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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by hkmurakami on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:16PM (#15990989)
I only started watching west wing least year.

I was shocked that network tv could produce something so smart, balanced, thoughtful, albeit 20 years ago.

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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by macintux on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:23PM (#15991039)
There have been some astonishingly good television programs to come out of broadcast television. West Wing, MASH...

Wait, I'm sure there have been more. Right?

Yeah, never mind.

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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by Al-Khwarizmi on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:14PM (#15991351)
Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by labster on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:11PM (#15991331)
Star Trek. I mean, for certain values of "astonishingly".
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by macintux on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:57PM (#15991601)
Star Trek gave us a few excellent episodes. I don't think any of the series have been excellent overall, although I'm probably in the minority opinion in that.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by eropple on Friday December 22, 2017 @09:07PM (#15992505)
I think that's probably a majority opinion. Star Trek's reach always exceeded its grasp. There are excellent episodes and very good seasons (mostly of TNG and DS9) but I don't think I know anyone who'd go to the mat for any of them as consistently excellent.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by macintux on Friday December 22, 2017 @06:31PM (#15991772)
Simpsons, at least the first several seasons.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by macintux on Friday December 22, 2017 @07:09PM (#15991984)
Scrubs.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by wu_tang_chris on Friday December 22, 2017 @04:51PM (#15991201)
Frasier
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by scarface74 on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:01PM (#15991261)
Didn't Frasier have a laugh track? I can't watch anything with a laugh track.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by devmunchies on Friday December 22, 2017 @05:44PM (#15991534)
Yes. I tried watching it after moving to Seattle (cliché, I know), but couldn't bear it because of the laugh track.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by dudul on Friday December 22, 2017 @07:02PM (#15991938)
Granted, but it was still a very good TV show. Actually liked it better than Cheers.
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Re:Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes Saved from 230 Hours of Comm... by SapphireSun on Friday December 22, 2017 @10:17PM (#15992713)
These guys take apart The West Wing. Sad that it's only the teaser, the full episode is excellent.

https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-101-teaser-a...

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