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Mensa Head Lists Smartest Shows Ever

'House,' 'NCIS,' 'Law & Order' Among Current Shows Picked

POSTED: 9:59 am CST February 15, 2008


Some people think that TV rots your brain, but the head of an organization for smart people has a list of what he said are the smartest shows ever made.

Jim Werdell, the chairman of Mensa International, gave his list of the 10 most intelligent shows ever in honor of the end of the Hollywood writers' strike.In an interview with Fancast.com, he said the top 10 shows of all time are:"M*A*S*H"
"Cosmos" (with Carl Sagan)
"CSI"
"House"
"West Wing"
"Boston Legal"
"All in the Family"
"Frasier"
"Mad About You"
"Jeopardy"

He said some excellent current shows are "NCIS," "Law & Order: SVU," "House" and "Stargate SG-1."The 63-year-old retired government official from Northern California listens to about 10 hours of TV a day as background noise and admits to watching five or six hours a day.

 

[wa-loaf]

Mad about you? Really? :blink:

 

[severine]

"All in the Family"? How so? :blink:

 

[wa-loaf]

"All in the Family"? How so? :blink:

All in the family is/was brilliant social satire.

 

[severine]

Still a scary thought.

At least I know watching "Jeopardy" has some value.

 

[wa-loaf]

Still a scary thought.

At least I know watching "Jeopardy" has some value.

Well there were no trivia facts in it, but it really broke the rules and got people thinking about race and other stereotypes.

Plus the Jefferson's were spun off of it!

We're movin' on up, to the top . . .

 

[Paul]

And people wonder why I never joined MENSA...

 

[Mildcat]

No wonder I'm so dumb, I don't watch enough tv. :dunce:

 

[Marc]

Ok... any of those shows beating the likes of NOVA, or Meet the Press... let's be serious here... IQ is begining to count for very little in my eyes.

 

[MRGisevil]

Dude, Carl Sagan's the man. I watch his shows at night and he puts me right to sleep.

 

[Paul]

Dude, Carl Sagan's the man. I watch his shows at night and he puts me right to sleep.

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