The Best Network Ever

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Hollywoodchicago.com staff writer Evan O’Donnell has come up with his “Dream Network”. What are your thoughts? What shows would you include?

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Dustin's picture

Gunsmoke? Really? And

Gunsmoke? Really?

And Father Knows Best? Come on.

Friends is Overrated. And why are you running 60 Minutes on a Friday night?

No Sopranos?

HollywoodChicago.com's picture

You have to include

How very vintage of you!

You have to include “Quantum Leap” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” too! I can do without “Married With Children”.

PTAndersonFan's picture

I agree...in part

TNG should have made it…however Married With Children was the longest running sitcom in the history of television

Dustin's picture

What about a “Your Show of

What about a “Your Show of Shows” or some other Sid Caesar?

HollywoodChicago.com's picture

Still

PTAndersonFan wrote:
TNG should have made it…however Married With Children was the longest running sitcom in the history of television

Longest running? Really? I didn’t know that. Still, I never did get into the show and it wouldn’t make my list.

PatrickMcD's picture

Interesting

EO’D, excellent exercise. Very impressed with your grid. Here is my humble opinion.

Kill Law & Order (too diluted), replace with Columbo

The Newhart reference was his second series, put in the “hi Bob” classic Chicago-based first series.

Rosesanne? Kill - Replace with the best of Happy Days/Laverne and Shirley (cheating)

Kill Married w/Children, replace with Herman’s Head (kidding)

Kill Dynasty, replace with Dallas

Kill Chicago Hope, Replace with St. Elsewhere

Father’s Knows Best, only on acid, Replace with The Jack Benny Show

Gunsmoke? Have I ever seen one episode (and I remember it being in prime time)? Replace with West Wing

Three’s Company twice (Tuesday & Friday)?!? I will barely let it in once. Throw in The Brady Bunch for grins.

McGuyver? Meh. Replace with The Twilight Zone

Dragnet, I don’t know, how about The Untouchables, The FBI or Hawaii 5-0

I will give you props for Get Smart, The Muppet Show, Green Acres, all great underrated shows. I agree that 60 Minutes belongs on Sunday, although your all animated Sunday should replace Chicago Hope with Family Guy.

I’ll leave them in, but Lucy, Beaver and The Honeymooners high praise era has passed. NYPD Blue stays only for their ass shots (female category) and where’s any classic variety (Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan or The Bradys :o) or cult shows (The Prisoner, Monty Python, Doctor Who). We need to wait on The Office and 30 Rock.

Again, great debate exercise.

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Oooo…. Twilight Zone.

Oooo…. Twilight Zone. Good call.

I think everyone agrees Gunsmoke should go.

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