The American office is pure gold in my opinion. Much funnier than the UK one.

I will also recommend this. Great show.

In no particular oder but a list of my fav TV shows that imo are worth watching.


The Tudors
Deadwood (if you can handle the f-bomb this is an amazing show)
Mad Men (didnt think I would like it but grew on me fast)
The Walking dead (who doesnt like a good zombie show?)
Sons Of Anarchy (great characters and acting, surprisingly emotional)
The Sopranos (my all time fav show)
Band Of Brothers
The Pacific

Me and my dad watched that show all the time! That and CSI Miami are the only good crime dramas on cable IMO. The Mentalist was good but went downhill though. (note, I said cable )

Some favourites:

Chuck (has just ended was great fun)
Lie To Me (ended too soon, Tim Roth is fantastic in it)
I Claudius (soooooo good, deserves a topic of its own)
Clannad + After Story (Heartwarming, lovingly animated and brilliant, at times really, really sad though)
Cadfael (Sir Derek Jacobi being awesome, can't go wrong)
A Touch of Frost (Brilliantly acted UK crime drama with David Jason)
Castle (Nathan Fillion being his usual brilliant self)
High School of the Dead (ridiculous trashy fun)
Blackadder (Wry, clever and very funny)

There's a reason Firefly has been mentioned more than anything else. Go and watch it.
Ah good, quality British comedy. Black Books is a personal favourite of mine.

It's so nice to see some fans of quality TV here. I'd also like to add:

Father Ted
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Roman's Empire
The Young Ones
The Mighty Boosh
Ideal
Yes Minister
The Thick of It
Jonathan Creek
Lewis

All British, all comedy except the last one, which is a crime drama I was only reminded of because someone mentioned A Touch of Frost.

EDIT: Oh, also Being Human, which is one of my favourite shows ever, dunno how I forgot it.

After watching Law and Order SVU I find it very difficult to enjoy any other crime dramas.

Farscape.

You wont regret it.

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere is really funny

I only watch three shows regularly anymore. I'm going to recommend them.

House
Breaking Bad
Southland

House is a show about a doctor who's addicted to pills and a massive jerk.
Breaking Bad is a show about a teacher who makes drugs.
Southland is a cop show with more than average emotional umph.

Explaining what these shows are based on makes them sound silly. On the plus side, Breaking Bad is on Netflix!

SHERLOCK! (BBC version)

I haven't seen that yet. I usually stay away from any kind of BBC drama. They're normally awful.

I'd suggest some of the less well known HBO series, like Carnivale and Boardwalk Empire. You'd have to purchase Carnivale, though, as they no longer air it.