The other week after stumbling across someone's top 50 television show list, my father and I decided to develop our own top 100 shows list. While doing my list, I came to realise it was a real struggle to reach 100 shows, and as such there are a number of shows at the tail end of my list that really shouldn't be there. The other day I compared my list to my father's and was surprised that 19 of the shows in my top 30 were also in his top 30 (and 8 of his top 30 are shows made before I was born). I never realised how similar our tastes were.
Anyway, I decided to share this list by adding it to my blog here, by placing 10 shows at a time. Of note here is that these are my favourite shows of all time. There are shows on my list I would not watch today, but I judged them based from what I thought of them at the time.
Now to the part of the list I'm not proud of, 100th to 91st. Don't judge me on these shows, I do have better taste - honest!
100. The Sunday Roast
A Rugby League talk show hosted by Andrew Voss, Phil Gould, Matthew Johns and Matt Geyer. I love my rugby league and I always find this an interesting watch as they analyse the matches and complain against the rulings.
99. Micallef Tonight
Short-lived Australian variety show. While being a proper variety show, it also parodied the format. Highlights included the musical acts whereby Shaun Micallef insisted that the performers add a word to the song to prove they weren't lip-synccing. One episode he gave an extremely long introduction to Jamie Durie, only to dismiss him as soon as he came on set. Its cancellation came from the 'controversial' 13th episode, when in an interview with Ricky Martin, Martin uttered the f-word, before then asking if he could. Micallef said he could, and proceeded to say it a few times over the episode. This episode also took the mickey out of radio shock-jock Alan Jones, who was good friends with Channel 9 boss Kerry Packer, who instantly cancelled the show after the episode aired.
98. Firefly
Great sci-fi show with brilliant characters. Joss Whedon is a genious. Its low ranking comes from the fact I have only seen the movie and three episodes - but I will be buying the DVD to see the show properly.
97. Blue Water High
This is only on this list as I know one of the current stars. The show itself is cringe worthy, but as I didn't have 100 great shows, I decided to give it an honourary mention at the bottom of the list.
96. The Don Lane Show
Bert Newton at his absolute best. While I have never properly seen this popular variety show from the 70's and 80's, I have seen many highlights over the years. The funniest segments are when Bert Newton is 'road-teating' a new product, much as you would on an infomercial, but with one small difference - he never wanted to know how it worked, just how it didn't work which he would then exploit making for comedy gold.
95. Babar
One of my favourite shows when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I used to love coming home from school, flicking the television on, and watching Babar. I haven't seen it in about 13 years.
94. What's Up Doc?
A children's show which played Looney Tunes cartoons, as well as running competitions (which I reguarly entered, though never won) as well as interviews and the like. Good fun viewing when you are 7 years of age.
93. It Takes Two
Does to singing what Dancing With The Stars does for dancing. After tuning out in the first season, I have come to really like the show, and I closely followed the recent third season, as well as becoming editor for it here on TV.com. I have always been impressed by the great singing talent the show secures for its professional singers.
92. Sooty
Ah, now this brings back some great memories. I loved this puppet show when I was 4 to 7 years of age. I even owned life-size puppets of most of the characters. Sad, I know.
91. SeaQuest DSV
While I have no real memory of what actually happened in any of the episodes, I do remember enjoying watching the show. That and whenever I watch one of my favourite shows (which were recorded on VHS many many many years ago) there are so many advertisements for this show in the ad breaks and it always makes me reminisce about the show - and it always brings back fond memories.