Five Best Shows Recently on TV

bobmus

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From the ones that are still on now, I look forward to watching:
Game of Thrones
Big Bang Theory
New Girl
Merlin
Sherlock


(+ a variety of UK panel shows)

While they was still good (Seasons 1-2):
Skins (UK version)
Heroes
Misfits


Sadly lost:
Hustle
Robin Hood
Torchwood
Life on Mars
(Though it ended when the story demanded, which was good)
 

Senor Smoke21

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I disagree with The Walking Dead, season 2 was so dam boring. I'm really, really, really hoping season 3 gets better. Oh, and I love the comics so I know it's not all about them fighting zombies and focuses on the characters but gods dam, get off the fucking farm already!

1: Breaking Bad - While not my favourite tv show ever, it's definitely the best made tv show EVER.
2: Game of Thrones
3: Mad Men
4: Community - Makes me sad it's ending, season 3 has been glorious.
5: Dexter - last couple of seasons have been lacking but overall it's a great show.

These are all just ones I've been watching recently, mad props to some that finished a few years back like Battlestar Galactica(my second favourite all time tv show) and the Wire.

EDIT: Shit, forgot Boardwalk Empire, that would be high up on my list, I'd say that's my joint 5 with Dexter. There's probably many more, being a student these past 3 years has lead me to have a great love for television.
 

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Top 5 shows on currently:

Leverage. Snappy dialog, interesting situations, bit formulaic at times. It has an advantage over other formulaic shows because it plays with its own conventions a lot more and also, it even tells the audience what the formula it.

Being Human: I know its blasphemy to think this, but the US version of Being Human does not suck.

Burn Notice.

Young Justice is a well written complex show.

Legend of Korra is a great show, but I do not like it. To be honest, the stakes were made too high right from the start. The Legend of Aang was about the world being threatened by Firelord Orza and Aang needing to stop it. Sure, it was a bad thing overall, but the world would still be around if Aang lost. The massive conflict in Legend of Korra is Avatar Korra fighting for a way of life. if she loses, that way of life is gone. That kinds of takes the fun out of it.

Other shows I wish were still on:

Sara Jane Adventures: Its sad that Elizabeth Sladen died because I want to see how the story lines wrap up. Of course, there is always hope that Rani, Luke, and Clive will appear in a future episode of Doctor Who as a proper send off for Sara Jane Smith.
 

surg3n

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LOST: Best TV show ever, and I doubt we'll ever see something of the same magnitude.

Trailer Park Boys: Made me love Canada.

The Mighty Boosh: Surreal comedy, how it should be done.

Prison Break: Season 1 only though.

Fringe: But only because people have mentioned Walking Dead already... I find Walter quite a funny character, and alternate Olive is quite hot. Anyhoo, I watched Battleship yesterday, I'm immune to any cheesy plot lines they can throw at me.
 

CommanderL

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five shows korra of course
game of thrones
burn notice
chuck
Sanctuary A cool sci-fi show with amanda tapping from stargate fame
 

Andy Shandy

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Don't think I even watch 5 shows on TV any more.

House - and that's about to finish as well.
The Big Bang Theory
Futurama (technically that's still ongoing I believe)

And...that's it. I should probably start watching the likes of Game Of Thrones and that online, but I just haven't got round to it yet.
 

Dahdutcher

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In no particular order.

- Game Of Thrones
- Scrubs
- Psych
- Chuck
- Community

Futurama and Lost are just out of the top 5, but could've been in it easily.
 

Blunderboy

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In no real order, and bearing in mind that I don't watch that much TV -

Game of Thrones
Burn Notice
Castle
Community
Archer
 

Extragorey

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Well I only watch 2 shows; the rest don't interest me.

1) Fringe (the only awesome show that Fox HASN'T cancelled, although it is entering its final season of the writers' volition)
2) Game of Thrones (because Charles Dance [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001097/], people! And it's awesome.)
 

pilouuuu

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Sacman said:
I only watch...



C'mon grab your friends
We'll go to very
Distant lands
With Jake the dog
And Finn the hu-man
Fun will never end
Adventuer Time!!!

It's awesome...<.<
Adventure Time yes!
It's a show I would make my kids watch. I would even like to have had this when I was a kid. But really, this is the animated show, alongside Korra, that adults can fully enjoy. It's a bit surrealistic and with a humour of its own.

captcha: milkshake
 

Armored Prayer

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My top five shows will pretty much mirror several other lists here but here it is:

Archer
Game of Thrones
Legend of Korra
Daily Show/Colbert Report
Mad

Mad has to be my new favorite show right now. The random art styles might seem offputting and you really have to know who they are jokeing on, but man when you actually get the joke you will laugh your ass off.

If I could add more shows I'd also add Ugly Americans, Avengers EMS, and Spartacaus.
 

Iyon

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Hmmm... Let's go with:

- Game of Thrones
- Community
- Doctor Who
- Battlestar Galactica
- Lost

Some of my other favourites are Chuck, Fringe, SG: Atlantis, Dexter, Walking Dead. I watch a lot of tv. I could probably go on for a while.
 

Tsun Tzu

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I'm quite fond of these...

Castle
Supernatural
Adventure Time
The Daily Show/Colbert Report


I really don't watch much TV. The internet, making music, gaming, and rummaging for interesting media of all kinds sort of take up most of my time.
 

Rylot

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Senor Smoke21 said:
4: Community - Makes me sad it's ending, season 3 has been glorious.
I thought it got an extension, unless it got canceled again... Oh God... Nononononono...

Anyway, yeah for me it's Community, Daily Show, South Park, Archer, and Doctor Who in no particular order.
 

orangeban

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Well, I only watch the BBC, and even then only rarely, so I was only able to come up with 4:

1) The Bridge
2) Dirk Gently
3) Sherlock
4) Doctor Who
 

OZWIN

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Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead
Weeds

Not in that order or anything, but those five are some of my favorite shows.
 

saoirse13

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No.1 Has to be Supernatural
for me It's my favourite thing on tv for the last 7 years.
then
Dexter
Game Of thrones
Big Bang Theory
24
Gotta Love 24, Jack was great.

Also that are nearly in my top 5 would be Fraiser, Blossom (though thats 20 years old).
 

Cheery Lunatic

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Gonna exclude cartoons from my list, just because I love too many of them.
Also, I'm guessing we're talking about inbetween seasons/airing shows.

So
-Justified
-Breaking Bad
-Community
-Downton Abbey
-Awake

edit: LOL did not see the "five"