Cancelled TV Shows You'd Like To See Become Movies

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Do you dream of your favorite cancelled TV show being turned into a movie? Do you wonder what kind of movie your favorite TV series would make?

We've compiled a comprehensive list of cancelled TV shows that could be made into a movie. Check out the list, rank it, add to it, and enjoy!
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Heroes
(NBC)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(UPN)
Charmed

Friends
(NBC)
Gilmore Girls
(CW)
Lost
(ABC)
Alias
(ABC)
Chuck
(NBC)
Fringe
(FOX)
Nikita
(CW)

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13 Simpsons Jokes That Actually Came True

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One of the most iconic television shows of all time, as well as one of the most quoted properties in pop culture history, The Simpsons has made hundreds of jokes that we all know, remember and reference on a daily basis. Often times, these jokes revolve around extremely absurd concepts that could only happen in a cartoon or a satire -- according to the writers at the time. Sometimes, these jokes underestimate just how low humanity (and often, America) can go.

Here's a collection of hilarious Simpsons jokes that really ended up being true, happening or being repeated elsewhere.
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It Tastes Like Grandma!!
The Joke:
Inspired by a Zorro movie, Homer begins slapping people with a glove and challenging them to duels.

When a real Southern gentleman accepts Homer's request for a duel, the Simpsons run off to the old farm Homer lived on with his parents and breed a dangerously addictive but successful tobacco/tomato hybrid called "tomacco"

What Actually Happened:
Homer’s "tomacco" plant became a reality when Rob Baur, a senior operations analyst at an Oregon sewage treatment plant, created it in his house.

He grafted together a tobacco root with a tomato plant to create a real-life tomacco, without even enlisting the aid of radioactive material.

To date, no nearby farm animals have gone berserk and articulated their tomacco desire through speech yet. YET.
There's Very Little Meat In These Gym Mats
The Joke: As seen in the video above, Lunch Lady Doris is seen throwing gym mats into a meat grinder in order to prepare the school lunch for the day.

Anyone who's ever had a public school lunch knows how completely inedible they can be, and some of the wet, warm, questionable objects on your styrofoam, sectioned-off tray do seem like they have hazardous chemicals as their base...but gym mats?

That's unheard of, that would never happen, right?



What Actually Happened:
So it turns out that the bread used in the McDonald's McRib actually contains an ingredient (banned in some parts of Europe) that is used to keep gym mats sponge-y.

Time Magazine's Healthland blog ran a story about the McRib and its ingredients. It identified Azodicarbonamide as one ingredient found in the sandwich's bun and apparently it is most commonly used in the manufacturing of foam gym mats and the soles of shoes.

The blog also noted that the 70 ingredients of the McRib, including Azodicarbonamide, exist in very small quantities and will almost certainly leave anyone eating a McRib unharmed.

Still, Azodicarbonamide is a substance banned in Europe and strictly regulated by the FDA.

Looks like the Doris joke really wasn't that far off.
My Retirement Grease!!!!!


The Joke:
In the episode "In Lard Of The Dance" Homer discovers he can make money by stealing and reselling grease found in the back of Springfield Elementary's kitchen. They even build a contraption so that they can steal the maximum amount of grease in their car, like so...



They eventually give up after a few encounters with Groundskeeper Willie and the Springfield Grease Company.



Bart and Homer barely escape an angry, greased up Willie while trying to make it home-free with their glorious, profit-garnering grease in tow.

What Actually Happened:
In November of 2011 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that thieves had stolen at least $2,000 worth of grease from the privately-owned restaurant The St. Louis Wing Co. since April.

"It's a big deal. There's a huge underground out there for this stuff," owner Bobby Thessler said. "Others have said that this is like the new copper... These thieves are getting more sophisticated...".



When he called the police on these thieves, they spotted three teenagers taking grease from the back of Tessler's restaurant, as well as others on that same block.

The man uses about 60 to 70 pounds of grease every week, so saving money by selling it has always been a way to help break even.

A rendering company would have paid the owner of the company multiple thousands of dollars for used cooking grease.


Itchy and Scratchy's Bloody Billboard
The Joke:
When The Itchy and Scratchy Movie came out in The Simpsons they advertised with a billboard that sprayed blood when Itchy hit Scratchy over the head with a sledgehammer, meant to poke fun at the overtness of not only violence in emerging popular media, but in even its advertising.



What Actually Happened:
New Zealand was super excited about the TV premier of Kill Bill so they borrowed the idea from The Simpsons in a way that actually may have escaped the creators of the controversial Kill Bill billboard.



In an homage to Kill Bill's gore the billboard sprayed across the wall, street and cars.

Just like the advertising for The Itchy and Scratchy Movie.
Flaming Moe
The Joke:
Homer tells the local tavern owner Moe about a secret cocktail that includes cough medicine and fire that he calls a "Flaming Homer".

Moe steals the recipe and renames the drink the "Flaming Moe" and begins selling it at his tavern, betraying homer in the process. The drink is a success and Moe becomes famous, even Aerosmith drops by to perform at his place!



What Actually Happened:
A man who owns a bar in Prospect Heights bar called The Way Station (containing a replica of the giant blue TARDIS -- the time-and-space traveling machine from the BBC's Doctor Who television series) custom steampunk devices, Victorian décor and great cocktails.

Owner/bartender Andy Heidel said somebody mentioned a Flaming Moe and he just happened to have a bottle of Robitussin behind the bar. Not sure why you would have cough medicine behind a bar, but whatever. So he mixed Pernod, Jagermeister, Robitussin, and a Bacardi 151 floater then set it on fire.

Thus, we got the real Flaming Moe.


Scotchtoberfest
The Joke:
principal Skinner tries to set Bart up to get in trouble, so he concocts something called "Scotchtoberfest" which allows him to control an entire event where he knows Bart won't be able to resist pranking Groundskeeper Willie. Skinner attempts to catch Bart in act.


Vintage Wine & Spirits Co. A wine, beer, spirits, cigar and wine accessory specialty shop located in West Des Moines, Iowa created a real Scotchtoberfest held every Saturday in October.


I Was Elected To Lead Not To Read
The Joke:
This was a dig at Governor Schwarzenegger from The Simpson's Movie, saying he was too dumb to be a Government official.

The line "I was elected to lead, not read" was such a ridiculous statement because an elected official's entire job is reading long, difficult legislation, making sense of it then deliberating.

What Actually Happened:
In the 2012 GOP race there was a man by the name of Herman Cain, and he ran on the slogan "We need a leader, not a reader."

So yeah, that almost happened.

What does that slogan even mean? You need to read and be at least somewhat of an intellectual to run a country, that's why that joke in The Simpsons is so fun and why in the real world it's just so tragic.


Stolen Sugar Truck
The Joke:
Lisa begins to feel threatened by Allison, a new student, because she is smarter, younger and a better saxophone player than she is.



Their rivalry reaches a climax at the school's diorama contest where Lisa plans to sabotage Allison's entry. The episode's subplot sees Homer steal a large pile of sugar from a crashed truck, and begin selling it door-to-door. He keeps it in the back yard and it eventually melts due to rain.

What Actually Happened:

Someone actually stole a freaking sugar truck.

In 2009 two kids were arrested by police in India for stealing a sugar truck from a person actually in charge of delivering the sugar. The kids were actually in charge of cleaning the truck and took it while it was parked at the cleaner/boss's house.

No word on whether or not they planned to sell it door to door.


The Land Of Chocolate
The Joke:
The Land of Chocolate is a land imagined by Homer when German businessman bought the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and, during an interview, told Homer they came from "the Land of Chocolate", meaning Germany.

In Homer's head this land was made entirely of chocolate, including houses, streetlights, paths and rivers. Even chocolate rabbits and dogs. And in a part called "Fudgetown" they even had chocolate fudge rains.

What Actually Happened:
Well, China has done it again. For the second year in a row, a theme park made entirely from chocolate will open its doors in Shanghai, according to CNNGo.

The park used 80 tons of Belgian chocolate to create sculptures such as the terracotta warriors and The Great Wall.

The exhibit drew roughly a half a million visitors, according to CNNGo.



This year, the park is moving to Shanghai's Himalayas Art Museum, and will feature 200 pieces of chocolate art. Chocolatiers will also be on hand to make everything from truffle chocolate to wine chocolate; visitors will also be able to create their own chocolate.

I think if I were to actually visit this theme park I would act exactly as homer did in his dream. No word yet on the edible, sentient chocolate animals.


The Good Morning Burger


The Joke:

In the Simpsons, the Good Morning Burger was eighteen ounces of sizzling ground beef soaked in rich creamery butter, topped off with bacon, ham and a fried egg.

This was before all fast food restaurants started carrying a regular menu of heart-attacks every morning before 10:30AM, so it really worked as a satire of how horrible fast food is for you.

Before the "Baconator", a Sourdough Jack or even a triple cheeseburger were as bad as things got.

The Good Morning Burger seemed so ridiculous and far off that it could never really happen.

Until...


What Actually Happened: This take on the Good Morning Burger is quite similar: hash browns, topped with a hamburger, topped with a fried egg. There are hash browns under a burger that's under a fried egg.

Another good example of how far things have gotten in fast food are, of course, the KFC Double Down and their "failure bowls" (as comedian Patton Oswalt calls them in this bit).

The Most Annoying TV Hosts

March 29, 2014, 1:21 pm

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The most annoying TV hosts include reality TV presenters, game show hosts and both morning and late-night talk show hosts. Each person on this list is considered, at least by some, to be abrasive and/or generally irritating. Not everyone's going to agree, of course, and that's why this is a VoteRanked list: You vote for the TV hosts that you find the most annoying, and vote down those you actually like. Also, if a particular host that annoys you isn't listed, feel free to add them.

No list of annoying television hosts would be complete without the reality television presenters. And, like it or not, Ryan Seacrest leads the pack! As the longtime host of FOX's 'American Idol,' Ryan has become increasingly irritating in recent seasons. And 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst absolutely makes the list -- he almost seems like he truly hates his job, most of the time. Chris Harrison, host of ABC's 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette,' deserves a spot, too. His over-dramatic efforts to pit contestants against each other is getting old. He also seems annoyed by everyone -- even himself. Maybe it's just the show...it IS pretty annoying.

Yes, reality television presenters are generally irritating, but they've got nothing on some of the talk show hosts! Larry King could certainly be annoying, but his CNN prime-time replacement, Piers Morgan, is downright insufferable. And yes, Oprah Winfrey makes the list, because she's still annoying people, even after 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' went off the air. Others deserving of a place of dishonor on this list include Nancy Grace, Bill O'Reilly, Matt Lauer and yes, even Katie Couric. She deserves a gold star for being annoying on the most different networks!

Who is the most annoying TV host? This list of the most annoying TV hosts also includes late-night presenters like Chelsea Handler, Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson and -- gasp -- Conan O'Brien. Disagree? Then vote them down. Everyone's entitled to an opinion.
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Al Sharpton

Bill O'Reilly
The O'Reilly Factor
Donald Trump
Celebrity Apprentice
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo at Large
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Joan Rivers
Fashion Police
Kathie Lee Gifford

Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace
Phil McGraw
Dr. Phil
Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan Tonight

The 17 Most Uncomfortable Game of Thrones Moments

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List of the creepiest scenes in "Game of Thrones" including the most squirm-inducing, strange, cringe-worthy and just plain uncomfortable moments from "Game of Thrones", including some of the grossest GoT moments. As you may expect, this list contains spoilers from the first three seasons of "Game of Thrones", so if you're not caught up, you might want to save this one for later.

"Game of Thrones" is an epic-scale high-fantasy series based on the popular series of novels by George R. R. Martin. The book series relates an ongoing competition - spanning generations over the course of decades - for the throne of the Kingdom of Westeros, a continent plagued by unpredictable, long-spanning seasons. In the first season of the TV series (based on the opening book in the series, "A Song of Ice and Fire"), the Westeros was plunged into conflict after the death of King Robert Baratheon. These events unfolded through the eyes of members of numerous noble families of the Westeros, including House Stark, House Targaryen and House Lannister.

Martin's world is full of intrigue and danger, but also cultural clashes and a staggering, complex array of personal perversions. From incestuous couples to brothers getting thrills from offering up their sister for rape, to necrophilia, to young adults continuing to breastfeed from their willing mothers, "Game of Thrones" offers up a non-stop parade of illicit sex, shattered taboos and, yes, dragons.

What are the most cringe-worthy moments from "Game of Thrones"? Read on and you'll soon find out.

Also check out this list of the Best Game of Thrones Characters.
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Viserys Targaryen Gets Crowned
We've all been there. Your people are throwing you and your new wife a lovely little get-together, when your brother-in-law stumbles in, drunk, and ruins the whole scene. Khal Drogo reacts... perhaps a bit more harshly than most. He pours molten gold over the guys' head, a cruel play on his promise to one day see him "crowned" as King of the Westeros. (Funny thing about those Dothraki... they love irony.) Viserys' sister - the Khaleesi - is there to witness the whole thing, but she's not really bothered. Honestly, he was becoming kind of a pain, always "I am the dragon" this and "have sex with this brutal warload to secure my future kingdom" that. Who needs it?
Lysa Tully Breastfeeding
Despite her kid looking old enough to audition for "Glee," Lysa Tully - sister to our own Lady Stark - continues to feed him her own special brand whenever he's feeling a bit peckish. (They also sort of have an attitude about it when pressed, like it's the most normal thing you ever did see.) This creepy duo would benefit from an Oprah intervention, or at least their own reality show - "16 and Breastfeeding."
Joffrey's Surprise for Sansa
Is anything more uncomfortable than when your fiance brings up the subject of kids, in front of one of his thug bodyguards? Well, maybe when he surprises you with your fathers head on a stick. Though Sansa and Joffrey's tentative romance started off rather promisingly, with a stolen glance here and a nervous titter there, it devolved pretty quickly into outright wolf-centric violence and frustration.

Following his coronation as king, just after having a guy's tongue cut out because he sang a funny song at a tavern, Joffrey moves along to his next order of business - completely horrifying his bride-to-be by showing off her executed father's severed head. (Oh, also, he tells her "As soon as you've had your blood, I'll put a son in you." What a charmer, right ladies?)
Lannister Family Values
Yes, the children of patriarch Tywin Lannister have been known to enjoy the presence of one another's company, perhaps a bit too much. (Could this twisted union by the explanation for the miserable little Prince Joffrey and his resemblance to Draco Malfoy? Only more ferret-like?)

Plus, as uncomfortable as it is to watch the romance between brother and sister, we can't help wondering how Cersei could possibly choose Jaime over her other, considerably more dashing brother Tyrion! The Lannister family tree has so few branches, it's technically bamboo. It's just wrong.
Khaleesi Eats a Horse Heart
During her time as Khaleesi in the capital city of Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys Targaryen is pregnant with the heir to the throne. Thus, she's expected to participate in some rather ghastly, primitive pregnancy rituals. One in particular involves eating - and not throwing up - an entire horse's heart. Because then you absorb all that horse's valuable essence, or something, I suppose? That kid's gonna be born with more horsepower, and possibly greater torque. Khaleesi also decides during the ceremony that her baby will be named Rhaego, which is a shame, because Pete Khal really does have a nice ring to it.
The Red Wedding. All of It.
If you saw the Red Wedding, the cringe-worthiness of it requires no explanation. It was a bloodbath worthy of its title and, if a most uncomfortable moment must be picked, you have to go with stabbing a pregnant women to death IN THE STOMACH. Yes, it's disturbing to look at the parade of sister wives and think about them getting plowed by Argus Filch (you may now forever associate Harry Potter with a GoT bloodbath; you're welcome), the fact remains, the death of Robb Stark's wife was gnarlier than an "Oz" rape and shank.

If you disagree, you can make your case in the comments but that's where it's going to stand for now. 
Jaime's Plan to Be the King's Right Hand Man Is Cut Short
We all know by now that Jaime Lannister is a smooth-talking guy (I mean, he DID convince his married sister to have sex with him), and when he and Brienne were captured by Vargo Hoat and his men on the trek back to King's Landing, it seemed- if only for a moment- that he and his protector would be spared any harm...until good ole Vargo cut off his hand.

Cut. Off. His. Hand.

We get plenty of exposure to the stump as the rest of season 3 unfolds, but the first glimpse of Jaime's hand separating from the bloody stump where it used to be attached is easily one of the more haunting images of the season.
Theon Loses His Most Prized Possession
Theon Greyjoy, who- let's admit- hasn't had the easiest life, just got the sh*t end of the stick in Season 3. He betrays the family that raised him, thinks he's emerged victorious in the battle for Westeros, and then falls victim to another betrayal at the hands of his own men.

What's next? Oh, just a playful little torture sesh. 

It's brutal watching him get fingers and other parts cut off, but there's a special kind of evil involved when you bring in a couple of ladies for the old slap and tickle knowing the express purpose of the interaction is to get Theon's junk alert enough to cut off. As if that's not a big enough dick move (see what we did there?), Ramsey, his captor/tormentor, waits for Theon to wake up and then eats a giant sausage in front of him. 
Execution of Eddard Stark
When Eddard Stark is taken before the executioner, every bone in the viewers body screams that there will be an amazing rescue. Or possible the king will forgive him. Somehow Eddard will survive. But as we find out not every story has a fairy tale ending. George R. R. Martin has a heart of stone, although fans of the frequently-killed-in-action actor Sean Bean may have had a chance of seeing this one coming.
Daenerys and Viserys: Sibling Arch-Rivalry
Brother and sister Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen have fled Westeros following the murder of their father Aerys II Targaryen (aka "The Mad King.") During the pilot episode of "Game of Thrones" we realize that Viserys has given up his own sister for marriage to the barbarian king Khal Drogo, in the hopes of leading Drogo's army back across the Narrow Sea and reclaiming the throne from Robert Baratheon.

If pimping out his own sister weren't reprehensible enough, just take a gander at how Viserys looks at her and treats her in this clip. It's hard to tell if he's more eager to deflower her himself or offer her up as Horse King bait. Seriously, I know HBO had a hit with "Entourage," but I think they may be pushing this "unlikable lead character" thing a bit far.

The Greatest Characters We Watched Grow Up on TV

March 30, 2014, 2:51 pm

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List of the greatest characters we watched grow up on TV. This list ranks the best TV characters who grew up before the audience's very eyes week to week, or more aptly, year to year. Going through puberty is not exactly easy. But going through puberty in front of an international audience is something on a whole other level. If one wishes to know what that is like, he or she may ask the actors and actresses behind the TV characters on this list. Some of the best characters who grew up from season to season belong in families like the Tanners in San Francisco, as we watched D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle literally go from children to human beings over the course of "Full House." Remember when Corey and Topanga were bickering classmates in "Boy Meets World?" If so, you also probably remember when they started dating and when they got married.
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D.J. Tanner

Randy Taylor

Shawn Hunter

Theodore Cleaver

Sabrina Spellman

Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper

Topanga Lawrence

Kevin Arnold

Kelly Bundy

Best USA Network Original Series

March 31, 2014, 5:41 am

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USA network was perhaps the first cable network to really invest in creating quality original programming.  Listed are the best of those shows. 
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Monk

Psych

The 4400

The Dead Zone

La Femme Nikita

White Collar

Covert Affairs

Fairly Legal

Royal Pains

Suits

The Greatest Bad Boys in TV History

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List of the greatest bad boys in TV history. Here is a listing of the cream of the crop when it comes to television's best bad boys. The best and the baddest of the bunch make their ensemble that much richer. Perhaps Samuel L. Jackson's character in "Pulp Fiction" would refer to the TV characters ranker here as "BAMFS." Whatever tough guy categorization you would like to give these characters, they are undoubtedly the coolest -- if not particularly warm -- men to grace our screens every week. And nobody can down whiskey like Don Draper, just like nobody could scare television parents like bad boys next door Ryan Atwood ("The O.C.") and Shawn Hunter ("Boy Meets World").

This list includes TV bad boy characters with dark brooding attitudes, leather jackets, motorcycles, dour dispositions, sad mysterious pasts, questionable ethics - and hopeful girls who love them anyway. Dylan McKay, Chuck Bass, and even The Fonz are at the top of our ranks. Vote up the quintessential bad boys on television to shape this list, or click rerank to make a version of your own.
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Dean Winchester

Dylan McKay

Fonzie

James "Sawyer" Ford

Spike

Hank Moody

Jax Teller

Damon Salvatore

Neal Caffrey

Nucky Thompson

The Best TV Spinoffs

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What are the best TV spin-offs in history? This list definitely includes many. Some of the best TV spin-off shows were, well, spun off of wildly successful sitcoms and dramas, allowing faithful viewers of the original shows the chance to learn more about some of the original characters. Spin-off shows don't always work ('Joanie Loves Chachi,' anyone?) but this list proves that lightning can strike once, or more rarely, twice! With news that FOX's 'Glee' may get a spin-off (risky, but understandable given the show's success), we thought we'd take a closer look at some of the more memorable TV spin-offs over the years. Don't see your favorite on the list? Definitely add it!
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Frasier

Happy Days

Laverne & Shirley

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Married... with Children

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Andy Griffith Show

The Jeffersons

The Simpsons

Angel

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The Greatest Characters We Watched Grow Up on TV

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List of the greatest characters we watched grow up on TV. This list ranks the best TV characters who grew up before the audience's very eyes week to week, or more aptly, year to year. Going through puberty is not exactly easy. But going through puberty in front of an international audience is something on a whole other level. If one wishes to know what that is like, he or she may ask the actors and actresses behind the TV characters on this list. Some of the best characters who grew up from season to season belong in families like the Tanners in San Francisco, as we watched D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle literally go from children to human beings over the course of "Full House." Remember when Corey and Topanga were bickering classmates in "Boy Meets World?" If so, you also probably remember when they started dating and when they got married.
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Cory Matthews

D.J. Tanner

Randy Taylor

Shawn Hunter

Theodore Cleaver

Sabrina Spellman

Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper

Topanga Lawrence

Kevin Arnold

Kelly Bundy

The Best NBC Comedies of All Time

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The best NBC comedies of all time include classic sitcoms that captivated television audiences for years. This list of the greatest NBC comedy TV shows is a long one, because the network gave us so many of the most memorable comedy series in television history. Which show is your favorite? Vote it up! And, if you don't see your personal favorite NBC comedy listed, by all means, add it.

In the 1980s, NBC began to seriously dominate Thursday night programming with a lineup that included some of these first-rate comedy TV shows, including 'The Cosby Show,' 'Cheers,' 'Family Ties' and 'A Different World.' The "Must See TV" trend continued well into the 1990s, with shows like 'Seinfeld,' 'Frasier,' 'Mad About You' and, of course, 'Friends.' Today, the NBC Thursday night comedy lineup includes '30 Rock,' 'The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Community.'

This list of the best NBC comedies of all time features so many multiple Emmy Awards nominees and winners, it's staggering really. But it's not just the big name shows: Several great comedy programs on NBC didn't last long, but they made a great impact on pop culture. Some of the best NBC sitcoms from the late 70s and early 80s are also included, like 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'Gimmie a Break!' And who could possibly forget Will Smith's 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'? Fortunately, many of these great comedies that originally aired on NBC will continue to live on in syndication (probably forever).

This list aims to answer the question "whatis the best NBC comedy of all time?"

Again, remember to vote for the NBC comedy shows you think are the best, and vote down any that you just don't like.
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Cheers

Family Ties

Frasier

Friends

Saturday Night Live

Seinfeld

The Cosby Show

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Golden Girls

The Office

The Best Actors to Start Their Careers on Soaps

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This is a list of the best actors to start their careers on soap operas, as voted on by experts and fans alike. Like the best film actors who got famous on TV first, one can take many routes to become Hollywood stars. Some actors start out on in theatre, while others start out in modeling. Many notable actors though start their careers on daytime soap operas. Famous actors that started on soaps gained credits and notoriety on daytime television so they could move on to land bigger roles. While many of them are now bigshots in Hollywood, to some, they will always just be old soap opera stars. 

Soap operas are a guilty pleasure among many television viewers, whether they are during the daytime or at night. The stories may be far-fetched -- with the dead returning as their own twin and heiresses who have been switched at birth -- and even sexy, with several characters bedding one another at the same time -- but they are nonetheless intriguing escapism. The plots keep viewers glued to their television sets and the acting is larger than life. No one has ever said that a soap opera is boring.

The list contains many notable actors. Actors like Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Pitt, and Sarah Michelle Gellar all appeared on soap operas before moving on in their professional acting career. Latter generations of film and television fans will be surprised to find out a top-notch actor like Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon got their starts as part of the cast of the long-forgotten "A World Apart"

This answers the question "What actors got their starts on soaps?" and "What actors started out in soap operas?"

Vote for the greatest actors who got their start on soaps. If you don't see your favorite performers on this list, feel free to add them so that other voters could chime in. And when you're done, please check out this list: Best Film Actors Who Got Famous On TV First.

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Brad Pitt

James Earl Jones

John Stamos

Julianne Moore

Kevin Bacon

Laurence Fishburne

Leonardo DiCaprio

Morgan Freeman

Tommy Lee Jones

Tom Selleck

They Were Right to Cancel These TV Shows in 2014

April 2, 2014, 6:11 pm

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Although there have been good shows that have started in 2014, there have been quite a few that have already been justifiably been cancelled.  Which do you think were definite duds? 
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Being Human

Raising Hope

Killer Women

Back in the Game

The Michael J. Fox Show

Sean Saves the World

The Assets

Enlisted

Ravenswood

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

TV Shows Canceled Before Their Time

April 3, 2014, 7:11 pm

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List of canceled TV shows that didn't deserve to die is ranked by TV fans around the world. From shows that ended too soon to shows that shouldn't have been taken off the air at all, these are the TV shows canceled well before their time was up. Popular shows on this list include "Arrested Development" and "Party Down", but this list of the best cancelled TV shows isn't only about comedies.

What are the best TV shows cancelled before their time? What TV shows were cancelled but came back? Vote on your favorite comedy shows, dramas, sci-fi series, and crossover TV programs, or add your own list of TV shows that should have been given a second chance.
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Firefly

Arrested Development

Deadwood

Dead Like Me

Freaks and Geeks

Futurama

Pushing Daisies

Star Trek: The Original Series

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Veronica Mars

The Greatest Bad Boys in TV History

April 3, 2014, 6:41 pm

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List of the greatest bad boys in TV history. Here is a listing of the cream of the crop when it comes to television's best bad boys. The best and the baddest of the bunch make their ensemble that much richer. Perhaps Samuel L. Jackson's character in "Pulp Fiction" would refer to the TV characters ranker here as "BAMFS." Whatever tough guy categorization you would like to give these characters, they are undoubtedly the coolest -- if not particularly warm -- men to grace our screens every week. And nobody can down whiskey like Don Draper, just like nobody could scare television parents like bad boys next door Ryan Atwood ("The O.C.") and Shawn Hunter ("Boy Meets World").

This list includes TV bad boy characters with dark brooding attitudes, leather jackets, motorcycles, dour dispositions, sad mysterious pasts, questionable ethics - and hopeful girls who love them anyway. Dylan McKay, Chuck Bass, and even The Fonz are at the top of our ranks. Vote up the quintessential bad boys on television to shape this list, or click rerank to make a version of your own.
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Chuck Bass

Dean Winchester

Dylan McKay

James "Sawyer" Ford

Spike

Hank Moody

Jax Teller

Damon Salvatore

Neal Caffrey

Nucky Thompson

The Best TV Spinoffs

April 10, 2014, 12:36 pm

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What are the best TV spin-offs in history? This list definitely includes many. Some of the best TV spin-off shows were, well, spun off of wildly successful sitcoms and dramas, allowing faithful viewers of the original shows the chance to learn more about some of the original characters. Spin-off shows don't always work ('Joanie Loves Chachi,' anyone?) but this list proves that lightning can strike once, or more rarely, twice! With news that FOX's 'Glee' may get a spin-off (risky, but understandable given the show's success), we thought we'd take a closer look at some of the more memorable TV spin-offs over the years. Don't see your favorite on the list? Definitely add it!
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Frasier

Happy Days

Laverne & Shirley

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Married... with Children

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Andy Griffith Show

The Jeffersons

The Simpsons

Angel

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Who Should Replace David Letterman?

April 10, 2014, 2:21 pm

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(Update: On April 10, 2014, it was announced that Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman as host of the "Late Show.")

 On April 3, 2014, fans of late night TV were met with the surprising (but not-so-surprising) news that David Letterman was stepping down from his "Late Show" on CBS after spending the past 34 years on TV (32 on late night). His "Late Night" show on NBC is where Letterman came into his own before jumping to CBS in 1993, where he's been since. So, who will replace David Letterman when he leaves his seat from behind the desk? Speculation is running rampant. 

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Interestingly enough, season three of Louie, there was a teaser angle where Louis C.K. auditions for Letterman's show when he's supposed to retire. After he nails the audition, it ends up being a negotiating ploy where Letterman stays until...2015. Is this life imitating art? We shall see. Wouldn't it be something if CBS is able to lure Jimmy Fallon or Jimmy Kimmel? 

There are a number of leaders in the clubhouse, but it's up to you to decide who you think will become the next host of the Late Show. There are plenty of interesting, far-ranging options on this list, and feel free to add some of your own picks down on here.
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Amy Poehler

Conan O'Brien

Craig Ferguson

Ellen DeGeneres

Jimmy Kimmel

Jon Stewart

Louis C.K.

Neil Patrick Harris

Stephen Colbert

Tina Fey

Networks with the Best Programming

April 10, 2014, 8:06 pm

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List of the TV networks with the best programming, ranked by content consumers. Is modern television better than film? Movie stars are stepping down from the silver screen to star in award-winning TV series. Which channels have the best of the bunch? As competition increases, cable companies and premium networks are producing some of the best shows the world has ever seen. 
 
What channels have the best shows? This list discusses the best programming from popular North American networks, including the names of the original series they air. No matter what genre you’re craving, one of these top networks will have the right shows for you.
 
This list features the best U.S. networks with best programming, including: HBO, NBC, Showtime, TBS, AMC, Fox, FX, and more.
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AMC
Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead, The Killing
BBC America
Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Top Gear
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Simpsons, Glee, American Idol, 24, New Girl
FX
Justified, Sons of Anarchy, Archer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
HBO
Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, True Blood, Girls, The Wire
NBC
Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation, Friends, Law & Order
Showtime
Homeland, Dexter, Weeds, Californication, Episodes
The CW Television Network
The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Arrow, Beauty and the Beast, Hart of Dixie
Hgtv

Starz

The Greatest Characters We Watched Grow Up on TV

April 10, 2014, 4:41 pm

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List of the greatest characters we watched grow up on TV. This list ranks the best TV characters who grew up before the audience's very eyes week to week, or more aptly, year to year. Going through puberty is not exactly easy. But going through puberty in front of an international audience is something on a whole other level. If one wishes to know what that is like, he or she may ask the actors and actresses behind the TV characters on this list. Some of the best characters who grew up from season to season belong in families like the Tanners in San Francisco, as we watched D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle literally go from children to human beings over the course of "Full House." Remember when Corey and Topanga were bickering classmates in "Boy Meets World?" If so, you also probably remember when they started dating and when they got married.
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Cory Matthews

D.J. Tanner

Randy Taylor

Shawn Hunter

Beaver Cleaver

Zachary 'Zack' Morris

Sabrina Spellman

Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper

Topanga Lawrence

Kevin Arnold

The Best Showtime Original Shows

April 11, 2014, 7:26 pm

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Showtime is an American premium paid cable television service that has produced a variety of well-known original series, kid’s programming, adult programming, documentaries, sports programs and even original movies. Showtime is a subsidiary of CBS and has over 28 million subscribers. What are the best Showtime original shows of all time? Vote up the shows you think are the best and see how your favorites rank!
 
Launched in 1976, Showtime has been going strong ever since, raking in award after award for best original series and movies and getting the attention of A-list Hollywood actors along the way. Showtime original series have featured some pretty famous actors, and have some incredible writers as well. The story lines of our favorite Showtime series are usually dark and dramatic in nature, but Showtime has also produced several well-known comedies.
 
This list features the best Showtime original shows, ranked as the best by the community, including, "Shameless," "Homeland," "Dexter," "Ray Donovan," and "Masters of Sex." Vote up the best Showtime original series below or add one you love that isn't already on the list.
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Dexter

Stargate SG-1

The Outer Limits

The Tudors

Weeds

Californication

Nurse Jackie

Episodes

The Borgias

Homeland

The Best HBO Original Shows

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HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium paid cable and satellite TV service that has produced a number of well-known original series, as well as kid’s and adult programming, documentaries, sports programs, stand up comedy specials, and original miniseries. HBO is a subsidiary of Time Warner Cable and has over 32 million subscribers. What are the best HBO original shows of all time? Vote up the ones you think are the best below and see how your favorites rank!
 
Launched in 1972, HBO has been going steadily strong ever since, raking in award after award for best original television shows and miniseries and also grabbing the attention of major Hollywood actors along the way. HBO series have featured some well-known actors and kickstarted the careers of other, lesser known actors. HBO produces dark, brooding dramas, as well as some of television's most iconic comedies.
 
This list features the best HBO original series, ranked as the best by the community, including, True Blood, Game of Thrones, The Wire, Weeds, and True Detective. Vote up the HBO original series you think is the best and or add one you love that isn't already on the list.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Sopranos

The Wire

True Blood

Game of Thrones

Eastbound & Down

Boardwalk Empire

Veep

True Detective