The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 69: Firefly (50 Viewers)

[Gally]

Whose Line was brilliant when Drew Carey was host. The banter between performers was great. I should check out some of the recent episodes, it looks like the 2nd run just ended.

You should check out the British version. I thought that was better and how I first stumbled upon it. Had many of the same players but the host didn't try as hard as Drew Carey and I thought he was better (not that Drew was bad).

I assume that the show in this ranking was the US version.

It is. One person voted for the British version. It did not make the list.

I treat them as the same show because they are......they just have different hosts. Most of the players are on all versions and they really make the show.

 

[Gally]

191 - Whose Line Is It Anyway?​

Comedy
Score: 158
Average Rank: 48.4

Improvisational comedy game show in which four players act out various comic games and sketches.

List Breakdown

Shaft41 3
BLOCKED PUNT 37
Hastur 46
Instinctive 49
ilov80s 64

Best sketch from the show....

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

 

[Eephus]

You should check out the British version. I thought that was better and how I first stumbled upon it. Had many of the same players but the host didn't try as hard as Drew Carey and I thought he was better (not that Drew was bad).

Michael McShane is hilarious

 

[Tau837]

190 - Beverly Hills, 90210​

Drama
Score: 158
Average Rank: 39.8

The lives of teens in Beverly Hills.

List Breakdown

KarmaPolice 25
Dan Lambskin 29
zamboni 36
simey 55
Todem 62
Scoresman 63
Tau37 69

I think the average rank is off here. Shouldn’t it be 48.4?

 

[zamboni]

90210 was surely a thing when it came out. The show came out and peaked during my high school years, and it was fascinating how everyone was watching it. The jocks, nerds, rockers, EVERYONE seemed to watch this.

I was just out of colllege when it started, so I was a bit older than the average demographic. But considering the actors were like ten years out of HS themselves, I felt more in place.

 

[McBokonon]

Yeah, I think I was just in a no-man's land as far as my age for 90210. My older sisters watched it but I wasn't interested, and it never seemed like something I was interested in visiting after the fact - like it had a time and place and that's it.

 

[Anarchy99]

Just curious @Scoresman . . . how many lists to you end up with. You may have mentioned that already, but I don't remember seeing it.

 

[steelerfan1]

Just curious @Scoresman . . . how many lists to you end up with. You may have mentioned that already, but I don't remember seeing it.

50 lists were submitted.

 

[titusbramble]

Whose Line was brilliant when Drew Carey was host. The banter between performers was great. I should check out some of the recent episodes, it looks like the 2nd run just ended.

You should check out the British version. I thought that was better and how I first stumbled upon it. Had many of the same players but the host didn't try as hard as Drew Carey and I thought he was better (not that Drew was bad).

I assume that the show in this ranking was the US version.

It is. One person voted for the British version. It did not make the list.

I treat them as the same show because they are......they just have different hosts. Most of the players are on all versions and they really make the show.

Yeah, they're the same show. Would likely have included it if I spent more time expanding my list to full length

 

[Leroy Hoard]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

This one goes back to my VCR days. I was working afternoons so I would record what looked like the best 2 hours of network tv that night. I can't remember the first hour but LA Law was always the final hour for the night.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

I had L.A. law at 82 and Beverley Hills 90210 at 91.
Both were good regular weekly watches, but the pure volume is a negative rather than a positive

 

[Psychopav]

I checked with @Scoresman before posting ...this one didn't make the top 300.

I made sure a quirky 2 "season" mockumentary from Netflix called "American Vandal" made my list at #68. It's a spin on the true crime docs and both seasons are set within high school situations.

The first season 2 HS "investigators" take on who really spray-painted the "phallic" symbols on almost 30 teacher's cars in the HS parking lot.

The 2nd season these two try and solve who in the school put a powerful laxative in the lemonade in the cafeteria causing a massive "brown out" across the entire school. The culprit calls themselves the "Turd Burglar"

Highly recommend for those who are fans of mockumentaries - didn't want to let this one slip by.

Season 1 promo

Season 2 promo

I wonder if this was inspired by the Community *** crack bandit storyline.

 

[Scoresman]

190 - Beverly Hills, 90210​

Drama
Score: 158
Average Rank: 39.8

The lives of teens in Beverly Hills.

List Breakdown

KarmaPolice 25
Dan Lambskin 29
zamboni 36
simey 55
Todem 62
Scoresman 63
Tau37 69

I think the average rank is off here. Shouldn’t it be 48.4?

Thanks,

Fixed going forward.

 

[Scoresman]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

 

[McBokonon]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I never did watch this - I didn't really hear good things about it but I think that might be because they had to cram about everything into season 2 when they realized they were getting cancelled.

 

[Psychopav]

RT Scores:

Mr. Rogers: n/a
Veronica Mars: 92/80
90210: --/93
LA Law: n/a

 

[Psychopav]

Whose Line: --/98
Rome: 86/96

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

189 - L.A. Law

The show was popular in the dorms, and I can remember the entire floor erupting when the character of Rosalind Shays (a mean, spiteful woman) dropped into the elevator shaft.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

Rome
Probably the show that made many other "premium channel" TV shows to come possible, only real negative is it ended too soon.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

90210 was surely a thing when it came out. The show came out and peaked during my high school years, and it was fascinating how everyone was watching it. The jocks, nerds, rockers, EVERYONE seemed to watch this.

guess i'm one of the few who has never watched an episode.

Same

 

[FarFromHome]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I never did watch this - I didn't really hear good things about it but I think that might be because they had to cram about everything into season 2 when they realized they were getting cancelled.

Great show. If your a Rome type genre this is a solid, well made option to jump into.

 

[Ilov80s]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I never did watch this - I didn't really hear good things about it but I think that might be because they had to cram about everything into season 2 when they realized they were getting cancelled.

HBO did botch it but the show was good for short run it had.

 

[krista4]

189 - L.A. Law

The show was popular in the dorms, and I can remember the entire floor erupting when the character of Rosalind Shays (a mean, spiteful woman) dropped into the elevator shaft.

It's the first scene I think of when I think of this show.

 

[Keith R]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are all time great characters

Also Pullos girlfriend was way out in front of the Preglent meme

 

[Dan Lambskin]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

I’m sure there’s an episode of 30 Coins on for you

 

[Dan Lambskin]

190 - Beverly Hills, 90210​

Drama
Score: 158
Average Rank: 39.8

The lives of teens in Beverly Hills.

List Breakdown

KarmaPolice 25
Dan Lambskin 29
zamboni 36
simey 55
Todem 62
Scoresman 63
Tau37 69

Also spawned one of ICP’s greatest songs


Beverly Kills 50187

 

[Tick]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

 

[Psychopav]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

I graduated HS in '89. So yes I guess I was watching boring stuff in high school and college.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

90210 was surely a thing when it came out. The show came out and peaked during my high school years, and it was fascinating how everyone was watching it. The jocks, nerds, rockers, EVERYONE seemed to watch this.

I was a contrarian and did not. I was also in college at the time without regular access to TV.

 

[Psychopav]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

I graduated HS in '89. So yes I guess I was watching boring stuff in high school and college.

In my defense, it's the indisputable 189th greatest show OF ALL TIME.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I liked season 1 but never got around to season 2 after learning it was cancelled.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

 

[Keith R]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

Speaking in English is one thing, making them British is a bridge too far

 

[Shaft41]

191 - Whose Line Is It Anyway?​

Comedy
Score: 158
Average Rank: 48.4

Improvisational comedy game show in which four players act out various comic games and sketches.

List Breakdown

Shaft41 3
BLOCKED PUNT 37
Hastur 46
Instinctive 49
ilov80s 64

Best sketch from the show....

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

Knew what this scene was before I even clicked.

I started watching the British version in high school when I could catch it and my brother and I were hooked. The host, Clive Anderson, talked so fast and was so understated but also funny. It had Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops and a few others who would transition to the American show, but also had a few standouts who didn't do the American version like Mike McShane and Tony Slattery.

My list did not have too many comedies, but this show was consistently the one that made me laugh out loud the most over the years.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

Speaking in English is one thing, making them British is a bridge too far

Is it any weirder than making them American?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

Speaking in English is one thing, making them British is a bridge too far

“Hey Ceasuh! Hail dis!”

 

[McBokonon]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

Speaking in English is one thing, making them British is a bridge too far

“Hey Ceasuh! Hail dis!”

"Brutus, WTF? I thought we was tight."

 

[Rand al Thor]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

I watched L.A. Law in high school. It was a good show and I considered it, but ultimately it didn't make my list

 

[Dan Lambskin]

188 - Rome​

Drama
Score: 165
Average Rank: 38

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

List Breakdown

Bottomfeeder Sports 16
ilov80s 36
gr00vus 38
Dan Lambskin 40
Rand al Thor 60

I heard about this show so checked it out. Changed it after 5 minutes and never went back because all the "Romans" had British accents. I may reconsider if MAX ever makes a Victorian drama where the actors all have Italian (or Jersey) accents.

You wanted them to speak Latin?

Speaking in English is one thing, making them British is a bridge too far

“Hey Ceasuh! Hail dis!”

"Brutus, WTF? I thought we was tight."

“Where’s da gravy?”
-Marc Anthony

 

[Eephus]

Tony Slattery.

RIP

 

[Runkle]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

Watched it when I was 12 and rewatched the entire series maybe 10 years ago, yeah

 

[krista4]

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

Objection, your honor, assumes facts not in evidence.

 

[zamboni]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

We're all 50, not 70 - do people go back and watch old network dramas from the 80s or were you people watching boring stuff in junior high?

It was hard to watch everything you wanted to back then - DVRs would basically only record what were actually watching at the time. So a lot of shows went by that I didn’t watch - a few of them I have gone back to over the years.

 

[Todem]

90210 was a huge guilty pleasure of mine.

I have watched the entire series three times?

The last 2 seasons were horrific but thise first 4-5 (season 1 was reallymhit or miss and then it hit it’s stride seasons 2-5).

 

[FarFromHome]

90210 was a hige guilty pleasure of mine.

I have watched the entire series three times?

The last 2 seasons were horrific but thise first 4-5 (season 1 was reallymhit or miss and then it hit it’s stride seasons 2-5).

Brandon or Dylan?

 

[Todem]

90210 was a hige guilty pleasure of mine.

I have watched the entire series three times?

The last 2 seasons were horrific but thise first 4-5 (season 1 was reallymhit or miss and then it hit it’s stride seasons 2-5).

Brandon or Dylan?

Dylan for sure….

 

[Runkle]

189 - L.A. Law​

Crime
Score: 160
Average Rank: 39

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

List Breakdown

BlackCrowes 17
krista4 31
Runkle 37
Psychopav 49
Barry2 61

This one goes back to my VCR days. I was working afternoons so I would record what looked like the best 2 hours of network tv that night. I can't remember the first hour but LA Law was always the final hour for the night.

My parents would tape LA Law on the VCR and I'd have all week to watch before they taped over it for the next one. Those were the days.

LA Law started on Fridays paired with Miami Vice, but ended up moving to Thursdays in 1987. The Thursday line-up that year was The Cosby Show at 8, Family Ties at 8:30, Cheers at 9, Night Court at 9:30, then LA Law with the hammer at 10pm.

In 1988, A Different World replaced Family Ties. In 1991, Wings filled the Night Court slot. Helluva run for the peacock... only to have Seinfeld land there once the other shows ran their course. Crazy times.

 

[UncleZen]

I was the high ranker for Veronica Mars at 16. Although the show does have some funny parts, it is not a comedy. It does have great writing and some great casting. I believe the show suffered getting viewers at the time because they did keep screwing with the format in the 1st three seasons. I definitely had a crush on Veronica so that helped.

90210 - I liked it enough for the first 4-5 seasons but after that, I felt silly watching it and hated to admit to anyone that I did watch it.

LA Law is the type of show I really like but I never saw it when it was on. I tried to watch it about a year ago and just couldn't get into it.

 

[UncleZen]

90210 was a hige guilty pleasure of mine.

I have watched the entire series three times?

The last 2 seasons were horrific but thise first 4-5 (season 1 was reallymhit or miss and then it hit it’s stride seasons 2-5).

Brandon or Dylan?

Dylan