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TV (the book) : two experts pick the greatest American shows of all time / Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz.

by Sepinwall, Alan, 1973- author.

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New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2016.

Television series -- United States -- History and criticism.

9781455588190 (paperback)

1455588199 (paperback)

xxi, 410 pages ; 23 cm

The great debate: how do you pick the best show of all time? -- The inner circle -- No-doubt-about-it classics -- Groundbreakers and workhorses -- Outlier classics -- Works in progress -- A certain regard -- Miniseries -- TV-movies -- Live plays made for television.

The Pantheon: The 100 Greatest Shows Ever -- The Great Debate: How Do You Pick the Best Show of All Time? --- 1--10 The Inner Circle : - The Simpsons - The Sopranos - The Wire - Cheers - Breaking Bad - Mad Men - Seinfeld - I Love Lucy - Deadwood - All in the Family -- 11--50 No-Doubt-About-It Classics : - M*A*S*H - Hill Street Blues - The Shield - The Twilight Zone - Arrested Development - The Larry Sanders Show - The Honeymooners - Louie - The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The X-Files - Curb Your Enthusiasm - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show - Twin Peaks - Lost - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Freaks and Geeks - My So-Called Life - Oz - The Dick Van Dyke Show - Friday Night Lights - NYPD Blue - Frasier - Homicide: Life on the Street - Battlestar Galactica - In Treatment - South Park - The West Wing - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - It's Garry Shandling's Show - The Jack Benny Program - Soap - The Andy Griffith Show - The Cosby Show - Moonlighting - Taxi - East Side/West Side - Hannibal - ER - Parks and Recreation - Roseanne - 30 Rock - The Bob Newhart Show - Malcolm in the Middle -- 51-75 Groundbreakers and Workhorses : - Miami Vice - The Office - St. Elsewhere - Community - The Golden Girls - Friends - Police Squad! - 24 - The Defenders - Gunsmoke - Sex and the City - Star Trek - Firefly - Law & Order - Maude - The Rockford Files - China Beach - Enlightened - Everybody Loves Raymond - The Wonder Years - Barney Miller - Frank's Place - Justified -- 76-100 Outlier Classics : - thirtysomething - Columbo - Futurama - The Outer Limits - Northern Exposure - Batman - King of the Hill - Veronica Mars - Cagney & Lacey - EZ Streets - Wiseguy - Gilmore Girls - Six Feet Under - Sports Night - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Batman: The Animated Series - Boardwalk Empire - NewsRadio - Picket Fences - Scrubs - WOP in Cincinnati - How I Met Your Mother - Terriers -- Works in Progress -- A Certain Regard -- Miniseries -- TV-Movies -- Live Plays Made for Television.

"While working at the Newark Star-Ledger, Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall created a popular column debating the merits of then-current television. Eventually they went on to successful careers as critics elsewhere, but the debate raged on and now comes to an epic conclusion in TV (THE BOOK). Alan and Matt have established The Pantheon of top TV shows using a complex, obsessively all-encompassing ranking system by which to order and stack them up against each other. With a mix of lively entries on critically acclaimed and commercially successful classics such as Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Star Trek, The Simpsons and Twin Peaks and illuminating essays on short-lived favorites such as Taxi, Freaks and Geeks, and My So-Called Life, TV (THE BOOK) is sure to spark conversation and debate among readers. TV (THE BOOK) is a must-have for long-time television and film buffs and for young enthusiasts who, fresh off their latest Netflix binge, are looking to expand their knowledge of the medium and wondering what show to start streaming next"--

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