Monday, September 20, 2010
What Do Old Ladies, Time Travel, Hospitals and Courtrooms Have in Common?
The Top 10 Television Shows of all time.
And since I love making Top 10 lists and I love television, how could I say no to something like that??
Turns out, it was actually easier for me to narrow down the Top 10 Most Influential Women in History than my Top 10 favorite TV shows. What does that say about me?
(Don't answer.)
(Unless your answer is that I'm so knowledgeable in history that the Women post practically wrote itself.)
Uh...yeah...
Anyways, I've narrowed it down. And I bet there's going to be even more dissension and declarations of omission on this one than on my other Top 10s. But, here's goes nothing:
(And yes. I'm fully aware that my choices make it pretty obvious when I grew up...)
10. The Wonder Years
I've always thought the 60s must have been a fascinating time to grow up. I loved this show. And, to this day, it still drives me crazy that Kevin didn't end up with Winnie.
My mom went back to school at night to get an AA while I was in high school. She gave us a loosely enforced 10pm bedtime and Quantum Leap was on at 10. (I don't know why. It's certainly NOT a 10pm show by today's standards.) She didn't get home from class until 10:30. So I'd watch the beginning, turn it off quickly as soon as she pulled into the driveway, and then wander downstairs because I "couldn't sleep." I'd catch the second half when she turned it on. Every single week.
8. The Cosby Show
I wanted to be a Huxtable.
7. Seinfeld
The show about nothing still never gets old. I catch re-runs all the time.
6. Law and Order
I'm talking the original Law and Order. None of that SUV stuff or Criminal Insanity or whatever. And my very favorite seasons were with Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, Michael Moriarty and Jill Hennessy. It stayed good for a long time, but there was never a better cast. And yes, I'll probably catch the Los Angeles version, but it's still not going to be as good.
5. ER
I was hooked from the first episode. And how can I not love the show that launched that guy from the Facts of Life into superstardom?
4. The Golden Girls
When I watch re-runs now (which is quite often, thanks to the Hallmark Channel!), I wonder what the heck my mom was thinking letting me watch this show at 10 years old. I also think it's hilarious how much I loved it at 10 years old. In fact, my friends did too. And that says something about this show when literally fans of all ages couldn't get enough.
3. Firefly
I'm pretty sure if it had aired for more than 14 episodes, it would have landed higher on my list. But #3 is pretty darn good. I didn't catch onto the Firefly craze until awhile after the show was foolishly cancelled, but it still pisses me off when I watch the DVDs and think about what a golden opportunity Fox missed out on. (And the CW and SyFy...)
2. Friends
I'm about 99% sure I've seen every episode. At least 3 times. And I laugh every single time. I'd start collecting the DVDs, but the show is still on every night. I guess I can wait.
1. LOST
If you're surprised that this is my numero uno show, you obviously haven't been reading my blog very long. Welcome! Yes, I loved the finale. No, I didn't think it was quite sufficient. I still feel like there's a missing episode. But I still love every minute of this show and I look forward to getting season 6 so I can go back and watch from the very beginning.
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And, just because this was my original post for today until I found the blogfest thing:
Premieres I'm super excited about this week!
Monday: Chuck (NBC), The Event (NBC), Hawaii 5-0 (CBS), Castle (ABC)
Tuesday: Glee (Fox)
Wednesday: Undercovers (NBC), Modern Family (ABC)
Thursday: The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Community (NBC), The Office (NBC), Outsourced (NBC), $#*! My Dad Says (CBS), Fringe (Fox)
Sunday: Desperate Housewives (ABC), Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
I know. I watch too much TV. It's a good thing for my DVR because I'm not even going to be home most of the week! Saturday's going to be a good day!
What shows are you looking forward to?
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Pretty good list...as much as I love the Golden Girls, I think I would have Seinfeld higher...in fact, I think I would have Seinfeld higher than Friends as well...
ReplyDeleteI would also have Scrubs and maybe The Office, The Simpsons, and Alias would be top 3 on my list I think.
In fact, my list would probably be something like:
1) Lost
2) Seinfeld
3) Alias
4) Scrubs
5) The Simpsons
6) Friends
7) The Office
8) Star Trek TNG
9) Quantum Leap (good pick)
10) Jeopardy!/Wheel of Fortune (hard to pick one over the other)
Honorable Mention: The Mole (non-celebrity), Survivor, Lingo!!!
Yuppers on The Wonder Years, Quantum Leap (Scott B. - YUM!), and Friends. And thanks for the Big Bang Theory reminder...LOVE that show!
ReplyDeleteLove Seinfeld and Friends and Firefly and Lost.. and when it comes to Law and Order, my preference is for Criminal Intent.
ReplyDeleteMy top 10 list (in it's first draft) might look something like this.. maybe..
10 24
9 The 4400
8 Friends
7 The Simpsons
6 The IT Crowd
5 Scrubs
4 Seinfeld
3 The Big Bang Theory
2 Dead Like Me
1 Dexter
That's the first draft. I'm sure I missed something.
I love that you listed the premiere's for the week! Great list. I love the Golden Girls though sadly I forgot to include them!
ReplyDeleteIt always kinda amuses me how people either love the original Law & Order and hate the others or vice versa. Personally, I loved Criminal Intent and SVU better than the original...except for Jerry Orbach, I loved him on the original.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm the only human being who doesn't love Friends. I did back in the day the first 4 years, but after that it sucked in my opinion and I don't watch any of the reruns.
I'm sorry, but no top 10 TV list is complete with My So-Called Life.
ReplyDeleteGotta give a ditto on My So Called Life. I loved that show.
ReplyDeleteI never got into Seinfeld. I just didn't find it nearly as funny as everyone else seemed to...
I've got our premieres all scheduled on the family calendar!! Tonight is How I Met Your Mother and Chuck and The Event. Tomorrow, Glee (YAAAAAY). Weds is ABC sitcoms- The Middle, Modern Family, and a new one that I'll watch at least once (Better w/out You)- plus, Survivor is on. Thursday is the big night for NBC and CBS sitcoms. And Sunday is Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives, and Undercover Boss. No Ordinary Family on the 28th. Whoohoo!
It is kinda crazy how we know more about fictional characters lives than we do real life people. Maybe we should write and/or star in our own tv show that is about historical figures. Great list though, and yes, I will check out Firefly.
ReplyDeleteI never watched Firefly. And I only watched the first few seasons of ER, until it turned into a daytime soap opera.
ReplyDeleteI would include The X-Files in it.
I don't know how I could have forgotten to include Quantum Leap on my list. I think I must amend it...
ReplyDeleteAwww, Wonder Years!! I haven't seen that show in so long!! Wow!! I met Winnie Cooper a couple of years ago. She's gorgeous and tiny.
ReplyDeleteLove your list!
thanks for hopping by b. chaos. i'd forgotten about Quantum Leap. that was a good one.
ReplyDeleteI should have put Law and Order on my list. I love that show.
ReplyDeleteI love your top three! I'm glad to see so much Firefly adoration around the blogosphere today. That was just unfair.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to a lot of the same shows you are! Glee, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, and Fringe are on the list I watch regularly, and I'm really hoping Undercovers and The Event don't disappoint.
All of yours would be on my list too except Firefly and Lost. I've never heard of Firefly and I think I'm the only person on the planet who hasn't seen Lost.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much it pleased me to see Golden Girls on this list!!! It's one of my all-time favorite shows...that and Roseanne!! I can watch both of those shows as re-runs repeatedly and still laugh at every single punchline, without fail.
ReplyDeleteYeah, LOST is definitely my all time favorite TV show. The Cosby Show was so great.
ReplyDeleteYes! Another Firefly fan. We all need to write the station and tell them to bring this show back NOW!
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating and plugging the blogfest!
I meh at your Friends! Ashamed I forgot Wonder Years. Classic.
ReplyDeleteWe all wanted to be Huxtables! I still want to be a Huxtable! Friends is a fave of mine and I still watch all the reruns.
ReplyDeleteMy list of shows I'm looking forward to are too long. But as I always say to my husband, it is the way I like to unwind. Trashy TV is the best to unwind too. Makes you feel good about yourself!
lost getting more love. I like it. Community might be the funnest show on TV right now.
ReplyDeleteYeah Friends and Seinfeld. The Golden Girls almost made my list. Betty White is going to live forever.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Great list!
ReplyDeleteAlex
Breakfast Every Hour
Ooh. I would put Wonder Years way higher up. I never did get Quantum Leap and I had all of those opportunities to try when trapped in my grandparents "cabin".
ReplyDeleteI do feel compelled to make my own list - even if its only in my own mind. I would have to put the Sopranos on it.
Good blog! I loved The Wonder Years!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great list. I loved the Wonder Years. Watching it and living it! HA. I have never seen Lost.
ReplyDeleteI have Seinfeld on my list too. I see Firefly a lot. I haven't seen any of the episodes. I'll see if I can watch them from Amazon.
ReplyDeleteStephen Tremp
I've gone through almost all the blogs here, and every time I see it I always go Firefly! So.... Firefly! Yay! :P
ReplyDeleteBry,
ReplyDeleteIf only we had Nielsen boxes back then!
Alex
I cannot wait for Big Bang Theory! That one would have to be on my top ten list, for sure. I do love Friends though, and Cosby Show. I might have to add Happy Days. See, I'm even older than you!
ReplyDeleteno soup for you...lol
ReplyDeleteiZombie
The Golden Girls - I loved that show. It bucked every rule the network had - old ladies that didn't capture the male 18-49 viewers. Well, it had Girl Power and I watched with my mom and grandma - three generations. Grandpa joined us too, but I think he just had a thing for Blanche. ;-) GREAT list!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a GREAT list! I was with you through most of it! It's funny looking back at what our parents did, or didn't allow, isn't it? I grew up in the 70s (I know ... I'm old) and Happy Days was outlawed in our house for fear we would all grow up to be rebels! That sure seems mild compared to TV choices now!
ReplyDeleteOh man, you've got great shows on there! I haven't thought of Wonder Years in ... years! And The Golden Girls? I've seen every episode!
ReplyDeleteWish I'd remembered Quantum Leap. It would have gone on my list as well!! I love your other choices as well :)
ReplyDeleteLyn
W.I.P. It: A Writer's Journey
>>And, to this day, it still drives me crazy that Kevin didn't end up with Winnie.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sometimes life serves up disappointments. And too bad because Winnie was a cutie. The Wonder Years - good show!
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
Ha! You have several of my ALMOSTS... I haven't thought of the Wonder Years in a long time, but I LOVED that show! And Golden Girls I actually HAD WRITTEN and then I remembered SOAP so it got booted. Love your Quantum Leap story!
ReplyDeleteI remember the Wonder Years. Fred Savage was SUCH a cute kid!!
ReplyDeleteQuantum Leap! Definitely bringing back some memories.
ReplyDeleteOh, I loved the WOnder Years. I miss Kevin.
ReplyDeleteCD
I forgot about Friends, Law&Order, AND Quantum Leap! Wow. This list really needs to be longer. You were obviously a child of the 80s. :)
ReplyDeleteMichele
SouthernCityMysteries
Great choices!!! Love your blog and your TV choices! Alex has as ton of fun people that have joined the blog fest!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see you have the wonder years! Great picks...
ReplyDeleteLOVE Firefly! I also enjoy so many on your list - Friends, Lost, Seinfeld, The GG... Great list!
ReplyDeletesolid. solid. list.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pics!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in college, we'd watch reruns of The Golden Girls and then tagged the four of us with the characters' names. I was the Betty White character. ;)
Hello! I adore your list. Every one of these shows was appointment TV for me. I think I wanted Maude to be my grandmother when I was a kid. I watched the Golden Girls like it was kind of "Maude 2".
ReplyDeleteI couldn't do that these days. Good thing there's Tivo now!
I STILL watch Friends re-runs every time I see one on! :) BEST.SHOW.EVER!!!
ReplyDeleteQuantum Leap is one of my top favorites. Wonder Years was not on my list but I used to watch it frequently and enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteLee
Tossing It Out
great list!
ReplyDeleteQuantum Leap but no MacGyver? Shame on you!
Also on my list would have been Murder She Wrote, Quincy and MASH to name just a few.
Interesting that Firefly made it onto several lists and aired less than 14 episodes. I never even heard of it. Wonder Years was one of my faves growing up. And I agree, Kevin and Winnie --
ReplyDeletekaren
I am just amazed by the Firefly epidemic. Really I just heard of it about a week ago, and soooo many people have posted it on their list. It must be really good!
ReplyDeleteAnd I totally loved ER in the beginning, but not as much later.
Never watched any of these . . . but great choices! The title of the post made me laugh. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Wonder Years was such a sweet show - I loved the commentary. I'm so pleased you managed to stay up and watch Quantum Leap!
ReplyDeleteGreat list.
Holy crap! I'm the 55th comment. I feel so behind on your blog. I like your list!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cast on Law & Order was Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston Angie Harmon and Steven Hill. :)
GOLDEN GIRLS and WONDER YEARS bring such nostalgia :( We don't have such warm shows any more.
ReplyDeleteFriends is such a great show! same with Seinfeld! Quantum leap is on a lot of lists so i think im gonna have to watch it.
ReplyDeletenice mix of shows.
ReplyDeleteWow. Okay, I'm super late to the party but I wanted to comment anyway because I think it's funny how many shows we have in common. Except I don't really get The Big Bang Theory. Kenny and I are huge nerds but it just didn't bring the funny for us. Maybe I should give it another try.
ReplyDeleteComment #60 woot woot! I do enjoy the Bing Bang Theory as well!!! I find myself so in love with Leonard! And it cracks me up when Sheldon laughs!!!
ReplyDeleteAh the Golden Girls, I've always wished I could be a glamorous slut like Blanche but at the end of the day we all know that I'm all Rose starting a story "back in St. Olaf"...