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The Great 2020 All Time Television Draft: The Simpsons is judged the greatest show of all time (1 Viewer)

Mrs. Rannous said:
29.11  -  Perry  Mason  -  Drama  -  1950-70

Raymond Burr is so young.

@Zow is up.
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This is the most important show on television for me as an old man. There are no surprises in it any more cuz i solved em all w me Ma as a kid and re-solved em all w her when i moved up here to take care of her. As a terrible insomniac who resolved that by being a night owl, i needed a way to be able to get to sleep at a reasonable hour once i had to start cleaning & feeding Ma @ 8:30a. For some reason, if i go to bed right at 11:30 w Perry Mason on ME-TV, i am always asleep before the startling confession. it's been almost four years since i've seen the end of a Perry Mason that i've watched from the beginning, God bless it for that.

side note: me Ma had two birthdays. she died this year, two days after her official 96th b'day. but for the first 40some years of her life, she celebrated it today, Nov 12. in the late 60s, she sent away for her birth certificate to get a passport to return to Dublin, where she grew up. the certificate had her birthday listed as Aug 14. confused, she called her last remaining Auntie (she was orphaned as a teen) to ask about it. turns out she'd been a love child. me Granda, an 18yo dockworker, knocked up his 16yo sweetie which, in 1924 Ireland, was a jailing offense for young Bob and the cause to be locked away in a convent for a life of indentured Catholic servitude for Flo. so they married quickly, hopped the Sea of Ireland to Liverpool, and stayed til me Ma was born and of an indeterminate enough size for them to slide the supposed DOB to one which aligned with their marriage date.  me Ma would have taken full advantage of having two birthdays, so we gave her the choice of one which we'd celebrate. she chose this one and this is the first "birthday" since her passing. Happy Birthday, Ma.

 
wikkidpissah said:
This is the most important show on television for me as an old man. There are no surprises in it any more cuz i solved em all w me Ma as a kid and re-solved em all w her when i moved up here to take care of her. As a terrible insomniac who resolved that by being a night owl, i needed a way to be able to get to sleep at a reasonable hour once i had to start cleaning & feeding Ma @ 8:30a. For some reason, if i go to bed right at 11:30 w Perry Mason on ME-TV, i am always asleep before the startling confession. it's been almost four years since i've seen the end of a Perry Mason that i've watched from the beginning, God bless it for that.

side note: me Ma had two birthdays. she died this year, two days after her official 96th b'day. but for the first 40some years of her life, she celebrated it today, Nov 12. in the late 60s, she sent away for her birth certificate to get a passport to return to Dublin, where she grew up. the certificate had her birthday listed as Aug 14. confused, she called her last remaining Auntie (she was orphaned as a teen) to ask about it. turns out she'd been a love child. me Granda, an 18yo dockworker, knocked up his 16yo sweetie which, in 1924 Ireland, was a jailing offense for young Bob and the cause to be locked away in a convent for a life of indentured Catholic servitude for Flo. so they married quickly, hopped the Sea of Ireland to Liverpool, and stayed til me Ma was born and of an indeterminate enough size for them to slide the supposed DOB to one which aligned with their marriage date.  me Ma would have taken full advantage of having two birthdays, so we gave her the choice of one which we'd celebrate. she chose this one and this is the first "birthday" since her passing. Happy Birthday, Ma.
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Awesome. Some of my favorite memories are my mom letting me stay up to watch Perry Mason and* with her. Made me want to win murder trials as a defense attorney. 

 
Murder She Wrote and Matlock
 
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Gotta grab a couple that have been sitting at the top of my lists for a while now, especially since the pickings are starting to get more slim.  Yo Mama selects:

29.16 – Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko – 50-70 Leading Man Comedy

This powerhouse show and classic role turned Phil Silvers into a star.  He was nominated for 5 emmys for this role and won twice.  This character was also the basis for a couple cartoon series, where the main characters mimicked his voice and personality.  Sgt. Bilko shows up in a number of top tv stars of all time lists and I think he can do well in this category.

30.01 – Karen Walker – 91-20 Supporting Woman

Although she was a supporting character in Will and Grace, Karen Walker (probably one of the original “Karens”) soon took over as the highlight of this popular show with her huge, bombastic character as a promiscuous, alcoholic, gold-digging socialite.  Karen Walker is an excellent example of a supporting character who became the most prominent part of a series.  The show and the awards agencies all considered her a supporting actress, so she is a steal for this category.

Megan Mullaly was nominated for 8 emmys (won twice) and nominated for 7 screen actors guild awards (won three times) for this iconic role.

 
So I definitely think about this draft too much, and I wonder about what kind of show I could come up with based on the characters I’ve drafted for each era. For example, my 50-70 lineup could produce the following sitcom:

Lucy and the Sergeant

Lucy and her husband Master Sergeant Bilko live on base patrolled by the inept MP Barney Fife. Plot twist: Lucy’s mother Endora is a witch who makes her son-in-law Ernie’s life a living hell. 
 

I also think I could come up with something pretty awesome with my 91-20 comedy trio of Sheldon Cooper, George Constanza, and Karen Walker all driving each other crazy. 
 

Anyone else have any good combinations?

 
Yo Mama said:
So I definitely think about this draft too much, and I wonder about what kind of show I could come up with based on the characters I’ve drafted for each era. For example, my 50-70 lineup could produce the following sitcom:

Lucy and the Sergeant

Lucy and her husband Master Sergeant Bilko live on base patrolled by the inept MP Barney Fife. Plot twist: Lucy’s mother Endora is a witch who makes her son-in-law Ernie’s life a living hell. 
 

I also think I could come up with something pretty awesome with my 91-20 comedy trio of Sheldon Cooper, George Constanza, and Karen Walker all driving each other crazy. 
 

Anyone else have any good combinations?
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Wow.......

 
Before he terrorized Miles Teller and threw cymbals at his head, he terrorized inmates in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary...

30.02:  VERN SCHILLINGER ( TV villain) 

 
30.04 Tolstoy selects Elizabeth Jennnings, portrayed by Keri Russel :wub: , The Americans

Leading Woman in a Drama, 1991-2020

move the Mother of Dragons to Supporting Woman

 
rickroll said:
30.04 Tolstoy selects Elizabeth Jennnings, portrayed by Keri Russel :wub: , The Americans

Leading Woman in a Drama, 1991-2020

move the Mother of Dragons to Supporting Woman
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I was watching some of this show last week and thinking I made a mistake with my pick.  Russell is so damn good in this show .  

 
Round 30.06  -  Streets of San Francisco  -  Drama 1971-90.

Karl Malden and Michael Douglas.  Are you kidding me?

A Quinn Martin Production.

 
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30.7 - Jesus of Nazareth - Miniseries

I remember this being a BIG deal when it aired in the 70's. From wiki: It stars Robert Powell as Jesus, and features an all-star cast of American and European actors, including eight who had won or would go on to win Academy Awards: Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, James Earl Jones, and Peter Ustinov.

 
Rd. 30- Phoebe Buffay- supporting woman 1991-2020

For her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay, Kudrow received a Golden Globe Award nomination and won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, and an American Comedy Award.

 
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@timschochet - do the various iterations of Pyramid count as one show or does each stand on it's on since the name changed?

Assuming it counts as one I'd like to select that with my round 25 pick.

 
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