Time to Grade Your Quizzes

As promised, here's the "answer key" to last weekend's post of TV show voice-overs.

Law and Order: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: Firefly: some rich and flush with the new technology; some, not so much. The A-Team: Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, these men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Battlestar Galactica (the original version): They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of Lemuria or Atlantis.

Win Ben Stein's Money: I'm putting up $5,000 that says I know more than you. Alias (Season 1): I was sworn to secrecy, but I couldn't keep it from my fiancé, and when the head of SD-6 found out, he had him killed. The Tick (live action): I am the wild blue yonder, the front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. American Gothic: For those who follow my lead, life can be a paradise. But for those who don't, it can be a mighty rough road. The Dead Zone: One touch, and I can see things: things that happened, things that will happen. 24 (Season 1; one of several slightly different opening narrations): Right now, terrorists are plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate. My wife and daughter have been targeted. And people that I work with may be involved in both.

The Twilight Zone: You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Babylon 5 (Season 2): A self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. Sliders: It's the same year, and you're the same person — but everything else is different. The Outer Limits: There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. Jeopardy: This is jeopardy!

The Incredible Hulk: The creature is driven by rage, and pursued by an investigative reporter. Star Trek: Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations. The Six-Million Dollar Man: We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better, stronger, faster. Quantum Leap: His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear.

Press Your Luck: Today, these three players are after Big Bucks! Jake 2.0: Jake Foley was an ordinary guy, until a freak accident made him into the first computer-enhanced man. Superman — strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men! Knight Rider: Michael Knight — a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

Arrested Development: Now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together. Soap: This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell. The Mole: The winner? The one who answers the question: who is The Mole? Buffy the Vampire Slayer: She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. Dark Skies: They're here, they're hostile. Powerful people don't want you to know. History is a lie.

Dragnet: The story you've just seen is true. The names were changed to protect the innocent.

Your Score

For each of the 29 you recognized, give yourself 1 point. If you got the American Gothic one, give yourself 10 bonus points. If you missed the Star Trek one, subtract all your points.

39 -- You used Google and cheated.
25-38 -- You are as big a TV geek as I am. I'm truly sorry for you.
20-24 -- You may think we don't know how big a TV geek you are, but you're just lying to yourself.
15-19 -- I'm guessing you either missed a bunch of the "new ones" or a bunch of the "old ones." Work just a little harder, and soon you'll be a well-rounded TV geek.
10-14 -- Just don't give me that condescending "I read books" defense.
5-9 -- So how was your stay in that cave?
0-4 -- See, there's this wonderful device that beams moving, talking pictures right into your very own living room!