Must see series...

[Gnarls]

I pretty much stole a page out of Audiomuze's book. What series do you consider essential viewing?

Mine off the top of my head:

Band of Brothers
Cowboy Bebop (Yes, it's anime but it's really, really well done)
Battlestar Galactica
Firefly
The Sopranos
Dexter
The Pacific
The Practice
House

Anything else anyone?

Cheers

[naughty]

Fringe
The Mentalist
Castle
Hawaii 5-0
Warehouse 13
Doctor Who (and all the spin-offs including Torchwood)

i also enjoyed Lost and Heroes when they were viewing - but as we all know those have been concluded

[Scrat]

Point Pleasant
Jericho
Stargate Universe

[Byrd]

Yes these are ancient ...
Agatha Christies' Poirot (David Suchet)
Highlander
Twin Peaks

[KenMasters]

The Wire
Carnivale
Twilight Zone
Babylon 5

[archimarc]

Cool thread :-) Give these a look...in no real specific order...(Incl. animated,yet not recommended for children).IMDB rating next to it.Pretty much anything over a 7 is worth a look imho.

1.Game of Thrones                                           9.4  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/
2.True Blood - first two seasons really good    8.2  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844441/
3.Spartacus-Blood & Sand                               8.7  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442449/
4.The Walking Dead                                         8.7  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/
5.Spaced                                                          9.1  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187664/
6.Black Books                                                   8.9  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262150/
7.Family Guy (Animated)                                   8.6  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182576/
8.American Dad (Animated)                              7.5  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397306/
9.V                                                                    7.1  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307824/
10.Kitchen Confidential                                    7.9   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460654/
11.Flight of the Conchords                               8.5  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863046/
12.It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia                9.2  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472954/

:-D

Peace!

[fdlsys]

Too easy.... 

Best TV ever:
=========
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Alias
3rd rock from the Sun
Game of thrones
Lost
Stargate Universe
Caprica
Farscape
Firefly
Dark Angel
Shameless (US) (haven't started with the original UK series yet, so I can't say...)

5*, 4*,  etc.:
=========
Point Pleasant
Jericho
Surface
Life
Pushing daisies
Being human (UK)
Buffy the vampire slayer
Veronica Mars
Hustle (UK)
Jeremiah
Married... with children
True blood

[Gnarls]

^Have to agree. Battlestar Galactica is some of the best television I have ever seen. I need to see what the fuss about Game of Thrones is though.

*edit*
x2 on Hustle.

Cheers

[MMitch]

Lonesome Dove (imo best western ever)
Hornblower
Sharpe

[BigWoodenSpoon]

+ 1 for Spartacus - Blood and sand

add:

Spartacus - Gods of the arena

NCIS

[Blues]

most series which I find interesting to begin with, start to bore me after 5-10 episodes. while they play in different surroundings, the patterns are usually the same. examples for this are eureka, fringe, house,ncis, warehouse 13 and so on.

if once in a while I find a series I really enjoy, they stop it this happened with stargate universe and coupling for example.
also every now and then I watch reruns of older stuff like fawlty towers

[gov]

What I'm currently watching:

Supernatural
Fringe
NCIS
Persons of Interest
How I met Your mother
Modern Family
Sons of Anarchy

[legro]

For me, three only.

Prime Suspect - Helen Mirren, over seven series, gives a master class in acting.
The Sopranos.
The Wire.

[GearSlave]

Sons of Anarchy

+100000

[kamikazi]

Game of Thrones is excellent, which follows the books very closely.
Other favourites are Band of Brothers, Firefly, Fringe, How I met your mother,