Thursday Thirteen #1: Best Television Shows of My Time
- Dallas – most popular night-time soap, spawned numerous others, and was responsible for the most famous cliffhanger ever – Who Shot JR?
- House – arguably one of the best characters on television. Dr. House says what we all wish we could: The Truth.
- Nip/Tuck – enveloping pushing drama that leaves you saying “Did they really just do that/go there?” Terrific acting, deep, well-thought out stories and great cast of characters.
- The Sopranos – gave life to cable series. Ground breaking, envelope pushing, and all the other clichés. Great writing, great acting, excellent multi-layered story lines. Represents a gritty reality that reality tv could never be!
- Seinfeld – still laughing at the reruns!!
- Murphy Brown – in the bleak landscape that sitcomdom was, Murphy was an intelligent breath of fresh air.
- Jeopardy – the one show with the ability to humble me into silence. And come on, who doesn’t love Alex?
- Friends – still laughing at the reruns!!
- ER – it hasn’t been around for 12 seasons for nuthin’
- Lost – is there any other show in network television that has us more puzzled, frustrated and buzzing about purgatory, time travel, science experiment, etc.
- Happy Days – Ah, the days of innocence, Mr. C, The Fonz, Joanie and Chachi. But seriously, we got the term ‘jump the shark’ from this very timeless show. And didn’t we all really wish our own high-school experience would be all about lettermen sweaters and hanging out at Al’s?
- M*A*S*H* - For the first time, a hard look at life for wartime medics. Funny yet sad, poignant but entertaining. And I really wanted to put the neat asterisks between the letters. Suicide is painless!
- Star Trek – admittedly, I was never a devoted fan, though I watched the originals as a kid. But no other television series has spawned as many knock-offs, movies, re-make’s, conferences, toys, blah blah blah.
That was hard. I left off a few because it’s Thursday 13, not Thursday 17. Notice, I titled it ‘Best TV Shows of MY time’. There were many classics, ground-breakers, etc, I could have added, but these are the ones that I found most entertaining and meaningful. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
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