Time Magazines List of the 100 Tops TV Shows of All Time - Page 2

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-10-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Of the shows and movies listed I've only ever seen at least one complete episode of 46 of them so I'm certainly not well positioned to judge it.

However, since Perry Mason is not near the top of the list...

Like I said, there is no ranking in the list, it's merely alphabetical.

Alex · 09-10-2007, 07:42 PM

Yes, but it isn't even on the list meaning it definitely isn't near the top of it.

And Perry Mason is so much my favorite TV show of all time that even on an alphabetical list it would be in the top five.

Gemini Cricket · 09-10-2007, 08:15 PM

The best of them all: I Love Lucy.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-11-2007, 07:40 AM

I just noticed that Charlie Brown Christmas is on the list. I don't see any other one-time shows (though I, Claudius is a miniseries, so that counts as well).

MTV 1981-1992
Just as I thought - after 1992 (the year I turned 15) pop culture started to go downhill.

Alex · 09-11-2007, 09:23 AM

The Day After was a made-for-TV movie, wasn't it? Or was it a miniseries too? (I wasn't allowed to watch it when it was on since I was going through the second of my two short lived near-phobic phases at the time.)

Strangler Lewis · 09-11-2007, 09:27 AM

It was. I believe it was a two-parter. I watched it at the time, and it was a big event. The vaporization scenes were effective. Beyond that, it was basically a disaster film. I'm not sure that it was better than the Rock Hudson miniseries World War III or the Amerika miniseries, which featured the machine gunning of Congress as the members shook their fists and shouted points of order.

Alex · 09-11-2007, 09:32 AM

I loved the Amerika miniseries, it was like a week of Red Dawn from the point of view of the old people still in town. I've always wanted to rewatch it as an adult to see just how idiotic my younger self was.

Just looked it up, according to IMDb The Day After was a single three hour show (126 minutes) and aired on November 20, 1983.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, but it isn't even on the list meaning it definitely isn't near the top of it. And Perry Mason is so much my favorite TV show of all time that even on an alphabetical list it would be in the top five.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The best of them all: I Love Lucy.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I just noticed that Charlie Brown Christmas is on the list. I don't see any other one-time shows (though I, Claudius is a miniseries, so that counts as well). MTV 1981-1992 Just as I thought - after 1992 (the year I turned 15) pop culture started to go downhill. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The Day After was a made-for-TV movie, wasn't it? Or was it a miniseries too? (I wasn't allowed to watch it when it was on since I was going through the second of my two short lived near-phobic phases at the time.)
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	It was. I believe it was a two-parter. I watched it at the time, and it was a big event. The vaporization scenes were effective. Beyond that, it was basically a disaster film. I'm not sure that it was better than the Rock Hudson miniseries World War III or the Amerika miniseries, which featured the machine gunning of Congress as the members shook their fists and shouted points of order. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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09-11-2007, 09:32 AM	#17
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I loved the Amerika miniseries, it was like a week of Red Dawn from the point of view of the old people still in town. I've always wanted to rewatch it as an adult to see just how idiotic my younger self was. Just looked it up, according to IMDb The Day After was a single three hour show (126 minutes) and aired on November 20, 1983.
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