Tony - I remember those cliffhangers as well, and when they ended that show with someone getting shot and not knowing who...I just couldn't believe it. Who knows, maybe someday they'll do a DVD set and have two branching scenes, one where Kimble is killed, one where the one-armed man is killed. So however you want to end it, you'd be happy. Hmm, not a bad idea...
Mike - I remember Dinosaurs...haven't seen that one in ages.
Dinosaurs- Good show. Could've done without the finale, but brilliant nonetheless.
I'll Fly Away- One of the best shows of the '90s. Regina Taylor was excellent as Lily. Every minute of it was pure gold.
Picket Fences- Quirky and strange and brilliant all at once. Every season was great except for Season 4. Now that was crap.
Doogie Howser M.D.- It was wonderful. I could relate to Vinnie the most. It wasn't the same when Wanda left, though.
Northern Exposure- Every season felt like you were entering a realm far away from the regular world, and I loved the show for that. My fave character was Ruth-Anne. She could be a nice old lady, but she could also rip you apart.
Blossom- Whoa! 'Nuff said.
Homefront- Was endearing without being sappy and brilliant without being like Shakespeare, it was everything you wanted in a show.
Herman's Head- Best sitcom of the '90s. It was a brilliant exhibit of how you could and should do good comedy.
Wings- Oh, this show brings me memories. My favorite character was Lowell. He could be at once both the lunkhead and the philosopher.
thirtysomething- The final season might have been too depressing, but it represented everything that thirtysomethings deal with.
Popular- The greatest comedic look at the American teenage class struggle since Heathers.
Murphy Brown- Just started watching it again on Nick at Nite (it looks so good digitally remastered). My favorite was Corky. She was the funniest by far.
Head of the Class- Johnny Fever teaches a bunch of geniuses. That's guaranteed success.
L.A Law- When Rosalind Shays died, that was when the show went from great to brilliant.
MacGyver- Sorry, I'm a sucker for kitsch, especially well-written kitsch.
Rhoda- Brilliant work from MTM Prods. Best thing they did until..
Newhart- The show was great in itself, but the finale has a permanent place in my video collection.
Seinfeld- Funniest thing you could think of. Best episode was "The Cheever Letters".
Animaniacs- Warner Bros. at once pays tribute to itself and also rips themselves apart through a Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Here are the shows that I miss. Some of them had a good run and others were never given a chance. My top choices are below with comments.
Angel (I'm really hoping that someday we get to see the Buffy/Angel universe on the small screen again!)
Firefly (I'm sooo excited about the movie! Is it September yet?)
Freeks and Geeks (This was the most accurate show about high school that I've ever seen. It was awesome!)
Tru Calling (I might be in a minority on this one. If anyone gave the recent season 2 episodes a chance, you'll cry foul right along with me. Season 2 was on track to be awesome!)
I miss Popular and The Pretender. Not really happy with how either one of these shows ended. I also miss The Days. It aired last summer on ABC. I wish it had done better.
The Flash - Although he was Barry Allen in occupation and name only, the character had more elements of Wally West from around that time. It should've lasted for about 5 seasons.
Total Recall 2070 - I've only seen the pilot episode and can't wait to watch the rest of this single season show. It does have more of the feel of BLADE RUNNER, of course.
Now & Again - I loved this show. Then all of a sudden it vanished. Why do networks cancel great shows in lieu of crap like "reality" programming?
Jim Henson's The Storyteller M.A.N.T.I.S. Max Headroom The Invisible Man (Sci-Fi) Due South Timecop Star Trek: Enterprise seaQuest DSV Boston Common Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman The Critic
Human Target, Fortune Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Mutant X, Andromeda, Tek War, Poltergeist: the Legacy, Spy Game, Forever Knight, and lastly Profiler.
"Homefront" is not out on DVD yet. Warner Bros. said at the last HTF chat that they were looking at this series, but the music costs are very high and they were unsure of whether there was enough of an audience to justify a DVD release.