Television

Since I was rating boardgames I figured I might as well ride the momentum and move on to rating other things - such as television shows and characters. Even the elders have to admit we get some pretty good stuff on the tube, but these are admittedly few and hard to come by, and most of them are rubbish. So how do we know which of all the programmes we have on television are worth our time and be able to separate them from those which are not? Well... me make up lists (and so to know you have to read somebody else's list).

I'll have to admit this wasn't easy to generate. It took a few days to come up with my Top 15 , and a couple more to narrow it down to 10. Finally I fine-moved and arranged the various shows on their respective positions until I had before me a list which I was satisfied reliably reflected my relative interest in them. Again I will be audacious and call them the best shows in the world, though they're probably not. So without delay, here is the painstakingly put together list of my favourite television shows thus far:

Best Television Shows In The World
1. Friends
2. Survivor
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. The Oprah Winfrey Show
5. Ally Mcbeal
6. American/New Zealand/ Malaysian Idol
7. Prison Break
8. Lost
9. The Amazing Race
10.Desperate Housewives

Notable Shows That Just Missed The Mark:
Gilmore Girls, The Ellen Show, Hi-5

Favourite Television Characters
1. Michael Schofield (Prison Break)
2. Christina Yang (Grey's Anatomy)
3. Ally Mcbeal (Ally Mcbeal)
4. Bree Van De Kempt (Desperate Housewives)
5. Sawyer (Lost)
6. Alex Karev (Grey's Anatomy)
7. Oprah Winfrey (The Oprah Winfrey Show)
8. Monica Geller (Friends)
9. Tweener (Prison Break)
10.Derek Shepherd (Grey's Anatomy)

Notable Characters That Just Missed The Mark:
Isobel (Izzie) Stevens (Grey's Anatomy), Fin (Grey's Anatomy), Joey (Friends)

And in no particular order, television programmes I am planning to watch and in all probability will during my holidays:
1. One Tree Hill
2. The OC
3. Dawson's Creek
4. ? CSI

P.S. Lol I don't know if anybody realized but looking through the list I noticed there's a common theme that runs through most of them. Romance and tragedy. I absolutely adore programmes that make me cry (Survivor, Grey's Anatomy, Ally Mcbeal, American Idol, The Contender, Amazing Race) and those in which love and adoration runs thick (Grey's Anatomy, Ally Mcbeal, Desperate Housewives, Lost, High School Musical). Oh and by the way feel free to recommend programmes you believe I might like based on what I already do like. I don't plan on wasting my holidays doing nothing :))