Top 5 TV shows

[dogma]

let's not forget "mary hartman,, mary hartman" and "soap" those were real groundbreakers back then

[rducasey]

Dogma ,I loved "Soap". I forgot all about that show. Can you ever forget Jim making himself invisible?
That show certainly was ground breaking.

[Katryna]

This is a hard one for me because I really haven't been an avid TV viewer - but here they are:

1. Blind Justice
2. Ballykissangel
3. 24
4. Bakersfield PD
5. Cheers

and a footnote to Maggie - I loved Lovejoy, too - great show!

[housemouse]

I just thought of another fabulous show, Wiseguy. Ken Wahl was unbelievable, and guest stars like Kevin Spacey, Jim Byrnes as Lifeguard. That was a great show that was not on long enough.



Poor Ken Wahl, his life has only gone downhill since then.

[hoosier]

Speaking of China Beach my favorite character was Dodger whose partner was Sweetness, both lurps(sp??) who went out on long range recon most of the time. Tough guys but with big hearts. And with St. Elsewhere, Terrence Knox of Tour of Duty was Peter I had forgotten that!

Another guilty pleasure show was Knight Rider--wouldn't it be fun to have a car like Kitt so you could sit back and relax and let him do the driving ;D

[Duchess of Lashes]

housemouse said:

I just thought of another fabulous show, Wiseguy. Ken Wahl was unbelievable, and guest stars like Kevin Spacey, Jim Byrnes as Lifeguard. That was a great show that was not on long enough.

Oh, Housemouse, you are so right! I forgot about all about Wiseguy - talk about a gritty, edge of your seat kind of drama with all the action you could possibly want -- and Ken Wahl -- I loved it so much I stayed up to catch it on reruns at 2:00 a.m. on Saturdays!



LongLashes

[shmeep]

Okay, this is really hard to do because I've watched SO MUCH TV over the years. This is bound to change, but in thinking of the shows I've looked forward to the most between episodes...here goes:

1) Blind Justice
2) China Beach
3) Gilmore Girls
4) Little House on the Prairie (the snark value alone is priceless)
5) Start Trek: The Next Generation

[rducasey]

1)Blind Justice (of course)
2) M*A*S*H
3) Love Boat (yeah, really)
4)Cheers
5) Medical Center

[Katryna]

admin said:

Okay, this is really hard to do because I've watched SO MUCH TV over the years. This is bound to change, but in thinking of the shows I've looked forward to the most between episodes...here goes:

1) Blind Justice
2) China Beach
3) Gilmore Girls
4) Little House on the Prairie (the snark value alone is priceless)
5) Start Trek: The Next Generation

Ok, Shmeep. I have to ask this. I guess I missed the definition of "snark". This is the definition I found on the web, but I'm confused.

snark
a fictional animal, the quarry for a hunting party comprising some highly unlikely characters in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark

And when I do an image search on Google, one of the pictures that comes up is Paula Abdul!

Please clarify! Thanks

[verorl]

Here are my favorites:

1. Sex and the City
2. Blind Justice
3. Alias
4. Men behaving badly
5. Friends
6. I'm really liking Rescue Me

[Katryna]

rducasey said:

1)Blind Justice (of course)
2) M*A*S*H
3) Love Boat (yeah, really)
4)Cheers
5) Medical Center

Didn't you forget Seinfeld?

[kenina]

kathy said:

Ok, Shmeep. I have to ask this. I guess I missed the definition of "snark". This is the definition I found on the web, but I'm confused.

snark
a fictional animal, the quarry for a hunting party comprising some highly unlikely characters in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark

And when I do an image search on Google, one of the pictures that comes up is Paula Abdul!

Please clarify! Thanks

If Shmeep already replied to this and I'm missing it, I apologize. But anyway, I love the word "snarky," which (I think) is the more common form of this word. I first heard it from Carolyn Hax, who uses it all the time.

So I googled "snarky," and this is what I found:

"I have recently seen the word snarky in The New York Times and in a cartoon in The New Yorker. What does it mean? Does it come from Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark?

The Hunting of the Snark (1876) is a nonsense poem about the quest to find an imaginary creature called a "snark." The creature's name was coined by Lewis Carroll. Since they go on a sea voyage, Carroll may have intended a blend of "snake" and "shark," though the poem gives no description of how the creature looks. The "snark" proves elusive, but the Baker does find a nasty "boojum," a variety of the snark.

The poem has nothing to do with the word snarky, which means 'sharply critical'. More precisely, snarky means critical in an annoying, sarcastic, grumpy, wisecracking, or cynical sort of way. Maybe you're referring to the recent headline in The New York Times: "The Stars of Reality TV Are Snarky, Whiny and Loud. But They Look Fabulous." The comedian David Spade has been called snarky, and so has David Letterman. The young star of the TV show Malcolm in the Middle is very snarky. And a cantankerous curmudgeon is snarky by definition.

The following analysis of words beginning with "sn-" is from The Guardian (London): "And few groups of words are as useful for verbal snipers, those who sneer, snap and snarl, who resort to the snide, sniffy, snarky, snooty and snotty, as those which begin with an s and an n. That is not to say that all belong exclusively to the world of vituperation. Snug and snuggle are cosy agreeable concepts."

The adjective snarky is first recorded in 1906. It is from dialectal British snark, meaning 'to nag, find fault with', which is probably the same word as snark, snork, meaning 'to snort, snore'. (The likely connection is the derisive snorting sound of someone who is always finding fault.) Most dictionaries label snarky as "Chiefly British Slang." But for the last five or more years, it has become increasingly common in American publications, maybe ones infiltrated by British or Canadian writers and journalists."

[kytdunne]

kenina said:

Oh, this category is fun. My all-time favorites are:

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (best show ever hands down!!)
2. Angel
3. Blind Justice
4. Dark Angel
5. Stargate SG-1

Oh, gosh, are those really my all time favorites? I also loved loved loved the A-Team, the Incredible Hulk (yes, really), The Young Riders, Designing Women, Friends, Star Trek: TNG, and I'm sure a bunch of others I'm not thinking of.

My currently airing favorites are probably:

1. Stargate SG-1
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. ER
4. NCIS
5. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Hey, they're all *very* familiar! Not a fan of all of them, but have liked elements of all. Though I'm compelled to add that I'd replace TNG with Voyager: I adore Janeway.

Kyt

[kytdunne]

Blind Justice - big surprise


Due South - I adoooore Benny, Dief and Ray (both of them)


Adderly - Loved Adderly & Mona


New Zorro - Zorro's so much more entertaining with a cute sidekick


Battlestar Galactica - the original was a lot of fun

I'm not sure I'd have much patience for watching either of the last 2 these days, but fond memories keep them highly rated.

Kyt

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[maggiethecat]

housemouse said:

I just thought of another fabulous show, Wiseguy. Ken Wahl was unbelievable, and guest stars like Kevin Spacey, Jim Byrnes as Lifeguard. That was a great show that was not on long enough.



Poor Ken Wahl, his life has only gone downhill since then.

How could I have forgotten Wiseguy? I still have a drawer of old Wiseguy tapes made on my first VCR -- wonder if they'll still play? The guest stars were amazing! Tim Curry, Blondie and Paul Winfield in the music industry arc; Ray Starkey as Sonny Steelgrave in the Mafie arc that started off the series, and WHO could forget Kevin Spacey as Mel Proffit? "Only the toes knows . . . " And William Russ as Roger Lacocco -- the villain as eye candy!

Great series. Great fun.