Is Arrested Development and 24 the two best shows on TV today?

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Thanks to the magic of BitTorrent I am now four episodes into Lost and have become Gabe. Also, for the record:

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House completely rules. The medical puzzles are interesting, Hugh Laurie is amazing, and the black humor is incredible. I mean, the man has, depending on whether you're more into Holmes or Transmet, his own gang of Baker Street Irregulars and/or Filthy Assistants to do his crazed bidding. You have to love it.

A friend of mine has been frantically pimping Arrested Development, so I'm sure I'll be into that filthy stuff soon enough, but meanwhile it's all about House and Lost. And, for the runner up:

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So far the new Doctor Who hasn't been the Second Coming or anything (sorry, sorry, couldn't resist), but it has been entertaining and it looks like the series will really hit it's stride over the next couple of episodes.

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AD is the best comedy on TV right now. Absolutely. Scrubs and Curb Your Enthusiasm are good too, but AD has some of the best writing on television, ever.
 
Hollywood said:
Last I checked MEMLES, Hulk is the most popular well known wrestler in the history of wrestling.
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Yes. I just wanted to take a dig at Hogan, because it's really quite enjoyable. ;)
 
AssMan said:
I couldn't believe that black dude got capped. :lol I wonder why they don't show reruns anymore? I just got into MI-5.
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Yeah, that was a surprising moment in television when you're wondering how the hell they're going to get the two agents out of this jam, and they have the terrorist just put a cap in him. Made me stop and go "Whoa" Keanu style. :) Great show. The first two seasons of MI-5 are available on DVD, and they are the UK versions, which means they are uncut. They are edited down to 40-42 mins for US television, but the British verision is 60 mins long, and some times help in getting the story out better. Also, because it's a British show, the seasons are much shorter, like 10-12 episodes instead of the 22-24 we have here. The shows are geneally available on Bit-Torrent as well, and the first two seasons are as good as the one that just ended.

As for Alias, I'd say this season is better then last as well, but not as good as Season 1 and 2. It has picked up some in recent episodes though, so I have hope. It's also getting it's best ratings ever following Lost.
 
Cerebral Palsy said:
I don't know why people like House so much. The plot is basically the same every week. But someone with a different injury/disease, and someone new that needs to be cracked by this cynical doctor. I mean... House is an interesting enough character, and the writing is pretty good. But I feel like I've seen every episode before it has even aired.
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The entire purpose of these types of shows is lost on ya huh? =P

House fits under the Medical Drama umbrella so the basic plot of each episode remains the same, cure someone who has an unknowon disease. However, the real meat of the show is really in the sideplots involving the characters and the development of the characters themselves. Through a combination of events related to the current week's case and events specifically for the class (i.e. hospital politics) the show injects character development bit by bit both directly and subtley. It's pretty unique in regards to TV dramas IMO where character development is a lot more in your face. Add on top of the "find the rare/unique disease with a plausible albeit rare cause" style of the plot and the black humor of Hugh Laurie's character, you get a really awesome combination. Also, while House is the main character, they never fail to development the other characters in the show like Cameron, Foreman, and I can't remember the British guy's name. They do it in the same manner as House and is evenly paced throughout the show never overwhelming the viewer nor underwhelming them. The show is just a breath of fresh air to me for the stale television programming that's been on for the last few years (IMO).
 
I can answer that by listing out the shows that my wife and I actually go out of out way to watch on TV:


Sunday - Arrested Development
Monday - 24
Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - Lost
Thursdau - nothing
Friday - Battlestar Galactica, Enterprise
Saturday - nothing

My wife would chime in with various Law and Order, CSI, Gilmore Girls, and Judging Amy
 
Sunday: Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons, Arrested Development
Monday: 24, The Inferno II
Tuesday: American Idol, House (maybe)
Wednesday: American Idol, South Park
Thursday: The Apprentice (maybe)
Friday: nothing
Saturday: MADtv, SNL
 
I really like 24, but Season 3 and 4 have kinda put a damper on my enthusiasm for the show. I can suspend my belief enough to believe that this shit can happen to one guy on 4 different days, but when Backup Plan Double F is bigger than the all the other ones that came before it, then it's pretty jarring.

I watched the first 7 episodes of Lost, and thought it was really good, but it wasn't a show where I was like "holy shit, I cannot wait to see what happens next" which has only really happened (recently) with 24 and The Sopranos. Speaking of which, I'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for the last season of that to show up; Season 5 of Sopranos was all sorts of awesome, and I can't wait to see how they wrap it up.
 
Shows I watch every week...

Sunday - Arrested Development, The Wire, Deadwood, Carnivale, Entourage, and soon to be Family Guy and most likely Rome.
Monday - nothing
Tuesday - Scrubs and The Office
Wednesday - Lost and South Park
Thursday - Survivor
Friday - nothing
Saturday - nothing
 
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