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Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012)
Adventure Time (2010-2018)
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1992-1996)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000-2015)
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990-2000)
Arrested Development (2003-2019)
Arrow (2012-2020)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
The Avengers (1961-1969)
Babylon 5 (1994-1998)
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Baywatch (1989-2000)
Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)
The Black Adder (1982-1983)
000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Charmed (1998-2006)
Community (2009-2015)
Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)
The Critic (1994-2001)
Daria (1997-2001)
Dark Shadows (1966-1971)
Darkwing Duck (1991-1992)
Deadwood (2004-2006)
Degrassi Junior High (1987-1989)
A Different World (1987-1993)
Doctor Who (1963-present)
Dragon Ball Z (1996-2003)
Family Guy (1999-present)
Farscape (1999-2003)
Fawlty Towers (1975-1979)
Fraggle Rock (1983-1987)
Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
Frisky Dingo (2006-2008)
Futurama (1999-2013)
Gargoyles (1994-1996)
Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
Hannibal (2013-2015)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985)
Home Movies (1999-2004)
H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1970)
Iron Chef (1993-1999)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-present)
The Joy of Painting (1983-1994)
Key and Peele (2012-2015)
The Kids in the Hall (1988-1994)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975)
The League (2009-2015)
Lost (2004-2010)
Lost in Space (1965-1968)
Lucha Underground (2014-present)
Max Headroom (1987-1988)
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974)
Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995-1998)
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010-2019)
My So-Called Life (1994-1995)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999)
The Office (2001-2003)
Outlander (2014-present)
Oz (1997-2003)
Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)
Pinky and the Brain (1995-1998)
Police Squad! (1982)
The Prisoner (1967-1968)
Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
Queer as Folk (2000-2005)
Red Dwarf (1988-2017)
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991-1996)
Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996)
Roswell (1999-2002)
Sailor Moon (1995-2000)
Saved by the Bell (1989-1992)
Scrubs (2001-2010)
SCTV (1976-1981)
Sense8 (2015-2018)
Smallville (2001-2011)
South Park (1997-present)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993-2008)
Spaced (1999-2001)
Sports Night (1998-2000)
Star Trek (1966-1969)
The State (1993-1995)
Steven Universe (2013-present)
Strangers with Candy (1999-2000)
Supernatural (2005-2020)
Tenacious D (1997-2000)
The Tick (1994-1997)
True Blood (2008-2014)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
Upright Citizens Brigade (1998-2000)
Veronica Mars (2004-present)
The Walking Dead (2010-present)
The Wire (2002-2008)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001)
The X-Files (1993-2018)
The Young Ones (1982-1984)
About the author
Christopher J. Olson has written movie reviews and other film-related articles for a several websites including ClearanceBinReview.com, TheShiznit.co.uk, Creature-Corner.com, and CHUD.com. He is coauthor of Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema (2016).CarrieLynn D. Reinhard is professor at Dominican University.
Summary
Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators.
