TV Poll

Aug. 2nd, 2009 07:06 am
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The Grauniad is asking readers to vote for the best TV show of the decade.

There are some awfully good nominations therein, but in the end I picked The West Wing. I am somewhat surprised, then, to see that Top Gear currently has the lead.

You don't need to register with the Grauniad - presumably they're using cookies or something to keep track of voters - unless you want to join in with the comments.

Date: 2009-08-02 09:57 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] carolanne5
I vote Firefly.

Looking at the results it would seem the poll is skewed by some sort of pressure group voting/cheating. To have only two programmes in double digits and the rest as 0.3% or under seem atypical. I'd of expected a much broader range of results, especially as the Guardian have already preselected 40 most popular programmes.

Date: 2009-08-02 11:00 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] carolanne5
Nine series versus almost one, intellectual prowess versus plain old common sense, politically educational versus entertainment ... using rational logic I could be convinced that West Wing is superior, but based on gut emotion I love Firefly, the characterisations, the 'verse, the moral ambiguities, the crew. It is an irrational love but it's mine, and my subjective best.

Date: 2009-08-03 02:13 am (UTC)
aome: (Default)
From: [personal profile] aome
What *is* QI? That being the current third-place, if I recall correctly.

I agree, of the shows I've seen, of the offerings listed, WW is the best. In fact, we've been re-watching some of S2 (the best season, IMO) this weekend. :D

Date: 2009-08-03 09:18 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] cynthia_black
QI is a quiz show hosted by Stephen Fry and is very, very funny in places. QI stands for Quite Interesting...

I voted Doctor Who, though it was a close-run thing between that and Firefly. I wasn't sure if Firefly was a noughties or a late-nineties series either.

Date: 2009-08-03 08:12 am (UTC)
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Haven't seen either of the leading shows, and although it won't make much difference, I voted for Doctor Who :o)

Anyway, a belated Happy Birthday! I hope you had a great special day full of joy and presents!

Date: 2009-08-04 11:46 am (UTC)
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