Yes it's a bloody meme,

[ffutures]

Because I think this one is actually mildly interesting

(from aadler and others)

Empire Magazine has revealed its list of the 50 Greatest TV Shows ever.

1. Bold the shows you watch/used to watch.
2. Italicize the shows you've seen at least one episode of.
3. Underline the shows you own [at least one season] on DVD and/or VHS.
4. Post your answers.

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias [1]
34. Frasier
33. CSI Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder [2]
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South park
16. Dr Who
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13.Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced [3]
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons

notes:

[1] Only ever saw the first ten or twelve episodes on TV, but the DVD collections turn up in charity shops fairly often and I now have the complete run - really must watch them some time...
[2] On laserdisc, not DVD, but I'll assume it counts.
[3] Missed this one completely when it was shown on TV, bought the DVD later.

Comments

[trinfaneb.livejournal.com]

Very good list, although it really more like the best TV shows of the last two decades, with a few older ones thrown in. Personally I would replace "Prison Break" with "Wiseguy" and "Family Guy" with "The Venture Brothers" and find some way to get the brilliant "Homicide," "Sleeper Cell" and "Rome" onto the list.

I'm not surprised that you've seen so many of these Marcus. I highly recommend seeking out "The Wire" and "Arrested Development," they both contain many treasures.

[w00hoo.livejournal.com]

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape (1)
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python (2)
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation(1)
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI Las Vegas (4)
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf (3)
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks (5)
23. The Office
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs (4)
18. Arrested Development
17. South park
16. Dr Who
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13.Battlestar Galactica
12. Family Guy (4)
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24
05. Lost
04. The West Wing(1)
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons

(1) There are some things she owns that I end up having to watch...
(2) and the smaller one for that matter.
(3) Erm, on VHS actually but good enough to own counts I guess.
(4) Would own if the DVD's were cheaper.
(5) Although Wild Palms which was made later and in much the same vein I watched avidly.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Funny thing - couldn't get into Wild Palms at all.