Best TV Show Of All Time (2 Viewers)

[Lew Crippen]

Second:
Mission: Impossible—this was the first TV drama where I was conscious that you really had to watch (rather than listen) in order to understand what was going on.
Third:
Colombo

 

[Lew Crippen]

Oh, the way Glenn Miller played;
Songs that made the Hit Parade;
Guys like us, we had it made;
Those were the days.
(bridge)
And you knew who you were then;
Girls were girls and men were men—
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
Didn’t need no welfare state;
Everybody pulled his weight;
Gee our old LaSalle ran great;
Those were the days!
Third:
All In the Family

 

[Jeff_A]

Third:

Mission: Impossible

 

[Diana M]

Second

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 

[Elizabeth S]

Additional noms:
The Avengers
The Prisoner

 

[Lew Crippen]

Second:
The Prisoner
Who is number 1?
You are number 6
I am not a number. I am a free man

 

[Kristian]

Third: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 

[JenB]

Hey all,
There must be some more people out there who love great, classic science fiction shows on television. Can't we get some more support going for Farscape, Babylon 5, and Doctor Who?
Thank you for the support on Buffy, Diane and Kristian.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Thomas, thanks for the list of shows in the tourney. Would you expand that to include the ones which are in need of seconds and thirds (or a list of those nominated and another of those seconded)? I think that some of the noms are getting lost.

On the other hand, maybe its just me.

 

[JenB]

Nominate:
Remington Steele - The wonderful, always enjoyable 80's detective show that made it obvious to many that Pierce Brosnan was born to play James Bond.
Stargate SG-1 - Well done, intelligent adaptation that is at least as great as the film (currently on Showtime, Sci Fi Channel, and in syndication). Not only does the show have hottie Richard Dean Anderson but also Michael Shanks as well who is such a better acting and better looking Daniel Jackson then James Spader could ever hope to be. Plus, it has many very good characters who were not in the movie such as the brilliant and beautiful scientist Samantha Carter. If you have not yet caught this show, be sure to check it out soon.

 

[Angelo.M]

Third The Prisoner.
--AM

 

[JenB]

Third:
Batman (60s)
Good suggestion on the nominations list, Lew. I agree that some of the nominations might be geting lost.
Great job getting The Prisoner in-Another true classic-It was near the top of my long list of possible thirds too.

 

[Angelo.M]

Oh yeah, Prisoner is a classic. Are the episodes available on DVD yet?
--AM

 

[Lew Crippen]

Yes it is. Retails for ~$150. But I think that it can be found for around $125 or so. 10 disks with some extras. I’ve not seen the set, so I can’t comment on the quality of the transfer.

 

[Jim Berghofer]

Nominate:
Magnum P.I.
New Yankee Workshop
This Old House
Lost In Space

 

[ThomasC]

Alright...Lew and Jen, you got your wish.
Please PM me if you spot any errors. Please note that some shows, like Columbo, were seconded without being nominated first (and it had been thirded as well), so I put it in the seconded category.
I'm tempted to stop the nomination process right now since we're at 32 and the nominations have slowed down...please give me your input. It seems like it'll take too long to get to 64 thirds, so if you guys want the nomination process to continue and we end up short of 64, I'll do a wild card thing for the shows that were thirded later on.

 

[Dheiner]

I will 3rd:
Andy Griffith Show
Leave It To Beaver
NewsRadio
The Bob Newhart Show
Your Show of Shows

I will 2nd:
Gilligan's Island
Green Acres
I Love Lucy
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Outer Limits (original series)

 

[MatthewA]

Third:
I Love Lucy
Rocky & Bullwinkle

 

[Lew Crippen]

Thomas, thanks—this is much easier to follow.

I’m of two minds on the number in the tourney: its probably enough, and I’d like to get more of my noms in.

Your call, Mate.

 

[Pascal D]

nominate : 24
Angel
Alias
Survivor
Six Feet Under

2nd : Millennium

3rd : Friends
The X-Files
Kolchak: The Night Stalker