Wondering why I didn't compile a best of the decade list on Televisionary? Head over to The Daily Beast, where you can find my latest feature, "23 Shows That Changed Television," which looks at the cultural impact (both good and ill) of 23 series that launched this decade.
Those influential series include American Idol, Lost, Survivor, The Wire, Mad Men, Weeds, Big Love, Arrested Development, The Osbournes, True Blood, Laguna Beach, Family Guy and Battlestar Galactica.
And if you're wondering why some of your favorites got left off, it's because each of the series had to have premiered after January 1st, 2000 in order to be included in the list. Which negated the inclusion of such influential series from the late 1990s, such as The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The West Wing, and South Park, to name a few.
Head over to the comments section to share your thoughts on the list and your picks for the most influential series of the decade.
The Daily Beast: "23 Shows That Changed Television"
Written by Jace | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 | 4 comments »Written by Jace on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Permalink Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Big Love, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Mad Men, True Blood, Weeds
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Wait - has FlashForward already crashed and burned? I think it still a good show with a lot of promise...
Fantastic list and a great, articulate article!
Am I missing something? There seems to be only 22...
NS,
There are 22 slides. One of those slides has two shows on it. Thus, 23.