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Post by Neverending on Mar 9, 2015 17:23:26 GMT -5
By 1979, it was a weekly series airing on over 180 stations, and was the highest rated weekly entertainment series in the history of public broadcasting. Except it didn't air in the giant markets like New York and Los Angeles because, according to Ebert in his autobiography, there was some bias against Chicago. At the Movies is really the show that made Siskel & Ebert a household name. Between Tribune and Disney, their show was syndicated everywhere in America and possibly other English-speaking countries. You really can't compare the two. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 9, 2015 19:28:03 GMT -5
Well, we can debate the 3 vs 5 thing. No one really debated it before we started. I honestly thought 5 might be too many that it wouldn't be much of a debate in any given year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2015 19:38:57 GMT -5
Well are there honestly 5 groundbreaking new shows every year? If so I would be much fatter from watching much more TV.
I like 3.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 11, 2015 22:01:33 GMT -5
Letterman ( I guess? Is it really that important?)
Cheers
St. Elsewhere
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 12, 2015 5:07:11 GMT -5
Letterman ( I guess? Is it really that important?) Cheers St. Elsewhere Yes, it is. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 6:33:48 GMT -5
What made Letterman special? His format was not much different than Carson's, but he catered to a younger crowd. I don't see anything special there.
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Post by Deexan on Mar 12, 2015 7:28:55 GMT -5
Ask anyone in the UK to name an American chat show host and he'll get the majority vote, unquestionably. He'll likely be the only one most people know. Why he's entered pop culture so much more than any of his peers - outside of the US, at least - I have no idea. That's for you guys to explain.
We'll no doubt have the same arguments we had in the Important Movies thread: does being a big part of the pop culture lexicon of a given era automatically make it/him Important?
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 12, 2015 7:42:53 GMT -5
Might be hard to see now, but Late Night was the first talk show in a long long time to subvert the genre's tropes.
You likely wouldn't have Conan, Ferguson, or Kimmel without Letterman's early days.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 12, 2015 8:04:00 GMT -5
Ian just wants us to fight. Pick another year, Ian.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 12, 2015 22:28:42 GMT -5
So what are we going with? Cheers, Lettermen, St. Elsewhere?
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 13, 2015 5:19:24 GMT -5
By my count, At the Movies has more votes than St Elsewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 8:56:55 GMT -5
You should use the first post to show off the winners. Make it easy to find for people joining in on this late.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 13, 2015 9:01:46 GMT -5
You should use the first post to show off the winners. Make it easy to find for people joining in on this late. I will. I'm just lazy right now. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 11:18:43 GMT -5
The Sopranos
Freaks and Geeks
Family Guy
Another crappy year for TV.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 13, 2015 11:23:28 GMT -5
I will throw west wing out there, though I know a lot here dont care for it.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 13, 2015 11:24:28 GMT -5
The Sopranos Freaks and Geeks Family Guy Another crappy year for TV. But if you think about it, whats a good year? How many great debuts can we actually expect in a year? There usually only are a few. |
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Post by frankyt on Mar 13, 2015 12:00:06 GMT -5
Sopranos
The Man Show
Are you Afraid of the Dark?
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Post by Neverending on Mar 13, 2015 12:33:04 GMT -5
Batman Beyond The Daily Show with Jon Stewart thebtskinkFamily Guy Freaks and Geeks Futurama JibbsLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit PhantomKnightThe Sopranos SpongeBob SquarePants The West Wing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 13, 2015 12:35:17 GMT -5
Re-doing my list:
The Sopranos
Family Guy
Futurama
Hmm, maybe five shows isn't a bad idea after all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 12:43:27 GMT -5
The Sopranos Freaks and Geeks Family Guy Another crappy year for TV. But if you think about it, whats a good year? How many great debuts can we actually expect in a year? There usually only are a few. Well I pointed that out earlier. I just meant in general it was a crappy year. Not for the lack of great shows but for the lack of barely good shows. |
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Post by Neverending on Mar 13, 2015 12:49:25 GMT -5
maybe five shows isn't a bad idea after all.  |
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 13, 2015 13:18:05 GMT -5
Oh for fucks sake..
I gave two opportunities to debate this, and it didnt go anywhere. So just bloody vote then: 3 or 5?
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Post by Neverending on Mar 13, 2015 13:25:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 13:42:07 GMT -5
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