The Television Project: 100 Favorite Shows

Over the course of 100 days, I will publish 100 essays on my favorite television series of all-time. And yes, in classic Dave Wheelroute fashion, they will be ranked! I also wrote a book entitled Paradigms as a Second Language. You can reach me at davewheelroute@gmail.com!

100 Favorite Shows: The Full List

“There’s a lot of beauty in ordinary things. Isn’t that kind of the point?”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 22, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: Conclusion

“It has to be joyful, effortless, fun.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 21, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: Episodes

“Success comes from standing out, not fitting in.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 20, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: By the Numbers

“We have to go back.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 19, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #1 — The Office (U.S.)

“Everything I have I owe to this job. This stupid, wonderful, boring, amazing job.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 16, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #2 — Game of Thrones

“I know death. He’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 15, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #3 — Community

“You’ve become something unstoppable. I hereby pronounce you a community.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 14, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #4 — The Good Place

“It’s not even a place, really. It’s just having enough time with the people you love.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 13, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #5 — Mad Men

“Let’s have another cup of coffee, let’s have another piece of pie.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 12, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #6 — Parks and Recreation

“Her true purpose on Earth — her true meaning — is helping other people with their dumb problems.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 9, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #7 — Scrubs

“She’s the idiot! We’re doctors.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 8, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #8 — I Love Lucy

“I know that there’s a red-headed cuckoo in the living room.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 7, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #9 — SpongeBob SquarePants

“See you later, Bran Flakes. What a nice cereal box.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 6, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #10 — Fargo

“Buzz Aldrin was afraid of spiders and he went into space.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 5, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #11 — Arrested Development

“Now that’s a clear cut situation with a promise of comedy. Tell your friends.”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 2, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #12 — The Simpsons

“Life with the Simpsons. What choice do I have?”

Dave Wheelroute

Apr 1, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #13 — Seinfeld

“Every ten minutes we pore over the excruciating minutiae of every single daily event!”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 31, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #14 — BoJack Horseman

“Every day, it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day: that’s the hard part.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 30, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #15 — Gilmore Girls

“I just hope it’s everything I imagined it to be.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 29, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #16 — Wilfred (U.S.)

“A real prick. Nobody liked him. Very preachy, always telling other people how to live their lives.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 26, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #17 — Veep

“You treat the Constitution like a build-your-own pizza menu.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 25, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #18 — Master of None

“You are like a woman, sitting in front of the fig tree, staring at all the branches until the tree dies.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 24, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #19 — The Haunting of Hill House

“It’s full of precious, precious things and they don’t all belong to you.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 23, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #20 — Girls

“I just wish someone would tell me, like, ‘This is how the rest of your life should look.’”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 22, 2021

100 Favorite Shows: #21 — Better Call Saul

“Saul Goodman, speedy justice for you.”

Dave Wheelroute

Mar 19, 2021

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