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  1. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    I can't give people in their early 30s a pass on not knowing their classic TV. We grew up in the classic era of TV Land and Nick at Nite, before they turned to crap. If you're at least 30, you should have some knowledge of the classics if only because of the first years of TV Land.
  2. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    Dad's Army, Father Ted, Good Neighbors/The Good Life, The Royle Family, Steptoe and Son, Miranda... We could cobble together a British list by itself.
  3. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    Doctor Who and Downton Abbey were also on there. But I get your point. Yes Minister is a better show than probably half the list. And Life on Mars/Ashes To Ashes...
  4. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    I decided to check out The Americans for a different reason. John Boy as a Fed. Yes, I've heard it was a good show, and I pretty much trust FX shows after The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons of Anarchy... but Richard Thomas having a recurring role put it over the top for me. /Wait a minute, no...
  5. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    Yeah, wasn't House (for example) showing up on a lot of these lists quite a while back, before the last couple seasons drove everything into the ground? That's why there needs to be some distance. House after season 5 is making top 100 lists. House after the series finale? Not so much.
  6. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    I may have been a little hard on Seinfeld. Instead of "aging badly", it's more of a snapshot of its time. Like some of today's sitcoms on ABC, for example... The Middle will have a timeless feel, Modern Family will be a snapshot of life in the 2010s, and The Goldbergs will be a... Timeless...
  7. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    That's my whole problem with lists like these. The Sopranos and The Wore are just now reaching the point they should be breaking into the top 20 of "all time greatest" lists, not headlining them. And Mad Men and Breaking Bad are barely off the air in first run. Game of Thrones isn't even over...
  8. The Obsolete Man

    Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time"

    I look at these lists as usually being written by Millennials who know nothing about anything that happened before they were born, and give the lists the respect they deserve. And after I finish wiping, I always remember to flush.
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