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The Dean

Jul 5th 2013 6:18 pm

Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows

EW (no - not THAT EW!!! :sneaky: ) is an American publication, so there is obviously a bias in that direction, but it's not a bad list. (This is actually from Ricky Gervais's website - he reposted it because The Office is up there - regarded as the best show ever to come out of the UK, in fact, in this list)

Can't argue with the No 1 - but what the hell is Cosby doing so high (we've mentioned him before)? Why do Americans like him so much? I suppose it is because The Cosby Show 'dared' to focus on a wealthy black family.............

http://www.rickygervais.com/ewtop100tv2013.php

Irishbeekeeper

Jul 6th 2013 8:08 am

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ANY list with Buffy in the top 10 is no longer valid!!!
and I think the Crosby show is considered the pioneer in sitcom genre i.e. live audience, off the hip etc etc. I might be wrong though

Beaverstate

Jul 6th 2013 8:14 am

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Oversight, they forgot Get Smart.

shiva

Jul 6th 2013 10:56 am

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the wire at no.1 agreed hands down. the west wing not even in the top 50. bollocks.

mentalist

Jul 6th 2013 11:08 am

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Originally Posted by shiva (Post 10786989)

the wire at no.1 agreed hands down. the west wing not even in the top 50. bollocks.

Star Trek at lowly 91 shows the mentality of those people.:thumbdown:

Boomhauer

Jul 6th 2013 11:58 am

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Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 10786220)

Cosby is wholesome family comedy . It wasn't a show that revolved around Black American life per see, but was American middle class life in general.

Where the heck is King of the Hill ??

Andy Griffith show should be top 3.

Boomhauer

Jul 6th 2013 12:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Irishbeekeeper (Post 10786864)

ANY list with Buffy in the top 10 is no longer valid!!!
and I think the Crosby show is considered the pioneer in sitcom genre i.e. live audience, off the hip etc etc. I might be wrong though

I see no Fresh Prince of Bel Air and no Waltons on the list; clearly list is BS.

Irishbeekeeper

Jul 6th 2013 5:29 pm

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Originally Posted by mentalist (Post 10786997)

Star Trek at lowly 91 shows the mentality of those people.:thumbdown:

:amen:

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 10787038)

I see no Fresh Prince of Bel Air and no Waltons on the list; clearly list is BS.

:amen: yet again!!!

The Dean

Jul 6th 2013 6:22 pm

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Me, I'd have Frasier above Cheers - a spin-off, yes, but the scripts were better and the characters more rounded somehow.

Kix	Jul 7th 2013 5:44 am

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What about "Soap" -only at #52 - that was groundbreaking for the time.

Millsyisland

Jul 7th 2013 9:13 am

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Absolutely Fabulous at No 3 in the British list - never really 'got' Absolutely Fabulous myself, I always found the characters simply annoying.

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