Best television show?

[Sirkka]

For me:

Gilmore Girls,
Sex and the City,
Battlestar Galactica,
Stargate SG1 & Atlantis,
Moonlight,
Raumpatrouille Orion,
Glory Days

=)

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

How about the Carol Burnett show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RqzclCLrP0

I laughed more at their attempts to hold back laughter than the actual skit.

[PrinceMyshkin]

i suspect this is slightly off-topic, but I will sorely miss "Bill Moyers' Journal," which he has left.

As for some of the others mentioned, I did love "Degrassi St", first season, when my daughter starred in one of the episodes.

Of others that have been mentioned, Black Adder, Mad About You, an Australian sit-com called (I think) Mother and Son; of course Fawlty Towers and one that was called, I think Good Neighbours.

I loved Homicide; Prime Suspect and tonight, largely for the innovative music, I'll be watching Lost, the final episode.

[Jesterhead]

Family Guy
Scrubs
South Park
Simpsons
How I met your mother

[Night_Lamp]

Twin Peaks. Truly, the most messed-up thing that's ever been on television. I watch the whole series yearly.

[1n50mn14]

I've recently become addicted to Dr.Who. Other than that, I don't have TV, but I can often be found watching How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock and The Simpsons online.

[DanielBenoit]

Oh God, thanks to OrphanPip, I've now been reintroduced to that masterpiece of awful camp, the original 1966 series Batman. Never has any show been so unintentionally funny.

This stuff is just classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZQ3OLEJWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_9FEWgmFA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgP2l...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGl6OlSczdU

[papayahed]

Oh God, thanks to OrphanPip, I've now been reintroduced to that masterpiece of awful camp, the original 1966 series Batman. Never has any show been so unintentionally funny.

This stuff is just classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZQ3OLEJWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp_9FEWgmFA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgP2l...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGl6OlSczdU

Ohhh I loved the old batman!

[Desolation]

Californication
Dexter
Arrested Development

[dafydd manton]

For the sheer suspense, the sense of Right and Wrong, the glamour, the graphics, the ever-thickening plot, the costumes, the technological prowess, the sheer grandeur of the English Language in full flow and the flamboyant if ironic use of hyperbole, The Weather Forecast.

[DanielBenoit]

I am shocked that The Wire hasn't appeared on the list. One of the greatest TV shows ever.

[sixsmith]

I am shocked that The Wire hasn't appeared on the list. One of the greatest TV shows ever.

See posts 40 and 63.

[DanielBenoit]

See posts 40 and 63.

Ahh, you're a good man, Stan

It may seem like critical sensationalism when people say that The Wire is the greatest TV show of all time, but it truly is, or at least amongst the greatest. I've only seen the first season so far and it has already obtained a level of depth and realism that is stunning. It is so well-written (by an ex-journalist) that it penetrates 'the system' as magnificently as it penetrates the human souls both on and off the streets. It is contemporary Greek tragedy at its finest with a novelistic narrative structure unrivaled even amongst some of the greatest television shows such as the Sorpranos.

It is a crime that while they allowed this show to stay for five glorious seasons, they allowed the shallow and oblivious Law and Order to stay on for more than a decade.


Speaking of crimes, the greatest sitcom of the decade, Arrested Development lasted only three seasons, while Two and a Half men (which started its run around the same time as AD) is still pushing on. What a dreadful shame. (And even if you like Two and a Half Men, it would be absurdity to call it anywhere as good as AD.)

[Dodo25]

I've watched lots of shows. I like how nobody here has mentioned 'two and a half men' yet, I think it's awful but I know so many people who love it..

Here are my top four:

1. The Big Bang Theory
Definitely my favorite show. It has got sophisticated humor, not something one sees often in popular tv shows.. It's so good I gotta advertize it with a 24 seconds excerpt from the pilot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59boLMnrbU

2. Boston Legal
It's a bit sexist, yet it too is 'intelligent' entertainment. Some cases are actually quite interesting philosophically, and Shore's closing arguments are brilliant.

3. South Park
Mocks literally everything.

4. How I Met Your Mother
Pretty funny, love the wordplays, yet not very deep altogether..

[Tallon]

I think The Wire is my favourite of all time, i need to watch it for the 5th or so time again soon.
Lately i've enjoyed Modern Family, definitely owes alot to Arrested Development, very funny, sweet and smart.