msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) (02/04/86)
Here it is, the first update in the all-time best/worst tv show survey. I'm still taking votes; please EMAIL me your top and bottom three; I'll post updates when I feel like it, and a final when replies stop trickling in. BEST POINTS FIRSTS ---- ------ ------ Star Trek 10 3 Hill Street Blues 8 2 Police Squad 4 1 MASH 4 WORST POINTS FIRSTS ----- ------ ------ The A-Team 5 1 Misfits of Science 4 1 Battlestar Galactica 3 1 Hello Larry 3 1 Laverne and Shirley 3 1 Ocean Quest 3 1 The A Team 3 1 The Adams Family 3 1 The Dukes of Hazzard 3 1 V 3 1 -- Michael Frank allegra!rayssd!msf <Include generic and specific disclaimers> <about everything I say, do, and think! >
scott@hou2g.UUCP (Mr. Berry) (02/05/86)
I'm pleased to see Star Trek as Number 1. I wouldn't agree it's technically (or even all-around) the best, but there's nothing I'd rather watch--sentimental favorite, I guess. The big surprise for me is Misfits of Science is currently second worst!???! I think the show is quite funny and a wonderful spoof (of what, I'm not too sure :-)). Could it be people are actually taking this show seriously? Of course, I liked the old Batman show for the same reason--a real riot. Naturally, I could just be weird... ========================================= "You! What PLANET is this?" Scott J. Berry ihnp4!hou2g!scott
baron@harvard.UUCP (Jeff Baron) (02/15/86)
In article <1939@rayssd.UUCP> msf@rayssd.UUCP (Michael S. Frank) writes: >Here it is, the first update in the all-time best/worst tv show survey. >I'm still taking votes; please EMAIL me your top and bottom three; I'll >post updates when I feel like it, and a final when replies stop trickling in. > > >BEST POINTS FIRSTS >---- ------ ------ >Star Trek 10 3 >Hill Street Blues 8 2 >Police Squad 4 1 >MASH 4 > > As far as the worst TV shows go, I think that it would be hard to narrow the list to anything under a 100 or so... I would suppose that it just depend on what your criteria of worst really us. The same goes for "best", but I must say that I am disappointed with the results so far (Although there are only a few responses, apparently.) I would judge "best" as some combination of the number of people watching them, the "quality" of the show (although this is admittedly judgemental), how much the show "influenced" programming in the future, etc. I would say that it would be hard to name only three. Among my choices would be (in no particular order): "See It Now" (ER Murrow, news show from the 50's) "60 Minutes" "All in the Family" (beats MASH by a mile, in my opnion. I always thought that it was more though-provoking...) "Mary Tyler Moore" (personally my favorite comedy) "Dallas" (certainly has been influential, like it or not) "The Ed Sullivan Show" "The Tonight Show" "Meet the Press" ("This Week" is better though, I think, but it is new...) I'm sure that lots of people will disagree, and admittedly, I've left out a good number of quality shows. I just think that it is wrong to judge shows by what one individual thinks of a show; after all, the "people" vote by watching it, and who are we to judge their habits. All of the good reviews in the world won't save a show plagued by bad ratings (eg "Mary".) Jeff Baron {allegra,genrad,ucbvax}!harvard!baron -- Jeff Baron {allegra,genrad,ucbvax}!harvard!baron