Don't these people know?

What not to do on TV in the 1960s? Wear a red shirt and go on an away mission.

What not to do on TV in the 1970s? Go to a M*A*S*H unit with a sad story and a sweetheart back home.

What not to do on TV in the 1980s? Assume that a rag tag bunch of misfits - including a bling-laden ex-wrestler and a mad person - are a push-over in a fight.

What not to do on TV in the 1990s? Wear a yellow shirt and go on an away mission.

What not to do on TV on the 2000s? Be in the teaser on "House".

Or, alternately, go into the jungle on "Lost" if you aren't a crazy French chick or have had less than two flashbacks.

Seriously, man. Don't do it.