longbough

I don't watch TV either. I have a 60" Sony DLP, a PS3, an XBOX 360 but no TV subscription service. I buy DVD series boxed sets when they're good. It's worth avoiding television so I don't have to see Al "I-invented-the-internet" Gore's pseudoscientific political posturing.

The Office (UK) - The nice thing is that you can see the show to it's conclusion.

Firefly - BS Galactica is a great show but Firefly will make you laugh ... will make you cry. Don't expect some SPFX extravaganza - it's charm is in the story and characters.

Father Ted - 3 Irish priests on an island where one is drunk, one is a dimwit and the other is Father Ted. Not everyone's cup of tea - but I think it's hilarious.

Family Guy - the funniest (modern) show on TV - period!

Futurama - good show. Second to Family Guy.

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection - Bugs and Daffy from the 40s and 50s are actually the funniest animations ever made (in my book)

Star Trek: Animated Series - these were written and directed like the live action show.

Jackass - speaks for itself. Watching guys do stupid stuff to themselves never gets old.

Bullshit - with Pen and Teller. Good show.

The Shield - already mentioned.

Band of Brothers - this is the best miniseries I've ever seen.

The Singing Detective - this is also an excellent miniseries based on Dennis Potter's play. A very close second to Band of Brothers.

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"I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi