Breaking Bad and The Office. Breaking Bad needs no explanation. The Office? Every year, since Season One, you hear all this criticism about how lame the shows are- they're too weird, don't get the humor, etc. Then, you hear things like "Season 3 isn't as good as Season 2..." "Season 5 can't compare to 4...", "Season 6 was not as good as 5..."- so it's to the point where you can't even evaluate the show after a first viewing- but when you see these episodes a 2nd or 3rd time, for many, they suddenly get it. It was the template for a lot of these non-laugh-track comedies out now, and although they're very good, they have yet to surpass "The Master" (a reference to the very first show, grasshoppers.)
I'd say Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men, or Rubicon (which sadly got canceled by AMC after only one season).
Mantracker - dude is bad ass Pawn Stars - I never thought a show about a pawnshop would be so cool Oddities - kind of like Pawn Stars, but with weird stuff American Pickers - the girl on the show is trashy hot The First 48 - so well done American Chopper - Junior v. Senior - this show was stale until the old man lost his mind and started suing all his kids Ax Men - swamp man scares the **** out of me Tosh.0 - never thought I would watch a show that was more offensive than South Park My Strange Addiction - holy **** this show is creepy
This. Love me some 30 Rock too, but I believe Community has been bringing it more intense with the weird spin off episodes. (Like the zombie episode)
All been mentioned but my favs are Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy, Parks and Recreation and Modern Family
My favorites are in no particular order Modern Family Parks and Rec. Mantracker No Reservations Boardwalk 30 Rock Curb Your Enthusiasm Of course all of this will all change once Game of Thrones starts.
Big Bang Theory and Tosh.0. The only shows I watch on a regular basis. I loved The Walking Dead, but looking at it from a non-fanboy standpoint it was just so-so. Hopefully the cast will gel and we can get some better acting in season 2. I also loved Spartacus: Blood and Sand, but cable shows always seem more like miniseries due to length. True Blood is good, too, but it's leaning way, way too far to the gay side. Mind you, gay people are a fact of society, and it would be silly to ignore that with such a large cast, but it seems like every character is coming out of the closet in that show. ...up to this point, due to HUGE medicine advances in their lifetimes. Their kids and their grand-kids (you, me) will have longer lifespans barring apocalypse.
Sons of Anarchy Chuck The League It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 30 Rock The Simpsons Family Guy (Yeah, that's right. I still love both shows)
Wow, someone else watches it. Has there ever been any show that's been so inexplicably under the radar? (Other than the fact that's it's only on Direct TV now?) Especially here in Texas, I would think there would be a larger fan base. We should talk.
That's just how people lived back then. There were whispers about cigarette smoking being bad for you, and it's addressed in the series, but most dismissed them. Drinking? I'm not sure that people drank more then than they do now. Heck, it was widely accepted as being bad for you, compared to smoking, but perhaps the criticisms were ignored more than today. It's just how things were then. The way the show portrays the era is dead-on. The clothes, the furniture, the architecture... all extremely authentic. So are the social differences outside of the two you mentioned. The discrimination against Blacks and women was extreme. It was so bad for the Gay community that most stayed well inside the closet out of fear for their jobs and worse. If anyone wants to know some history about their parents and grandparents, what led them to do the things they did, what led us to where we are today, and what drove people like Dr. King and the counterculture revolution I was involved in, it's all there. You should consider watching the rest of it as they go into the 1960's. It's a real trip. Mad Men is crazy good.
What a coincidence. Just watched the last episode of Community on Hulu just now. "We should really get to know people's names." "You got it, brown Jamie Lee Curtis." (Talking to Malcolm Jamal Warner, aka Theo from The Cosby show) "Nice sweater." "Thanks, my dad gave it to me." Lots of clever jokes, and I'm a sucker for the spoofs of tv/movie tropes and meta-jokes. I'm convinced they'll run out of material, but I'm constantly in awe that they keep it up each week. No Reservations and Frontline are way up there too.
The Office. I had to come back to campus a week early this semester and I was sick so I spent all day (minus the time I spent at work) watching Seasons 1-6 of The Office on Netflix.
Because Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) is one of the single greatest characters on television rightnow. He literally single handedly carries the show, his character is just brilliantly written.
