halo folx.

this is a competitor thread to the fav film thread ;).

all we need a list of your fav TV series new or old, on or off, over the air and cable and satellite and internet and whatever, DVD or first-run. whatever it is as long as it is TV series! movie of the week (including "TV specials") doesn't count. mini-series do count.

i'll go first:
-Battlestar Galactica
-Sopranos (only the first 2 seasons)
-3rd Rock From the Sun
-Six Feet Under
-Entourage (so far)
-All Star Treks
-The Outer Limits (classic, not the new ones)
-Twilight Zone (again, Rod Sterling variety now the new ones)
-The X-Files
-Lost
-Desperate Housewives
-Family Guy
-Twin Peaks
-Babylon5
-The Critic
-Buffy
-Firefly
-Futurama

In no order (and incomplete):

"24"
"MI-5"
"Highlander"
"Recess" (cartoon) :-)
"Brimstone"
"G vs E"
"Simpsons"
"Law & Order" (I admit it... all of them...)
"House"
"Wiseguy" (just the Ray Sharkey/Sonny Steelgrave arc)
"A-Team"
"Pretender"
"Rockford Files"
"Banacek"
"Columbo"

halo folx.

this is a competitor thread to the fav film thread ;).

all we need a list of your fav TV series new or old, on or off, over the air and cable and satellite and internet and whatever, DVD or first-run. whatever it is as long as it is TV series! movie of the week (including "TV specials") doesn't count. mini-series do count.

i'll go first:
-Battlestar Galactica
-Sopranos (only the first 2 seasons)
-3rd Rock From the Sun
-Six Feet Under
-Entourage (so far)
-All Star Treks
-The Outer Limits (classic, not the new ones)
-Twilight Zone (again, Rod Sterling variety now the new ones)
-The X-Files
-Lost
-Desperate Housewives
-Family Guy
-Twin Peaks
-Babylon5
-The Critic
-Buffy
-Firefly
-Futurama

Don't know if I should be replying to a "competitor's thread" and what is that all about, exactly? But anyhoo, I love Desperate Housewives and Monk. Just quirky enough for my taste and beautifully executed.

on the 1/2 hour comedy tip--

"The Ben Stiller Show"
"Larry Sanders"
"Arrested Development"
"Freaks and Geeks"
and possibly my all time favorite:
"The Office" (BBC)

cool thread,

unfortuneately I don't watch TV anymore, not really any good TV in Japan and I don't have cable, but luckily there is the internet.

the new BattleStar Galactica
both Star-Gates
all the Star Treks
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Buffy
Scrubs
Magnum P.I.
A-Team
Quantum Leap
Lost in Space
M*A*S*H
Dark Angel
Kung Fu
The Gong Show

Smallville
Picket Fences
Star Trek Next Generation
The Lost World (just love Jennifer O'Dell)
Lost

Seinfeld
Buffy
West Wing
M*A*S*H
X-Files
Sex and the City
Star Trek NG
Simpsons
Twilight Zone (original)
Hitchcock Presents
Soap
Mystery Science Theater 3K
Ally McBeal


Wow, does that say too much about me?

All my favorite shows are classified into two categories...

Shows that came before Firefly
Shows that came after Firefly

For me...in no particular order...

'24'---Seasons 2 and Season 4 are my favorite.
Miami Vice-the first two seasons.---Ferraris, gunplay and visual style.
Magnum PI---another show with a great locale and a Ferrari.
'Quantum Leap'
"Robbery: Homicide Divsion" this short lived show was shot in HD and produced by Michael Mann[if you liked "Collateral" and "Heat"]
Star Trek: The original series.
Moonlighting
King of The Hill

Oh yeah...I also loved "Spenser for Hire" and the Equalizer...

Gee... I see most of my favs on other's lists.

As a kid-
Dark Shadows
Banana Splits
UltraMan
Thunderbirds
Marvel heros
Speed Racer
Star Trek TOS
Space 1999
Lost In Space
Night Stalker
Wild, Wild West
Doctor Who

As a big kid-
Scrubs (It went downhill after Charles Pappert left... coincidence?)
Voyager and Enterprise
Babylon 5 (the early years)
Ghost Hunters
FireFly
Starship Troopers
Family Man
Futurama
Justice League Unlimited
Desperate Housewives
Coupling ( The BBC original, not the crappy US version)
That 70's Show ( No relation )

Twilight Zone (1980s)

I too see most of my favorites on others' lists. Loved all of the Star Trek shows, but TNG was the best overall.


Old:
Any Star Trek
Rockford files
Magnum PI
Harry O
Simon & Simon
Banacek
Greatest American Hero (Best reluctant hero guy!)
Spensor for Hire, (Why I still want to visit Boston)
Lost in Space
Night Stalker, (which is being brought back, maybe this time with good visuals)
X-Files
Lois and Clark, (man if you don't watch this just for Terri Hatcher--something is wrong with you, or your female! If your female-Dean Cain!?!?!)
The Pretender
M.A.S.H.
Becker, (but you have to watch it to get into it)
Outer Limits
Futurama

New:

Monk,(but may be running out of good writing, I hope not)

House, (but may run out of good plots or ailments)

The 4400, (has endless plots lines, but can they keep the writing good and improve the pace?)

24, (fast paced, hang on the edge of your seat, and no reruns!)

Lost, (so far so good)

The Simpsons, (except for Itchy and Scratchy--sorry)

Future:
I hope that good money is put into writing for the good shows! What I mean, is don't just look for new shows, make the current ones stay.

Maybe some good shows coming this year. I love SciFi, and there are many for this season. Please be good!!!!!!!!!!

I was very upset when I learned they were re-making Night Stalker. I truly enjoyed the show, and had a story forming in my mind involving Carl Kolchak coming back in a new series.. Then, I hear they beat me to it. I'm just afraid they may ruin it.

Lotsa cool television shows mentioned.

My favs by category; this is not a complete list but these are the ones I remember right now.

Current/Recent Shows:
The Dead Zone (really like this show)
The 4400 (really like this show)
Law and Order (SVU and CI)
CSI (The Original mostly, though Miami is good)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Myth Busters
Boston Legal
Stargate SG-1 (hmmm, Atlantis is ok)
PTI (Pardon the Interruption)

Older Shows:
Gunsmoke
M*A*S*H
Baretta
Kojak (Original, don't like the remake)
Rockford Files
Six Million Dollar Man
Twin Peaks (I fell in love with Audrey man)
Moonlighting
21 Jump Street (cool show man, till Johnny Depp left)
Simon and Simon
Hardcastle and McCormak (the coolest car man, ever!)
Tenspeed and Brownshoe (pretty good show)
Knight Rider (KITT was cool man)
Baywatch (uhm, is this a legal entry on my list? Can't believe no one mentioned it as yet, Lol!)
Star Trek
The Pretender
X-Files
Battlestar Galactica (old one; I look at the new remake, but mostly to see what they're doing with the material, I think it sucks though)

Animated:
Justice League Cartoons
Batman Cartoons
Teen Titans
Thunderbirds (those puppets were cool man)
Full Metal Alchemist (Anime)
Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X (Anime) (I admit it, I'm a huge FAN)
Yu-Gi-Oh (Anime)
Family Guy
Futurama
Simpsons (the first 5 seasons are the best, lately it's weak)

Smallville seems too predictable and has lost my interest, but the first 2 seasons it was on my must see TV list.

I used to look at Monk, but when they booted the original assistant the show went downhill.

Gee... I see most of my favs on other's lists.

As a kid-
Dark Shadows
Banana Splits
UltraMan
Thunderbirds
Marvel heros
Speed Racer
Star Trek TOS
Space 1999
Lost In Space
Night Stalker
Wild, Wild West
Doctor Who


As a big kid-
Scrubs (It went downhill after Charles Pappert left... coincidence?)
Voyager and Enterprise
Babylon 5 (the early years)
Ghost Hunters
FireFly
Starship Troopers
Family Man
Futurama
Justice League Unlimited
Desperate Housewives
Coupling ( The BBC original, not the crappy US version)
That 70's Show ( No relation )

Keith,

OMG, I loved Dark Shadows as a kid. Wasn't it just too humorous when the boom dropped into the shot or an arc move picked up another camera or you could see the lights through the windows of the mansion. Live soap opera drama at it's best. I've got to get the series on DVD. Almost as fun as watching Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Thanks for the memories,

Steph

Good thread (and some good lists)

Good thread (and some good lists)

Cheers
Seinfeld
Twin PEaks
X-Files
Moonlighting
21 Jump Street
Battlestar Galactica (Original)
Twilight Zone (Original)
Melrose Place
Friends
Survivor
Tales From the Crypt
Miami Vice
E.R.
Night Court
Band of Brothers (My one Mini-Series choice)
Larry Sanders"
Arrested Development
My So Called Life
Dawson's Creek
Lost
MASH

Stephanie- I was just a wee youngin when Dark Shadows came on, and wasn't into "production values" like I am now. Gee, shows were more fun back then, when I wasn't trying to remember who was in what, was it film or video, what a cool camera shot... ;)