Like the Article Below? Then, you should give me $1.00 a month to promote your blog!Awhile ago, I was challenged to come up with my own
Top 10 Shows of All Time. The challenger was Rick Stabile, the author of the
Just Watch TV blog, and I am going to accept that challenge today by posting my
Top 10 TV Shows of All Time.
Forgive me, as this may seem very
immature, and you can see from my list of shows that I have not fully grown up yet. I still
mock black and white television programs and can't understand why people ever want to watch seniors on television. Born in 1979, I watched mostly Japanese
cartoons, animes, popular eighties
teen series like "Saved By the Bell"(which is still one today!), "21 Jump Street" (filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia), "Full House", and "Who is the Boss?".
In the nineties, television programming trends moved towards
daytime soaps and
trashy talk shows, and "Beverly Hills 90210", "Cheers", "Friends", and "Melrose Place" dominated primetime programming. Boy, this is bringing back memories of
teenage angst!
As we move into the millennium,
reality TV arrives! As hard as I try to avoid watching reality TV, I am deeply drawn to it and it just can’t be helped. A typical week starts with
“The Apprentice” on Mondays,
“American Idol” on Tuesday,
“America’s Next Top Model” on Wednesdays, and
“Survivor” on Thursdays. I feel a bit lost on Fridays, and that’s when I resort to Star Trek reruns and
documentary movies. I often compare my affinity to reality TV to that of Britney Spears. I mean, come on, her songs are cleverly marketed and they are just so catchy! In spite of what people say about her, she was a giant in the music industry and the product of some very smart branding and marketing.
Okay, I am deviating from the original topic, so here we go.
1)
The Smurfs – I am a sucker for
nostalgia, and I consider my smurf watching days the most relaxing, stress-free, and problem-free time of my life! It’s an animated series about small blue creations who live in mushroom houses, deep in the forest somewhere in Europe. My fiancé says they are actually the by-product of a bad acid trip, but that’s yet to be confirmed.
2)
The Dream of the Red Mansion – Based on one of the four classic Chinese novels of all time, this series was extremely popular in China in the eighties. It was our version of dramatic soap opera at its best! Who wouldn’t want to watch
cousins falling in love (but kept a part by evil people!), corruption and blackmail, rich blue-blood heiresses frolicking around, all leading to a
tragic end.
3)
Star Trek Voyager– Great
science fiction. You can’t go wrong with
sexy Borg drones, a holographically projected computer program doctor with attitude,
powerful omnipotent Qs,
and species 8472, oh my!
4)
The Oprah Show – I try to catch 45 minutes of her show daily, even sacrificing my nap time between jobs. She opens up people’s eyes to what’s going on in the rest of the world, and I deeply appreciate the daily reminders of how
fortunate I am to be living here.
5)
Darwin’s Nightmare – Actually, it is a very recent documentary on the effect of perch fishing in Victoria Like (Tanzania). After watching the show, you will think about the implications of
foreign involvement in Africa.
6)
The Long Way Round – 2 men, 2 bikes and 20,000miles. It’s a little documentary series on
OLN with
Ewan McGregor and his friend
Charley Boorman. .They traveled 20,000 miles around the world on motorcycles. You really get to see some great places in the world and the strength of their friendship.
7)
The Amazing Race – Adventures, traveling, and a lot of
money all in one show!
8)
American Idol – I enjoy the first few shows where they screen all the contestants. Yes, I do like some bad singing.
9)
South Park – Clever cartoon with great political messages.
10)
The Office – It’s outrageously
funny!!! “A smart, tongue-in-cheek documentary-style look at the humorous, and sometimes poignant, banality of the 9-to-5 white-collar work world.”