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Brett Alan Dewing's avatar

1.The Golden Girls

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

3. 30 Rock

4. The Dick Van Dyke Show

5. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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Dr. Mary W. McCampbell's avatar

I really need to include some comedy in my list! I would choose Seinfeld as #1. But I do love The Golden Girls (I think I have seen them all).

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Brett Alan Dewing's avatar

Yeah, interestingly, my top 5 are comedies. I didn’t ever realize that, because I’ve never looked at just the first rove before. In fact, most of my list is basically comedy. So strange. Maybe I like comedy more than I realized.

6-25:

The Tick (1994)

Lost

How I Met Your Mother

Everybody Loves Raymond

Squid Game

Extras

Flight of the Conchords

She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)

DuckTales (1987)

Girls5eva

La Femme Nikita

X-Men

The Muppet Show

Bob’s Burgers

Fraggle Rock (1983)

Firefly

ThunderCats (1985)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)

The Ricky Gervais Show

The Facts of Life

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Ron Kuipers's avatar

Tough to put in order, but: Breaking Bad; The Simpsons; SCTV; Silicon Valley; Freaks and Geeks

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Dr. Mary W. McCampbell's avatar

Love this! Freaks and Geeks!! SO good. I have never watched Silicon Valley! I need to look it up. I still think The Simpsons is one of the very smartest shows on TV.

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Ron Kuipers's avatar

Mike Judge doesn’t get enough credit for his satire imo. King of the Hill could also be on my list too. Silicon Valley has an interesting ending and I’d be curious to know what you think about it.

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Dr. Mary W. McCampbell's avatar

I did not know Silicon Valley was created by Mike Judge! I think King of the Hill is brilliant–but I have not watched enough of it. This is never not insanely funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPwaqaOcAyE

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Kori Morgan's avatar

This is outstanding. I always appreciate your thoughtful cultural analysis within a Christian framework. Here's my top five:

1. Mad Men (my husband and I are watching it again right now!)

2. Northern Exposure

3. The Americans

4. Monk

5. Star Trek: The Next Generation

Honorable Mentions: Seinfeld, The Sopranos

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Dr. Mary W. McCampbell's avatar

Thanks so much for your kind comment and for sharing your faves! I need to watch Monk and Northern Exposure! LOVE Mad Men! Star Trek is a step too far for me LOL.

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