Your favourite TV show and why?
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StreamOfTheSky
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Burn Notice.
Just a fun show, and the main character's so clever. Most episodes he ends up turning the bad guys against one another, scams them out of more money (to give back to their victims) than they had scammed themselves in the first place, etc... Probably my favorite two examples were when he pretended to be a doctor during a bank hostage situation he was stuck in to get close to the bad guys and subtly sabotage their guns and equipment, and when they kidnapped one brother of a pair of kidnappers and used him to ransom for the release of the person they had been trying to ransom themselves all along. He's also pretty good with MacGuyvering tools and explosives, though that aspect's been used less the last few seasons.
Just a fun show, and the main character's so clever. Most episodes he ends up turning the bad guys against one another, scams them out of more money (to give back to their victims) than they had scammed themselves in the first place, etc... Probably my favorite two examples were when he pretended to be a doctor during a bank hostage situation he was stuck in to get close to the bad guys and subtly sabotage their guns and equipment, and when they kidnapped one brother of a pair of kidnappers and used him to ransom for the release of the person they had been trying to ransom themselves all along. He's also pretty good with MacGuyvering tools and explosives, though that aspect's been used less the last few seasons.
Ahnehnois
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My all time favorite would be probably Battlestar Galactica, the other contenders being The Wire and Deep Space Nine.
I considered The Walking Dead (I guess it's current), but after six episodes (not all as good as the first couple) I'm not sold. Breaking Bad intrigues me but I haven't seen it yet, nor have I seen Game of Thrones. Community is close but I'm not a comedy guy. House used to be up there but it isn't what it used to be. There's a fair number of excellent but not transcendently great shows (e.g. Castle, Burn Notice, Fringe), but I wonder if the truly top quality television hasn't taken a dip recently (or if I'm just missing something). I'd take the Daily Show over the Colbert Report, but I watch both.
My currently running favorite (to actually answer the OP) is probably Treme.
It tackles a tough subject with grace and has a similar sense of authenticity to The Wire. The way music is incorporated into the show is really unique and entertaining.
I considered The Walking Dead (I guess it's current), but after six episodes (not all as good as the first couple) I'm not sold. Breaking Bad intrigues me but I haven't seen it yet, nor have I seen Game of Thrones. Community is close but I'm not a comedy guy. House used to be up there but it isn't what it used to be. There's a fair number of excellent but not transcendently great shows (e.g. Castle, Burn Notice, Fringe), but I wonder if the truly top quality television hasn't taken a dip recently (or if I'm just missing something). I'd take the Daily Show over the Colbert Report, but I watch both.
My currently running favorite (to actually answer the OP) is probably Treme.
It tackles a tough subject with grace and has a similar sense of authenticity to The Wire. The way music is incorporated into the show is really unique and entertaining.
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S9, Alias, Prison Break, X-Files, Stargate SG-1.
My answer can only be Doctor Who. I find it joyful, exuberant, and utterly lacking in cynicism. There's simply no other show that I look forward to more, or get as excited about when a new episode is about to appear.
As <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->@Viking Bastard <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->alluded to, above, it is the only show which gives me that sense of wonder I had when I was a kid. I enjoy plenty of other shows, for plenty of different reasons, but this one is special, magical, and, frankly, wonderful.
As <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->@Viking Bastard <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->alluded to, above, it is the only show which gives me that sense of wonder I had when I was a kid. I enjoy plenty of other shows, for plenty of different reasons, but this one is special, magical, and, frankly, wonderful.
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Viking Bastard
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Damn straight.
Vyvyan Basterd
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There are alot of great shows that I enjoy, many already mentioned by others. But if you forced me to pick just one it's Supernatural.
