'Baywatch' Voted Worst U.S. Imported Television Show

[Jenya]

'Baywatch' Voted Worst U.S. TV Import

ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.ap.org/)

Thursday November 25, 2004

LONDON - Baywatch, the sun-bleached saga of Californian life guards, was voted the worst-ever U.S. television import in a British survey released Thursday.

Baywatch, which starred Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, ran from 1989 to 2001 and was once ranked the world's most popular program, with viewers in 140 countries.

Broadcast magazine's poll of about 20 program buyers from British terrestrial, cable and satellite channels acknowledged the appeal of a "series about a muscular lifeguard and his crew of pneumatic young helpers with raging hormones," but condemned "Baywatch" for scripts "of mind-numbing predictability: beachgoer is saved from drowning."

Second place in the poll went to The Anna Nicole Show, the reality program featuring Playboy Playmate turned model Anna Nicole Smith.
Southern-fried 1970s hit The Dukes of Hazzard ranked third, followed by futuristic James Belushi vehicle Wild Palms and anthropomorphic action series Manimal.

The same survey ranked the 25 best U.S. imports, with The Simpsons, Dallas, MASH, 24 and The Larry Sanders Show leading the pack.

"Broadcast'"s 10 Worst U.S. Imports:

1. Baywatch

2. The Anna Nicole Show

3. The Dukes of Hazzard

4. Wild Palms

5. Manimal

6. The Jerry Springer Show

7. Knots Landing

8. Falcon Crest

9. The Bold and the Beautiful

10. Extreme Makeover


SOURCE: Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041125/ap_en_tv/britain_worst_shows)

[Don Corleone]

The Dukes of Hazard was great!!! What do they know about taste!!:D

[Kitt]

Surprise, surprise. American crap not so loved overseas. Gee, who woulda thunk?

[PZelda]

Haha, I watch none of the shows on that list. Serves 'em right for churning out a lot of crap shows.

I've never heard of Manimal. :lol:

[JT]

Well the British aren't making ay really good series either. Ever see "EastEnders"? That show is horrible...

[C Doody]

Baywatch happens to be a fine fine show.

Although I Started liking it less when I realized they had storylines and men.

[Hollow]

I LOOOONG TO DIIIIIIE!

[tootiefan4eva]

Originally posted by Chad Lawrence Doody
Baywatch happens to be a fine fine show.

Although I Started liking it less when I realized they had storylines and men. how masculine of you.

[Kitt]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
The Dukes of Hazard was great!!! What do they know about taste!!:D I just realized something, Troll Monkey. You posted your latest incarnatiion of the ugliest poster in SO history on my birthday. Not an accident, was it Troll Monkey. What's it like being a Troll Monkey? Really, I'm curious. What is it like being so g*ddamn ugly that you have to sneak into a room and hope that no one notices.

[PZelda]

Originally posted by JT
Well the British aren't making ay really good series either. Ever see "EastEnders"? That show is horrible...

Once. Didn't like it.

We have them to credit for Three's Company and Trading Spaces...

[Sean Snow]

Originally posted by Jenya
[B]
7. Knots Landing

8. Falcon Crest
O.o. These people are insane in the membrane.

And you can't hate B&B. It's too over-the-top to hate. :o

[Jenya]

Originally posted by JT
Well the British aren't making ay really good series either. Ever see "EastEnders"? That show is horrible...

They make good shows. It's just the Americans and Canadians like to make cheap copies of them. Like Who Wants To Be a Millionaire for example. :)

[TJL]

It serves them right for even buying "Manimal."

;)

[Kitt]

Originally posted by TJL
It serves them right for even buying "Manimal."

;) Manimal? What's that?

[*MIBabe03*]

I agree with them. Baywatch sucked, especially if you are a chick like me. Guys got to see the bouncing women running up the beach, and us chicks got hairy old David Hasselhoff. Whoopty freaking doo.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Originally posted by JT
Well the British aren't making ay really good series either. Ever see "EastEnders"? That show is horrible... it one of my favorites. it's really good

[JT]

Originally posted by Desperate_Fan03
I agree with them. Baywatch sucked, especially if you are a chick like me. Guys got to see the bouncing women running up the beach, and us chicks got hairy old David Hasselhoff. Whoopty freaking doo.

Well apparently wou never watched because BW had plenty of shirtless dudes running around...

[Fleet]

"Manimal" was a short (very short) run series. I remember when it was on, but I never watched it. Here are a few facts from a TV book I have...

Manimal, crime drama, 60 minutes, 1983, NBC, 8 episodes and color pilot.
Starred Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, Michael D. Roberts and Glynn Truman.

And that's probably all anyone would want to know about this series!

[Brian]

Originally posted by Fleet
"Manimal" was a short (very short) run series. I remember when it was on, but I never watched it. Here are a few facts from a TV book I have...

Manimal, crime drama, 60 minutes, 1983, NBC, 8 episodes and color pilot.
Starred Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, Michael D. Roberts and Glynn Truman.

And that's probably all anyone would want to know about this series!


I've seen a few episodes. I think if it were remade today, it would be a better fit for FOX. Plus they could use computer-generated effects instead of the cheesy recycled ones.

[Mijada]

As far as I'm concerned MASH should be on the 25 worst list. I can't stand that show.

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by Jenya
[B]
"Broadcast'"s 10 Worst U.S. Imports:

1. Baywatch

2. The Anna Nicole Show

3. The Dukes of Hazzard

4. Wild Palms

5. Manimal

6. The Jerry Springer Show

7. Knots Landing

8. Falcon Crest

9. The Bold and the Beautiful

10. Extreme Makeover

Jerry Springer is "better" than the Dukes? Okayyyyy...

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by JT
Well the British aren't making ay really good series either. Ever see "EastEnders"? That show is horrible...

I don't think I understand British humor enough to watch their shows. I've tried, and I just...didin't get it I guess.

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by TJL
It serves them right for even buying "Manimal."

;)

:rotflmao: