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The Practice is a fascinating blend of humor, drama, intrigue and suspense. While it's sometimes a little overdone, and slightly overacted on occasion, it's still absolutely brilliant in terms of its dramatic power and sophistication, and deals with moral and ethical issues in a manner which most shows would not dare to touch. |
Sports Night is by far one of the best new shows I've seen in years. I don't even know whether to call it a drama or a comedy, because it does both so incredibly well. If you think you won't like Sports Night because you're not into sports, think again. I can't stand professional sports, and I love the show. | ||||||||||
Babylon 5 is one of the best television shows currently on the air. It's got a tremendous sense of mythology and history behind it. |
The Simpsons is one of those shows which makes me laugh a lot. It's got a severe sense of wit and sarcasm which tends to be lacking in a lot of other shows these days. | ||||||||||
What can I possibly say about The X-Files? Too much to mention here, so just go to my page on the show instead. |
I knew that Max Headroom wasn't going to last more than a single season when it first came on the air because it was just a bit too clever to survive network politics. | ||||||||||
American Gothic was doomed from the start, because it's dark brooding demeanor and brilliant acting made it inaccessable to a great deal of the public. It's cinematic qualities and scriptwriting were brilliant, and it did a wonderful job of walking that line between good and evil without making the show simplistic or pandering. I miss it, because I'd never seen anything quite like it, and never expect to again. |
The Prisoner never was intended to go beyond its original seventeen episodes, and rightly so. Each episode had its own part within the series and McGoohan, its creator, knew enough not to turn it into a cliche by trying to expand it into a long-running series. The Prisoner is not the most popular series of its time by any means, but has a very devoted following who recognize it for the truly original endeavor that it was. | ||||||||||
I've only seen a few episodes of Red Dwarf, but I love them all. It's the sort of show which only the British could make, for reasons I can't possibly comprehend.
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Brisco County, Jr. is a show I didn't think much of at first, until it was recommended to me by a friend. I'm happy that it's now in syndication, because it's got a lot of character and wit, and it's got Bruce Campbell, which should be enough for anybody.
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Buffy, The Vampire Slayer is just plain wonderful. It's got this great hipness to it, and the dialogue is hillarious. The show's got a delicous sense of humor about itself and a joy to watch for its campiness.
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For no other reason than Lucy Lawless alone, Xena: Warrior Princess would be worth watching. However, it's one of those shows that creeps up on you. It at first seems silly, than fun, then you start to take it seriously, and then you're doomed. I never miss an episode of Xena. It's just too much fun to skip.
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Homicide: Life on the Streets is gripping, brilliant and compelling. It is without question the best crime drama on television today. It doesn't tell you what to think, or how to feel-- it just hands you situations, questions and scenarios, and leaves it up to you to decide what you will. It doesn't hand you quick answers, and it doesn't try to wrap up all of life's problems in an hour. The writing is beyond compare and it always leaves me satisfied.
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Due South sounds on the surface like just another quirky cop show. A mounty from the Great White North goes to Chicago to seek out the murderer of his father and for reasons that need not explaining at this venture, he chooses to remain in Chicago as a liason out of the Canadian consulate, where he makes friends with a Chicago police detective. However, beneath this simple surface description is a highly witty, intelligent and sophisticated show which flawlessly mixes drama and humor.
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The Tick is one of those shows that's wonderful for processing one's inner child, because the Tick really just is everybody's inner child rolled into one big, blue, beautiful freak of nature. He's got a heart of gold, even if his brain's not all there.
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Very few shows capture the brilliant cynicism of News Radio. It's cast is oustanding, and it's got some of the best comic timing on television. I was greatly sadded to hear of the loss of Phil Hartman, but glad to know they chose to continue the show, nontheless.
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I can't help it. I love Star Trek. I've tried to resist. I really have. But it just works for me. It's not always as creative as I would like. It's not perfect, but sometimes I just enjoy seeing a future with a lot of hope to it, even if I think it's occasionally oversimplistic in its morality.
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Alien Nation is another one of those shows that was probably too sophisticated to last on prime-time tv. It was based a very simple concept: Aliens land on earth, and assimilate themselves into (where else?) Los Angeles. This concept led to wonderful commentaries on racism, homophobia, sexism which were uniquely done because of the sci-fi aspect of the show, yet the show was still primarily earthbound, and contemporary, making the combination work.
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