Monkees = Monkees

The following is an excerpt from the book, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, by Chuck Klosterman.



        - I found it necessary to mention that Journey was rock's version of the TV show Dynasty. This prompted a spirited debate we dubbed, "Monkees = Monkees.' The goal is to figure out which television show is the closest in philosophical analogy to a specific rock 'n' roll band, and the criteria is mind-blowingly complex: It's a combination of longevity, era, acclaim, commercial success and - most important- the aesthetic soul of each artistic entity.  For example, The Rolling Stones = Gunsmoke...Jimi Hendrix was The Twilight Zone, The Eurythmics are Mork and Mindy, and Hall & Oates are Boosum Buddies -

    Here are a few more I've come up with.

The Sex Pistols = The Young Ones

Madonna = Extreme Makeover

The Beatles = Monty Python

Tool = The X Files

Rob Zombie = The Walking Dead

Pink Floyd = Dr. Who

If Nirvana = Cheers, then Foo Fighters = Frasier

The Dead Milkmen = Nightcourt

If Van Halen = Happy Days, then Van Hagar = Joanie Loves Chachi
  
The Misfits = Plan 9 From Outer Space


Motorhead = WWE Wrestling (whatever that show is callled)

Ozzy Osbourne = The Osbournes


Whitney Houston = Intervention

Guns N Roses = Cops


Michael Jackson = Unsolved Mysteries


Deep Purple = Kung Fu




Got any more, send 'em in.