{"id":10097,"date":"2017-01-07T11:40:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T16:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=10097"},"modified":"2017-01-16T21:50:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T02:50:01","slug":"comments-on-sci-fi-lists-fantasy-tv-shows-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/comments-on-sci-fi-lists-fantasy-tv-shows-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments on Sci-Fi Lists: Fantasy TV shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

My original post was 5 years ago so it’s time for an update. If there’s a * in the “My rating” column then I have some interest in watching the show. If there’s nothing there then I have no particular interest in watching it.<\/p>\n

Here<\/a> is the list I’m commenting on — of course it’s changed a bit in the last 5 years.<\/p>\n

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Their ranking<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\nRating<\/td>\nMy comments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nBuffy slays vampires with a little help from her friends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nLost<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nA plane crashes on what seems like a deserted island — but it’s not.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHeroes<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA small number of people discover they have extraordinary powers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nXena – Warrior Princess<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCharmed<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAngel<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nA spinoff of \u201cBuffy\u201d \u2014 Angel goes to LA to help people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nThe X-Files<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMulder and Scully investigate the cases no one else can solve.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHighlander<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nTrue Blood<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBewitched<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSabrina the Teenage Witch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nLegend of the Seeker<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMerlin (2008)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nGhost Whisperer<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nTouched By an Angel<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nKyle XY<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nGame of Thrones<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nHercules – Legendary Journeys<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nPushing Daisies<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA fun and clever show about a guy who can bring the dead back to life by touching them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nThe Twilight Zone (Original)<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nDark Shadows<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nMedium<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nBatman<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nThe Prisoner<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\nA show from the 1960s where a spy is captured and kept in a strange town.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nMoonlight<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nI Dream of Jeannie<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nFantasy Island<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nThe Dresden Files<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nThe Addams Family<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nForever Knight<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nDead Like Me<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nGeorge dies and because a grim reaper — she gradually gets used to the new deal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nTales From the Crypt<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nCarnivale<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nAre You Afraid of the Dark?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nPoltergeist – The Legacy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nWorzel Gummidge<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nThe Walking Dead<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nOnce Upon a Time<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nFairy tale characters are trapped in our world because of a curse.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nThe Mists of Avalon<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nWonder Woman<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nThe Wild Wild West<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nThe Pretender<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nThe 10th Kingdom<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nMister Ed<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nThe Avengers (with Emma Peel)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nThe Lost Room<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA miniseries in which items from a hotel room have magical properties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nBeauty & the Beast<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nEarly Edition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nThe Worst Witch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nDinotopia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nBlood Ties<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nHex<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nJoan of Arcadia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nBlade: The Series<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nFriday the 13th<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nSapphire & Steel<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\nRay Bradbury Theatre<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nThe Chronicles of Narnia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nTru Calling<\/td>\n <\/td>\nI watched a few episodes but they didn’t wow me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nFaerie Tale Theatre<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nKingdom Hospital<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nGrimm<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nGoosebumps<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nGoodnight Sweetheart<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nThat’s So Raven<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nKung Fu – The Legend Continues<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nBeastmaster<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nThe Dead Zone<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nRocko’s Modern Life<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nNeverwhere<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nThe Flying Nun<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nWitchblade<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\nThe Munsters<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\nMerlin<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\nBig Wolf on Campus<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nThe Twilight Zone (80s)<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nHighway to Heaven<\/td>\n <\/td>\nI watched this as a kid \u2014 not sure what it would be like now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\nKolchak – The Night Stalker<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nNight Gallery<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\nThe Lost World<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\nRound the Twist<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nTales From the Darkside<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nThe Adventures of Sinbad<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\nLand of the Lost<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nThe Storyteller<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nDungeons & Dragons<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nEastwick<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nMonkey<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\nThe Mighty Boosh<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\nSo Weird<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nBeyond Belief – Fact or Fiction<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nThe Tick<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\nOne Step Beyond<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nRelic Hunter<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nHerman’s Head<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nSwamp Thing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\nThe Listener<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\nDinosaurs<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

.<\/span>
\nThere are a few shows missing from the list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nAgent Carter<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nPeggy Carter works at the SSR in 1946 to protect the US from dangerous items with magical properties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nAgents of SHIELD<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nAgent Coulson and his team try to protect the world from threats of a paranormal nature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nGod, the Devil and Bob<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nThe fate of the world rests on Bob. A funny animated show that sadly only lasted 13 episodes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nGotham<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nWhen Bruce Wayne is a kid, Detective Gordon tries to keep Gotham safe from unusual criminals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nThe Muppets<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA behind the scenes look at Miss Piggy’s talk show, on which the Muppets all work including Kermit as producer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nAlice returns to Wonderland as an adult to find her love and thwart Jafar and the Red Queen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nStranger Things<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nIn 1983 a boy disappears and a girl is found, with a tattoo of “11” on her arm, who has telekinetic powers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nSupergirl<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nAs Kara Danvers she works at CatCo as Cat Grant’s assistant, and as Supergirl she protects National City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nWonderfalls<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA young woman who works in a gift store in Niagara Falls starts hearing inanimate objects talking to her.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My original post was 5 years ago so it’s time for an update. If there’s a * in the “My rating” column then I have some interest in watching the show. If there’s nothing there then I have no particular interest in watching it. Here is the list I’m commenting on — of course it’s changed a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[9,42,11],"class_list":["post-10097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-thoughts","tag-fantasy","tag-lists","tag-tv-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10097"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10203,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10097\/revisions\/10203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}