8A - The Michigan Daiiy - Monday, March 12, 2001 'ART S Top shows take to the court in first 1 The Sopranos 16 Dawson's Creek Ats rtsLturna 16u 1ER tie House on the Prairie 8 Power Puff Girls 8 Whose Line is it Anyway 9 Oz F- ever TV tourney I 9 Dark Angel 5 X-files 5 Seinfeld 12 Gilmore Girls H- -1i 12 The Last Word By Ryan Blay and Jeff Dickerson Daily Arts Writers Welcome to the 2001 Daily Arts Television Tournamerit. Over the next few weeks, in conjunc- tion with the NCAA basketball tourna- ment, we will take 65 of the greatest, shows on TV (both current shows and series repeating in syndication) and emerge with one winner to be dubbed TV's finest. A lot of quality shows just failed to make the cut, but we feel that what we have best represents what's on TV at the moment. Our rankings were based on Nielsen ratings, popularity among us and the attractiveness of the cast. We focused on sitcoms and cartoons. News programs and soap operas were excluded, despite frantic efforts from the cast of "All My Children" to weasel their way in. Our number 65 seed, the Winthrop of all TV shows, is "Saved By the Bell," which upset no. 64 "Dexter's Laborato- ry" to eke its way into the tournament. Dustin "Screech" Diamond manhan- dled Didi at the small forward position while Elizabeth Berkeley distracted Dexter from coming to the aid of his family. But now Zach, Kelly and Mr. Belding hold the unenviable position of facing the no. 1 rated sitcom in all the land. We, the TV staff need to hear from you. It's your readership and your com- ments that will make this ambitious endeavor worthwhile. If you have opin- ions on which teams should stay and which should be booted out with shame, please e-mail us. And if you have thoughts on teams that were outra- geously blocked from the tourney or those who unfairly squeaked into it, don't hesitate to post them on our forum (michigandaily.comlforum). Only one show shall be presented with the coveted Elisabeth Filarski tro- phy - we will steal her from her punk football player boyfriend and literally present her to the winning show's pro- ducers. If you feel the Olsen twins should destroy the prisoners of "Oz" or if "Gilmore Girls" deserves more acclaim than "The West Wing, tell us. The bit- ter war between Friends and Survivor II is nothing compared to the harsh first round matchups between "Iron Chef" and "Emeril Live" and "Futurama" vs "The Simpsons." Nobody else would listen to your convoluted arguments about why "Thundercats" should win it all, but we would. What must Joss Whedon be thinking right now? His hit "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" goes up against sophomore "Angel" in a stake-to-stake battle. Laura Flynn Boyle is no doubt pulling out her hair deciding whether to lend her sup- port to "Twin Peaks" or "The Practice." The tournament was the collective brainchild of the Daily TV staff, who wanted to both express our love for tele- vision and do something to overcome the boredom of not having any sweeps series to review. Let the madness begin. 4 Ed 4 Happy Days 13 That's Life H- -1i 13 Full House 6 Scooby Doo 6 South Park 11 Newsradio H- ---d 11 Party of Five 3 The Practice Courtesy of CBS "Survivor 11" 3 Everybody Loves Raymond 14 Twin Peaks - -1- 14 Third Watch 7 Iron Chef 7 The Daily Show 10 Emeril Live F- --f 10 Wonder Years 2 Law & Order 2,Sex and the City 15 Laverne & Shirley F- 1 Friends: 16 Saved By the Bell I- -- fI 15 Three's Company 8 Popular 1 Survivor I "Seinfeld" 1.. F 16. Rocky & Bullwinkle 8 Drew Carey Show 9 Roswelt 1F-*' 9 Politically Incorrect 5 Once & Again 5 Homicide 12 Family Ties 1- -1 12 1 Love Lucy 4 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4 Monday Night Raw 13 Angel F- --f 13 Silver Spoons Loin i yurb.ke.>flp .l :rh: ...... .... .. .. .... ...... .....o ut........a.................... 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