is important how? |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You sound jealous to me. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Yeah, I'm a real idiot. |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. There was no reason for you to take a crap on this thread. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
56. Mensa International usually uses the Raven's Progressive Matrices |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I love this post. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
84. so is your point here |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Awwwww, I Think You Need A Hug. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. Hey |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
64. Screw Mensa! |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. What, no Prisoner or Twin Peaks? |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. How about "Picket Fences" and "MST3K"? |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. 'Jeopardy' isn't nearly as hard as it was 20 years ago |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
45. Hey, I resemble that remark! |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
60. LOL |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
50. and here I thought I was getting smarter |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
74. I love the questions that go something like this: |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #74 |
87. . |
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mreilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. Where is LOST?? |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Yes. |
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Doc_Technical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. The General Electric College Bowl. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. What about Veronica Mars?? |
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momophile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #38 |
90. you got that right! |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. Northern Exposure? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. Mensa My Ass. The Mensa Part's Irrelevant. He Just Simply Posted A List Of His Favorite Shows LOL |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
65. DING DING DING!!! |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
46. I'd have listed "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Simpsons" before a couple of his choices. n/m |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
48. Perhaps He Confuses Witty With Intelligent |
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tandem5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
53. CSI? Really? nt |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
57. Here you go, the original interview with criteria used to judge |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. CSI beat Stargate?! |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. I'll definitely agree with "Fraser". I always thought it was a smart show. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. The nice thing about Frasier |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
61. BOSTON LEGAL?!?!? |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #61 |
81. I am so glad someone mentioned MST3k |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
66. There was this series called "The X-Files." |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #66 |
82. Agree! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
73. Clearly this list was compiled before "My Daddy is better than your Daddy" aired last night |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
75. no "Married with children"? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
77. Mensa? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
78. I knew I watched most of those for a reason!! |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
79. Proof that no matter how smart you are |
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momophile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
89. hello? Veronica Mars! shit for brains! nt |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-20-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
91. What, no "Twin Peaks"? Idiot! |
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