Taking a break from exam study (which I'm scared shitless for, as is my way), and figured I'd watch a show and head on back to studying. Except.... I've watched all my shows, and most of the rest I've rewatched or don't feel like rewatching. Well, besides the Gundam recs I got, which I'm saving for a marathon time after exams are over.

So... recommend me: what current or previous television series is in your opinion must see television. To prevent unhelpful posts, here is the stuff I've watched and finished or watching and not wishing to return to at the moment:

Psych
The Shield
Burn Notice
How I Met your Mother
Community
Numb3rs
Top Gear
Monk
Friends
The Walking Dead
Dexter
Stargate: SG1
Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate: Universe
Firefly
Doctor Who
Misfits
Supernatural
Chuck
Sons of Anarchy
Smallville
Diary of a Secret Call-girl
WWE Raw, Smackdown, NXT and Superstars
TNA Impact & Xplosion
Naruto

ThunderCats​

Gargoyles​

Mighty Ducks​

Static Shock​

Kim Possible​

Danny Phantom​

American Dragon​

Megas XLR​

Justice League​

Justice League Unlimited​

Samurai Jack​

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Superheroes​

Ben 10​

Batman: The Animated Series​

Superman: The Animated Series ​

Batman Beyond
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Storm Hawks​

Brimstone
Justified
Criminal Minds
NCIS
Bones
House

 

Dexter
Mad Men

I'll edit this post when I can think of more.

 

Here's a list of shows I'm following/watched: [link]

The best of the best (imo, random order):
Breaking Bad
Californication
Life (2009)
Burn Notice
Dexter

 

Blue Mountain State. A show about college football stars drinking and having sex every night. It's funny as hell.

 

Castle
Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog


Nathan Fillion is king of awesome and wears a shiny hat

 

How has no-one mentioned Battlestar Galactica?

For shame.

Also,

Rome
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Buffy
Smallville Seasons 1-4 (Season 5 is time to jump the shark)
Gossip Girl
The OC (Season 1-2)

Edit: And, of course, we can't forget...

Winter Is Coming

 

The Wire
Star Trek (first generation and TNG)
Cowboy Bebop
Good Eats (cooking show by Alton Brown)

 

Avatar: the Last Airbender (skip the recent film- the series is funny and dramatic)

Iron Man: Armored Adventures (only one season, but good)

X-men: Evolution

the West Wing (at least through season 4)

the Shield

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (the only one that ages well; sorry, Pers. Classic is classic but DS9 is the proto nBSG)

Babylon 5

X-Files

Twin Peaks

the Prisoner

Brisco County, Jr.

 

Top Gear!:awesome

Monk

The Mentalist

Everything else worth watching has already been recc'd.

 

Firefly
The Walking Dead
Evangelion
Cowboy Bepop
Prison Break(1st 2 season)

 

Most of what I would suggest has already been done. Only one left is Prison Break I guess.

 

If we're branching out in to non-Drama territory.

Masterchef, and Masterchef Professionals. It's the only TV cooking competition I've seen where the contestants are actually cooking food that's good enough to sit in Michelin starred restaurants.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (the episodes with Simon Amstel as the host).

Mock the Week.

Live at the Apollo.

 

Only Pers has mentioned it thus far, but The Wire is the best thing that's ever been on TV.

As a short series, Pillars of the Earth was alright. Nothing on the book, but alright.

 

I'll second The Wire. And third it, if I have to.

Also:
Big Bang Theory
DS9 (at least season 3 onward)

Another vote for The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Bruce Campbell is second only to Chuck Norris and Neil Patrick Harris on the Scale of Awesome.

 

I recommend this, probably the most realsitic star trek has ever been. Oh the creative director/everything on BSG was the writer on this.

 

Mad Men
Community

 

You guys suck, how come you forgot Father Ted?! Best show ever.

 

How has no one mentioned 24?

Also:

Samurai Champloo

 

Recommendations based on shows you've seen:

Boston Legal - Has the same wacky feeling to it, but is much, much better.

Law&Order - It's pretty hard to watch the whole series (with it being 19+ seasons long, not including daughters-series), but every episode is an excellent standalone.

Numbe3s - Pretty good, about the same quality or maybe a bit better than Criminal Minds

How I Met Your Mother - Seriously? Nobody mentioned this? This is the best sitcom since Seinfeld with ease.

Community - Well, maybe How I met Your Mother has some rivals. This is a MUST SEE show.

The Big Band Theory - Not as great as the aforementioned shows, but still very funny.

 

Breaking Bad.

Don't let the fact that it's about cooking meth turn you off-- It is bar none the best show on television right now.