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The Top 25 Conservative TV Shows of the last 25 Years
ExurbanLeague.com ^ | June 2, 2010 | Kevin

Posted on 06/07/2010 10:29:46 AM PDT by inkling

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To: ReneeLynn

I remember that show. I was sad to see it canceled.


81 posted on 06/07/2010 11:25:08 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (I don't look for leaders. I follow my own path, my way.)
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To: ReneeLynn
I loved The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr.

You should like his new gig on Burn Notice, as well. Second banana but very strong character.

82 posted on 06/07/2010 11:27:28 AM PDT by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: TaraP

NO QUINCY.. that rotten SOB was as anti-gun as it gets. That is an immediate DQ from being conservative.


83 posted on 06/07/2010 11:27:39 AM PDT by Mr Inviso (ACORN=Arrogant Condescending Obama Ruining Nation)
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To: Mr Inviso
.NO QUINCY.. that rotten SOB was as anti-gun as it gets. That is an immediate DQ from being conservative.

And all of the villians were evil, greedy corporate types that had to be regulated into niceness by a new beuracracy.

BR>And Sam did all the work anyway.

84 posted on 06/07/2010 11:32:30 AM PDT by Cowman (How can the IRS seize property without a warrant if the 4th amendment still stands?)
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To: inkling

Two Words: COP ROCK!

*just kiddin'*

85 posted on 06/07/2010 11:33:30 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: raybbr; wally_bert

I have a theory that, for the majority of Americans who were born between 1937 & ‘97, their favorite shows were originally aired when they were teenagers. I took a poll of 15-20 people, and I was correct for about 2/3 of them. My siter-in-law was born in 1962, and her favorite show is “Mork & Mindy,” which was shown, 1978-’82. I worked with someone who was born in 1974, and his favorite show is “The Simpsons,” which has been shown since 1990. I worked with someone who was born in 1961, and his favorite show is “All in the Family.”


86 posted on 06/07/2010 11:35:05 AM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: SnakeDoctor

You would think that SnakeDoc ... :-)

Seriously, I wondered why “The Unit” wasn’t in the top 10 at least.


87 posted on 06/07/2010 11:35:50 AM PDT by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their federal funding!)
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To: Mr Inviso; IYAS9YAS

Yeah, I loved Quincy, but let’s not make him out as some crusading conservative. As the series aged, episodes were more likely than not to conclude with Quincy testifying in some hearing (or screaming at his bosses) about the need for regulation, etc. But I still loved the show.


88 posted on 06/07/2010 11:36:15 AM PDT by Mr. Bird
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To: PhilCollins

Same works for music. The stuff you listened to in high school is the “good stuff” for your life. Sure, you can add more into the mix, but for me, the defining year is 1984, the year I graduated HS.


89 posted on 06/07/2010 11:36:44 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: inkling

I can’t believe no one has mentioned Babylon 5 yet.
Government taken over by an autocrat, after assassinating the President everyone liked? Check.
New administration creates an actual “Ministry of Peace” lifted directly from “1984” including the MiniPax nickname? Check.
Brownshirts: Night Watch? Check.
Secret Police: Psi Corps? Check.
And then you see the resistance against intrusive government. Always a high premium put on personal responsibility (Franklin’s drug use, Garibaldi’s drinking, both overcome on their own). Always a focus on the individual. The realization by the Minbari that fighting is sometimes necessary. The expulsion of both the Vorlons and the Shadows, as being representative of another form of controlling government.


90 posted on 06/07/2010 11:38:08 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: PhilCollins
I was born in '59. While I like a lot of the shows from my childhood "Breaking Bad" is the only drama that has me sitting up till 11 pm on Sunday nights waiting.

I do agree with your hypothesis, though. It makes sense to prefer the shows that you watched during your formative years.

91 posted on 06/07/2010 11:39:43 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: Little Pig
(Franklin’s drug use, Garibaldi’s drinking, both overcome on their own).

I agree with your post except for that. Both had a whole bunch of support from friends. Unless I am reading you wrong and you are referring to gubmint help.

92 posted on 06/07/2010 11:41:22 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: inkling
2. Firefly

Browncoasts Forever !

93 posted on 06/07/2010 11:41:35 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: raybbr

They did have help from friends, though Franklin’s walkabout seemed to be the mechanism that really got him over his, but yes, overall, it was individuals, and not huggy-feely assistance programs that solved their problems.


94 posted on 06/07/2010 11:45:22 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: Travis T. OJustice

I agree, about music. I was born in 1967, and I like many singers who were popular between 1980 & ‘85, including Billy Joel, Styx, Foreigner, and Kenny Rogers. I dislike most music that was released since then.


95 posted on 06/07/2010 11:45:39 AM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: Little Pig
...and not huggy-feely assistance programs that solved their problems.

Of course, I haven't had a drink in almost 22 years due to one of those "huggy-feely" programs (AA) but you go ahead and discount them. 8^)

96 posted on 06/07/2010 11:48:18 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: thefactor
The Keaton parents were unabashed liberal hippies.

Yes, and at the conclusion of each episode, conservative Alex learned a lesson from his liberal parents.

I wouldn't call the show conservative, since liberalism nearly always trumped conservatism in the show.

Alex was nothing more than a younger, more educated Archie Bunker.

97 posted on 06/07/2010 11:49:21 AM PDT by CharacterCounts (November 4, 2008 - the day America drank the Kool-Aid)
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To: US Navy Vet

Barney Miller, its in reruns and still good. Not dated and 30 years old....Becker is still a laughable old series...


98 posted on 06/07/2010 11:51:14 AM PDT by goat granny
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To: inkling
I know it just missed the 25 year cutoff, but Dukes of Hazzard has to be an honorable mention. It had everything that America stands for. Wise elders, fast polluting cars painted in a politically incorrect paint scheme, teamwork and hot smart country girls. All fighting against a corrupt and incompetent government.

99 posted on 06/07/2010 11:51:33 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: raybbr

You know I’m not talking about AA. I’m talking about the kinds of “all talk no action” social programs you always see from the government, where your problems are entirely the fault of someone or something else, so you’re not responsible. AA makes one admit that the problem is entirely one’s own fault, and that one must take responsibility for one’s own actions.


100 posted on 06/07/2010 11:52:53 AM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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