I can't help that I'm obsessed with lists, so look out: 60 Minutes conducted a poll in tandem with Vanity Fair that asked viewers to name their favorite sitcom of all time. Here were the seven available options and the percentage of votes each garnered:
1. Seinfeld 22%
2. The Honeymooners 20%
3. Friends 16%
4. Cheers 14%
5. Arrested Development 7%
6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6%
7. 30 Rock 5%
Am I the only one who would rank those in the exact opposite order? It's never not alienating to see people line up and agree that your taste is diametrically opposed to theirs. My instinct is to invite all gay men under this pariah umbrella, but fine, maybe you think Seinfeld is the best too. But do you? I wonder if you do.
I know Seinfeld has long been declared the greatest sitcom ever (TV Guide ranked the Top 50 sitcoms in 2002 and Jerry came out on top), but this poll is yet another...
1. Seinfeld 22%
2. The Honeymooners 20%
3. Friends 16%
4. Cheers 14%
5. Arrested Development 7%
6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show 6%
7. 30 Rock 5%
Am I the only one who would rank those in the exact opposite order? It's never not alienating to see people line up and agree that your taste is diametrically opposed to theirs. My instinct is to invite all gay men under this pariah umbrella, but fine, maybe you think Seinfeld is the best too. But do you? I wonder if you do.
I know Seinfeld has long been declared the greatest sitcom ever (TV Guide ranked the Top 50 sitcoms in 2002 and Jerry came out on top), but this poll is yet another...
- 12/4/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
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