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TOP TV SHOWS NEVER MADE!
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TOP TV SHOWS NEVER MADE!
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top tv shows NEVER MADE...
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DOCTOR WHO (1963-) Long-running BBC drama series about a mysterious doctor who saves people's lives without them knowing who he really is. Currently, David Tennant is the tenth actor to play the role.
CORNER GAS (2000-) Globally-distributed Canadian reality show where 11 contestants work in an old gas station somewhere in Saskatchewan. Created by Brent Butt.
HOUSE (2004-) CBS home-improvement show. Hosted by Hugh Laurie.
CORNER GAS (2000-) Globally-distributed Canadian reality show where 11 contestants work in an old gas station somewhere in Saskatchewan. Created by Brent Butt.
HOUSE (2004-) CBS home-improvement show. Hosted by Hugh Laurie.
Every single reality show out there... I wish they were all tv shows that were never made..
HelloLegend
Banned
The Hayden Heathers - Lorelai and Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore named Heather and Heather Hayden, meaning Lorelai did marry Christopher after all.
Yeast Blenders BBC 1985 - ongoing. A soap opera observing the lives and loves of the workers in a Beer Factory
Coronation Street BBC. 1953. The catchy title given to coverage of the Coronation of Elizabeth II
Babylon 5 UFN 1993-98 The only US entry in the otherwise purely British genre of period crime drama. Focused on the murder and other investigations of five scribes in the temple of Ea [OOC sorry if the name is wrong, Babylonian mythology isnt a strong point]
Star Trek SABC 1966-8 Somethinjg of a failure. An attempt to transfer the Boer treks into a Sci Fi setting
The Bill ITV 1985 - ongoing. Reality show featuring various restaurants and the total costs of their meals. Strangely popular but no-one knows why
Coronation Street BBC. 1953. The catchy title given to coverage of the Coronation of Elizabeth II
Babylon 5 UFN 1993-98 The only US entry in the otherwise purely British genre of period crime drama. Focused on the murder and other investigations of five scribes in the temple of Ea [OOC sorry if the name is wrong, Babylonian mythology isnt a strong point]
Star Trek SABC 1966-8 Somethinjg of a failure. An attempt to transfer the Boer treks into a Sci Fi setting
The Bill ITV 1985 - ongoing. Reality show featuring various restaurants and the total costs of their meals. Strangely popular but no-one knows why
Iron Chef-After bringing in several popular superhero movies and TV shows to Japan (superman, Batman, whatever), Takeshi Kaga desided to Lampoon them and created his own superhero spoofing batman called the Iron Chef, a non powered hero that went around solving crimes and fighting badguys with a wide variety of modified kicthen items. It proved popular enough for an american production company bought the licence after it became sucsesful in the states creating Iron Chef America, but it proved to loose much of the Japanese Charm of the Original.
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NIGHT COURTIn a world of vampires and werewolves, can ordinary humans find justice? This daytime serial is in its 20th season, and has won many daytime Emmy awards, following the lives of humans, non-humans and nearly-humans.
GILLIGAN'S ISLANDThis sitcom about Fidel Castro's attempt to take over Cuba, and the aftermath of his chief rival's victory, ran for nine seasons, and reputedly inspired the short-lived Cuban War of 1971. Acclaimed more for its comedy than its historical accuracy, some of Gilligan's cronies reputedly served as advisors to the series.
THE LOVE BOAT Futuristic sci-fi epic miniseries about the only AIDS-free humans left on the planet. Darkly comic, moody, it won a Hugo Award.
GILLIGAN'S ISLANDThis sitcom about Fidel Castro's attempt to take over Cuba, and the aftermath of his chief rival's victory, ran for nine seasons, and reputedly inspired the short-lived Cuban War of 1971. Acclaimed more for its comedy than its historical accuracy, some of Gilligan's cronies reputedly served as advisors to the series.
THE LOVE BOAT Futuristic sci-fi epic miniseries about the only AIDS-free humans left on the planet. Darkly comic, moody, it won a Hugo Award.
NapoleonXIV
Banned
The Real World.
Cutting edge discussions of Quantum Relativity based on the nature of the Copenhagen Interpretation and other modifications of subatomic theory. A runaway success for MTV, surprised as anyone by the interest of death rockers in a talking heads show hosted by Steven Hawking.
Jericho
Dallas, but set in the world's oldest city, circa 4000BC
Lost
Ongoing Indiana Jones series, treasure-of-the-week
Cutting edge discussions of Quantum Relativity based on the nature of the Copenhagen Interpretation and other modifications of subatomic theory. A runaway success for MTV, surprised as anyone by the interest of death rockers in a talking heads show hosted by Steven Hawking.
Jericho
Dallas, but set in the world's oldest city, circa 4000BC
Lost
Ongoing Indiana Jones series, treasure-of-the-week
Best TV series?
From my No Potato TL:
Heroes - This historical miniseries covers the last days of the Siege of Brussels, during the Third Northern War. It has won numerous awards, and covers the fighting from several perspectives, including a baker, several of the Northern League soldiers fighting in that city's defense, a doctor and the upper-class wife of a lawyer, amoung others. The final episode, during which the Spanish soldiers finally take the city and the remaining League troops surrender is widely considered one of the best moments in dramatic television. Some Catholic groups have complained about its apparent anti-Catholic bias, however.
Firefly - The story of the crew of the English submarine Firefly, and the part they played in the Pacific Theatre of the Fourth Northern War. Very loosely based on a compiliation of the exploits of the League submarine squadrons in the Pacific, chronicaling their heroic actions as they struggle to stem the tide of Spanish and Japanese reinforcements to Australia. Ran for eight seasons.
Keeping Up Appearences - An Anglo-Hanoverian propaganda piece directed against the corruption found in Madrid, at the center of the Spanish Empire. Famous for scenes of decadence. Very anti-Catholic - typical late-war propaganda piece from the Fourth Northern War. Only produced for two seasons.
From my Anglo-Hanoverian TL:
New York, New York - A major anti-war piece. This mini-series covered the story of the Anglo-Hanoverian Dreadnought squadron that bombarded New York shortly after America entered the Great War. It begins chronologically a month before the attack, and covers the stories of numerous members of the Anglo-Hanoverian force, as well as numerous American citizens. Most famous scene is the one with President Schneider, where he examines the destruction, and after seeing the dead, announces grimly:
"They'll pay for this. We will destroy them."
It then follows the lives of its characters through the war, ending with the death of William Smith, during the last hour of fighting before the Treaty of London ended the war.
From my No Potato TL:
Heroes - This historical miniseries covers the last days of the Siege of Brussels, during the Third Northern War. It has won numerous awards, and covers the fighting from several perspectives, including a baker, several of the Northern League soldiers fighting in that city's defense, a doctor and the upper-class wife of a lawyer, amoung others. The final episode, during which the Spanish soldiers finally take the city and the remaining League troops surrender is widely considered one of the best moments in dramatic television. Some Catholic groups have complained about its apparent anti-Catholic bias, however.
Firefly - The story of the crew of the English submarine Firefly, and the part they played in the Pacific Theatre of the Fourth Northern War. Very loosely based on a compiliation of the exploits of the League submarine squadrons in the Pacific, chronicaling their heroic actions as they struggle to stem the tide of Spanish and Japanese reinforcements to Australia. Ran for eight seasons.
Keeping Up Appearences - An Anglo-Hanoverian propaganda piece directed against the corruption found in Madrid, at the center of the Spanish Empire. Famous for scenes of decadence. Very anti-Catholic - typical late-war propaganda piece from the Fourth Northern War. Only produced for two seasons.
From my Anglo-Hanoverian TL:
New York, New York - A major anti-war piece. This mini-series covered the story of the Anglo-Hanoverian Dreadnought squadron that bombarded New York shortly after America entered the Great War. It begins chronologically a month before the attack, and covers the stories of numerous members of the Anglo-Hanoverian force, as well as numerous American citizens. Most famous scene is the one with President Schneider, where he examines the destruction, and after seeing the dead, announces grimly:
"They'll pay for this. We will destroy them."
It then follows the lives of its characters through the war, ending with the death of William Smith, during the last hour of fighting before the Treaty of London ended the war.
'Das Boot' (The Boat), (Germany 1979-80) The 5-part miniseries chronicles the adventures and miraculous survival of several crew members and passengers of the shipwrecked MS Bremerhaven. Its thematising of racial and social barriers among the survivors won it international acclaim, though some of the more disturbing scenes were originally cut for US release.
Holocaust, USA/Israel/Canada 1978 A docu-drama series about the rise of Temple Judaism after the Israeli War of Independence and the tensions this created both inside Eretz Israel and in the wider Jewish community. Widely criticised by the Hetzl Foundation as distorting and missionary in its approach, the series gained wide popularity among Temple Jewish communities and was developed into several spin-offs by Israeli TV.
M*A*S*H*, USA 1973-80 Wildly successful comedy series set in a 1960s dance club. Nobody is quite sure what the appeal of the heavily punning, often juvenile homour is, but it ran for eight seasons, eventually tackling such diverse issues as homosexuality, STDs, drug addiction, alcoholism, teenage pregnancy, youth cults, and antisemitism in a light-hearted fashion.
Only Fools and Horses (GB 1979-83) Comedy-drama series set in the Canadian West of the 1890s and early 1900s chronicling the life stories of an immigrant family and the changes in their environment from a lonely rural settlement to the thriving industrial communities of 1930s Esquimalt.
Miami Vice (USA 1984-87) A blackly humorous look at life, love and the residents' desperate attempts to stave off boredom by means legal and illegal in a retirement home in the nation's sunset capital, sleepy Miami. Infamous for its continuous barrage of sexual innuendo, the show broke numerous cherished taboos of American entertainment and was suject to more viewer complaints than any previous programme.
The Sopranos, RAI 1999-2001. This Italian surprise success (winner of numerous international awards) tells the story of the rivalries, tribulations and often hilarious mishaps of the sopranos of the Milan Scala.
JAG (USA 1995- ) Tragicomedy about the empty life of a Beverly Hills Jaguar salesman immigrant from Liverpool and his perpetual feud with the more successful Ferrari dealership across the street. A mostly British core cast introduced some 'ethnic' flavour to this offering which retains a loyal fan base in the USA, but bombed in Britain.
CSI (GB, India 1982, 86-90, 99-) This surprise hit produced by the BBC was initially based on several of Rudyard Kipling's short stories. The success of the first three shows about Commissioner Smith's adventures in Victorian India triggered a second run of four seasons of 'Civil Service, India' revolving around the new cast of District Commissioner Rowell, District Surgeon Tavistock, Jemadar-Major Kamal, Captain Hamilton and Gomashta Chander Dass. Despite being decriedd as racist, the show gained great popularity in India, and is now being produced again in cooperation between the BBC and a Bengalooru-based media consortium.
Holocaust, USA/Israel/Canada 1978 A docu-drama series about the rise of Temple Judaism after the Israeli War of Independence and the tensions this created both inside Eretz Israel and in the wider Jewish community. Widely criticised by the Hetzl Foundation as distorting and missionary in its approach, the series gained wide popularity among Temple Jewish communities and was developed into several spin-offs by Israeli TV.
M*A*S*H*, USA 1973-80 Wildly successful comedy series set in a 1960s dance club. Nobody is quite sure what the appeal of the heavily punning, often juvenile homour is, but it ran for eight seasons, eventually tackling such diverse issues as homosexuality, STDs, drug addiction, alcoholism, teenage pregnancy, youth cults, and antisemitism in a light-hearted fashion.
Only Fools and Horses (GB 1979-83) Comedy-drama series set in the Canadian West of the 1890s and early 1900s chronicling the life stories of an immigrant family and the changes in their environment from a lonely rural settlement to the thriving industrial communities of 1930s Esquimalt.
Miami Vice (USA 1984-87) A blackly humorous look at life, love and the residents' desperate attempts to stave off boredom by means legal and illegal in a retirement home in the nation's sunset capital, sleepy Miami. Infamous for its continuous barrage of sexual innuendo, the show broke numerous cherished taboos of American entertainment and was suject to more viewer complaints than any previous programme.
The Sopranos, RAI 1999-2001. This Italian surprise success (winner of numerous international awards) tells the story of the rivalries, tribulations and often hilarious mishaps of the sopranos of the Milan Scala.
JAG (USA 1995- ) Tragicomedy about the empty life of a Beverly Hills Jaguar salesman immigrant from Liverpool and his perpetual feud with the more successful Ferrari dealership across the street. A mostly British core cast introduced some 'ethnic' flavour to this offering which retains a loyal fan base in the USA, but bombed in Britain.
CSI (GB, India 1982, 86-90, 99-) This surprise hit produced by the BBC was initially based on several of Rudyard Kipling's short stories. The success of the first three shows about Commissioner Smith's adventures in Victorian India triggered a second run of four seasons of 'Civil Service, India' revolving around the new cast of District Commissioner Rowell, District Surgeon Tavistock, Jemadar-Major Kamal, Captain Hamilton and Gomashta Chander Dass. Despite being decriedd as racist, the show gained great popularity in India, and is now being produced again in cooperation between the BBC and a Bengalooru-based media consortium.
A few more...
Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers, USA, over many years) This series chronicles the adventures of an FBI agent's undercover work as a Playboy Bunny, getting the goods on numerous Mafioso, Foreign Agents, and other criminals.
Although well done, it often incited complaints from the radical right for its sensuality--and one story arc covering several episodes where a prominent (fictional, of course) televangelist was the villain, and finally arrested after a shoot-out in his mistress's appartment, tried, and convicted. Despite the firestorm this plotline incited, its soaring popularity lasted two more years, until the tragic firebombing of the set, in which half the cast died. The murders are still under investigation.
Road Runner: (Warner Brothers, USA)
An unsuccessful drama about a marathon runner, cancelled after only one season. The plots were corny, the dialogue flat, and the "runners" were in shape--but for poerlifting, not for long distance running.
Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers, USA, over many years) This series chronicles the adventures of an FBI agent's undercover work as a Playboy Bunny, getting the goods on numerous Mafioso, Foreign Agents, and other criminals.
Although well done, it often incited complaints from the radical right for its sensuality--and one story arc covering several episodes where a prominent (fictional, of course) televangelist was the villain, and finally arrested after a shoot-out in his mistress's appartment, tried, and convicted. Despite the firestorm this plotline incited, its soaring popularity lasted two more years, until the tragic firebombing of the set, in which half the cast died. The murders are still under investigation.
Road Runner: (Warner Brothers, USA)
An unsuccessful drama about a marathon runner, cancelled after only one season. The plots were corny, the dialogue flat, and the "runners" were in shape--but for poerlifting, not for long distance running.
Comrades (Pervy Kanal [Channel One], Russia 1991-2001) - Set in a party housing building in Lenigrad. It was a wacky look at young party members dealing with food shortages, relationships, and potential arrest by the KGB for blackmarketeering and spying.
Family Food (ABC-Disney, Post-Apocalypse East Coast USA 1976-1981) - A game show where two families compete in a stringent question and answer series to see who wins the right to eat the other family. Hosted by Jimmy Jones.
Family Food (ABC-Disney, Post-Apocalypse East Coast USA 1976-1981) - A game show where two families compete in a stringent question and answer series to see who wins the right to eat the other family. Hosted by Jimmy Jones.