I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.

Simon ,'Out Of Gas'


Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan  

There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.


Hayden - Aug 31, 2005 11:07:17 am PDT #9988 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Sports Night is on my Netflix queue.

And Veronica Mars should probably go on my list, too.

I like Rescue Me, but I've only caught a few episodes.

I'm waffling on Wonderfalls. It's a very strong 13 ep run, but in some ways I prefer Dead Like Me, even though it's less consistent.

Not me. I find DLM pretty sickly-sweet. I liked Wonderfalls much more towards the end of the season, but it was still too inconsistent for my list.

And my long-gone touring band used to throw out that final song from WKRP occasionally.


Kate P. - Aug 31, 2005 11:10:55 am PDT #9989 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

I hope someday I actually see the episode from whence this came, because I have to say, it has utterly failed to inspire hilarity in me as a stand-alone. I trust you all, though, that it is in fact very funny in context.

And I should have included Northern Exposure on my list for sure. Probably also Twin Peaks, but I've only seen maybe 1/3 of the episodes, so can't say for sure.


erikaj - Aug 31, 2005 11:12:23 am PDT #9990 of 10003
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson

Yeah, I'm not sure RM will make that list, but just to be safe, not laminating it yet. It is shaping up to be better show than expected and how often can you say that? Not enough. I would put WF and and MSCL on a "Too Young to Die" list.


tina f. - Aug 31, 2005 11:13:37 am PDT #9991 of 10003

Veronica Mars and Rescue Me are both shows that are still babies but I am willing to put them on the all time tina favorite show list. I am as giddy about them as I was about Buffy.

One of my favorite runs of a show of all time though, next to Buffy season two, was season one of Party of Five. I could write MANY MANY pages about how effing fantastic Party of Five was in its first season (it was pre Jennifer Love Hewitt people). No other show has done such a nosedive into suckville like that one did. Dear god how I loved. that. show.


DXMachina - Aug 31, 2005 11:13:49 am PDT #9992 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I hope someday I actually see the episode from whence this came, because I have to say, it has utterly failed to inspire hilarity in me as a stand-alone. I trust you all, though, that it is in fact very funny in context.

You will laugh a lot.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 31, 2005 11:17:47 am PDT #9993 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Once upon a time, M*A*S*H would have gone on the list, but that was one of the first cases where I burnt myself out on a show and never got the spark back.

I loved Hill Street Blues, but it's been too long since I've seen it with any consistency to know if I'd still love it. Same for The Bob Newhart Show.

And then there are the Fireflys of my youth - shows cancelled before their time that I have no idea if they are as good as I remember (specifically, I'm thinking of Quark).


erikaj - Aug 31, 2005 11:20:12 am PDT #9994 of 10003
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson

Unless it's Homicide those last two years. Lord, what they did to my show. Will have to confront my fear of Westerns and the absolute lack of color on the show and try out Deadwood.(Funny gripe from somebody who was sad when they painted the squad in Homicide, but I liked it old and funky.) That will never happen on the Wire...they'll always work out of crowded shitholes. And I like it that way.


joe boucher - Aug 31, 2005 11:20:22 am PDT #9995 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine

I loved Sports Night but Aaron Sorkin used the same schtick over and over - I think SorkinEra!West Wing is actually a better show but it suffered the same fate.

Change "loved" to "hated" and "but" to "and" and I'm 100% on board.

Michael Fairman, who played Niska on Firefly, was the guest star on the 'KRP turkeys ep & he co-wrote five episodes with Richard "Les Nessman" Sanders. And Sam "Holland Manners" Anderson was the INS (FBI?) guy in the one where the Russian guy fell in love with Bailey & tried to defect.

I'm paralyzed by decision-making so no list for me, but I love most of your favorites (Aaron Sorkin notwithstanding). And the first 3/4 of S2 Angel was the show's peak. I'll throw in another 'verse crossover, Ron "Call him Book but he'll always be Harris to me" Glass's real claim to glory, Barney Miller.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 31, 2005 11:23:07 am PDT #9996 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Barney Miller

Ah, there's another it's been so long since I've seen I can't trust my memories.

However - Let's go down to the beach and shoot some clams! Mooshy mooshy mooshy!


Frankenbuddha - Aug 31, 2005 11:25:54 am PDT #9997 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Dammit, I'm leaving and going to miss the rollover!

Have a nice new thread bash!