Episodic television isn't my forte, I'd much rather watch a movie or an entire season at a time. I forget what night it's on, two shows I like are on at the same time, then of course there are the split seasons, short seasons, premiere episode and the season follows six weeks later or of course the next season has an entirely different cast and plot line. I get confused. As a a matter of fact, as I was getting the list together I found out some of the shows I like aren't in a different time slot or on hiatus, they are in fact cancelled.
So which 10?
I like my comedies idiotic. Over the top, flat out ridiculous and absurd.
1 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
So bad it was brilliant. Loved this Canadian teen angst/horror/comedy.
2 Pee Wee's Playhouse
Paul Reubens is a comedic genius. Laurence Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis? How can you not have loved this show?
3 Absolutely Fabulous
Eddie and Patsy together, BBC at it's best. French and Saunders put out a lot of great comedies but this is my favourite.
4 Soap
The hilarious antics of the Tates and the Campbells
I also love a good mystery. By that I mean one that doesn't give it away in the first 10 minutes.
5 Sherlock
Now this isn't cancelled but with only 10 episodes in two seasons, good luck trying to find it to watch it.
Time for a genre switch
6 Space 1999
The sci fi show that started it all for me way back in the '70s (like you couldn't tell)
7 Stargate Universe
Loved the original, and Atlantis but this one still had stories to tell.
8 Sliders
This one had a pretty good run but I would have watched another 5 seasons. Maybe a movie like they did with....
9 Firefly
Joss, how could you let this happen? Although you did do a kick ass movie. We want more.
10 Tru Calling
Ever since Buffy, I've loved Eliza Dushku. I really wanted this to fly but would have been happy with Dollhouse as well. Poor Eliza, just never quite caught on.
What do you wish was still on the tube?
I'm beginning to think I'm seriously uninformed regarding TV. I did like Soap many years ago, but that's the only one I watched. Have heard great things about Sherlock but haven't caught that one yet.
ReplyDeleteProbably means you had better things to do than sit in front of the tube LOL
DeleteA lot of people loved Firefly! Also Ab Fab was my girls night in staple for years. Darling, darling, fabulous list!!!
ReplyDeleteFirefly was the best. Ab Fab, ROFL funny, I miss Eddie and Patsy
DeleteSoap is the only one I'm familiar with. I wish I can remember what I asked my grandmother. But it was something said on Soap. Her response was that it wasn't appropriate to be coming out of my mouth. So much for that. I love to see all the episode again to see if I could remember.
ReplyDeleteKenya, you never saw Pee-Wee's Playhouse??? I guess it was a kid's show when we were in HS. My sister used to watch it, so I watched it with her sometimes. It was funny. Meka-leka-hi-meka-heiney-ho!
DeleteThere were a few things on Soap that could have qualified. I wonder which one it was LOL
DeleteCrap! I forgot that was Laurence Fishburne! Oh man! So different! That was a good show. I liked Soap too.
ReplyDeleteI did too until I was watching re runs. Pee Wee on Broadway was pretty awesome too.
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Mmmm, Sliders.... that was a great show!
Soap was funny. I saw that either on DVD or streaming, I forget which.
Glued to the set for Sliders. I'm a little surprised it never got a reboot.
DeleteOh my gosh! I totally forgot about Sliders!!!! I loved that show! LOVED IT! Now I have to go back and watch it again, because I love it! And totally Ab Fab, which also made me think of the BBC original Coupling. So miss that show. Not the stupid made up US one. Great list!
ReplyDeleteThe US version was awful and I really like Jean Smart too.
DeleteAbsolutely agree with Absolutely Fabulous. You can never get enough of French and Saunders. And I am going back to watch Firefly episodes since discovering Nathan on Castle. because, or course. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you do know about Jeremy Renner's 1 season show called The Unusuals...right? Had a great cast I thought. and dark humour.
French and Saunders had a lot of painfully funny shows.
Delete2 months until we see Nathan, maybe Hawtguy will be a surprise guest LOL