Great TV shows of the 90s

About half of the "Cracker" scripts were absolute shite.

The latter is certainly not true

oh OK, no idea when it was on (Sky? early C5?)

C4 back in the mid 90's?

or maybe late night BBC2. definitely caught a few shows when i was 14-6 (at a guess)

how did i miss it

About half of the "Cracker" scripts were absolute shite

example?

KITH was C4, tucked away in a graveyard slot.

BBC Adaptation of Our Mutual Friend was epic.

Quantum Leap and Star Trek TNG. Even though they started in the 80's.

Homicide: Life On The Street

Oh right! Homicide. Awesome. But I only saw season one so far. Must pursue the rest.

FORD SUPER SUNDAY (nod to a hoy hoy)

pox

simpsons
kids in the hall
law and order (first seven or so seasons, at leasy)
homicide
beavis and butthead
twin peaks
batman: the animated series
oz
ren and stimpy (until john k. got fired)
mst3k

the amount of BAD tv i watched in the 90s makes me want to weep

big cosign on KITH, MSTK and Batman

No one said Get A Life yet, fuck this place

big cosign on Get A Life, no cosign on the bizarre hostility

this is the theme to garry's show the opening theme to garry's show garry called me up and asked if i would write his theme song this song is halfway finished how do you like it so far how do you like the theme to garry's show?

Shandling's Show was great, never got around to seeing Larry Sanders

Original run September 10, 1986 – May 25, 1990

^^ guess IGSS isn't really a good fit for this thread though, eh

TRL

^^totally.

Plus The X-Files and most things on this thread: One of the best things about Youtube is listening to the intro tunes of old cartoons.

uh at least the things on that thread that was from the 90s.

Blossom

and

http://leewochner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/mr-bean.jpg

Roseanne started 80s, but was a 90s show for me, so that.

ok if you're throwing down Blossom and Mr. Bean, fuck it, i'm letting loose and repping for Boy Meets World son

oh god yes

Queer As Folk ftw

Kells i have to say i really appreciate you being with me on this Boy Meets World thing

The Nanny

is it generally seen as a mediocre show? i honestly have no idea - i loved it though. xp

well, i think it's pretty well-regarded by people that watched it, but you could say that about just about any show. it sure didn't win any Emmys or critics awards, though.

Tenacious D

frazier, right?

(again lifting from someone on the other thread)

I read this great article on Boy Meets World the other day - I wish I could remember where.

FORD SUPER SUNDAY (nod to a hoy hoy)

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We never had Sky when I was young so I had to go around my only-Newcastle-supporter-whos-never-been-to-Newcastle cousin's to start my hatred for Andy Gray etc. I miss rubbish cheerleaders etc. at football games.

Also Kenan & Kel deserves props.

Found it

http://thisrecording.com/storage/Boy-Meets-World-TV-12.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1247150601593

Saved by the Bell has to count, right?

absolutely, it only got in one post-Good Morning, Miss Bliss season before 1990

thank you for posting the BMW article!

Saw a live taping of Saved By the Bell in '90. Probably in my top 15.

al why did you have to open this can of topanga-related worms.

No Newsradio yet?

Also, although Batman: TAS seemed like hot shit at the time, it's a cold turd on a paper plate compared to Superman and the Justice League joints.

salute youare shorts
hey dude
oz
clarissa explains it all
exosquad
gargoyles
batman tas
mst3k
liquid television
the state
mr. show

xp

batman tas IS hot shit u fuckin savage animal from the flaming belly of tartarus

I just can't understand the love for Mr Bean. It's for KIDS. (I R HATE PHUN, I know.)

fuck, how did i forget Newsradio

clarissa explains it all

^^^^ damn bro wb

The John Larroquette Show

homicide, my so called life, simpsons. those are probably my top three. but i'll need this thread to jar my memory. last half of 30something's run would make it too in my top five. cuz that's how i roll. but i'm probably forgetting a zillion shows. kids in the hall definitely.

are Buffy, Sopranos and F&G going to be included? i'm not saying they should be excluded but, you know

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was just about to ask this.

i always think about buying my so called life but decide against at the last minute. maybe i should find a torrent.

Home Movies aired 5 episodes in the '90s, and it seems kinda pointless to put them in them in another poll after it fared to place in one for the decade that it aired 50 episodes.

I don't think low number of episodes aired should disqualify it. Point taken on the other thing, though.

I think any show with any episodes airing during the '90s should qualify for a nomination.

Now I need to work up my list!!!!

Not enough Dawson's love on the 00's thread, so I'm upping it for the 90s as well. Also, Taking Over The Asylum, which I already know is vying with Cracker and Queer As Folk for my number one (until other people post things I haven't remembered about yet).

I think the Sopranos and F&G should be excluded because of their showing in the other poll as well as Sopranos being mostly in the 2000s. Buffy should qualify, however, because the lower average of voting came, in many cases, because people felt the best of the series was broadcast in the 90s.

honestly it would be pretty fucking ridiculous if F&G finished top 5 in one poll for its last 12 episodes, and then finished high in another poll for its first 6 episodes -- how many victory laps does it need, leave room for other 90s shows already

i mean Buffy and Sopranos, sure, that at at least makes sense

yeah, f&g was my #1 in the other poll, and would STILL be my #1 in the 90s poll probably, so i'd feel kind of dickish about that

Just include them, so that Sopranos fans can whine again that they're show is too low.

Prompt your memories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_television_series

Harry & Cosh!

I wonder if "The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos" stands up still? I remember it seeming like a work of genius at the time, but it's been imitated too many times since then, and probably bettered in the process.

Was Jim Henson's The Storyteller nineties? That was pretty cool.

Some nominations:

120 Minutes
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Ben Stiller Show
Cheers
The Chris Rock Show
Dream On
Drew Carey Show
Emmanuelle in Space
Felicity
Fishing with John
Get a Life
The Jerry Springer Show
The Langoliers (TV miniseries)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Law and Order
Liquid Television
Married... with Children
Mr. Show
NewsRadio
Northern Exposure
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
The Real World
Short Attention Span Theater
Spin City
Sports Night
The State
Twin Peaks
Upright Citizens Brigade
Whose Line Is It Anyway

Apologies for repeat noms.

arsenioooooooooooo hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwCVBfk9fC8

RE the Sopranos/Buffy/F&G controversy - I don't really see that there's any fair way to do it other than to include every show nominated that had any episodes aired in 90s. But do try and base your votes on the particular show's 90s output - and remember they'll all be up against a new array of great TV, including prime Simpsons! That is all. New thread tomorrow.

Animated series (w/some repeats from above):

Aeon Flux (duh)
Liquid Television
The Maxx
MTV Oddities: The Head
Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
X-Men
Spider-Man
Ren & Stimpy
Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Dexter's Laboratory
The Powerpuff Girls
Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast
The Tick
The Critic

Anime (other better heads can help me out, I'm sure there were other great ones):
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Vision of Escaflowne
Cowboy Bebop

Ignoring the "great" for a sec, did anyone see anything from the two seasons Cleopatra 2525 got before being cancelled?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ZRSwul7cE

"An exotic dancer, cryogenically frozen in the year 2001, is accidentally thawed out in 2525 by two female warriors who are fighting against evil robots which have taken over the world."