Best TV Shows 2007/2008

[Jeepthrills]

Since we have a thread for the best movie of 2007 I figured we should have one for TV as well.

Like with movies, I was always a huge TV fan. Unfortunately I don't have as much time so I only have a few that I watch regularly. My DVR always seems pretty full with stuff that I intend to watch but never get around to.

My favorites:

Friday Night Lights: I loved the book and liked the movie a lot. The TV show has become one of my must watch shows. I didn't miss an episode last year and it's set as a regular on my DVR this year. I have seen them all. I was worried where they would take the story this year, but overall it has been well written and continues to stay fresh. There have been a couple story lines that I didn't love but they do a good job of keeping each one entertaining. If you have not seen it, I would recommend that you rent the Season 1 box set first or you will miss a ton of character development. You can go to nbc.com and watch full episodes for this season online.

Life: This one was the big surprise for me this year. I absolutely love it. The whole conspiracy plot has been great. Unfortunately they have been off the air since before Christmas. As far as I know it is coming back but I think the writer's strike has put it on hold for a while.

There are not too many others I watch regularly. I will flip channels and end up watching a lot of TGC and other sports.

[nevets88]

"The Wire"

I'm in the minority, but this show kicks Soprano butt.

The writing, the characters, the inside view on Baltimore makes for very compelling TV. They don't dumb anything down or give you the fairy tale happy ending.

[neudi]

Rob and Big...YOU GOT NETTED SPIDY hahahahhaha

[Jeepthrills]

I forgot Entourage. It is the reason I keep HBO.

[iacas]

I forgot Entourage. It is the reason I keep HBO.

Entourage, definitely. But I didn't get HBO for it. Watched it using other people's HBO.

[mikelz]

South Park is the best television show ever.
I did extensive research.
There is a test group of 1 with no control group.

[Jeepthrills]

South Park is the best television show ever. I did extensive research. There is a test group of 1 with no control group.

I like the use of scientific data to come to this conclusion. I'm glad to see you eliminated all the possible variables, like other people's input. Well done. Great show by the way. I loved "The List."

[gogolfing]

By far Entourage is the best show on TV IMO. Johnny Drama is a classic (VICTORY!), and Ari, well he has some of the best one liners I've ever heard on any show. All of the eye candy doesn't hurt either

[mikelz]

Entourage, definitely. But I didn't get HBO for it. Watched it using other people's HBO.

Sounds like you need a "Don't Pay Per View" box. I don't have one. I'm just sayin'...

[bca42]

I watch an almost shameful amount of TV, and for my money, 30 Rock is by far the best show on right now.

The writing is so different than anything else out there. Highly satirical and intelligent. They cover Pop Culture to Politics, and everything in between.

You almost have to DVR each episode and watch them more than once just to get all the jokes. If you haven't seen it you can catch up online.

In only it's second season this year, it is already in my career top 5.

[TourSpoon]

I can only afford to get hooked into one or two shows. The one I love is Lost, but I have a buddy that raves about the Wire. I may have to get the DVDs and watch them all in a week.

My favorite guilty pleasure is Big Brother. No comments...I am really putting myself out there!

[Jarno]

I'm a automotive nut so Top Gear on BBC Monday nights at 8pm. By far the best automotive show on TV.

Entourage is amazing, Ari's the man. I hope to think like him a couple years.

Weaponolgy, Military Channel love history and military history.

If you get Fuel TV, alternative sports channel, all the show are sick. But Insane Cinema is the best they show a bunch of indie films and quick 30 min shows that are from the industry. I love snowboarding, to be free on a mountain is better than any course (to me atleast)!

[ganjagolfer]

Desperate Housewives
South Park
Countdown with Keith Olbermann

[nevets88]

I watch an almost shameful amount of TV, and for my money,

For the Wire, I turn on subtitles when watching the DVDs to make sure I understand everything.

*English* subtitles. And when I read the synopsis for an episode I watched, I noticed I've missed many subtle plot points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HUlTKvDUI

[Jeepthrills]

Although I don't watch them regularly, Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs are great. I can sit for hours watching them. I like home improvement shows as well. Not so much the interior decorating, but the construction and renovation stuff. I do a lot of that type of stuff.

[Bowker]

The Office
House
Scrubs

Those are my favorites right now.

[srjorion]

Although I don't watch them regularly, Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs are great. I can sit for hours watching them.

Same here. Great shows I don't intend to watch, but when I do sit down to watch them I wind up watching for hours.

I bought a flat panel LCD for the bedroom last Christmas for the wife since she likes to watch TV there when I'm gone. Unfortunately, getting the remote from her is like trying to get a T-bone from a pit bull. I have the scars to prove it! Fortunately, we both like to watch House and Friday Night Lights. When I do sneak the remote away it's usually the Golf Channel and a couple of other things, but I'm usually not home enough to get into much.

[Shindig]

I really liked Drive (2007) and am enjoying The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008). However, I have to watch at friends' places, as I haven't had TV (other than a television set for purposes of watching DVDs) since Firefly was canceled. I might have to get around to getting the HD "equivalent" of rabbit ears so I can watch Sarah Connor at home. That and golf.