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You've seen Kristina's list, now here is Borba's

8:33 PM Wed, Jan 09, 2008 |

While 13News reporter Kristina Rohall was writing her blog "26 Years of Terrific Television" -- a full on debate waged in the newsroom about what exactly which shows deserved to make that hallowed list.

So, I decided to throw my own list into the ring...with explanations.

1. M*A*S*H - Call me a sentimental fool, but some of my fondest memories as a child involve sitting in the living room on Saturday afternoon watching M*A*S*H re-runs with my Dad. I think in the 27 years I've been alive we've seen nearly all of them. Every once in a while, I'll get a call from Dad that he's just watched one of those rare episodes that we haven't seen together, and I get sad.

2. Beverly Hills, 90210 - This show is to my Mom and I what M*A*SH is to me and my Dad.

3. Dawson's Creek - Oh, am I going to be teased for admitting this one. I'll give my co-workers even more ammo and admit I have ALL six seasons on DVD. It was a show that stung my sappy teenage heart.

4. Grey's Anatomy - Yes, it's a runaway hit for ABC. Yes, it often makes some interesting commentary on society. I'll admit though, that's not what drew me to the show in the first place -- that honor belongs to Patrick Dempsey.

5. Sex and the City - The trials and tribulations of four Manhattan women was to my early 20s what Dawson's Creek was to my teens.

6. Saved by the Bell - Anybody else seeing a trend of cheesy, sappy shows?

7. Friends - Apparently, I also have a thing for completely unrealistic shows set in Manhattan.

8. Full House - Set in San Francisco, I couldn't get enough of the patched-together, funny family and their sometimes alegorical storylines. I may have forced Mom and Dad to watch the final episode with me. Sorry.

9. Desperate Housewives - Like Grey's Anatomy, I still watch this one obsessively. Watching the women of Wisteria Lane became a Sunday night tradition for me and my production crew at my old station in Redding, California.

10. SportsCenter - Again, this one is still running, and is some of the finest programming on television. Except when they're running San Francisco 49ers lowlights.




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