
(Update at the bottom of article)
Here at Spoiler TV, we are starting the hunt for the best TV shows of times gone by.
I spoke briefly with Dark about something like this and the impression I got is that it would be cool to get some interest in some of the older shows and also I feel it would be great to get more people interacting and not just lurking on this area of the site.
To kick things off, I am starting by gathering as much data as I can into finding what we all watched and still watch , then hope to have some polls, knockout competitions and write a really good article or two on the findings. Hopefully, it can be used by everyone here to work out which shows they should catch up on and watch for themselves, by compiling a comprehensive list of firstly who likes what, and then if they like a certain show, what generally other fans are watching too. For this, I need all of your help.
For starters, I need as many shows that are popular with the fans of spoiler TV as is possible. This is your chance to stop lurking and help make Dark’s site as good as is possible.
Obviously, this won’t be a success if I have merely 20 responses, and if we can get a decent list of the shows, hopefully I can make some sort of Show League Table, or Show Matchup knockouts, to find the most popular shows.
I hope you all get involved here at Spoiler TV by just writing in the comments on which shows you like that are on our screens. It could be 24 from this year, The Sopranos from 2007 or MASH from 1983.
Dark has a huge fan base here, that often hides and read things. This is your chance outside of the LOST pages to really get involved and interact with everyone on the site
So for now, I need the best shows that Spoiler TV’s fans have watched, and most of all, lets have some fun.
I’m fairly sure that’s why we come here. Because we all love TV.
So...We need the Top 3 shows from as many visitors as possible. It takes merely a minute to write it down, and you can comment through Disqus on Facebook and many other ways. So if you don’t have an account, then make one.
My Top three Shows:
1. LOST
2. 24
3. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Hope you all, or as many as possible join in. It hopefully will lead to some interesting polls, knockout competitions and a few articles from myself and anyone who is willing to help me out and write some stuff. If you want to help out or have any suggestions, then comment down below too and I’ll send you my email address or facebook link so we can get as many people as possible involved.
Thanks for reading (and commenting of course :P),
Adam
(Update: 05/06/10. Hey guys, Just to let you all know that I am planning on closing this part of the Hunt on Monday morning at 7:00am GMT so after then I'll add up all the final tally and start preparing the Polls and Showdowns. I hope to get a Showdown League going if Dark would like to do one, much like with the Episode cup he does for LOST every season. More on that on Monday I hope :)
Also, when we have the polls going, I thought that as well as a Picture and Show Blurb, it would be cool to have a Spoiler TV short Review there, on why the show is a favourite and to try and lure people into giving it a try. It's a chance for an article on the main site and with however much of a mention you would like. If you would like to do this, drop me a blank email with your name in the Header to harris_4_president@yahoo.co.uk
I have added up the first 300 votes and comments, and it is only Provisional at this time, and I have asked some people to specify which version of particular shows, in particular Battlestar Gallactica and The Prisoner, so take this with a small pinch of salt, but the Top 3 as things stand are:
LOST, Supernatural, Friends.
Consider yourself Spoilt :P
Also, don't read too much into this, as it takes into account 2nd and 3rd places.
p.s Some people have told me that they thought it was strictly just old shows, which I admit some of the words I used suggested, but I have rectified it. If you do want to change a vote then feel free, but if you could write NEW EDIT as the first word, so the ones I have already scored can be changed. Keep the old show there in brackets so I can delete from my tally. An example would be:
NEW EDIT 1. House (The West Wing)
Sorry for the Misunderstanding.
Adam)


Very tough to pick just 3!
ReplyDeleteLOST
X-Files
Twin Peaks
lost
ReplyDeleteHouse
24
My top three
ReplyDelete1. LOST
2. Alias
3. Grey's Anatomy
Alias
ReplyDeleteFriends
The Twilight Zone
Supernatural
ReplyDeleteLost
X files
1. Doctor Who (the 2005 series)
ReplyDelete2. Veronica Mars
3. Scrubs
Bones and The Vampire Diaries very nearly made it in there!
It's tough to pick just 3. I think I will go with
ReplyDeleteFirefly
X-Files
True Blood
La Femme Nikita
ReplyDeleteAlias
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lost
ReplyDeleteArrested Development
The IT Crowd
Lost
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
The Prisoner
Ooo... there are soo many that I love!
ReplyDeleteI can't decide on an order... but the 3 I'm going with are...
Friends - True classic series, I still find it funny after 10 years
LOST - Such a rich and amazing show, shame it's gone...
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip - Hilarious, well written, great character relationships, shame there was only one season....
Others that i was contemplating include Scrubs, Flash Forward, A-Team, Everybody Loves Raymond, Heroes, Flight Of The Conchords, Reaper, Prison Break... I watch a lot :P
Lost
ReplyDelete24
X-Files
The Wire
ReplyDeleteArrested Development
Breaking Bad
Supernatural
ReplyDeleteThe mentalist
Smallville
LOST
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
Friends
Band of Brothers
ReplyDeleteThe Wire
Red Dwarf
have many other favourites that I enjoyed equally as much though.
Lost
ReplyDeleteDr. who
Deep space 9
LOST
ReplyDeleteTrue Blood
Green Wing
Life (Charlie Crews)
ReplyDeleteCarnivale
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lost
ReplyDeleteFriends
How I met your mother
(Wanted to add FlashForward but as it's cancelled, I can't decide on 1 season :( )
The Wire
ReplyDeleteThe Sopranos
Twin Peaks
Lost
ReplyDeleteChuck
30 Rock
Lost
ReplyDeleteFringe
Dexter
LOST
ReplyDeleteSopranos
Breaking Bad
Would love to pick Dexter, too.
1- Harper's Island
ReplyDelete2- 24
3- Prison Break
1.) LOST
ReplyDelete2.) True Blood
3.) Fringe
Lost
ReplyDeleteDeadwood
Dexter
It's tough to pick JUST three.
ReplyDeleteLOST
Pushing Daisies
Walker Texas Ranger
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. Oz
3. Sex and the City
1. Firefly
ReplyDelete2. The Vampire Diaries
3. Bones
1- LOST
ReplyDelete2-THE PRISONNER
3-TWIN PEAKS
1. The Simpsons (seasons 1-9)
ReplyDelete2. LOST
3. Peep Show
West Wing
ReplyDeleteHouse MD
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
1.LOST (dahhh)
ReplyDelete2.TWIN PEAKS
3.BABYLON 5
1. Chuck
ReplyDelete2. 24
3. Dexter
Veronica Mars
ReplyDeleteDawson's Creek
Everwood
1.Lost
ReplyDelete2.X-Files
3.Twin Peaks
Lost
ReplyDeleteBuffy the Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Great to see people Responding. Keep going guys! :)
ReplyDeleteOld and new shows, right?
ReplyDeleteLost
ReplyDeleteST: Voyager
Quantum leap
Yep, any show(s) you like.
ReplyDeleteHey. I hadn't made it too clear. So i'll update at the top. It's basically anything that is older than the 2009-2010 season.
ReplyDeleteLost is a given...
ReplyDelete1. Dexter
2. Supernatural
3. Battlestar Galactica
1- Lost (even after the finale)
ReplyDelete2- Battlestar Galactica
3- True Blood
I'm waiting for the "Event". This can be quite interesting series! Will see.
My top 3
ReplyDelete1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. The Wire
3. Law & Order: CI (up until this season)
The Sopranos
ReplyDeleteSmallville
The Office (Uk)
Ouh nice 3rd choice Adam!
ReplyDeleteFriends
Lost
Chuck
But a top 5 five would be better, 3 is to damn hard! lol
Lost
ReplyDeleteBattlestar Galactica
Band of Brothers
Firefly
ReplyDeleteBabylon 5
Coupling
1. Supernatural
ReplyDelete2. White Collar
3. Stargate Atlantis
Lost
ReplyDeleteCSI (Las Vegas)
X-files
Lost
ReplyDeleteFringe
Dexter
Lost
ReplyDeleteFriends
24
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
ReplyDeleteLa Femme Nikita
Mutant X
Lost
ReplyDeleteThe Wire
The Shield
I think you're going to be very biased for Lost here, since this is a Lost blog. :P Not exactly scientific.
Nope, this is SpoilerTV, totally separate.
ReplyDeleteDesperate Housewives
ReplyDeleteFriends
Charmed
Excellent taste, three of my favourites also.
ReplyDelete1) Dollhouse - Amazing and Original!!
ReplyDelete2) Grey's Anatomy - Funny, Scandalous, Heart Breaking
3) Gilmore Girlrs - Funny and Amazing Writing and Acting
Deadwood
ReplyDeleteLife on Mars (UK)
Magnum, p.i.
Lost
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
House
The X files
ReplyDeleteLost
Stargate SG1
Lost
ReplyDeleteArrested Development
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Battlestar Galactica
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
The Wire
Tied for first place:
ReplyDeleteLost
House
Then it becomes tricky... There's about 6 programmes that fit into 3rd place. Let's say FlashForward.
That's my Top 3:
ReplyDelete- Lost
- The Wire
- Six Feet Under (shame I'm just the first one that vote this)
1.LOST
ReplyDelete2.Supernatural
3.How I Met Your Mother
The Wire
ReplyDeleteLOST
Battlestar Galactica
only three, it's very tough. I watch (and love) so many shows :
ReplyDeleteHow I met your mother
Quantum Leap
Life
L O S T
ReplyDeleteRed Dwarf
Fawlty Towers
PS. I am not a TV person prefer a decent movie or game
1- Fringe
ReplyDelete2- Chuck
3- Glee
1) LOST
ReplyDelete2) Star Trek
3) Roseanne
Lost
ReplyDeleteFriends
Buffy the Vampire slayer
ok -- must change that -- didn't think long enough. amended list:
ReplyDelete1) LOST
2) Star Trek (1966)
3) Trailer Park Boys
My top 3:
ReplyDelete#1 LOST
#2 Twin Peaks
#3 The Sopranos
Here's my pick:
ReplyDeleteThe X-Files
Friends
Grey's Anatomy
And I have to add, Criminal Minds and House came pretty close too!!
Wow, only 3 is hard!
ReplyDelete1. Bones
2. Supernatural
4. Veronica Mars
1 Twin Peaks
ReplyDelete2 The Prisoner (original version of course)
3 Oz
1.) Lost
ReplyDelete2.) The Prisoner
3.) The Twilight Zone
Three best shows of all time. Wow, that is a hard one.
ReplyDeleteHere is mine. Solely based on the impact the shows had in my lifetime.
1. Glee - the first successful musical comedy
2. The West Wing - it made politics the water cooler topic of the day
3. 24 - A very creative approach to storytelling
Easy:
ReplyDelete1. LOST
2. The O.C
3. YuGiOh
Lost
ReplyDeleteHouse
Desperate Housewives
Lost
ReplyDeleteFriends
Gilmore Girls
3 is really hard! top 2 definitely:
ReplyDeleteLost
Sopranos
3rd place could go to any number of shows, but as no one else has mentioned it:
South Park
1. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
ReplyDelete2. Arrested Development / Doctor Who
3. True Blood
1. The West Wing
ReplyDelete2. Friends
3. The X-Files
my top three
ReplyDeleteLOST
House
Prison Break
fringe and x-files just missed it
Hard to choose just 3. I'll give my top 5 anyway. I'm assuming you aren't allowing TV miniseries such as Band of Brothers or The Pacific.
ReplyDelete1. The Wire (2002-2008)
2. LOST (2004-2010)
3. Rome (2005-2007)
4. Deadwood (2004-2006)
5. The Sopranos (1999-2007)
If you are allowing TV miniseries:
1. The Wire (2002-2008)
2. LOST (2004-2010)
3. Band of Brothers (2001)
4. Rome (2005-2007)
5. Deadwood (2004-2006)
LOST
ReplyDeleteSupernatural
Buffy
LOST
ReplyDeleteOne Tree Hill
The Vampire Diaries
Northern Exposure, Six Feet Under, Sports Night.
ReplyDeleteSupernatural
ReplyDeleteRescue Me
Angel
You are allowed any TV series. I'm gonna count miniseries such as Band of Brothers in this as well. Thanks for the vote.
ReplyDeleteFriends
ReplyDeleteGrey's Anatomy
Gilmore Girls
Battlestar Galactica (Frakking best show ever!)
ReplyDeleteHouse (Oh the sarcasm!)
Six Feet Under (May be the underdog of the big two, Sopranos and the Wire but it is just as good if not better)
1.Supernatural
ReplyDelete2.Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3.The Vampire Diaries
1.SUPERNATURAL
ReplyDelete2.BUFFY
3.ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES
Dont watch a lot of TV, SPN and BUFFY are the only American shows I've managed to stick with right through. I love Glee but to put that on my list would be pressumptuous after only one season, for all I know next season could be crap and I'll stop watching.
Friends
ReplyDeleteLost
The Mentalist
LOST
ReplyDeleteHill Street Blues
The Wire
thirtysomething
Lost
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
1. Chuck
ReplyDelete2. Lost
3. Dexter
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. Six Feet Under
3. Dexter
LOST
ReplyDeleteX-Files
Carnivale
1. Arrested Development (comedy genius that i have watched online, but was too young when it was originally n to appreciate it
ReplyDelete2. Friends (the show never gets old)
3. Supernatural (my all time fave show ever)
Lost
ReplyDeleteSix Feet Under
Supernatural
1. Magnum P.I.
ReplyDelete2. Hawaii Five-O
3. The Shield
1. Larry Sanders
ReplyDelete2. Mr Show
3. Twin Peaks
Very tough to pick indeed, but for now it's like this::
ReplyDeleteLOST
FRINGE
THE X-FILES
Lost
ReplyDeleteSix Feet Under
Seinfeld
LOST
ReplyDeleteThe West Wing
Black Donnelly's (Only on for one season....but it was a great show)
1) Lost
ReplyDelete2) Breaking Bad
3) Nip/Tuck
i picked drama series only. maybe you should seperate between drama and comedy. my comedy picks would be: arrested development, scrubs, dead like me.
1. Gilmore Girls
ReplyDelete2. Friends
3. LOST
Really want to pick Fringe and Dexter too!
1- Lost
ReplyDelete2- Dexter
3- The 4400
Loved also: The Lost Room, L&O:SVU, Fringe, Flashforward and 24 (S1 & 2)
Lost
ReplyDeleteMASH
Stargate SG-1
impossible to do only 3 but in no particular order are
ReplyDelete1.Lost
2.The Sopranos
3.The Wire
24, Dexter, True Blood, X-Files, Peep Show, Oz, Entourage and Heroes (season 1) I love you all
same as mine :)
ReplyDelete1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. Twin Peaks
3. Babylon 5
Only 5 or so picks for FRINGE? Come on.
ReplyDeleteAlot of people don't know what they are missing.
impossibly hard to pick
ReplyDelete1. LOST
2. Supernatural
3. True Blood
Breaking Bad
ReplyDeleteDexter
Lost, but I still hate how they ended it. :(
i really enjoyed harpers island too!
ReplyDelete1. LOST
ReplyDelete2. Smallville
3. Survivor
1 lost
ReplyDelete2 alias
3 firefly
Lost
ReplyDeleteDexter
The Simpsons
Weeds
Charmed
(sorry, the last 3 are tied i couldnt just pick 3 :P )
1. Dexter
ReplyDelete2. Prison Break
3. OZ
1.)Alias
ReplyDelete2.)LOST
3.)The West Wing
in no particular order
ReplyDelete1. X files
2. Buffy
3. Spaced (by shaun of the dead guys)
Lost
ReplyDeleteMad Men
House
Lost
ReplyDeleteFriends
The O.C.
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. 24
3. Cheers
1. Battlestar Galactica
ReplyDelete2. Scrubs
3. Black Books
House
ReplyDeleteVampire Diaries
The Office
1. Supernatural
ReplyDelete2. Babylon 5
3. SG-1
Mad Men
ReplyDeleteLost
Dexter
Babylon 5 should be on there too. But I picked 3.
ReplyDelete1 - 24
ReplyDelete2 - Supernatural
3 - Fringe!
1. LOST
ReplyDelete2. Twin Peaks
3. Friends
Firefly
ReplyDeleteLOST
The Vampire Diaries
1 - 24.
ReplyDelete2 - The Wire.
3 - Lost.
24
ReplyDeleteChuck
Bones
1: The X-Files
ReplyDelete2: Stargate SG-1
3: CSI: Las Vegas
X-Files. In my opinion best tv-show ever.
ReplyDeleteNCIS
ReplyDeleteBand of Brothers
Friends
1) Bones
ReplyDelete2) The X-Files
3) Law & Order: SVU
The Mentalist
ReplyDeleteNCIS
Supernatural
LOST
ReplyDeleteGrey's
House
In no particular order:
ReplyDeleteNorthern Exposure
The X-Files
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Twin Peaks
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Lexx
Breaking Bad
Seinfeld
Mad Men
1.FRIENDS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteand it's impossible to pick only 2 so i vote only one
FRiNGE
ReplyDeleteBones
Flashforward
1. Supernatural
ReplyDelete2. Veronica Mars
3. Dexter
The West Wing
ReplyDeleteStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Arrested Development
1. Doctor Who
ReplyDelete2. Life on Mars (UK)
3. Coupling
Carnivale
ReplyDeleteTwin Peaks
The Prisoner (original, 1960's)
And by cheating: Profit (mid 90's only eight episodes - probably best show ever)
Honorable mention: LOST, Rome)
Now I'll see what everybody else said...
1: SUPERNATURAL!
ReplyDelete2: glee
3: house
Cedar, I think the pilot for DS9 was the BEST TV pilot I ever saw, even better than LOST.
ReplyDeleteSupernatural
ReplyDeleteGlee
Veronica Mars
1. LOST
ReplyDelete2. Dexter
3. House
LOST
ReplyDelete24
Friends
1. Chuck/Mad Men
ReplyDelete2. Veronica Mars
3. Dexter
i can't decided, there's just too many imo that i consider to be the best ever.
1.Supernatural.
ReplyDelete2.Criminal Minds.
3.Veronica Mars.
Supernatural
ReplyDeleteDoctor Who
Vampire Diaries
1. Charmed
ReplyDelete2. Ghost Whisperer
3. Lost
Others i need to mention: Desperate Housewives, Friends, Weeds, The 4400, 90210, Doctor Who
I just had to mention them, 3 was a very hard choice but im happy with what i picked.
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. The Sopranos
3. The Wire
Oz
ReplyDeleteHomicide: Life on the Street
Battlestar Galactica
1.Supernatural
ReplyDelete2. Glee
3. Grey's Anatomy
Supernatural
ReplyDeleteVampire Diaries
Charmed
It's really hard to pick only 3 TV shows.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Jade
Babylon 5
The Prisoner
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Also worth mentioning - Lost, Life on Mars, Oz, Red Dwarf, 24, Firefly, Stargate SG-1, The Twilight Zone and maybe BSG.
nice to see someone who loved Charlie Jade.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's all-time top3-worthy, but it certainly was an original show, with some beautiful shots.
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. Arrested Development
3. Freaks and Geeks
<3 Veronica Mars.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite list besides mine, so far!
ReplyDeleteI used to love watching Charmed!
ReplyDeleteRoseanne <3!
ReplyDelete1. Heroes
ReplyDelete2. Heroes
3. Heroes
Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
Real list:
1. Lost
2. The Shield
3. Treme (even though it's not even through the first season, it's that good)
Although they're not actual television shows like most of the other shows mentioned already, Band of Brothers and The Pacific were some of the best programming I've ever seen
You know what? I'm gonna name my top 5 xD!
ReplyDelete1) Lost (which seems like the clear number 1 in this discussion)
2) Ugly Betty
3) Supernatural
4) Fringe
5) Grey's Anatomy
LOST
ReplyDeletePrison break
supernatural
Lost
ReplyDeleteMerlin (recent series)
Dr Who (the latest the last couple of years)
Changing my 2 and 3 to Band of Brothers and The Pacific since I just saw that they both will count in this poll. Love The Shield and Treme, but those two miniseries were freaking phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteMASH
ReplyDeleteJAG
NCIS
LOST
ReplyDeleteSix Feet Under
OZ
Lost
ReplyDeleteHouse M.D
Seinfeld
Shows I loved while they were on and/or love now and would watch in re-run or feel they're worth discussing:
ReplyDeleteFringe
MASH
Dr. Who
Prison Break
The Prisoner
Merlin
StarGate - SG1
Babylon 5
Buffy/Angel
NCIS
Sopranos
Robinson Crusoe
Star Trek TNG
Supernatural
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Shows I loved while they were on and then fell out of love with when they ended and, once past the initial closure phase, won't be interested in again/wouldn't watch in re-run:
LOST
BSG
Flash Forward
Defying Gravity
Shows I loved for a while and then got bored with and won't be interested in again/wouldn't watch in re-run:
Heroes
Stargate Atlantis
Star Trek Voyager / Deep Space Nine / Enterprise
Smallville
The Legend of The Seeker
1. Chuck
ReplyDelete2. The Office
3. Supernatural
I'm still a little confused though. Based on people's responses it seems as though this is all time favorite shows (which are all shows that have upcoming seasons), but in the main article it sounds like you're asking for shows that have either already been off the air for awhile or are on their final season. Can I get some clarification please?
Harper's Island might get a vote if the first few entries into the season weren't so soapy. The latter half of the season and finale were amazing though.
ReplyDeleteEasy...
ReplyDelete1- Lost
2- X-files
3- Friends
The Wire
ReplyDeleteLost
The Muppet Show
Runners up: Mad Men, Flight of the Conchords, Fringe, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Pushing Daisies, Arrested Development
It may be seperate, but this poll is linked on DarkUFO so it probably will be biased.
ReplyDeleteI think the only show currently on air which could generate the same sort of fan-base, and thus activity for this site, would be Fringe. It seems to have decided to go the long story-arc, mythology based, mystery-laden route. One hopes they learned from LOST and will keep it under control and not let it get away from them. If they are successful, I think Fringe could inherit LOST's "edge" in the world of internet fandom.
ReplyDeleteYMMV.
I loved Charlie Jade for a brief while as well. Great concept.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, I forgot Firefly. GREAT show.
ReplyDeleteI agree that if they aren't watching it, then they don't know what they're missing. But everybody only has three that they can pick. I love Fringe, but it didn't make my top three.
ReplyDeleteI love Walter (I don't think there's ever been another character like him), Peter, and Olivia. I have to admit I can be a little wish washy on the mythology stories. Don't get me wrong, I like the other side, cortexiphan and Oliva's story with it, Peter's backstory with the other side, but some of the other "mythology" was just really hard for me to watch (i.e. for some reason I'm really not a big fan of the observers, I hated the stuff with Olivia having John's memories, etc).
It is one of my favorites though and maybe in a couple years it will have climbed to the top and become a top three all time favorite.
LOST
ReplyDelete24
Fringe
That third spot was hard.
1- LOST
ReplyDelete2- The Prisoner
3- The Simpsons
1. Lost
ReplyDelete2. Prison Break
3. The Simpsons
Lost
ReplyDeleteAlias
Arrested Development
Here is my list of favorite shows:
ReplyDelete1. Prison Break (so many jaw dropping moments that it was almost unbearable to wait for the next episode)
2. 24 (so many great characters and great stories)
3. The X-Files (Started watching the early episodes and can definitely see how some modern shows are modeled after the kind of story X-Files told)
LOST
ReplyDeleteFriends
Grey's Anatomy
1) Lost
ReplyDelete2) The Twilight Zone
3) Rocko's Modern Life
1. Bones
ReplyDelete2. Doctor Who
3. Scrubs