Best TV Ever

Not too long ago my wife and I canceled our cable. Since we have a crummy old TV (big, just old and low-quality), no digital converter box, no antenna, and live in an area where even if we did get an antenna we'd only get like 3 channels max, we haven't been watching too many new shows lately. We have, however, been rewatching some of our favorite old TV shows. This has inspired me to wonder about the best single-seasons of TV ever (not single-season shows, just best single-seasons, regardless of show length).

So I've decided to rank some of my top 10 favorite TV seasons. And then after that, my top 10 favorite episodes of TV ever. [After trying to do this for a while, holy crap is this a tough task!][After working on this some more, I'm limiting favorite episodes to comedies, because I'm finding it difficult to compare across drama and comedy. Of course, most of my favorite comedy episodes are relatively dramatic...]

Obviously this list is incomplete. There are lots of old shows I've never watched that would probably deserve to be on a more comprehensive list. There are shows from the past decade or so that I never watched that probably also deserve to be on this list. Thus, you'll find no West Wing, The Wire, or Sopranos. Those are all shows I intend to get to someday, it just hasn't happened yet. There are also not too many very recent shows listed. Someday I may include shows like Community or Modern Family on this list. But for now, they don't make the cut. I need more distance.

And I'm not huge on getting my drama from TV, so you'll be finding a lot more comedy on this list. But here's my top 10 single-seasons of TV ever:

(Honorable Mention: Flight of the Conchords Season 1)
10. Firefly
9. Malcolm in the Middle Season 1
8. (Tie) The Simpsons Seasons 4 - 9.
7. The Office Season 3
6. Lost Season 6
4. (Tie) Arrested Development Season 3
4. (Tie) Arrested Development Season 1
3. Futurama Season 4
2. Scrubs Season 1
1. Arrested Development Season 2
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10. "The Injury" - The Office Season 2
9. "Mr. F" - Arrested Development Season 3
8. "The Job" - The Office Season 3
7. "Luck of the Fryrish" - Futurama Season 3
6. "Motherboy XXX" - Arrested Development Season 2
5. "My Old Lady" - Scrubs Season 1
4. "Krylborn Picnic" - Malcolm in the Middle Season 1
3. "Godfellas" - Futurama Season 3
2. "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment" - The Simpsons Season 8
1. "The One Where They Build A House" - Arrested Development Season 2


Thoughts? My main thinking on this: it was an impossible task. Seriously, I dare you to try it. Heck, let's turn it into a meme. I'll message a handful of people about this. If you put up your list somewhere feel free to include a link in the comments.

Enjoy!

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