"Top TV Show of the Last 25 years" March Madness NEWS!

[Just Gus]

Last March, over at Western Roundup, we ran a March Madness-style tourney with western films. This year I thought on the Main Forum it might be fun to have a similar style tournament based on tv shows. So I'm compiling Top 100 Lists to start and then trying to narrow to four brackets of 16 TV shows each--64 total. So I'll post some of the lists that I've found and your opinion on what shows should be in the tourney is greatly appreciated.

We'd need to determine the seeding for each bracket also (#1 seed plays #16 in the 1st Round, so there are clear benefits from being a highly seeded team/tv show).

Opinions on what the brackets (thematic) should be is also appreciated.

In the thread itself will be further explanation of the dynamics of the game.

Thanks!

[Kacie]

So now we put in Firefly?!!!? ;-)

[Kacie]

As much as I love the Daily Show and the Cobert Report I think I would exclude them for the same reasons we'd exclude Letterman.

[Just Gus]

Thanks, I'll delete those! I used the EW list to start....it needs other tweaking....additions?

[Just Gus]

Here's the Comedy brackets (to become 2 brackets--I'll probably just alternate)
1. The Simpsons, Fox, 1989-present
3 Seinfeld, NBC (1989-98)
7 The Cosby Show, NBC (1984-92)
9 Friends, NBC (1994-2004)
12 South Park, Comedy Central (1997-present)
16 Arrested Development, Fox (2003-06)
17 The Office (U.K. version), BBC2 (2001-03)
21 Roseanne, ABC (1988-97)
26 Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central (2003-06)
28 The Larry Sanders Show, HBO (1992-98)
38 Beavis and Butt-head, MTV (1993-97)
40 Mr. Show, (HBO, 1995-98)
41 Frasier, NBC (1993-2004)
45 Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO (2000-present)
47 30 Rock, NBC (2006-present)
48 Ally McBeal, Fox (1997-2002)
53. Will & Grace, NBC (1998-2006)
55. Pee-wee's Playhouse, CBS (1986-90)
61. The Office (U.S.), NBC (2005-present)
65. Family Guy, Fox (1999-2002, 2005-present)
68. Jackass, MTV (2000-02)
70. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS (1996-2005)
72. NewsRadio, NBC (1995-99)
76. In Living Color, Fox (1990-94)
77. The Golden Girls, NBC (1985-92)
80. King of the Hill, Fox (1997-present)
81. Murphy Brown, CBS (1988-98)
83. Absolutely Fabulous, BBC2 (1992), BBC1 (1994-2004)
85. The Kids in the Hall, HBO (1989-92), CBS (1992-95)
88. Malcolm in the Middle, Fox (2000-06)
89. SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon (1999-present)
92. The Ben Stiller Show, Fox (1992-93)
94. Married...With Children, Fox (1987-97)
95. Designing Women, CBS (1986-93)
100. Saved by the Bell, NBC (1989-93)

35 of them.....Three need to go to get us down to 32 teams/tv shows.....your opinions (and your reasoning)?

[Mojo]

Murphy Brown, Frasier, Designing Women. Never kept me interested beyond a few shows.

[Steve A]

Jackass - funny at times but in the end a bunch of idiots doing idiotic things (actually really close to a reality show IMO)
Ben Stiller Show - was ok but not a fav for me
Saved by the Bell - Seriously do i need to explain why ???

[Just Gus]

Is the concensus to drop Jackass (as a reality show)?

[Just Gus]

Drama candidates (46 needs to become 32--again who gets axed and why (in your opinion)):

2 The Sopranos, HBO (1999-2007)
4 The X-Files, Fox (1993-2002)
5 Sex and the City, HBO (1998-2004)
8 Lost, ABC (2004-present)
10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The WB (1997-2001); UPN (2001-03)
11 The Wire, HBO (2002-08)
13 Freaks and Geeks, NBC (1999-2000)
19 ER, NBC (1994-present)
20 Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox (1990-2000)
23 The West Wing, NBC (1999-2006)
24 Star Trek: The Next Generation, Syndication (1987-94)
25 Miami Vice, NBC (1984-89)
27 Law & Order, NBC (1990-present)
29 The Shield, FX (2002-present)
32 Gilmore Girls, The WB (2000-06), The CW (2006-07)
33 My So-Called Life, ABC (1994-95)
34 24, Fox (2001-present)
35 CSI, CBS (2000-present)
36 thirtysomething, ABC (1987-91)
37 NYPD Blue (1983-2005)
39 Six Feet Under, HBO (2001-05)
42 L.A. Law, NBC (1986-94)
46 Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC (1993-99)
49 Twin Peaks, ABC (1990-91)
50 Baywatch, NBC (1989-90), Syndicated (1991-2001)
51. Melrose Place, Fox (1992-99)
52. Felicity, The WB (1998-2002)
54. Moonlighting, ABC (1985-89)
56. Desperate Housewives, ABC (2004-present)
59. Battlestar Galactica, Sci Fi (2003-2008)
60. Xena: Warrior Princess, Syndicated (1995-2001)
62. House, Fox (2004-present)
66. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC (2005-present)
71. Friday Night Lights, NBC (2006-present)
73. Oz, HBO (1997-2003)
74. Wiseguy, CBS (1987-90)
78. I'll Fly Away, NBC (1991-93)
79. The Comeback, HBO (2005)
82. The Hills, MTV (2006-present)
84. Northern Exposure, CBS (1990-95)
86. Prime Suspect, ITV (1991-2006)
87. Deadwood, HBO (2004-06)
90. Dawson's Creek, The WB (1998-2003)
91. Mad Men, AMC (2007-present)
97. Party of Five, Fox (1994-2000)
98. MacGyver, ABC (1985-92)

[Mojo]

The Hills, Friday Night Lights, Deadwood. Same as above.

[Steve A]

Freaks and Geeks, I'll Fly Away, My So Called Life, The Comback and The Hills ....none of these shows really interested me personally

[Just Gus]

Here's an example of how it would go when the tournament actually starts....

The March Madness as I structured it last year at Western Roundup (WR) was based on the NCAA basketball tourney.

We had four brackets: NEW WEST, OLD WEST, SPAGHETTI WEST AND LOCO WEST.

16 "teams"/movies in each bracket. There's a number one seed (highest rated movie in the bracket) that competes against the 16th seed (lowest ranked movie in the bracket).

Here's a sample bracket:
LOCO WEST (Non-traditional, comedic or foreign westerns)
#1 The Wild Bunch
#2 Jeremiah Johnson
#3 Little Big Man
#4 Bad Day at Black Rock
#5 The Professionals
#6 Blazing Saddles
#7 The Beguiled
#8 Johnny Guitar
#9 Cat Ballou
#10 Ballad of Cable Hogue
#11 McCabe and Mrs. Miller
#12 Bandidas
#13 Posse
#14 No Country for Old Men
#15 Tears of the Black Tiger
#16 My Little Chickadee

Games were called duels. If you posted a video clip, your movie got 3 points; movie stills were worth 2 points; and a quote or factoid was a point!

So the first round was 1 vs. 16, 2 v. 15,3 v.14, etc. Needless to say The Wild Bunch blew My Little Chickadee away. But there were always some upsets. In our case with television, a high seeded show like Simpsons would play Saved by the Bell (1st round action), for instance and people score points for their favorite of the two shows with the point system described above.

It was fun....and time-consuming, but...I'm willing to do the work, if people are interested. March is still a ways away!

[Just Gus]

Are the rules clear?