Smart Shows, Post the Second

Last time I could only get to 7. With Nick and Abby’s help, I made it to 10.

Top 10 Tubular Testaments to Wit

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Firefly
3. House M.D.
4. The Simpsons
5. The Muppet Show
6. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
7. Mystery Science Theater Three Thousand (MST3K)
8. Angel
9. Mythbusters
10. Sesame Street

There are some runners-up as well.
Shows that didn’t make the list, but almost could have, include:

The Sopranos – Nixed because it’s too violent; watching it just makes me feel … queasy.
Six Feet Under – Clever, to be sure, but I found my interest waning after a couple seasons.
Weeds – Really intelligent at times. Other times, annoyingly juvenile.
Carnivale – The ending pissed me off too much too like this show.
Deadwood – Became annoyingly redundant.
Rome – Obviously I’m picking on HBO and Showtime shows, so why not throw them all in the pot?
Futurama – Clever, but disappointing when compared to the Simpsons. Which is inevitable.
South Park – Just because it’s ingeniously humorous doesn’t mean it’s smart.

Abby advocated The “L” Word, and made some excellent points. I just can’t handle that much girl drama.