UKmix Top 100 TV Series Countdown [#1 REVEALED]

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Postby toni_pest » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:15 am

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So after voting for the last 3 weeks the countdown is finally here. 18 voters voted for a total of 297 shows.

The countdown will start later today with the shows that missed the top 200.

Feel free to predict what will end up on top. :D

Countdown so far:

297 White Collar [1]
296 The Killing (Original Danish version) [1]
295 The Champions [1]
294 The Amanda Show [1]
293 Hollyoaks [1]
292 Gimme a Break [1]
291 Firefly [1]
290 Cracker [1]
289 The Wild Thornberrys [2]
288 Picket Fences [2]
287 Jericho [2]
286 Holby City [2]
285 Gavin & Stacey [2]
284 Children's Hospital [2]
283 Bewitched [2]
282 Behind the Music (US Version) [2]
281 Beverly Hills, 90210 [2]
280 Xena: Warrior Princess [3]
279 Star Trek: Enterprise [3]
278 Only Connect [3]
277 Once and Again [3]
276 Mork and Mindy [3]
275 Grimm [3]
274 Dad's Army [3]
273 Curb Your Enthusiasm [3]
272 Bored to Death [3]
271 CSI: New York [3]
270 V (original) [4]
269 The It Crowd [4]
268 The Flintstones [4]
267 Laverne and Shirley [4]
266 Jim'll Fix It [4]
265 Jeremiah [4]
264 Diff'rent Strokes [4]
263 V (Remake) [5]
262 The Smoking Room [5]
261 Oh Doctor Beeching! [5]
260 New Girl [5]
259 The Nanny [5]
258 I Dream of Jeannie [5]
257 Harry Enfield and Chums [5]
256 Good Times [5]
255 ChuckleVision [5]
254 All Grown Up [5]
253 60 Minutes [5]
252 The O.C. [5]
251 Ringer [6]
250 Private Practice [6]
249 Peep Show [6]
248 Dexter's Laboratory [6]
247 Casualty [6]
246 The Animals of Farthing Wood [7]
245 Revenge [7]
244 My Wife and Kids [7]
243 My Name is Earl [7]
242 Hustle [7]
241 Heroes [7]
240 Butterflies [7]
239 Biography (US Version) [7]
238 Brookside [7]
237 The Honeymooners [8]
236 The Big C [8]
235 Play Your Cards Right [8]
234 Even Stevens [8]
233 Dynasty [8]
232 Cold Case [8]
231 Are You Afraid Of the Dark? [8]
230 The Young Ones [9]
229 Open All Hours [9]
228 Hart of Dixie [9]
227 Doug [9]
226 3rd Rock from the Sun [9]
225 Upstairs Downstairs [10]
224 The E! True Hollywood Story [10]
223 Numb3rs [10]
222 Land of the Giants [10]
221 Knots Landing [10]
220 Hot in Cleveland [10]
219 Britain's Got Talent [10]
218 Tru Calling [11]
217 Top Cat [11]
216 The Proud Family [11]
215 Nighty Night [11]
214 Mock the Week [11]
213 Let Them Eat Cake [11]
212 Falcon Crest [11]
211 Boy Meets World [11]
210 227 [11]
209 Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles [12]
208 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [12]
207 Samantha Who? [12]
206 Popular [12]
205 One on One [12]
204 Hart to Hart [12]
203 Coach Trip [12]
202 American Dad [12]
201 'Allo 'Allo [12]

200 TRL [13]
199 Thunderbirds [13]
198 Nurse Jackie [13]
197 Home Improvement [13]
196 Great Train Journeys of Great Britain [13]
195 Family Fortunes [13]
194 Emmerdale [13]
193 Angel [13]
192 Three's Company [14]
191 The Mary Tyler Moore Show [14]
190 The Inbetweeners [14]
189 Rome [14]
188 Dragon's Den [14]
187 The Powerpuff Girls [15]
186 The Bill [15]
185 Survivors [15]
184 On The Buses [15]
183 Murder, She Wrote [15]
182 Monk [15]
181 Moesha [15]

100 Neighbours [26]
099 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers [26]
098 Family Ties [26]
097 Rocko's Modern Life [26]
096 Rules of Engagement [26]
095 Twin Peaks [27]
094 Stargate SG-1 [27]
093 Star Wars: The Clone Wars [27]
092 Happy Endings [27]
091 Dragonball Z [27]
090 The Royle Family [27]
089 Mad About You [27]
088 The Crystal Maze [28]
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Postby Benny » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:22 am

Great! I'm really looking forward to it :D .
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Postby NothingFails » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:53 am

How many points needed to make the top 100?
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Postby toni_pest » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:56 am

NothingFails wrote:How many points needed to make the top 100?
26 points ;)
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Postby Spartan » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:09 pm

toni_pest wrote:Feel free to predict what will end up on top. :D
I'll go for the obvious answer and say 'Friends'.
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Postby Serby » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:16 am

Sex and City, I say. :P
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Postby Goldmoney » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:04 am

Hopefully some of mine made the top 100 list. :D
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Postby johnnyboy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:37 am

Well, if you need 26 points, I guess a few of mine won't make the list.

I predict "Friends" to win. It's not on my list but I think most people here will rank it very high.

I think US TV programmes will dominate.
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Postby Thriller » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:33 pm

I hope it's neither Friends or Sex And The City... I'd love it to be something British but that's unlikely (16 of my 20 are British shows).
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Postby toni_pest » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:46 pm

Missed 297-251:

297 White Collar [1]
296 The Killing (Original Danish version) [1]
295 The Champions [1]
294 The Amanda Show [1]
293 Hollyoaks [1]
292 Gimme a Break [1]
291 Firefly [1]

290 Cracker [1]
289 The Wild Thornberrys [2]
288 Picket Fences [2]
287 Jericho [2]
286 Holby City [2]
285 Gavin & Stacey [2]
284 Children's Hospital [2]
283 Bewitched [2]
282 Behind the Music (US Version) [2]
281 Beverly Hills, 90210 [2]

280 Xena: Warrior Princess [3]
279 Star Trek: Enterprise [3]
278 Only Connect [3]
277 Once and Again [3]
276 Mork and Mindy [3]
275 Grimm [3]
274 Dad's Army [3]
273 Curb Your Enthusiasm [3]
272 Bored to Death [3]
271 CSI: New York [3]

270 V (original) [4]
269 The It Crowd [4]
268 The Flintstones [4]
267 Laverne and Shirley [4]
266 Jim'll Fix It [4]
265 Jeremiah [4]
264 Diff'rent Strokes [4]
263 V (Remake) [5]
262 The Smoking Room [5]
261 Oh Doctor Beeching! [5]

260 New Girl [5]
259 The Nanny [5]
258 I Dream of Jeannie [5]
257 Harry Enfield and Chums [5]
256 Good Times [5]
255 ChuckleVision [5]
254 All Grown Up [5]
253 60 Minutes [5]
252 The O.C. [5]
251 Ringer [6]
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Postby johnnyboy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:52 pm

My choices

#296 The Killing (original Danish TV version)
#268 The Flintstones
#257 Harry Enfield and Chums

It looks like if programmes get the same number of points, the ranking will be determined alphabetically!
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Postby johnnyboy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:53 pm

My choices

#296 The Killing (original Danish TV version)
#268 The Flintstones
#257 Harry Enfield and Chums

It looks like if programmes get the same number of points, the ranking will be determined alphabetically!
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Postby toni_pest » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:56 pm

johnnyboy wrote:It looks like if programmes get the same number of points, the ranking will be determined alphabetically!
Yeah, it first goes by the number of voters, then by the highest single number of points and then alphabetically.
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Postby Thriller » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:57 pm

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285 Gavin & Stacey
262 The Smoking Room


Shame nobody else voted for these. Gavin & Stacey (my #19) for the first two series especially is fantastic, the characterisations are brilliant. The Smoking Room (my #16) is extremely underrated, it has a Royle Family feel as it's set in one room and the dialogue is brilliant, I can re-watch it over and over.
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Postby johnnyboy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:37 pm

I forgot The Smoking Room. That was a great sitcom.
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Postby Noahh » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:45 pm

The Nanny is out already??!! :o

Should've placed much higher!! :(

I love that show! I think I've seen every episode at least 3 times... :P
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Postby Lewis17 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:58 pm

I've lost my bottom four already :(

27. Jeremiah (#265)
28. Dad’s Army (#274)
29. Jericho (#287)
30. The Champions (#295)

I'm surprised no one else voted for Dad's Army :o
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Postby joel77m77 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:54 pm

I only lost one CSI: New York
It's not my favorite CSI though so I'm not bothered. :D
I'm hoping Big Bang Theory can win this Countdown but I think Friends most probably will.
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Postby Spartan » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:18 pm

297 White Collar [1] - I'd watch this for Matt Bomer
294 The Amanda Show [1] - used to love it!
293 Hollyoaks [1] - can be really rubbish at times but great at others, didn't make my cut.

My first two casualties:
291 Firefly [1]
Brilliant series, though very short-lived. I watched all the episodes over one weekend.
289 The Wild Thornberrys [2]
One of my favourite kids TV shows. A protagonist who was an outcast and always had good intentions made for a brilliant show that balanced humour with great storytelling.

286 Holby City [2] - occasionally watch, not as good as Casulaty IMO.
275 Grimm [3] - watched the first episode last night, looks promising.
274 Dad's Army [3] - would've been in my Top 50. very good series with a great cast.
270 V (original) [4] - never seen but seems like I'd enjoy it.
266 Jim'll Fix It [4] - only seen clips but it looked like a great show.
263 V (Remake) [5] - same with the original
260 New Girl [5] - too new for me to chart but I am loving it so far. Great characters, and Zooey is so brilliant in the lead role.
255 ChuckleVision [5] - I enjoyed it at times but something about it really annoyed me.
254 All Grown Up [5] - it was decent. On paper it sounds good but people just didn't take to it.

I can't stand all the CSI/NCIS/L&O shows - tehy're all too similar for my liking.
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Postby toni_pest » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:40 pm

Lost 3 of my votes so far

26 The Nanny
28 Xena: Warrior Princess
30 Beverly Hills, 90210

The first two from the main countdown coming up... :)
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Postby toni_pest » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:41 pm

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Created by: Reg Watson
Current cast: Steffan Dennis, Tom Oliver, Jordan Smith, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Ryan Moloney,…
Seasons: 28
Aired: 1985-2012

Neighbours is an Australian soap opera. It was first aired in March 1985 and has been airing since.
Serial chronicling the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street in the fictional Australian suburb of Erinsborough. When the series began, it revolved around three families - the Ramsays, the Robinsons and the Clarkes, living at no. 24, no. 26 and no. 28 respectively. Nowadays, the scope of the programme is much wider and only one member of the original families remains in the street. The show reached a watershed in 1997 when the last remaining original character, Helen Daniels, died. The departure of her relatives and arrival of the Scully family marked the start of a new era for Neighbours. There's never a dull moment in Ramsay Street, and despite their many feuds, the residents will always - in the words of the show's theme tune - "be there for one another".


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Created by: Haim Saban, Shuki Levy
Cast: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Emanuel Jones, Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Jason David Frank,...
Seasons: 3
Aired: 1993-1996

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series.
Four athletically able teenagers along with their brainy friend Billy are selected by Zordon to fight the evil of Rita Repulsa, her monsters and her minions after the witch is accidentally released from imprisonment in an intergalactic dumpster on the moon. Later in the series, the rangers are joined by Tommy, the once evil Green Ranger designed for Rita's evil, but later was deprogrammed and spent two portions of the series briefly as the Green Ranger. Over time, some rangers had to pass their powers to others as well. Action scenes and scenes with Rita were edited from footage based on Japanese action sagas.
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Postby Benny » Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:59 pm

275 Grimm [3]
270 V (Original) [4]
263 V (Remake) [5]
252 The O.C. [5]
251 Ringer [6]

Five of my choices :D
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Postby Spartan » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:28 pm

Neighbours - I was the only one who voted for it. :oops: I've watched it for as long as I can remember, I only missed out on about 6 months a couple of years ago but other than that, I've been a continuous viewer. The show doesn't have to rely on massive storylines like the UK soaps, it does more realistic storylines without overdramatising them but still makes them good viewing. It's also a lot less 'doom and gloom' than other shows - probably down to being set in Oz.

It's a show that you can easily enjoy without knowing the characters - it manages to combine humour and drama very well. It also gives you a great sense of community: no one knocks on doors, everyone drinks in the same place and does their shopping in a tiny general store, everyone knows everyone's business. I just watch this show and ultimately always have a smile on my face because it's a joy to watch (also, most the cast are attractive and not in a pretty-but-can't-act way like some of the cast of Hollyoaks).

Having watched it for so long I probably sound really bias but I have so much love for this show. It's more of a British institution than an Australian one and, although it doesn't pull in the figures it used to (Scott and Charlene's (KYLIE MINOGUE) wedding drew over 20 million in the UK, it still has a strong fanbase and is one of the most widely distributed shows in the world.

Rambling done, amazing show.
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Postby Goldmoney » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:28 pm

297 White Collar
294 The Amanda Show
289 The Wild Thornberrys
282 Behind the Music (US Version)
268 The Flintstones
254 All Grown Up

I voted for the bolded. The ones that aren't didn't quite make it, but I still enjoyed. :D

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30. White Collar (2009-present)
29. Behind the Music (U.S. version) (1997-present)
28. 1989-present
27. 1993-1996
26. All Grown Up (2003-2008)
25. 1996-2003
24. 1987-present
23. 1999-present
22. 1991-1994
21. 1996-present
20. 2001-2005
19. 1994-2004
18. 1998-2008
17. 1977-1984
16. 1998-2005
15. 2000-present
14. 1993-present
13. 2001-present
12. 1996-2000
11. 1987-1995
10. 1996-2005
09. 1988-1997
08. 1999-present
07. 1996-2004
06. 1990-1996
05. 1991-2004
04. 1996-2003 (American air date)
03. 2005-present
02. 1999-present
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Postby matthew_dixon » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:49 pm

Wow - only one person voted "Neighbours"??? That's a big shock if you ask me.

I was the one who voted Cracker - fantastic detective show, who'd have thought such a gritty character as Fitz could see the actor behind him go on to become Hagrid in Harry Potter???

I also voted Only Connect - I've not seen that much of it as I never remember when it's on, and it's BBC4, which confuses me! However, it's a really mind-challenging game show, and well worth a watch.

I was sadly alone in voting for the legendary Jimmy Saville and "Jim'll Fix It". If he could have fixed it for me, back in the day, I really wanted to know what was on the inside of my computer and how it worked... and I also really wanted to ride on a zebra! Not sure what the zebra would have made of it!

Also I'm very :oops: to say that "Chucklevision" was a favourite of my childhood - however daft it was!
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