Favorite TV show EVAH??!!!

[kalli007]

What's your all time fav tv show? As in, can still watch the episodes over and over without ever getting tired of it? Mine is 1) House and 2) Golden Girls. Strange combo I know.

House marathon on Cloo channel today so I'm a happy camper

[barnabas63]

1. Oooh...that's a hard one..on wait, no it isn't!

[kalli007]

6. Have not heard of that one...

Is it currently running? Is it a True Blood type show?

[barnabas63]

9. It was a supernatural soap opera from the 60s...

The only 60s soap opera to have been preserved in its entirety, in fact. I was too young to remember much about it at the time, but now you can stream on Netflix, Amazon, or even buy the whole series - 3.5 years, ~130 DVDs, 1200+ episodes.

[grilled onions]

32. Frid Was Great

In the summer I walked over a mile to a friends house to see it in color! Everyone seemed to love someone they couldn't have and the main house was so realistic with its' tower and movable walls.

[Rhiannon12866]

73. I'd have to say that Dark Shadows was my favorite, too.

In fact, I thought of it when I first saw your screen name. A couple of months ago, my friend and I spent the whole evening watching the old episodes. She had it from Netflix. It was from the very beginning, and don't remember quite that far back, but I loved Barnabas, Angelique, Maggie, Quentin and the whole cast. We used to rush to get home from school in time to see it...

[barnabas63]

76. Yay! I agree!

We watch it all the time at my house. Oh, the melodrama! Don't you love it? And the acting is a hoot - even forgotten lines, mic shadows, and other little blunders bring an element that you just don't see. It was practically live tv, because they didn't retape anything because of expense back then. It really is a treasure!

[Rhiannon12866]

77. Yay! Dr. Julia Hoffman!

She was one strange character, among many, LOL! She was the only one who could help Barnabas, but he couldn't trust her motives...

Several years ago, my friend let me borrow his video collection and I stayed up all night, watching just one more...

As a kid, I could keep track of the the same actors moving across centuries playing different characters, don't know if I could do that now. And, back then, all the gaffes that we notice now seemed perfectly normal, all we cared about was the story. Glad to meet another fan!

[Sedona]

2. The Sopranos, hands down

close second, Big Love.

Current show, Dexter.

[kalli007]

3. I have not seen Dexter....

but heard great things about it. I LOVED Micheal C. Hall in Six Feet Under, but I think that's part of the reason I have not checked out Dexter yet-- because I see him as David, and no one else!

[Sedona]

8. "David who?"

[Shadowflash]

4. Quantum Leap

[kalli007]

5. Loved that show!

I havent seen the reruns being shown anywhere though. I would certainly watch it.

[Aristus]

7. The West Wing.

The first four seasons, written mostly by Aaron Sorkin, were transformative.

And a powerful liberal tonic at the outset of the awful B*sh years...

[Denninmi]

20. Yup, got me through some W angst.

Sorkin is one of us.

[avebury]

29. Totally Agree. West Wing is my favorite! nt

[TwilightGardener]

10. The Office, until Steve Carell left. Honorable mentions:

Seinfeld, The King of Queens--two shows I can always watch in endless reruns and still laugh.

[kalli007]

11. Love the Office!

And agree on the Carrell issue. For some reason I hate, HATE Seinfeld. Cannot watch that show. Never understood it's attraction, but to each his own ya know?

[Kingofalldems]

12. Andy Griffith

Deputy Bernard P. Fife

[barnabas63]

13. That's a classic!

Great show!

[kalli007]

14. My dad LOVES Andy....

has been watching it since it originally aired. On a trip through the Blue Ridge Highway back in '08 I toured Mt. Airy and the Andy Griffith Museum. Got to touch and take pics with the signs that were on the Sheriff's Office door in the show, and the gas pump from the gas station. Sent the pics to dad, he loves em!

[Quantess]

15. Six Feet Under

[kalli007]

16. I really should have added this one to my list

Only reason I didn't is because the reruns aren't showing anywhere. But yes - overall one of my top shows, the finale was the best I have ever seen.

[Quantess]

21. I only watched it because I was injured and couch-bound.

I borrowed the DVD set a couple of years after the show canceled.
That show is genius!

[Quantess]

27. Oh yeah!!!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. I Love Lucy, Northern Exposure, The Closer, Bewitched, Law and Order (the original)

[Bertha Venation]

18. China Beach.

I wish they'd re-air this series. Seems perfect for Lifetime. *gag* but I'd watch Lifetime if they ran it.

[Liberalynn]

41. That was a fantastic show.

I watch Dana's new show Body of Proof too.

[Denninmi]

19. Seinfeld and The West Wing.

No contest.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. Masters Of Horror

[JeffHead]

23. Breaking Bad, Law & Order Criminal Intent

Walter White and Robert Goren Rules!

[mnhtnbb]

24. The West Wing; Criminal Minds; Sex and the City (!) Law and Order SVU.

[kentauros]

25. Try this for strange choices:

While I love I Dream of Jeannie (and have even written fanfic on it), my favorite show ever is Babylon 5!
(No, I haven't written fanfic on it )

[Mr.Bill]

26. I'm dating myself, but

The old Tonight Show with Steve Allen. I was just a kid then, but I never have laughed so hard at a TV show.

[left-of-center2012]

30. I was young ...

... but I remember the old Tonight Show with Steve Allen.

In the 80's I worked a hotel where actors stayed who were performing at the Old Globe Theater in Balboa Park, San Diego.
Jayne Meadows was performing there for a few weeks.

After each performance, she and Steve Allen would go out to dinner and return to the hotel around 11:30 PM, when I'd just started my shift.

They'd stop at the desk for any messages, and stay for about 15 minutes just chit chatting about every day things.
The price of bread; kids these days; etc. They were the nicest, most unpretentious "stars" you'd wish to meet.

It was as if I was chatting over the fence with my next door neighbor.

[Rhiannon12866]

74. That sounds so incredibly cool!

I don't go quite that far back, but I certainly remember Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows, both legendary talents. It may sound trite, but I really don't think they make them like that anymore. They sound like wonderful people...

Welcome to DU, left-of-center2012! It's great to have you with us!

[HipChick]

28. Third Watch..

I loved that show..

[GoCubsGo]

45. My favorite is the show which inspired "Third Watch"

Emergency! I loves me some Johnny and Roy. I really liked "Third Watch", too. And, I'm still massively P-Oed that they killed off Bobby. I am liking "Chicago Fire", too. Although, it's kind of hard to get used to seeing "Dr. Chase" as a fireman with a crew cut, and no more Australian accent.

Yes, I have a thing for firemen...

[left-of-center2012]

31. Gee - for old shows ....

How about "Gunsmoke" ? I can still get it on cable.

I wish I could get the old quiz shows, like "I've Got A Secret" or "To Tell the Truth".
Or "The Jack Benny Show".
I think they're on YouTube.

[mucifer]

53. Try Here For The Old Public Domain Shows

http://archive.org/details/classic_tv
Here's the page with some Jack Benny shows:
http://archive.org/search.php?sort=title&query=%28collection%3Aclassic_tv%20OR%20mediatype%3Aclassic_tv%29%20AND%20-mediatype%3Acollection%20AND%20firstTitle:J

I Love archive.org public domain tv, old time radio, movies and books.

[From The Ashes]

33. I can't believe I'm the first to say this:

Star Trek. For me it would be any incarnation. If I'm wandering around looking for something to watch and Trek is on...heaven!

[YankeyMCC]

43. I was scrolling down to see Star Trek

if someone listed Star Trek before me and as soon as I saw "I can't believe I'm the first to say this:" as a subject I knew I'd find it here

Star Trek for me too, although TOS is usually my goto before any of the others.

[MerryBlooms]

34. Carol Burnett Show, Monk, Andy Griffith, Soul Train... The Closer, Addams Family, Munsters...

too many to list. Oh... and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Twilight Zone, Get Smart, Banana Splits...

[QED]

36. The Carol Burnett Show!

That was the first one that came to mind.

[pink-o]

39. +1 and a million!

I remember staying home on Saturday nights to hang with my parents and watch it. Understand I was SIXTEEN! So Carol was obviously pretty special to get a teenage girl breaking dates with her cute Italian BF to park in front of the Telly with the oldies!

[LeftofObama]

35. Even though Kelsey Grammer gets a bad rap around here I have to say

Frasier is hands down my #1 all time favorite sitcom. My sister even says I remind her of him.

[GoCubsGo]

46. I thought it was hilarious.

I even liked Kelsey Grammer on it, despite his unfortunate political views.

[LP2K12]

37. Hmmmm

Older show...

Star Trek


I just remember sitting and watching it with my Grandma when we would go visit her in Alabama when I was a kid. I'm only twenty-six, lol.

New show...

It was House M.D. which is now off air. I now can not miss an episode of

The Walking Dead or Homeland!

[bigwillq]

38. Roseanne (nt)

[Liberalynn]

40. I'm going to say Charmed Season 3 and the first half of the 4th

Julian Mcmahon was spectacular in it! Older shows -WKRP In Cincinatti

[kwassa]

42. "The Wire" way beyond all others.

Better than the Sopranos, Deadwood, other great series from HBO.

And David Simon will never equal it again. I enjoy "Treme" but ....

[LuckyLib]

94. No question. The Wire was amazing. The best of television.

[YankeyMCC]

44. Star Trek TOS first then

Seinfeld
All in the Family
First few seasons of MASH

[Enrique]

47. Columbo

RIP, Lieutenant.

[HarveyDarkey]

48. MST3K

Always something new, even if you've seen it

[ThoughtCriminal]

55. Favorite Episode

Puma Man is way up there, but I think I'd go with either "Space Mutiny" or "Prince of Space"...

OK definitely "Prince of Space"

[HarveyDarkey]

56. I have to admit

I prefer the earlier episodes with Joel over the ones with Mike, I liked his character better. That being said, I liked them all.

[BlueJazz]

49. Star Trek (all)

[ohiosmith]

50. Barney Miller. Kolchak. Family Dog.

[ceile]

78. Kolchak the Night Stalker!!!

Love that show! Used to watch the all day marathons of SyFy. Did you watch the remake with Stuart Townsend? Only lasted about half a season- wasn't bad though.

[HeiressofBickworth]

51. If reruns existed, I would watch

Max Headroom. Loved that show. I've never seen it in reruns.

[Zorro]

52. Beverly Hillbiliies

So silly. So funny. So atypical for what passes as tv humor these days.

I'm also quite fond of Green Acres. The height of tv absurdist humor.

[mucifer]

54. Lots of great stuff already mentioned. But, I do want to add "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

That was a fun one.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

57. Dexter!

[BarbaRosa]

58. WKRP

[limpyhobbler]

59. 1)Laverne & Shirley 2)Doctor Who.

[TorchTheWitch]

60. Spooks (also known as MI5) on BBC

Watched every episode of all ten seasons and really wish they hadn't stopped there.

I also loved the Carol Burnett show when I was a kid. I'd love to see all those episodes now.

[6000eliot]

61. St. Elsewhere, Police Squad, and Arrested Development

[ariesgem]

62. The Wire

with Dexter a close 2nd.

[Art_from_Ark]

63. The Avengers with Steed and Mrs. Peel

[Jetboy]

64. Here are my favorite tv shows:

1. Rawhide

2. Daniel Boone

3. Dukes of Hazzard

[Jawja]

65. X-Files

[hifiguy]

66. Drama: The Prisoner and Twin Peaks

Comedy: Monty Python's Flying Circus

Camp: Batman

[geardaddy]

67. Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Monty Python's Flying Circus and early M*A*S*H

[Paladin]

68. Toss-up: "Friday Night Lights" & "West Wing". (nt)

[name not needed]

69. The Wire

[Supply Side Jesus]

97. Omar lives

[Scuba]

70. That Was The Week That Was (TW3)

[ldf]

71. babylon 5

the two prequel movies, and all 5 years.

[Throckmorton]

86. Yes, my favorite as well. N/T

[ivanincali00]

72. South Park

Also old Simpsons, Seinfeld, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, and Real Time with Bill Maher!

[AsahinaKimi]

75. I have many American favorites but I want to go with my Favorite Japanese dramas..

Japanese dramas are not very long, at most a 24 episode season, but some of the were the most awesome dramas I have ever gotten into. So, I am listening my Top 10 Dramas..

#1. ORANGE DAYS..

#2. BEACH BOYS

#3.LONG VACATION

#4. HANA YORI KIMI

#5. TOKYO LOVE STORY

#6. KEKKON DEKINAI OTOKO

#7 KIMI WA PETO

#8 BEAUTIFUL LIFE

#9 TEPPAN SHOUJO AKANE

#10 GOKUSEN (I,II, & III)

[ceile]

79. Law & Order, Murder She Wrote, Monk n/t

[Liberal Veteran]

80. Battlestar Galactica (the newer one).

Six Feet Under.
Dexter.
Joan of Arcadia.
The Walking Dead.
Game of Thrones.

[Brother Buzz]

81. Sky King

[DFW]

82. Liebling Kreuzberg

The first round, written by Jürek Becker before cancer got him. The BEST TV series in any country anywhere.

[sakabatou]

83. I don't have one

I loved shows but when they changed up, I didn't like them.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

84. Bonanza

But only because I can't decide on a favorite Star Trek series.

[Va Lefty]

85. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

[Recovered Repug]

87. The Twilight Zone and MASH (pre-mustache years).

For newer series - Psych and NCIS.

[annabanana]

88. Smothers Brothers!!!. . n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

89. Night Gallery

until it merged with the Sixth Sense

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

90. I used to adore "Get A Life" with Chris Elliott - very zany and surreal

I loved horror series throughout my life like "Thriller", "Way Out", "Night Gallery", and "Masters of Horror". But among comedies, "Get A Life" was my favorite.

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[Lady Freedom Returns]

91. Monday Night Football.

[Digit]

92. West Wing, Boston Legal, Quantum Leap, X-Files, Soap

I probably have forgotten a bunch.....

[Digit]

93. Carol Burnette Show, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mr Bean, Kids in The Hall

[laundry_queen]

95. Hmmm.

Probably past show would be Friends and current show is Doctor Who. Last year I DVR'd every episode of Friends and my teens and I watched everything from beginning to end. Now they're fans too. My oldest dd is the one who got me hooked on Doctor Who.

[Burma Jones]

96. Monty Python's Flying Circus

[BainsBane]

98. 1. The Wire 2. Battlestar Galactica

Favorite show currently airing, Homeland. I'm starting to get into Revolution too.