I don’t know how many new TV series were introduced over the last 25 years, but I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that it was more than 100. So it was inevitable that some of the best shows would have to be left off EW’s list of the 100 New Classic TV shows of the past quarter-century. Now that you’ve had a chance to click through the entire list (Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4), it’s time for you to tell us which of your favorite shows since 1983 we missed. Me, I’m still wondering how we managed to compile this list without including Entourage (pictured), Weeds, or The X-Files. (We used to put that show on the cover all the time! And now it’s just chopped alien liver?) Go ahead, let us have it.
Which of your favorite shows are missing from EW's New TV Classics list?
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Hi Gary!
I thought you would like to watch the Volskwagen commercial with Gisele and Stallone. It was aired yesterday for the first time in Brazil. The commercial had a budget of $5m and was directed by Brazilian Andrucha Waddington. According to the media in Brazil, Gisele’s salary was way higher than Sly’s – she was paid $2.5m and he got “just” $800,000.
Anne
1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7mnv1nYoho
2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9TLqlYRofA
A.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20207076_20207079_20209139_21,00.html
The X-Files!
Veronica Mars!
Law & Order!
SVU!
Nip/Tuck!
Medium!
Scrubs!
BSG?!
And you did remember Firefly, didn’t you? And, pray tell, how did The Wire miss out on a Top 5 spot?
Veronica Mars
Heroes
of course Entourage
and I though you guys loved Firefly
Yeah, guess ya need to go over the list again and look at #4…
Battlestar Galactica
Charmed
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicals
Lost
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis
Firefly Firefly Firefly
Angel
Heroes
Veronica Mars
The O.C.
Everwood
Entourage
How I Met Your Mother
And to think that Whitney must be having a fit over HIMYM’s omission (I know I am). The show is, quite simply, legendary.
I actually thought that unlike your movie list, your tv list was right on the money. All of my favorite shows that I think are classics were on the list, (Lost, Buffy, the Cosby Show, Six Feet Under, Sopranos, Seinfeld, Sex and the City).
Three’s Company
Sanford and Son
COLUMBO!
Lou Grant
Hawaii Five-O
The Odd Couple
The Muppet Show!
My Name Is Earl
Yeah, the X-Files was in the top 10 on your list…my family had a big debate about whether that was deserved.
Entourage had 2 good seasons…it’s not an instant classic.
i’ve been waiting for this post because my first reaction to the issue was, “where is the love for degrassi!” talk about instant classic – whether it’s degrassi junior high or degrassi high or degrassi the next generation, you’ve got brilliant television for teens (and some of us twentysomethings out there who love a little canadian melodrama!)
Veronica Mars and Firefly!
Wow… Yeah – I just thought of Sports Night and Ed. But now that I’ve looked at other’s peoples comments, I wonder how I forgot Scrubs, Veronica Mars, and Firefly.
I really did agree with most of the list. But my question with a “classic” is that it’s supposedly a show you will go back and watch over and over again, right? Well who is going to do that with The Bachelor? Or even The Real World? I mean – I do think they’ve had an impact on the culture, but I don’t know if they are “classics”.
Overall, I think you guys did a very nice job with the list.
I’d say the biggest omission was “Scrubs”. I’d say its first three or four seasons were just as good and funny and touching as any sitcom that premiered over the last 25 years. The show also made a star out of Zach Braff, revealed John C. McGinley is a comedic genius and probably launched about 200 inside jokes.
Two BIG ones – Cheers and The Wonder Years.
Scrubs and Family Ties should have made the list too.
I’m a little disappointed that there were all of two animated shows out of a list of 100.
Personally I think “Venture Brothers” is brilliant.
Wow, yeah, I definitely second both “Venture Brothers” and “The Wonder Years”. How did you miss Kevin Arnold????
I still watch “Entourage,” but it is way over-rated. There’s no way it belonged anywhere near this list. Now if you’re doing some sort of instant classic duos list then Lloyd and Ari could probably make the cut.
Two David E. Kelley shows made the list…but neither of them was Picket Fences? What gives?
To MWC-
Cheers actually premiered in 1982, so I guess it was a year too early since this list covers the last 25 years.
However, you’re absolutely right on “The Wonder Years”- there’s really no excuse for leaving that one out.
Also, if talk shows were allowed on the list, then “Ellen” and “The View” probably should have made the list because of their ubiquity in pop culture. I think “Trading Spaces” should have been considered as well since it’s practically spawned its own channels with a million different variations on its theme.
No Wonder Years????? That’s almost beyond an oversight and just a major gaffe really. Tsk tsk.
Alias. Without that show, JJ Abrams would never have perfected the plot twists that made Lost a classic.
Stargate SG-1 is the longest running sci-fi show on American television and it got beat out by Saved By The Bell? Now THAT is disappointing.
Also would have liked to see The Wonder Years or Veronica Mars get mentions.
I randomly saw the O.C. pop up numerous times through the issue but not where it truely deserved to be! How dare they leave the amazingness that was the first season of the O.C. off the list. It was incredible!
I think a few of the shows on the list were overrated. Seriously, Freaks and Geeks at number 13? Also, while I know a lot of critics adore Arrested Development, I think the fact that so much of the potential viewing audience (including me, who usually likes critical darling shows) hated it and didn’t watch means that it should be a lot further down the list than number 18, especially with American Idol (which I would argue has had an incredibly greater impact on television/culture, for better or worse) below it.
The only two shows that I would have liked to see on the list that weren’t were Sports Night (although I can understand that, as the audience reaction wasn’t there) and La Femme Nikita. LFN was not only a quality show in its own right (which stands up over time), but also had other impact. Nikita was one of the first female action characters (LFN was 4 years ahead of Alias), plus the creators used what they did there to set up a lot of 24 later.
The Comeback should have been on the list. Sure it was only 1 season, but it was genius. I also think Romy & Michelle should have been on the movie list. Can you tell that I find Lisa Kudrow to be a god?
Oh, I think we also take it for granted that “Cops” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (some of you hipsters might know it as “AFHV”)remain on the air. You may sit there and say, “No, they’re terrible!” But we all know that when there’s nothing else on tv, you can always find reruns of both these shows on some random channel. If nobody was watching them, they’d have gone off the air by now. They’ve each been around for almost 20 years now.