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Sam’s Top 10 TV Series

Posted August 13th, 2010 by DIGS Admin. Filed in Digs Reviews, DIGS Student

I love TV, it’s great. It definitely helped me to relax and unwind after a long hard day at uni (and now after a long hard day at work). So that got me thinking. What were my university favourites?

1.    Friends. The classic sitcom that captivated a generation. Girls wanted to look like Rachel, guys wanted to be as funny as Chandler. E4 continues to play double bills of this all time favourite everyday. I’m not sure how I would have gotten through university without these guys!

2.    24. Jack Bauer and CTU came charging in to our lives in 2001 and concluded the story this year after eight series. It follows an anti terrorist unit and details all the things we didn’t know our security agencies undertake! Definitely not for the faint hearted. Entertainment Weekly named Jack Bauer one of The 20 All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture, they’re not wrong. One of the greatest all action series of all time. Yes his daughter (played by Elisha Cuthbert) is annoying but all the rest makes up for it! A must watch, but be warned. Once hooked it’s very hard to stop watching!

3.    How I met your mother. It’s ‘Friends’ gone naughty. This is a well kept secret in the American sitcom genre, which never really made it as big as Friends. All I can say is it is BRILLIANT and comes highly recommended. Barney will go down in history as a living legend. Suit up!

4.    Chuck. Ever wondered how a nerd would cope with being thrown into the crazy world of a spy? Chuck is another great series that was almost over looked and after two series was shelved. Die hard Chuck fans bought it back to life with a massive social media campaign to get it back and series three was the best to date. Series four starts again in late 2010 and I can’t wait. Not least because Chuck (Zachary Levi) is rather delicious…

5.    Scrubs. Need I say more? It’s the only hospital based TV series I have ever stomached. ER? No thanks. Greys Anatomy? I’m ok thank you! The original b-romance was shared between JD and Turk, played out for all of us to see as they made their way through med school to proper grown up doctors. Another staple of my university TV diet, E4 also plays double bills of this hilarious sitcom. It’s not intelligent viewing but it does leave you with the warm fuzzy feeling inside, and due to Zach Braffs impeccable music taste has a sound track to die for.

6.    Heroes. OH. MY. GOD. When Heroes first burst on to the scene in 2006, my world was rocked a little. Beautiful people who had it all; amazing super powers, suspense and an air of mystery…. I couldn’t contain my excitement! However, it felt (in a way like Lost, which I bailed on) that they had tied themselves up in too many story lines and would never be able to come to a suitable conclusion. Series one and two are definitely worth watching but even I have to admit it gets silly thereafter. It was cancelled in 2010 so we’ll never know why some people were the chosen ones…

7.   Deadliest Catch. The best late night telly watching. Drama, arguments, smoking, swearing and crabs. What’s not to like? This long running series documents the trials and tribulations of the Bearing Sea and of the fisherman who risk life and limb trying to capture the lucrative Opilio crab. A definite must see!

8.   Sex And The City. This series opened the eyes of women everywhere! Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda changed a lot for a lot of women; definitely for the better! Everyone wanted to be drinking Cosmos in New York, everyone wanted their own Mr Big and I know women who would have KILLED for Carrie’s shoe collection. For a girls night in it’s a definite must. The movies unfortunately did not do the series justice, but they will forever live on in our hearts as the coolest New York gang to ever be!

9.    Doctor Who. A British Masterpiece born in the 1950’s and revived by Russell T Davies in 2005 played by the delicious Christopher Ecclestone with the help of his lovely assistant Rose (Billy Piper). The show only got better with David Tennant (the eye candy just keeps getting better and better) taking over when Ecclestone left. The story lines were captivating and Doctor Who certainly got his mojo back. Check out the new series with the new Doctor!

10.    My Name Is Earl. Genius, just genius. Karma, hillbilly’s and trailer parks. Sounds awful but I assure you it’s a great way to unwind after a terrible day. Again, you wont exactly have to concentrate to keep up with the plot, but after a hard day of learning who wants to do that?

I’d recommend any of the above. What do you watch? What’s your favourite wind down TV? Let us know!

Sam
The DIGS Team.