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Exclusive: MENSA Chair Picks The 10 Smartest TV Shows Of All Time
Fancast ^ | February 13, 2008

Posted on 02/15/2008 2:39:53 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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What do you think?
1 posted on 02/15/2008 2:39:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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What do you think?

Any list that doesn't include Family Guy is nothing but fluff

2 posted on 02/15/2008 2:42:01 PM PST by tx_eggman ("they want to be judged on their intentions, not their results" - libtards official motto)
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easy... South Park.


3 posted on 02/15/2008 2:43:13 PM PST by SpaceBar
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Most of these are the “smartest” in dumbing down and indoctrinating the “masses”.


4 posted on 02/15/2008 2:43:22 PM PST by unkus
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His list is entirely too progressive which hints that he's a robot-like, knee-jerk Liberal with excessive interest in shows with strong authority figures.

Raises in my mind a question about the inherent bias found in any sort of testing, and is it true MENSA favors those of a totalitarian bent.

5 posted on 02/15/2008 2:44:12 PM PST by muawiyah
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“Television has made me smarter. Everytime someone turns it on I go away and read a book.”
—Groucho Marx


6 posted on 02/15/2008 2:44:37 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Those who surrender personal liberty for lower global temperatures will receive neither."--weegee)
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House is a great show as is Frasier.


7 posted on 02/15/2008 2:45:52 PM PST by keepitreal
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What do you think?

I think this guy either needs a thesaurus, or gets off on using the word, "repartee."

8 posted on 02/15/2008 2:45:58 PM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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My ACT or ASVAB scores qualify me for membership in MENSA; but I hear that it’s a confederation of losers, bitter because they’re “so darn smart” but still live in Mom’s basement, etc..


9 posted on 02/15/2008 2:46:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (http://www.fourfriedchickensandacoke.blogspot.com)
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MR. PEEPERS with Wally Cox was the smartest show ever on tv.

FREAKS AND GEEKS and the original PHIL SILVERS SHOW are right up there too. Many presentations of PLAYHOUSE 90 and THE US STEEL HOUR were very smart. Ditto DEATH VALLEY DAYS hosted by Ronald Reagan and MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000. Just a few I like.


10 posted on 02/15/2008 2:47:13 PM PST by Argus
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His list is entirely too progressive which hints that he's a robot-like, knee-jerk Liberal...

Agreed. In fact, I don't see much intelligence in his choices or his explanations. If he was so smart, he'd probably dump his set and find something better to do.
11 posted on 02/15/2008 2:47:21 PM PST by WorkingClassFilth (Get yer red meat, tobaccy and ammo, now. The krinton syndicate is moving back into the WH.)
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I think whoever wrote this list should get cable or a dish and get off the networks.. While some of the shows mentioned are fun, I don’t think they are all that ‘intelligent’. CSI’s representation of science is very unrealistic.


12 posted on 02/15/2008 2:47:53 PM PST by tje
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I would have included the Simpsons (at least the first five or six seasons), King of the Hill, and the Bob Newhart Show (the one with Suzanne Pleshette). All were well-written and witty. I would not have included All in the Family. It wasn't that smart, but rather was just filled with a lot of heavy-handed social commentary.
13 posted on 02/15/2008 2:48:17 PM PST by Huntress (“When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.”--Tuco)
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Yup. All the shows mentioned are as sophisticated as wine in a box.


14 posted on 02/15/2008 2:48:54 PM PST by SpaceBar
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Ouch! LOL


15 posted on 02/15/2008 2:49:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (http://www.fourfriedchickensandacoke.blogspot.com)
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There’s more bragging rights in being a former MENSA member, IMO.

And I’ll bet you can guess why LOL!


16 posted on 02/15/2008 2:50:03 PM PST by Eagle Eye (I'm a RINO cuz I'm too conservative to be a Republican. McCain is the Conservatives true litmus test)
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The Ultimate Mensa Thread:

Mensa thief left footprint trail to his house

An "Oldie But Goodie"

ROTFLMAO!
Click the Pic

17 posted on 02/15/2008 2:51:12 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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..the guy thinks cable is the wire running from the wall to his B&W TV.
I had a friend who was riding to a job one day with another guy who was the type who used to get calls in the middle of the night about complex problems with fiber communication equipment...he was considered one of the brightest ever
Anyway on this trip in a carpool,the guy started to look really ill, and my friend asked him if he felt OK, because he was starting to get very red in the face and was sweating profusely. They pulled over to the side of the road to check things out and my buddy reached over and loosen his tie.....within minutes he was find. He had cinched up his tie too tight
18 posted on 02/15/2008 2:52:53 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Thumbs Up: House
Thumbs Down: (Tie) MASH & West Wing
Missing: King of the Hill (Sorry...I’m hooked)


19 posted on 02/15/2008 2:56:52 PM PST by Niteranger68 (John McCain has the blood of conservatives on his hands.)
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...the Bob Newhart Show (the one with Suzanne Pleshette)..,

Good call on Bob Newhart. The Mary Tyler Moore show was one of my favorites back then. Too bad Lou turned out to be sush a lefty in real life.
20 posted on 02/15/2008 2:57:45 PM PST by SpaceBar
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