[Epapazian]

Suppose you had to pick your number one and two most favorite broadcast network prime time TV series of all time in a number of standard program type genres. It's not as easy as it sounds. For example, my top two favorites by genre are as follows:

Sitcoms: Honeymooners, All In The Family
Sci-fi Drama: Star Trek, Twilight Zone
Cop/Detectives/ Federal Agent Drama: Hill Street Blues, The Untouchables
Medical drama: ER, Universal Medical Center
Legal drama: Law And Order, Matlock
Western: Gunsmoke, Wild, Wild West
Military Drama: Combat, Baa, Baa Blacksheep
General Drama: The Waltons, Fame
General Variety: The Carol Burnett Show, Your Show Of Shows

Obviously, such lists reflect the personality and taste of those who compose them, so there isn't any "correct" answer, nor do the Nielsen ratings necessarily decide the outcome. Several of the shows on my list performed poorly in the rating races when they first appeared. Others, not on my list ,often attained far more spectacular audience levels.

OK. What are your favorites in each genre?

[Kaptin_Kirk]

If this includes Mini-series I'd go with Band Of Brothers.

[JustPlaneNuttz]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Suppose you had to pick your number one and two most favorite broadcast network prime time TV series of all time in a number of standard program type genres. It's not as easy as it sounds. For example, my top two favorites by genre are as follows:


OK. What are your favorites in each genre?

Alright! Here are mine:

Sitcoms: Honeymooners, Hogan's Heros
Sci-fi Drama: Star Trek TNG, Twilight Zone
Cop/Detectives/ Federal Agent Drama: Hill Street Blues, The Untouchables (early 60s & late 80s versions)
Medical drama: Doc Kildare
Legal drama: Law And Order, The Defenders (w/ E.G. Marshall)
Western: Bonanza, Palladin
Military Drama: (Nothing stands out)
General Drama: (Nothing stands out)
General Variety: Ed Sullivan, Jack Parr Show

Funny to see how much similarity there is, eh? You missed one category though -- cartoons.

Cartoons: Flintstones, Bugs Bunny

There you have it, chief!

JPN

[mustangdriver]

M*A*S*H
Band of Brothers
From the Earth to the Moon
Dukes of Hazzard (of course)
Deadliest catch

[STARMAN 352ND]

Here are mine as in order:

Sitcoms: Hogan's Heros, M*A*S*H
Sci-fi Drama: Star Trek, Star Trek TNG
Cop/Detectives/Drama: Blue Thunder , Magnum PI
Medical drama: Emergency, Chicago Hope
Legal drama: Murder she wrote, Matlock
Western: Gunsmoke, Bonanza
Military Drama: Baa Baa Blacksheep , Call to Glory
General Drama: The Waltons
General Variety: The Tonight show w/ Johnny Carson , Saturday Night Live
Mini series: Band of Brothers, North & South , Winds of War
Cartoons: Scooby Doo , Bugs Bunny Road Runner hour....Beep.. Beep

[wmosner]

Married with Children
Newhart (where he was the inn keeper)
Seinfeld

Combat
Tour of Duty

Magnum PI
Rockford Files

Battlestar Galactica II

[mustangdriver]

Originally Posted by wmosner

Married with Children
Newhart (where he was the inn keeper)
Seinfeld

Combat
Tour of Duty

Magnum PI
Rockford Files

Battlestar Galactica II

Newhart was great, I loved the wife, and Magnum was sweet as well.

[Shawn 507]

Carol Burnett, funniest stuff ever!!!
Now in no particular order
Sanford and Son
Tour of Duty, before they went MACV/SOG
China Beach, Dana Delany umm umm
JAG, Catherine Bell see above
Baa Baa Black Sheep
MASH
The Big Valley
Wild Wild West
Star Trek
Magnum PI
Rockford Files
Boston Legal is growing on me, William Shatner's character is great
Wild Kingdom was cool as a kid

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by mustangdriver

I loved the wife, and Magnum was sweet as well.

well well well!!!.......Mrs. "S" had the hots for 'ol Tom too, back in "the day"....('til she met me, of course)

[smartd]

Corner Gas
Coronation Street
NCIS
Boston Legal
Stargate SG1
Simpsons
King of the Hill
Tripping the Rift

Oldies......
Barney Miller
Frasier
Newhart
Mash
Star Trek Voyager, 7of 9 oh my.