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.
