The Best TV Shows of the Last Twenty Five Years

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In a tribute to their 25 years of publishing, Entertainment Weekly selected their choices for The Best TV Shows of the Last Twenty Five Years.

Of the 25 shows they selected, I’ve seen nine.  Here they are with my thoughts on each, plus one I’ve never seen and two I’m shocked that didn’t make the list…

  • Roseanne: I watched a few episodes over the years but it wasn’t for me.

  • Larry Sanders Show: See my comments for Roseanne.

  • X-Files: This is one show I wish I had watched more of.  I plan to give it a try again.  I have a feeling it would have grown on me if I had given it a chance.  Have to say though that I was bored out of my mind with the first movie — perhaps the new one will be better.

  • Friends: I watched it for a season or two and just grew tired of it.

  • Sopranos: I think I’ve seen all the episodes… but not on HBO and so some of the violence was cut.  I would like to watch this series again (uncut) someday.

  • The West Wing: Never missed an episode and loved this series.

  • The Office: I didn’t watch it regularly but always enjoyed it when I did catch it.

  • The Wire: The Wire along with Deadwood are the two series I’ve never seen and want to badly.

  • The Colbert Report: Always enjoyed it the few times I tuned it.

  • Breaking Bad: Saw every episode and consider it one of the best series of all time.

  • How could Seinfeld and Justified not make the list?