Comments on: The Five Greatest TV Shows Ever http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/ Life at the intersection of television and digital Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15480 admin Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:21:23 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15480 Couldn't agree more, Lisa. We've been slowly working our way back through the Lucy seasons and the series is still fresh and funny. Couldn’t agree more, Lisa. We’ve been slowly working our way back through the Lucy seasons and the series is still fresh and funny.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15467 Lisa Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:12 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15467 I Love Lucy invented the three-camera comedy. MTM perfected it. Just because sit-coms seem old hat now doesn't diminish the ground-breaking importance of these shows. I Love Lucy invented the three-camera comedy. MTM perfected it.

Just because sit-coms seem old hat now doesn’t diminish the ground-breaking importance of these shows.

]]> By: admin http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15447 admin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15447 Ben, there was never any doubt for The Wire in this vote... it always held a strong lead. Cal, I noticed the newness of the shows as well. The top 15 makes a couple of casual nods to some of the older shows that set the shape of this new generation -- Hill Street (1981), Larry Sanders (1992) and Fawlty Towers (1975). But even they aren't OLD shows, just the forerunners in the current wave. The Simpsons and Seinfeld debuted in 1989, The Sopranos in 1999, Arrested Development in 2003 and The Wire in 2002. Ben, there was never any doubt for The Wire in this vote… it always held a strong lead.

Cal, I noticed the newness of the shows as well. The top 15 makes a couple of casual nods to some of the older shows that set the shape of this new generation — Hill Street (1981), Larry Sanders (1992) and Fawlty Towers (1975). But even they aren’t OLD shows, just the forerunners in the current wave.
The Simpsons and Seinfeld debuted in 1989, The Sopranos in 1999, Arrested Development in 2003 and The Wire in 2002.

]]> By: cal coons http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15435 cal coons Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:44:55 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15435 I think it is interesting these are, with a few exceptions, relatively recent shows. Will be curious to see how this list weathers 25 years... maybe even 5. I think it is interesting these are, with a few exceptions, relatively recent shows. Will be curious to see how this list weathers 25 years… maybe even 5.

]]> By: Ben S. http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15434 Ben S. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:55:16 +0000 http://www.jillgolick.com/2009/04/the-five-greatest-tv-shows-ever/#comment-15434 I was going to cry for all mankind if anything beat The Wire. My cheeks are free of tears. Good show all! I was going to cry for all mankind if anything beat The Wire. My cheeks are free of tears. Good show all!

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