My Top 10 TV Showsever… both past and present

What I look for in QUALITY television shows…

Humor

Action, Conflict

Relationships

Decent music

Life lessons

Character growth

Surreal Escapism

And yes… pretty actors and actresses help too

Whoever said TV rots your brain, clearly never took the time to analyze it like literature…

10. Matlock

Old man who still is mentally sharp and suave?

Legal drama, murder mystery

Updated version of Perry Mason, but pre-CSI

9. Friends

A group of pals trying to make it in NYC

Living the everyday relatable issues

Romance, bromance, etc.

Too classic to miss

8. GleeSinging, dancing. What’s not to like?

High School is still makes great drama!

We all wish we were cool, even adults who live in the ‘real world’

They tackle larger social issues, like diversity.

7. Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman

Undercover crime fighter. Yes.

Strong female lead. Yes.

Science fiction/ aliens? Yes.

Guilty pleasure in it’s sappiness.

Deals with urban society and its issues of poverty and justice

Love the ‘technology’ in this show… Lol, so fun to go back

6. Gilmore Girls

Because every mother-daughter dreams of having such closeness

Because every woman dreams of being this witty, independent, and gorgeous throughout life

Great soundtrack

Love their family issues and realism

5. ScrubsHumor

More romance, bromance

Tongue in cheek honesty about the emotional realities of working with sick and dying people everyday…

Yay hospitals!

Surprisingly deep, poignant and clever

LOVE the internal narration

4. Psych

A skilled liar who somehow makes it in life, and even does good for other people

A realistic and evolving father and son relationship

Emphasizes the benefit of detailed observation and mindfulness

3. The PretenderKidnapped youth making the most of his traumatic childhood rearing

Uses his intellect for good instead of evil

He’s able to infinitely adapt to any situation

Never gives up on trying to reconcile his past and find his family

2. Prison Break

Brotherly love and belief in ‘true’ justice drives brilliant architect to commit crime

Tests the will of man and his capacity for creativity to overcome obstacles

Good and evil (ethics) are constantly under negotiation as new facts to the story are revealed – the viewer becomes judge

1. Boy Meets World

For the most part, healthy relationships played out on screen

Conflicts are communicated, dealt with in 20 min, and people move on with their lives

Escapism at it’s best! The cute boy, the cute girl, people go to college. What a life.