LongeCity - The Only Television Programs Ever Worth Watching

I thought I'd also throw in a fun companion piece, and in recognition of the rare instances in which television programs are actually watchable. Forthcoming will be my choices for the best non-fiction and fiction for yet to be determined subjects and time periods. But until then, here are my selections of programs that manage to distinguish themselves amongst ubiquitous excrement---which again, are in no particular order, and with bold marked selections being highly recommended:

1. The Wire

2. Deadwood

3. The Sopranos

4. Extras

5. Mad Men

6. Six Feet Under

7. Curb Your Enthusiasm

8. Twin Peaks

9. Oz

10. Arrested Development

11. Monty Python's Flying Circus

12. The Office (UK)

13. The X-Files

14. Seinfeld

15. Boardwalk Empire

16. Treme

17. Carnivale

18. Star Trek: The Next Generation

19. Frasier

20. PBS Newshour

21. Frontline

22. Charlie Rose

23. BBC World News

24. The Thick of It

25. 60 Minutes

26. American Experience

27. The Dick Cavett Show

28. Millennium

29. Battlestar Galactica

30. Newsradio

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