FOFC Greatest TV Show Tournament (Izuldean Rules) Nomination Thread

[Izulde]

I know we've probably done this before, but I figure what the hell, why not it run again?

But we'll be operating under Izuldean Rules for this one.

What that means is, each person wanting to submit nominees must come up with a list of 10 shows. The order in which you list the 10 shows you nominate does not matter for seeding purposes. Seeding will instead be determined how many top 10 votes a show gets and tiebreakers will be handled via a secret system of my own devising.

Hopefully we'll have at least 64 different shows nominated so I can set up a 64 member tournament. Then we'll have the usual vote-offs, round by round. Also, when I set up the brackets, I'm not necessarily going to try pitting the same types of shows against each other. Hence, you could very well have a situation where The Wire goes against My Little Pony or some such.

It can be any show; drama, historical, cartoon, kids, sitcom, whatever. The choice is yours. Also, the criteria you use to determine Greatest Shows Ever is up to you. It can be critically acclaimed, it can be favorites, whatever you want. Nor is there a set of number of seasons the show had to run. Yes, mini-series and shows like David Letterman and Sportscenter count.

Nomination thread will remain open for week. I'm tabulating nominations as they're posted. If you make any changes, please PM me with the shows you're adding and dropping so I can update the tally more easily.

I'll start off with my 10 nominations. Again, the order does not matter.

1. The Wire
2. The Wonder Years
3. Voltron
4. Hell's Kitchen
5. Joan of Arcadia
6. Dream On
7. The Shield
8. ALF
9. South Park
10. iCarly

[MJ4H]

lol iCarly!!!!

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

lol iCarly!!!!

Yeah I figured I'd get shit for that one, but I was really scrambling with the last few because it's hard for me to remember a lot of the older shows I watched. I figure my questionable last few listings that I'd probably change if I had to do it over will be superseded by others.

...Although you never know. Maybe iCarly makes it after all.

[Izulde]

dola, I'd probably take Saved By The Bell off if I had to do it again. I'm wondering why I put it there now.

[MJ4H]

Seinfeld
The Wonder Years
Monk
Family Ties
Perfect Strangers
Friends
American Idol
Top Chef
The Mole
Whose Line Is It Anyway

[Kodos]

I don't usually do these, but:

1. The Simpsons
2. Seinfeld
3. M*A*S*H
4. The X-Files
5. 24
6. Battlestar Galactica (new version)
7. Arrested Development
8. Survivor
9. Frasier
10. Cheers

[cartman]

cartman's crew:

1. South Park
2. The Sopranos
3. The Wire
4. Good Times
5. Seinfeld
6. Scooby Doo
7. Beavis and Butthead
8. WKRP in Cincinnati
9. MacGyver
10. Hogan's Heroes

[Scarecrow]

1. M*A*S*H
2. Sports Night
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Charmed
5. King of Hill
6. Happy Days
7. I love Lucy
8. All in the Family
9. Good Eats
10. Hee Haw

[Lathum]

Dexter
Beavis and Butthead
The Sopranos
Survivor
Everybody Loves Raymond
Seinfeld
Cheers
Alias
Six Feet Under
NCIS

[tarcone]

1) MASH
2) Cheers
3) ER
4) Burn Notice
5) X Files
6) Andy Griffith Show
7) Happy Days
8) WKRP in Cincinnati
9) Leave it to Beaver
10) Wizards of Waverly Place

[DeToxRox]

1. The Wire
2. The Shield
3. Seinfeld
4. South Park
5. Oz
6. Deadwood
7. Married With Children
8. Lost
9. Homicide Life on the Street
10. Veronica Mars

[Swaggs]

I'll give it a try from some of my favorites over the years:

1. Survivor
2. The Office
3. Sportscenter
4. Lost
5. Beverly Hills 90210
6. Seinfeld
7. The Twilight Zone
8. Saturday Night Live
9. Wonder Years
10. The Simpsons

If Sportscenter is ineligible, I'd go with the Golden Girls as a replacement.

[Landshark44]

the wire
hill street blues
married with children
cheers
30 rock
survivor
seinfeld
dexter
the good wife (sorry for this one, but i like it)
rome

[Scoobz0202]

1. Sopranos
2. The Wire
3. Mad Men
4. Deadwood
5. No Reservations w/ Anthony Bourdain
6. M*A*S*H
7. West Wing
8. South Park
9. Beavis and Butthead
10. Band of Brothers

[cubboyroy1826]

1. M*A*S*H*
2. Sports Night
3. Dr. Who
4. West Wing
5. XFiles
6. Sliders
7. Quantum Leap
8. Big Bang Theory
9. Hogans Heroes
10. Survivor

[Eaglesfan27]

1. Seinfeld
2. Dexter
3. I Love Lucy
4. The Twilight Zone
5. The Simpsons
6. ER
7. Frasier
8. House
9. The Honeymooners
10. M*A*S*H

[Lathum]

gah! Forgot about House.

Seinfeld looks like the early favorite.

[tarcone]

Dang, I cant believe I forgot about the Twilight Zone. I love the New Years Marathon on SyFy every year.

[Johnny93g]

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
3. ER
4. South Park
5. The Simpsons
6. The Office (UK version, not the american which isn't even close.)
7. Extras
8. Quantum Leap
9. Californication
10. Get Smart

[Scoobz0202]

Surprised Band of Brothers isn't getting more love with the rules being pretty open.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Surprised Band of Brothers isn't getting more love with the rules being pretty open.

Yeah, even with the open-ended rules, most people wouldn't consider mini-series as candidates.

[Scoobz0202]

I'll replace it

[cartman]

no need to do that, it definitely falls within the guidelines. I'm just saying that mini-series wouldn't be something folks would normally think of, but they definitely fit.

[PraetorianX]

1. Battlestar Galactica (reboot)
2. Stargate SG-1
3. How I Met Your Mother
4. The West Wing
5. House, M.D.
6. The X-Files
7. Big Bang Theory
8. Sports Night
9. The Sopranos
10. Married With Children


Gah, I initially thought I'd have a difficult time coming up with ten but as it turns out I had to leave off excellent shows like Deadwood, American Idol, Frasier, Seinfeld, Dexter, Dr Who, South Park, Cheers, 30 Rock, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe (though it's perhaps too young), the Late Show with David Letterman (does that count?) which all joined the others rather quickly as I was thinking.

Do mini-series like Band of Brothers and Rome count? Hmm...BoB was one of the greatest things I've ever seen on television, period.

Lot of shows considering I don't really watch much tv, huh.

[Izulde]

I've entered in Band of Brothers, Scoobz, as it does fit the guidelines. If you really want me to switch it, I will, but I'm fine with leaving it in.

[Izulde]

Okay guys, I've included the clarification that mini-series count, as do shows like Sportscenter, The Late Show, etc.

[cartman]

But if anyone mentions "North and South", I'm driving directly to your house and kicking your ass. Fair warning.

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by cartman

But if anyone mentions "North and South", I'm driving directly to your house and kicking your ass. Fair warning.

Doin' ya one better.

[cartman]

Now you are gonna make Izulde drop iCarly and add DeGrassi

[Izulde]

Actually I'll keep iCarly on there. I really do love that show. The one that's giving me problems is South Park. I can't decide whether to keep it or to go with Rome or The Tudors.

[hoopsguy]

1. Mad Men
2. Lost
3. Seinfeld
4. Cheers
5. X Files
6. Deadwood
7. Sopranos
8. In Plain Sight (wasted vote, but good show)
9. Family Ties
10. How I Met Your Mother

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Izulde

The one that's giving me problems is South Park.

I can be in Northwest Arkansas in 9 hours. Just sayin'.

[Radii]

1. The Wire
2. Oz
3. The Shield
4. The Sopranos
5. Seinfeld
6. The Simpsons
7. South Park
8. Futurama
9. The Cosby Show
10. Cheers

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by cartman

I can be in Northwest Arkansas in 9 hours. Just sayin'.

Why, just cuz a switch right now would cost South Park a possible #1 seed and drop it to a #2 seed for sure?

[Izulde]

Oh by the way, just so you guys know, I'm entering in your Top 10s as I see them posted. If you make any changes, please PM me which shows you're dropping and which you're adding.

[spleen1015]

1. The Wire
2. Sopranos
3. Lost
4. Deadwood
5. Friends
6. NYPD Blue
7. Quantum Leap
8. Cheers
9. The Cosby Show
10. Roseanne

[molson]

1. The Simpsons
2. Seinfeld
3. Family Guy
4. The Sopranos
5. The Office (UK)
6. The Office (USA)
7. Saturday Night Live
8. Night Court
9. Hill Street Blues
10. WWE Monday Night RAW

[Radii]

I'm just gonna go ahead and say right now that anyone who votes against the wire at any point should be shunned by the community and put on ignore by all of the reasonable people on the board. It'll be interesting to see what comes in second though.

[molson]

I easily have another 10, 20, 100 nominations if we need 'em.....

[muns]

Sportscenter
The Wire
Seinfeld
The Unit
Sopranos
Family Guy
Lost
West Wing
Saved By the Bell
Friends

[molson]

Shit, I'm already lamenting my snubs of Saved by the Bell and Arrested Development. 10 nominations is just cruel.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by molson

I easily have another 10, 20, 100 nominations if we need 'em.....

Won't be needed. So far we have 96 different shows nominated and I'd wager we may well break 100 by the time all is said and done.

[sterlingice]

1. Looney Tunes
2. The West Wing
3. Star Trek
4. The X-Files
5. The Cosby Show
6. Batman: The Animated series
7. Doctor Who
8. The Outer Limits
9. Get Smart
10. The Price is Right

There were some shows like The Simpsons and Cheers that I thought were locks so I left them off for some shows I thought really needed votes or even first nominations. I also didn't get to give votes to some other "classic" series like Dragnet and the original Batman series.

SI

[muns]

Originally Posted by molson

Shit, I'm already lamenting my snubs of Saved by the Bell and Arrested Development. 10 nominations is just cruel.

Im right there with ya. Im upset I forgot about arrested development and listed friends instead

[Izulde]

You guys *can* make changes you know. Just PM me the ones you're making.

[molson]

I just hope ALF makes an appearance in the big dance. It should be a conference champion of 80s alien shows or something. (I'm way too into this thread).

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by molson

I just hope ALF makes an appearance in the big dance. It should be a conference champion of 80s alien shows or something. (I'm way too into this thread).

So it's like being winner of the Sun Belt so you have the privilege of getting beaten by a #1 seed like Cheers?

SI

[EagleFan]

1. Band of Brothers
2. M*A*S*H
3. Taxi
4. Magnum PI
5. NYPD Blue
6. Family Guy
7. Criminal Minds
8. Big Bang Theory
9. The Amazing Race
10. Cheers

[EagleFan]

Wanted to put Coupling (UK Version) in there but no more room.

[Lathum]

took out Transformers and added Six Feet Under