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Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time

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Alright, so Rolling Stone regularly rolls out these kinds of lists, but I am curious just how much time they actually spend on them. Hard to argue with the top five, they played that safe. But, to me, there is one major omission: the show that has won more Emmy's (37) than any on the list: Frasier. I can understand how one writer can make such a glaring mistake but a whole staff of writers/editors? It could easily replace Friends (which was NOT a great show, just a popular show, might as well add The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men to the list). Other favorites I would have liked to see are Futurama (arguably more relevant in the internet age than The Simpsons) and Rocko's Modern Life (yes, more for fanboy reasons, but still a great show).



Okay, end rant. Link.
 
Gunsmoke?
Bonanza?
Mork and Mindy?
Barney Miller?


I haven't seen probably half the shows mentioned.
 
I like sitcom's. The original Odd Couple is a favorite of mine. Taxi also was great. Nowadays I like Big Bang Theory. Married with Children is a favorite of mine too.

Non sitcoms would be Castle.. Star Trek. Columbo.. The Twilight Zone.

My all-time favorite is probably 'Friends'.
 
Includes The Jeffersons but Not All In The Family, clearly this is not serious.
 
Alright, so Rolling Stone regularly rolls out these kinds of lists, but I am curious just how much time they actually spend on them. Hard to argue with the top five, they played that safe. But, to me, there is one major omission: the show that has won more Emmy's (37) than any on the list: Frasier. I can understand how one writer can make such a glaring mistake but a whole staff of writers/editors? It could easily replace Friends (which was NOT a great show, just a popular show, might as well add The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men to the list). Other favorites I would have liked to see are Futurama (arguably more relevant in the internet age than The Simpsons) and Rocko's Modern Life (yes, more for fanboy reasons, but still a great show).



Okay, end rant. Link.

Kelsey Grammer is a Republican.
 
Only Rolling Stone would put the West Wing and Daily Show before MASH and Cheers. :roll:
 
Gunsmoke?
Bonanza?
Mork and Mindy?
Barney Miller?


I haven't seen probably half the shows mentioned.

Heck, I haven't heard of half the shows mentioned. I loved Barney Miller. It seems outside of Gunsmoke, what was it, 97th. Westerns were intentionally left off the list as was war movies. Perhaps this is the political correct list. Combat with Vic Morrow and the Gallant Men had quite a following. Actually Combat was the most popular TV show shown on AFVN. Guess that shows my age.
 
Alright, so Rolling Stone regularly rolls out these kinds of lists, but I am curious just how much time they actually spend on them. Hard to argue with the top five, they played that safe. But, to me, there is one major omission: the show that has won more Emmy's (37) than any on the list: Frasier. I can understand how one writer can make such a glaring mistake but a whole staff of writers/editors? It could easily replace Friends (which was NOT a great show, just a popular show, might as well add The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men to the list). Other favorites I would have liked to see are Futurama (arguably more relevant in the internet age than The Simpsons) and Rocko's Modern Life (yes, more for fanboy reasons, but still a great show).



Okay, end rant. Link.

Yeah, not having it on the list at all is seriously dropping the ball.
 
Includes The Jeffersons but Not All In The Family, clearly this is not serious.

It's because lists like this are bull****. Just somebody's opinion and you know what they say about opinions.
 
My top five, in no particular order:

MASH
All in the Family
Law and Order
Perry Mason
Bonanza
 
If "The Honeymooners" isn't on that list, Rolling Stone's history with me!

"To the Moon"! :mrgreen:
 
If "The Honeymooners" isn't on that list, Rolling Stone's history with me!

"To the Moon"! :mrgreen:

Yeah, Honeymooners is also a major omission.
 
Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Sopranos all deserve to be in the top, great shows.
 
I can only agree with the top 3 of that list.
Sopranos is indeed the best series ever and The Wire and Breaking Bad are the only shows that come close. I'd have Game of Thrones instead of Mad Men as no. 4 though.
 
Wow! So Boston Legal isn't on the list... Boston Legal should be on the list just for the fact it took swings against everybody when it was on air.
 
The Sopranos? Way overated, IMO.

Any idiot - especially a guy - can write a good mop shop/movie.

Some fat slob gets rich by killing some people, extorting some others, threatening some other people, bribe police, boss weak women around (usually good looking) and being loyal to other fat slobs who do the same thing. Throw in a shrink - to make it all seem 'deep' - and it's a hit...guaranteed.

Any heterosexual guy could write a decent script for a show like that and have it make money.


America is obsessed with mob movies/shows because they portray losers becoming winners by being lazy, sexist and violent...just what most men want at their base level.
 
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