Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
Jul 5th 2013, 6:18 pm
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Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
EW (no - not THAT EW!!! 
) 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
) 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
Jul 6th 2013, 8:08 am
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
ANY list with Buffy in the top 10 is no longer valid!!!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
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
Jul 6th 2013, 8:14 am
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
Oversight, they forgot Get Smart.
Jul 6th 2013, 10:56 am
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
the wire at no.1 agreed hands down. the west wing not even in the top 50. bollocks.
Jul 6th 2013, 11:58 am
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
EW (no - not THAT EW!!! ) 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
) 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
Where the heck is King of the Hill ??
Andy Griffith show should be top 3.
Jul 6th 2013, 12:03 pm
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
I see no Fresh Prince of Bel Air and no Waltons on the list; clearly list is BS.
Jul 6th 2013, 6:22 pm
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
Me, I'd have Frasier above Cheers - a spin-off, yes, but the scripts were better and the characters more rounded somehow.
Jul 7th 2013, 5:44 am
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What about "Soap" -only at #52 - that was groundbreaking for the time.
Jul 7th 2013, 9:13 am
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Re: Entertainment Weekly's All-Time Top 100 TV Shows
Absolutely Fabulous at No 3 in the British list - never really 'got' Absolutely Fabulous myself, I always found the characters simply annoying.
