Anyway, here are again my current TV recommendations:
1. Dexter: Don't miss this. It's absolutely wicked. Season 1 (12 episodes) wraps up nicely. You'll thank me forever for this recommendation!
2. Day Break: No idea why they took this off the air (well, obviously because the ratings weren't good enough). A real shame, the concept is novel and it's solid. Though really I don't see how they could have ever made more than one season. If they had planned it out from the beginning for just 13 episodes, it would have been perfect. All 13 episodes are now available, but after episode 6 they are "webrips" - quality is ok, it's actually good while the camera is still, only when the camera moves it's sadly quite choppy.
3. Heroes: Not perfect, well, no tv series is (like the kindergarden called CTU in 24). But unlike, say, Lost, the story actually moves at a decent pace. Everybody is tied together more than you think, though there's still the question of what the whole purpose of these heroes is (apart from savin New York). The series can get away without a purpose, without an "end game", but it wouldn't be so much fun.
The old stuff:
4. 24: Everybody knows 24. All seasons have their strengths and weaknesses. And there is the chance we'll get bored of Jack one day. The new season (6) does introduce what's been missing since the 1st season, something personal - Jack has a dad and a brother.
5. The West Wing: The finest (intelligent) TV series ever made. I still haven't bought that complete set, but when my finances allow it I will (admittedly, I'm also a bit scared of having 44 DVDs with a run time of 6720 minutes! That's a lot to watch!).
6. Scrubs: I'm usually not a sucker for comedies, neither on TV nor on the big screen. But this has me lol a lot. In fact...
7. Malcolm in the middle: ...it's true for this series as well. Some of the funniest moments ever. Sure, some say it's just live-action Simpsons, but it's full of original jokes. Possibly deteriorates with every season, though. Only the first of 7 seaons is available on DVD.
8. Battlestar Galactica (the new series): Hey, it's SciFi and it's decent, I can't ask for more. Sure, the main plot gets a bit weird with time (those human-looking Cylons are too damn human, how are they ever going to wipe out the human race if they don't start thinking more like robots?). Still, enough decent episodes and a generally bleak setting keep me watching.
9. Lost: This looks like it'll end the same way as the X-Files, without a decent conclusion. Though they are talking about wrapping it up before it gets too late and the ratings drop even further. The flashbacks make the series, not the main plot.
10. House MD: The concept is extremely limited and every episode runs down the same canal and we've really seen enough medical series. But Hugh Laurie is priceless!
11. Firefly: Another series cancelled prematurely (after 17 episodes), at least we got the movie (Serenity). SciFi and Western in one series, quite enjoyable.
12. Hustle: This list is not in order of preference, otherwise Hustle would definitely be further up the list. Fine, fine TV series. The Henderson Challenge (Episode 2 of season 3) is probably my favorite.
