Lucille Ball in Meme

William tagged me with a television meme. So let’s turn our brains off and answer some questions, shall we?

1. What TV show have you seen every episode of?
I can answer this in two parts. During childhood I’m positively certain I’d seen every episode of such rerun staples as The Brady Bunch, Bewitched, Gilligan’s Island, I Dream of Jeannie and I Love Lucy. More recently I’ve seen all of Will & Grace, The Simpsons, South Park, and Sex and the City. I’m just about done with Six Feet Under on DVD, and once that’s over I’m going to tackle The Sopranos. I’ve also seen every episode of Faulty Towers, To the Manor Born, Firefly and Margaret Cho’s flop sitcom All-American Girl.

2. What show makes you laugh until you cry?
Nothing. I can honestly say that nothing on TV makes me laugh that hard.

3. What show do you wish had not been canceled?
For some reason, the only shows I can think of were from the ’80s — Police Squad! and ABC’s retro news program Our World (which died a quick death when they scheduled it opposite The Cosby Show). What else? Maybe Double Trouble, that show with Katey Sagal’s twin sisters. It would have been interesting to see if they made it in the fashion world!

4. What show do you wish WOULD be canceled?
Although I’m annoyed by all the daytime judge shows, the brainless reality “who can demean themselves the most”-a-thons, Deal Or No Deal, Law & Order/C.S.I. and their spawn, or anything on a shopping or religious channel, I know there’s a place for them and I wouldn’t wish them to be canceled. Okay, Nancy Grace on CNN Headline News can go.

5. Who is your favorite TV character, either past or present?
Lisa Simpson. Also, recently I re-viewed the Frank “Grimey” Grimes Simpsons episode and I can identify with him to an unnerving degree.