What's your favourite US TV show

mrbain007mrbain007 Posts: 393MI6 Agent
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Having just finished the entire series of The Sopranos (often considered one of the best US shows) I was wondering what other people regard as The Best show to come out of the states.

I liked the sopranos very much and artistically its superb. However my personal favourite is 24. Its an extremely silly show in places but no other show has given me a buzz quite like it. At its best its suspensful, brilliantly written and tense - like having an injection of adrenaline but without the needle. Even at its worst it is entertaining.

I also really enjoy Dexter. For some reason Michael C. Hall's charismatic serial killer anti-hero reminds me of Norman Bates, despite not being quite as "mad".

For some reason I could never get into shows like Lost or The Wire, however I understand why they are so critically acclaimed (particularly the latter).
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  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    My favorite US television of all time: The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.
  • thesecretagentthesecretagent CornwallPosts: 2,151MI6 Agent
    Frasier. Really, really funny so long after it has finished. :))
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,707MI6 Agent
    Within the past few years I watched 24 and Lost.

    While I was growing up and in school two shows I remember watching were The Cosby Show and a couple years later Home Improvement.

    Now that all these shows have gone off the air I watch re-runs of old shows. Those shows include, Home Improvement, Roseanne, Cheers and the spin-off of Cheers, Frasier.
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  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    Frasier - Very clever and very funny

    Friends - yep, well I am a girl :))

    Grey's Anatomy - well, ditto....

    StarTrek TNG - for the geek in me....

    There are quite a few others - 24, Lost, but I don't really want to admit to watching so much TV :))
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  • Ricardo C.Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent
    The Honeymooners

    All in The Family

    The first Twilight Zone series

    Alfred Hitchcock presents (the first one and Hitchcock Hour)

    The Ren and Stimpy Show

    What-a-Cartoon Show

    I could probably go on for a while. :))
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    Ricardo C. wrote:

    The Ren and Stimpy Show

    :)) I love Ren and Stiiiiiimpy - bloody brilliant !
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    You can't forget the creative genius that is...Jackass :))
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    edited December 2010
    All-time best will require a lot of thought...I'd put M*A*S*H right at the top. The recent remake of Battlestar Galactica was brilliant. The Carol Burnett Show. Two Star Treks---the original and TNG ;) B-)

    Currently? I'd have to go with AMC's The Walking Dead :o And USA's Burn Notice B-)
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  • DaltonFan1DaltonFan1 The West of IrelandPosts: 503MI6 Agent
    Modern Family is hilarious and has incredibly distinctive characters that parody modern society in a rather gentle way.
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  • Ricardo C.Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent
    Lexi wrote:
    Ricardo C. wrote:

    The Ren and Stimpy Show

    :)) I love Ren and Stiiiiiimpy - bloody brilliant !

    I am a huge R&S fan. "Man's Best Friend" was my favorite episode though it wasn't publicly availiable for like 11 years unless you were lucky enough to find a bootleg VHS.


    Strangers With Candy is another fave of mine. A hilarous parody of self-centred teen dramas. Stephen Colbert was one of the main characters.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Oh...and lest I forget: Monty Python's Flying Circus -{ Changed my life. Seriously.
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  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Oh...and lest I forget: Monty Python's Flying Circus -{ Changed my life. Seriously.
    We'll have to save that one for favorite "UK" TV show ;)
  • russianhatrussianhat Posts: 10MI6 Agent
    edited December 2010
    True Blood and Mad Men - other stuff has been recommended to me like 30 Rock, which I find mildly amusing, but not wonderful. I'm lost now though since these two series are over for now :#
  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    All Star Trek series except for Enterprise
    JAG
    NCIS
    The OC
    The Practice

    That's it for now. A friend has strongly recommended Big Bang Theory. I saw the last 10 minutes of an episode today, and I really enjoyed that. Maybe I'll start getting into it later.
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  • SurrieSurrie Surrey, UKPosts: 79MI6 Agent
    - Dog The Bounty Hunter
    - Friends
    - Married With Children
    - Desperate Housewives
    - That 70s Show (mainly because I love Mila Kunis!)
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  • Barry NelsonBarry Nelson ChicagoPosts: 1,508MI6 Agent
    The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
  • SpectreIslandSpectreIsland spectreislandPosts: 274MI6 Agent
    Star Trek - Original series - the only true Trek
    Batman - Adam West
    The Outer Limits - the original, not the crummy remake
    The Night Stalker - Darren McGavin - not the crummy remake
    Pawn Stars - The only "reality" show I watch with regularity

    There are countless others that I love, but these will do for now.
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    DEFIANT 74205 wrote:
    All Star Trek series except for Enterprise
    JAG
    NCIS
    The OC
    The Practice

    That's it for now. A friend has strongly recommended Big Bang Theory. I saw the last 10 minutes of an episode today, and I really enjoyed that. Maybe I'll start getting into it later.

    I was going to say NCIS - really enjoy that - now Ziva played by Cote de Pablo would make a good Bond girl....

    and The Practice - well I would, being a spin off Grey's Anatomy - but I didn't want to admit to watching so much telly :)) ;%
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    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    batman-adam-west-and-burt-ward.jpg

    "Holy smoke, Batman! No one's mentioned our show!"
    "Don't you mean, 'my show', Robin?"

    This show was MY LIFE in its initial '66-'68 run B-) I was utterly oblivious to the camp. And even now catching a rerun (or watching the DVD of the feature film) puts a huge smile on my face.
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Alex wrote:
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Oh...and lest I forget: Monty Python's Flying Circus -{ Changed my life. Seriously.
    We'll have to save that one for favorite "UK" TV show ;)

    Well, I didn't see it on UK TV ;) It was American PBS...and in a thread on UK TV, Python would be the first on a very short list of three.
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  • J.BauerJ.Bauer Down South, USAPosts: 53MI6 Agent
    I watched 24 from season 1 and it had its ups and downs, but it will always be my favorite. Lost was good until the series finale, then I regretted watching that series.

    A few of my other favorites:
    NCIS
    The Office
    Chuck
    Hell's Kitchen
    30Rock
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  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    Lexi wrote:
    I was going to say NCIS - really enjoy that - now Ziva played by Cote de Pablo would make a good Bond girl....

    Ha! I never thought of that! Of course she would. And she'd be just as capable of killing people as Bond.

    MI6 and Mossad working together ... hmm, there's a thought.
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Gotta be the adult cartoons for me. Family Guy, South Park, Futurama, Simpsons etc etc
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  • Ricardo C.Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    batman-adam-west-and-burt-ward.jpg

    "Holy smoke, Batman! No one's mentioned our show!"
    "Don't you mean, 'my show', Robin?"

    This show was MY LIFE in its initial '66-'68 run B-) I was utterly oblivious to the camp. And even now catching a rerun (or watching the DVD of the feature film) puts a huge smile on my face.

    My favorite episodes was Batman running for mayor against The Penguin. :D
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Alex wrote:
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Oh...and lest I forget: Monty Python's Flying Circus -{ Changed my life. Seriously.
    We'll have to save that one for favorite "UK" TV show ;)

    Well, I didn't see it on UK TV ;) It was American PBS...and in a thread on UK TV, Python would be the first on a very short list of three.
    Ok, then I can add Star Blazers to this list. I watched it in Texas everyday after school when I was twelve. It was the most exciting show ever. (at the time) But it was definitely not American ;)
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,307MI6 Agent
    Alex wrote:
    Ok, then I can add Star Blazers to this list. I watched it in Texas everyday after school when I was twelve. It was the most exciting show ever. (at the time) But it was definitely not American ;)

    If you liked Star Blazers Alex, then I'm pretty sure you will looooove this....

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  • John DrakeJohn Drake On assignmentPosts: 2,564MI6 Agent
    I'm loving the new version of Nikita with Maggie Q. Fringe has improved a lot since its first season. There's a lot of great stuff about now, Dexter, Mad Men, Justified, Burn Notice/ I was gutted whe the existential cop show Life got cancelled. All time faves have to be Buffy and Twin Peaks. Wiseguy was great too.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
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  • DangerMouseDangerMouse Benfleet, EssexPosts: 235MI6 Agent
    Here's Mine...

    Cheers (A shame Channel 4 doesn't repeat that now. :()
    Fraiser
    Futurama
    Family Guy (Although that's going further down the bog now.)
    Home Improvement
    Taxi
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