Law & Order (Over 1300 episodes)
JAG/NCIS (Almost 1200 episodes)
Chicago Fire (Over 600 episodes)
CSI (Over 800 episodes)
Doctor Who (Over 1000 episodes)
All of yours -- except Doctor Who.
And I'll add The Walking Dead and all its spin-offs like Hey! Hey! It's Even More of the Walking Dead! and Oh For Crying Out Loud, Somebody Stop The Walking Dead or whatever the hell they're called.
There's probably a lot more though.
HAVE YOU SEEN ALL THE DR WHO?...OR JUST CERTAIN DOCTORS?...THERE IS SO MUCH...IT SEEMS DAUNTING TO SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER SEEN ANY.🤷🏾♂️
shareYeah. I've seen all of it. More or less.
But you really don't have to. That's an uber-geek thing to do. And I would never recommend that anyone did that. It's really not the kind of show you have to watch from the beginning all the way through to make sense of.
It's mostly self-contained stories. And it re-invents itself almost constantly, so there are always new jumping-on points for new viewers. It pretty much reboots and re-introduces itself whenever there's a new actor. You can just start watching when a new Doctor arrives or even check out some of the more highly-rated episodes.
'Rose' (the first episode of the revived series is a good place to start). Or 'The Eleventh Hour' (which introduces Matt Smith as The Doctor and completely restarts the show with a new production team). Or, really, just jump on now with the upcoming 60th Anniversary Specials. There'll be a few jokes and callbacks you don't get, but you probably won't be lost. It's not that kind of show.
Don't be daunted. Just dip in and out. That's how most people watch it.
Cheers gave us Fraiser and I can't say I ever watched a single episode.
shareI was going to put this, but I think I've seen 2 or 3 episodes of Cheers.
shareI think I've only seen a few random episodes of Frasier, but never the complete series.
Only watched a few episodes of the first season of Mayans MC (Spinoff of Sons of Anarchy) I think it's up to 5 seasons now, if it's still going.
Star Trek: I've only seen a few random episodes of TNG, & absolutely 0 of any of the Gazillion other spin-offs since.
As for TWD, I stuck with FTWD until half way thru S05 then gave up; only watched one episode of World Beyond; have only watched 1 or 2 of Dead City & Daryl Dixon, and none of Dead in the Water or Tales of...
supernatural went on forever. i was tempted a few times to watch.
shareThere was a spinoff?
sharei guess it wasn't
shareUnless you count the crappy prequel series they did after it.
share🙂
shareOh, that's right wasn't it about sisters or something like that?
shareIt was about the parents and how they met. The problem is they cast actors who were the wrong heights and builds for the parents in the original series. Not to mention they went all Woke with a gender uncertain character. The whole show lacked the feel of the original.
It was axed after one season.
WHEN I USED TO TRY AND MAKE MY "RELATIONSHIP" WORK THE "WIFE" AND I WOULD WATCH AN EPISODE OF TV TOGETHER EACH NIGHT...ISSUE WAS SHE HATES EVEYTHING NOW...SO WE FIRST EPISODE AND DONED A LOT OF SHOWS...SUPERNATURAL INCLUDED...ONE THAT SEEMED LIKE SUPERNATURAL CALLED GRIMM THAT I WANT TO SAY LOOKED LIKE IT MAY TURN OUT TO BE KIND OF AWESOME.
shareI've seen maybe a handful of Doctor Who eps, but align with the rest of your list. Don't think I've ever even heard of Chicago Fire...
Adding, but not counting eps. More just "shows I hear mentioned a lot that I assume are very popular:"
Big Bang Theory/Young Sheldon
The Practice/Boston Legal
Arrow/The Flash
Any Star Treks past TNG
Xena/Hercules
Beverly Hills 90210/Melrose Place
Perfect Strangers/Family Matters
THIS PERFECT STRANGER/FAMILY MATTERS SITUATION DEEPLY DISTURBS ME.
shareThe situation being:
1. That they exist
2. That they are related
3. That I've never seen an episode of either?
If 3, would it soothe you at all to know that I am/was aware of Balki's and Urkel's existence as characters?
3...AND YES...THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW OF BALKI AND URKEL IS SOOTHING.
shareHey big guy. Sun's gettin' real low.
Also Mark Linn-Baker is in two of my favorite comedies: My Favorite Year (1982) and Noises Off... (1992).
FUNNY STORY...I HAVE SEEN NEITHER...I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS IN EITHER...AND BOTH ARE CURRENTLY RESIDING ON MY TO WATCH SHELF...I SUPPOSE THIS CONVERSATION JUST GOT THEM SOME BUZZ AND PROBABLY A SPIN SOON.
shareOh boy are you in for a treat(s)! Do please let me know your thoughts.
shareDon't be a bigger asshole than you already are. Watch "Noises Off...".
shareI’m halfway through My Favorite Year based on your recommendations of great 1980’s movies in another thread. I also watched two others on that fantastic list. I really did appreciate it and just hadn’t had a chance to get back to you on what I’ve watched so far
shareSo glad to hear. No rush/pressure. Just like sharing the wealth.
shareAll of yours, plus Walking Dead.
Also Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, although that last one doesn't really count as long lasting since it's just airing now I think.
AS A FAN OF ALL THINGS ZOMBIE...I CAN TELL YOU...I WATCH 11 SEASONS OF THE WALKING DEAD...THEN I STOPPED...NEVER WATCHED THE SPINOFFS...BUT...SEASON ONE IS PERFECT TELEVISION AND TWO AND THREE ARE ALSO QUITE DAMN GOOD...EVERYTHING AFTER THAT IS HIT OR MISS...MOSTLY MISS.
I HAVE NEVER WATCHED GAME OF THRONES EITHER...THE COMMERCIALS TOLD ME IT WASN'T FOR ME.
No Game of Thrones for me either.
shareLAW & ORDER IS GENUINELY GOOD TV...I NEVER WATCHED REGULAR LIKE...BUT SOME EPISODES HERE AND THERE BACK IN THE FLIPPING CHANNELS DAYS...YUP YUP YUP.
JAG/NCIS...I NEVER WATCHED JAG...BUT NCIS IS MY DAD'S CURRENT FAVORITE SHOW...BEING AROUND HIM IS TO SEE EPISODES OR HERE FULL EPISODE BREAKDOWNS IN STONED HIPPY SPEAK.
CHICAGE FIRE....NOPE...NONE OF THAT CHICAGO SHIT...EXCEPT THE 90'S CHICAGO HOPE...DR JEFFREY GEIGER ROCKED HARD!
CSI...I WATCHED SOME OF THE FIRST...AND SOME OF THE MIAMI ONE UNTIL MY FAVORITE CHARACTER GOT KILLED...TTHEN I BAILED ON THE WHOLE FRANCHISE.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SINGLE EPISODE OF DOCTOR WHO...THERE WERE TIMES I THOUGHT ABOUT IT...BUT THE SHEER QUANTITY SCARED ME AWAY.
I can't stand American network cop and lawyer shows. They're so cringey. That's why "Luther" is my boy.
shareI was going to say NCIS but I know I've seen an episode or two of JAG, Maude from All in the Family.
There aren't many...
A lot of newer stuff, "MAD MEN", How I Met your Mother? ... i think there are spinoffs.