NY Post - THE 35 BEST SHOWS ON TV--EVER (Their caps) [View All]

[charlie and algernon]

"Our parents told us TV would melt our brains. While it's possible "Punky Brewster" and "A-Team" did just that, along the way we saw some genius art. Television can't play 90 minutes on the big screen and vanish into the bargain bin. And it lacks one author to take it from introduction to the final page. Yet within these boundaries, there are a small number of shows that capture our attention, our obsession, and create enduring stories. How many? 35. They're listed here. Don't see your favorite television show? That's probably because, while entertaining, it didn't rise above mere packaging for a car commercial.These programs, decided on by a group of obsessive New York Post writers who never listened to their parents, are something more. Popular and compelling, yes, but groundbreaking as well, each one changing what was possible - and what sometimes was allowed - on TV.This is television's most perfect network, playing on repeats in the TiVo of our minds."

edit: forgot to post the link - http://www.nypost.com/seven/04272008/tv/the_best_shows_on_tv__ever_108106.htm

1. Sopranos
2. All in the Family
3. Oprah
4. American Idol
5. West Wing
6. Mary Tyler Moore
7. Dallas
8. 24
9. Twin Peaks
10. Sesame Street
11. Johnny Carson

14. I love Lucy

18. Simpsons

21. Honeymooners
22. Miami Vice
23. Seinfield

27. Star Trek (original series)
28. X-Files
29. Dick Van Dyke

34. Cosby Show
35. General Hospital




It's a crap list. All in the Family belongs at number 2, carson should be in the top 5, 24 and american idol shouldn't even be on the list. MASH isn't even on the list!!