976 Subj : Re: Vote for Star Trek To : alt.startrek,alt.tv.star-trek.tos From : Roderick Rutlidge Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 12:14:01 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos "Steven L." wrote in message news:yxkYe.1786$0m6.521@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Roderick Rutlidge wrote: > >> "Steven L." wrote in message >> news:IBdYe.1184$zQ3.96@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... >> >>>ToolPackinMama wrote: >>> >>> >>>>http://richlabonte.net/tvvote/ >>> >>>The "Best TV Shows Of All Time"?? >>> >>>It's obvious from the list of the front-runners that most of those voting >>>must be young sci-fi fans. >> >> >> Your analysis is ignorant. Clearly nerds are voting, that much can be >> said. But the fact that Xena: Warrior Princess is currently winning >> suggests that for the most part, groups of nerds are stuffing the ballot >> box with joke votes. I'm sure there is a thread in some NG somewhere that >> says, "Fellow nerds, vote for Xena and blow everybody's mind!" I believe >> the votes for Star Trek and Simpsons are legitimate, as only nerds would >> actually take something like this seriously and would therefore vote for >> their favorite show. >> >> >> >>>Any poll that doesn't have "All In The Family" as one of the top TV shows >>>of all time is clearly skewed beyond hope of repair. >>> >> >> >> Not really. That humor was directed at a specific demographic at a >> specific time in history. It does not have the staying power or perpetual >> relevance of, say, the Stooges or Star Trek. > > I don't define "The Greatest TV Shows Of All Time" as meaning they must be > perpetually relevant. Any more than a list of "The Greatest Scientists Of > All Time" must only include scientists whose theories of science are still > considered correct. Newton will always be considered one of the greatest > scientists of all time, even though his theories have been superseded by > Einstein's. Galileo was a great scientist, even though we have learned a > thousand times more about astronomy than he ever knew. > > A show that was groundbreaking *for its time* has to be considered great. > Could be considered great, but certainly not the best. Certainly not as great as material that can entertain everyone of all generations and isn't tied to a time period. . 0