So many episodes, so little time.
I’ve never been much of a television watcher. I don’t like the idea of wasting copious amount of my life in front of the boob tube. That being said, I have enjoyed my fair share of shows over the years, despite not watching as much television as most folks. Almost every show I have been fond of has been comedic in nature. Notable exceptions being Jeopardy! and This American Life. If it involves crime scenes investigations, cheating spouses, singing high schoolers, or any combination thereof, I’m not interested. Don’t even get me started on the contemptible genre known as “reality” television.
Suffice to say, I have not been keeping up with the good shows on television for a long time now. There are shows that I want to get caught up on. The following are shows that I have seen, but not in their entirety:
Additionally, I’ve heard good things, from smart people, about various shows. If I’m going to watch television, it should be good, and so little of it seems so these days. Of course, my preferences aren’t quite the norm, either. These are the shows that I have not seen, but would like to check out.
And in case you’re curious, here is a sampling of my favorite shows over the years, with an emphasis on over the years. It appears as though I didn’t watch any television for 15+ years:
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Flight of the Conchords
- Cheers
- All in the Family
- The Cosby Show
- Are You Being Served?
- Three’s Company
- Night Court
- Frasier
- Mama’s Family
- Saved by the Bell
- Salute Your Shorts
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete
- Seinfeld
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Posted on January 24, 2012, in Blog and tagged lists, television, tv, tv shows. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
Other must-see shows (most of which have already been cancelled and had three or fewer seasons): Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, Weeds, United States of Tara, Veronica Mars.
Oh, lordy. I’ll poke around some of those at some point, but I’ve got enough on my plate right now as it is. I do appreciate the recommendations, though. Thank you.
Haha.. just letting you know there’s plenty of good teevee out there if you know where to look. Above all, make sure you check out Freaks and Geeks. It’s where Judd Apatow and many of his minions got their start (James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jason Segel, etc., etc.), and it’s my favorite show ever.
I will be sure to check it out. Thanks for the wholehearted recommendation!
wow! you really did miss 15+ years of t.v!
Hi,
I saw you mention AYBS in your blog, so I thought this might interest you.
I run an official “Are You Being Served?” site at:
http://www.aybscentral.com
There are a lot of images and info pertaining to all the cast members.
There is also a lot of other stuff for the AYBS fan including a blog, forum and an online role playing game.
Enjoy!
Elina
Wow! That’s a highly informative website you’ve got there. Thanks for the heads up. :)