{"id":1184,"date":"2004-08-03T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-03T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2004-08-03T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2004-08-03T16:38:00","slug":"something-light-something-to-discuss-and-maybe-a-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/03\/something-light-something-to-discuss-and-maybe-a-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Something light, something to discuss (and maybe a poll)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you read the T.V. Guide, you don’t need a T.V. <\/i> – Grandpa<\/a>, Lost Boys<\/a> (1987)<\/p>\n

I haven’t really looked at a T.V. Guide in quite a long time. So, I guess this means I’m watching T.V. Every few weeks the folks at TVG try to come up with a cover story that will prompt you to pick up this $2.50 guide to programming.<\/p>\n

This week I got caught. The article (and 3 separate covers of which I only purchased one) was:
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\n25 GREATEST
SCI-FI<\/font>
LEGENDS
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\nWell, with curiosity piqued, I had no choice.<\/p>\n

First, here are the ‘Legends’:
\nPlaced behind a cut…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCharacter<\/th>\nShow<\/th>\nYear<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nCaptain Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n1949-55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nDick Solomon<\/td>\n3rd Rock From The Sun<\/a><\/td>\n1996-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nUltraman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n1966<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nDoctor Who<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n1963-89, 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nStarbuck<\/td>\nBattlestar Galactica<\/a><\/td>\n1978-79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nJohn Crichton<\/td>\nFarscape<\/a><\/td>\n1999-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSteve Austin
Jamie Summers<\/td>\n		$6 (M)<\/a> \/ Bionic Woman<\/a><\/td>\n1973-78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nMalcolm Reynolds<\/td>\nFirefly<\/a><\/td>\n2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nMax Guevara<\/td>\nDark Angel<\/a><\/td>\n2000-02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nAllie Keys<\/td>\nTaken<\/a><\/td>\n2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nThe Coneheads<\/td>\nSaturday Night Live<\/a><\/td>\n1977-79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nRobot<\/td>\nLost in Space<\/a><\/td>\n1965-68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nCrew:
Satellite of Love<\/td>\n		MST3K<\/a><\/td>\n1989-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nSam Beckett<\/td>\nQuantum Leap<\/a><\/td>\n1989-93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nDuncan MacLeod<\/td>\nHighlander<\/a><\/td>\n1992-98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJack O’Neill<\/td>\nStargate SG-1<\/a><\/td>\n1997-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nJohn Sheridan<\/td>\nBabylon-5<\/a><\/td>\n1994-98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAlf<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n1986-90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nFox Mulder<\/td>\nX-Files<\/a><\/td>\n1993-2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDavid Vincent<\/td>\nThe Invaders<\/a><\/td>\n1967-68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDiana<\/td>\nV<\/a><\/td>\n1983-85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGeorge Jetson<\/td>\nJetsons<\/a><\/td>\n1962-63, +<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nUncle Martin<\/td>\nMy Favorite Martian<\/a><\/td>\n1963-66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCrew:
Any Star Trek Show<\/td>\n		S<\/a>T<\/a>, TNG<\/a>, DS9<\/a>, Voy<\/a>, Ent<\/a><\/td>\n1966+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nRod Serling<\/td>\nThe Twilight Zone<\/a><\/td>\n1959-64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Personally, I hate media generated lists. I always find them to make little sense. And so, I find myself wondering… what is a Legend? Well, to be bloody-honest that in itself opens up the floor for a lot of debate. The dictionary was little help and Googling on “What makes a legend<\/a>” resulted in 488 opinions.<\/p>\n

So… <\/p>\n

Why don’t you tell me: Fill out the poll:
\n(To those reading this on an RSS browser, you’ll need to be a registered member<\/a> of LiveJournal if you want to take this poll.)<\/font>
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