# A TV poll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2006, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637 "2006-01-19T08:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/1 "2006-01-19T08:53:34Z")
So I’m thinking, “Hmmm, maybe I should watch LOST, which I’ve never seen. Maybe I’ll buy the DVD so I can catch up on earlier episodes. Or maybe I’ll watch HOUSE. Or maybe DEADWOOD” yyybbb, when it occurred to me that I could probably judge which TV series I’ll enjoy by whether they’re also enjoyed by people who share my tastes in TV shows. So in the interests of science, I would like to invite my fellow dopers to list 1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) 2. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy 3. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly 4. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly 5. and 6) same as 4 & 5, but for the more distant past. 6. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. Hopefully, if we get enough responses, people will connect with others’ choices (“Hey, those were my favorite shows too,” and decide to watch one of the person’s other current choices.) At the end 8) please list a show or two you’ve been considering tuning in to, and ask if that’s also a show that your TV-twins watch. So–me first: 1. THE WEST WING and ER 2. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM 3. NYPD BLUE 4. SEINFELD 5. HILL STREET BLUES and LA LAW 6. TAXI and CHEERS 7. KING OF QUEENS, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF 8. LOST, HOUSE, DEADWOOD ---
**Author:** ![Whifton\_Polekitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@Whifton\_Polekitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whifton_Polekitty)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/2 "2006-01-19T09:05:44Z")
1. Um. None. Although I used to watch a lot of All My Children, which I don’t think really fits what you were looking for. Does Anime count? Card Captor Sakura (the Japanese version, not the Americanized version) had some pretty hefty dramatic moments in it… 2. I’d say the Simpsons, although I’ve sort of fallen off my regular watching… no reason (well, actually a big reason, it’s called a “computer game”)… Although it’s not quiate a comedy, I’d also have to say COPS. 3. The last drama I enjoyed that actually isn’t shown any more would be Twin Peaks. I guess that sort of had dramatic moments. 4. I can’t think of any. 5. Ditto. 6. Discontinued but airing in reruns on PBS in my locale, “The Last of the Summer’s Wine”. 7. Do you really want me to list them all? Seinfeld for starters, Friends, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (beyond staring at wossername, can someone PLEASE tell me why this is so popular?), um, Babylon 5, TJ Hooker, WKRP in Cincinnati… Sheesh, the list goes on and on and on and on… No, I’m not trying to provoke a flame war here with my first few choices, I just never seemed to “get” what everyone else found so enthralling about these shows… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/3 "2006-01-19T12:52:45Z")
All of them? I’m ashamed to admit how much TV I actually watch. 1. _Lost, Monk, Grey’s Anatomy_ and _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_ 2. _Scrubs, My Name Is Earl_ and _The Office_ 3. _Third Watch_ 4. _Friends_ 5. _Northern Exposure_ and _WonderFalls_ 6. _NewsRadio_ 7. _Desperate Housewives_. I’m pretty sure I’m the target audience, but I don’t like it. Same for _American Idol_. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/4 "2006-01-19T13:16:05Z")
There’s no shows I tape if I’m not going to be home, but shows I currently watch regularly: Dramas: Medium (yeah, embarrassing), NCIS, Cold Case Comedies: None Recent vintage dramas: I’ve given up on ER and West Wing (only watched the first two seasons); American Dreams (yeah, embarrassing) Recent vintage comedies: I watched Frasier almost to the end, which is unusual for me with a long-running show Classic dramas: Murder One (single season, single-story drama from Steven Bochco); St. Elsewhere; Picket Fences; Northern Exposure, LA Law in its heyday Classic comedies: The Muppet Show, Mary Tyler Moore, Dinosaurs, Sports Night (etc., etc., etc.) Absolutely don’t get: Lost, Alias, Everybody Loves Raymond ---
**Author:** ![sikle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@sikle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sikle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/5 "2006-01-19T13:42:30Z")
1. Charmed, House, Bones, Supernatural. 2. Family Guy, Simpsons, American Dad, Reba. 3. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dark Angel. 4. Futurama, Seinfeld. 5. Night Court. 6. Married With Children. 7. Law and Order, NYPD, or any of the CSI. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/6 "2006-01-19T13:51:32Z")
1. CSI, CSI: Miami, West Wing, House 2. Arrested Development, 2 1/2 Men 3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel 4. Allie McBeal, Wish You Were Here, The Duck Factory 5. Hill Street Blues, Twin Peaks, Star Trek (TOS), The Outer Limits (original), 6. Get Smart, Laugh-In, George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Dick van Dyck Show 7. Seinfeld, According to Jim, CSI: NY, American Dad, Yes, Dear 8. 24, anything on Showtime or HBO (I don’t have them, but we just got a DVD player). ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/7 "2006-01-19T13:54:12Z")
> [@sikle](#): > > 1. Charmed, House, Bones, Supernatural. > > 2. Family Guy, Simpsons, American Dad, Reba. > > 3. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dark Angel. > > 4. Futurama, Seinfeld. > > 5. Night Court. > > 6. Married With Children. > > 7. Law and Order, NYPD, or any of the CSI. Night Court was a Drama to you? You need to get out more. “In tonight’s episode, Harry must decide to impose the death penalty on a psychotic cannibal serial killer who is also a mother of six on welfare, but he slips on a banana skin.” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/8 "2006-01-19T13:59:56Z")
1. None 2. How I met Your Mother 3. None 4. Friends 5. None 6. Cheers, Night Court 7. Survivor ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/9 "2006-01-19T14:04:22Z")
Though a poll, this is all about entertainment. Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/10 "2006-01-19T14:33:32Z")
1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) **Lost, Deadwood, Battlestar Galactica** 2. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy **The Office, My Name is Earl, South Park, Family Guy** 3. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly **Firefly** 4. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly **Arrested Development, Futurama** (notice a Fox theme?) 5. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. **The War at Home, all ABC and CBS sitcoms** ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/11 "2006-01-19T14:37:26Z")
1. A current TV drama **Sopranos** 2. a current TV comedy **My name is Earl & South Park** 3. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which I and remember fondly **Dead like Me** 4. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly **Simpsons with good writing** 5. Old Drama: **Northern Exposure** , Original **Star Trek** 6a) Too short a run: **Police Squad, Taxi, WKRP, Nanny & the Professor** 6b) Great Comedies: **MtM, Dick Van Dyke, Barney Miller, Cheers, Night Court, All in the Family, Get Smart, MASH** , I am forgetting a few. 7 & 8) **All Reality TV** , **Most sitcoms these days**. \*\*House \*\* & especially **CSI Miami** , the worst popular show I have ever seen. Horatio must die. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/12 "2006-01-19T14:49:13Z")
1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) Lost, Deadwood, The Sopranos 2. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy The Office, My Name is Earl, Scrubs, Two-and-a-Half Men, Arrested Development, Weeds (Boy, that’s a lot!) 3. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Huh. Can’t really think of any. It feels like I’ve been watching The Sopranos forever. 4. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Seinfeld. In fact, I still watch it almost daily. And Friends. 5. and 6) same as 4 & 5, but for the more distant past. 6. Still can’t think of any 7. Can’t think of any here either 8. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. House, Desperate Housewives 9. please list a show or two you’ve been considering tuning in to, and ask if that’s also a show that your TV-twins watch. Rome, Entourage ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/13 "2006-01-19T15:21:34Z")
I have to amend my post. I just remembered that I did watch The Night Stalker last fall and enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/14 "2006-01-19T15:38:46Z")
> [@pseudotriton ruber ruber](#): > > 1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) Lost, 24, Deadwood and The Shield. > [@](#): > > 1. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy South Park. > [@](#): > > 1. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Joan of Arcadia. > [@](#): > > 1. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Wonderfalls. > [@](#): > > 1. and 6) same as 3& 4, but for the more distant past. 1. Millenium. 2. Beavis and Butthead. > [@](#): > > 1. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. Desperate Housewives. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/15 "2006-01-19T15:43:15Z")
**1) A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy** _House_ is the only one I watch I think. 1. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy _The Simpsons_, _Scrubs_ and _Arrested Cevelopment_. I pissed myself at _Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby_ but I’m sure you don’t get many New Zealand sitcoms. 2. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Can’t think of one. 3. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly Last weekend I saw, by accident, the second episode of _Wonderfalls_ on Sunday afternoon TV. I was amazed to discover that only 4 episodes aired on FOX. It was pretty good. 4. and 6) same as 4 & 5, but for the more distant past. I think most things died when their time was up, however another 30 years of _Cheers_ would have been nice. 5. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. I watched the first episode and a half of _Lost_ and about the same amount orf _Desparate Housewives_ and found it more than enough. ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/16 "2006-01-19T15:52:37Z")
> [@pseudotriton ruber ruber](#): > > So in the interests of science, I would like to invite my fellow dopers to list > > 1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) > > 2. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy > > 3. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly > > 4. A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly > > 5. and 6) same as 4 & 5, but for the more distant past. > > 6. at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. 1. Don’t like dramas, make me laugh or I’m outta there 2. Four Kings, which has Seth Green, and makes me pine for… 3. Another vote for Buff 4. Friends 5. Again, dramas are not fun for me 6. Mad About You (I can’t believe that I talk to people who didn’t know this show) 7. Arrested Development (yeah, yeah, bring it on) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/17 "2006-01-19T16:06:54Z")
1. A current TV drama (or dramas) they really enjoy (never miss an episode, tape or TIVO, rewatch episodes, will be pissed when it goes off the air, etc.) _Gilmore Girls_ 1. a current TV comedy (or comedies) they really enjoy - Scrubs, Half-and-Half (UPN)\* (as I’ve written before, I have a crush on Rachel True) 1. A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly _Homicide: Life on the Street, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel_ 4) A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the recent past which they miss and remember fondly _Home Improvement_ 5) A comedy (etc.) that was discontinued in the distant past which they miss and remember fondly _The Bob Newhart Show_ 6.)A drama (etc.) that was discontinued in the distant past which they miss and remember fondly _The Rockford Files, Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues_ 7) at least one TV show they’ve watched a few episodes of and were puzzled why anyone would watch this dreck. _Roseanne, All in the Family_ ---
**Author:** ![PinkMarabou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PinkMarabou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkMarabou)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/18 "2006-01-19T16:23:20Z")
1. Rome, The Sopranos 2. How I Met Your Mother, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, Four Kings, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy, American Dad 3. Carnivale 4. (soon to be) That 70’s Show ☹ 5. none 6. Friends, Cheers 7. According To Jim, Hope & Faith 8. Lost ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/19 "2006-01-19T16:40:47Z")
1. Never miss: House, Monk. 2. Current comedy: I’m scratching my head here. Brainiac Science Abuse is OK after a few drinks. Or is that a science show? **QI** which is really a sort of twister quiz show. 3. Recently cancelled drama: Does Enterprise count? But only the latest series. 4. Spaced, Futurama, Black Books. 5. Old comedy: Sledge Hammer (now out on DVD - hooray!) Who’s Line is it Anyway? Early Red Dwarf. Yes Minister. Jeeves and Wooster. 6. Old drama: The Rockford Files, Trek (any flavour). 7. Dreck: Friends. 8. Sub-dreck-could-not-pay-me-enough-to-watch: Soaps, WWF, reality TV, makeover shows. . . ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637/20 "2006-01-19T16:48:11Z")
> [@Small Clanger](#): > > **[QI](http://www.qi.com/tv/)** which is really a sort of twister quiz show. twisted, _twisted_. [Bent, warped, perverse, contrary.](http://www.qi.com/tv/) Add to number 6. Jonathan Creek. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tv-poll/340637.md?page=2)