Every The WB Show, Ranked ~

~My WB years were actually some of personal growth & self-learning for me, helping me through a dark period of depression ~ for which I'll always be grateful!

There are 77 in all & I've chosen my favorites for various reason on each ~ actors, storylines, weather, etc. 

Narration & Music played a huge impact in several scenes & episodes!

I could certainly go on & on on my choices and the reasons for. However, this post is already a bit lengthy; however always glad to give additional intel per a personal request ~  

"For many folks of a certain -- but definitely not old -- age, The WB has a special place in our hearts. The broadcast network -- which operated from early 1995 until September 2006, when it merged with the UPN to create The CW -- was a magical network unlike any other that came before it or since. Although it took a few years for The WB to find its true calling as the home for quality teen-centered series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Felicity, it was a network that eventually came to define a generation"

46. The Mountain

Seriously, for years The WB tried to make Penn Badgley happen before The CW finally did it with Gossip Girl. On the 2004 drama series, Badgley appeared alongside Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels, Crossroads), who ran a ski resort (the show's title makes sense now, huh?). Although the show was not very good and received very low ratings -- it was canceled after just one season -- the cast was littered with other familiar faces, including those of Oliver Hudson,
 Alana de la Garza, Mitch Pileggi, Tommy Dewey, and Barbara Hershey.
 At least we still have Out Cold?

15. Jack & Bobby

Although it was canceled after just one season -- playing off the famed Kennedys in title only -- was a wonderful little show about two teenage brothers (Matt Long and Logan Lerman), one of whom would go on to become president of the United States, being raised by a single mother. Co-created by a total nobody named Greg Berlanti, the series was intelligent and endearing, using flash-forward interviews to the future to interesting effect. And although it wasn't completely perfect, it was good enough that it's a shame it didn't last beyond that single season.

8. Supernatural

The bulk of which didn't air on The WB, and while the show would eventually reach much higher highs (and far lower lows), the single season that aired on The WB was just pretty good and not too great. It featured a lot of standalone episodes as it introduced us to the family business while building its mythology. We got to know Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and the man (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who sealed their fates as hunters long before we realized the roles they'd come to play in the battle between Michael and Lucifer (and everything that came after). And even though Season 1 was home to one of the show's best episodes in "The Benders," we also can't ignore the fact it's also the season that gave us "Bugs." That's right, we still remember "Bugs."

7. Charmed

Much like fan-favorite series Roswell, there's a good reason The CW rebooted Charmed, and it's because the original WB series, which ran for eight seasons, was a ton of fun. Focusing on three sisters (played by Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty, who eventually left the series and was replaced by Rose McGowan beginning in Season 4) who discover they're powerful witches, the series fit nicely alongside the similarly supernatural-themed Buffy the Vampire Slayer and offered up depictions of yet more powerful, world-saving women for young viewers to look up to. Sure, the special effects haven't aged well and we're still not quite sure about those rhyming spells, but Charmed was a series that ultimately focused on the power of family, specifically sisterhood, and for that it deserves a prominent place in our hearts as well as WB history.

6. Felicity

We know it doesn't seem like it, but there was more to the series than just the never-ending Ben (Scott Speedman) vs. Noel (Scott Foley) debate. For instance, there was also Felicity's (Keri Russell) iconic hair and subsequent Season 2 haircut! OK, we're just kidding. Felicity was an honest, if sometimes hilariously dumb, coming-of-age story that captured one of the most confusing times in one's life: those painful college years when you're still trying to figure out who you are but you're also expected to be a self-sufficient adult. As Felicity attempted to find herself and find what she wanted from her life, viewers were treated to an endearing and frequently funny, if sometimes unintentionally so, story about one woman's journey that managed to feel universal, even if none of us actually got to make out with Ben.

4. Everwood

Shows like this series seem to be a thing of the past, and it's a shame. Emotional family dramas like this one about a skilled surgeon but absent father (Treat Williams) who packs up his two children (Gregory Smith and Vivien Cardone) and moves to a small town in Colorado following the sudden death of his wife still scratches an itch, especially after years of dark antiheroes crowding the small screen. Tackling everything from grief and young love to all the hallmarks of memorable coming-of-age shows, Everwood told thoughtful, emotionally resonant stories that tugged at your heartstrings in ways very few shows have done since.

3. Dawson's Creek

If you're asking yourself how a show as iconic and beloved as this could possibly be at No. 3, might we remind you of that time Pacey (Joshua Jackson) grew a goatee and became a stockbroker? Or that time Joey (Katie Holmes) was dating [insert every single person who basically wasn't Pacey or Dawson]? For as good as the show was at times, Dawson's Creek definitely had a number of sore spots over its six seasons. Sure, it gave us a thoughtful story about mental health, what might be the greatest gif of all time, featured TV's first gay kiss in prime time, and introduced the world to one of the greatest TV love stories ever told, but it also stumbled every once in a while. Never forget that Dawson Leery's
(James Van Der Beek) legacy is as one of the worst lead characters of all time.

2. Angel

You can make a good case for putting this series at the top of this list -- and we nearly did -- but the influence of the series that landed at No. 1 is just too undeniable. Still, this spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an incredibly strong drama, especially once it established itself and no longer relied on cases of the week each episode. The series, which continued Angel's (David Boreanaz) search for redemption, offered a darker, more adult tone than the rest of The WB. With its supernatural-noir vibe, Angel and his ragtag team of rogue demon hunters, brilliant scientists, and general world-saving heroes not only helped the helpless, but they also stopped apocalypse after apocalypse. Perhaps the show's legacy isn't just the fact it finally gave us the Angel/Spike (James Marsters) relationship we all craved or featured one of the greatest finales of all time, but that it nearly upstaged its parent series along the way. Now, let's all continue pretending Connor didn't exist.

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The cultural influence and lasting impact of Buffy the Vampire Slayer can still be felt today, more than 20 years after it first premiered on The WB and helped to launch the network's slate of popular teen programming. The Sarah Michelle Gellar-fronted series flipped the horror script and took the tiny blonde girl at its center, all too often a victim in similar projects, and turned her into a powerful and relatable force for good without losing any of the character's wit and personality, instantly creating an iconic heroine in the process. By tackling universal stories through unique perspectives that played out via narratives based in metaphor, Buffy stood out from other programs featuring high school-aged protagonists. Literal demons stood in for the horrible people encountered as a young adult, and when it came time for Buffy to lose her virginity, the show used Angel losing his soul and becoming a monster to comment on relationship dynamics and social stigmas. There's a reason Buffy has managed to endure for all these years, and there's a reason so many shows continue to try to recreate the magic that propelled Buffy Summers and the Scooby Gang through five seasons on The WB (and two on UPN). And let me tell you, it's not because of the fashion choices; the series is timeless -- special effects excluded -- and it won't be surprising if it continues to inspire an entirely new generation again soon