It really was a great show (some of the best dialogue writing and timing on broadcast television).
1. The West Wing (excellent writing, acting, characters and a fairly even high standard through all seven seasons)
And the rest are in no particular order:
- Bones (high points are characters and exactly the right level of humour)
- Yes, Minister (don't tell Tim - storylines that crazily don't date, marvellous wit, and so much gorgeous satire - British comedy at its absolute best)
- Wire in the Blood (another excellent British show, but this time about serial killers - creepy storylines, great casting, nothing too over the top or silly)
... I'm stuck. Can't think of more that I'd rate highly like those.
And the rest are in no particular order:
- Bones (high points are characters and exactly the right level of humour)
- Yes, Minister (don't tell Tim - storylines that crazily don't date, marvellous wit, and so much gorgeous satire - British comedy at its absolute best)
- Wire in the Blood (another excellent British show, but this time about serial killers - creepy storylines, great casting, nothing too over the top or silly)
... I'm stuck. Can't think of more that I'd rate highly like those.
Death to the Regressives of the GOP and the TeaParty. No mercy for Conservatives. Burn them all at the stake for the hateful satanists they are.
What are your Top 5 TV shows of all time? (EDITed AGAIN)
- 09/11/2011 06:41:59 PM
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Hm.
- 09/11/2011 07:04:06 PM
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I should probably add West Wing to the HMs
- 09/11/2011 07:29:21 PM
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Now there's a tricky question.
- 09/11/2011 08:28:51 PM
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Go watch the west wing...do it now 
- 10/11/2011 12:28:08 AM
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- 10/11/2011 12:28:08 AM
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OMG stop ever other show or book you are involved in and start watching The Wire ASAP!!
- 15/11/2011 05:00:15 AM
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Obviously...you must be watching Treme too...
- 17/11/2011 03:48:08 PM
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Alas, I have not yet watched Treme. Will be soon tho... has Wendell Pierce, so I kinda have to! *NM*
- 20/11/2011 04:24:42 PM
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I might actually put Ab Fab in there too...
- 10/11/2011 01:57:24 AM
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I enjoyed 24 until the final episode of season one, and haven't bothered with it since. (spoilers)
- 10/11/2011 07:32:20 PM
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Me neither, well... mostly
- 11/11/2011 06:41:21 PM
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Been a while since I read a forum post anywhere that I agreed so comepletely with!
- 15/11/2011 05:10:45 AM
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Buffy is my life, death, and resurrection.
- 09/11/2011 09:02:09 PM
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Friends & Frasier, but no Seinfeld? *NM*
- 09/11/2011 09:03:41 PM
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There's only so much room in my top 10 list. 'sides, I put it in the "mentions" below.
- 09/11/2011 09:24:48 PM
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Buffy is only barely in the top three for its own creator. Angel & Firefly kicked its ass. *NM*
- 11/11/2011 06:09:37 AM
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Oz, Supernatural, Frasier, Dexter, Salatut Elämät (because I wanted something non-American)
- 09/11/2011 09:14:34 PM
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That's a very difficult question.
- 10/11/2011 12:15:47 AM
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Oh, I'd totally forgotten about Wonderfalls. Lovely show. *NM*
- 10/11/2011 07:37:11 PM
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Surprisingly high-quality show for one that almost no one has ever heard of. *NM*
- 10/11/2011 11:55:21 PM
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The episodes where things started culminating were some of the most interesting tv I've watched. *NM*
- 10/11/2011 11:57:54 PM
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I'm gonna have to split this up a bit....
- 11/11/2011 10:06:48 PM
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that makes two shows you list I have to watch
- 15/11/2011 06:08:16 AM
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Oz has some pretty intense themes and is *very* graphic....just so you know. *NM*
- 15/11/2011 05:35:09 PM
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Well now...
- 14/11/2011 04:46:12 PM
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I also loved Magnum, when I was a kid
- 15/11/2011 11:37:00 AM
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Saw a rerun not long ago... DAMN those shorts were short. Good theme song too. 
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- 15/11/2011 01:12:21 PM
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- 15/11/2011 01:12:21 PM
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not sure which ones I would pick but Mash would have to make the list *NM*
- 28/11/2011 05:53:19 PM
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