TV's Best Decade (not just sitcoms)?

[jax77]

Vote and post comments on which decade -- starting with the 50s and ending with the 90s decade -- you think had a better quality and a greater selection of tv shows. I know this is a sitcoms board, but just for the sake of this poll, vote on tv shows in general -- Star Trek, Batman, Dallas, Twilight Zone etc. weren't sitcoms but are considered classics and/or a big show for its time -- so keep tv programs like that in mind when voting.........

Post comments on what decade you picked and why.

[Tammy]

I voted for 60's because of my favorite show, The Monkees but there are quite a few other shows I like from that decade too.

[dawsongirl]

I picked the 70s. Great game shows...lots of my other favs, like Adam-12, McMillan and Wife, and The Incredible Hulk. Lots of them started in the 60s and bled into the 70s as well.

[Ms Garthe Knight]

I liked what the 80s had,

Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Who's the Boss
Family Ties
Cheers
................ and many more

[*PinkLady*]

The 70's...best sitcoms and game shows. Several good dramas too.

[Crimson and Clover]

i picked the 70s but i think there was great stuff from every decade

[Impressions]

I voted for the 1970s, because most of my favorite TV shows come from this decade, there are few shows that I like from other time periods, but this decade pretty much sums it all up.

[SBTB Geek]

I think that TV reached a creativity high during the 1980's.

[LucyFan]

These are my picks: 1960's & 1970's.

[Small Wonderian]

Originally posted by Ms Garthe Knight
I liked what the 80s had,

Knight Rider
MacGyver
The A Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Who's the Boss
Family Ties
Cheers
................ and many more



Yep, the 80's was definitely the best. :D

[DianeChambers87]

80s

C'mon they launched Mtv!!
Cheers
Some of the best movies were made in the 80s
everything! lol

[JT]

The 1970s of course! Look at this list, filled with glamorous (well not really) sitcoms...

"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970-1977)
"The Partridge Family" (1970-1974)
"The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971-1974)
"All in the Family" (1971-1979)
"Sanford & Son" (1972-1977)
"Maude" (1972-1978)
"Bob Newhart" (1972-1978)
"Good Times" (1974-1979)
"Chico and the Man" (1974-1978)
"Welcome Back Kotter" (1975-1979)
"Jeffersons" (1975-1985)
"One Day at a Time" (1975-1984)
"Laverne and Shirley" (1976-1983)
"Mary Hartman Mary Hartman" (1976-1977)
"Alice" (1976-1985)
"Three's Company" (1977-1984)
"The Love Boat" (1977-1986)
"Diffrent Strokes" (1978-1986)
"Mork and Mindy" (1978-1982)
"The Facts of Life" (1979-1988)
"Benson" (1979-1986)
...and so many more!!

And of course, some good American drama!

"Hawaii Five-0" (1968-1980)
"Adam 12" (1968-1975)
"Marcus Welby MD" (1969-1976)
"McMillan and Wife" (1971-1977)
"The Rookies" (1972-1976)
"Kojak" (1973-1978)
"The Rockford Files" (1974-1980)
"Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983)
"Charlie's Angels" (1976-1981)
"Hart to Hart" (1979-1984)
...and so many more!!

And some sparkling GAME SHOWS!

"The Dating Game" (1965-1974)
"The Newlywed Game" (1966-1974)
"The Price is Right" (1972-present)
"Match Game" (1973-1982)
"The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973-1976)
"TattleTales" (1974-1978)
"Wheel of Fortune" (1975-present)
"Family Feud" (1976-1985)
"Password Plus" (1979-1982)
...and SO many more!!

And some good clean SOAPS!

"Search for Tomorrow" (1951-1986)
"Love of Life" (1951-1980)
"Guiding Light" (1952-present)
"Secret Storm" (1954-1974)
"The Edge of Night" (1956-1984)
"As the World Turns" (1956-present)
"General Hospital" (1963-present)
"Another World" (1964-1999)
"Days of Our Lives" (1965-present)
"Dark Shadows" (1966-1971)
"One Life to Live" (1968-present)
"Love is a Many Splendored Thing" (1969-1973)
"All My Children" (1970-present)
"Somerset" (1970-1976)
"Young and the Restless" (1973-present)
"Ryan's Hope" (1975-1989)
...and more!!

To sum it all up, in the most appropriate way...

I LOVE THE '70S

[Sitcomwriter]

It was a (not really) tough decision but I had to say The 2000's!.How could I not?

Sitcoms
8 Simple Rules (2002-present)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present, Orignal pilot filmed in 1999)
Sex & The City (1998-2004, Not a favorite of mine but it's a popular show for the decade)
Friends (1994-2004)
Frasier (1993-2004)
Will & Grace (1998-present)
Scrubs (2001-present)
Sports Night (1998-2000)
Coupling (2003-present)
The Osbournes (2002-present, I refuse to call it a reality show)
Newlyweds (2003-present, See The Osbournes)
I'm With Busey (2003-present, See Newlyweds)
The Anna Nicole Show (See I'm With Busey)

Dramas
The OC (2003-present)
American Dreams (2002-present)

Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present)
The New Tom Green Show (2003-present)
The Caroline Rhea Show (2002-2003)

Reality Shows
Survivor (2000-present)
Big Brother (2000-present)
Celebrity Mole (2003-present)
The Family (2003-present)
Paradise Hotel (2003-present)

Talent Competitions
American Idol (2002-present)
American Juniors (2003-present)

Game Shows
Banzai (2003-present)
Dog Eat Dog (2002-present)

Let's hope TV Stays this way!

[Swimfan85]

80s and 90s!!!

[barwars]

Definately the '80s.


But the '70s are growing on me too.

[Brian Damage]

The 70's and then the 80's

[Brent88]

90's!!!

Family Matters
Roseanne
Full House
Cosby Show(ok so it's not THAT great to most people)

I do like some 70's and 80's sitcoms

All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Amen

Anything before that I can't get into.

Most of the current sitcoms suck.

[jarri]

Well, my signature says it all! WHY? because back then, I was practically being raised by TV.;)

[dandelion wine]

The 70s and the 80s!

[Zebra 3]

Many of my favourite shows come from these two decades, with my all-time favourite All in the Family starting in 1971. I find the 70s culturally is best, with so many creative types who then took their craft seriously, be it music, film, or television.