eek! the catspace ghost coast to coast
good call there andrew m.
the cartoon Tick was classic too.
― huh (latebloomer), Saturday, 19 September 2009 10:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Not enough love for South Park. Really annoys me how no TV station over here shows it anymore.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 19 September 2009 12:05 (fourteen years ago) link
I liked Northern Exposure a lot, Tuomas, you just mentioned it so early in the thread that I never felt the need to bring it up.
Man, Dr. Katz! Another good one.
― some dude, Saturday, 19 September 2009 13:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Think these have all been mentioned already but anyway . . .
US
Northern ExposureQuantum LeapTwin PeaksThe StateClarissaSpace GhostMST3KKITHRen and Stimpy
UK
The Day Today/Brass EyeFather TedThe Fast Show
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Saturday, 19 September 2009 14:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, Spaced.
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Saturday, 19 September 2009 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
wonder years
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Saturday, 19 September 2009 17:35 (fourteen years ago) link
freaks and geeks, or was that the OOs
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Saturday, 19 September 2009 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
seaquest dsv
― huh (latebloomer), Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
(j/k)
― huh (latebloomer), Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP J. Brandis
― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
shit i forgot he died :-( RIP
― huh (latebloomer), Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:42 (fourteen years ago) link
cartoon sushi
― If I'm posting, I'm drunk. (PappaWheelie V), Saturday, 19 September 2009 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:35 PM (2 hours ago)
shit i've always thought of this as an 80s show for some reason but yes, duh
― k3vin k., Saturday, 19 September 2009 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Like the Simpsons, Wonders was great only at certain stages.
― If I'm posting, I'm drunk. (PappaWheelie V), Saturday, 19 September 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
xp i just checked and it did start in the 80s, so that's probably why
― DAN P3RRY MAD AT GRANDMA (just1n3), Saturday, 19 September 2009 20:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Dan, wasn't it you years ago that pointed out how Simpsons started in 89 and stole Milhouse's look from Paul?
― If I'm posting, I'm drunk. (PappaWheelie V), Saturday, 19 September 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
The Simpsons -- if only because of the family connectionAeon FluxBatman: The Animated SeriesThe TickTwin PeaksSports NightMillenniumFreaks and GeeksStar Trek: Deep Space 9Star Trek: The Next Generation
I hope that the Saturday morning/after school cartoons Golden Age isn't driven purely by nostalgia. Also, Gargoyles was rad (KEITH DAVID!!!!).
nowhere man
I'd say this too but I've heard it doesn't hold up, and I also its connection to 24 kind of takes the shine off it.
― Leee, Saturday, 19 September 2009 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
oh damn, The Tick!
― some dude, Saturday, 19 September 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd -- totally remember loving this, though I'm not sure how many episodes I saw, or whether I'd still like it if I saw it now. Apparently ran 1987 to 1991, though I haven't thought of it much since. Does not appear to be available on DVD, at least via Netflix, though if anybody knows otherwise please say so.
― xhuxk, Friday, 6 November 2009 15:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Apparently they couldn't license all the songs for a DVD release.
So instead I've been watching Caroline In The City lately. (1995 - 1999). Like it a lot, though I bet Molly was better.
― xhuxk, Friday, 6 November 2009 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
And I'd also probably put Home Improvement toward the bottom of a Top 25 if somebody did a poll (hey, it was based in Keego Harbor, Michigan! and Tim's Tool Time partner Al Borland was funny), so I might as well mention it (since it looks like there's gonna be one.)
― xhuxk, Friday, 6 November 2009 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm totally doing a poll fellas. Noms thread on Monday.
― OK Abacus (chap), Friday, 6 November 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
are Buffy, Sopranos and F&G going to be included? i'm not saying they should be excluded but, you know
― Nhex, Friday, 6 November 2009 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Home Improvement is the worst artifact of human civilization.
― jaymc, Friday, 6 November 2009 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Some shows I didn't see mentioned yet: The Critic, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, King of the Hill, Sifl & Olly, Home Movies, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Oh, and Jeopardy.
xpostI think all three should be included, Nhex.
― Jouster, Friday, 6 November 2009 20:41 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― lindsay goham (some dude), Friday, 6 November 2009 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
― lindsay goham (some dude), Friday, 6 November 2009 21:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i remember a pretty fine cbs show called 'ez streets' which was saddled with a shitty name but had a pretty dope cast and was vv serious and grim.
― jØrdån (omar little), Friday, 6 November 2009 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
The John Larroquette Show
― lindsay goham (some dude), Friday, 6 November 2009 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― scott seward, Friday, 6 November 2009 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link
― Nhex, Friday, 6 November 2009 18:23 (3 hours ago) Bookmark
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.
― autogooner (a hoy hoy), Friday, 6 November 2009 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't think low number of episodes aired should disqualify it. Point taken on the other thing, though.
― Jouster, Saturday, 7 November 2009 01:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I think any show with any episodes airing during the '90s should qualify for a nomination.
Now I need to work up my list!!!!
― I HEART CREEPY MENS (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 7 November 2009 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
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).
― ailsa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 01:57 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― The Devil's Avocado (Gukbe), Saturday, 7 November 2009 01:58 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― lindsay goham (some dude), Saturday, 7 November 2009 02:12 (fourteen years ago) link
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
― Nhex, Saturday, 7 November 2009 03:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Just include them, so that Sopranos fans can whine again that they're show is too low.
― Leee, Saturday, 7 November 2009 03:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Prompt your memories:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_television_series
― Not the real Village People, Saturday, 7 November 2009 07:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Harry & Cosh!
― Not the real Village People, Saturday, 7 November 2009 07:07 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― ailsa, Saturday, 7 November 2009 08:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Was Jim Henson's The Storyteller nineties? That was pretty cool.
― Number None, Saturday, 7 November 2009 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Some nominations:
120 MinutesThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.The Ben Stiller ShowCheersThe Chris Rock ShowDream OnDrew Carey ShowEmmanuelle in SpaceFelicityFishing with JohnGet a LifeThe Jerry Springer ShowThe Langoliers (TV miniseries)Late Night with Conan O'BrienLaw and OrderLiquid TelevisionMarried... with ChildrenMr. ShowNewsRadioNorthern ExposureParker Lewis Can't LoseThe Real WorldShort Attention Span TheaterSpin CitySports NightThe StateTwin PeaksUpright Citizens BrigadeWhose Line Is It Anyway
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Apologies for repeat noms.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
arsenioooooooooooo hall
― barack ochocinco (daria-g), Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwCVBfk9fC8
― scott seward, Saturday, 7 November 2009 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― OK Abacus (chap), Sunday, 8 November 2009 22:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Animated series (w/some repeats from above):
Aeon Flux (duh)Liquid TelevisionThe MaxxMTV Oddities: The HeadBatman: The Animated SeriesSuperman: The Animated SeriesX-MenSpider-ManRen & StimpyAnimaniacsTiny Toon AdventuresDexter's LaboratoryThe Powerpuff GirlsSpace Ghost: Coast 2 CoastThe TickThe Critic
Anime (other better heads can help me out, I'm sure there were other great ones):Neon Genesis EvangelionThe Vision of EscaflowneCowboy Bebop
― Nhex, Sunday, 8 November 2009 23:05 (fourteen years ago) link
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."
― lukas, Thursday, 15 October 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link