Is Ted Danson the GOAT of TV? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-09-2021, 10:56 PM

https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/1/...mayor-premiere

Is Danson the greatest TV actor of all time? "This time last year, Danson was starring in the climactic episodes of the fourth and final season of The Good Place, the series that helped him earn his 16th, 17th, and 18th Primetime Emmy nominations (including a record 14 for a lead actor in a comedy). Now he’s embarking on another prime-time project, nearly 40 years after Cheers charmed a Thursday evening audience for the first time in September 1982. In the intervening decades, Danson has rarely allowed much time to elapse between roles. Maybe Bremer never thought he’d be standing in front of the cameras again, but it would be weird if Danson weren’t on the air," says Ben Lindbergh, adding: "Fifty years into his acting career, it would be difficult for any TV viewer not to have seen Danson work. In fact, he’s worked more than almost any other actor of his ilk. And although nobody needed convincing that the 73-year-old Danson could still anchor a sitcom cast, Mr. Mayor proves that Danson’s not done bolstering his case as the GOAT of TV."

Chocolate Moose · 01-10-2021, 03:11 PM

i vote yes!!!

TMC · 01-16-2021, 11:55 PM

Ted Danson was so great as Sam Malone because he's so unlike his Cheers character in real life

"Sam Malone is a guy in real life you ought to hate," says Tim Grierson. "But despite his horndog worldview, he’s a lovely guy — loyal to his friends, a good boss, happy to put people at ease. When Cheers dominated the ratings for years, it was hard to know how much of Sam’s appeal was the writing and how much was the performance. And although the creative team deserves an immense amount of credit, what Danson has done in the nearly 30 years since has proven that what you really loved about Sam was what you came to love in Danson. Television stars are often doomed to be defined by their biggest part, and even now Danson will always be connected to Cheers, no matter the acclaim and Emmy nominations that came afterward. But the actor, who recently turned 73, has managed to transcend that show and, really, anything he does. The ads for his new sitcom Mr. Mayor, about a retired businessman who becomes the unlikely mayor of L.A., use a simple tagline: 'New house. Same Ted.' Ted Danson is in the Ted Danson business, and has been for a while. But the seeds of Sam Malone are still there."

Zoneboy · 01-17-2021, 06:06 PM

Ted Danson is not, never has been and never will be the greatest TV actor of all time. I have absolutely nothing against him, but to say he's the G.O.A.T is ridiculous.

01-09-2021, 10:56 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	Is Ted Danson the GOAT of TV? https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/1/...mayor-premiere Is Danson the greatest TV actor of all time? "This time last year, Danson was starring in the climactic episodes of the fourth and final season of The Good Place, the series that helped him earn his 16th, 17th, and 18th Primetime Emmy nominations (including a record 14 for a lead actor in a comedy). Now he’s embarking on another prime-time project, nearly 40 years after Cheers charmed a Thursday evening audience for the first time in September 1982. In the intervening decades, Danson has rarely allowed much time to elapse between roles. Maybe Bremer never thought he’d be standing in front of the cameras again, but it would be weird if Danson weren’t on the air," says Ben Lindbergh, adding: "Fifty years into his acting career, it would be difficult for any TV viewer not to have seen Danson work. In fact, he’s worked more than almost any other actor of his ilk. And although nobody needed convincing that the 73-year-old Danson could still anchor a sitcom cast, Mr. Mayor proves that Danson’s not done bolstering his case as the GOAT of TV."

01-10-2021, 03:11 PM	#2
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,899	i vote yes!!!
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01-16-2021, 11:55 PM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	Ted Danson was so great as Sam Malone because he's so unlike his Cheers character in real life "Sam Malone is a guy in real life you ought to hate," says Tim Grierson. "But despite his horndog worldview, he’s a lovely guy — loyal to his friends, a good boss, happy to put people at ease. When Cheers dominated the ratings for years, it was hard to know how much of Sam’s appeal was the writing and how much was the performance. And although the creative team deserves an immense amount of credit, what Danson has done in the nearly 30 years since has proven that what you really loved about Sam was what you came to love in Danson. Television stars are often doomed to be defined by their biggest part, and even now Danson will always be connected to Cheers, no matter the acclaim and Emmy nominations that came afterward. But the actor, who recently turned 73, has managed to transcend that show and, really, anything he does. The ads for his new sitcom Mr. Mayor, about a retired businessman who becomes the unlikely mayor of L.A., use a simple tagline: 'New house. Same Ted.' Ted Danson is in the Ted Danson business, and has been for a while. But the seeds of Sam Malone are still there."

01-17-2021, 06:06 PM	#4
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,386	Ted Danson is not, never has been and never will be the greatest TV actor of all time. I have absolutely nothing against him, but to say he's the G.O.A.T is ridiculous.