Next up for polling at Wonders in the Dark are The Greatest Television Series of All Time. For theses ballots, both series and mini-series can be considered.
As daunting as this was (and as difficult as it was to consider current running series that deserve a spot, but who knows how they might last or age over time), I had to put in my ballot.
The Top 60 countdown at WitD will begin later this summer.
Until then, see how your own choices would stack up against mine.
And now for the Spin’s Full Top 60 (with some “oh-so-close’s”)
1 |
Twin Peaks (Original & The Return) |
2 |
Fanny & Alexander |
3 |
Mad Men |
4 |
The Decalogue |
5 |
Seinfeld |
6 |
The Sopranos |
7 |
BoJack Horseman |
8 |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
9 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
10 |
The Prisoner |
11 |
Game of Thrones |
12 |
Boardwalk Empire |
13 |
Homeland |
14 |
Rome |
15 |
My So-Called Life |
16 |
South Park |
17 |
Bob’s Burgers |
18 |
Elizabeth R |
19 |
Star Trek: The Next Generation |
20 |
24 |
21 |
Carnivale |
22 |
Law & Order (Cumulative Franchise) |
23 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm |
24 |
The Honeymooners |
25 |
Saturday Night Live |
26 |
ER |
27 |
The X-Files (Original) |
28 |
Cheers |
29 |
Dallas (Original) |
30 |
John Adams |
31 |
Homefront |
32 |
The Twilight Zone |
33 |
Fawlty Towers |
34 |
Star Trek (Original) |
35 |
The Kingdom (Riget I & II) |
36 |
True Detective |
37 |
The Leftovers |
38 |
Gilmore Girls |
39 |
Monthy Python’s Flying Circus |
40 |
Everybody Loves Raymond |
41 |
Mildred Pierce |
42 |
Big Little Lies |
43 |
Six Feet Under |
44 |
Orange is the New Black |
45 |
American Crime |
46 |
Picket Fences |
47 |
The Simpsons |
48 |
Deadwood |
49 |
Chappelle’s Show |
50 |
Newhart |
51 |
The Night Of |
52 |
Olive Kitteridge |
53 |
Newsradio |
54 |
I Love Lucy |
55 |
Frasier |
56 |
Fargo |
57 |
I’ll Fly Away |
58 |
Police Squad! |
59 |
Will & Grace |
60 |
Modern Family |
“Oh So Close”
- 30 Rock
- All in the Family
- Ally McBeal
- American Dad
- American Gothic
- Billions
- Black Mirror
- The Bob Newhart Show
- The Cosby Show
- Dexter
- Elizabeth I (the HBO mini-series, not to be confused with Elizabeth R above)
- Enlightened
- Family Guy
- Friends
- Golden Girls
- Good Times
- House of Cards
- The Killing
- Murphy Brown
- Northern Exposure
- The Office (US)
- The Pacific
- The Practice
- Southland
- Wings
Written by David H. Schleicher
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The Schleicher Spin 
AUDIBLES:
I realize now two egregious omissions:
Nowhere Man – a Prisoner/Fugitive conspiracy laden cult fave that ran for one season in the mid 90’s on UPN (before it went extinct). Probably would’ve been an “Oh So Close”.
The Wonder Years – how could I forget this!!!!! Definitely a Top 60 show.
David, it was thrilling to get your list, as your television prowess has been first-rate through the years here at THE SCHLEICHER SPIN. Some really great choices, and in agreement on many. I see your two additions and recognize them as excellent shows as well. The project is nearing the end of the ballot stage, but we still have a bit over a week left. Thank you so much!
Excited to see how everything stacks up!
Check out my essay on Fanny & Alexander over at the Wonders in the Dark as part of their epic countdown:
https://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/74-fanny-and-alexander-1982/
I also wrote an essay for Game of Thrones at Wonders in the Dark:
https://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/40-game-of-thrones-2011-2018/