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The Greatest TV Show of All-Time Elimination Tournament (Updated OP)
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:07 pm
Ok guys here is what I have thus far...
Classics Bracket
1) I Love Lucy
16) Taxi
2) The Andy Griffith Show
15) Bonanza
3) WKRP in Cincinnati
14) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4) MASH
13) The Bob Newhart Show
5) All in the Family
12) The Brady Bunch
6) Star Trek: The Next Generation
11) The Dick Van Dyke Show
7) Gunsmoke
10) Bewitched
8) The Beverly Hillbillies
9) Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Contemporary
1) Seinfeld
16) Friday Night Lights
2) Breaking Bad
15) Roseanne
3) Frasier
14) 30 Rock
4) Cheers
13) Law and Order
5) The Cosby Show
12) Friends
6) Game of Thrones
11) The X-Files
7) The Sopranos
10) Dallas (original)
8) The Wire
9) Mad Men
Classics Bracket
1) I Love Lucy
16) Taxi
2) The Andy Griffith Show
15) Bonanza
3) WKRP in Cincinnati
14) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4) MASH
13) The Bob Newhart Show
5) All in the Family
12) The Brady Bunch
6) Star Trek: The Next Generation
11) The Dick Van Dyke Show
7) Gunsmoke
10) Bewitched
8) The Beverly Hillbillies
9) Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Contemporary
1) Seinfeld
16) Friday Night Lights
2) Breaking Bad
15) Roseanne
3) Frasier
14) 30 Rock
4) Cheers
13) Law and Order
5) The Cosby Show
12) Friends
6) Game of Thrones
11) The X-Files
7) The Sopranos
10) Dallas (original)
8) The Wire
9) Mad Men
This post was edited on 5/28/15 at 10:22 am
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:08 pm to Hoyt
Gilligan's Anatomy
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:09 pm to Hoyt
Will this be another disaster like the Disney bracket?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:09 pm to Hoyt
quote:
Please list about 10 of your favorite shows so we can get some ideas for seeding... Let's Enjoy!!!
Can we please group the shows in their own genres and go from there, rather than being purely random?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:10 pm to Pectus
quote:
Can we please group the shows in their own genres and go from there, rather than being purely random?
That will be just fine
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:10 pm to Hoyt
China Beach
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:12 pm to Pectus
quote:What about shows that transcend genre, like Ice Road Cajuns?
Can we please group the shows in their own genres and go from there, rather than being purely random?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:14 pm to Hoyt
The Wire
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Dexter
House
Lost
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Parenthood
The OC
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Dexter
House
Lost
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Parenthood
The OC
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:20 pm to krehn11
breaking bad is the champ. tourny over
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:24 pm to Hoyt
I hate to kill this thread in the womb, but Star Trek: The Original Series is the greatest television show of all time.
The first serious "series" of science fiction that was not in vignette form (like Outer Limits and Twilight Zone) - it was an early hour long dramatic/adventure series, all in color, and launched William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy into superstardom.
The show's massive popularity in syndication (despite being stupidly cancelled by NBC, well prior to the promised 5-year run) - along with the seminal film 2001, directly paved the way for the science fiction "renaissance" of the 1970s and made possible the phenomenon known as "Star Wars".
In addition, the modern science fiction, RPG and comic book convention movement are directly traceable to the early Star Trek conventions of the 1970s.
Add to that, it spawned 4 sequel series, and ultimately 10 feature films (some folks claim up to 12 with an additional coming out, but I'm not one of those).
Once all that evidence is laid out - certainly there are other great shows - Hill Street Blues, Cheers, Frasier, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, etc., but none can hold a candle to Star Trek.
It isn't even close.
The first serious "series" of science fiction that was not in vignette form (like Outer Limits and Twilight Zone) - it was an early hour long dramatic/adventure series, all in color, and launched William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy into superstardom.
The show's massive popularity in syndication (despite being stupidly cancelled by NBC, well prior to the promised 5-year run) - along with the seminal film 2001, directly paved the way for the science fiction "renaissance" of the 1970s and made possible the phenomenon known as "Star Wars".
In addition, the modern science fiction, RPG and comic book convention movement are directly traceable to the early Star Trek conventions of the 1970s.
Add to that, it spawned 4 sequel series, and ultimately 10 feature films (some folks claim up to 12 with an additional coming out, but I'm not one of those).
Once all that evidence is laid out - certainly there are other great shows - Hill Street Blues, Cheers, Frasier, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, etc., but none can hold a candle to Star Trek.
It isn't even close.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:26 pm to Ace Midnight
The Wire
Breaking Bad
everything else
Breaking Bad
everything else
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:26 pm to krehn11
Breaking Bad
Homeland
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
The Office
Scrubs
Children's Hospital
Workaholics
Family Guy
South Park
The Wonder Years
Band of Brothers
Generation War
Homeland
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
The Office
Scrubs
Children's Hospital
Workaholics
Family Guy
South Park
The Wonder Years
Band of Brothers
Generation War
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:27 pm to AUGDawg
quote:
The Wire
Breaking Bad
Great shows in their own right, by the way.
I should have also said Sopranos and The Shield.
(But Star Trek is still #1)
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:28 pm to Hoyt
South Park
Simpsons
Futurama
Arrested Development
Scrubs
Heroes
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Dragonball Z
Sportscenter?
Simpsons
Futurama
Arrested Development
Scrubs
Heroes
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Dragonball Z
Sportscenter?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:30 pm to saintsfan92612
Peaky Blinders
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:31 pm to oleyeller
The Sopranos
Game of Thrones
Dexter
Seinfeld
Homeland
King of Queens
South Park
House
The Simpsons
The Office
Game of Thrones
Dexter
Seinfeld
Homeland
King of Queens
South Park
House
The Simpsons
The Office
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:38 pm to Hoyt
Here's some sci fi for the bracket:
Battlestar Galactica (ETA: The new, re-imagined series)
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica (ETA: The new, re-imagined series)
Firefly
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:39 pm to Hoyt
Andy Griffith *drops mic*
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:43 pm to krehn11
That Disney one sure was awesome
Need an animation category:
Family Guy
Simpsons
South Park
Looney Toons
Tom and Jerry
Comedy:
Seinfeld
Friends
The Office
Parks and Rec
Modern Family
Big Bang Theory
How I met your Mother
That 70's Show
Cheers
Frasier
young 90's:
Full House
Family Matters
Home Improvement
Saved by the Bell
Fresh Prince
Boy meets World
Roseanne
Dawson's Creek
Bevery Hills 90210
Married with Children
The Wonder Years
Cosby Show
Classic's:
Mash
Gilligan's Island
Brady Bunch
I Love Lucy
Star Trek
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore
Bewitched
Happy Days
All in the Family
The Twilight Zone
Batman
I Dream of Jeannie
Leave it to Beaver
Charlie's Angels
may need two classic categories, there's many more.
Drama:
ER
X-Files
Law and Order
NCIS
CSI
Castle
Bones
NYPD Blue
Lost
Baywatch should be somewhere
top cable:
GOT
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Entourage
The Wire
Dexter
Mad Men
Walking Dead
There's quite a few categories we could go with. Many more shows than the plethora i listed. Also depends on the general age range we are looking at.
I made a young 90's category b/c that's when i grew up, and those are the shows i watched the most.
Need an animation category:
Family Guy
Simpsons
South Park
Looney Toons
Tom and Jerry
Comedy:
Seinfeld
Friends
The Office
Parks and Rec
Modern Family
Big Bang Theory
How I met your Mother
That 70's Show
Cheers
Frasier
young 90's:
Full House
Family Matters
Home Improvement
Saved by the Bell
Fresh Prince
Boy meets World
Roseanne
Dawson's Creek
Bevery Hills 90210
Married with Children
The Wonder Years
Cosby Show
Classic's:
Mash
Gilligan's Island
Brady Bunch
I Love Lucy
Star Trek
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
Mary Tyler Moore
Bewitched
Happy Days
All in the Family
The Twilight Zone
Batman
I Dream of Jeannie
Leave it to Beaver
Charlie's Angels
may need two classic categories, there's many more.
Drama:
ER
X-Files
Law and Order
NCIS
CSI
Castle
Bones
NYPD Blue
Lost
Baywatch should be somewhere
top cable:
GOT
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Entourage
The Wire
Dexter
Mad Men
Walking Dead
There's quite a few categories we could go with. Many more shows than the plethora i listed. Also depends on the general age range we are looking at.
I made a young 90's category b/c that's when i grew up, and those are the shows i watched the most.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 3:44 pm to Hoyt
This seems way too broad. You are going to have about 100 good suggestions. I would split by genera or time period.
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