That's a low bar for Knotts to clear. I just remember him mugging for the camera.The writing got even worse as the series went on, so yes. But Knotts was a far better actor/comedian than Fell and Lindley.Not a big Three's Company fan, but the episodes with the Ropers were way better.had 106 &105 on list at the start and moved from some nostalgia, but loved both of these. you three's company people, were you an RF or a Roper's person?
Totally forgot about that thread - should have also mentioned you as one of the trivia kings - my bad.We had an epic Brady Bunch trivia thread a long while back. It was way before clips were readily available online so everyone was doing it based on memory, and what I recall is that very few questions went unanswered for more than a couple of seconds.Whenever I revisit the show, I'm brought back to that comfort zone that I felt as a kid. Welp, I'd say more but "something suddenly came up."![]()
The only one that comes to mind (have no idea who posted it) was: what nickname did Carol's high school boyfriend call her? That question might have stumped the board for a grand total of two minutes.
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I was more active when I was a kid/late 20's so I didn't watch a whole ton of tv and things are different now. Like I said earlier, sometimes I'll intentionally not watch a show unless I can start from the beginning which is something you can do now with streaming so I have a little catching up to do. Some of these shows were before my time and I didn't catch them in syndication.You don't seem to have seen many of the shows mentioned so far in this countdown. I mean that in the best possible way. I am envious. It means you have done what I wish I had done, which is to stop the mindless absorption of endless tv shows.
Didn't the original showrunners quit or get fired after a couple of seasons? You could see the quality go down hill right afterwards. I watched a couple more seasons, but finally gave up after the season that ended with the baseball bat killing.Walking Dead being #101 is kind of perfect for it. A great, great show I probably would have had in my top 10 at one point that dropped off so hard without that strong start it wouldn't have come close to my top 70.
My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.101 - The Walking Dead
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 304
Average Rank: 43.4
yes to all of this. I'll also say that this is a slice of life (rez life) that is very underrepresented in media, and I'm so glad that someone was willing to take a chance to put something like this out there.The commercials for Reservation Dogs did the show no justice. I avoided watching it because it seemed like some formulaic show with kids getting up to shenanigans. There's some of that, kind of, but I'm so grateful I gave this show a chance. Each episode seems to have everything - you'll be laughing like hell one minute, borderline crying the next, then wondering why you think so small after that. It's got heart in spades without being too drippy, but sometimes it is drippy, and when it is you don't mind.
And it gets stronger with each season, as each season builds upon the season that came prior, just a fresh layer on top of another, much like the generations do in the show.
I was sad when it ended because the characters aren't in my life anymore. Not many shows can do that to me.
By the time I quit watching, I was only doing so in hopes that Carl would die a horrible death.Walking Dead was amazing at its peak, I rode it out but I was definitely just hate watching at the end. Just too many stupid characters I didn’t care about
Tried a few of the spinoffs but meh. I’m just done with that universe
That’s how I treated it too.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.101 - The Walking Dead
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 304
Average Rank: 43.4
I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
It is a generic studio audience track, not theirs, i believe.Big Bang Theory doesn't have a laugh track. It has an actual studio audience.I'll join you and raise you with Big Bang Theory. Mainstream TV sitcom + laugh track + same, lazy, cliche ridden, warmed over, unfunny, network storyline = painfully boring and played out.Fake laugh track. Minus a billion pointst-112 - How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
Score: 274
Average Rank: 31.9
A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
List Breakdown
BlackCrowes 8
Gally 21
Instinctive 27
BLOCKED PUNT 30
turnjose7 34
zamboni 35
Jayrod 68
I’ll see myself out
You’re spending an awful lot of time in a thread you don’t consider serious.I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
I look forward to Game of Thrones at #100 using this reasoning.Walking Dead being #101 is kind of perfect for it. A great, great show I probably would have had in my top 10 at one point that dropped off so hard without that strong start it wouldn't have come close to my top 70.
Awesome awesome sci-fi.102 - The Expanse
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 301
Average Rank: 37.6
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
List Breakdown
KarmaPolice 8
The Gator 14
gr00vus 20
Scoresman 35
Maik Jeaunz 39
Rand al Thor 42
turnjose7 54
landrys hat 58
Nick Vermeil 68
I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
I could be misremembering, but I remember some truly interesting and creepy things the first couple episodes. Something about them having a bit of a "memory" and the dead wife/mom would be lurking at the door? F that.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.101 - The Walking Dead
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 304
Average Rank: 43.4
I had never watched this when I submitted my countdown, now I'm at S2E8. It would be on my list now.102 - The Expanse
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 301
Average Rank: 37.6
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
List Breakdown
KarmaPolice 8
The Gator 14
gr00vus 20
Scoresman 35
Maik Jeaunz 39
Rand al Thor 42
turnjose7 54
landrys hat 58
Nick Vermeil 68
Yeah, don't punish a show for not getting cancelled.I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
I dont think it matters. If you liked 4-5 seasons of a show enough to be able to rank it somewhere, so be it.
I didn't include a lot of old shows (mostly because I'm dumb and didn't consider them), but for some reason this one made the cut. MJF was so dynamic and just commanded the screen. the rest of the cast and premise was fine, but it made my ranking almost solely because of him.116 - Family Ties
Comedy
Score: 272
Average Rank: 51.6
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
List Breakdown
KarmaPolice 16
zamboni 17
ilov80s 37
Hastur 40
Rand al Thor 45
John Madden's Lunchbox 53
BlackCrowes 59
Shaft41 62
whoknew 63
Tau37 64
shuke 64
Pip's Invitation 65
Maik Jeaunz 67
Runkle 70
That was exactly the episode to stop at. I looked it up earlier and we got the Kingdom people and the dump people within a few episodes of that.Didn't the original showrunners quit or get fired after a couple of seasons? You could see the quality go down hill right afterwards. I watched a couple more seasons, but finally gave up after the season that ended with the baseball bat killing.Walking Dead being #101 is kind of perfect for it. A great, great show I probably would have had in my top 10 at one point that dropped off so hard without that strong start it wouldn't have come close to my top 70.
I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()
Epstein Drive episode satisfy that curiosity about getting around the solar system?I had never watched this when I submitted my countdown, now I'm at S2E8. It would be on my list now.102 - The Expanse
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 301
Average Rank: 37.6
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
List Breakdown
KarmaPolice 8
The Gator 14
gr00vus 20
Scoresman 35
Maik Jeaunz 39
Rand al Thor 42
turnjose7 54
landrys hat 58
Nick Vermeil 68
I liked the Tales one that was an anthology. One episode tied into the main show (and was the worst of the batch), but the others were just bottle zombie movies that didn't have to explain the type of zombies or show us the breakout or anything - the universe was already built, so they could just tell their stories. The episode with Parker Posey was especially great.Walking Dead was amazing at its peak, I rode it out but I was definitely just hate watching at the end. Just too many stupid characters I didn’t care about
Tried a few of the spinoffs but meh. I’m just done with that universe
I feel like this is one of the first shows that shocked me in the sense that bad things might happen, main characters might die, etc.115 - ER
Drama
Score: 272
Average Rank: 43.8
The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
List Breakdown
Todem 25
Runkle 27
Psychopav 31
Tau37 33
Gally 37
timschochet 40
simey 54
Nick Vermeil 56
AAABatteries 65
Maik Jeaunz 70
Have you read any of the shorts to go along with the series?THE EXPANSE
Just missed getting all my top 10s in the top 100. Obviously, I love this show. I was hooked from the first episode, and to me it just kept getting better. There were a lot of very interesting ideas in here, and they took the science and tech seriously. The railguns, the injections for high G maneuvers, the Martian accents - at the very least I felt I was in good hands and the show was being run by people who love the show as much as I did.
I like both the books and the show, but this is also a rare case that I would give the show the slight nod. The books do better with the ideas like the protomolecule, but I thought the pacing was off and if I am reading something that long I like even more detailed worldbuilding and lean more fantasy in that regard. The show looked great and IMO ended well, especially considering they still had a few books of material they could have mined. Anybody who likes sci-fi should give this one a try if they haven't.
The description of the #100 show has me scared. I'm not ready to ramble about my #1 yet.![]()
I may have to text Buddy HintonNever liked the Brady Bunch
It was one of the two smartest shows on TV at the time. Carl Reiner was brilliant and the cast was stellar. You watch some of DVD's contemporaries and it doesn't even look like they were made in the same universe.I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()
FYI, I had this ranked #21 but I'm not on this list.107 - Shogun 2024
Drama
Score: 293
Average Rank: 41.7
When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.
List Breakdown
BLOCKED PUNT 11
The Gator 21
turnjose7 25
Barry2 40
McBokonon 40
krista4 42
kupcho1 52
Todem 56
Tick 61
Chaos34 69
I actually made it to season 8 of TWD. the first 2 seasons are all-timers, and a couple more were pretty good, but it just got so dumb. if I rank it based on the first few seasons like you did, it would probably make my list too.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.101 - The Walking Dead
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Score: 304
Average Rank: 43.4
I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()
FYI, I had this ranked #21 but I'm not on this list.107 - Shogun 2024
Drama
Score: 293
Average Rank: 41.7
When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.
List Breakdown
BLOCKED PUNT 11
The Gator 21
turnjose7 25
Barry2 40
McBokonon 40
krista4 42
kupcho1 52
Todem 56
Tick 61
Chaos34 69![]()
He was awful. I couldn’t get past his dictionIt also didn't have that block of wood who played Blackthorn. And it actually followed the plot of the book, which was far better.The original was much better. I couldn’t get through the remake. And I LOVE this story/book107 - Shogun 2024
Drama
Score: 293
Average Rank: 41.7
When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.
List Breakdown
BLOCKED PUNT 11
The Gator 21
turnjose7 25
Barry2 40
McBokonon 40
krista4 42
kupcho1 52
Todem 56
Tick 61
Chaos34 69
For this one I'm not 100% sure if everyone above voted for this or the original. I believe I assumed this version unless specified otherwise. It was also annoying to parse because it had that annoying character in the title. Consider this your chance to discuss all versions of Shogun.
I don't believe the original had Anna Sawai.
So no, I don't see how it could have been better.
I guess. It's all subjective anyways. I guess it's like if you think X amount of seasons are as good or better than this 3 season show then it's fair to rank it but at the same time it's like if you don't include all the underwhelming seasons than it's not an accurate portrayal of the show. It's like reviewing half a movie or half a book. Maybe that only makes sense to me.I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
I dont think it matters. If you liked 4-5 seasons of a show enough to be able to rank it somewhere, so be it.
When it comes to quality for me, I tried to look at the quality of the story told. I didn't really weight if that was five or seven seasons, just how well was the story told.I guess. It's all subjective anyways. I guess it's like if you think X amount of seasons are as good or better than this 3 season show then it's fair to rank it but at the same time it's like if you don't include all the underwhelming seasons than it's not an accurate portrayal of the show. It's like reviewing half a movie or half a book. Maybe that only makes sense to me.I know I'm being sort of a buzzkill here but if this were a serious thread then I don't think we should be selectively ranking a show based on specific seasons but it's all for fun so ignore me and carry on.My ranking was done based on the first 4-5 seasons. Later seasons don't exist in my worldview. I used that justification on a number of my highly ranked shows.
I dont think it matters. If you liked 4-5 seasons of a show enough to be able to rank it somewhere, so be it.
Then you believe incorrectly. The series finale showed them, and some of the bloopers have the cast interacting with them.It is a generic studio audience track, not theirs, i believe.Big Bang Theory doesn't have a laugh track. It has an actual studio audience.I'll join you and raise you with Big Bang Theory. Mainstream TV sitcom + laugh track + same, lazy, cliche ridden, warmed over, unfunny, network storyline = painfully boring and played out.Fake laugh track. Minus a billion pointst-112 - How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
Score: 274
Average Rank: 31.9
A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
List Breakdown
BlackCrowes 8
Gally 21
Instinctive 27
BLOCKED PUNT 30
turnjose7 34
zamboni 35
Jayrod 68
I’ll see myself out
Maybe for that one episode, but they did have a live studio audience reacting to them throughout the seriesThen you believe incorrectly. The series finale showed them and some of the bloopers have the cast interacting with them.It is a generic studio audience track, not theirs, i believe.Big Bang Theory doesn't have a laugh track. It has an actual studio audience.I'll join you and raise you with Big Bang Theory. Mainstream TV sitcom + laugh track + same, lazy, cliche ridden, warmed over, unfunny, network storyline = painfully boring and played out.Fake laugh track. Minus a billion pointst-112 - How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
Score: 274
Average Rank: 31.9
A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
List Breakdown
BlackCrowes 8
Gally 21
Instinctive 27
BLOCKED PUNT 30
turnjose7 34
zamboni 35
Jayrod 68
I’ll see myself out
Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie are eternally funny.I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()
Like I said, you can see the cast interecting with them occasionally in the bloopers while filming the episodes.Maybe for that one episode, but they did have a live studio audience reacting to them throughout the seriesThen you believe incorrectly. The series finale showed them and some of the bloopers have the cast interacting with them.It is a generic studio audience track, not theirs, i believe.Big Bang Theory doesn't have a laugh track. It has an actual studio audience.I'll join you and raise you with Big Bang Theory. Mainstream TV sitcom + laugh track + same, lazy, cliche ridden, warmed over, unfunny, network storyline = painfully boring and played out.Fake laugh track. Minus a billion pointst-112 - How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
Score: 274
Average Rank: 31.9
A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
List Breakdown
BlackCrowes 8
Gally 21
Instinctive 27
BLOCKED PUNT 30
turnjose7 34
zamboni 35
Jayrod 68
I’ll see myself out
"Typically with sitcoms like Friends, (the show HIMYM is easily compared to) they use a multi-camera approach where a live audience watches each scene onset and the laughter is then recorded. Since the show constantly jumps between flashbacks and flashforwards, a live studio audience would not be possible."
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Its incessant airing in syndication meant most people of a certain age are extremely familiar with the Bradys and their Hollywood Squares-sized family. It was cheesy but it had heart. Many of the scenarios were relatable -- especially to those of us with divorced parents/blended families -- and many of the jokes landed.
We should be posting where these are available to stream when available. I see this one is on Prime/Peacock, so I should watch a few episodes of these classic shows as they come up.I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()
Forgot about this one, and I believe it was short-lived but so funny.104 - Police Squad!
Comedy
Score: 296
Average Rank: 34
Sight-gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for later very successful "Naked Gun" movies.
List Breakdown
titusbramble 3
John Madden's Lunchbox 9
Bottomfeeder Sports 26
Don Quixote 30
Sullie 40
Shaft41 47
gr00vus 58
krista4 59
We should be posting where these are available to stream when available. I see this one is on Prime/Peacock, so I should watch a few episodes of these classic shows as they come up.I had **** Van Dyke Show extremely high but it’s not nostalgia. I never saw an episode of the show until COVID. Binge watched then and absolutely loved it.Nostalgia definitely shining here in the low 100sOof. Some pretty bad shows in that batch
I could maybe see The Brady Bunch making my list, if I'd only ever seen 69 other tv shows![]()