All right, I just kind of whipped this up for fun.
Time Magazine calls “Lost” one of the 100 Best TV series of all time. It may not be as big a compliment as you think: the list includes “Leave it to Beaver” and “Friends”, “Oprah” and– ready for it? — “The Price is Right”. What is #1? There is no #1– it’s just a list of 100.
But, this leads me to question, what are the best TV series of all time? Off hand… [Additions 2011-03]
1. The Wire (without a doubt)
2.1 West Wing
2. Hill Street Blues
3. Mad Men (years 1 & 2)
4. Larry Saunders Show
5. All in the Family
6. Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
6.1 Orange is the New Black
7. St. Elsewhere
8.1 I Claudius
8. 30 Something
9. 60 Minutes
10. Dick Van Dyke Show
11. Saturday Night Live
12. Seinfeld
13. Sex in the City
14. This Hour has Seven Days (Canadian)
15. Ed Sullivan
16. Twilight Zone
17. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
18. Odd Couple
19. Barney Miller
20. Star Trek (Year 1 only!)
20.1 The Bold Ones
20.2 WKRP in Cincinnati
20.3 The Tudors