In Which I Improve Upon The Best TV Series of the Decade
This list by the Onion AV Club is pretty comprehensive, almost everything that should be on it is. Their top 5 is close to flawless (some people who are not me might argue that The Sopranos > The Wire). Overall I would turn their top 30 into a top 40 by adding Extras, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Stella, South Park, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Da Ali G Show,Rome, Lucky Louie, Peep Show, and maybe Family Guy. My personal top 10 from the list are bolded:
1. The Wire
2. Sopranos
3. Arrested Development
4. Freaks and Geeks
5. Mad Men
6. Breaking Bad
7. The Office (UK)
8. Lost*
9. Deadwood
10. The Shield*
11. The Office (US)
12. Battlestar Galactica
13. 30 Rock
14. Futurama
15. Veronica Mars*
16. Friday Night Lights*
17. Firefly
18. How I Met Your Mother
19.Big Love
20. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
21. Curb Your Enthusiasm
22. Six Feet Under*
23. Undeclared
24. Dexter*
25. Buffy The Vampire Slayer*
26. The Venture Bros.
27. Flight Of The Conchords
28. Eastbound & Down
29. Wonder Showzen
30. The West Wing*
*haven’t watched
You might also be interested in this Times UK list of 100 best movies of the decade or The Telegraph’s list of 100 books that defined the decade. I think a best magazines of the decade list would be a good blog gimmick, let me know if that exists anywhere.
UPDATE: It does
