The Great 2020 All Time Television Draft: The Simpsons is judged the greatest show of all time (4 Viewers)

[timschochet]

11.3 Keith Jackson- play by play 

“Whoa Nellie!” 

Most of the picks so far in this category, excellent as they’ve been, have mainly been regional or local selections- even Vin Scully, whom I worship and who briefly had a national presence, was mainly a Los Angeles guy. Keith Jackson, especially when he announced college football games (his speciality) was the voice of the nation. 
Growing up, college football was my favorite sport, especially the great rivalries- and when I watched Michigan vs Ohio State, or Nebraska vs Oklahoma, or USC vs Notre Dame, inevitably Keith Jackson was calling the plays. 
 

@AcerFC

 

[AcerFC]

This is really the only guy I thought about in this category. I was born in 1977 so a lot of the early stuff comes from reruns or stories my father has told me. This pick is def from reruns

11.4 Ed Norton, 1950-1970 Supporting Man

@higgins

 

[higgins]

11.05 -- Carla Tortelli (Cheers), 70-90  Supporting Actress.

@AAABatteries @BobbyLayne

 

[AAABatteries]

11.06 - Marion Cunningham - TV Mom

Mrs. C called The Fonz, Arthur - enough said.

@mphtrilogy

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

As an uninvolved outsider I don't see how Wild Kingdom isn't a documentary series - I mean this is a television draft afterall.

Non- fiction is not the equivalent of a documentary any more than a concert film is.

 

[mphtrilogy]

I saw Jim Rockford was chosen, but I'm gonna grab the show (I don't think it was chosen yet...)

an all time fave.. used to watch this with my Dad back in the day.. good memories...

11.07 - The Rockford Files - Drama 70-90

 

[mphtrilogy]

@tuffnutt

 

[tuffnutt]

11.08- Dr. Who- Foreign 

The show has received recognition as one of Britain's finest television programmes, winning the 2006 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and five consecutive (2005–2010) awards at the National Television Awards during Russell T Davies' tenure as executive producer.[216][217] In 2011, Matt Smith became the first Doctor to be nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor and in 2016, Michelle Gomez became the first female to receive a BAFTA nomination for the series, getting a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work as Missy.

Matt Smith, Jenna Louise Coleman and Steven Moffat accepting a Peabody award for Doctor Who in 2013

In 2013, the Peabody Awards honoured Doctor Who with an Institutional Peabody "for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe."[218] The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world,[219] the "most successful" science fiction series of all time—

@Pitchfork

 

[KarmaPolice]

There going to be any non-UK foreign shows? 

 

[AAABatteries]

@Pitchfork - OTC

 

[KarmaPolice]

Non- fiction is not the equivalent of a documentary any more than a concert film is.

Its cool.  You are using a more focused scope.  No its not "A documentary", but the word documentary is right in the definition/description of this show and others that are similar.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

11.08- Dr. Who- Foreign 

The show has received recognition as one of Britain's finest television programmes, winning the 2006 British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series and five consecutive (2005–2010) awards at the National Television Awards during Russell T Davies' tenure as executive producer.[216][217] In 2011, Matt Smith became the first Doctor to be nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor and in 2016, Michelle Gomez became the first female to receive a BAFTA nomination for the series, getting a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her work as Missy.

Matt Smith, Jenna Louise Coleman and Steven Moffat accepting a Peabody award for Doctor Who in 2013

In 2013, the Peabody Awards honoured Doctor Who with an Institutional Peabody "for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe."[218] The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world,[219] the "most successful" science fiction series of all time—

I was staring at this for sci-fi last night.  As much as I like the genre for movies, I haven't found a ton of sci-fi TV that I love.  

 

[Pitchfork]

There going to be any non-UK foreign shows? 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Maybe I should have clearer.  Any actual foreign language shows.  Or you leaning French-Canadian? 

 

[wikkidpissah]

There going to be any non-UK foreign shows? 

Spoiler

Superterrific Happy Hour

Quelles Crepes?!

Hugelstrasser Blaus

Cartel's Angels

 

[Pitchfork]

Obvious standout in IMO, a tough category.

11.09 - Buffy Summers - Leading Woman Drama 1991-2020

 

[Pitchfork]

@jwb

 

[KarmaPolice]

Obvious standout in IMO, a tough category.

11.09 - Buffy Summers - Leading Woman Drama 1991-2020

<_<

Too many closet Buffy fans 'round here.  

 

[AcerFC]

Obvious standout in IMO, a tough category.

11.09 - Buffy Summers - Leading Woman Drama 1991-2020

was hoping to get her at hero

 

[Pitchfork]

Obvious standout in IMO, a tough category.

11.09 - Buffy Summers - Leading Woman Drama 1991-2020

was hoping to get her at hero

Good point. She offers good flexibility if I'm in trouble later on. 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I need to leave a pick. Anyone available?

 

[AcerFC]

I need to leave a pick. Anyone available?

sure

 

[jwb]

11.10 -  "The Judgement", parts 1 and 2 (The Fugitive) - Series Finale

The grandaddy of all series finales, and the first to give viewers true closure. And it doesn't hurt that it was really good, too. Called a "landmark event", and broke all records up to that time... here, this link says it better than I can https://paleymatters.org/the-fugitive-series-finale-made-tv-history-e009309e2f96

@Mrs. Rannous  (or @AcerFC if she PM'd him her pick)

 

[AcerFC]

For Mrs. R

11.11 Justice League (the Bruce Timm one), Animated Series

@Zow OTC

@AAABatteries if he left it for him

 

[AAABatteries]

Woz's selection

11.12 - Al Michaels - Sports Play-by-play

@Tolstoy

 

[KarmaPolice]

Woz's selection

11.12 - Al Michaels - Sports Play-by-play

@Tolstoy

@rickroll ?

 

[AAABatteries]

@rickroll ?

Oops, thanks - I forgot.

 

[rickroll]

Tolstoy selects 11.13 Kramer, portrayed by Michael Richards on Seinfeld

Supporting Man, 1991-2020

 

[Yo Mama]

@Doug B is up

 

[Doug B]

11.14: Donna Reed, TV Mom

@KarmaPolice

 

[KarmaPolice]

11.15:  DAVID BRINKELY - NEWS PERSONALITY

@Yo Mama FOR 2

 

[Yo Mama]

About to run some errands, so don’t have time for too long of writeups. Yo Mama selects:

11.16 - Taxi - 1971-1990 Comedy

It’s a super deep category, but this is the last of the sure-thing top tier shows for me here. A broad cast of amazing characters. Nominated for 31 Emmys and won 18. Also nominated for 25 golden globes. A classic and one of my favorites of all time. 
 

12.01 - Mission: Impossible - Action

Going to put this in action for now since it is a weak category for me (unless the judge is good with cheese).  Lots of Emmy and golden globe nominations and wins for this one too. A true edge of your seat television experience - a perfect action show. 
 

Back to @KarmaPolice

 

[Hov34]

Out of town all weekend  with spotty internet.  If I  come up skip me all weekend.   8ll try to check in if I can.

Not sure what round I owe:

Fleabag - Foreign Show

 

[KarmaPolice]

About to run some errands, so don’t have time for too long of writeups. Yo Mama selects:

11.16 - Taxi - 1971-1990 Comedy

It’s a super deep category, but this is the last of the sure-thing top tier shows for me here. A broad cast of amazing characters. Nominated for 31 Emmys and won 18. Also nominated for 25 golden globes. A classic and one of my favorites of all time. 
 

12.01 - Mission: Impossible - Action

Going to put this in action for now since it is a weak category for me (unless the judge is good with cheese).  Lots of Emmy and golden globe nominations and wins for this one too. A true edge of your seat television experience - a perfect action show. 
 

Back to @KarmaPolice

Damn.  Good picks.  I was just redoing my lists and wrote down M:I for action, since what you said is true - the rest of my list is mostly cheese from my youth.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

For me there are a lot of shows that blur the lines, especially this one, but "drama" is pretty all inclusive.   Not much from this time period I remember as a kid, but this was one, and like Twilight Zone, I think it still holds up damn well today:

12.02:  ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS ('50-'70 DRAMA)

 

[KarmaPolice]

back to @Doug B

 

[AAABatteries]

Out of town all weekend  with spotty internet.  If I  come up skip me all weekend.   8ll try to check in if I can.

Not sure what round I owe:

Fleabag - Foreign Show

You owe one more.

 

[Doug B]

Now that MI has been tapped, I won’t get away with kicking this can down the road much longer:

12.03: Cinnamon Carter, 1950-1970 Leading Woman - Drama

Cool, riveting show and a role that earned Barbara Bain three Emmies.

@rickroll

 

[Hov34]

You owe one more.

Thanks.

Theme song

Greatest American Hero - "Believe It Our Not"

 

[rickroll]

12.04 Tolstoy selects Dragnet, 1951-1970 Drama

 

[Yo Mama]

Now that MI has been tapped, I won’t get away with kicking this can down the road much longer:

12.03: Cinnamon Carter, 1950-1970 Leading Woman - Drama

Cool, riveting show and a role that earned Barbara Bain three Emmies.

@rickroll

I almost doubled up with her and MI, but couldn’t keep passing up on Taxi. Nice pick. 

 

[rickroll]

back to @AAABatteries?

 

[AAABatteries]

I almost doubled up with her and MI, but couldn’t keep passing up on Taxi. Nice pick. 

Michael Irvin?  Either way, that's hot.

 

[KarmaPolice]

12.04 Tolstoy selects Dragnet, 1951-1970 Drama

Nice.  Good thing I took AHP as that, MI, and Dragnet were all I had down.  

 

[Pitchfork]

You can skip me if I get up this aft. 

 

[Yo Mama]

Michael Irvin?  Either way, that's hot.

Oops, that came off like a @wikkidpissah fever dream memory. I’d go with Mary Ingalls in that scenario (while were talking tv characters - hopefully not a spotlight). 

 

[wikkidpissah]

12.04 Tolstoy selects Dragnet, 1951-1970 Drama

the show that found me my irony. i like Dragnet, still watch it (5:30am on Me-TV, i think) and @Encyclopedia Brown and i are big fans of some of the monologues (this one especially). by the last coupla years of the show, though, i'd done some of the things Sgt Friday railed about, knew how harmless and possibly productive they were and i was just ready for the The Big High episode. rarely has a television program ended more tragically, but i was rolling on the floor laughing like they were fishslapping ballerinas. we were a one-TV family in those days and you can imagine how my peeps' view of their altarboy son changed to watch me giggle at drowning babies as though it was Moe boinking Curly's eyes out. the world changed that day, my friends...

 

[Zow]

12.5 Game Show - Wheel of Fortune

 

[Charlie Steiner]

the show that found me my irony. i like Dragnet, still watch it (5:30am on Me-TV, i think) and @Encyclopedia Brown and i are big fans of some of the monologues (this one especially). by the last coupla years of the show, though, i'd done some of the things Sgt Friday railed about, knew how harmless and possibly productive they were and i was just ready for the The Big High episode. rarely has a television program ended more tragically, but i was rolling on the floor laughing like they were fishslapping ballerinas. we were a one-TV family in those days and you can imagine how my peeps' view of their altarboy son changed to watch me giggle at drowning babies as though it was Moe boinking Curly's eyes out. the world changed that day, my friends...

My dad got me into listening to old time radio, and the DC-based NPR station, WAMU, runs a show every Sunday night from 7-11, with Gunsmoke at 8 and Dragnet at 8:30.  I made this observation when Gunsmoke went, and I had this thought again about Dragnet: I can't help but wonder how much of a bump from radio this show received, and how well it would have done without a built-in audience.  Just like with Gunsmoke, I love the radio version but can't get into the TV version. Also, from what little I know about Jack Webb, I think there's a great biopic about him waiting to be written.

 

[Yo Mama]

@Mrs. Rannous is up