Venusian

well this is always a hard question cuz its hard to compare two shows of different genres, but I would have to say the best one currently on has to be...


The Simpsons.

Slumbering Fist

Five years ago I would have said the Simpsons, but now I'd have to say Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Loius Theroux's Weird Weekends.

And from 1990-1995 without a doubt, it was Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[Edited by iaido on 06-06-01 at 12:58 PM]

elektra

A few years ago, I would have said Babylon 5 (and I tend to watch the reruns over most new shows), but right now -

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

GuessWho

The Sopranos.

adamblast

I'll vote for The West Wing, with the temporary martyr of Sunnydale coming in a close second...

das Monkey

Every year is different. By currently on, I assume you mean last year's TV season. By that standard, I have to default to "The West Wing." I'd like to pick something else, but most of the shows that I'd like to pick had either average or slightly above average seasons. Nothing wrong with that; I just wouldn't pick them as the best show of last season. Two years ago, it was probably "The Sopranos," then "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" the year before that, and "Babylon 5" before that. Going back further, I'd hit "The Practice," "The Simpsons," "ER," and "The X-Files" each for one season, but I'd have to look up the years, and I'm too lazy to do that right now. Oddly enough, I'd never pick "Law and Order" as the best show for any single season, but over the course of the last decade, I think it's been the best overall. So it is written, so it shall come to pass ...

das

Sessa17

I know it's to each their own but I have to say the 2 best that nothing even compares to are The Sopranos & Farscape. Mostly becaue they are both shows of genres that have been done to death(mobs movies/shows & sci-fi/Star Trek types) yet they both constantly bring something new to the genre if not reinventing them altogether. And the writing & cast on both is phenomenal.

Geofferson

Either C.S.I. or Ed.

Jlbkwrm

I would say Buffy, but I'm currently very peeved at the season finale (plothole related, not The Big Ending related), so I'll have to go with:

Roswell. Okay, so I'm the only one, but I still enjoy it.

elektra

Farscape is a very well done show. I just have not followed it from the beginning and feel that in the last few eps, the "death of the week" thing got a little old. But you are correct in good casting and writing on that show.

Jlbkwrm - I would really like to hear what you didn't like about the Buffy finale. I'm curious. I also like Roswell and feel that the writing was better this season, but overall, it seemed a bit uneven. Also, more 90210-ish than I like.

Meatpants

1. Buffy

2. West Wing

3. XFiles

4. Simpsons

5. Futurama

dek

Ed and The Sopranos

tsohg

OZ- even though it doesn't get any love like the other HBO shows = No DVD treatment

darkside

Considering that MST3K is still on Sci-Fi I will say its the best show on TV.

palebluedot

Most of the shows on HBO

Sex and the City
The Sopranos
Curb Your Enthusiasm
OZ
Larry Snaders
Mr. Show

Plato

I like Angel & Buffy. But Angel more.

I appreciate The West Wing, and the quality production and writing but it is not cynical enough for my taste.

I like Norm too - but now cancelled.

Deftones

I'd have to say Law and Order with CSI coming a close second.

RaMMaR

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ed
C.S.I.

thejammy

Futurama
Grounded for life
Soprano's
C.S.I

movielib

In no particular order, I think the best are:

Law and Order
CSI
Buffy (Angel is close)

I don't get HBO and had never seen The Sopranos but I bought the DVD of the first season and I am almost through watching it. Very impressive.

Frank TJ Mackey

01. The Sopranos
02. Once & Again
03. The Simpsons **
04. Ally McBeal
05. Boston Public


** The Simpsons will always be the best show so you just have to judge it on the current season it's in.

JuryDuty

Well, shave my poodle, Ed wins hands-down.

Red Dog

Last year it was Sopranos, but I think West Wing overtook it this year (although I thought the season finale left something to be desired - President talking to ghosts...)

My top-5:

1. West Wing
2. Sopranos
3. Law & Order (for about 5 years, this was my favorite)
4. OZ
5(tie). Sex in the City & That 70's Show

adamblast

Maybe you were being too literal with the episode? I didn't consider it an actual ghost, just a memory... Just him imagining what she'd say if she were still alive, etc...

For better or worse, these "memory people" are a fairly common dramatic device these days, without implying anything explicitly supernatural...

valkyrie

Well, I'll throw in my hat:

1. Babylon 5 (hey, it's new to me THIS year!)
2. C.S.I. (I've watched it since day one, and proud to say I was a fan before it became "cool" to be one).
3. Ed (I was on a downswing with this one until the season finale, they really got me back into it!)
4. Gideon's Crossing (guess I'm odd man out on this one, but I really like the show)
5. Third Watch (don't know why, but this show has really grown on me)

Crap...I just found out my #4 was cancelled. Dammit ABC. Grrr....

[Edited by valkyrie on 06-06-01 at 04:42 PM]