TV SERIES

Written by Zev Toledano
Contact: tv at thelastexit.net
Last updated: 13th January, 2012
Series: 426

INTRODUCTION

A more critical but subjective approach to evaluating TV series, as opposed to the hordes of raving fans that usually praise every show as the best show on the planet. Even great shows usually last for only a couple of seasons yet are prolonged over decades. The selection of shows here focuses mostly on sci-fi, fantasy, classic or popular TV series with a large reputation, as well as many prominent mini-series.

I judge the shows based on their best seasons that I've seen. The reviews are listed more or less in order of personal preference and also divided into three parts: The first contains series I think are special enough to buy and rewatch, the second lists other interesting series, and the third section is for the bottom of the barrel.


Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rewatchable      Of Some Interest      Bottom of the Barrel

Other
Rewatchable      Of Some Interest      Bottom of the Barrel


INDEX

(** = just added, * = recent)

A

Absolutely Fabulous
Action
Addams Family, The
Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The
Afterlife
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias
Alice
Alien Nation
Aliens in America
All in the Family
'Allo 'Allo
Ally McBeal
Amazing Stories
American Dad!
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Andromeda
Andromeda Strain, The
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Angel
Angels in America
Apparitions
Are You Being Served
Arrested Development
As Time Goes By
A-Team, The
Avengers, The

B

Babylon 5
Band of Brothers
Barney Miller
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Being Human
**Being Human (US)
Benny Hill Show, The
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Big Love
Bionic Woman (2007)
Birds of Prey
Bit of Fry and Laurie, A
Black Adder
Blackeyes
Blade
Blakes 7
Bleak House
Bob Newhart Show, The
Bones
Blood Ties
Boomtown
Bored to Death
Boston Legal
Boston Public
Bottom
Bourne Identity, The
Brigada
Broken Trail
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of the Rose
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

C

Californication
Carnivŕle
Casanova
Casanova (2005)
Centennial
Charlie Jade
Charmed
Cheers
Children of Dune
Cold Feet
Cold Lazarus
Collector, The
Colour of Magic, The
Corner, The
Cosby Show, The
Count of Monte Cristo, The
Coupling
Criminal Minds
Crusade
CSI
Curb Your Enthusiasm

D

Dad's Army
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Day Break
Day of the Triffids
Day of the Triffids, The (2009)
Dead Like Me
Dead Zone, The
Deadwood
Decalogue
Defying Gravity
Demons
Desperate Housewives
Dexter
Dick Van Dyke Show, The
Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
Drawn Together
Dream On
Dresden Files, The
Drew Carey Show, The
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dune

E

Earth 2
Earth: Final Conflict
Earthsea
Eastbound & Down
Eastwick
Edge of Darkness
Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour (US)
Entourage
ER
Eureka
**Event, The
Everybody Loves Raymond
Extras

F

Fallen
Family Guy
Fanny and Alexander
Farscape
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Fear Itself
Femme Nikita, La
Firefly
Firestarter 2: Rekindled
First Wave
Flash, The
Flight of the Conchords, The
5ive Days to Midnight
Forbidden Science
Forever Knight
Four Kings
4400
Frasier
Freaks and Geeks
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The
Friends
From the Earth to the Moon
Futurama

G

Ghost Whisperer
Gilmore Girls
Going Postal
Good Life, The
Good Times
Goodies, The
Gormenghast
Grey's Anatomy
Gulliver's Travels

H

Harsh Realm
*Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany
Heist
Heroes
Hex
Highlander
Hill Street Blues
Hogfather
Holocaust
Home Improvement
Homicide: Life on the Street
Honeymooners, The
House
House of Cards Trilogy
How I Met Your Mother
How to Make It in America
Huff
Hung
Hustle

I

I, Cladius
Idiot
Impact
Into the West
In Treatment
Invasion
Invisible Man, The
It
IT Crowd, The
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

J

Jeeves and Wooster
Jeffersons, The
Jekyll
Jeremiah
Jericho
John Adams
John Doe
John From Cincinnati
Journeyman

K

Karaoke
Keeping Up Appearances
Kindred: The Embraced
Kingdom, The (Riget)
King of Queens, The
Knight Rider
Knight Rider (2008)
Knights of Bloodsteel
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kyle XY

L

Langoliers, The
Larry Sanders Show, The
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law and Order
League of Gentlemen, The
Legend, The (Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi)
Lexx
Life & Times of Tim, The
Life on Mars
Lipstick on Your Collar
Lois & Clark
Lone Gunmen, The
Lonesome Dove
Lost
Lost Room, The
Lucky Louie
L Word, The

M

M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Malcolm in the Middle
Manchild
Married With Children
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
Master and Margarita, The
Masters of Horror
Masters of Science Fiction
Maude
Max Headroom
Mayor of Casterbridge, The
Mayor of Casterbridge, The (2003)
Medium
Men Behaving Badly
Men in Trees
Men of a Certain Age
Merlin
Merlin (2008)
Meteor
Method and Red
Miami Vice
Middleman, The
Millenium
Mind of the Married Man, The
Miracles
Misérables, Les
Mists of Avalon, The
Monk
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Moonlight
Moonlighting
Mork & Mindy
Mr. Bean
Munsters, The
Muppet Show, The
Murder One
Mutant X
My Name Is Earl
My So-Called Life
**Mighty Boosh, The

N

Neverwhere
NewsRadio
Night Gallery
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Night Stalker
Nip/Tuck
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The
Noble House
Northern Exposure
Now and Again
Nowhere Man
Numb3rs

O

Odd Couple, The
Odyssey 5
Office, The (US)
Office, The
One Foot in the Grave
Only Fools and Horses
Open All Hours
Outer Limits, The
Outer Limits, The (1995)
Over There
Oz

P

Paradox
Pennies from Heaven
Phantom, The
Picket Fences
Police Squad!
Popular
Porridge
Practice, The
Pretender, The
Pride and Prejudice
Primeval
Prison Break
Prisoner, The
Prisoner, The (2009)
Probe
Pushing Daisies

Q

QB VII
Quantum Leap

R

Ray Bradbury Theater, The
*Reaper
Red Dwarf
ReGenesis
Remington Steele
Reno 911!
Rescue Me
Revelations
Ring of the Nibelungs
Ripping Yarns
Riverworld
Roar
Robin of Sherwood
Rome
Roots
Rose Red
Roseanne
Roswell
Rules of Engagement

S

Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot (2004)
Sanctuary
Sanford and Son
Sapphire and Steel
Sarah Jane Adventures, The
Scrubs
SeaQuest DSV
Seinfeld
Sex and the City
Shark
Sherlock Holmes Series
Shield, The
Shining, The
Shogun
Simpsons, The
Singing Detective, The
Six Feet Under
Sleeper Cell
Sliders
Slings and Arrows
Smallville
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Sopranos, The
South Park
Space: 1999
Space: Above and Beyond
Spaced
Spin City
Spooks
Spooks: Code 9
Sports Night
Stand, The
Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
*Stargate Universe
Starhunter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: Voyager
State of Play
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Steptoe and Son
Storm of the Century
Strangers With Candy
Supernatural
Superstorm
Surface
Survivors

T

Taken
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Darkside
Taxi
Tell Me You Love Me
10th Kingdom, The
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
That 70s Show
Thief
**Till Death Us Do Part
Thin Blue Line, The
3rd Rock from the Sun
Thorn Birds
Three's Company
Tick, The
Tin Man
Titus
Tommyknockers
Torchwood
Total Recall 2070
Traffik
Threshold
**Treme
Triangle, The
Tru Calling
24
Twilight Zone, The
Twilight Zone, The (1985)
Twilight Zone, The (2002)
Twin Peaks
Twist of Fate (AKA Pursuit)

U

Ultraviolet
Unit, The
United States of Tara

V

V
V (2009)
Veronica Mars
Vicar of Dibley, The

W

War and Remembrance
Warehouse 13
Weeds
West Wing
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Wild Palms
Winds of War, The
Wire, The
Witchblade
WKRP in Cincinnati
Wonderfalls
Worst Week of My Life, The
Worst Week

X

X-Files

Y

Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister
Young Ones, The

Z