Don’t Call Me During…: Fall 2012 – Thursdays

8:00 pm: Last Resort (ABC, 9/27)
Shawn Ryan (The Shield) on network TV?  I’m in. Having Andre Braugher doesn’t hurt either.  It’s a shame that this probably won’t last past the first season in this absolutely brutal timeslot.

8:00 pm: The Big Bang Theory (CBS; 9/27)
It’s not as funny as it used to be (too much Jim Parsons but an Emmy will do that) but last season’s emphasis on the three female characters as a separate group – Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (Mayim Balik) – gave the show new life.

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My 50 Favorite Television Shows of the 00s

Now, let me just say off the bat that I do not believe these are the 50 best shows of this decade (although some certainly are). These are just the 50 television shows that brought me the most entertainment, the ones that I am most fond of when I think back on the decade. I contemplated doing this in order of love/respect but then this post would never get done so I’ll do a Top 10.

I decided to leave off The Simpsons and South Park because they’ve been on for so long (and I needed any excuse to make room for other shows) but they both had great episodes in the 00′s and if I didn’t need the room, they’d make the cut.

I tried to stick with shows that had at least two full seasons under its belt unless the show had been canceled like Freaks and Geeks.

And, no, I’ve never watched The West Wing or ER and that’s why they aren’t on the list.

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2008: 15 Favorite Television Shows

I tried to do a top 10 but there are just too many shows to choose from.

Sadly, a few of these shows won’t be back on the list again.

In alphabetical order

  1. 30 Rock (NBC)
  2. Battlestar Galactica (SCI-FI)
  3. Burn Notice (USA)
  4. Chuck (NBC)
  5. Generation Kill (HBO)
  6. Gossip Girl (CW)
  7. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
  8. In Treatment (HBO)
  9. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)
  10. Lost (ABC)
  11. Mad Men (AMC)
  12. The Office (NBC)
  13. Pushing Daisies (ABC)
  14. The Shield (FX)
  15. The Wire (HBO)