I write the songs that make the young girls cry. I'm Barry Manilow.I don't watch TV. I read the printed word.
I write the songs that make the young girls cry. I'm Barry Manilow.I don't watch TV. I read the printed word.
I have more than likely watched every episode. Your life is none the less for it, because it really was a show about nothing. Julia Louis Dreyfus wouldn't let her kids watch it, that should tell you something.Absolutely refused to watch it............hate whiners
I had surgery for varicose veins at U of M hospital not long after "Breaking Bad" was showing it's last season. Bryan Cranston was superb. It was a role of a lifetime, and he absolutely nailed it.Everything I'm about to say is subjective.
In my opinion, some of the shows people have listed are well known but weren't super popular. They may have had a season or two with an overall high Nielsen rating but by and large weren't that significant to the zeitgeist at a given time. Are Nielsen ratings--the traditional marker for TV-the end all, be all?
What is "popular" though? Is it number of viewers as tracked by Nielsen? Is it just because people name drop them?
There are myriad shows which had dismal ratings on TV but by many sources are considered to be among "the best" shows of all time, shows like The Wire; does that make them popular or not? I truly don't know.
What I do know though, is that there are many shows that--whether or not had high ratings--were absolute social phenomenon. Among these are ones like Dallas, The Cosby Show, The Simpsons, E.R., Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, etc.
I'm going to ponder which phenomena I missed out on.
I'd forgotten about "Better Call Saul" ! I will have to look into it.I'm glad it helped divert your attention away from the pain; Breaking Bad is one of my all-time favorite shows ever and was just about perfect. I also enjoy the prequel spinoff Better Call Saul; Bob Odenkirk in his role is almost as good as Bryan Cranstons.
On Seinfeld...I watched it often in the 90s but now I couldn't care less about it. Larry David's other show Curb Your Enthusiasm earns higher praise from me, but like many shows, some seasons are much better than others.
Me either. Now I may have to. Let me know what you think!Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I have never watched this program.