# what are your favorite TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780 "2006-04-29T22:30:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/1 "2006-04-29T22:30:08Z")
I mean the ones you like well enough to watch over and over, or enough to own. I am enjoying “Grey’s Anatomy” on TV but don’t have any interest in seeing the epidodes again on the other hand I borrowed a copy of Firefly episodes and have had to order myself a copy because I want to see them again. I also own all of the Buffy TVS, and most of Angel. I just purchased the first season Stargate SG-1. I wanted to buy Twin Peaks but they want way too much money. Now I am thinking about Law and Order next. Joan of Arcadia maybe. Clearly I like quirky/funny shows but not really comedy shows. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/2 "2006-04-29T22:50:23Z")
The only show that fits the watch-over-and-over criteria for me is HBO’s Deadwood. I liked Buffy, Angel, and Firefly enough to buy them, full price, but that’s about it for me. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/3 "2006-04-29T23:11:09Z")
1. The Singing Detective 2. Buffy 3. NYPD Blue 4. X Files 5. Sopranos ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/4 "2006-04-29T23:21:49Z")
Currently running: 1. The Sopranos 2. House 3. Bones 4. Heist 5. Thief 6. Medium 7. 24 8. Survivor 9. The Unit 10. The West Wing and when they’re on: 1. Deadwood 2. Rome 3. The Shield 4. Big Brother recently departed but favorites when they were on: 1. Six Feet Under 2. Carnivale ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/5 "2006-04-29T23:41:58Z")
In order: Firefly Battlestar Galatica Family Guy 24 The Colbert Report South Park South Park used to be higher, but it’s been off it’s ball lately and just not particulary funny. 24 used to be higher, but season 4 forever damaged it in my eyes. I can’t really enjoy it like I did in the first three seasons anymore, despite this season being pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/6 "2006-04-30T00:29:14Z")
1. Firefly 2. Buffy 3. Arrested Development I can’t see myself re-watching anything else. Some Angel episodes warrant multiple viewing. Season 4 is worth watching time and time again. That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/7 "2006-04-30T00:33:38Z")
Buffy, Angel, Arrested Development, Scrubs, The Office (both versions, although I prefer the U.S. version), Firefly, The Shield. As much as I enjoy 24, to me it has zero “re-watch” value. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/8 "2006-04-30T02:03:22Z")
**Firefly** **Babylon 5** **Brimstone** , if they’d release it. **Gargoyles** , seasons 1 and 2, maybe. I’m still debating on this one. I can’t think of any others, really. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/9 "2006-04-30T02:12:24Z")
The Sopranos The West Wing 60 Minutes Biography Then some quality stuff like… American Idol Desparate Housewives The Apprentice Cold Pizza Top Chef The Soup Best Week Ever Web Junk Chelsea Handler ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/10 "2006-04-30T04:39:50Z")
Jeopardy! Lost Monk House Original Twilight Zone Outer Limits Anything travel-related (NOT poker, NOT hauntings, NOT cooking) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/11 "2006-04-30T04:48:25Z")
Lost, House, CSI, Monk, Dead Like Me, Rescue Me, Queer as Folk, Huff, Futurama, Firefly, The X-Files, Grey’s Anatomy, 24, Scrubs, Will and Grace, Smallville… …I think I watch too much TV now. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![stargazerlily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@stargazerlily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazerlily)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/12 "2006-04-30T05:07:19Z")
At times, I think I may have an addiction to tv, especially of the cheesy variety. However, it waxes and wanes. Some shows that will forever be favs: Six Feet Under Sopranos Angel Buffy House Entourage (getting there) 90210 (laugh if you must) Everwood Coupling Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (very good if you can get past him) Shows I am either attached to or getting there: Gilmore Girls Without a Trace One Tree Hill Curb Your Enthusiasm Queer as Folk Footballers Wives Shows I know are ridiculous but still get me sometimes: Project Runway OC (sinking) Sex in the City Top Chef ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/13 "2006-04-30T17:04:28Z")
I forgot Scrubs. My wife and I plan on re-watching this over the summer before Season 6 starts. ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/14 "2006-04-30T17:20:26Z")
Currently Airing: **Veronica Mars** : The best show on TV that nobody watches. **Deadwood** : Absolutely compelling. **The Sopranos** : Need I say anything? **The Wire** : A little slow at first, but the writing is brilliant and unconventional **Battlestar Galactica** : Fun, but I won’t be buying the DVD sets **South Park** : Um… we all have our guilty pleasures **The Simpsons** : It’s been on too long, but the early episodes are classic Classics: **Northern Exposure** : Best show ever. Period. **Buffy/Angel** : It’s impossible not to get sucked into the Buffyverse. **Firefly** : Fate is cruel. ☹ **Futurama** : The best of the animated comedies **MST3K** : My kind of humor ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-tv-shows/354780/15 "2006-04-30T17:41:25Z")
Key: The Metal Idol Revolutionary Girl Utena Cowboy Bebop Homicide Twin Peaks Nadia: Secret of Blue Water Neon Genesis Evangelion Berserk NieA Under Seven I, Claudius No particular order.