View Full Version : The Best TV Series of All Time (BTVSAT)
These Best/Greatest tournaments have been a hit on our forum so I thought we would continue the festivities with a tournament to determine the best TV series of all time. With blessing from feev, we are ready to start our nominating process.
This will be a tad different from past such tournaments, but similar in a way to our hugely popular annual Constant Reader Awards. During the nominating phase we will be nominating our favorite TV series based on the decade they premiered (consult IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/) or Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) for that). TV series have been around a long time, so I think this would give equal weight to older shows not necessarily fresh in our minds. So each person gets to nominate at most six series, one from each decade (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s - excluding any 2010 series, please). Label your nominations like so:
1950s: TITLE
1960s: TITLE
1970s: TITLE
1980s: TITLE
1990s: TITLE
2000s: TITLE
Once enough candidates have been nominated, each decade will undergo a tournament like we're all accustomed to from past All Time tournaments. When the best TV series from each decade has been determined, a round-robin playoff between the six shows will commence, giving us The Best TV Series of All Time.
Should be fun.
MASTER LIST OF NOMINEES (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=564772&postcount=34) (check before nominating)
BTVSAT Overview (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11418&p=574947&viewfull=1#post574947)
Darkthoughts
11-01-2010, 08:39 AM
ZOMG!! Awesome, AWESOME idea!!
I must go and make some lists! Apart from 2000 which is Lost all the way :dance:
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 08:39 AM
Are we talking premiere date or run date? Shows like 24, West Wing and Sopranos all started 98/99 but mostly ran after 2000. What decade would Simpsons be considered? Because it premiered in what...86? 87? But it's popularity was clearly peaked in 1990s
Darkthoughts
11-01-2010, 08:51 AM
It says "decade they premiered" in the first post :thumbsup:
Should be by premiere date. I realize there will be some issues like The Sopranos, but to make it easy let's stick to the date of the premiere of the first episode.
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 09:28 AM
So, what are the nominating rules? One at a time? Can we each nominate more than one per decade?
I am not even sure what counts as TV series. Does Fawlty Towers? Black Adder? Jeeves and Wooster?
turtlex
11-01-2010, 09:38 AM
I would count those all as TV series, Jean. UK / BBC series, but series none-the-less.
Question : Dating the series? <edit> Sorry. I see you answered that. Debut year. Thank you.
Okay, so ... I nominate :
1970s : The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1990s : Buffy The Vampire Slayer
More to come for the other decades.
So, what are the nominating rules? One at a time? Can we each nominate more than one per decade?
All at once is fine. Once per person should be enough, right?
I would count those all as TV series, Jean. UK / BBC series, but series none-the-less. then I'll nominate them all! :rose:
I am not even sure what counts as TV series. Does Fawlty Towers? Black Adder? Jeeves and Wooster?
Sure. But mini-series do not count.
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 09:41 AM
I am not even sure what counts as TV series. Does Fawlty Towers? Black Adder? Jeeves and Wooster?
Sure. But mini-series do not count.Wasn't Black Adder like a series of mini-series?
I suppose you can say this... I hope they won't disqualify it because of that
turtlex
11-01-2010, 09:43 AM
Oh, see - we saw them in the US ( usually on PBS ) as a regular series.
Honestly, Blackadder is more of a mini-series structurally, but due to it being a weird British product where they name seasons "series" let us officially proclaim it a series. :)
splendid
So you're nominating that as your 1980s series then?
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 09:50 AM
1970s - All In The Family
1980s - The Simpsons
1990s - South Park, The Sopranos
2000s - Six Feet Under, In Treatment
turtlex
11-01-2010, 09:51 AM
pablo - Are we going to keep a master list ? Or should people pull the previous posts forward, etc?
I'll go ahead and make my nominations all in one go:
1950s: I Love Lucy
1960s: Star Trek
1970s: The Brady Bunch
1980s: The Wonder Years
1990s: The X-Files
2000s: Breaking Bad
oops, I have no idea, now, which is which decade
Here's three... works of art (I have never seen them on television, so do not dare to use any specific terminology) I would love to see nominated:
Jeeves and Wooster
Fawlty Towers
Black Adder
- in that order. I would like to nominate as many of them as I can in compliance with the rules, and then I'll hope my friends will nominate the other[s]
will you help me to sort this out, please? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif
pablo - Are we going to keep a master list ? Or should people pull the previous posts forward, etc?
Yes, someone wants to keep a master list please? Each show should only be nominated once.
1990s - South Park, The Sopranos
2000s - Six Feet Under, In Treatment
One per please :)
oops, I have no idea, now, which is which decade
Here's three... works of art (I have never seen them on television, so do not dare to use any specific terminology) I would love to see nominated:
Jeeves and Wooster
Fawlty Towers
Black Adder
- in that order. I would like to nominate as many of them as I can in compliance with the rules, and then I'll hope my friends will nominate the other[s]
will you help me to sort this out, please? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif
1970s: Fawlty Towers
1980s: Blackadder
1990s: Jeeves and Wooster
So you're good. You still can nominate three shows from the other three decades.
Iwritecode
11-01-2010, 09:56 AM
This is really difficult only choosing 1 per decade. There are so many good ones I have to leave out.
1970s: You Can't Do That On Television
1980s: Married With Children
1990s: Family Guy
2000s: Sons of Anarchy
turtlex
11-01-2010, 09:57 AM
Crap. Looks like Friends ran 1994-2004! Drat. I had it listed in the 2000s.
So you're good. You still can nominate three shows from the other three decades.
I... I've never watched any other shows...
::ashamed of himself::
So, with a great help from my friend Pam, here are my nominations:
1970s: Fawlty Towers
1980s: Blackadder
1990s: Jeeves and Wooster
candy
11-01-2010, 10:01 AM
The Black Adder was classed as a normal series here in the Uk
my own nominations
1950 ;
1060 ; DR WHO THE CLASSIC SERIES
1970 ; BLAKES 7
1980 ; STAR TREK TNG
1990 ; STARGATE SG1
2000 ; DR WHO
turtlex
11-01-2010, 10:07 AM
We're going to have some questions here, I think ... I mean, for something like Doctor Who - which started in 1963 and is still running.
Well then it's a 1960s series.
Okay, so ... I nominate :
1970s : The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1980s : Friends
1990s : Buffy The Vampire Slayer
More to come for the other decades.
Friends and Buffy are both 1990s series.
turtlex
11-01-2010, 10:21 AM
Going to edit mine now! :couple:
Okay, so ... I nominate :
1970s : The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1990s : Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The Black Adder was classed as a normal series here in the Uk
my own nominations
1950 ;
1060 ; DR WHO THE CLASSIC SERIES
1970 ; BLAKES 7
1980 ; STAR TREK TNG
1990 ; STARGATE SG1
2000 ; DR WHO
I'm counting Dr Who as a 1960s show, so feel free to nominate another 2000s series.
Master list of nominees:
1950s:
01. I Love Lucy
02. The Twilight Zone
03. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
04. The Honeymooners
05. The Red Skeleton Show
06. The Benny Hill Show
07. The Price is Right
08. The Adventures of Champion
09. Gunsmoke
10. The Jack Benny Program
11. Lassie
12. Maverick
13. Blue Peter
14. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
15. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
16. Leave It to Beaver
17. Zorro
18. Perry Mason
19. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
20. Bonanza
21. The Rifleman
22. Wagon Train
23. The Mickey Mouse Club
24. The Untouchables
1960s:
01. Star Trek
02. Doctor Who
03. The Addams Family
04. Get Smart
05. Gilligan's Island
06. The Monkees
07. Monty Python's Flying Circus
08. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
09. Dark Shadows
10. The Munsters
11. Bewitched
12. The Flintstones
13. The Andy Griffith Show
14. The Lucy Show
15. The Prisoner
16. The Carol Burnett Show
17. The Avengers
18. Sesame Street
19. The Outer Limits
20. Here's Lucy
21. The Jetsons
22. The Big Valley
23. The Patty Duke Show
24. The Fugitive
1970s:
01. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02. All in the Family
03. The Brady Bunch
04. Fawlty Towers
05. You Can't Do That on Television
06. Blake's 7
07. M*A*S*H
08. Little House on the Prairie
09. Saturday Night Live
10. The Six Million Dollar Man
11. The Bob Newhart Show
12. Welcome Back, Kotter
13. Facts of Life
14. The Waltons
15. The Bionic Woman
16. Happy Days
17. The Muppet Show
18. Kung Fu
19. Monkey
20. Dallas
21. Night Gallery
22. Taxi
23. Laverne & Shirley
24. The Jeffersons
1980s:
01. The Simpsons
02. The Wonder Years
03. Blackadder
04. Married With Children
05. Star Trek: The Next Generation
06. Moonlighting
07. Seinfield
08. Cheers
09. Growing Pains
10. Roseanne
11. Murder, She Wrote
12. Transformers
13. Hill Street Blues
14. Dragon Ball Z
15. Mystery Science Theater 3000
16. Saved by the Bell
17. Family Matters
18. The Ray Bradbury Theater
19. The A-Team
20. Family Ties
21. Amazing Stories
22. Red Dwarf
23. Quantum Leap
24. LA Law
1990s:
01. The X-Files
02. Jeeves and Wooster
03. Family Guy
04. Stargate SG1
05. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
06. South Park
07. Northern Exposure
08. Dawson's Creek
09. Twin Peaks
10. The Sopranos
11. That '70s Show
12. Fraiser
13. Lexx
14. Sex and the City
15. As Time Goes By
16. My So-Called Life
17. Angel
18. Batman: The Animated Series
19. Absolutely Fabulous
20. Dream On
21. Friends
22. News Radio
23. The Larry Sanders Show
24. West Wing
25. Freaks and Geeks
26. King of the Hill
27. Evening Shade
28. Beavis and Butt-head
29. Futurama
30. X-Men
31. ER
32. NYPD Blue
2000s:
01. Breaking Bad
02. Sons of Anarchy
03. Lost
04. Six Feet Under
05. Arrested Development
06. 24
07. Heroes
08. Battlestar Galactica
09. Boston Legal
10. The 4400
11. Curb Your Enthusiasm
12. The Shield
13. Green Wing
14. Supernatural
15. Dexter
16. Life on Mars
17. The Osbournes
18. In Treatment
19. Coupling
20. Modern Family
21. Mad Men
22. Monk
23. Torchwood
24. Carnivāle
25. Nip/Tuck
26. True Blood
27. Fringe
28. Big Bang Theory
29. The Wire
30. Dead Like Me
31. Firefly
32. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
candy
11-01-2010, 10:26 AM
We're going to have some questions here, I think ... I mean, for something like Doctor Who - which started in 1963 and is still running.
Well then it's a 1960s series.
whoops sorry, the BBC classed it as two different series, but i can see that would get confusing.
changing my 2000 vote to LOST:)
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 10:29 AM
1990s - South Park, The Sopranos
2000s - Six Feet Under, In Treatment
One per please :)
South Park
Six Feet Under
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 10:29 AM
1950s: Twilight Zone
1960s: The Addams Family
1970s: M*A*S*H, Saturday Night Live
1980s: Moonlighting
1990s: Northern Exposure
2000s: Arrested Development
1970s: M*A*S*H, Saturday Night Live
One, please.
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 10:35 AM
M*A*S*H
1950s:
I Love Lucy
1960s:
Get Smart
1970s:
Little House on the Prairie
1980s:
Seinfield (fist episode aired 1989)
1990s:
Dawson's Creek (shut up I loved this show! :P)
2000s:
Six Feet Under
CRinVA
11-01-2010, 11:10 AM
Wow this is extremely hard. I did find this link (http://www.crazyabouttv.com/decades/1990s.html)and it helps - just substitute the other decades to get all decades from the 50's to the 00's. I did get carreid away with this but had loads of fun!
1950's
My Pick The Three Stooges - nyuk, nyuk, nyuk
I also considered
I Love Lucy (classic Comedy from the Queen of Comedy)
Bonanza (a Family Fave on Sunday nights at 9pm)
Red Skeleton (Humor ahead of its time)
The Rifleman (Chuck Conners at his best)
The Honeymoners (Hey Ralph...)
Dragnet (the story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent)
The Twilight Zone (You are about to enter another dimension)
1960's
MY Pick Gilligan's Island (Hey little Buddy..)
I also considered
Addams Family (They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky, The Addams Family!),
Batman ("POW!", "BANG!", "THUD!", ),
Beverly Hillbillies (poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed)
F-Troop (totally inane humor)
Jonny Quest (one of the 1st Prime time Animated Series)
McHale's Navy (Tim Conway at his bumbling best)
Smother's Brothers Comedy Hour (pushing the network censorship buttons weekly),
The Wild Wild West (reprised by Will Smith decades later)
The Munsters (competition for The Addams Family)
The Rat Patrol (commandos, jeeps, 50 cal machine guns - what more is needed)
Dark Shadows (Barnabus Jones the original TV Vampire)
Get Smart (Missed it by that much),
Hawaii Five-O (book 'em Dano),
Hogan's Heroes (I know nothing, I see nothing ...,)
The Man From Uncle (Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, now known as Dukky on MCIS)
The Avengers (Emma Peel - Yum Yum),
The Fugitive (where is the one-armed man),
Combat (war, war and more war)
The Outer Limits (There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission.),
Star Trek (to boldly go where no man)
1970's
MY Pick M*A*S*H
I also considered
All in the Family Edith!!!!!)
Black Sheep Squadron (WWII Pilots and Nurses)
Fantasy Island (Boss, da plane, da plane)
Happy Days (Who can forget the Fonz! Heyyy!)
Night Gallery (you can't go wrong with Rod Serling
Kojak (Who loves ya, baby?)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls)
1980's
MY Pick Cheers (barflys and womanizers)
I also considered
China Beach (if I were a woulded soldier I'd want Dana Delaney fixing me up)
The Cosby Show (clean honest fun, never a dull moment)
Newhart (a 9 year dream, the finale was simply awesome)
Night Court (John Larroquette was awesome)
Roseanne (a different view of the All American family)
Hill Street Blues (they actually aired Dennis Franz naked butt in one epioside! And this was the 80s!,
Star Trek Next Generation (an obvious choice),
Tales from the Darkside (Horror not unlike the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone,
1990's
MY Pick Twin Peaks (Special Agent Cooper "Damn good coffee! )
I also considered
Chicago Hope (Mandy Patinkin was great as Doctor Jeffrey Geiger)
Law & Order:SVU (still going strong)
Northern Exposure (quirky Alaskans, the ever hot Janine Turner, Maurice the ex astronaut, Hollings the 70 something with the hot 20 something wife, and the Jew Doctor that did not want to be there!
NYPD Blue (A natural progression from Hill Street Blues),
Picket Fences (small town living with lots of crime and strange happenings)
Seinfeld (A show really about nothing - fave episodes Soup Nazi, Shrinkage, The Contest )
ER (redefining hospital drama series)
2000's
MY Pick Lost - Simply the Best TV EVER!!!!
I also considered
24 (Keifer to the rescue - dont miss an episode)
Criminal Minds (Mandy Patinkin returns),
The Closer (Brenda always gets the confession; Lt Provenza provides great comic relief)
House (Hugh Laurie is such an AHOLE you gotta love him),
CSI, CSI Miami, CSI New York (Foresnsics and more)
NCIS (Spun off from JAG, this one is ten times better, especially with one Goth Forensic Scientist named Abby -Pauley Perrette - and DiNosso with his Sawyer-like nicknames for Probie Agent McGee)
Sons of Anarchy (I jsut started and am thoroughly hooked - ready to go back season 1)
Fringe (my kind of show - don't blink twicve or you'll get lost)
Without a Trace (intense FBI drama))
Wikipedia said Seinfield's original air date was July 5th, 1989....so even though nearly it's whole running was during the '90's, according to the criteria for this thread, it was an
'80's series.
*Great list though, CRinVA! I can't believe I forgot about Gilligan's Island! :)
1950s:
I Love Lucy
2000s:
Six Feet Under
Already nominated.
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 11:17 AM
CRinVA as much as I love lost, I don't think it's the best TV ever. That right goes to Six Feet Under and The Sopranos for me.
I think it's odd to have sitcoms and dramas going against each other, personally. As good as shows like Fraiser and Seinfeld are, dramas will beat them everytime for quality. It's hard to compare the two, at least for me.
CRinVA, that is an amazing list! However, M*A*S*H and Lost have already been nominated, and I'm not sure about The Three Stooges. Those were theatrical shorts.
haunted.lunchbox
11-01-2010, 11:25 AM
This is an awesome idea, the main flaw is that if there is voting there are several series that they have not seen, so there cannot be an accurate vote. Only someone who has seen all of the series nominated can really say if one is better than the other... I'm not sure if I worded this right.
Girlystevedave
11-01-2010, 11:26 AM
1950- Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1960- The Monkees :cyclops:
1970- Saturday Night Live
1980- The Wonder Years
1990- The X- Files
2000- Arrested Development
Odetta
11-01-2010, 11:26 AM
1950 - Twilight Zone
1960 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
1970 - Siz Million Dollar Man
1980 - Seinfeld
1990 - Sopranos
2000 - LOVED Arrested Development, but it has been picked... so, 24
I think it's odd to have sitcoms and dramas going against each other, personally. As good as shows like Fraiser and Seinfeld are, dramas will beat them everytime for quality. It's hard to compare the two, at least for me.
I know what you mean but have to disagree. One of my favorite all-time shows happen to be sitcoms (I Love Lucy, Modern Family - not yet nominated, hint-hint). If we're gonna get the best show ever, then all genres have to be considered.
1980- The Wonder Years
1990- The X- Files
2000- Arrested Development
All already nominated, check the master list in the first post.
Girlystevedave
11-01-2010, 11:28 AM
I listed Saturday Night Live, but if it doesn't really apply, let me know..I'll change it. :)
1950 - Twilight Zone
1980 - Seinfeld
Already nominated.
I listed Saturday Night Live, but if it doesn't really apply, let me know..I'll change it. :)
It's a good choice :)
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 11:32 AM
I think it's odd to have sitcoms and dramas going against each other, personally. As good as shows like Fraiser and Seinfeld are, dramas will beat them everytime for quality. It's hard to compare the two, at least for me.
I know what you mean but have to disagree. One of my favorite all-time shows happen to be sitcoms (I Love Lucy, Modern Family - not yet nominated, hint-hint). If we're gonna get the best show ever, then all genres have to be considered.
I'm just saying the is a reason why The Emmies and Golden Globes have best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series. You judge each by different merits. Fraiser, Seinfeld and South Park are amongst my favourite shows but if I had to compared them to dramas as Best, they wouldn't even make the grade. I just have a feeling in this format most sitcoms will get left behind and none get their fair shake.
Also, can we nominate again eventually?
Also, can we nominate again eventually?
I don't see why not, especially once most people have had a turn. Feev, our tournament ninja wizard should weigh in, as he's most qualified, I think :)
Girlystevedave
11-01-2010, 11:35 AM
1980- The Wonder Years
1990- The X- Files
2000- Arrested Development
All already nominated, check the master list in the first post.
1950- Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1960- The Monkees :cyclops:
1970- Saturday Night Live
1980-Growing Pains
1990- That 70's Show
2000- Heroes
turtlex
11-01-2010, 11:35 AM
Bob !! That's an awesome list !! Thank you for the China Beach reminder, btw. :thumbsup:
This is an awesome idea, the main flaw is that if there is voting there are several series that they have not seen, so there cannot be an accurate vote. Only someone who has seen all of the series nominated can really say if one is better than the other... I'm not sure if I worded this right.
Well when we'll be voting you'll get to choose between several randomly selected series, so if you've seen them, you can vote as to which you like better.
haunted.lunchbox
11-01-2010, 11:39 AM
This is an awesome idea, the main flaw is that if there is voting there are several series that they have not seen, so there cannot be an accurate vote. Only someone who has seen all of the series nominated can really say if one is better than the other... I'm not sure if I worded this right.
Well when we'll be voting you'll get to choose between several randomly selected series, so if you've seen them, you can vote as to which you like better.
Sounds good.
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 11:40 AM
1950's
...
Red Skeleton (Humor ahead of its time)
...http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/smileys/1sm047whistle.gif :ninja:
...
Smother's Brothers Comedy Hour (pushing the network censorship buttons weekly) ...http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/smileys/1sm047whistle.gif :| :panic:
1970's
MY Pick M*A*S*H
Definitely, but, would someone else please nominate The Bob Newhart Show? Yes, Newhart in the 80s, but TBNS also is an oft overlooked classic.
1990's
MY Pick Twin Peaks:clap:
CRinVA
11-01-2010, 12:21 PM
Cant belive I forgot about The X-Files and Married with Children
And as far as The Three Stooges goes - they were on TV weekly back then! I rememberw as I was always getting scolded by my Grandmother for watchibng them as trash shows. Of course my Grandmother also hated many of the 1960s comedies that I loved.
However, due to the semantics of it all I'll change my vote for the 50s to The Honeymooners - Jackie Gleason at his best!
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 12:43 PM
... I'll change my vote for the 50s to The Honeymooners - Jackie Gleason at his best!I think Gleason's best was in film, but that show is another excellent pick, just the same. :)
fernandito
11-01-2010, 12:47 PM
As long as Lost is nominated, I'm cool :)
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 12:53 PM
1990s - Fraiser
2000s - Battlestar Galactica
pathoftheturtle
11-01-2010, 01:09 PM
1950s Red Skeleton Show
1960s Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1970s The Bob Newhart Show
1980s Roseanne
1990s News Radio, The Larry Sanders Show
2000s Boston Legal
Girlystevedave
11-01-2010, 01:17 PM
Ah, I can't believe I forgot Roseanne. Also, News Radio was a good one. :thumbsup:
1950s Red Skeleton Show
1960s Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1970s The Bob Newhart Show
1980s Roseanne
1990s News Radio, The Larry Sanders Show
2000s Boston Legal
You're nominating again already? :) Also, one per decade, please.
flaggwalkstheline
11-01-2010, 03:35 PM
I nominate Lost for the 2000s
And Doctor Who
For Every decade
ok fine 70s Doctor Who
Both already nominated, sorry.
DoctorDodge
11-01-2010, 04:25 PM
I nominate Lost for the 2000s
And Doctor Who
For Every decade
ok fine 70s Doctor Who
Agreed on all points, flagg! :thumbsup: Will be interesting to see how far Who gets on this board.
fernandito
11-01-2010, 04:34 PM
Imagine we get a LOST vs Dr. Who bracket ? ...
(rubs hands together earnestly)
DoctorDodge
11-01-2010, 05:07 PM
Imagine we get a LOST vs Dr. Who bracket ? ...
(rubs hands together earnestly)
Rubbing hands together too, feev! I wouldn't if it didn't have "best show of decade" rounds first, of course, since on a board which has only a few Doctor Who fans (avid fans, we may be, but still few) on a board that loves Stephen King, a show that's had a lot of influence from the storytelling of sai King is easily gonna win a lot of votes in a round like that, even I will admit that!
But if Doctor Who actually makes it far enough to win best show of the 60s (or at least best show that started in the 60s), and goes up against Lost in a semi-final or even a final round, well, I'll be happy enough. It will be interesting to see how it pans out, anyway.
I'd love to start watching Doctor Who, it looks really interesting, but as it's such a long-running series (close to 800 episodes) it's sort of daunting.
DoctorDodge
11-01-2010, 05:23 PM
Just start from the 2005 series, pablo, listed as "Series One" on netflix. It is a lot of fun, and yes, it has history, but the Eccleston series was meant to be watched by the whole family after an absense of nearly 16 years, so naturally, it's also the perfect jumping on point. Give it a try.
mystima
11-01-2010, 05:37 PM
1950's-Benny Hill show
1960's-Dark Shadows
1970's-Welcome Back Kotter
1980's Murder, She Wrote
1990's Lexx
2000's-4400
Mattrick
11-01-2010, 05:50 PM
Imagine we get a LOST vs Dr. Who bracket ? ...
(rubs hands together earnestly)
I shudder.
Heather19
11-01-2010, 06:07 PM
Thank you to whoever nominated The Wonder Years, Twilight Zone, and Twin Peaks :couple:
Here's my nominations:
1960's The Munsters
1970's Facts of Life
1990's Sex and the City
2000's Curb Your Enthusiasm
I'll be back with the rest of my nominations soon.
It was hard to narrow down some of mine, all my favorites seem to be in the same decades.
1950s: The Price is Right
1960s: Bewitched
1970s: M*A*S*H
1980s: Transformers
1990s: As Time Goes By
2000s: The Shield
That's my six. I fought for a while over Transformers. I also wanted Night Court, but Transformers was my tv world when I was a kid.
Girlystevedave
11-01-2010, 08:08 PM
Thank you to whoever nominated The Wonder Years, Twilight Zone, and Twin Peaks :couple:
The Wonder Years is, hands down, my favorite show of all time. :wub:
Darkthoughts
11-02-2010, 12:47 AM
Oh man! Nearly my entire list has already been nominated :lol:
Here's what I've got left:
50's: The Adventures Of Champion (aired as Champion The Wonder Horse over here)
70's: The Waltons
90's: My So Called Life
00's: Green Wing
I'll be back with 80's...I had Roseanne as my first choice, also Cheers and the Simpsons.
I had The Munsters for 60's, M*A*S*H as my first 70's choice and Buffy and Frasier as 90's. Lost for 00's, but I'm sure that's obvious :D
I also had American Gothic in mind for 90's, but it only got one season. I nearly went with ER, I stopped watching it years ago, but the first few years were excellent.
ETA:
60's: The Flintstones
80's: Hill Street Blues
Yaksha
11-02-2010, 02:33 AM
here are mine all i could think of right now
1990s: Angel
2000s: Supernatural
turtlex
11-02-2010, 02:35 AM
I'm a little lost ... has someone nominated West Wing?
1970s: M*A*S*H
Already nominated.
I'm a little lost ... has someone nominated West Wing?
Not as yet, no. There are plenty of my own favorites yet to be nominated. I'm not sure if I should nominate again yet.
turtlex
11-02-2010, 06:10 AM
pablo - can I have West Wing as a 2000? It premiered on the 1999/2000 season and ran until 2006.
Unfortunately there are a few such cases. Seinfeld premiered in 1989. The Sopranos premiered in 1999. There's no easy and fair way of doing this, so West Wing has to be a 1990s series. There are also other cases where series span several decades (Doctor Who, The Simpsons). How do you classify those? So premiere date seems the most clear-cut and obvious, anything else seems too subjective.
turtlex
11-02-2010, 06:40 AM
No problemo! Rules are rule. I agree, we have to be steadfast or it gets crazy.
Okay.... someone please nominate West Wing!! :lol: Pretty please!
1970s: M*A*S*H
Already nominated.
No problem. What about The Waltons? Has anyone nominated that?
turtlex
11-02-2010, 06:49 AM
Psstt... come on Sam, 1970s ... Bionic Woman!!
1970s: M*A*S*H
Already nominated.
No problem. What about The Waltons? Has anyone nominated that?
Yup, you can see the master list of nominees thus far: http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=564772&postcount=34 Also linked from the first post.
No problem. What about The Waltons? Has anyone nominated that?
Hey, I was named after Erin Walton. :lol: True story.
turtlex
11-02-2010, 07:46 AM
<-- has been to the Walton Family Museum (http://www.waltonmuseum.org/) in Virgina. My girl is a big Waltons fan.
Darkthoughts
11-02-2010, 08:02 AM
Uh, hello Sam?! I nominated The Waltons, read my list why don'cha! :P
Hehe, no one has nominated The Dead Zone... :)
Mattrick
11-02-2010, 11:26 AM
If I can nominate again....
2000s - Dexter
I want to nominate In Treatment but I don't think anyone on this site has even seen it. :cry:
I want to nominate In Treatment but I don't think anyone on this site has even seen it. :cry:
I have, it's a great show. Watching the third season that's just started.
Mattrick
11-02-2010, 01:07 PM
The Sunil episode was great. Wasn't a fan of the Tuesday episode but the rest has been fine. Dane Dehaan who played the wednesday episode shows signs of being a strong actor.
Girlystevedave
11-02-2010, 01:41 PM
Lisa: I totally forgot about My So Called Life. It was an awesome show with too short of a run time.
Lisa: I totally forgot about My So Called Life. It was an awesome show with too short of a run time.
Indeed. A similar (and, in my opinion, better) series was Freaks and Geeks. If no one will nominate that any time soon, I guess I'll have to :)
sarah
11-02-2010, 02:32 PM
I would count those all as TV series, Jean. UK / BBC series, but series none-the-less.
Question : Dating the series? <edit> Sorry. I see you answered that. Debut year. Thank you.
Okay, so ... I nominate :
1990s : Buffy The Vampire Slayer
absolutely!
DoctorDodge
11-02-2010, 02:56 PM
Nice to see Blake's 7 already nominated! :clap: My nominations? Only one:
2000s: Life on Mars (UK)
Although, I don't think anyone who's watched both would think I meant the US version for best show of the noughties, right? Especially when you compare the endings!
Darkthoughts
11-03-2010, 02:59 AM
Blake's 7 was ace, I also loved Sapphire and Steel. I haven't nominated any (bar one) UK series though, because unless it's something like Monty Python or Dr Who, no one from the US will know what they are and they won't get voted for anyway. If we were doing UK tv series, my list would be completely different.
Heather19
11-03-2010, 09:29 AM
The Wonder Years is, hands down, my favorite show of all time. :wub:
Same here :huglove: I just found a channel out there that's started replaying all the episodes. I love it. I wish they would just release the whole thing on dvd though.
Lisa: I totally forgot about My So Called Life. It was an awesome show with too short of a run time.
I know, I can't believe I forgot about this one as well. I so wish it lasted more than one season.
candy
11-03-2010, 10:47 AM
Blake's 7 was ace, I also loved Sapphire and Steel. I haven't nominated any (bar one) UK series though, because unless it's something like Monty Python or Dr Who, no one from the US will know what they are and they won't get voted for anyway. If we were doing UK tv series, my list would be completely different.
that made me sad:cry:
fernandito
11-03-2010, 01:36 PM
Can we name animated shows as well ? I think Dragon Ball Z deserves a mention :lol:
Emily
11-03-2010, 01:41 PM
If Dragon Ball Z gets a mention, then Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles definitely do.
fernandito
11-03-2010, 01:48 PM
I agree ! Assuming Pablo let's use vote for animated shows ...
1980's : Dragon Ball Z
1990's : Batman - The Animated Series
Animated are absolutely allowed. I was waiting for someone to nominate Batman!
Mattrick
11-03-2010, 04:13 PM
We gotta get Gundam Wing in there too guys! I just finished my first rewatch in like ten years.
Iwritecode
11-04-2010, 06:24 AM
How have Beavis and Butthead not been nominated yet?
ICry4Oy
11-04-2010, 06:47 AM
1950s - Gunsmoke
1960s - Andy Griffith Show
1970s - All In The Family
1980s - Mystery Science Theater
1990s - Absolutely Fabulous
2000s - The Osbournes
pathoftheturtle
11-04-2010, 08:09 AM
You're nominating again already? :) Also, one per decade, please.Eh, I know what I like. It was a bit unclear to me how that was meant to go. You didn't have to count them. Thanks though. If I may still do one 90s nomination, I think I'd prefer to go with Dream On. :wub: Meaning that News Radio and The Larry Sanders Show still need to be nominated, someone! Also, I decided to be the one to sacrifice an 80s nomination to make sure Roseanne got into this contest, but I think the best sitcom before that was probably Family Ties. How come nobody's named that one?
2000s - The Osbournes:doh: I was actually starting to think we'd get through this without anyone bringing in any reality shows. lol
Well, after giving it some thought, and seeing as how there's still plenty of room for nominations and lots of great shows are yet to be nominated, I believe it's okay for people to nominate more than once in all decades. So have at it.
I've decided to limit the number of nominations to at most 40 per decade. Then we'll have 10 brackets of 4 random shows per decade with the top two advancing, and so on as usual.
1970s - All In The Family
Already nominated.
pathoftheturtle
11-04-2010, 08:35 AM
Well, after giving it some thought, and seeing as how there's still plenty of room for nominations and lots of great shows are yet to be nominated, I believe it's okay for people to nominate more than once in all decades. So have at it.
I've decided to limit the number of nominations to at most 40 per decade. Then we'll have 10 brackets of 4 random shows per decade with the top two advancing, and so on as usual.Wow, that's a lot.
Well, then, in addition to the above, right now I'll also nominate --
1950s - The Jack Benny Program
Darkthoughts
11-04-2010, 08:41 AM
Brilliant, I think I could do another list based almost entirely on animated series :thumbsup:
Candy - maybe we should start a UK tv discussion thread? :couple:
So for my part, I'll also nominate:
1960s: The Lucy Show
1970s: Happy Days
1980s: Saved by the Bell, Family Matters
1990s: Freaks and Geeks, King of the Hill
2000s: Coupling, Modern Family, Mad Men
I'll also go back and add to the nominations other series mentioned but not nominated.
Also, I think we should cap the 1950s and the 1960s at 20 nominations, as we're not likely to nominate as many from that time. They had like four channels back then after all! :cry:
pathoftheturtle
11-04-2010, 10:21 AM
How is that sad? I think they did fine, compared to what we use modern bandwidth for.
1950s Lassie, Maverick
1960s The Prisoner, The Carol Burnett Show
1970s The Muppet Show, Kung Fu
1980s Ray Bradbury Theater
1990s Evening Shade
2000s Monk
Girlystevedave
11-04-2010, 10:46 AM
The Wonder Years is, hands down, my favorite show of all time. :wub:
Same here :huglove: I just found a channel out there that's started replaying all the episodes. I love it. I wish they would just release the whole thing on dvd though.
Yes! I just found that channel too. :)
And I wish they would release the whole series on dvd too. Apparently, the show had SO much music that it's hard to get the rights to release it all on dvd. My mom got me a bootleg copy of the series for Christmas last year. It's awesome and all, but I've seen the show so much that I can remember episodes that are missing from the dvds. And some of the episodes are really bad quality. But...it's still great to have. :)
I freaking love that show.
I believe I was the one to nominate The Wonder Years :) I hope it goes far.
Mattrick
11-04-2010, 11:07 AM
1990's - Futurama (how has no one nominated this one)
2000's - Band of Brothers
candy
11-04-2010, 11:22 AM
1950 blue peter
1960 the avengers
1970; Monkey (the most bizarre programme ever)
1980; The A-Team
1990; x-men (animation)
2000; Torchwood
ICry4Oy
11-04-2010, 11:26 AM
1950 blue peter
:scared:
pathoftheturtle
11-04-2010, 11:29 AM
1990; x-men (animation)As opposed to the 1980s X-Men animation and the 2000s X-Men animation. Good choice.
pablo: Looks like you didn't get Family Ties. That's probably my last nomination for the 80s. In general, I didn't much enjoy that decade, TV included. (I'll seriously retch if someone posts Full House. ><)
Girlystevedave
11-04-2010, 11:30 AM
2nd nomination from me...just cause it should be nominated:
1960's: Sesame Street
candy
11-04-2010, 11:32 AM
1950 blue peter
:scared:
oy!!! i used to love that programme as a child, every christmas i tried to make the bloody candle thingy
2000's - Band of Brothers
Sorry, no mini-series. That one would probably win hands down.
Speaking of children's shows, where's Fraggle Rock? :)
ICry4Oy
11-04-2010, 12:12 PM
Or Captain Kangaroo?
pathoftheturtle
11-04-2010, 12:16 PM
1950s - Rocky and Bullwinkle
Only ten more slots left for 1990s series. Choose well.
Spencer
11-06-2010, 08:04 PM
LOST
Darkthoughts
11-07-2010, 05:35 AM
I've got a second 2000's nomination...can't believe it isn't nominated already! Carnivale :cool:
Darkthoughts
11-07-2010, 05:38 AM
Reposting so people can see what's what :thumbsup:
Master list of nominees:
1950s:
01. I Love Lucy
02. The Twilight Zone
03. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
04. The Honeymooners
05. The Red Skeleton Show
06. The Benny Hill Show
07. The Price is Right
08. The Adventures of Champion
09. Gunsmoke
10. The Jack Benny Program
11. Lassie
12. Maverick
13. Blue Peter
14. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
1960s:
01. Star Trek
02. Doctor Who
03. The Addams Family
04. Get Smart
05. Gilligan's Island
06. The Monkees
07. Monty Python's Flying Circus
08. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
09. Dark Shadows
10. The Munsters
11. Bewitched
12. The Flintstones
13. The Andy Griffith Show
14. The Lucy Show
15. The Prisoner
16. The Carol Burnett Show
17. The Avengers
18. Sesame Street
1970s:
01. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02. All in the Family
03. The Brady Bunch
04. Fawlty Towers
05. You Can't Do That on Television
06. Blake's 7
07. M*A*S*H
08. Little House on the Prairie
09. Saturday Night Live
10. The Six Million Dollar Man
11. The Bob Newhart Show
12. Welcome Back, Kotter
13. Facts of Life
14. The Waltons
15. The Bionic Woman
16. Happy Days
17. The Muppet Show
18. Kung Fu
19. Monkey
1980s:
01. The Simpsons
02. The Wonder Years
03. Blackadder
04. Married With Children
05. Star Trek: The Next Generation
06. Moonlighting
07. Seinfield
08. Cheers
09. Growing Pains
10. Roseanne
11. Murder, She Wrote
12. Transformers
13. Hill Street Blues
14. Dragon Ball Z
15. Mystery Science Theater 3000
16. Saved by the Bell
17. Family Matters
18. The Ray Bradbury Theater
19. The A-Team
20. Family Ties
1990s:
01. The X-Files
02. Jeeves and Wooster
03. Family Guy
04. Stargate SG1
05. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
06. South Park
07. Northern Exposure
08. Dawson's Creek
09. Twin Peaks
10. The Sopranos
11. That '70s Show
12. Fraiser
13. Lexx
14. Sex and the City
15. As Time Goes By
16. My So-Called Life
17. Angel
18. Batman: The Animated Series
19. Absolutely Fabulous
20. Dream On
21. Friends
22. News Radio
23. The Larry Sanders Show
24. West Wing
25. Freaks and Geeks
26. King of the Hill
27. Evening Shade
28. Beavis and Butt-head
29. Futurama
30. X-Men
2000s:
01. Breaking Bad
02. Sons of Anarchy
03. Lost
04. Six Feet Under
05. Arrested Development
06. 24
07. Heroes
08. Battlestar Galactica
09. Boston Legal
10. The 4400
11. Curb Your Enthusiasm
12. The Shield
13. Green Wing
14. Supernatural
15. Dexter
16. Life on Mars
17. The Osbournes
18. In Treatment
19. Coupling
20. Modern Family
21. Mad Men
22. Monk
23. Torchwood
Thanks! I'll add two more 2000s nominees: Nip/Tuck and True Blood.
DoctorDodge
11-07-2010, 10:38 AM
For 2000s, I'd like to nominate Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Not because I think it'll get very far, but because it's so good it deserves to be nominated. Also, Firefly, if possible. I don't know if it counts as a mini-series because it got cancelled so soon, but that deserves a mention, too.
Also Pablo, liked your earlier nomination of Coupling. I knew when I first watched it that Steven Moffat was one of the best comedy scriptwriters in television, but it wasn't until his episodes for Doctor Who that I realised he's one of the best scriptwriters today, full stop. If there's any episode I'd recommend to a newbie, it's any of his episodes written for series 1 to 4, including the Empty Child, and of course Blink. Everyone loves Blink!
Darkthoughts
11-07-2010, 10:57 AM
Nah, you need to watched Spaced and Green Wing to realise Coupling was a bit inconsistent and verging on crap ;)
Stockerlone
11-07-2010, 11:01 AM
For 1970s, I nominate
DALLAS
1950s:
The Twilight Zone
1960s:
The Avengers
1970s:
DALLAS !!!
1980s:
Star Trek Next Generation
1990s:
Twin Peaks
2000s:
LOST
DoctorDodge
11-07-2010, 11:23 AM
Nah, you need to watched Spaced and Green Wing to realise Coupling was a bit inconsistent and verging on crap ;)
Blasphemy! Ok, so I will admit that Spaced was better, so-much-so that it's one of my favourite tv shows ever, but I never thought that much of Green Wing. I love randomness, but that was a little too random for me at times.
Also, non-linear comedy, gotta love that! "The End of the Line" is my favourite example of that!
LadyHitchhiker
11-07-2010, 02:07 PM
1960s, Star Trek
2000s Fringe
Big Bang Theory
Eureka
Warehouse 13
(Just some thoughts)
fernandito
11-07-2010, 02:13 PM
This tourney is going to be awesome :D
I can't believe no one nominated for the 1950s Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Leave It to Beaver, and Zorro! I'll do so now.
Okay, I've decided to cap the first four decades at 24 nominations, and the next two decades at 32. Which we've now almost reached after a week of nominating, and I think it's a good amount and a great and fair representation of all sorts of TV series.
A few more noms that have to be nominated:
2000s: The Wire, Dead Like Me
1990s: ER, NYPD Blue
1980s: Amazing Stories, Red Dwarf, Quantum Leap
1970s: Night Gallery, Taxi
1960s: The Outer Limits, Here's Lucy, The Jetsons
1950s: Perry Mason, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Just went back and filled in a couple I'd missed. We're now set with all our nominees for the 2000s and the 1990s. We need one more nominee for the 1980s, two more for the 1970s, three more for the 1960s, and five more for the 1050s.
candy
11-08-2010, 10:24 AM
OMG I missed Quantum Leap - def nominating that one please
I already did :) You're good.
turtlex
11-08-2010, 10:35 AM
Freaks and Geeks - 1999
Sports Night - 1998
Can I nom those additinals?
Sorry no more room for the '90s but Freaks and Geeks was already nominated. The updated list is linked to from the first post, don't forget.
turtlex
11-08-2010, 10:49 AM
Sorry, pablo, my bad. I should have checked. Apologies.
Not at all, no worries. See if you can nominate some others for the remaining spots in other decades.
turtlex
11-08-2010, 10:59 AM
Thanks. How about these :
Bonanza - 1959.
The Big Valley - 1965.
Laverne and Shirley - 1976.
Good choices! We now have just one nomination left for the 1980s and 1970s! Make it count, people. Two more for the 1960s and four for 1950s.
Then, we poll :)
bears love polling
they suspect everybody does
turtlex
11-08-2010, 11:22 AM
I'm actually surprised not to see more Westerns included.
If I can add more?
The Rifleman - 1958. ( Mark! Mark! Paw! Paw! Jonah. Lucas. )
Wagon Train - 1957.
LA Law - 1986.
So now we're set with our last three decades of TV series! Good job, everyone. Now just a handful more for our first three decades.
Darkthoughts
11-08-2010, 11:33 AM
Bumped the list again :thumbsup:
Master list of nominees:
1950s:
01. I Love Lucy
02. The Twilight Zone
03. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
04. The Honeymooners
05. The Red Skeleton Show
06. The Benny Hill Show
07. The Price is Right
08. The Adventures of Champion
09. Gunsmoke
10. The Jack Benny Program
11. Lassie
12. Maverick
13. Blue Peter
14. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
15. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
16. Leave It to Beaver
17. Zorro
18. Perry Mason
19. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
20. Bonanza
21. The Rifleman
22. Wagon Train
23.
24.
1960s:
01. Star Trek
02. Doctor Who
03. The Addams Family
04. Get Smart
05. Gilligan's Island
06. The Monkees
07. Monty Python's Flying Circus
08. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
09. Dark Shadows
10. The Munsters
11. Bewitched
12. The Flintstones
13. The Andy Griffith Show
14. The Lucy Show
15. The Prisoner
16. The Carol Burnett Show
17. The Avengers
18. Sesame Street
19. The Outer Limits
20. Here's Lucy
21. The Jetsons
22. The Big Valley
23.
24.
1970s:
01. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
02. All in the Family
03. The Brady Bunch
04. Fawlty Towers
05. You Can't Do That on Television
06. Blake's 7
07. M*A*S*H
08. Little House on the Prairie
09. Saturday Night Live
10. The Six Million Dollar Man
11. The Bob Newhart Show
12. Welcome Back, Kotter
13. Facts of Life
14. The Waltons
15. The Bionic Woman
16. Happy Days
17. The Muppet Show
18. Kung Fu
19. Monkey
20. Dallas
21. Night Gallery
22. Taxi
23. Laverne & Shirley
24.
1980s:
01. The Simpsons
02. The Wonder Years
03. Blackadder
04. Married With Children
05. Star Trek: The Next Generation
06. Moonlighting
07. Seinfield
08. Cheers
09. Growing Pains
10. Roseanne
11. Murder, She Wrote
12. Transformers
13. Hill Street Blues
14. Dragon Ball Z
15. Mystery Science Theater 3000
16. Saved by the Bell
17. Family Matters
18. The Ray Bradbury Theater
19. The A-Team
20. Family Ties
21. Amazing Stories
22. Red Dwarf
23. Quantum Leap
24. LA Law
1990s:
01. The X-Files
02. Jeeves and Wooster
03. Family Guy
04. Stargate SG1
05. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
06. South Park
07. Northern Exposure
08. Dawson's Creek
09. Twin Peaks
10. The Sopranos
11. That '70s Show
12. Fraiser
13. Lexx
14. Sex and the City
15. As Time Goes By
16. My So-Called Life
17. Angel
18. Batman: The Animated Series
19. Absolutely Fabulous
20. Dream On
21. Friends
22. News Radio
23. The Larry Sanders Show
24. West Wing
25. Freaks and Geeks
26. King of the Hill
27. Evening Shade
28. Beavis and Butt-head
29. Futurama
30. X-Men
31. ER
32. NYPD Blue
2000s:
01. Breaking Bad
02. Sons of Anarchy
03. Lost
04. Six Feet Under
05. Arrested Development
06. 24
07. Heroes
08. Battlestar Galactica
09. Boston Legal
10. The 4400
11. Curb Your Enthusiasm
12. The Shield
13. Green Wing
14. Supernatural
15. Dexter
16. Life on Mars
17. The Osbournes
18. In Treatment
19. Coupling
20. Modern Family
21. Mad Men
22. Monk
23. Torchwood
24. Carnivāle
25. Nip/Tuck
26. True Blood
27. Fringe
28. Big Bang Theory
29. The Wire
30. Dead Like Me
31. Firefly
32. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
The framework for the polls will be as follows:
We will have one poll from each decade open twice a week, and each will run for a week.
Each decade will have its nominees randomized several times by random.org (http://www.random.org/lists/).
After each round those nominees advancing will again be randomized several times.
When only one nominee remains in each decade there will be a round-robin playoff to determine the overall winner where each series will face one another with the winner receiving 1 point (the one to receive the most points obviously wins).
Darkthoughts
11-08-2010, 11:55 AM
I'm really excited!! :D
fernandito
11-08-2010, 12:45 PM
Let's get this started already !! :excited:
Mattrick
11-08-2010, 12:47 PM
Are we able to have 2 votes for an option? It might diversify the results a bit.
turtlex
11-08-2010, 12:59 PM
pablo - thanks so much for taking this on. It's epic and I'm really looking forward to it.
:grouphug:
pathoftheturtle
11-08-2010, 01:21 PM
1950s - The Mickey Mouse Club, The Untouchables
1960s - The Patty Duke Show, The Fugitive
1970s - The Jeffersons
Okay? Good to go?
You rock, path. Good to go indeed!
Okay so all our nominations are set!
A note on the format:
All decades will go through five rounds. The decades with 32 nominees, the 1990s and the 2000s, will have Round 1 (16 brackets) and Round 2 (8 brackets) of one-on-one votes to whittle the number down to 8. That will be the Quarter-Finals (4 brackets). Then the Semi-Finals, and finally the Final. All one-one-one votes.
The other decades, ones with 24 nominees, will have a slightly different process. Round 1 (12 brackets) will be the same, one-on-one. Round 2 will consist of 4 brackets of three series, with the top two moving on. There will be Quarter-Finals (4 brackets) of one-one-one votes. This proceeds the same with Semi-Finals and Final as the 32-nominations decades.
I hope that makes sense. I've given this a lot of thought and I think I've come up with a good balanced system. It might take a while, sure, but are we really in any hurry? Who doesn't love polls?
Emily
11-08-2010, 03:40 PM
Holy God, this is going to be so epic. This is awesome.
Epic is a word I'd use as well :)
fernandito
11-08-2010, 03:59 PM
Do you already have an idea of how you're going to sort them, Pablo ?
Oh, and when can we start !?!? :excited:
We've already begun! And sorting is done with a list randomizer at random.org.
fernandito
11-08-2010, 04:09 PM
Yeah I just saw the threads :lol:
I stickied the threads too, btw.
turtlex
11-09-2010, 03:47 AM
OMG! This is so awesome. Just answering the polls is so much fun. I have watched a boat-load of television in my life. I lived for re-runs so I'm pretty sure I've seen every show mentioned, from all the decades. Thanks again, pablo!
Path - Thank you for Patty Duke. I can't believe I missed that one.
The plan is to have two waves of five polls open on Mondays and Wednesdays. What does everyone think of having new polls open three times a week? Would that be too much? It's just that we do have a lot to get through, and that would keep it fresh. On the other hand, it could be somewhat overwhelming.
turtlex
11-09-2010, 07:14 AM
I like the idea of more polls ... but I do log on multiple times a day, usually every day, so it wouldn't be so overwhelming for me.
If there will be no complaints, then we can do three waves of five polls on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Iwritecode
11-09-2010, 08:24 AM
I just went through the polls but I only got to vote in one because I never watched any of the shows in the other ones. Even in the poll I voted in I only watched one of the shows.
I just went through the polls but I only got to vote in one because I never watched any of the shows in the other ones. Even in the poll I voted in I only watched one of the shows.
I guess this is a good opportunity then for you to discover some great series. They were all nominated for a reason. And that's why I've added a video of each and linked the titles to Wikipedia, for those that haven't seen them or had forgotten.
turtlex
11-09-2010, 08:37 AM
Pablo / Iwritecode - For sure. I really think, that based on the choices here, we have a veritable history of good television listed. While I don't always agree with every choice - I can see why they were included and how they appeal. We have a great spectrum of shows in the polls. Bravo to our members.
Also, the breakdown of the polls by decade - a great idea. You can really see how television has evolved here in the US.
Also, the breakdown of the polls by decade - a great idea. You can really see how television has evolved here in the US.
But don't forget, there are several British series nominated as well.
turtlex
11-09-2010, 10:25 AM
Oh yeah, and I love that!
<-- big fan of BBC America
pathoftheturtle
11-09-2010, 11:02 AM
... It might take a while, sure, but are we really in any hurry? Who doesn't love polls?I'm enjoying the ride more than looking forward to the end, anyway. It is plain to me that the Lost fans can overwhelm the rest of us any time (with the possible exception of the Dr. Who contingent). If we're just out to determine what tdt.org members already know and love, I'm not sure that so much effort is really needed.
If you're saying that Lost winning it all in the end is a foregone conclusion, I'm not so sure. There are plenty of quality series in the 2000s to challenge Lost for it to even make it out of the Decade Final.
pathoftheturtle
11-09-2010, 11:25 AM
I agree when I look at the nominations list... but when I look at the members list, I get dubious again. :lol:
candy
11-09-2010, 11:38 AM
I'm enjoying the ride more than looking forward to the end, anyway. It is plain to me that the Lost fans can overwhelm the rest of us any time (with the possible exception of the Dr. Who contingent). If we're just out to determine what tdt.org members already know and love, I'm not sure that so much effort is really needed.
LOST/dr who/lost/dr who - i am a big fan of both
if these two end up in the final my head may just explode:beat:
Bracket 7 polls are gonna be late today, my apologies!
fernandito
11-22-2010, 12:23 PM
Just don't let it happen again :P
LadyHitchhiker
11-22-2010, 01:20 PM
I wish I'd been here for the drawing because I would have voted for Seaquest!!!!!!!!!!
DoctorDodge
11-24-2010, 05:07 PM
Blake's 7 was ace, I also loved Sapphire and Steel. I haven't nominated any (bar one) UK series though, because unless it's something like Monty Python or Dr Who, no one from the US will know what they are and they won't get voted for anyway. If we were doing UK tv series, my list would be completely different.
You know, even when I nominated a couple of my favourite UK shows, I would've agreed with this statement Lisa, I just thought that they deserved to be nominated, at least. Boy, am I glad how we're both wrong: have you seen how well Life on Mars is doing against much loved US comedy Arrested Development?!? Even if it loses, it still shows that there's a lot more love for truly great UK shows on this board than we think! That's one thing I've learned from the tournament so far. It'll be interesting to see what else it'll reveal about opinions on so many great shows.
Heather19
11-24-2010, 05:25 PM
I'm enjoying the ride more than looking forward to the end, anyway. It is plain to me that the Lost fans can overwhelm the rest of us any time (with the possible exception of the Dr. Who contingent). If we're just out to determine what tdt.org members already know and love, I'm not sure that so much effort is really needed.
I wouldn't be so certain. I think The Twilight Zone has a very good chance of winning it all.
I wish I'd been here for the drawing because I would have voted for Seaquest!!!!!!!!!!
:couple: I really wanted to nominate it, but I think me and you are the only two on the board that love that show. And I just didn't want to see it die an early death.
I've been thinking, as the tournament has gone on, that lots of very good series have not been nominated. I could name at least a dozen without giving it much thought. So I figured it could be fun to add another dimension to our tournament by introducing a "challenger" series. Now this is just an idea so feel free to tell me I'm crazy and we'll forget I even mentioned it. Seeing as how there were 160 series nominated overall for the tournament, I thought we could come up with another 40 to make an even 200. These other series, however, will not be restricted to decades and the show that emerges victorious takes on the winner of the main tournament as a challenger to test its claim as the best television series of all time. This challenger tournament would begin after the main tournament is done with, of course, perhaps a bit afterward maybe, and it would follow the same basic principle we've been using so far.
So, thoughts. Yay or nay?
pathoftheturtle
11-27-2010, 01:39 PM
It's funny; what I've been experiencing is regularly thinking about lousy shows that I'm glad to realize were not nominated. :lol:
Iwritecode
11-29-2010, 12:24 PM
It's funny; what I've been experiencing is regularly thinking about lousy shows that I'm glad to realize were not nominated. :lol:
I could probably come up with a handful of clunkers that I actually liked but nobody else wants to remember. Maybe if we make the nominations but they must be seconded (maybe thirded? is that even a word?) to make the cut.
RainInSpain
11-29-2010, 12:41 PM
I like the idea of a challenger series.
Not sure I will venture a nomination, but I'm enjoying the voting process anyway. Talk about expanding my horizons :)
By the way, Bracket 12 is going up tomorrow and that will do for the 1950s through the 1980s. Brackets 13 through 16 of the 1990s and the 2000s will be up on Monday, and the next Monday Round 2 will begin.
Mattrick
12-03-2010, 11:35 AM
Delete this after but I was wondering if we can get a stickied topic with those who moved on as it's hard to keep track.
Sure thing, I'm sorry I neglected to do that. I'll do so now in the main BTVSAT thread. Thanks!
fernandito
12-03-2010, 11:48 AM
Thanks Pablo.
This thread will shortly be sent to the void between realms ...
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BTVSAT Overview
Bracket 1
2000s: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex vs. Nip/Tuck (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11506)
1990s: Evening Shade vs. Beavis and Butt-head (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11507)
1980s: Quantum Leap vs. The Wonder Years (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11508)
1970s: The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. The Waltons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11509)
1960s: The Avengers vs. The Carol Burnett Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11510)
1950s: Perry Mason vs. The Adventures of Champion (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11511)
Bracket 2
2000s: Mad Men vs. Firefly (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11519)
1990s: That '70s Show vs. Absolutely Fabulous (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11520)
1980s: Dragon Ball Z vs. Family Matters (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11521)
1970s: Fawlty Towers vs. Little House on the Prairie (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11522)
1960s: Sesame Street vs. Gilligan's Island (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11523)
1950s: The Mickey Mouse Club vs. Leave It to Beaver (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11524)
Bracket 3
2000s: The Wire vs. The Shield (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11535)
1990s: Dawson's Creek vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11536)
1980s: Mystery Science Theater 3000 vs. Family Ties (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11537)
1970s: Happy Days vs. Taxi (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11538)
1960s: The Outer Limits vs. The Addams Family (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11539)
1950s: Wagon Train vs. The Twilight Zone (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11540)
Bracket 4
2000s: Lost vs. Sons of Anarchy (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11550)
1990s: Jeeves and Wooster vs. NYPD Blue (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11551)
1980s: Hill Street Blues vs. Blackadder (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11552)
1970s: The Brady Bunch vs. Monkey (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11554)
1960s: Get Smart vs. The Flintstones (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11555)
1950s: The Rifleman vs. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11556)
Bracket 5
2000s: Modern Family vs. The Osbournes (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11568)
1990s: Family Guy vs. The Larry Sanders Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11569)
1980s: Roseanne vs. Amazing Stories (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11570)
1970s: M*A*S*H vs. The Facts of Life (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11573)
1960s: Dark Shadows vs. The Munsters (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11575)
1950s: Bonanza vs. Gunsmoke (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11577)
Bracket 6
2000s: Arrested Development vs. Life on Mars (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11583)
1990s: ER vs. Dream On (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11584)
1980s: LA Law vs. Saved by the Bell (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11585)
1970s: The Bob Newhart Show vs. Night Gallery (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11586)
1960s: The Andy Griffith Show vs. Monty Python's Flying Circus (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11587)
1950s: I Love Lucy vs. The Red Skelton Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11588)
Bracket 7
2000s: Fringe vs. Heroes (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11604)
1990s: X-Men vs. King of the Hill (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11605)
1980s: Cheers vs. Growing Pains (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11606)
1970s: The Jeffersons vs. Blake's 7 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11607)
1960s: Doctor Who vs. The Jetsons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11608)
1950s: The Jack Benny Program vs. Lassie (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11609)
Bracket 8
2000s: The 4400 vs. True Blood (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11621)
1990s: Futurama vs. Frasier (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11622)
1980s: The Ray Bradbury Theater vs. Seinfeld (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11623)
1970s: The Muppet Show vs. The Bionic Woman (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11624)
1960s: The Prisoner vs. Bewitched (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11625)
1950s: Blue Peter vs. The Benny Hill Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11626)
Bracket 9
2000s: Coupling vs. Supernatural (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11635)
1990s: The Sopranos vs. NewsRadio (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11637)
1980s: Married with Children vs. Red Dwarf (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11638)
1970s: Kung Fu vs. Saturday Night Live (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11639)
1960s: The Lucy Show vs. The Big Valley (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11640)
1950s: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet vs. The Price is Right (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11641)
Bracket 10
2000s: Dead Like Me vs. Green Wing (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11650)
1990s: Stargate SG-1 vs. The West Wing (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11651)
1980s: Star Trek: The Next Generation vs. Moonlighting (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11652)
1970s: The Six Million Dollar Man vs. You Can't Do That on Television (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11653)
1960s: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour vs. Star Trek (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11654)
1950s: The Honeymooners vs. The Untouchables (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11655)
Bracket 11
2000s: 24 vs. Monk (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11662)
1990s: Friends vs. Sex and the City (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11663)
1980s: The Simpsons vs. The A-Team (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11664)
1970s: Dallas vs. All in the Family (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11666)
1960s: The Monkees vs. The Fugitive (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11667)
1950s: Zorro vs. Maverick (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11668)
Bracket 12
2000s: Six Feet Under vs. Boston Legal (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11674)
1990s: The X-Files vs. Lexx (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11675)
1980s: Murder, She Wrote vs. The Transformers (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11677)
1970s: Laverne & Shirley vs. Welcome Back, Kotter (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11678)
1960s: The Patty Duke Show vs. Here's Lucy (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11679)
1950s: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis vs. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11680)
Bracket 13
2000s: Carnivāle vs. Breaking Bad (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11690)
1990s: South Park vs. My So-Called Life (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11691)
Bracket 14
2000s: Curb Your Enthusiasm vs. Dexter (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11692)
1990s: As Time Goes By vs. Freaks and Geeks (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11693)
Bracket 15
2000s: Battlestar Galactica vs. The Big Bang Theory (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11694)
1990s: Twin Peaks vs. Angel (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11695)
Bracket 16
2000s: In Treatment vs. Torchwood (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11696)
1990s: Northern Exposure vs. Batman: The Animated Series (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11697)
Bracket 1
2000s: Dexter vs. Torchwood (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11728)
1990s: That '70s Show vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11727)
1980s: Hill Street Blues vs. Married With Children vs. The Simpsons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11726)
1970s: Happy Days vs. The Brady Bunch vs. The Jeffersons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11725)
1960s: Doctor Who vs. The Flintstones vs. The Munsters (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11724)
1950s: The Twilight Zone vs. Maverick vs. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11723)
Bracket 2
2000s: Lost vs. Carnivāle (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11744)
1990s: NYPD Blue vs. The X-Files (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11743)
1980s: Star Trek: The Next Generation vs. Family Ties vs. The Wonder Years (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11742)
1970s: Saturday Night Live vs. All in the Family vs. Little House on the Prairie (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11741)
1960s: Bewitched vs. The Lucy Show vs. The Carol Burnett Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11740)
1950s: Leave It to Beaver vs. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show vs. Perry Mason (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11739)
Bracket 3
2000s: Nip/Tuck vs. The Shield (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11760)
1990s: Family Guy vs. The Sopranos (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11759)
1980s: Family Matters vs. Cheers vs. Saved by the Bell (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11758)
1970s: Night Gallery vs. Laverne & Shirley vs. M*A*S*H (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11757)
1960s: The Fugitive vs. Star Trek vs. Monty Python's Flying Circus (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11756)
1950s: Lassie vs. Bonanza vs. I Love Lucy (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11755)
Bracket 4
2000s: Firefly vs. Dead Like Me (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11775)
1990s: ER vs. Beavis and Butt-head (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11774)
1980s: Murder, She Wrote vs. Roseanne vs. Seinfeld (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11773)
1970s: The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. The Six Million Dollar Man vs. The Muppet Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11772)
1960s: Here's Lucy vs. Sesame Street vs. The Outer Limits (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11771)
1950s: The Benny Hill Show vs. The Honeymooners vs. The Price is Right (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11770)
Bracket 5
2000s: Supernatural vs. Six Feet Under (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11786)
1990s: Frasier vs. South Park (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11785)
Bracket 6
2000s: Fringe vs. Arrested Development (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11788)
1990s: X-Men vs. Friends (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11787)
Bracket 7
2000s: Monk vs. True Blood (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11790)
1990s: Batman: The Animated Series vs. Stargate SG-1 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11789)
Bracket 8
2000s: Modern Family vs. Battlestar Galactica (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11793)
1990s: Twin Peaks vs. Freaks and Geeks (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11792)
Bracket 1
2000s: Dead Like Me vs. Fringe (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11828)
1990s: The X-Files vs. Batman: The Animated Series (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11827)
1980s: Cheers vs. Saved by the Bell (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11826)
1970s: M*A*S*H vs. Night Gallery (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11825)
1960s: Monty Python's Flying Circus vs. Doctor Who (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11824)
1950s: The Twilight Zone vs. Bonanza (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11823)
Bracket 2
2000s: Lost vs. Six Feet Under (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11828)
1990s: Freaks and Geeks vs. Frasier (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11848)
1980s: Star Trek: The Next Generation vs. The Wonder Years (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11847)
1970s: The Muppet Show vs. The Jeffersons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11846)
1960s: Star Trek vs. The Flintstones (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11845)
1950s: I Love Lucy vs. The Honeymooners (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11844)
Bracket 3
2000s: Battlestar Galactica vs. Dexter (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11871)
1990s: ER vs. The Sopranos (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11870)
1980s: Roseanne vs. The Simpsons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11869)
1970s: Saturday Night Live vs. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11868)
1960s: The Lucy Show vs. Sesame Street (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11867)
1950s: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show vs. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11866)
Bracket 4
2000s: The Shield vs. True Blood (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11885)
1990s: Friends vs. That '70s Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11884)
1980s: Seinfeld vs. Married With Children (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11883)
1970s: Happy Days vs. All in the Family (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11882)
1960s: The Outer Limits vs. The Carol Burnett Show (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11881)
1950s: Perry Mason vs. The Price is Right (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11880)
pathoftheturtle
12-03-2010, 12:41 PM
Nice! Give that man a promotion!
This list is also linked to from the first post of this thread. People can use this as their launchpad for the tournament, if they find the stickied polls confusing. Shoulda done this from the get go.
Iwritecode
12-03-2010, 12:46 PM
I've actually been keeping track myself on a word document as well.
I've actually been keeping track myself on a word document as well.
Dedication! :couple:
DoctorDodge
12-03-2010, 12:56 PM
If you're going ahead with a challenger series pablo, then I nominate Spaced. Can't believe I forgot about nominating that little gem! You thought Coupling was funny, Spaced was way more awesome! (And I speak as one of the few voters of Coupling when it was up against Supernatural!)
I think we'll go, as has been suggested, with seconding (at least) for a series to be nominated. People can nominate and second as much as they like, but remember, we only have 40 spots. So, think hard.
Iwritecode
12-03-2010, 01:22 PM
I've actually been keeping track myself on a word document as well.
Dedication! :couple:
Yea, let's go with that word.
I was actually thinking it was a little OCD. :ninja:
I was actually thinking it was a little OCD. :ninja:
Hehe. You should see my Excel spreadsheet for the tourney. :fairy:
Iwritecode
12-03-2010, 01:28 PM
I want to nominate Home Improvement. I can't believe I forgot about it in the first place.
fernandito
12-03-2010, 01:30 PM
I was actually thinking it was a little OCD. :ninja:
Hehe. You should see my Excel spreadsheet for the tourney. :fairy:
I still have all the excel sheets I used for the all the tournaments :D
pathoftheturtle
12-03-2010, 02:10 PM
Get a Life
Get a Life
Are you nominating that series or just making an observation? :)
pixiedark76
12-03-2010, 02:32 PM
1950's I love Lucy
1960's Star Trek
1970's All in the Family
1980's Simpsons
1990's Beverly Hills 90210
2000's The Office
1950's I love Lucy
1960's Star Trek
1970's All in the Family
1980's Simpsons
Those are already participating in the main tournament. You're not restricted by decades, as the challenger series will be simply any 40 series from the 1950s through the 2000s.
pathoftheturtle
12-03-2010, 02:40 PM
Get a Life
Are you nominating that series or just making an observation? :)Both. :P
Mattrick
12-04-2010, 03:43 AM
NOOOO NOT THE VOOIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Mattrick
12-04-2010, 03:45 AM
:'( King of the Hill
alkanto
12-04-2010, 05:44 PM
If you're going ahead with a challenger series pablo, then I nominate Spaced. Can't believe I forgot about nominating that little gem! You thought Coupling was funny, Spaced was way more awesome! (And I speak as one of the few voters of Coupling when it was up against Supernatural!)
I think we'll go, as has been suggested, with seconding (at least) for a series to be nominated. People can nominate and second as much as they like, but remember, we only have 40 spots. So, think hard.
So...does this mean I can second this nomination for Spaced? If so, yes :D
I've only seen two episodes so far, but it's hilarious!
DoctorDodge
12-04-2010, 05:56 PM
My favourite two quotes, which coincidentally are from the same ep, are:
"Babylon 5 is a big pile of shit!"
and,
"Jar Jar Binks makes the Ewoks look like fucking Shaft!"
:rofl:
The last brackets (13 through 16) of Round 1 are up. Hooray!
I just wanted to go ahead and throw out for the challenger series some of my favorite recent series that had fallen by the wayside during the main nominating process.
Californication
Deadwood
Hung
Nurse Jackie
Oz
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Prison Break
Rome
Sleeper Cell
The Life & Times of Tim
The Ren & Stimpy Show
United States of Tara
Weeds
And a few more, what the heck:
Fraggle Rock
Gilmore Girls
House
Little Mosque on the Prairie
The Worst Week of My Life
haunted.lunchbox
12-09-2010, 03:00 PM
House has a million seasons! How was it not nominated!
DoctorDodge
12-09-2010, 03:17 PM
I just wanted to go ahead and throw out for the challenger series some of my favorite recent series that had fallen by the wayside during the main nominating process.
Californication
Deadwood
Hung
Nurse Jackie
Oz
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Prison Break
Rome
Sleeper Cell
The Life & Times of Tim
The Ren & Stimpy Show
United States of Tara
Weeds
I second Rome, Deadwood and The Ren & Stimpy Show. I'd also like to nominate (since it started last year and just keeps getting better) Misfits.
RainInSpain
12-10-2010, 03:23 AM
And a few more, what the heck:
Fraggle Rock
Gilmore Girls
House
Little Mosque on the Prairie
The Worst Week of My Life
House seconded :)
What about Grey's Anatomy? If it has not been nominated yet, I'm doing so now.
haunted.lunchbox
12-10-2010, 08:20 AM
Aeon Flux....
Bracket 12 just closed, which means decades from 1950s to 1980s are set for Round 2! See overview here: http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11418&p=574947&viewfull=1#post574947
Round 1 is done. We're just waiting on a tiebreak in the tight battle of Battlestar Galactica vs. The Big Bang Theory (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11694-BTVSAT-Round-1-2000s-(Bracket-15)). Once it's settled, Round 2 will commence.
The 2000s and the 1990s will once again be one on one polls, while the rest of the decades this round will be a choice of three, with the top two moving on. So that will make four brackets for the 1950s through the 1980s, and 8 brackets for the other two decades.
Interestingly, we have five animated series in the 1990s (of sixteen total). Something I didn't expect.
I'm gonna go ahead and start Round 2, and the bracket for the 2000s will have to wait until the tie is resolved. Please go to there (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11694-BTVSAT-Round-1-2000s-(Bracket-15)) and help us break the deadlock.
candy
12-13-2010, 11:54 AM
wow round one went fast!
alkanto
12-13-2010, 12:01 PM
I just wanted to go ahead and throw out for the challenger series some of my favorite recent series that had fallen by the wayside during the main nominating process.
Californication
Deadwood
Hung
Nurse Jackie
Oz
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Prison Break
Rome
Sleeper Cell
The Life & Times of Tim
The Ren & Stimpy Show
United States of Tara
Weeds
I second Rome, Deadwood and The Ren & Stimpy Show. I'd also like to nominate (since it started last year and just keeps getting better) Misfits.
Misfits seconded!
Iwritecode
12-13-2010, 01:36 PM
I was hoping we'd be able to vote for more than one show in the brackets that have 3.
That would cause inevitable errors, unfortunately, and I don't have moderator powers to correct polls. We've gone through a similar problem with the Constant Reader Awards. This is simpler.
By the way, the overview (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?11418&p=574947&viewfull=1#post574947) has been updated.
Iwritecode
12-14-2010, 08:30 AM
That would cause inevitable errors, unfortunately, and I don't have moderator powers to correct polls. We've gone through a similar problem with the Constant Reader Awards. This is simpler.
Not a problem. I'll just have to think harder about which one I pick. 8)
Please keep nominating series and seconding already nominated series for the challenger tournament.
Also, I just wanted to shine a light on the forthcoming schedule for the main tournament. Round 2 is now underway. The last brackets of Round 2 will go up on December 22. Round 3, the Quarterfinals, will begin on January 3. Round 4, the Seminfinals, will begin on January 19. The Finals will begin on January 31. Once all this is finished, we'll be left with just six series, each representing one of the six decades. Those series will then, starting on February 7, take part in a five-round round-robin tournament (15 matchups) where each series faces every other. The winner receives 1 point. The winner at the end is crowned TDT.org's Best Television Series of All Time.
Another note. For the subsequent rounds after the second I won't randomize the brackets as I have been doing. I'll use a standings system sorted by the greater percentage of vote received by a series. Then the brackets will be determined: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5. And so on in later rounds.
fernandito
12-16-2010, 08:46 AM
Sounds good !
fernandito
12-16-2010, 09:11 AM
Wasn't sure where else to post it, so I'll post it here. The top 10 Dramas of 2010 according to E !
http://www.eonline.com/photos/gallery.jsp?galleryUUID=2693#103552
Wonder which one is #1 ... (innocent whistle)
Sounds good !
Yeah, the more votes a series receives, the better its standing will be, thus facing lesser opponents going forward.
DoctorDodge
12-16-2010, 09:41 AM
Wasn't sure where else to post it, so I'll post it here. The top 10 Dramas of 2010 according to E !
http://www.eonline.com/photos/gallery.jsp?galleryUUID=2693#103552
Wonder which one is #1 ... (innocent whistle)
Couldn't help but notice that list was all US shows, feev. Not that I'm disagreeing with that list (although Walking Dead should've been much higher, imo), but well, with no sign of Misfits, or the amazing final series of Ashes to Ashes, to me it has about as much validity as, say, this list does to a lot of people on this board:
http://totalscifionline.com/features/5769-the-100-greatest-sci-fi-fantasy-tv-shows
Of course, it's worth pointing out that, at the end of the day, this is a UK site, so whilst a number of US shows turn up in the top ten, the one that makes the biggest impact in the UK is of course the one that tops the list. Just saying: thing is with lists, they rarely mean anything. And that includes the one I just posted.
By the way, in case there will be series with the same percentage of received votes, the number of votes will be used as tiebreak.
Actually, a little amendment. To be more fair and to avoid having the same matchups in Round 3 as in Round 2 (which right now looks possible actually), I'll combine the percentages earned by each series in R1 and R2 and that will be their scores going into Round 3 and on.
Also for the challenger tournament: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
haunted.lunchbox
12-20-2010, 10:39 AM
Don't think me a loser, but I nominate Golden Girls.
pathoftheturtle
12-20-2010, 10:54 AM
Second Golden Girls.
Iwritecode
12-20-2010, 12:15 PM
Also for the challenger tournament: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Second. I watched this everyday and still have all the toys.
pathoftheturtle
12-20-2010, 12:39 PM
OMG. All of them? http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/smileys/Nerd-1.gif
lol
Iwritecode
12-20-2010, 12:57 PM
OMG. All of them? http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/POTT2007/smileys/Nerd-1.gif
lol
Yep. There the one collection I can't part with for some reason. I sold all my GI Joe, Transformers and Thundercats stuff. Made pretty good money from them too.
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