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I guess it wouldn't be a Dustin post if he didn't piss all over something sci-fi or fantasy, would it? 10 seasons of SG-1, with two spinoffs from that, and he still can't be arsed to make the the number 6 instead of 5.

On top of that, he had to go bringing up a Blues Brothers TV adaptation and depress the fuck out of me. I'd at least hold out hope that Belushi's zombie would crawl out of his grave to personally right this wrong, but if that was going to happen, he'd have done it when his brother made that godawful sequel.

"NO ONE IS DENYING THIS"

Have you been reading the "Tawhmmmy" posts over at kissing suzy kolber or something? Because thats the first thing I thought of when I read that.

Stargate on TV was a runaway success and wasn't it the longest running sci fi show or it got really close or something? Not to mention, yes, the spin offs.

I will say this, and this may count towards its 'success' status;

The original movie makers wanted to make a sequel to the original film but by then the TV show had been pitched and greenlit. The film makers totally refute all connections between the series and show and had nothing to do with it at all. They even still planned on a sequel while the show was running and becoming popular.

So while it was a success, it did so without the blessing and in fact with the direct condemnation of the original creators.

One could argue that while SG1, Atlantis and Universe where a success, they also made it so Roland Emmerich could make...everything that followed Stargate. 99% of which showed the US of A being horribly, violently destroyed by aliens, the weather, the weather and mayans, etc, et al. So I think he was maybe a little bitter about the whole thing?

Using your standards (it ran for at least two seasons and I liked it), the TV adaption of MASH should not be included here. It is an abomination. The movie is a great piece of very dark humour. The series is stupid and childish and should not be named in context.

I can't fault you that the Clerks animation wasn't successful, but it was fucking funny.

Outsourced wasn't successful, but it should have been. I loved that show. Far funnier than Community or Parks and Rec IMHO.

FabMax I will duel you at dawn for insulting MASH. Your choice of weapons sir. *SLAP*

Not only was Stargate: SG1 successful on pay cable (Showtime) for five seasons, it also sucessfully made the transition to basic cable (Psi Fie) for another five seasons. And it was decent for most of that time, so Rowles can suck it.

If it doesn't have Spader, it's not Stargate. That's not a theory- it's a law of nature.

Also, I would throw into the ring Friday the 13th. Obviously, the show had nothing to do with the movie, but I loved that show nonetheless. I remember being so stoked for the 1st episode, then realizing that this had nothing to do with Jason, then realizing that I didn't care.

Same went for ET- I saw that ET was going to be on TV when I read the new TV Guide, and got a tiny child-boner. My brain told me that whatever was being shown on TV couldn't possibly by THE ET, but my heart felt otherwise. And you ask me now why I hate Mary Hart?

The Odd Couple

Didn't Network become Fox News, complete with Howard Beck?

Also, the The Crow TV series seems to have put a stop to the ever more degenerate sequels. That counts as a win, right?

(Can we get them to do this with Hellraiser?)

La Femme Nikita.

We will not speak of the currently airing bland CW remake.

Only counting American stuff then? Alrights.

"Really, how could you forget The Odd Couple?"

Exactly.

Paper Chase is an interesting choice, right on the edge of success for me, but interesting in terms of how it (like Stargate) made the transition between networks (in it's case, it ran on CBS in the 1979 season, was run in reruns by PBS and then Showtime ordered three more seasons that ran from 1983 on.)

What about Highlander? That series ran for awhile.

And the Ghostbusters cartoon was awesome!

Dustin, fuck off, I liked Clerks the animated series, but I do agree that these are the best five.

Private Benjamin?

Holy non-closed bold tag!

@Melody: Since when are awards or the opinion of the "unwashed masses" a sign for quality?

Another vote for The Odd Couple.

No one's questioning the inclusion of that Young Indiana Jones show? I've never heard of it. I HAVE heard of Stargate.

FabMax, if you could read - as opposed to "skim lazy article" - you would know quality was not one of Dustin's criteria.

It seems churlish to criticise the 'unwashed masses' to which you so clearly belong.

Dipshit.

young jones belongs no where on any list.

Tales of the Gold Monkey(1982-83), inspired by Only Angels Have Wings (1939).

Wot? if Dustin can have his dickety list, than i can have this.

oh, and Odd Couple

@Peter G, before you throw around insults, maybe you should brush up on your reading skills. What's the last sentence of the first paragraph after the list?

LAST !!
Anyway, if anyone's still reading this post, I nominate the Superman TV show, which followed up the movie Superman and the Mole-Men.