First, Mensa says “‘Dese TV shows R smart!”
Then, Johnny replies, “Yar, where be me Simpsons!? Yar!” (Note that in this story, Johnny is clearly a pirate.)
Finally, I retort, “Guh, I don’t even know if I can list 10 television shows.” Yep, that’s me, always ready with a witty repartee.
I’ll try anyway. My top 10 smart television shows, old and new.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Firefly
- House M.D.
- The Simpsons
- Angel
- Monty Python’s Flying Circus
- Mythbusters
I can only make it to seven, and I almost feel that putting Monty Python on the list is cheating. Then again, Mensa mentioned M*A*S*H, so I don’t feel too bad. That show was awful. And yes, I included three Joss Whedon shows. But that’s because he’s an amazing genius, and his shows show it.
What about you, what’s your favorite “smart” show?
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M*A*S*H was NOT awful! How could you? Radar drinking Grape Nehi, Hawkeye, B.J., Hot Lips….
I might include MST3k on there.
I feel you, man. My “list” was partly because I can’t think of ten intelligent TV shows, either:)
I mean,
Ahar, me feels yer pain, matie. :-#
Joss would definitely make up the majority of my list as well. And I used to be really into Sliders - come on, it was about science… sort of.
Oh shit, how did I miss MST3k!? Man, I won’t edit it up there, but make that a list of 8. I admit I probably never watched M*A*S*H after the age where I might have liked it.
Graham, I never watched Sliders, but maybe I’ll check it out sometime.
I also know lots of people that are way into Battlestar Galactica, but I never figured out what that was all about. Sorry Tim!
p.s. Johnny, you know you’re totally a pirate. It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone.
M*A*S*H was B*O*R*I*N*G.
I’m glad you have House up there though. Some of the word play is fantastic, though not as good as it was on V. Mars. I don’t know if I could consider V. Mars a smart show though. But, boy is it pretty.
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