As I stated yesterday I will not be following the set order for this challenge. Today I will be blahging for Day 20 - Your favorite television shows. In thinking about this topic I have looked deep inside myself and concluded that my favorite shows are either 1) completely ridiculous or 2) makes me feel like a part of the family. Due to this fact I will be dividing this blog into two sections.

I will begin with Part 1) the ridiculous.

The Young Ones - This is a British show that is like a live action cartoon. The main characters get maimed, killed or any number of other things during the course of each episode, yet they always return for more in the next episode. There were only 12 episodes of this show, but in these 12 episode they created something that has lasted for decades. The proof of how great this show is can be seen in how it is still gaining new fans even today.

This show is about four college students living (and fighting) together in a flat. There is Mike Thecoolguy (his characters real last name), Rik the poet (played by the same actor as Drop Dead Fred), Vyvyn the 'punk', and Neil the hippy. As stated above these guys do just about everything to each other including a pickaxe to the head, giving birth, electrocution, overdosing on laxative pills, robbing a bank and (spoiler alert) actually dying.

The second ridiculous show that I love is Fawlty Towers, another British show. This show stars John Cleese as probably the worst hotel manager ever. He fights and assaults, both verbally and physically, his staff, the customers and his domineering wife. Each of the characterswork together wonderfully to act as each others foils in every situation. This is a very smart comedy that works in almost every way. The one negative thing that I can say about it is that the production is done very cheaply and sometimes the sets are very flimsy.

PART 2) shows that make me feel like one of the family

The smartest sitcom I have ever seen comes from the Great White North. It is a show about small town life in Dog River, Saskatchewan. The show is Corner Gas and it is fantastic. The main character is Brent Leroy, who owns the towns gas station. The other characters are his Oscar and Emma, Brent's mom and dad; Davis and Karen ,the town cops; Lacey, the owner of the town's cafe; Wanda, the employee at Corner Gas; and Hank Yarbo, probably the best comic sidekick since Barney Fife (this is NOT hyperbole, he is that good). This show makes me want to move to Dog River and hang out with these people. I love this show and if you haven't seen it yet you should find it and watch it. It is a classic.

My favorite television show of all time is another British show (see a pattern?). This show began in 1981 and ran through 2003. It is a show about two brothers, Derek (Del) and Rodney. Del is a 'salesman' who doesn't always deal with legally obtained items. Rodney, Del's much younger brother who Del has raised since childhood, has principles which clash with Del's lifestyle and business. For the first few years of the show their Grandfather makes up the third person of their 'family'. However, the actor who played Grandfather passed away so his character died on the show. Because of this Grandfather's long estranged bother joined the cast as Uncle Albert. The rest of the cast remained throughout the series and they are amazing. After awhile both Del and Rodney get married and have children. Del's reaction to Rodney's marriage is the only time that a television show has made my eyes water. I cannot tell you how great this show is, it is worth whatever trouble you may have to go to see it.

There are many other shows that I really like, but this blahg has take way to long already so I will just list the others:

1. The Andy Griffith Show - Barney Fife is the best character ever on tv.

2. Freaks and Geeks - Bill Haverchuck is the third best character (see Corner Gas above).

3. The Dick Van Dyck Show - classy, intelligent comedy.

4. Blackadder-the same guy who played Mr. Bean had and earlier, better show.

Day 1 -- Your Best Friend
Day 2 — Your vices
Day 3 — Your parents
Day 4 —Your siblings
Day 5 — Your dreams
Day 6 — Someone that inspires you
Day 7 — Your job
Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend that you’ve never met
Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet
Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to
Day 11 — A deceased person you wish you could talk to
Day 12 — Your dream vacation
Day 13 — Something you’re looking forward to
Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from
Day 15 — The person you miss the most
Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country
Day 17 — The place you wish you were from
Day 18 — The person that you wish you could be
Day 19 — Something that makes you different
Day 20 — Your favorite television shows
Day 21 — Someone you judged by their first impression
Day 22 — Your pet peeves
Day 23 — The last person you kissed
Day 24 — The person that gave you your favorite memory
Day 25 — A life changing moment
Day 26 — The last person you made a pinky promise to
Day 27 — The thing you most enjoy doing
Day 28 — Someone that changed your life
Day 29 — Your talent
Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror