The two hundredth and sixteenth TV show: #8 Dragnet
Early TV is inspired a lot by several different sources. Dragnet takes from an early radio show and it is easy to see that as you're watching. While there are bits of action, often underneath narration, most of the show are static conversations. They manage to make them more interesting where it can, but you're dealing with quite static set ups, everyone sitting or staying the same place, and basically no other actions. Sure, it's the style of the show, but it gets pretty staid and boring. I like to think I have more patience than a lot of others for it, but it still is more an artifact than a really interesting show.