Unopened Boxsets that I liked the look of from the Pilot: The ILX Television 51 Show Countdown Extravaganza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm hoping that the dreck like Jackass (the sole virtue of which is that it is not CKY) and the adult swim stuff is mostly gone, and we can get down to the seriously awesome shit.

also, is there a consensus on Skins? US TV has pwned UK TV this decade.

The consensus on Skins is that it's pretty good.

shows not mentioned in the last few posts that I expect to see in the top 30 and possibly the top 10: The West Wing, The Daily Show, Futurama, Chappelle's Show, How I Met Your Mother, Freaks & Geeks, Curb Your Enthusiasm possibly also Top Chef, Top Model, Veronic Mars, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Colbert Report, Eastbound & Down, Firefly

and Galactica, unless the last season drained all the goodwill away.

oh, meant to say that too.

I'm already getting the feeling that some highly worthy stuff got pushed out of the top 50 altogether. You can expect the fur to really fly once that list is posted.

I think Damages could pop up too.

Curb is another that I don't watch and had forgotten about and that will probably rate highly, yes.

SNL is number 1, right? Particularly for the Fallon years?

and The Shield, maybe?

If Angel places and Buffy doesn't, something went well wrong. Unless everybody who chose it put it lower down because it's best years were behind it when the decade started.

Yeah, I'm kinda wondering how Buffy will do. The decade straddling did it no favors, I'm sure. I think season 5 alone was enough to win it a high placing, but that's probably just me.

I think West Wing might not chart, despite me number-one-ing it, purely because I think I'm the only major West Wing stan doing the voting. I hope to be proved wrong. Depending on number of Britishers voting, would like to hope Being Human and Doctor Who make it in.

Of course, I also rate season 6 quite highly, even though I will fully admit that it's probably the most excruciating season of a quality television series ever produced. That pervasive air of misery is hard as hell to sit through, but it's High Fucking Art, I tell you.

SNL is number 1, right? Particularly for the Fallon years?

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obviously you're joking but I think SNL deserves to be on the list, more than the Simpsons anyway, for its accomplishments in this decade (Tina Fey-era update, digital shorts, Kristen Wiig, the later years of Will Ferrell and Tracy Morgan, etc.)

DependingBecause of the number of Britishers internet nerds voting, would like to hope definitely know Being Human and Doctor Who makes it in.

xpost. agree re: season 6 of Buffy. Lots of greatness in seasons 4-6, but I wonder if everyone else is as burned out on it as I am.

some of steve coogan's shows should be up there too - if the multiple shows didn't split the vote

The top 3 got over 40 votes if that helps you guys speculating.

40 votes *each*, obviously.

Wire, Sopranos and Lost then.

wow, out of 72 voters? kinda cool to know there's going to be such a strong consensus deciding the big winners (xpost)

By the way, people have not mentioned [A CERTAIN SHOW] and [ANOTHER SHOW] that I thought would be big names, at least in speculation. Seems weird that [ONE OF THESE SHOWS] was kind of forgotten about.

Heroes?

24?

24?

xpost!

24 was number 24 on my list. That's my idea of wit.

Ha

Yo Gabba Gabba & The Mclaughlin Group?

I had prepared for Family Guy inevitably being on the list, so I am pleased that it is as low as it is and not polluting the upper half of this fine poll.

South Park? The Shield? Friends?

I would expect 'The Thick of It' to make the top 20 and wouldn't be surprised it if was higher than 'The Office (UK)'.

Masterchef?

oh someone mentioned The Shield, nvm (xpost)

I missed a trick there, I think it was 23 on mine (checked, oh, OK, it was 22 on mine).

Is Spaced another omission from speculation, or is it just me that gives a shit?

Um, first bit about 24, obv.

Well certainly some these shows made it and some didn't. Maybe.

i only got into The Thick Of It after voting :(

Ditto me and The Office US.

MORE POLL FACTZ:

The highest show not to get any #1 votes was 12.

I'm surprised Party Down made the list. Does this mean that the Lizzy Caplan nudity in True Blood might have thrust it onto the list somewhere?

Lizzy Caplan gets naked in True Blood? I may have to actually watch it.

/crepe

I voted for True Blood, but I dunno, can't really picture it making the top 30. But then, I'm quickly becoming pessimistic about the prospect of a lot of shows I voted for (Home Movies, Pushing Daisies, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) making the list at all.

Home Movies almost made it onto my 25, but I voted for those other two! Then again I'm looking at my list again and realize about half of the cartoons and the one anime show I voted for probably aren't going to make this list at all. SURPRISE ME POLL VOTERS!

obviously you're joking but I think SNL deserves to be on the list

I kind of agree. Don't get me wrong: I love SNL, and I probably watch old SNL reruns more than anything else on my list (and read and reread anything about it that I can get my hands on), but I think I watch and enjoy it for completely different reasons than why I watch most of this other stuff. I'm kinda more fascinated with it as a performance space and a cultural institution, if that makes sense? Plus, it's just incredibly hit and miss even on its best weeks.

"hit or miss", obvs.

South Park will probably surprise us and rank fairly high.

"How much play does the Amazing Race get on ILX?"

it used to get play! we were a real team! *sniff* then everyone went away...

(seriously, that was one of my fave ilx group luv threads. but then the show proceeded to keep going for another 20 years and nobody wanted to follow it with the old cheer. understandable. i still watch on and off. i voted for it in the poll out of old luv for the show.)

Wait, there were ILXers on The Amazing Race? When? Is it on youtube etc.?

I still watch Amazing Race all the time. Secret shame.

"How high will Freaks and Geeks be?"

seeing as how ilx is about 50% freak and 50% geek, i'll bet it's top five for sure.

yes, there were many ilxors on the amazing race. NO, i meant we all used to watch it as a team! it was like a team sport thread. or any t.v. show thread.

I'm kinda more fascinated with it as a performance space and a cultural institution, if that makes sense? Plus, it's just incredibly hit and miss even on its best weeks.

^^this