There is an interesting article over at
The A.V. Club listing the top 30 shows of the '00s. They have write-ups on all the shows but here's the list if you don't want to jump over:
1: The Wire
2: The 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
I can agree with quite a bit on that list even though I haven't seen several of the shows. But it seems like they just listed every HBO series for the last decade...just because.
I think Rescue Me should have been on that list somewhere. I think Freeks and Geeks is a stretch...since it aired in 1999, which isn't an "00" year, but they used the summer 2000 showing of the final 3 episodes to sneak it on the list.
I'm sure I could think of a couple other shows that might be contenders but I'm drawing a blank right now. I think the fact that Veronica Mars made their list validates most of it. That's one of the best series ever, not just of the last 10 years.
I read some of the comments and one show that was mentioned a lot was It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Hmmm... Maybe. I love that show but I don't know if it cracks that top 30.
And while Whedon does deserve the props for Buffy and Firefly (also Angel!), the fanboys calling for Dollhouse are a little off their rocker. But please, feel free, anyone, tell me why I'm wrong in thinking that Dollhouse is completely overrated and nothing more than a mediocre morality play that didn't really deserve a second season. Seriously, I want to know what I'm missing because that's kind of a terrible show.
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