My readers are no doubt wondering about my all-time television favorites. No? Here’s our list anyway. These are mostly mine, as Kim never watched much tv. Be advised, though, that my senior memory means I have neglected some that should be on the list.
Sit-Com
Cheers
Seinfeld
Frazier
Taxi (because of Andy Kaufman and Christopher Lloyd)
Other Comedy
Monty Python
Laugh-In
Cop Drama
Hill Street Blues
Dramatic Series
This Is Us
Thirtysomething
Medical Drama
St. Elsewhere
Sporting Event(s)
World Cup
NCAA Football
Food Show
Julia Child
Home Show
Fixer-Upper
This Old House
Talk Show
Oprah
The View
Late Night Television
Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live (John Belushi era – can’t stay up late enough to watch any more)
Mini-Series
Nurse Jackie (binged during Kim’s surgery recovery)
Godless
Six Feet Under
In Treatment
Political Discussion
none
Guilty Pleasure
The Bachelor/Bachelorette – I’ve blogged previously about what I’ve learned from the shows.
Reality TV
American Idol
So You Think You Can Dance (My Native American name is “Dances with Difficulty.”)
Survivor (I tried out for this show and made it to a filmed interview. Wrote a piece about my experience, but CBS lawyers threatened me with $5 million fine unless I destroyed all copies. Let me know if you’d like to see it. We don’t watch it any more.)
News Program
60 Minutes
Educational
Civilisation (Sir Kenneth Clarke)
Nature (PBS)
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Children’s
Sesame Street
Soupy Sales
Please email your suggestions for programs or categories to me at dstring@ix.netcom.com or stringer.david13@gmail.com. I will make them public in an upcoming post. I’m especially looking for mini-series to watch on Netflix.
