I heart old tv shows

[david-lynchs-barbies]

Hi, so I like to make weird little speadsheets and I thought I might share some of them here cuz why not

My main spreadsheet project started as a way to help me watch certain shows in order but it spiraled out of control and now its basically an index of, like, every sci-fi, fantasy, and horror tv show I could think of lol

I've also got a similar sheet for murder mysteries and related shows

[fredbydawn2-thefredening]

went insane and compulsively made a diagram again...

note that in the first picture Poe's death date is listed as '1949,' this is a typo and is off by 100 years

also that I neglected to include 'A Strange Discovery' by Charles Romeyn Drake which is also a continuation of 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket' and also engages with the idea of an ancient, hidden society in the antarctic

p.s. I also regret not adding that Sherlock Holmes and Arsène Lupin were also adapted into anime by Hayao Miyazaki (Sherlock Hound and The Castle of Cagliostro respectively)

[fredbydawn2-thefredening]

ok went insane and had to make this, but im okay now :) there are all of five pixels however...

[david-lynchs-barbies]

Spreadsheet Updates

Updates for the Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror sheet

new genre system

shows added to the sheet: Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the Evil Dead films, Fantasy Island, Galactica 1980, the Mayfair Witches, and Talamasca: The Secret Order

Internet Archive and YouTube links added for: Kolchack: The Night Stalker, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., More Wild Wild West, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (except for season 1 and some episodes from season 2)

Updates to the Cozy Murders and More sheet

shows added to the sheet: Simon & Simon

Internet Archive and YouTube links added for: The Golden Palace, Kolchack: The Night Stalker, The Law & Harry McGraw, Mrs. Columbo, The Snoop Sisters, and W*A*L*T*E*R

[david-lynchs-barbies]

Spreadsheet Updates

Public copy of the cozy mysteries sheet now available.

Added to the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror list: Creep and Creep 2 and the Knight Rider series.

Links to Youtube or the Internet Archive added for: Quatermass and the Pit, Rose Red, Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, The Prisoner, The Time Tunnel, the Lost in Space pilot, and V: The Series

[david-lynchs-barbies]

Public Copy of Cozy Murders and More

Here is the public copy of my spreadsheet of (currently) 30 cozy mysteries, police procedures, and medical dramas. More information and details below :)

So I've been watching a lost of Murder, She Wrote while working on adding watch links to my other spreadsheet, and I thought, why not make one for my favorite mystery shows? And once again, it kinda spiraled out of control, lol.

I started adding shows I think of as being in the same genre as Murder, She Wrote (such as other mysteries like Columbo, or shows that I consider to be in the same universe like M*A*S*H), but then I found out about just how many crossovers and spinoffs some of these shows had, so I decided to add them for the sake of being a completist. And then I threw in The Golden Girls cuz they had one murder mystery episode for the fuck of it.

So, this sheet is very similar to the other one, with some exceptions. This list does not have the ability to sort by rating, this is because the shows featured are, by and large, for adults and tend to have more mature ratings, so I didn't see the need to differentiate by rating. The length of the episodes are also not listed, although that may be added eventually.

I'm also trying a new genre system. Instead of just two columns, you can now select multiple options (Legal Drama, Medical Drama, Murder Mystery, Police Procedural, Sitcom, and Other) from a drop down menu. Also, instead of the "franchise' column, I now have a column to specify if a show is "main," "side," or other options.

The "mains" and "sides" are currently just based on my own feelings about the shows, if you make a copy of the sheet, you can change those around as you please. "Main" just means shows that the sheet was made in mind with, and "side" shows are shows that are in the same genre or that are spin offs of other shows that I don't consider as important, but that are still worth including.

There's also the "spin off" option and "pre-spin off" to denote that a show was one that a "main" show spun off from.

I've also included a "fun extras" column for information about crossovers, spin offs, and guest stars.

I do not currently have any of the episodes linked to places where you can watch them, but I will work on doing that for your watching convenience.

As I said, this list is based on my own preferences and if you make your own copy you can add or remove shows at your leisure. However if you think I've neglected a show that you think really show be included, or if you have any corrections about the information on the sheet, please feel free to leave me an ask on this blog :)

Shows currently included in this list: AfterMASH, Amy Prentiss, Columbo, The Bold Ones (The Lawyers, The New Doctors, The Protectors, and the Senator), Diagnosis Murder, Empty Nest, The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace, Ironside, Jake and the Fatman, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Law & Harry McGraw, M*A*S*H, Magnum P.I., Matlock, McCloud, McMillan & Wife, Monk, Mrs. Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Nurses, Perry Mason, Sarge, Silk Stalkings, The Snoop Sisters, Trapper John M.D., and W*A*L*T*E*R

[david-lynchs-barbies]

Public Copy of Watch Order - Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows

Here is the public copy of my spreadsheet of (at the moment) 70 sci-fi, fantasy, and horror tv shows. More information and details below :)

This started when I was watching shows that frequently crossed over (Hercules & Xena or TNG & DS9, for example) and I wanted to make sure I was watching them in order, but after a while it expanded to include pretty much any show I intended to watch. I thought that maybe other people would be interested in doing the same so I made a public copy that others can refer to and/or make their own copies of.

The sheet is mainly organized by original air date, but you can also sort or filter the shows by franchise, genre, rating (as in the US TV Parental Guidelines), number of episodes, episode length, and decade. You can also filter it by whether you've watched it or not, whether its a TV show, mini series, TV movie, or movie related to a TV series, whether or not it is streaming on a service you have, if you own a physical copy of it, or if it is on the Internet Archive or YouTube.

I've also left some notes in column P for shows that I highly recommend or that I think are hidden gems ;)

Note: shows that are on YouTube or the Internet Archive are in the process of being linked for your convenience, and I'll also work on finding Internet Archive links for shows that are streaming in case some folks don't have the necessary streaming services.

While you can always add or remove shows if you make your own copy, if you have suggestions for shows to be added to the public sheet, an idea to optimize it, or a correction, feel free to leave a comment or send me an ask here on this blog :)

Shows currently in the sheet: The Addams Family (60's), The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Angel, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Avengers (60's), Batman (60's), Beasts, Bewitched, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Children of the Stones, The Creep Tapes, The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, Doctor Who (classic era), Eerie Indiana, Escape Into Night, GAMERA -Rebirth-, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Goosebumps (90's), Gosei Sentai Dairanger, Hannibal, Hercules the Legendary Journeys, I Dream of Jeannie, Interview with the Vampire, Kamen Rider (1971-1973), Kolchack: The Night Stalker, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, Land of the Giants, Land of the Lost (70's), Lost in Space (60's), The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, The Owl Service, Penny Dreadful, The Prisoner, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Pushing Daisies, Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass IV, Red Dwarf, Robin of Sherwood, Rose Red, Roswell (1999-2002), Sailor Moon, Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance, Star Trek (TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager), Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, The Terror, The Time Tunnel, The Twilight Zone (1959-1964), Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: The Return, Ultra Q, Ultraman (1966-1967), V (V, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West, Xena Warrior Princess, The X-Files, and Zone Fighter

Shows currently linked and available to watch on the Internet Archive or YouTube: Beasts, Children of the Stones, Escape Into Night, Kolchak: The Night Strangler (TV film), The Owl Service, Quatermass IV, Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance, and Zone Fighter