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The Great 2020 All Time Television Draft: The Simpsons is judged the greatest show of all time (2 Viewers)

19.12 Best supporting female character 1990-2020 - Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs (The Wire)

Wikkid inspired me to make a point so I'm choosing a personal favorite, but this character was so good that the writers had to re-write the script after season one when she was supposed to be killed off. Arguably the moral conscience of the law enforcement officers portrayed on the show, she transcended any stereotypes - including her sexuality and its portrayal - and at the show's end she wound up being one of the most substantative characters on it. 

 
Lots of ways I can go with this turn, but I’m going to go with two categories that I’m not too solid on that are both relatively untapped so far.  Yo Mama selects:

19.16 – Endora (Bewitched) – 50-70 Supporting Woman

Agnes Moorehead was a well known and highly respected actress who (much to her dismay) was most noted for her stellar portrayal of the witch/mother Endora.  She was nominated for 6 emmys and multiple golden globes for this legendary role.  Her constant battles with [redacted] defined her time on the show – she only referred to him by his real name 8 times in the whole series, preferring to call him “whats-his-name”, “Darwin”, “Derwood”, and “Dum-Dum”.

20.01 – Julie Barnes (The Mod Squad) – 50-70 Lead Woman Drama

Ah, my first TV crush.  This show is evenly split between our eras, so I’ll place her here where I think is a better fit (seems more like a 60s show to me).  The lovely and talented Peggy Lipton (she was also a singer) was nominated for 4 emmys and 4 golden globes for this role.  XOXOXO

♥️♥️♥️

 
Just noticed I have most of my 50-70 characters selected already. Check out this lineup:

Lucy Ricardo

Barney Fife

Dr. Richard Kimble

Endora

Julie Barnes ♥️

(look at me)

 
Gotta make it fast:

Ya big dummy!

20.03: Fred G. Sanford, 1971-1990 Leading Man - Comedy

I thought his drawer full of old eyeglasses was funny when I was a kid. 40 years later ... I've got my own stash of old glasses  :(

 
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Doug B said:
Gotta make it fast:

Ya big dummy!

20.03: Fred G. Sanford, 1971-1990 Leading Man - Comedy

I thought his drawer full of old eyeglasses was funny when I was a kid. 40 years later ... I've got my own stash of old glasses  :(
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We seem to be using the same cheat sheet. 

 
Zow said:
Please pick today if possible. :D  

FYI I am in trials tomorrow (Friday) and all day Monday. @BobbyLayne and @AAABatteries please text me, but I won't be shocked if I have to be skipped tomorrow and Monday. 
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unfortunately I will be out most of the day moving into my new apartment, and AAA is off the grid

but def will if I have time to check and notice you're up

Monday I s/b around the boards though

 
Zow said:
20.5 1990-2020 Drama Series* - The Leftovers

I don't like taking the ninth selection in a category this early, but this show is so, so good. Littered with awards. 

*Could be moved to Sci-Fi. 
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I sometimes think this was even better than The Wire.  

 
Zow said:
20.5 1990-2020 Drama Series* - The Leftovers

I don't like taking the ninth selection in a category this early, but this show is so, so good. Littered with awards. 

*Could be moved to Sci-Fi. 
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Guess I need to watch this.  Have been meaning to, but there is just so much out there.  Where can I stream it?

ETA: looks like HBO max has it.  I'll check it out.

 
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Round 20.6  -  Bill Nye the Science Guy  -  Children's Show

This show won awards and stuff.  It was very influential.  Today's US scientists all seemed to have watched it.

@jwb you are up.

 
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Alright.  Stared at my lists and ideas.  I for sure have a deeper list for most shows, and that's where my weirder ideas will come from, so I will stick a little more by the book and knock out some characters.  

19.15:  DIANE CHAMBERS - leading woman, comedy '71-90

20.02:  **** SOLOMON - leading man, comedy '90-20

 
KarmaPolice said:
Alright.  Stared at my lists and ideas.  I for sure have a deeper list for most shows, and that's where my weirder ideas will come from, so I will stick a little more by the book and knock out some characters.  

19.15:  DIANE CHAMBERS - leading woman, comedy '71-90

20.02:  **** SOLOMON - leading man, comedy '90-20
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Nice, both of these were high on my list. 

 
This guy gets a bit of an unearned redemption arc which may hurt in the voting (or maybe not, he was pretty damn evil) but I'm trying to hit a bunch of my favourite shows over the course of these 50 picks and I don't really see another obvious category for this show. (if only there was a best season one category)... In any case, he's a great villain in terms of both psychological torture and body count. I considered one other guy here from a show I'll probably have to leave on the sidelines now, I hope someone takes that villain.

20.08 - Ben Linus (Lost) - Villain

 
Pitchfork said:
This guy gets a bit of an unearned redemption arc which may hurt in the voting (or maybe not, he was pretty damn evil) but I'm trying to hit a bunch of my favourite shows over the course of these 50 picks and I don't really see another obvious category for this show. (if only there was a best season one category)... In any case, he's a great villain in terms of both psychological torture and body count. I considered one other guy here from a show I'll probably have to leave on the sidelines now, I hope someone takes that villain.

20.08 - Ben Linus (Lost) - Villain
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Fantastic choice and greatly helped by the strength of the actor. 

There was a hilarious segment on one of the late night talk shows where they had Emerson read the most innocuous children's literature to make it sound evil, because he can make anything sound evil. 

 
Pick 20.10 - Jon Stewart - Talk Show Host

Honors and awards
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Jon Stewart

Stewart with the Peabody Award that he won with The Daily Show in 2005
Stewart and other members of The Daily Show have received three Peabody Awards for "Indecision 2000"[39] and "Indecision 2004",[204] covering the 2000 presidential election and the 2004 presidential election, respectively. He received his third Peabody in 2016 for his tenure at The Daily Show.[205]

The Daily Show received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015 and Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series for 10 consecutive years from 2003 to 2012. In 2013, the award for both categories instead went to The Daily Show spin-off The Colbert Report. In 2015, The Daily Show resurfaced, winning both categories for one last time for Stewart's swan song as host.

Stewart won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2005 for his recording, America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction.

For his advocacy on behalf of 9/11 victims and families, Stewart was one of eighteen individuals and organizations awarded the Bronze Medallion on December 16, 2019. The Bronze Medallion the highest award conferred upon civilians by New York City.[212]
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jwb said:
20.07 - Peter Gunn Theme - Theme Song

I think this is the original.     My favorite version

Will write something more later/tomorrow

@Pitchfork
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Ok, Peter Gunn Theme... I had this on my radar early and figured I could wait awhile. But I think Wikkid cryptically alluded to it in one of his posts, so I grabbed it now.

For me, it's an iconic piece of music, composed by the great Henry Mancini (who won an Emmy and two Grammys for this). I knew a lot of theme songs (cheers, believe it or not, etc) would get picked, but it's the deepest of categories. Let's face it - almost every popular show has an iconic/recognizable theme song/music - there are probably 50 out there that you would think are worthy of top 10 status. But few stand the true test of time like this one does - even young people today have heard this even if they have no idea who or what Peter Gunn is, where the Friends theme is long forgotten.

Plus, it's cool as heck. 

 
jwb said:
but it's the deepest of categories. Let's face it - almost every popular show has an iconic/recognizable theme song/music -
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My favorite hasn't even been picked yet.

ETA: Actually my top 2 are still out there - one  of them, I don't really know from the TV show itself.

 
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jwb said:
Ok, Peter Gunn Theme... I had this on my radar early and figured I could wait awhile. But I think Wikkid cryptically alluded to it in one of his posts, so I grabbed it now.

For me, it's an iconic piece of music, composed by the great Henry Mancini (who won an Emmy and two Grammys for this). I knew a lot of theme songs (cheers, believe it or not, etc) would get picked, but it's the deepest of categories. Let's face it - almost every popular show has an iconic/recognizable theme song/music - there are probably 50 out there that you would think are worthy of top 10 status. But few stand the true test of time like this one does - even young people today have heard this even if they have no idea who or what Peter Gunn is, where the Friends theme is long forgotten.

Plus, it's cool as heck. 
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And it was used perfectly in The Blues Brothers.

 
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