Mandatory First Seasons to Watch (TV Shows)

[DrewDevil]

Sports Night

[NickMPK]

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I know there's a thread about this about 4 posts below, but Boston Legal. 3rd season is complete garbage compared to the 1st one.

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You could say this about every David E. Kelley show.

The first (and second) season of The Practice is actually excellent, and doesn't have much of the trademark DEK "quirkiness" that becomes to quickly grating. I've only seen Boston Legal a couple times, but it has always struck me as pretty by-the-numbers DEK.

[JustSteel]

Twin Peaks

[Weasel45]

Veronica Mars
Third Watch

[Sooga]

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1st to say The Shield.

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Stabn - you know I really gotta watch this series. Heard nothing but great things.

-Al

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Its good. I like the feel of the wire more but some days there is nothing better than a new Shield EP.

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I dunno... I LOVED the 1st season of Shield. I mean, I thought it was the greatest 1st season of any show I'd seen. Then the subsequent seasons weren't nearly as good, and some of the plotlines were just dumb. I stopped watching after the middle of the 3rd season.

[CharlieDontSurf]

LOST
X-Files
24
ER
HEROES
24
WEST WING
Rescue Me
Sopranos
Entourage
etc etc

[pokerbobo]

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The Joe Schmo Show (fake reality TV....hilarious)

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This show was so awesome. The actors were so bad it was hilarious.

DN

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Throw in the "eat the fake dogpoop challenge" and you have a masterpiece

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Has anyone else seen this or are Deez and I the only ones...I know its ratings were not very big.....I think it was on Spike or FX a couple years back.

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Due to this thread, I am going to rent the DVD for this show. I recommend that everyone do the same.

The dog poo episode was so awesome. I also loved the pool one, where the gay guy had to wear floaties. I'm cracking up just thinking about this show.

DN

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i'm in too.

[Soul Daddy]

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1st to say The Wire.

-Al

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I should have the last disc at home waiting for me. I can't tell you how excited I am. It's hard to use perspective when I'm so caught up into something, but I don't think I've enjoyed a season of a show more.

[solids]

Nip/Tuck is awesome, and should be watched in order.

[NickMPK]

Great shows with great first seasons:
- The Sopranos
- The Shield
- Arrested Development
- The Wire
- Freaks and Geeks (best show ever to only last one season)

Shows where the first season is much better than later seasons:
- The OC
- The Practice (DVD comes out in a couple months)
- Deadwood
- Rome
- West Wing (excellent for about three seasons)

Great shows with not-so-great first seasons:
- The Simpsons
- The Office
- Entourage