Parents Television Council Announces Top 10 Best & Worst Shows For Family viewing

Parents Television Council ^ | 8/5/04

[Xenalyte]

That's the department that issues said genes.

[ArrogantBustard]

Any "ten best" list not mentioning "Stargate SG-1" is worthless.

You got that right.

[Palmetto]

And then I says, "Tell me I'm wrong!" and he says, "I can't, baby, 'cause you're NOT!"

Holy crap. A reference to The Tick.

Marry me.

-The Evil Midnight Bomber what bombs at midnight

[Publius6961]

BUMP!

[ArrogantBustard]

It would better be punctuated "Stargate: SG-1".

There once was a movie called "Stargate"

Then there was the spinoff TV show. "SG-1" is the name of a team of explorers who use the stargate. (There are several other teams, named SG-2, etc., which appear sometimes in the show.) Don't let the bad punctuation in the title put you off. It's every bit as good as Babylon 5.

[elephantlips]

CSI is one of the most provocative shows on television. It isn't necessarily family fare but the details they show aren't gratuitous either. It plays to our intelect rather than being a mind-numbing sitcom. Its popularity goes without saying.

[HamiltonJay]

I strongly disagree with Raymond being on the top 10... the show is more often than not about him trying to get some from his wife, and she turning him down. Ray and his wife obviously hate each other, and I just don't see this as a family freindly show. The children are usually an afterthought if mentioned at all, etc etc etc... Definately don't think this is a top 10 family friendly show.

On least family friendly... I don't know if I'd agree with that 70s show being on the list... yea it infer drugs and sex.. so I agree its not for the young ones... but I don't see it as anti family. Not a strong family values show certainly but there are much worse out there.

Top 10 worst for me would be all the reality shows that revolve around picking a mate and/or testing ones relationship with temptations... as well as the ones that hinge on betraying and lying to your family and friends in order to get the winnings. Those shows would fill up the top 10 all on their own, and definately send the wrong signals to everyone about what family is about.

[Chewbacca]

I don't watch any of these shows.
I used to watch 'That 70's Show' but it got old after they all graduated from High School.

[cincinnati65]

I think this survey focused on shows that start between 8:00pm and 9:00pm, and should be off by 10:00pm. Doesn't Nip/Tuck start at 10:00pm?

[ArrogantBustard]

PIN numbers

Which they use for gaining access to ATM machines.

[csvset]

Stargate? Humph! He'll always be MacGyver to me!

[Modernman]

I'm surprised Nip Tuck ain't in there. Each episode the viewer is guaranteed at least 17 inches of total ass crack, at least one partial nipple and 4 piston driving sex scenes. I pretty much watch it every week.

F/X and HBO have the best shows. Deadwood, The Shield and Rescue Me are probably my three favorite dramas.

[ThinkDifferent]

My whole family has recently become addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Thanks for reminding me of my annoyance with WB for dropping Angel and keeping Charmed. (Ok, Holly Marie Combs is cute, but still).

[birbear]

The grocery store you shop at employs a card carrying member of the ACLU in the produce section, AND one of the stylists at the barber shop you go to is pro-union. How far do you take the political vetting of people and products?

You summed up in a few words what I've been thinking for months now about a lot of what I see on FR. Bravo.

[biblewonk]

I heard Angel was surprisingly good. We can't stand that character but we're big fans of Spike.

[crv16]

My children will be forever trivia disadvantaged, but too bad. They are not allowed to watch tv except for the occasional animal planet shows.

They read books for entertainment, and their grades reflect it.

[dukeman]

Top 10 worst for me would be all the reality shows that revolve around picking a mate and/or testing ones relationship with temptations... as well as the ones that hinge on betraying and lying to your family and friends in order to get the winnings. Those shows would fill up the top 10 all on their own, and definately send the wrong signals to everyone about what family is about.

I wholeheartedly agree! The only "reality" show I watch is Survivor (I think I like to watch human behavior under pressure). My wife really eats up "The Bachelor" and similar shows, but she won't watch the "tempted to stray" shows. I leave the room when the "find your mate" shows come on and watch Scarborough Country or some otner such show in my den. This generally works out okay since she doesn't like political TV ("too many people yelling at each other"). It works.

[TigerTale]

The guy ends a line with "head," then rhymes it with "head" . . . and for a third line to end the verse, he goes back to the well with "head."

LOL. Thanks for a good chuckle.

I admit I have not watched much Stargate SG-1, in part because I do not like the original movie, and in part because I think the title is awkward and dumb...akin to the titles "Star Trek: NCC-1701" or "Knight Rider: Knight Industries 2000." Just calling it Stargate One would have been a better choice.

[birbear]

As far as I am concerned, when Star Trek: Deep Space 9 went off the air, TV was over

Deep Space 9: To boldly stay where no one has stayed before.

[ArrogantBustard]

Given the BS Effect "science" used to explain the workings of the Stargate, they might have called it "Wormhole Extreme" ...