{"id":695,"date":"2012-05-08T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=695"},"modified":"2017-01-16T21:50:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T02:50:54","slug":"comments-on-sci-fi-lists-fantasy-tv-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/comments-on-sci-fi-lists-fantasy-tv-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments on Sci-Fi Lists: Fantasy TV shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are my thoughts on this list<\/a>. If I don’t put anything in “My rating” then I have no particular interest in seeing it. Where there are stars in that column, here’s what they mean:<\/p>\n

* The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch first.
\n** The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch second.
\n*** The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch third.<\/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>\n*<\/td>\n <\/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>\nAngel<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nA spinoff of “Buffy” — Angel goes to LA to help people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nSupernatural<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nHighlander<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nThe X-Files<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nMulder and Scully investigate the cases no one else can solve.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBewitched<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSabrina the Teenage Witch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nTrue Blood<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nTouched By an Angel<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGhost Whisperer<\/td>\n***<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nKyle XY<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nLegend of the Seeker<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nPushing Daisies<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nDark Shadows<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nMedium<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nHercules – Legendary Journeys<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nMerlin (2008)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nBatman<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nThe Prisoner<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nThe Twilight Zone (Original)<\/td>\n***<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nMoonlight<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nFantasy Island<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nI Dream of Jeannie<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nForever Knight<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nThe Dresden Files<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nThe Vampire Diaries<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nPoltergeist – The Legacy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nTales From the Crypt<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nWorzel Gummidge<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nAre You Afraid of the Dark?<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nMister Ed<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nCarnivale<\/td>\n***<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nThe Addams Family<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nDead Like Me<\/td>\n***<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nThe Wild Wild West<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nWonder Woman<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nThe Mists of Avalon<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nBeauty & the Beast<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nBlood Ties<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nBlade: The Series<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nEarly Edition<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nRay Bradbury Theatre<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nFaerie Tale Theatre<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nThe Worst Witch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nSapphire & Steel<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nThe Pretender<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nThe Avengers (with Emma Peel)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nDinotopia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nGoodnight Sweetheart<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nJoan of Arcadia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nThe Lost Room<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nA miniseries in which items from a hotel room have magical properties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\nFriday the 13th<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\nGoosebumps<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\nThat’s So Raven<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\nKingdom Hospital<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\nRocko’s Modern Life<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\nHex<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\nNeverwhere<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\nHighway to Heaven<\/td>\n <\/td>\nI watched this as a kid — not sure what it would be like now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\nThe Dead Zone<\/td>\n*<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
65<\/td>\nKung Fu – The Legend Continues<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/td>\nThe Flying Nun<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\nBeastmaster<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\nWitchblade<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nThe Chronicles of Narnia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\nThe 10th Kingdom<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71<\/td>\nBig Wolf on Campus<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\nRound the Twist<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\nTru Calling<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\nThe Lost World<\/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>\nSo Weird<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\nHerman’s Head<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nNight Gallery<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\nOne Step Beyond<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\nTales From the Darkside<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\nThe Storyteller<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\nLand of the Lost<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\nSwamp Thing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\nMonkey<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\nThe Adventures of Sinbad<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\nEastwick<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\nBeyond Belief – Fact or Fiction<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nDinosaurs<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td>\nLights Out<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\nNew Adventures of Robin Hood<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
92<\/td>\nThe Twilight Zone (80s)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
93<\/td>\nThe Mighty Boosh<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\nThe Listener<\/td>\n***<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95<\/td>\nDungeons & Dragons<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\nRandall & Hopkirk (2000-01)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nRelic Hunter<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\nThe Tick<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\nManiac Mansion<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\nCatweazle<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

.<\/span>
\nI predict the new show Once Upon a Time<\/strong> will make a meteoric and deserved rise up the list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are my thoughts on this list. If I don’t put anything in “My rating” then I have no particular interest in seeing it. Where there are stars in that column, here’s what they mean: * The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch first. ** The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch second. […]<\/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-695","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\/695","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=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10205,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions\/10205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}