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- MarkDykeman, on 03/25/2008, -1/+102Thankfully American Idol and Survivor aren't on the list.
- rondorondorondo, on 03/25/2008, -0/+55#11 - Single Female Lawyer
Finishing the show kept the Omicronians from finishing off the Earth. - ataylor32, on 03/25/2008, -2/+531. Dallas
The show that overthrew a dictator (Well, kind of.)
2. General Electric Theater
The show that turned Ronald Reagan into a Republican.
3. Out of This World
The show that gave birth to satellite TV.
4. Cathy Come Home
The drama that transformed the welfare state.
5. Star Trek
The show that designed the future (of society).
6. See It Now
The show that ended McCarthyism.
7. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The show that swung an election.
8. The Inventors
The show that stocked store shelves.
9. Hour of Decision
The show that gave us Billy Graham.
10. The Living Planet
The show that made us go green. - Falldog, on 03/25/2008, -1/+44Survivor really did bring about a programing change, a decade of reality crap.
- Hermiod, on 03/25/2008, -1/+32Well, their site seems to be down. However, Star Trek was on the list, right ? Right ?!?!?
- barney74, on 03/25/2008, -4/+35Biggest Snubs:
M*A*S*H - the show that made us actually look back at Vietnam, Cheers - the show that made the average man welcomed, All In The Family - the show that broke all the rules, Sanford and Sons - the show that broke the rules the other way, 60 Minutes - the show that enlightened us, SNL - the show that made us forget ourselves for one night - diulei, on 03/25/2008, -1/+26Fake doesn't need to be in quotes, "reality" does. =P
- frogman54, on 03/25/2008, -6/+29MacGyver. He made mullets cool again.
Magnum PI. He made mustaches cool again.
The A-team. Same thing...only with the pitying of fools. - ADA531, on 03/25/2008, -3/+22Did MASH make you look at Vietnam or the Korean Conflict? MASH was in Korea. I'm just sayin'...
- Surefly, on 03/25/2008, -7/+25Transformers showed us how to transform into robots. I can't believe it's not on the list.
- jontilton, on 03/25/2008, -2/+18like the guy in the $6,000 pants is going to be happy that his show isn't on this top 10 list.... COME ON!
- Hayaemsay, on 03/25/2008, -0/+15You're a truck?
- whatthefu, on 03/25/2008, -0/+13I looked at the title and was like "oh my god, not another pretentious list." But they gave interesting examples and explanations instead of picking shows "because people liked 'em."
- Falldog, on 03/25/2008, -1/+14Eh, MacGyver taught me everything I know.
- craftyshrew, on 03/25/2008, -0/+12Seinfeld taught us to find the humor in our mundane lives. I laugh a whole lot more when I go through airport security, rent a car, or waiting to sit down at a Chinese restaraunt...
- inactive, on 03/25/2008, -2/+14Needs more All In The Family
- SilenceGold, on 03/25/2008, -1/+13I'm glad too...in most of the digg users' generation...star trek is the only one.
- steelclash84, on 03/25/2008, -0/+11M*A*S*H was set in Korea, but many people look at it like the Vietnam war because the show lasted for so long (11 seasons), even though the actual Korean conflict only lasted about 3 years.
- DukeMojo, on 03/25/2008, -1/+10Where the hell is Cosmos?
- Wonderama, on 03/25/2008, -0/+9M*A*S*H was nominally about Korea and an allegory for Vietnam.
- crs818, on 03/25/2008, -13/+21Seinfeld?
- dajuggernaut, on 03/25/2008, -0/+8It kept me from going postal on a whole lot of people.
- SmooveO, on 03/25/2008, -1/+9Really good list. I would have liked to see Saturday Night Live on there. It's not great now, but in its first few years, it was game-changing.
- a6n28f, on 03/25/2008, -0/+7Good point. TZ was monumental vehicle for social commentary. In a time when certain themes could not be discussed on air (communism, racism, sexuality), it was okay if it had the fig leaf of being put in the context of an alien society or science fiction.
I also question a list that doesn't include "All in the Family." - MikeXpop, on 03/25/2008, -3/+10"Dallas was taken off the air in 1981... in 1989, Ceausescu was overthrown during a public uprising"
Seriously? There public overthrows a brutal dictator, and they say it's because of a TV show that was taken off the air 8 years before? - diggB, on 03/25/2008, -1/+8Holy crap! Somebody here actually remembers Automan. I thought the show was just a figment of my imagination ...
- diggB, on 03/25/2008, -1/+8Great shows, but how are they world changing?
- TheSwashbuckler, on 03/25/2008, -1/+8The story was set in Korea, the message was about Vietnam.
- ctp722, on 03/25/2008, -1/+8Seinfeld should definitely be on there for sit-coms
- RealmDown, on 03/25/2008, -2/+8I want "humiliation TV" to just die already.
- meruru, on 03/25/2008, -0/+6How so? How is it really any worse than Star Search before it, or Gong Show, or any other amateur performance show?
- 1kewldude, on 03/25/2008, -5/+11American Idol is more proof of the declination of society as we know it
- psion01, on 03/25/2008, -0/+6Rest easy. It was number 5.
- NightcrawlerX, on 03/25/2008, -5/+11Thankfully no "fake" reality show is on the list.
- PoppedCulture, on 03/25/2008, -0/+6Game-changing for the world, or for TV?
- Altanar, on 03/25/2008, -0/+6Will keep them from destroying Earth. We've got a while yet.
- krets, on 03/25/2008, -3/+9How Automan did not make this list I have no idea...
- movd, on 03/25/2008, -1/+7is it uncool to only have watched star trek?
the simpsons are missing on that list- they had a major influence on how the rest of the world views the usa. - Hermiod, on 03/25/2008, -1/+6It's back up. Yes to Star Trek, no to Lost.
- cowcowmoomoo1, on 03/25/2008, -0/+5Arrested Development helped destroy racial barriers.
"It aint easy being white!"
"It aint easy being brown!" - c0baltfish, on 03/25/2008, -3/+8How exactly did Seinfeld change the world?
- Emused, on 03/25/2008, -1/+6I thought maybe " 60 Minutes" would have made that list, but I see the genre was covered by " See it Now".
- PoppedCulture, on 03/25/2008, -0/+5No, you had it right the first time. While set in Korea it was an analogy for the Vietnam conflict.
- humperdeath, on 03/25/2008, -1/+6I've only seen, or even HEARD of just 2 of these shows. (5 & 7) so how influential could these 8 others have been? I do agree with Star trek and Smothers Brothers being ground breaking for their time. Also, so was All in the Family, the way it brought prejudice out into everyone's homes. I liked that one too.
- castevens, on 03/25/2008, -2/+7Does that mean that you are going to bury my list I'm creating of the best colors of M&Ms because I didn't include the Twilight Zone?
- inactive, on 03/25/2008, -0/+5I always wondered how two dark skinned parents happened to have one light skinned child.
- amanilaenvelope, on 03/25/2008, -2/+7the screen savers changed my world
- EvilBunnys, on 03/25/2008, -0/+5By then garbage ball II will have destroyed Earth.
- achoi, on 03/25/2008, -0/+4wow, now I know 3 people that know of Automan. When I was a kid I always want a cursor. especailly for the car with the instant turn and stop action. haha
- BevansDesign, on 03/25/2008, -0/+4As soon as I saw this article, I said to myself "if Star Trek isn't on the list, I'm burying it as inaccurate". Fortunately, it was.
Great article too. I had no idea that MLK watched it. That's really cool. -
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