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The book, The Moon's a Balloon and his follow up about tales from the golden age of Hollywood, Bring on the Empty Horses, are great reads. The former is one of the few books that have made me laugh out loud when reading it.
loved his style but his intelligence was off the charts.
Match-ups will be posted in the 2nd post of this thread.
Brackets are in the 3rd post.
Hope everyone that reads this votes.
Voting ends midnight March 1st.
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HAPPY DAYS
HILL STREET BLUES
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KING OF QUEENS
STAR TREK NEXT GEN
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MIAMI VICE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
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COLUMBO
TAXI
VS
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
X-FILES
VS
BONANZA
FRIENDS
VS
DRAGNET
BARNEY MILLER
VS
ROCKFORD FILES
MAGNUM PI
VS
CHEERS
IN LIVING COLOR
VS
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOME IMPROVEMENT
VS
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
VS
SIMON AND SIMON
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
VS
I LOVE LUCY
THAT 70'S SHOW
VS
SEINFELD
MASH
VS
STAR TREK
TWILIGHT ZONE
VS
KUNG FU
I went a different direction, I selected shows that had the most impact, not what I judged as the best
Keep yer votes coming.......
Kotter over Days: Introduced Travolta to the world, and his impact in movies is huge
Hill over Kings, really no explanation needed, huge impact from HSB
Vice over SNG, Vice created a whole fashion look, SNG broke no real ground in ST universe
DVD over Columbo, DVD was a fore runner to most of the family format shows
Carol over Taxi, took sketch comedy to whole new levels, intro had not been done before
Bonanza over X files, X Files was just a TV version of Close Encounters, Bonanza was huge
Dragnet over Friends, Dragnet's cop show format is still used today, huge impact
Rockford Files over Miller, this was close, so I used a tie breaker of star power of Garner (big time raider fan)
Magnum PI over Cheers, another close one, Cheers started well, got really unrealistic
Family vs Color, both impactful, but Archie in the end was just too huge
Improvement vs Fresh, Fresh took a format and threw a huge curve ball that changed TV
Children vs S&A, this one is easy, Children save Fox
Lucy vs Andy, Desilu studios won out here, first woman to run a successful studio
Seinfeld vs 70's, Seinfeld was watercooler stuff, 70's gave us Red (loved Red, but come on)
Trek vs Mash, another close one, but Gene really saw the future, we use stuff from Trek daily
TZ vs Kung Fu, this was hugely close, but Kung Fu became thousands of MA studios
I'll give you mine when I vote. I'm hoping to break some ties.
VS
HAPPY DAYS
HILL STREET BLUES
VS
KING OF QUEENS
STAR TREK NEXT GEN
VS
MIAMI VICE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
VS
COLUMBO
TAXI
VS
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
X-FILES
VS
BONANZA
FRIENDS
VS
DRAGNET
BARNEY MILLER
VS
ROCKFORD FILES
MAGNUM PI
VS
CHEERS
IN LIVING COLOR
VS
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOME IMPROVEMENT
VS
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
VS
SIMON AND SIMON
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
VS
I LOVE LUCY
THAT 70'S SHOW
VS
SEINFELD
MASH
VS
STAR TREK
TWILIGHT ZONE
VS
KUNG FU
I had to make at least one choice different than Chucker. Married with Children took the hit. LOL. While I think Ed O'Neill is an awesome actor, I wasn't a big fan of this show, classic or not.
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Back in the day I remember an article that came out that stated Barney Miller was deemed the most realistic detective show on TV.Attyla wrote Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:00 pm:Barney Miller, damn that was some good TV
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most think of Peter Falk as Columbo or the grandfather in the Princess Bride. His movie career was astoundingly good and he was a fantastic character actor. Really one of the first big names to embrace TV as a medium that was here to stay.
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Your comment about embracing television reminds me of a section from David Niven's autobiography where he was a partner in a tv company in the 50s having recognised that was the future.Attyla wrote Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:18 am:most think of Peter Falk as Columbo or the grandfather in the Princess Bride. His movie career was astoundingly good and he was a fantastic character actor. Really one of the first big names to embrace TV as a medium that was here to stay.
The book, The Moon's a Balloon and his follow up about tales from the golden age of Hollywood, Bring on the Empty Horses, are great reads. The former is one of the few books that have made me laugh out loud when reading it.
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few admired David Niven like I did. I know many think of him as the guy in Around the World in 80 Days or the Pink Panther movies but he was really quite the accomplished as a writer and a bit of a badass during WWIIDiesis wrote Mon Feb 22, 2021 9:32 am:Your comment about embracing television reminds me of a section from David Niven's autobiography where he was a partner in a tv company in the 50s having recognised that was the future.
The book, The Moon's a Balloon and his follow up about tales from the golden age of Hollywood, Bring on the Empty Horses, are great reads. The former is one of the few books that have made me laugh out loud when reading it.
loved his style but his intelligence was off the charts.
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Sold My Soul wrote Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:59 pm:IST ROUND MATCH-UPS
WELCOME BACK KOTTER
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HAPPY DAYS
HILL STREET BLUES
VS
KING OF QUEENS
STAR TREK NEXT GEN
VS
MIAMI VICE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
VS
COLUMBO
TAXI
VS
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
X-FILES
VS
BONANZA
FRIENDS
VS
DRAGNET
BARNEY MILLER
VS
ROCKFORD FILES
MAGNUM PI
VS
CHEERS
IN LIVING COLOR
VS
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOME IMPROVEMENT
VS
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
VS
SIMON AND SIMON
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
VS
I LOVE LUCY
THAT 70'S SHOW
VS
SEINFELD
MASH
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STAR TREK
TWILIGHT ZONE
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KUNG FU
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Attyla
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VS
HAPPY DAYS
HILL STREET BLUES
VS
KING OF QUEENS
STAR TREK NEXT GEN
VS
MIAMI VICE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
VS
COLUMBO
TAXI
VS
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
X-FILES
VS
BONANZA
FRIENDS
VS
DRAGNET
BARNEY MILLER
VS
ROCKFORD FILES
MAGNUM PI
VS
CHEERS
IN LIVING COLOR
VS
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOME IMPROVEMENT
VS
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
VS
SIMON AND SIMON
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
VS
I LOVE LUCY
THAT 70'S SHOW
VS
SEINFELD
MASH
VS
STAR TREK
TWILIGHT ZONE
VS
KUNG FU
I went a different direction, I selected shows that had the most impact, not what I judged as the best
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Kotter over Days: Introduced Travolta to the world, and his impact in movies is huge
Hill over Kings, really no explanation needed, huge impact from HSB
Vice over SNG, Vice created a whole fashion look, SNG broke no real ground in ST universe
DVD over Columbo, DVD was a fore runner to most of the family format shows
Carol over Taxi, took sketch comedy to whole new levels, intro had not been done before
Bonanza over X files, X Files was just a TV version of Close Encounters, Bonanza was huge
Dragnet over Friends, Dragnet's cop show format is still used today, huge impact
Rockford Files over Miller, this was close, so I used a tie breaker of star power of Garner (big time raider fan)
Magnum PI over Cheers, another close one, Cheers started well, got really unrealistic
Family vs Color, both impactful, but Archie in the end was just too huge
Improvement vs Fresh, Fresh took a format and threw a huge curve ball that changed TV
Children vs S&A, this one is easy, Children save Fox
Lucy vs Andy, Desilu studios won out here, first woman to run a successful studio
Seinfeld vs 70's, Seinfeld was watercooler stuff, 70's gave us Red (loved Red, but come on)
Trek vs Mash, another close one, but Gene really saw the future, we use stuff from Trek daily
TZ vs Kung Fu, this was hugely close, but Kung Fu became thousands of MA studios
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I'll give you mine when I vote. I'm hoping to break some ties.
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HAPPY DAYS
HILL STREET BLUES
VS
KING OF QUEENS
STAR TREK NEXT GEN
VS
MIAMI VICE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
VS
COLUMBO
TAXI
VS
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
X-FILES
VS
BONANZA
FRIENDS
VS
DRAGNET
BARNEY MILLER
VS
ROCKFORD FILES
MAGNUM PI
VS
CHEERS
IN LIVING COLOR
VS
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOME IMPROVEMENT
VS
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
VS
SIMON AND SIMON
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
VS
I LOVE LUCY
THAT 70'S SHOW
VS
SEINFELD
MASH
VS
STAR TREK
TWILIGHT ZONE
VS
KUNG FU
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yea, I was gonna go that route but figured everyone would. I guess like a lot of my generation, I see those shows as a microcosm of the world as I saw it at that time. as such, I wanted to pick the show that had a significance historically for that particular time. If I were going soley on my tastes, I would have mentioned Quark as a show in the 70's, which I found astoundingly fun. But for the period, is a blip on the radar. My personal taste in TV can be a bit obscure.chucker wrote Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:47 am:I did not go for what was "important", I just chose what I liked. Alfalfa got just one wrong - Simon and Simon was good at the time, but Married with Children is classic.
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chucker wrote Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:47 am:I did not go for what was "important", I just chose what I liked. Alfalfa got just one wrong - Simon and Simon was good at the time, but Married with Children is classic.
I had to make at least one choice different than Chucker. Married with Children took the hit. LOL. While I think Ed O'Neill is an awesome actor, I wasn't a big fan of this show, classic or not.
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