Top 10 Best TV Shows Ever: MST3K to Damgo

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This forum discussion centers on the best TV shows of all time, with participants sharing their favorites across various genres. Key mentions include classics like "Seinfeld," "M*A*S*H," "The Simpsons," and "Cheers," alongside animated series such as "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" and "Futurama." The conversation highlights a mix of nostalgia and humor, with users reminiscing about shows like "News Radio" and "The Young Ones." Overall, the discussion reflects a diverse range of preferences, showcasing both American and British television influences.

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  • Familiarity with iconic television series from the 20th and 21st centuries
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  • Knowledge of animated television shows and their impact on pop culture
  • Awareness of the evolution of sitcoms and sketch comedy formats
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  • Analyze the evolution of sitcoms from the 1980s to present day
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Television enthusiasts, pop culture historians, and anyone interested in the evolution of comedy and drama in TV shows will benefit from this discussion.

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OK i am coming right out and syaing it MST3K, Aqua Teen HUngar Force, sealab 2021,Simpsons Futeroma, Family Guy, BEvis and Butt head, Roko's Moder Life, Ren and Stimpy, the Brak show and space ghost cost to cost, if i think of anymore i will post.

Oh and i have to say Damgo the moonenites rule
 
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I'm sorry, but Adult Swim cartoons shouldn't be in the top best shows of all time :wink: even though I love ATHF.

Here is my short list:

Seinfeld
M.A.S.H.
Cheers
I Love Lucy
 
I see a lot of people have the same taste as me...

Law and Order
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
Cheers
Frasier (that is the only Series-Spinoff combo on my list)
MASH
Mork and Mindy
The Wonder Years
 
Simpsons


Scrubs and Malcolm in the middle are amongst my favourites
 
Simpsons
Just Shoot Me
Talk Radio (I think its gone forever now )
Frasier
The Drew Carey Show and Who's Line Is It Anyway
Saturday Night Live
The West Wing

Just Shoot Me is soo classic, seriously the best stuff out there, Talk Radio was super great too but I haven't seen it forever. For some strange reason though I think I have the name wrong!? Does anybody know what show I'm talking of?
 
Talk Radio was super great too but I haven't seen it forever.

Do you mean Sports Radio, I think it was that? If so, I really like that show too.

I want to add "24", and Sopranos.
 
Originally posted by Greg Bernhardt
Do you mean Sports Radio, I think it was that? If so, I really like that show too.

I want to add "24", and Sopranos.

No it's not Sports Radio, and its not talk radio either. I just remember it's News Radio. Man that was a great show. Oh and I've got to add That Seventies Show, Ashton Kutcher is a funny funny guy.
 
I am obsessed with...

Dragon Ball Z
Ruromi Kenshin
Yu Yu Hakusho
Scientific American
Nova
I Love Lucy
Donna Reed(60's show)
STAR TREK!
State of Grace
Lizzie Maguire
ER


I know it sounds like I watch a lot of tv, but I barely do...(don't like it)
 
No it's not Sports Radio, and its not talk radio either. I just remember it's News Radio. Man that was a great show. Oh and I've got to add That Seventies Show, Ashton Kutcher is a funny funny guy.

lol yeah it's news radio, funny how we can both get the name wrong. I loved that show too, awesome cast! Also good catch on the 70's show, very funny indeed!
 
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Best TV shows of ALL TIME: well, my faves, anyway
in no particular order...
-You Can't Do That On Television
-Mr. Belvedere
-Married with Children
-The State
-Roseanne
-The Golden Girls
-The Facts of Life
 
  • #11
LOL, 'You can't do that on Television'! I remember that!

Oh, i forgot possibly the best (for the short series it was):

The Young Ones

(Rik Mayal (best known from the movie Drop Dead Fred), Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planter, Alexi Sayle, and one other guy are the main five actors in it, and it was brilliant Uni student comedy from the British 80's...)
 
  • #12
farscape!
star trek
quantum leap
star trek voyager
star trek ent
simpsons
teenage mutant ninja turtles
stargate sg1
xfiles
mash
now and again
and a whole buch of other shows that thos corporate fatcats canceled on me that i can't remember
 
  • #13
quantum Leap, I rember that i was like 6 or 7 when my brother watched it and i got into it. I forgot to add the daily show and trigger happy tv
 
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STARGATE SG1
StarTrek Next Generation
StarTrek Voyager
Deep Space 9
Galactica
Slider(or Sliding ?)- parallel universes
Hercules (the series - not cartoons)
Xena
Andromeda Ascendant
The Simpsons
Beavis and Butthead
Beverly Hills 90210
The Prince of Bel Air
Enterprise
XFiles
M.A.S.H.
 
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I don't have cable or satellite and I can't stand shows being interrupted by ads every five minutes (sorry, it's the European influence in me). So I mainly watch public television. The News Hour with Jim Lehrer is slow enough and talky enough for my tastes. But I don't like the OLD British comedies on public television.

Seinfeld is the best American show I have seen and the early Roseanne was good. I don't understand the Simpsons, nor do I understand the "humor" of Leno and Letterman. I don't think I have ever laughed at those shows.
 
  • #16
leno and lettermen suck conan is the best out of all that late night crap
 
  • #17
My favorites, in no particular order:

Daria (probably my favorite, but the rest are in no particular order)
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter
Less Than Perfect (why did ABC have to drop that show? )
According to Jim
Mad About You
Rocket Power (childish, I know, but I couldn't get enough of Twister)
AFV
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (a true classic)
The Three Stooges



There are more, but I don't have time to post all of my favorite shows.
 
  • #18
Right then, now for something completely different...

1. Monty Python's Flying Circus
2. Herculoids
3. Buggaloos
4. H.R. Puff-N-Stuff
5. LidsVille
6. Ultra Man
 
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1. Simpsons. (Original, aren't I?)
2. Futurama
3. Family Guy
4. Fraiser (now sadly going down in quality)
5. Various anime with unintelligible and irrelevant names.
6. Stargate SG1
7. Assorted Star Trek
8. Who's line is it anyway?
9. 24
10. Horizon (scientific tv show in UK, in case you care)
11. Bremner, Bird and Fortune (sartirical current affairs show)
12. 2DTV (satirical cartoon current affairs show)

and others...
 
  • #20
Originally posted by screwball
teenage mutant ninja turtles
Classic turtle power. Good call!
 
  • #21
M*A*S*H
Cheers
Simpsons
Seinfeld

I also loved News Radio,Adult Swim, and Conan in college, as did most of my friends. Interesting how similar our tastes tend to be. Also sort of funny how you can easily guess pretty much everyone here's age from the shows the listed.

Hmmm, no Friends, Sex in the City, soaps, or Ab Fab. Today's sociology assignment: what can you conclude about the average PF'er from this? :wink:
 
  • #22
Sliders was good, until they killed off John Rhys-Davies' character at, I think it was, the end of season 3. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!? I love that guy.
 
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As my avatar now reflects...wow, these avatars are fun.
 
  • #24
i love Absolutely Fabulous on BBC

Seinfeld is great
I will sit still for South Park
and UNSOLVED MYSTERIES rocks!
 
  • #25
For me,
Seinfeld
Babylon 5
Stargate SG1
Star Trek
Andromeda (just so fake it's funny)

But the best way to watch them is to buy the dvds and watch a whole season in at most a week. (When time is not a factor)
 
  • #26
The Young Ones was great! I am a sucker for sketch comedy! The Kids in the Hall?? Mr. Show?

Anyone remember Small Wonder? About the little girl that was actually a robot? Thats a classic!
 
  • #27
bestest ever

Johnny Carson show

Mash (that hotlips could act)

Twilight Zone (Rod Sterling stuff)

Oh, oh that Bullwinkle and squirrel thing or mighty mouse.

Simpsons (the Simmmm-sonnsssss)

Monday night football, okay I'm sorry, I meant to say 60 minutes.



Gilnv of um, surrealcity.com
 
  • #28
One more: My So Called Life
 
  • #29
Wew...some good ones listed.
Echo...just how old are you? LOL

HR Puff-n-Stuff was a classic.
ANd Ultra man (original not Tiga or whatever it is now) was the bomb.
Hurculoids...have not heard that one in quite some time.

How about Thudaar the Barbarian..with Ukla the Mok...LOL

Well my favs of all times would have to go like this

M*A*S*H*
Farscape
Mork and Mindy
70's Show
Sliders (up until Sci-fi took over)
Monty Python
Sha-na-na

I am sure there are others to add..but that will work for now.

Tog Neve
 
  • #30
The X-files!
Fox always had me either sitting on the tip of my chair or rolling on the floor :P I almost have all the seasons on VHS :)