Top 10 TV Shows of All Time

catalogs ^ | July 6, 2010

[JoeProBono]

"Any top ten list is bound to be subjective, but this one has criteria: to make this list, a show must have longevity (Sports Night was great, but didn’t last), staying power (Three’s Company was funny, but hopelessly dated), strong writing (hopefully self-explanatory) and memorable moments (there’s a good reason that the final episode of M.A.S.H. was until very recently the most watched show in television history). Here are my choices, and let the debate begin."

[cherry]

ridiculous....no Lucy??....no Ed Sullivan?...No Jackie Gleason?.....no “Moonlighters?....

[rhinohunter]

1. Sanford and Son

2. Columbo

3. Twilight Zone

4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

5. Carol Burnett Show

6. 24

7. All in the Family

8. Seinfeld

9. Lost

10. Have Gun Will Travel

[gov_bean_ counter]

Wow, this thread has really brought back some memories.
Thanks everybody and good night...

[FlJoePa]

I had to list 11 (in no order):

Married With Children (early episodes were the brashest funniest stuff ever...Oh, and I love you Kelly Bundy!!)

Gunsmoke (Ensemble cast second to none)

The Honeymooners (The best ever)

Freaks and Geeks (what this could have been…)

24 (early years only. Jack kicked ass…and shot thighs…and, well…)

Monty Python’s Flying Circus (talent and humor that won’t ever be matched)

MASH (early years only…went from best show to worst show on tv)

Leave it to Beaver (Rock solid and always enjoyable)

The Odd Couple (Way underrated…always funny)

The Rockford Files (Until Magnum came along, Jim ruled)

Magnum PI (Before Thomas ruled, Jim ruled)

[goat granny]

Geeze, your as old as me with those as your choice.

[WSGilcrest]

No one mentioned The Golden Girls yet. There was chemistry between those four ladies.

For dessert, check out this 1965 Chevrolet ad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TRHinTPu5I

[goat granny]

missed that until you brough it up...another LOL what night was it on....still laughing at that response

[Tainan]

No list w/out:
Barney Miller - IMO the pinnacle of Television.
Sanford & Son
and the short run show - Franks Place - too bad it didn't last...very well done.


all the rest are just filler compared to these two shows. On the Brit side I'll add:

Are You Being Served? (I have every episode dl'd.)
'Allo 'Allo (same)
Fawlty Towers
To The Manor Born is also on the short-list.

TV entertainment at its finest!

[headstamp 2]

“Mash in the first 3 seasons was great but then they went to hell”

The deadpan comedy of those seasons was superb. Then it got far too campy.

[headstamp 2]

“Anna vun, anna two.......

[LiteKeeper]

Seinfeld? Seinfeld? One of the most inane shows ever!

[goat granny]

another great LOL line I remember

[brityank]

The best thing on TV?

[boop]

Can't beleive nobody mentioned Quincy M.E. greaat show and predecesor to just about evey CSI type show on TV today.

P.S. loved Twilight Zone, Star Trek TOS, and late 80's SNL, with Hartman, Farley, Carvey. Much better than the drugged out Belushi and Chase IMHO.

[SandRat]

Now if we really want to tell there's Uncle Milty, Sky King, Roy Rogers, Jackie Gleason Show, Johnny Rebel, Raw Hide, Have Gun will Travel, Annette Funichello as a young Mouseketeer... must I go on?????

[JoeProBono]

[goat granny]

Plus****The Fat Man and The little theatre around Time Square, The Lone Ranger Amos and Andy...god I am old..

[FlJoePa]

You left out Burn Notice. Totally Miami...Funny, criminal, and at times very gripping. Plus Fi is so hot. Any chick that says "can I shoot him now?" has to be on our "A" List...

[goat granny]

Thank You if would have taken 2 hours for the name to ooze up from my brain to consciousness..

[ADemocratNoMore]

Are there no Brown-coats amongst us?

Have your brains all been reprogrammed by the Alliance?.

Firefly!, sadly gone, but not forgotten.