Hacker 25

When we come home from work and want to unwind, many of us watch TV. Sure, some of us read books. Play with the kids. Practice a musical instrument. But many of us flick on the television. That was just as true in 1986, but back then, some of us were (apparently) relaxing after a tough day at pre-school. Here's what Hacker Group employees liked vegging out to then and now (Listed in order of popularity with our coworkers).

1. Cheers (And we like working in a place where everyone knows our name)
2. Miami Vice (Our art directors still sometimes enjoy pastels)
3. The Cosby Show (Who's the most Huxtable at Hacker Group? Our vote goes to Richard Summerhays)
4. Dallas (Really?)
5. Family Ties (We have a few Alex P. Keaton wannabes. Matt Witter?)
6. Night Court (But there's only one Bull)
7. Knight Rider (Our techy/geeky side is showing)
8. Punky Brewster (Hey, 1986 was a long time ago)
9. Smurfs (A VERY long time ago)

1. Modern Family (Hmmm . . . a bunch of wildly different characters trying to maintain calm in the face of the occasional thermonuclear explosion? Sounds vaguely familiar)
2. Game of Thrones (There's that geeky thing again)
3. True Blood (True escapism. No vampires here at Hacker Group. Nosiree)
4. Dexter (No serial killers either. Nope. We're all exactly what we appear to be)
5. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (We appear to be snarky, sarcastic and extremely funny)
6. The Office (And some of us come home from work to watch people torture each other at work)
7. Fringe (The techy side of the techy/geeky thing — it's still there)

"1986: Jem and the Holograms. 2011: Due to bad TV taste (see 1986 evidence), I gave up watching." — Meredith Steiner Smith

"Fave TV Show in 1986: THUNDERCATS - HOOOOOOOOOOO!!." — Heather Thornton

"My family didn't have a TV in 1986. My favorite TV show was 'whatever was on at my friends' houses.'" — Greta Purcell