What's your favorite TV show of all time?

[Liberal_in_LA]

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Lost or Carnivàle.

Twin peaks and The X-Files are duking it out for second.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. 'Lost' makes my head hurt. 'X-files' did that also.

But two very well made shows.

[ghostsofgiants]

Carnivàle and Twin Peaks probably would as well.

I like weird shit.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. Saw a few eps of Twin Peaks, weirdest show EVER.

The little person dancing. The lady carrying the log. YIKES!

[ghostsofgiants]

10. The dancing little dude is in Carnivàle as well.

He plays the head of a traveling carnival during the great depression. That show is weird as balls too. So good.

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. Is it weird with a point, or weird just to be weird?

[ghostsofgiants]

15. There's a point to the weirdness.

It's a good supernatural epic.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. Ok. I'll look for the pilot on the web. One more question

Is it one of those cult shows that suck you in, then they cancel it? lol.

[ghostsofgiants]

17. YES!

x(

They canceled it after season 2, and left such a cliffhanger. I was so pissed.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. OMG! I hate that! Remember those 2 new sci-fi shows: "Surface" and "Invasion"?

Was watching them both, then "Poof". Gone.

[trueblue2007]

44. i LOVED surface!!!!

They were high up in the church tower with all those nasty sea monsters swirling around....

Will they make it out alive?
Will we slaughter the monsters and make stew?
Will a monster become President of the USA?

Now we will never know.

I WANT SURFACE BACK.....AND I WANT IT NOW!!!

[trueblue2007]

48. I just checked YouTube for Surface episodes.

I just about peed during the last 7 minutes of the show. Just on the edge of my seat!!

Anyone remember that portion of the show when some reporter was in like Puerto Rico or some city by the ocean and one of the sea monsters came up out of the ocean and ate him in one big gulp. I just about dropped my teeth. (really I have all my teeth,,,,,but my gosh that was exciting and horrible all in the same instance.

[Liberal_in_LA]

57. It's been too many years... we'll never know.

[PassingFair]

27. I'm STILL not over it.

It left ME incomplete.

[Chan790]

2. I've never watched an episode of Star Trek.

Any series. :woohoo:

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. That gives you hundreds of eps to watch for the first time! LUCKY U!

[LWolf]

5. While I don't do "favorites,"

I'd have to go with "All in the Family" as a tv series that I most remember looking forward to watching, for the most years.

And "laugh-in."

[IntravenousDemilo]

6. Naked City.

[CatholicEdHead]

7. Babylon 5, the the new BSG

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. I watched the entire run of B5. Freaks me out to see Jeff Conway babbling incoherently on "Dr. Drew

[Fire Walk With Me]

49. That is the disease of alcoholism.

Horrific. jms gave Jeff a shot after Jeff convinced him that he was good to act again- and he definitely pulled it off. I hope that Jeff can get into the groove again and stay out of the disease.

[Liberal_in_LA]

53. I hope Jeff can recover also. He did a good job on B5.

[kentauros]

67. I'm currently rewatching B5.

I'm on the third season towards the end. Sinclair just went back in time to Minbar ;)

I don't keep up with the weird scheduling on Sci Fi. Did they ever air any true conclusion to BSG? The last I saw was them making it to Earth and a "to be continued" bit at the end. I'm not one to watch the teasers and minisodes they put on the site. Just show the whole thing on the tube! lol

[CatholicEdHead]

78. Last part is delayed until Spring 2009

It used to be Jan but now I think it is an April start for the last half of Season 4.

[kentauros]

82. That's ridiculous

I assume there's a "good" reason for it. Then again, Sci Fi and MGM canceled Stargate: Atlantis just as it was really getting good. Oh well, at least they plan on continuing the series in movie-format :)

[charlie and algernon]

11. The West Wing

POTUS: "I'm just as big a candy cotton ass as they are."
Josh: "Yes, sir."
POTUS: "You just gonna leave that there?"
Josh: "Of course not, sir. You're a much bigger cotton candy ass than they are."
POTUS: "Damn straight."

:rofl:

[deadparrot]

22. Watching the two Thanksgiving episodes has become a tradition around our house...

DONNA
Ever year on Thanksgiving, the President pardons a turkey.

C.J.
He pardons a turkey.

DONNA
Yeah, and it's your event, so...

C.J.
What, are there two?

DONNA
I'm sorry?

C.J.
Why are there two turkeys?

DONNA
Customarily, the Press Secretary decides--

C.J.
No.

DONNA
--which of the two finalists is more photogenic. Their names--

C.J.
I don't want to know their names.

DONNA
This one's Eric and this one's Troy.

C.J.
Eric and Troy.

DONNA
Yeah.

C.J.
And I'm to choose the more photogenic of the two to receive a Presidential pardon.

DONNA
Yeah.

C.J.
Okay, I have actually a Masters degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

[Rhythm]

31. Have seen ever single episode...

Am hoping that Santa will get me the boxed set one of these years.

[unsavedtrash]

12. Northern Exposure

and Xena

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. XENA? XENA? Because of its historical accuracy? ;-)

[unsavedtrash]

20. Um, yeah. That's it.

:evilgrin:

[lpbk2713]

19. Hill Street Blues

Great ensemble.





And hey, let's be careful out there.

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. loved that show. Fav character was the bum looking cop with the holey gloves

[lpbk2713]

23. Belker

(Dirtbag) :eyes:

I like his pal the pickpocket who gave different aliases each time he was arrested too.

[MrSlayer]

24. Deadwood.

Greatest show ever.

[Lincolngirl]

25. Yep, I'm still mad Deadwood is gone!

[csziggy]

69. HBO has been re-running Deadwood

Of course never when I can watch it.

[bigwillq]

26. Roseanne (nt)

[WinkyDink]

28. Adventures in Paradise (AKA, Gardner McKay).

[grannylib]

29. Monty Python's Flying Circus and House. Hands down.

[Liberal_in_LA]

35. funny show that I'd find funnier if it had subtitles.

[Awsi Dooger]

103. Monty Python

It's

always the first show that pops into my mind when this question is asked

[Ohio Joe]

30. right now... The Shield

it is in the last season and it is soooo freakin good.

[Lindsey]

32. Six Feet Under N/T

[Mollis]

63. I LOVE Lee Pace

He is great in Pushing Daisies. And Wonderfalls. Just amazing.

[Mollis]

92. ehh...I mixed up him and Michael C. Hall.

lol. Love him in Dexter...meant that.

[Iggo]

33. Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

That was easier than I thought.

[pokerfan]

34. Northern Exposure

[Lucian]

36. The X-Files.

Nothing else comes even close.

[sarge43]

37. I love Trek (well, most Trek - Enterprise sucks), but

WKRP is my all time favorite TV show with Hill Street Blues a close second.

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. WKRP was a fav of mine also.

[stuntcat]

38. X-Files

I haven't watched in years now but at the time it was the tv show I went the craziest about, I taped EVERY SINGLE EPISODE when it played on FX :crazy:

I haven't watched tv since then really, just news and the Daily show.

[MorningGlow]

39. WKRP in Cincinnati

:loveya: (Insert requisite turkey drop ep quote here)

Also Lost, Northern Exposure, X-Files, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Ballykissangel. I'm sure there are more, but those spring to mind before I've had my coffee. :)

[applegrove]

40. Carol Burnett show. Sex & the City. Mash.

[Liberal_in_LA]

54. good choice: Carol Burnett

[applegrove]

60. The funniest show ever.

[Liberal_in_LA]

72. I still remember the "gone with the wind / curtain rod" scene. Almost choked with laughter

Saw that scene first run.

[applegrove]

98. I saw the reruns. I was too young I think for the actual evening show.

Yes that curtain rod scene is a classic in comedy. I loved Tim Conway too. And they way they would crack each other up all the time.

[raccoon]

41. Guess I'd have to say GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

56. noooooooooooooooooo!

[redqueen]

42. Other: Father Ted or Fawlty Towers

Can't decide...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

43. The Sopranos

I watched every episode of the original series, and taped them all. Then I watched the tapes at least three times, front to back, until HBO released the DVDs. At last count, I have watched the entire series on DVD front to back four times.

:toast:

[Auggie]

62. The Sopranos

Sooooooo good!

[HERVEPA]

45. Northern Exposure, Picket Fences, St. Elsewhere, Mash, Johnny Carson

[MrCoffee]

46. My So-Called Life

The show that changed damn near everything about TV.

[Mollis]

64. Love that show

I wasn't around the first time it played, but I have watched all the re-runs.
Love Jared Leto. lol

[Forkboy]

47. The Young Ones

[redqueen]

50. Ah yes...

Hands up, who likes me?

:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

52. "Because you're a complete bastard and we all hate you."

"I find that rather hard to believe."

:rofl:

[kwassa]

55. "The Wire" best show ever made ....

[Mojambo]

58. Tough to say. I think I'd have to go with Curb Your Enthusiasm. n/t

[Mike 03]

59. Definitely Millennium. For me, no other program even came close

After that, Twin Peaks (first season) and a distant third, X-Files.

[begin_within]

61. Upstairs, Downstairs

[Liberal_in_LA]

73. Awesome. I only saw the first year. I see the DVDs at the library & think about watching it all.

[begin_within]

81. Watch the whole thing - it's outstanding from beginning to end. Never jumped the shark.

It's odd that the three best TV series (in my opinion) all came from England:

Best drama series: Upstairs, Downstairs
Best comedy series: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Best documentary series: Planet Earth

[Liberal_in_LA]

84. English tv is great. And their tv stars can be older, not so thin, bald, wrinkled.

and I will watch all of upstair/downstairs one day.

Other British shows I watch: Red Dwarf, as time goes by, keeping up appearances

[begin_within]

93. Cool. Yeah they consider things like talent, skill, artistry, entertainment, over mere appearance

[Mollis]

65. Lots of favorites

Pushing Daisies, House, Dead Like Me (RIP), Wonderfalls (RIP), Good Eats, Dexter, True Blood

[Liberal_in_LA]

75. I see a theme there. lol.

[Mollis]

80. Which theme is that?

lol

[Liberal_in_LA]

83. Those shows are 'dark" aren't they? I've heard that Dexter is a really good show.

[Mollis]

85. Ya, most of them are

Dexter is a great show. I just recently got into it.
Pushing Daisies isn't too dark, kind of upbeat, but morbid at the same time.
Wonderfalls wasn't dark, just amazing.

[Liberal_in_LA]

87. I'm surprised you didn't mention "6 feet under" as one of your favs.

[Mollis]

88. I actually haven't gotten to that one yet

but it's on my Netflix list :)
I'm looking forward to it...I really like Michael C. Hall. Meant that...not Lee Pace. lol

[Liberal_in_LA]

90. You'll love it & it didn't end early. no "RIP". They completed the storyline.

[Mollis]

91. Thank goodness

I really sucks when the great shows end so early.
I just bumped it up to number 2

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

66. Picket Fences

I wish someone would run it or put out the DVD's.

[Political Tiger]

68. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Hands down! Best. Show. Ever.

(But I loved all the Trek series too! ;))

[Liberal_in_LA]

86. loved MTM. It's amazing to see Cloris Leachman (from Rhoda) still kickin it in show business

40 years later

[begin_within]

94. Cloris was also on MTM, as the upstairs neighbor

[Kingofalldems]

70. The Honeymooners

Carney and Gleason--pure talent.

[XemaSab]

71. Twin Peaks, X-Files, American Gothic

All of them needed a plan, and two of them were cancelled WAY TOO SOON. The other one was cancelled WAY TOO LATE. :hide:

[Liberal_in_LA]

76. Yeah, and that last X-files movie was awful...no alien stuff in it.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

74. The Wire.

[QMPMom]

77. Everybody Loves Raymond and 24.

[keroro gunsou]

79. law and order

law and order svu
house
m*a*s*h
x-files
babylon 5
and homicide, life on the street.

the writing for homicide alone was worth it....

bolander: the italians are an unforgiving people gee.
giardello: but we make great pasta, so it balances out.

and my all time favorite exchange:

giardello: tim, i enjoyed watching you come into my office, and persuade me to play a game i was unfamiliar with. and play for money no less.
bayliss: i was just trying to help with....
giardello: office morale. i know. let me give you a little bit of advice for the future tim. NEVER try and hustle a Sicilian.

[mentalsolstice]

89. On cable or network

On cable, definitely "Sopranos", with "Oz" as a very close second. On network, it would have to be "Seinfeld." We watched it originally, our parents watched it late at night in syndication. However, it created a common language between the 2 generations, at least in our case.

[Art_from_Ark]

95. '60s shows with hot babes

The Avengers (with Diana Rigg (Mrs. Peel)-- the hottest babe on '60s TV)
I Dream of Jeannie (with Barbara Eden)
Get Smart (with Barbara Felden)
Batman (with Catwoman-- Lee Merriwether?)
Gilligan's Island (with Mary Ann-- hotter than Ginger)

[elshiva]

96. Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, of course.

What did you expect?

Torchwood
Firefly
Doctor Who
Northern Exposure
Upstairs, Downstairs
All Creatures Great And Small
As Time Goes By
Good Neighbors
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Avengers
Blackadder
Father Ted
Ballykissangel
Keeping Up Appearances
Last of the Summer Wine
Monarch of the Glen
A Fine Romance
Inspector Morse
Little Britain
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Freaks & Geeks
My So-Called Life
X-Files
The Critic
Fawlty Towers
The L Word
The Golden Girls
Night Court
The Cosby Show
Seinfeld
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Bob Newhart Show
Leave It to Beaver

[LanternWaste]

97. Obviously I'm not a proud man... thirtysomething

Obviously I'm not a proud man... thirtysomething

with Homefront coming in a close second. :shrug:

[Liberal_in_LA]

105. Don't be ashamed. thirtysomething was a good show

[ElsewheresDaughter]

99. M.A.S.H., West Wing, Boston Legal

[BrotherBuzz]

100. Sky King or Sea Hunt

[sinkingfeeling]

101. MASH

[dixiegrrrrl]

110. Mash and West Wing and The Wire.

ok...and Taxi


oh oh oh...loved Arrested Development.

Hey...Scorpios can't be limited to ONE choice.

[Shakespeare]

102. The Sopranos, with West Wing a close second.

GOD do I miss the Sopranos.

[coyotespaw]

104. Titus

A great, unconventional comedy killed well before its time. If I'm wrong, and there is a hell, then there's a special place for the idiots that took it off the air.

[Liberal_in_LA]

106. I think that show was too harsh/weird for the masses.

[coyotespaw]

107. I think the masses

were just to dumb for the show. Although it was getting better ratings than some shows that Fox kept on the air.

[TrogL]

108. Beanie and Cecil

[dixiegrrrrl]

112. Yes !!!!!!!!

:fistbump:

Cecil the Sea Sick serpent..

and
Captain Horatio Huffenpuff.

Lord, I'm old.:P

[ceile]

109. Law&Order or Murder, She Wrote

Yeah, I went there! Angela or Gerry all the way!!!!

[rucky]

111. I Love Lucy. n/t