Best TV shows of the decade...

[Emperor]

This one is from EW...

 

10. The Comeback (2005)

Starring the superb Lisa Kudrow as a washed-up sitcom actress, this comedy may have lasted only 13 episodes, but it's the most brilliantly brutal satire of reality TV ever captured on screen.

 

9. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

Thank you, fast-talking Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, for suggesting moms and teenage daughters really can get along — all it takes is love, patience, and copious quantities of coffee.

 

8. The Shield (2002-2008)

Det. Vic Mackey didn't just clean up the streets — he cleaned up on the streets. Would he pay for those sins? This gutsy TV drama kept us guessing.

 

7. The Office (U.K.) (2001-2003)

We love the Scranton crew. But Ricky Gervais' mockumentary series about sadsack employees in Slough, England, is the undisputed champion of awesomely awkward cubicle hell.

 

6. The Wire (2002-2008)

The deft writing — which used the cop genre format to give shape to creator David Simon's scathing social critiques — was matched by one of the deepest benches of acting talent in TV history.

 

5. Arrested Development (2003-2006)

This low-rated gem about a family of misfits teemed with so many smart, self-referential jokes, it may have been the reason TiVo was invented.

 

4. American Idol (2002-present)

It's given us Kelly, Carrie, Daughtry, and J. Hud. Idol rules the reality roost because the winners of Fox's ratings juggernaut actually do go on to greatness. And Taylor Hicks? He's the exception that proves the rule.

 

3. The Daily Show (1996-present)

No target is too big (U.S. foreign policy) or too small (Tucker Carlson) for Jon Stewart and his fake news correspondents, who skewer American politics and our increasingly alarmist media.

 

2. Lost (2004-present)

Plane crash. Smoke monster. Polar bear. Crazy French lady. The Others. The hatch. The Dharma Initiative. Time-travel flashes. Name another network drama that can so wondrously turn a ? into a !

 

1. The Sopranos (1999-2007)

David Chase took a baseball bat to the knees of the term ''family drama'' and created this landmark Mafioso show whose nuanced characters were riddled with conflict and, of course, bullets.

 

[Emperor]

My top ten....

 

1. The Wire (2002-2008)

2. Arrested Development (2003-2006)

3. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1996-present)

4. Firefly

5. The West Wing (1999-2006)

6. The Sopranos (1999-2007)

7. Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)

8. Friday Night Lights (2006-present)

9. Mad Men (2007-present)

10. Dexter (2006-present)

 

 

Just off the list:

 

Deadwood

30 Rock

Rome

Lost

How I Met Your Mother

House

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Six Feet Under

[Krakalakachkn]

Krak's Top 10....

 

1. Arrested Development

2. 30 Rock

3. Firefly

4. 24

5. Scrubs

6. Chuck

7. Eureka

8. Dexter

9. Family Guy

10. House

 

 

This was a hard list to make.  I feel like I've forgotten so many good shows.  I have seriously edited this list already twice.

 

Honorable Mentions: How I Met Your Mother, American Idol, Rome, Colbert Report, Dead Like Me, Futurama

[Emperor]

DAMN Firefly... editing my list...

[Haxorsist]

1. The Wire

2. Band of Brothers

3. Deadwood

4. Rome

5. The Sopranos

6. Mad Men

7. The West Wing

8. Lost

9. The Office US

10. Arrested Development

 

 

Almost made the list: Friday Night Lights, HIMYM, Six Feet Under (I've only watched two seasons of this show), House

[Emperor]

I don't know if I should count Band of Brothers... this wasn't really a show... was it?  If so I need to re-updated my list. 

 

Everytime I head the music I get weepy.. if men could weep. 

[Haxorsist]

I wasn't sure if Band of Brothers should count, but it's so awesome, so I added it anyways.

[Majsju]

24

Lost

Buffy

Firefly

Sopranos

The Secret Life Of Us

Rome

BSG

Gilmore Girls

Stargate SG-1

 

Almost there,

Farscape, West Wing, The Office UK, Dr.Who, HIMYM, Scrubs Eureka (which I just now discovered).

[Silver]

In no order:

 

Eureka

Supernatural

Big Bang Theory

Stargate SG1

Firefly

House

Mythbusters

The Daily Show

Friends

[FallingBullets]

since I havent watched THAT much tv these are all the ones I watched and liked in the last decade, with * next to my favourites:

 

Firefly*

SG1*

SGU*

Friends

Heroes*

The IT Crowd 1st season

Futurama

Misfits

Dr Who*

Far Scape*

Dilbert*

Simpsons

 

Thats all I can remember atm...after quite a bit of help from friends

[SinisterDeath]

1. The Wire

2. Dexter

3. Deadwood

4. Eureka

5. Lost

6. Farscape

7. SG1

8. Scrubs

9. House

10. Myth Busters

 

Anything below 5 are interchangable imo.

[Krakalakachkn]

24!  I can't believe I forgot it.

 

 

Band of Brothers is considered a Mini-Series, but I don't care if it's counted.

[Red2111]

my list, only the top 4 are in order :)

 

Tudors

Dexter

Hells Kitchen

Law & Order: SVU

Unitedstates of Terra

House

Two & 1/2 Men

men of a certain age

Everyone Loves Raymond

King of Queens

Yes Dear

WWE Raw

[Emperor]

I want to watch Farscape... I really do... but Netflix doesn't seem to have season 1 in stock.

[Majsju]

Well, there are of course other options, like download, hunt down online streams, or if you must play it legal, buy the dvds.

[SinisterDeath]

http://www.ninjavideo.net/cat/2085 /cough

[Krakalakachkn]

I want to watch Farscape... I really do... but Netflix doesn't seem to have season 1 in stock.

 

I'm starting the first episode right now.  Netflix has it on Watch Instantly, if you've subscribed to that.  I'm excited.

[Silver]

Started watching Doctor Who and it kicks ass!

[Emperor]

Krak, thanks for the info.  I can watch it over my XBOX.

[Red2111]

Silver ..  is that the original Doctor Who, or the new one??

[Silver]

New one. I actually saw the last half of the newest season first, then went back and started watching the first. Also saw the trailer for season 5 and the new guy just doesn't seem right.

[Krakalakachkn]

After watching the Pilot of Farscape, I have to say that I'm not impressed.  The aliens look terrible, fake and puppet-ish.  There seems to be a cliche for every plot or character line, and the acting is pretty bad all around - I haven't seen one person who was halfway decent.  The protagonist seems dimwitted and clueless, and totally unbelievable.  He's supposed to be a genius scientist, but can't pull that off either.  The dialogue is choppy and abrupt: the introduction scene of Officer Aeryn Sun was ridiculous, she suddenly pulls all this martial arts stuff on the main character without any provocation.  The only character that I enjoy is this weird gray exiled King who rides around on a hoverchair and makes me laugh, the problem is he looks terrible and exactly like a puppet.  It's amazing how aliens and special effects in star wars (1977) can look so much more believable than those in Farscape (1999).

 

Overall, I would not watch another episode if the show wasn't ranked so highly on netflix.  I'm hoping it's one of those that you just have to get past the first few episodes before it starts producing gold.

[SinisterDeath]

After watching the Pilot of Farscape, I have to say that I'm not impressed.  The aliens look terrible, fake and puppet-ish.  There seems to be a cliche for every plot or character line, and the acting is pretty bad all around - I haven't seen one person who was halfway decent.  The protagonist seems dimwitted and clueless, and totally unbelievable.  He's supposed to be a genius scientist, but can't pull that off either.  The dialogue is choppy and abrupt: the introduction scene of Officer Aeryn Sun was ridiculous, she suddenly pulls all this martial arts stuff on the main character without any provocation.  The only character that I enjoy is this weird gray exiled King who rides around on a hoverchair and makes me laugh, the problem is he looks terrible and exactly like a puppet.  It's amazing how aliens and special effects in star wars (1977) can look so much more believable than those in Farscape (1999).

 

Overall, I would not watch another episode if the show wasn't ranked so highly on netflix.  I'm hoping it's one of those that you just have to get past the first few episodes before it starts producing gold.

 

They were done by Jim Henson.

 

And the ones in starwars, were anything but believable.

Rosey Tinted glasses have a tendancy to do this to ya.  ;)

 

As for the main guy being a genius...

He's in a completely different galaxy, that is ass'd backwards from us. So obviously what he knows, is like cavemen explaining Physics to Stephen Hawking.

[Majsju]

New one. I actually saw the last half of the newest season first, then went back and started watching the first. Also saw the trailer for season 5 and the new guy just doesn't seem right.

 

Heh, I still cling to Eccleston as the best Doctor of this round.

[SBoydW]

1.  House

2.  Stargate SG-1

3.  Daily Show (Jon Stewart)

4.  Firefly

5.  Monk

6.  The Office (US)

7.  Family Guy

8.  Myth Busters

9.  Bones

10. Pysch

 

Honorable Mentions: Two and 1/2 men, The First 48, White Collar, Dirty Jobs, 30 Rock, Eureka, Farscape, Simpsons, The Closer, Cops

 

To new but are (*could be) awesome: Modern Family, Men of a Certain Age, *SGU