1. The Wire 2. Sopranos 3. Dexter

[monosylab1k]

tbh I loved The Wire but got sick of Treme incredibly fast.

[IronMexican]

I recently watched the first season of the wire. Pretty in tight show. I'm trying to get mookie into it but he needs more explosions and less dialogue.

Not a lof of explosions and stuff like that in season 2. Season 3 and 4 have more, though.

[TheTruth]

Treme was fantastic. West Wing would have been #4 on my list. I'm on of the few that loved the last season with Jimmy Smits. Dexter is now firmly in my top 5. Awesome show.

1. The Wire
2. Lost
3. Friday Night Lights
4. West Wing
5. Dexter

Fringe, Law and Order SVU, Deadwood, and ER would be in the top 10 also.

[cornbread]

1. Six Feet Under
2. Sopranos
3. John Adams

[DJ Mbenga]

Uhh, HBO had been showing critically acclaimed original series long before Sopranos.

yeah but i dont think they were getting 9 million a episode with oz were they?

[SpursFanFirst]

1) Friday Night Lights 2) Dexter (I've developed a serious addiction!) and 3) I have no clue...maybe ER?

[SpursFanFirst]

I saw the first episode of Dexter and it was very good, but I never got into it.

I never would have chosen this show on my own, but I'm so glad I was talked into giving it a try.
Seasons 1 & 2 were good...3 was OK...but 4...OH MY GOODNESS! It was AMAZING! Season 5 starts in a few days.

[leemajors]

yeah but i dont think they were getting 9 million a episode with oz were they?

Fraggle Rock was pretty damn popular, esp considering the limited number of cable sets with HBO at the time.

[TE]

1. House
2. House
3. House

[Kamala]

1 The Wire (All teachers, police, politicians, and people in social services should be required to watch season 4).
2 Lost
3 Dexter (last season's ending was so damn twisted)

Honorable mention: Six Feet Under It had the best finale I've ever seen.

[Poirot]

My favorites

1. Twin Peaks
2. Deadwood
3. Battlestar Galactica

All three faltered towards their end though.

[Dr. Gonzo]

The Sopranos is better than The Wire but it's still a great show. I just finished the 3rd season.

The intro sucks though.

[IronMaxipad]

My favorites

1. Twin Peaks
2. Deadwood
3. Battlestar Galactica

All three faltered towards their end though.

YES! Twin Peaks is Fantastic!! One of the greatest shows of all time.

[JudynTX]

1) LOST
2) Dexter
3) Sopranos

[Viva Las Espuelas]

1. House
2. House
3. House

You may know but what's the show's connection with Sherlock Holmes?

[Mark in Austin]

Now that I've seen some of Dexter I'm not blown away. It's a solid show, but not in the pantheon. One show I need to add to the list: Justified. I think it is the best written show on TV right now. I love it.

Honorable mention to Glee. Didn't watch the first season but caught some of the episodes on Hulu and have seen the second season - it might be one of the most subtly subversive shows ever put on air. And the fact it's on fox just makes it even more delicious.

[Duff McCartney]

1.Carnivale
2. Sopranos
3. Deadwood

I want to see how Big Love plays out because it's my weekly show that I never miss and it's on the last season. It could be top 3 all time for me.

[vy65]

Even though it's technically not a drama, I'm surprised no one mentioned Californication.

Could argue that it's better than AD.

[balli]

The Sopranos is better than The Wire-

The intro sucks though.

[IronMaxipad]

Even though it's technically not a drama, I'm surprised no one mentioned Californication.

Could argue that it's better than AD.