I agree completely with this article.  Whenever I watch an acclaimed drama series I always watch it for the first time over several months.  At most 2 episodes a day.  You just appreciate the show much more and not to mention savor all the time and work that went into making them.  Just watching Freaks and Geeks the…

Pretty crazy how far NBC has fallen in the last decade.  NBC from 1985 to 1999 had the most watched program of the year except for 4 years.  Now NBC practically bows down to Fox and CBS.  They could probably pull in better numbers just showing reruns of Seinfeld, Cheers, Friends, Frasier and ER on certain nights…

So with almost 4 seasons under Parks and Recs belt does anyone here think it's better than Seinfeld or the first 8 years of the Simpsons?  I know they are all quite different comedy shows but I'm talking on just a pure comedy level and not their different styles. Obviously influential wise Parks and Rec is no where…

Too many HBO shows on for Treme to get a spot.  Not to mention Treme is that one HBO drama that gets some critical acclaim and yet no one watches it.  Kind of similar to The Wire but The Wire has made a lot of money from DVD sales after it was done airing.  Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones are the shows that get…

I'm really looking forward to Star Trek: Shallow Space 8

I still want to know why Freaks and Geeks has not been reviewed on this site.  You guys ranked it 4th as the greatest show of the decade for 00s.  It makes sense you wouldn't review The Shield, The Wire and Battlestar Galactica yet because they just ended a few years ago.  Although The Sopranos hasn't been off the air…

Just to reiterate what a lot of people have said before.  But I'm pretty sure Deadwood was a critical and popular success when it was airing.  It was 2nd in the ratings behind the Sopranos while on the air.  The only reason anyone has stated as to why Deadwood was cancelled was because of budget.  This still barely…

Kelsey Grammer winning over Irons, Buscemi, Cranston and Lewis is such a funny joke.

The Killing edges it out because The Killing actually started out decent. The Walking Dead also started out decent in its first season.  This has not been good from the start and still is not good.  Not to mention it's a western show that isn't particularly good at being a western show.  It pales in comparison to…

Don't know if AVclub even knows its history but the Wire had almost a 2 year break between seasons 3 and 4.  Season 3 premiered Sept 2004 and Season 4 premiered Sept 2006

Most Dramas.  However, I'd say it depends on the person for Buffy.  Since Buffy includes comedy, musical and serious drama it would be easier to recommend an episode to someone based off what genre they like.  Once they are hooked based of that episode though then they can start watching the show straight through…

So to conclude, Marge vs. Monorail is the only episode listed twice by the writers.  Breaking Bad is the only show to have two different episodes mentioned.  There was probably some cap on how many shows the writers could choose.  Would have been interesting if they all focused on similar shows that are some of the…

What's worse The Killing, Hell on Wheels or The Walking Dead?  I think I might go with Hell on Wheels because it never started off good and still isn't good.  The Walking Dead had a great pilot and The Killing was decent for a couple episodes.

This doesn't even make sense. Goodfellas spans decades in the characters lives. I just don't see what else they can tell in a TV show with these characters. The premise of The Soparnos was ripe for a TV show to explore so many different themes. That is why it was so successful. Not to mention it's on AMC so there will…

Replying to Seth Bullock below since I can't reply.  If we were to go just a little back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the late 90s.  That was the first show that kind of opened the way for major changes to shows to take place and really was a revelation when it first aired.  Killing off characters, plot arcs,…

Even if Mad Men isn't your cup of tea Hell on Wheels does in no way represent the West so it fails as a period piece.  Mad Men at least represents its era, is well acted and directed regardless of what you think of the writing.  Hell on Wheels is below in all those areas.

I still can't believe AMC renewed this show for a second season.  I don't think any critic even likes this show.  The only reason I can see why they renewed it is because it gets good enough ratings to warrant another one.  But keeping bad shows on just because they are popular really hurts your brand name.  If AMC…

And so with Fringe's impending cancellation there remains no good dramas on network television except The Good Wife.  Didn't this site a little less than a year ago say that network television was better than cable?

Hell on Wheels, yeah boy.  Can it get lower than a F tonight?

You know what makes no sense about this?  Time Warner owns Warner Bros.  Yet, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are both available on Netflix streaming. I'm sure there are plenty of other TV shows owned by Time Warner that are on Netflix streaming but those two come to mind most easily. They would make a serious…