{"id":2174,"date":"2009-01-25T09:36:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.net\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2009-01-25T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2009-01-25T14:36:17","slug":"on-50-great-television-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=2174","title":{"rendered":"On 50 Great(?) Television Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

When in doubt, blame Keith<\/a>. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Empire Magazine<\/i> has revealed its list of the 50 Greatest TV Shows ever.<\/p>\n

1. Bold<\/b> the shows you watch\/used to watch.
\n2. Italicize<\/i> the shows you’ve seen at least one episode of.
\n3. Underline<\/u> the shows you own on DVD (or VCR tape).
\n4. Post your answers.<\/p>\n

50. Quantum Leap<\/i><\/b>
\n49. Prison Break
\n48. Veronica Mars
\n47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/i><\/b>
\n46. Sex & The City
\n45. Farscape<\/i><\/b>
\n44. Cracker<\/i>
\n43. Star Trek<\/i><\/b>
\n42. Only Fools and Horses
\n41. Band of Brothers
\n40. Life on Mars
\n39. Monty Python<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
\n37. Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/i><\/b>
\n36. Father Ted<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n35. Alias<\/i> (I never got into Alias<\/i>; Syndey Bristow was too fucking stupid to live, which shot my suspension of disbelief all to hell.)
\n34. Frasier<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n33. CSI Las Vegas
\n32. Babylon 5<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n31. Deadwood
\n30. Dexter
\n29. ER<\/i> (I watched a few episodes; it surprised me the show is still on the air. I never really gave it a shot; it had Anthony Edwards in it, and he ruined Northern Exposure<\/i>, the wanker.)
\n28. Fawlty Towers<\/i>
\n27. Six Feet Under
\n26. Red Dwarf
\n25. Futurama<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n24. Twin Peaks
\n23. The Office<\/u><\/i><\/b> (The UK version; I’ve never seen the US version)
\n22. The Shield<\/u><\/i>
\n21. Angel
\n20. Blackadder<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n19. Scrubs
\n18. Arrested Development<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n17. South Park<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n16. Doctor Who<\/u><\/i><\/b>
\n15. Heroes
\n14. Firefly<\/i><\/u>
\n13. Battlestar Galactica<\/u> (I have the pilot miniseries on DVD; I’ve never cared to watch it.)
\n12. Family Guy<\/i> (I thought this was the worst show I’d ever seen.)
\n11. Seinfeld<\/i><\/b>
\n10. Spaced<\/i>
\n09. The X-Files<\/i> (I never watched this with any regularity, thus no bold<\/b>.)
\n08. The Wire
\n07. Friends<\/i> (Never clicked with me, sorry.)
\n06. 24
\n05. Lost<\/u> (As with BSG<\/i>, I have the first season on DVD, and I’ve never cared to watch it.)
\n04. The West Wing<\/i><\/b>
\n03. The Sopranos
\n02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/i><\/u>
\n01. The Simpsons<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Firstly, no sodding way<\/i> this is a list of the “50 greatest shows of all time.” It’s far too weighted toward recent programs. And toward genre programs. Buffy<\/i> at number two? Wha?<\/p>\n

Secondly, there is no secondly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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