New rankings of best tv shows in history. What do you think?
Sep 28, 2022 12:50:27 #
whatdat wrote:
Gunsmoke. Still watch it to day on INSP channel. Wish I could still find All In The Family & Mash.
Justwatch.com is a very handy website for finding movies, TV shows, documentaries, etc. I use it all the time.
Currently you are able to watch "All in the Family" streaming on Freevee Amazon Channel, Pluto TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple iTunes.
Currently you are able to watch "M*A*S*H" streaming on Hulu or buy it as download on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store.
Marshall
Sep 28, 2022 13:15:49 #
Sep 28, 2022 14:21:14 #
Mash
Carol Burnett
The Wire
Hill Street Blues
St. Elsewhere
Pickett Fences
Star Trek Voyager
Night Court
Carol Burnett
The Wire
Hill Street Blues
St. Elsewhere
Pickett Fences
Star Trek Voyager
Night Court
Sep 28, 2022 14:30:37 #
SteveR wrote:
#3 Breaking Bad
#2 The Simpsons
#1 The Sopranos
I have decided to give my top 5. What is your list?
#1 Law and Order
#2 The Honeymooners
#3 Friends
#4 The Sopranos
#5 Gunsmoke
#2 The Simpsons
#1 The Sopranos
I have decided to give my top 5. What is your list?
#1 Law and Order
#2 The Honeymooners
#3 Friends
#4 The Sopranos
#5 Gunsmoke
I watch Gunsmoke everyday, its on here from 1 till 3....
Sep 28, 2022 14:50:26 #
GEngel-usmc
Loc: Spencerport NY - I miss Lakeland, FL
Barney Miller
Star Trek
Monty Python
Mash
All in the Family
Twilight Zone
Cheers
Star Trek
Monty Python
Mash
All in the Family
Twilight Zone
Cheers
Sep 28, 2022 17:21:18 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
What about Martin Kane - Private Eye (1949-1954 or so) for its integrated commercials. Kane used a tobacco shop to receive messages, and he would stop in a couple of times per episode to check 'em. While he then went off stage to return calls, the proprietor would sell a customer some tobacco product of the sponsor. Not great for syndication, of course, but nobody thought about that during the early days of TV.
I was very young at the time and had limited TV-watching privileges, but I don't recall any other show that did commercials this way.
I was very young at the time and had limited TV-watching privileges, but I don't recall any other show that did commercials this way.
Sep 28, 2022 17:48:04 #
Sep 28, 2022 18:07:41 #
wrangler5 wrote:
What about Martin Kane - Private Eye (1949-1954 or... (show quote)
Wrangler, I hate to say it but production company still get paid for advertising certain products, a bunch of money. That is why you see shows with only GM products, or Ford, or Chrysler. Also other products that are the in scenes
For a while is considered advertisement and they get paid for it, any product that has a prominent role are making money for the production company.
BMW paid 3 million dollars to have that sports car that got sawed in half in a James Bond movie.
Sep 29, 2022 00:39:06 #
Sep 29, 2022 01:57:49 #
Two other comedy shows to consider: The Smothers Brothers Show and Laugh-In.
Lots of great shows have been listed, lots left out as well. One left out: The Dean Martin Show.
Lots of great shows have been listed, lots left out as well. One left out: The Dean Martin Show.
Sep 29, 2022 02:14:08 #
therwol
Loc: USA
SteveR wrote:
Two other comedy shows to consider: The Smothers Brothers Show and Laugh-In.
Lots of great shows have been listed, lots left out as well. One left out: The Dean Martin Show.
Lots of great shows have been listed, lots left out as well. One left out: The Dean Martin Show.
More left out, as I think of it. Burns and Allen. Leave it to Beaver. Father Knows Best. Dick Van Dyke. Laverne and Shirley (Hilarious physical comedy reminiscent of Lucy.) Green Acres. Andy Griffith until Barney left the show. The Rockford Files. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The Abbot and Costello show. And I agree with you about Gunsmoke. I was amazed at the depth of some of the episodes as I watched some reruns recently. And let's not forget Bonanza. Mostly fluff, but toward the end when Michael Landon took over the show and did some of the writing, it got pretty serious. He used some of the plots and music in Little House. Hey, how about that Gilligan's Island? (Ducking)
Sep 29, 2022 09:50:38 #
Smudgey wrote:
All In The Family should be on the list.
Missed that one -- definitely needs to be on the list!
Sep 29, 2022 09:53:21 #
ad9mac wrote:
NYPD BLUE gotta be in there.
I agree NYPD Blue is one of the best but I don't think it rose to the quality of Hill Street Blues which seemed to me to be a little darker in both appearance and content. It just looked more real and not as much of a Hollywood production.
Sep 29, 2022 10:03:01 #
therwol wrote:
These lists are entirely subjective and somewhat g... (show quote)
Yes, the Wonder Years was excellent as were E. L. Raymond, China Beach, and All In the Family. MASH may have devolved (as you put it) into the Alan Alda show, but give him credit. He was really good in that role and the same could be said about other shows such as Carroll O'Conner as Archie.
Sep 29, 2022 10:06:05 #
badapple wrote:
Big Bang Theory.
Good show but maybe set a new high for laugh tracks which made it unwatchable for me.
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