Nothing like a good idea, especially when it’s not yours.
A while back I was listening to a podcast that is co-hosted by TV blogger (and occasional Radio Dan Show guest) Amrie Cunningham where the topic was to program your own station and you can use any tv show in history. It was a neat idea and I enjoyed hearing Amrie’s choices as well as her co-hosts (who I’m sure have names but they haven’t appeared on my show so I can’t really remember them).
Truth be told I can recall reading the same concept being done in Brandon Tartikoff’s book The Last Great Ride. I remember this because even though Tartikoff programmed NBC in greatness in the 1980’s, his lineup didn’t really impress me that much. Little House on the Prairie was on that list I think. Yawn!
So after hearing this show I decided to write down my ideal lineup of a seven days of tv programming. And a months later I think I’m finished. Really, today is July 21st and I started this nonsense on June 24th. Just ridiculous. I’m still not sure I have things perfect but I’ve grown tired of changing it. So here is my ideal television lineup, Sunday through Saturday. Free free to rip the hell out of it.
7:30 The Honeymooners
8pm Pushing Daisies
9pm Moonlighting
10pm House
8:30 The Simpsons
9pm Cheers
9:30 Taxi
10pm Quantum Leap
8:30 The Jeffersons
9pm Mary Tyler Moore
9:30 Good Times
10pm The Rockford Files
8:30 Police Squad
9pm Night Court
9:30 Sledge Hammer!
10pm Lost
8:30 The Office
9pm 30 Rock
9:30 Arrested Development
10pm Shannon’s Deal
8:30 Lucky
9pm Burn Notice
10pm Starsky & Hutch
9pm 24
10pm Dexter
