What to watch "on TV"?

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My list isn't complete, but let me describe what I like.

The best:
The Sopranos
The Wire

Very good:
Luther
Il Commissario Montalbano

Good:
Longmire
Inspector Morse
Poirot
Miss Marple
Nebbie e Delitti
Colombo

Watchable:
Lie to Me
White Collar
Don Matteo

Unwatchable but I watch them sometimes anyway:
CSI: Miami
Bluebloods
Criminal Minds

Just Plain Unwatchable:
NCIS
Murder She Wrote

Any suggestions for what I've missed that I would like?

Comments

  1. Sails8:48 AM

    Check out the British comedy 'The Thick of It'. The movie spin-off 'In the Loop' is quite good too.

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