For black humor a tie between the UK Office and Arrested Development. The Office was softened considerably for the (presumably) more sensitive American audience but there was no softening at all in AD. Its humor is even more biting now, given the collapse of our economy and the mfs who did it.
I'm at a loss trying to think of other shows that could go on the list, but I'm at the ready to argue the placement of some of these - particularly the standing for 'The West Wing'.....
I'm proud to say that, except for the first season of Buffy, which wasn't ion the Aught decade, I have not seen a single episode of any of these shows.
Instead of spending countless hours staring at the tele, with it's countless annoying commercials, I do this thing called reading.
Well, Randy, you nearly got the worst of it, except for FUTURAMA...which hasn't been revived by Fox, but instead by Comedy Central (after gaining a new audience in repeats on Cartonn Network's Adult Swim block).
It really isn't too bad a list, despite the typical overrating of LOST and BG. Notable missing series are SCRUBS, ONCE AND AGAIN, either GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE or THE MIGHTY BOOSH or both, ABSOLUTE POWER. If SIX FEET UNDER or THE WEST WING can make this list, then certainly GILMORE GIRLS or THE COLBERT REPORT or JOURNEYMAN or KAREN CISCO deserved consideration.
Rick--there are television series, and the rare one-off, that are as rewarding as nearly any reading experience. But I suspect you know this. And I'm not going to rip the book (or magazine) out of your hands...
And that would be KAREN SISCO. As an example of another interesting series strangled before its time, one of the many over the decade (and previous decades).
Trailer Park Boys belongs on any list. However, I realize that most Americans who saw it likely saw the watered down version, which doesn't do it justice. After all, most of the dialogue of two of the main characters turned in bleeps when I saw the show in Prime Time, which made the story a little hard to follow. Bubbles calling a cat he cleaned up after he pulled it out of a storm drain a nice clean bleep bleep instead of a nice clean c..s..... just isn't the same.
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For black humor a tie between the UK Office and Arrested Development. The Office was softened considerably for the (presumably) more sensitive American audience but there was no softening at all in AD. Its humor is even more biting now, given the collapse of our economy and the mfs who did it.
Pretty good list. I can't think of any I'd add (maybe THE DAILY SHOW if that would count) and only a couple I'd take away.
I'm at a loss trying to think of other shows that could go on the list, but I'm at the ready to argue the placement of some of these - particularly the standing for 'The West Wing'.....
I'm proud to say that, except for the first season of Buffy, which wasn't ion the Aught decade, I have not seen a single episode of any of these shows.
Instead of spending countless hours staring at the tele, with it's countless annoying commercials, I do this thing called reading.
I've seen the pilot of Lost, about three episodes of Battlestar Galactica, all of Firefly, half a dozen Futuramas.
I've managed to miss all the rest.
Well, Randy, you nearly got the worst of it, except for FUTURAMA...which hasn't been revived by Fox, but instead by Comedy Central (after gaining a new audience in repeats on Cartonn Network's Adult Swim block).
It really isn't too bad a list, despite the typical overrating of LOST and BG. Notable missing series are SCRUBS, ONCE AND AGAIN, either GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE or THE MIGHTY BOOSH or both, ABSOLUTE POWER. If SIX FEET UNDER or THE WEST WING can make this list, then certainly GILMORE GIRLS or THE COLBERT REPORT or JOURNEYMAN or KAREN CISCO deserved consideration.
Rick--there are television series, and the rare one-off, that are as rewarding as nearly any reading experience. But I suspect you know this. And I'm not going to rip the book (or magazine) out of your hands...
Actually, FIREFLY was fun, too...certainly moreso than the cinematic feature meant to wrap it up after the premature cancellation.
And that would be KAREN SISCO. As an example of another interesting series strangled before its time, one of the many over the decade (and previous decades).
Trailer Park Boys belongs on any list. However, I realize that most Americans who saw it likely saw the watered down version, which doesn't do it justice. After all, most of the dialogue of two of the main characters turned in bleeps when I saw the show in Prime Time, which made the story a little hard to follow. Bubbles calling a cat he cleaned up after he pulled it out of a storm drain a nice clean bleep bleep instead of a nice clean c..s..... just isn't the same.
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