Best Fictional Series on TV

I'm not sure that I would call it the best, but "Family" is one of my all time favorites. I know that no other extended drama ever had me so involved with the characters. I guess this can be attributed to good writing and an outstanding cast, Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Kristy McNichol, Meredith Baxter, John Rubenstein and many others.

Family, Family, Family.....Why can't I remember this?

Kristy McNichol rings a bell, but none of the others.....HELP!

Rae,
Here's a link:

Family

You are AWESOME Jerry! As soon as I saw the 'Family' picture, it all came back to me.

THANKS!!!!!

Well, not sure if it's the best, but I just watched 'MDs' for the first time. Not too shabby.

Piffka,

Scouts Honor. I almost invented the series first. The producer I spoke to at the time was doing the Hitchhiker series. If you remember or know of it.

Piffka,

Scouts Honor. I almost invented the series first. The producer I spoke to at the time was doing the Hitchhiker series. If you remember or know of it. So the reality of success was looming.

I LOVED Seinfeld, and I thought that the
Soup Nazi was a comical, if ridiculous
part of the show's general ambiance.
I always like the really dumb acting
people - like the blonde on friends
Phoebe??? She was truly amazing a
few times when I saw her as the
waitress on Mad About You

My vote for best fictional series:

The Press Conferences of Dubya.

It's the best comedy and tragedy, too.

I wrote this on October 5, 2002. Since then, I am still as enamored with the three Law & Orders. C.S.I. is starting to bore me.

Hands down, "Angels In America" was not only the best drama of the year on TV but of the last ten years. It's really classified as a film I (a long over six-hour film!) but it does provide a benchmark for any of the drama series. They have their hands full wrapping up "The Sopranos" without being anti-climactic to the seperation episodes. That, of course, should be discussed on that topic heading.

Phoenix, if C.S.I. is starting to bore you, have you watched C.S.I. Miami? Better show IMO. Plus the best HD picture in the business. The aerial filler shots are captivating in and of themselves (when viewed in HD).

I miss Star Trek TNG. Enterprise sux.

Re: Best Fictional Series on TV
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I was immediatly impressed by the masterly series and watch it always:
CSI Miami, Criminal Indent; Law & Order, CSI Las Vegas.

Out of the best ranking: Without a Trace; but good, too.

I've tuned into "Star Trek Enterprise" several times and found the ideas and scripts mediocre, the picture dark and dank (it's in so-called HD here in LA but it's cropped so I figure it's a 780i resolution).
I actually has little conceptual integrity because of poor writing.

I like "Without a Trace" and "Cold Case." The new CSI: NY looks promising.

CSI:Miama may be utilitizing hi-def motion picture cameras but not sure.

My other favorites are "Six Feet Under," "Dead Like Me" (really a dramody) and "Deadwood."

My favorite Law & Order series is the "Criminal Intent " one. I think Vincent D'Onofrio is terrific in his role on that show.

Next is "Cold Case". A cop show with a different spin. Love the endings!

Some "Alias" episodes have been exciting. Good actioner for the most part. The off and on romance between the 2 main characters is a bit of a bore.

The "Mystery" series on PBS is quite good. Love Joan Hickson's portrayl of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple".

I've gotten hooked on watching "Joan of Arcadia". A drama with a catchy twist where the main character talks to various forms of God.

I used to watch C.S.I., but found that with successive seasons that the autopsy scenes became too gratuitous and gory. Too realistic and not for me.

Reyn- The autopsy scenes, to me, are what makes C.S.I. so unusual, and interesting. Oh well, different strokes......................................

I wonder if Reyn is looking to bump exactly one year old threads....

Right now, the best show is 24, no question.

I love the CSI shows as well. All of them.

I've been watching desperate housewives lately and that show is a riot :-D

As I've said before, Desperate Housewives is the R-rated version of "The Wonder Years".

To tell you the truth, I haven't even been looking at the dates on posts. Being one of the new guys on the block, I've just been going through threads, forum by forum, and if I see something interesting, I post! :wink:

Nothing wierd going on here....really!