Yeah, why not make this stupid thread?
Here is my list:
1) Breaking Bad - Brilliant acting. The plot had a bunch of holes in it -- the ricin poisoning, Elliot and Gretchen not having a top of the line security system, Walt somehow killing all the Nazis before getting killed, etc. -- but whatever. It was entertaining as hell, and those of us who watched it as it was aired had a ton of fun speculating about what would happen.
2) Peep Show -- Funniest show ever. Jez and Mark, Jez the freewheeling sociopath and Mark an uptight, overly neurotic middle-class square, have great chemistry. Super Hans is also an excellent addition - though maybe he's a bit of a ripoff of Danny from Withnail and I? Whatever.
3) Freaks and Geeks - Screw The Wonder Years. This is the definitive show regarding high school, though it had only one season.
4) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - An awesome, gritty, realistic Cold War spy story. Better than the film by miles.
5) Enlightened - Why couldn't this have been renewed? Laura Dern is excellent as an idealistic, fairly delusional woman trying to find some meaning in her life after having a nervous breakdown at her job.
