The All Time Best TV Couples

Over the years there has been some great television couples on our screens, here is a list that TV.com think is the best television couples of all time.

Jonathan and Jennifer Hart , Hart to Hart

As the Harts, Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers have just the right chemistry, the Nick and Nora Charles of television. They are a fun-loving, filthy rich couple who like to solve crimes in between jet-setting all over the world.

Mac and Sally McMillian , McMillian & Wife

San Francisco attorney Stewart “Mac” McMillan (Rock Hudson) is named Commissioner of the San Francisco Police Department, and along with his sharp-witted, but somewhat kooky, wife Sally (Susan Saint James), Mac manages to solve some of the city’s most baffling crimes. A favorite of the classic Sunday night mysteries.

Mike and Carol Brady , The Brady Bunch

Robert Reed and Florence Henderson brought as much spark to the wholesome Brady couple as was possibly allowed on TV in the 1960s. Kudos for making us believe Mike and Carol would stay together so long with all those kids.

Lucy and Ricky Ricardo , I Love Lucy

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are definitely one of the most indelible TV couples of all time. One wonders why Ricky didn’t strangle Lucy for all her screw-ups, but that’s what made them so lovable.

Sam Malone and Diane Chambers , Cheers

The completely mismatched Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) probably never had a chance in hell of staying together — she is prim and proper, he is a former baseball star-turned-bar owner — but it is sure fun watching them try to make it work. Danson and Long have never been better than when they are bickering as Sam and Diane.

Roseanne and Dan Conner , Roseanne

Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and her stalwart hubby Dan (John Goodman) showed us a real blue-collar marriage, full of ups and downs but lots of love.

Rachel Green and Ross Geller , Friends

Never did we want two people to get together more than Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston). He’s loved her since they were in high school, and she finally realizes, after many misfires, that he is her soul mate.

Cliff and Claire Huxtable , The Cosby Show

Claire (Phylicia Rashad) and Cliff (Bill Cosby) represent one of the hippest married TV couples of all time, juggling successful careers with raising their five kids. And eating Jello pudding… just kidding.

Will Truman and Grace Adler , Will & Grace

They aren’t an official couple per se, but Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) are still roommates… and soul mates. They definitely go down in the annals of best TV couples.

Buffy and Angel , Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Before Edward and Bella, there was Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Angel (David Boreanaz). Buffy is a sworn vampire hunter, but she can’t kill the one vampire who has ever understood her. At least he tries to be a good vampire.

Homer and Marge Simpson , The Simpsons

One wonders how Marge puts up with her selfish, idiotic husband, but he’s her Homey, and their love has endured the many trials and tribulations Homer has brought to their life.

Bob and Emily Hartley , The Bob Newhart Show

Psychologist Bob (Bob Newhart) wouldn’t be the same without his grounded wife, Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) to keep him —00000000000 and their sometimes crazy life — in line.

Morticia and Gomez Addams , The Addams Family

When Gomez (John Astin) woos his beloved wife Morticia (Carolyn Jones), he begins by reciting French, kissing her hand, then her wrist, then up her arm to her neck. For a gothic 1960s family, that’s pretty racy. Go Gomez!

Joey and Pacey , Dawson’s Creek

Sure, Joey (Katie Holmes) grew up loving her best friend and neighbor Dawson (James van der Beek), but once she got a little taste of the wacky Pacey (Joshua Jackson), that was all she wrote.

Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly , The Office

From flirting to romancing to marriage and babies, Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) have taken the art of the office romance to new levels.

Paul and Jamie Buchman , Mad About You

Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt showed some of the best chemistry on TV ever as the Buchmans, two New Yorkers trying to have a normal, happy marriage. They are, after all, mad about each other.

Rob and Laura Petrie , The Dick Van Dyke Show

As another classic TV couple, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) knows just the right thing to say to calm her neurotic husband Rob (Dick Van Dyke) down — except when it’s his turn to calm her down. “Oh, Rob!”

Sawyer and Juliet , Lost

There were many couplings on the twisty “Lost,” but none of them held as much resonance as the love story between Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell), who found each other under some very unusual circumstances.

Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big , Sex and the City

Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker)on-again, off-again romance with Big (Chris Noth) has given her a lot of grief through the years but also much joy. And through it all, they knew in their hearts they were destined to be together.

I’m surprised that Mulder and Scully aren’t on this list, but overall it’s a pretty good list. Who do you think is the best or missing?

source: 20 Best TV Couples of All Time [TV.com]

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The Top 20 TV Shows Of The Last 20 Years

E! Online are celebrating their 20th anniversary so they decided to come up with a list of the top 20 TV shows from the past 20 years and they did a pretty good job in my opinion.

20. Survivor

I agree with a lot of these choices but not exactly in this order, for me I would rank Buffy The Vampire Slayer as number 1 because the writing and acting on that show is just incredible. The likes of Modern Family and True Blood are too soon to see if they deserve a place on a list like this. But overall a good list.

19. Grey’s Anatomy

18. The Sopranos

17. Friday Night Lights

16. True Blood

15. Six Feet Under

14. 24

13. Sex and the City

12. The Daily Show

11. Modern Family

10. The Office

9. Seinfeld

8. Veronica Mars

7. Arrested Development

6. Dexter

5. Felicity

4. Alias

3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2. Friends

1. Lost

source: And the Best TV Series of the Past 20 Years Is…. [E! Online]

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The Top 10 Best Genre Musicals

Musicals aren’t really my thing, in fact I would much rather sit through 10 hours of waterboarding than watch them, although there is a few that I would sit through as long as they aren’t singing about flowers or hills and stuff. Which leads me to this list I cam across – the top 10 best genre musicals which basically means TV or movie musicals that are sci-fi, fantasy or horror.

10. The Apple

I first became aware of this one when listening to a list of worst musicals of all time on NPR. This one won. So why is it on my list? Because it’s in the “so bad it’s good” category. Just when you think this movie about a pair of wide-eyed innocent singers who are seduced by fame and fortune (and therefore evil) can’t get any worse, it does! It’s like watching a train wreck — if the wreck lasted for an hour and a half and the train had a disco car. Words cannot begin to describe how bad it is — you’ll just have to enjoy it for yourself!

9. The Return of Captain Invincible

Alan Arkin plays Captain Invincible, a washed-up, black-listed Superman-type, and Christopher Lee plays his enemy, Mr. Midnight. And both of them sing. How could that not lead to greatness? It’s a bit too aware of its own campiness, however, and there are quite a few really random background events (and some in the foreground as well), but it’s still generally worth watching. The final showdown in which Mr. Midnight tries to defeat Captain Invincible by tempting him back into his alcoholism by singing a song called “Name Your Poison” is certainly one of the more bizarre super-villain plans I’ve ever seen.

8. Phantom of the Paradise

Paul Williams wrote the music for this, and he can actually sing. So why in the world this movie uses actors who mostly can’t is beyond me. The movie is basically a story about a musician, Winslow Leach, who wrote a cantata about a musician who makes a Faustian bargain to get his music produced. Of course Winslow ends up making his own Faustian bargain, but not before he becomes the Phantom of the Paradise (a new nightclub) after initially being rejected by Swan, the actual music producer that he later makes a deal with (who, it turns out, made his own deal with the devil à la Dorian Gray). Yeah, it’s very meta. This movie would actually be a heck of a lot better if the singers could actually sing, although it would still fall into the campy category.

7. Little Shop of Horrors

I hadn’t watched this one in years, and I have to say I think I appreciated it more today than when I was a kid. It’s clearly an adaptation of a stage production, and it’s probably the most “traditional” musical on this list, with 1950s- and ’60s-style music and big dance numbers as well. It is, however, definitely sci-fi — I think a singing, talking plant from another planet certainly counts.

6. A Very Potter Musical

A group of University of Michigan students put on a one night only production of a musical Harry Potter parody. Fortunately for those of us who weren’t there, they put it up online on YouTube. And it’s totally awesome! It combines elements of all seven books, though the main plot is a combination of books one (the return of Voldemort through Professor Quirrel) and four (the tri-wizard tournament which is turned into the four Hogwarts houses competing instead of the three wizarding schools). The music is great, as is the acting, and whoever wrote it has a great sense of humor as well as a clear love of the books. It’s one I’d definitely pay to own if it were out on DVD, though that might be problematic for copyright reasons, of course.

5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

You knew this one had to be on the list. Okay, confession time — I’ve only actually seen it once with full audience participation. And yet I own it on DVD. I actually enjoy the movie on its own. Yeah, I know, crazy, right? I think we’ve seen that I have a masochistic streak somewhere in me based on my previous entries on the list. And I truly love the soundtrack for this movie. The story is there almost fully if you just listen to the music, and that’s perfect for a musical.

4. Repo! The Genetic Opera

This one almost belongs in the “so bad, it’s good” category. I say almost because of the participation of the Razzie-winning Paris Hilton. Honestly, though, I’m not so sure she deserved it — she pretty much plays herself: a spoiled, rich daddy’s girl who thinks the world revolves around her. Wait, maybe that’s exactly why she deserved the Razzie — she wasn’t acting. I get it now! Anyway, the participation of Paul Sorvino (who knew he could sing opera?), Ogre from Skinny Puppy, and Sarah Brightman certainly more than make up for Ms. Hilton. Throw in Anthony Stewart Head and you’ve got some pretty great music to accompany a really cool plot — how can you not love seeing Rupert Giles as both a good guy and a bad guy in the same movie?

3. Stingray Sam

For my complete review, go here, but let me sum up briefly using the words from the io9 headline that first drew me in: “the best musical space western ever.” ‘Nuff said, I think.

2. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

I wear my “Joss Whedon is my master now” t-shirt often. I love to sing along with the bad doctor when I listen to the soundtrack. Chances are if you’re reading this list you know just how awesome it is. Okay, maybe the ending should have been more predictable given that it’s Joss, but I was truly surprised by it when I first saw it. And I view it as more of an origin story of how the Doctor became truly Horrible. Up to that point he was simply a wannabe, but the death of everything he loved was a tipping point for him. His change to the new red outfit was a symbol of a new beginning, this one covered in blood. It was really the only way it could have ended for that transformation to occur. I am definitely looking forward to the sequel.

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Once More With Feeling”

First, there is a plausible reason for the singing, unlike many musicals which leave you wondering why the characters are singing rather than just saying what they want to say. I’m all for suspension of disbelief, but if there’s a reason for the singing, so much the better. Next, the singing not only furthers the story of the episode, but actually furthers the entire arc of the season. Much of what is revealed in the songs could not have been revealed in any other way that seemed natural, nor could it have been done so quickly. And the revelations have repercussions throughout the rest of the series. Okay, maybe it’s unfair to use that as a criteria when there’s no possibility of the others on this list fulfilling this criteria, but there’s more as well. The episode stands up quite well on its own. I have actually shown the episode to some of my high school classes (most of whom have never seen Buffy before) and most of them have loved it. Finally, the soundtrack is, as hinted above, eminently singable and bears up well to multiple listening. Joss clearly understood the structure of musicals as well as the styles and pulled together an absolutely amazing episode.

I’ve got to agree with the number one spot, even though I love Buffy The Vampire Slayer I’m not being biased, I really do think it is one of the best alternative musicals out there.

source: The Top 10 Best Genre TV, Movie, & Stage Musicals [Fandomania]

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25 Biggest Emmy Snubs

Last week we got the nominations for the 2009 Emmy Awards, but now we get an even better list – the 25 biggest Emmy snubs ever.

25. SPORTS NIGHT
Aaron Sorkin’s dramedy about a struggling cable sports program had it all: a swoon-inducing central romance (between Peter Krause’s sly anchor and Felicity Huffman’s brainy producer); a stunning supporting cast (including the awesome Robert Guillaume); and lightning-quick dialogue that ranged from heartbreaking to hilarious. And funny enough, we reacted to Sports Night’s lack of Emmy recognition much the same way we would to a typical episode — by laughing out loud and reaching for the Kleenex.

24. WALTON GOGGINS
The Shield
Michael Chiklis garnered most of the award attention for his bulldog-on-steroids performance as Vic Mackey, the head of a stop-at-nothing L.A. police squad. But as his onetime right-hand man and best friend Shane Vendrell, Goggins also proved he’s an acting force to be reckoned with. A loose cannon whose messes kept getting bigger and stickier and more dangerous each season, Shane spun out of control in season 6, playing all sides against each other and becoming hell-bent on self-destruction after dropping a hand grenade in the lap of his squad mate at the end of season 5.

23. MY SO-CALLED LIFE
Okay, so it only lasted one season. And while ”the Academy” didn’t know it then, this critically acclaimed ratings bust has since become one of the most beloved cult-classics to ever hit the tube. It not only captured teen angst in a way few have been able to replicate, but it also showed the softer side of trying to figure out who you are. Although I may never forgive Claire Danes (she admitted to EW in 2004 that she had a hand in the show not returning for a second season) at least they didn’t go with their first rumored pick — Alicia Silverstone. Cher pining over brooding Jordan Catalano? Whatever!

22. SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Can you believe it!? I guess it’s not too surprising that SMG was never nominated. The closest this classic ever got to a major nomination was a writing nod for the genius Joss Whedon (and the poor guy didn’t even win). But if there was one person that deserved that little golden angel it was Gellar (duh), who played Buffy Summers as a high school girl all high school kids could relate to. Sure, the goths may have claimed her, but Buffy blurred the lines of cliques and social circles and played into a fantasy any high schooler would envy: superpowers + important mission in life.

21. HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET
When it premiered in January 1993, Homicide was a meticulously bleak show — morose, cynical, and allusive in a way nothing else on prime time was even trying to be. Critical raves poured in for these tales of the Baltimore homicide division; viewers, correctly suspecting a downer, stayed away in droves. Sadly, the Academy didn’t bestow the Best Dramatic Series love either. And that’s a crime.

20. AN AMERICAN FAMILY
Twelve episodes. One family. A 20-year-old gay man. And more than 10 million viewers. Long before The Real World, The Osbournes, and Wife Swap, filmmakers Susan and Alan Raymond gave America a peek inside the lives of a normal clan, the Louds, in An American Family. PBS’ documentary series was so ahead of its time that no Emmy category existed in 1973 to accommodate it. (Sure, it might have qualified for Outstanding Documentary, but that category was filled with news-division shows on such topics as Watergate.) Among the first ”ordinary people” to become ”celebrities,” the Loud family appeared on the cover of Newsweek and son Lance became something of a gay icon. Little did they know what they had wrought.

19. KATEY SAGAL
Married…With Children
With a cigarette dangling from one hand and the remote control from the other, Sagal’s sex-obsessed Peggy ruled the suburban middle-class wasteland that was the Bundy household. It was the actress’ own idea to outfit her character in ’60s- and ’70s-style TV-housewife garb — a hilarious move, as it further highlighted the divide between those women’s devotion to homemaking and Peg’s refusal to ever lift a fake nail…unless it was to eat a bonbon.

18. RON HOWARD
The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days
Don’t you wish there was a ”Best Narration” category? Because Ron Howard would’ve cleaned up for Arrested Development. Sticking to his on-screen appearances, the Academy dissed Howard in his six seasons as Howdy Doody look-alike Richie Cunningham on Happy Days. But how could little Ronny not have scored a nod for the episode ”Opie the Birdman” from The Andy Griffith Show? Not many child stars can communicate a dawning youngster’s awareness of the value of life, the importance of parenting, and the pain of separation as he did in this episode, a performance mature in its innocence.

17. AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL
Just how crazy a weave must Tyra don before Emmy takes notice of ANTM? The supermodel’s modeling competition may not score the ratings of some other reality juggernauts, but when it comes to entertainment value, the show never disappoints (see: every cycle’s makeover episode). And unlike some other reality shows, ANTM actually does produce some success stories (e.g. Eva Pigford, Danielle Evans, Adrianne Curry…kinda). C’mon Emmy, you know that ANTM deserves to still be in the running to become Best. Reality. Competition. Show.

16. KRISTIN DAVIS
Sex and the City
From home, we all followed Kristin Davis’ Park Avenue princess Charlotte York as she went through the same big-girl realizations as the rest of us. Discarding Prince Charming fantasies and big-city illusions, Charlotte developed throughout the series into the sweet but strong woman we later saw on the big screen

15. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
The most likely reason Ronald D. Moore’s magnum opus hasn’t been nominated is that it’s ”too genre,” which is ironic given that Battlestar Galactica is a self-conscious break from the genre conventions that have clogged much of TV sci-fi (I’m looking at you, Star Trek: Enterprise). BSG is great drama that just happens to be set in a sci-fi context.

14. CHLOË SEVIGNY
Big Love
While it’s slightly shocking to see indie fashionista Chloë Sevigny so comfortable in the conservative skin of Mormon Nicki on HBO’s Big Love, the actress’ portrayal of the second wife is believable far beyond her single braid/turtleneck/long skirt ensembles. She gives an honest glimpse into the struggles facing a fundamentalist polygamist gal trying to survive in a world where her belief system is illegal.

13. DESI ARNAZ
I Love Lucy
Sure, we all know that the real star of I Love Lucy was comedy legend Lucille Ball, but Lucy wouldn’t have been half as funny without her heavy-accented, bongo-banging, disciplinarian foil/husband Ricky Ricardo, played by real-life spouse Arnaz. In fact, out of the show’s four regular cast members — Ball, Arnaz, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance — Arnaz was the only one never recognized during its six-year run. Emmy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do.

12. CONNIE BRITTON AND KYLE CHANDLER
Friday Night Lights
Eric and Tami Taylor, TV’s most realistic couple (and yes, that includes reality shows), are just too divine. Why? They — he, the obsessive coach; she, the doting mom and school counselor — are believable: They fight, make up, talk, parent, and work together with the harmony and grace of a pair that’s been together in real life for years.

11. THE WIRE
We can almost convince ourselves that there were too many fantastic actors on David Simon’s Baltimore threnody for Emmy to get around to them all (though how one overlooks Dominic West or Michael K. Williams, we’ll never know). But that a series routinely hailed as one of the best shows ever on television — if not the best — never even garnered a dramatic series nod? Shameful.

10. COURTENEY COX
Friends
How was Cox — who aced her half of the Chandler-Monica affair — the only Friend ignored?

9. BOB NEWHART
The Bob Newhart Show
Three noms for Newhart’s next sitcom didn’t make up for earlier snubs.

8. HEATHER LOCKLEAR
Melrose Place
Her hilariously bitchy stroll on Melrose turned a snooze into a must-watch.

7. NORMAN FELL
Three’s Company
The only thing lovable about wife-hating homophobe Mr. Roper? Fell’s perfect timing.

6. MICHAEL LANDON
Ignoring the beloved star for his two seminal series, Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie, is like never sending your dad a Father’s Day card.

5. THE HONEYMOONERS
One of the best sitcoms on TV, and prototype for the rest of the best. Pity Emmy voters never noticed.

4. LAUREN GRAHAM
Gilmore Girls
Put those hyperliterate scripts in a lesser actress’ hands — see what hash they make of them.

3. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Believe it or not, kids, before Lost, Emmy didn’t always understand shows with fanciful premises.

2. ANDY GRIFFITH
The Andy Griffith Show
Don Knotts nabbed four trophies, but not one nod for the sheriff? A crime!

1. ROSEANNE
Emmy loved the sitcom’s actors but never acknowledged the show or its writers. So the stars did an amazing job saying…nothing worthwhile?

I think this is one of the few lists that I agree with everything on it, yes including America’s Next Top Model. I am a huge fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and always thought it was robbed every year.

What are your thoughts on the list?

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