So, you know I'm a big kid at heart. I like the Christmas Specials on TV more than my daughter does. Even if we own the special on VHS or DVD, I still try to make it a special occasion by anticipating it and sitting down and watching it with her when it's on TV - and reminding her that I used to watch the same shows when I was her age. These aren't movies, I'll save that for later. Here are my favorites and a few reasons why:
5. Santa Claus is Coming To Town - I like the dude that rules the town, Burgermeister Meisterburger. He cracks me up. Also, Jessica is a BABE! And I was NOT afraid of the wizard when I was young.
4. A Charlie Brown Christmas - How could you not love the special that brought us the music of the Vince Guaraldi Trio? It's one of my favorite Christmas albums (and I realize I'm dating myself by calling it an album) of all-time. My favorite parts? When Snoopy gets embarrassed dancing on Schroeder's piano, when Snoopy cries after Lucy flips on him over the smooch and the dance scene at the practice.
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Some great characters! Another Rankin & Bass slam dunk. I love Yukon COrnelius and not just because he reminds me of Bill Cowher! I love the scene where the elf boss makes everyone sing. In fact, I think the elf boss is my favorite character in the entire show and they don't even name him! And how genius is the island of misfit toys? I must say "I'm a Charlie-in-the-box" 20 times a year. And WHAT IS wrong with the little girl on the island?
2. Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas - "He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore"....sounds like me trying to balance my checkbook! I'll tell you one thing - Seuss's family made a HUGE mistake when they let Ron Howard make this film. It SUCKED. Only one person could have made it right - and that person is Tim Burton. But then, Johnny Depp would have been the Grinch and he's far too slight.....well, nevermind.....
1. The Year Without A Santa Claus - Not even close. The Miser brothers bring this one home. I just realized Big Bad Voodoo Daddy covered their song and dubbed it Mr. Heat Miser. I heard it while walking around a bookstore on Saturday. Someone posted the dance on YouTube cut to the new song. Cool. The mayor is good here as well.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Slanted's Listmania 2: Sitcoms
Ok, so we already know who made me randy back when I was 12 from the first list I compiled. If you missed that, check back in the archives. Last night as I was waiting for Entourage to start, I started thinking about the art of the 30 minute sitcom. It's a dead art as far as I'm concerned. The last sitcom I watched on a regular basis was The King Of Queens, and I stopped watching it at least 2 years ago. Some people will say Will & Grace was good, and it may have been compared to what else is on right now, but it could never stand up to the classics. The following list is my top 10 favorite sitcoms of all-time. They may be critically acclaimed or guilty pleasure lame, but they are my favorites. The one rule is that I had to have seen these shows in their prime...not reruns.
1. Cheers - There's not even a close second. When I was in highschool, I would leave my girlfriend's house early to come home and watch this because her family didn't watch it. In college my crew would get together to watch the happy hour double shot of Cheers at 6:00 and 6:30 every night after dinner. It was a ritual. The last few years had a few clunkers thrown in there, but for my money, it was the best.
2. MASH - I used to watch this with my dad before I even realized why half the stuff was funny. Once I got older, while new episodes were still being cranked out, I found that I prefered the original cast with Colonel Henry, Trapper and Frank. Classic.
3. All In The Family - Again, I was young when this was in it's prime - but I did watch it. I watched it just as much in reruns and I still enjoy it today on occassion.
4. Frasier - Smart writing. Very smart writing. I don't care what the critics were saying towards the end, I still loved it. Niles Crane is one of the best sitcom characters of all time.
5. Taxi - Not sure how it holds up because I haven't seen a rerun in a long time. I just remember how funny it was. Jim Ignatalski taking the driver's exam is my favorite episode.
6. Married With Children - Al Bundy = My Hero
7. Friends - Complete guilty pleasure. Chandler used to crack me up and the longer the show was on, the more I appreciated Joey. Plus, 2 of the three babes were "hubba hubba" and it was one of the few shows my wife and I actually watched together.
8. The Simpsons - This was a must watch for me the first 6-7 years it was on. Sunday nights however became a bad night for me for tv and I starting choosing NFL games over The Simpsons. I never really went back and have seen only a handful of newer episodes in the last 7-8 years.
9. Seinfeld - I know. I'm not even sure it should be #9 on my list. I liked it, but I didn't think it was anywhere close to Cheers, MASH or All in the Family. I never bought into the whole "show about nothing" thing. Every episode had a plot. The "nothing" thing was a line of BS.
10. Murphy Brown - Completely underrated in my opinion. Maybe it should be higher on my list. I loved this show. Miles was a classic character. When it jumped the shark though, it really jumped with the young anchor. Yuck.
11. Just Shoot Me
12. Newsradio
13. Larry Sanders Show
14. Soap
15. The Jeffersons
16. Sanford & Son
17. WKRP
18. Mork & Mindy
19. Spin City
20. All the cheesey ones I watched but won't admit (Growing Pains, Family Ties.....)
Rats...I forgot Night Court....It's somewhere between 14-19!
1. Cheers - There's not even a close second. When I was in highschool, I would leave my girlfriend's house early to come home and watch this because her family didn't watch it. In college my crew would get together to watch the happy hour double shot of Cheers at 6:00 and 6:30 every night after dinner. It was a ritual. The last few years had a few clunkers thrown in there, but for my money, it was the best.
2. MASH - I used to watch this with my dad before I even realized why half the stuff was funny. Once I got older, while new episodes were still being cranked out, I found that I prefered the original cast with Colonel Henry, Trapper and Frank. Classic.
3. All In The Family - Again, I was young when this was in it's prime - but I did watch it. I watched it just as much in reruns and I still enjoy it today on occassion.
4. Frasier - Smart writing. Very smart writing. I don't care what the critics were saying towards the end, I still loved it. Niles Crane is one of the best sitcom characters of all time.
5. Taxi - Not sure how it holds up because I haven't seen a rerun in a long time. I just remember how funny it was. Jim Ignatalski taking the driver's exam is my favorite episode.
6. Married With Children - Al Bundy = My Hero
7. Friends - Complete guilty pleasure. Chandler used to crack me up and the longer the show was on, the more I appreciated Joey. Plus, 2 of the three babes were "hubba hubba" and it was one of the few shows my wife and I actually watched together.
8. The Simpsons - This was a must watch for me the first 6-7 years it was on. Sunday nights however became a bad night for me for tv and I starting choosing NFL games over The Simpsons. I never really went back and have seen only a handful of newer episodes in the last 7-8 years.
9. Seinfeld - I know. I'm not even sure it should be #9 on my list. I liked it, but I didn't think it was anywhere close to Cheers, MASH or All in the Family. I never bought into the whole "show about nothing" thing. Every episode had a plot. The "nothing" thing was a line of BS.
10. Murphy Brown - Completely underrated in my opinion. Maybe it should be higher on my list. I loved this show. Miles was a classic character. When it jumped the shark though, it really jumped with the young anchor. Yuck.
11. Just Shoot Me
12. Newsradio
13. Larry Sanders Show
14. Soap
15. The Jeffersons
16. Sanford & Son
17. WKRP
18. Mork & Mindy
19. Spin City
20. All the cheesey ones I watched but won't admit (Growing Pains, Family Ties.....)
Rats...I forgot Night Court....It's somewhere between 14-19!
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