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Entertainment Weekly hat seine TOPs der besten Comedy und Drama Shows im US TV zusammengestellt.
TOP 10 : DRAMA
10. The Shield ( Spike TV, Fri. 10 p.m. )
The past season of this FX series — catch reruns on Spike TV — was one of the best for this jabby police drama. Guest star Forest Whitaker, obsessively investigating Michael Chiklis' magnetic antihero, ratcheted tensions wonderfully high within the L.A. police squad — staffed with one of TV's all-time great ensemble casts.
9. Veronica Mars ( UPN, Wed. 9p.m. )
The titular teen detective — a pert wiseacre of a heroine — is quickly becoming a character for the ages. The show's intricate mythology rivals Lost with about 18 (!) mysteries currently in play.
8. Law & Order Franchise ( NBC, Su. 9 pm. / Tues. 10 p.m. / Wed. 9 p.m. )
The definition of reliable, the Law & Order trifecta — 16-year-old Law & Order, the more emotive Special Victims Unit, and the twisty Criminal Intent — is the best of TV's legal dramas, with wry, knowing players and oddly familiar au courant stories.
7. Gilmore Girls ( The WB, Tues. 9 p.m. )
Witty, sharp banter with a heartbeat — two hearts, in fact, that often beat as one: the idealized, yet somehow utterly realistic, mother-daughter team of Lauren Graham's Lorelai and Alexis Bledel's Rory. This season, their ugly rift and long-awaited patch-up have brought them closer — to each other, and to us.
6. Everwood ( The WB, Monday 9 p.m. )
The cast — from doc/dad Treat Williams to Chris Pratt's affable jock — is sterling, and worthy of this unique series: Everwood is a sensitive, smart family soap that allows its likable characters to screw up and fall short, yet always strive to do the right thing. This tiny Colorado town isn't filled with villains and divas, but plain, genuine, decent people, a twist that turns out to be absolutely compelling.
5. LOST ( ABC, Wed. 9. p.m. )
Some people have elaborate, even convincing, ways of Explaining It All. The rest of us simply remain hypnotized, from the minutes before the bone-white opening-credit logo floats into view to the end of every harrowing cliff-hanger hour. It's Survivor with a heart, a brain, and courage: The Wizard of Oz as nightmare.
4. Battlestar Galactica ( Sci Fi Channel, Sat. 2.a.m. )
Science fiction as a topsy-turvy dystopia: a female president; alien replicants who sometimes display more humanity than the humans; dialogue that works as ongoing political/religious debate rather than the usual sci-fi gobbledygook. In divisive times, here's TV's only drama that courts both the right and the left with equal conviction.
3. CSI ( CBS, Thurs. 9 p.m.)
More proof that the mass audience is smarter than some think. TV's No. 1 drama is also its most subtly poetic, investigating heinous deaths with curiosity about how love twists into the urge to destroy life.
2. The Sopranos ( HBO, Sun., 9 p.m. )
The ultimate family drama is also one of television's most layered: This season entwines unsettling dream sequences with political maneuvering among Tony's crew, all while exploring questions of loyalty, morality, and the nature of existence. The lead actors are brilliant, the writing a thing of pure beauty — even when it's ugly.
1. 24 ( FOX, Mon. , 9 p.m. )
The one element long missing from this crackerjack thriller — scenes permitting Kiefer Sutherland to portray something more than mere brutal efficiency — has paid off this season with a succession of surprisingly moving moments, as well as eyebrow-raising deaths (Tony! our big lovable bear Edgar!), great guest stars (Peter Weller deserves a spin-off series from his stint), and an Emmy-worthy performance by Gregory Itzin as the president.
TOP Comedy
5. The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, Mon.-Thurs., 11:30 p.m.)
Stephen Colbert's ''truthiness'' gets us, well, not every time, but pretty regularly.
4. The Simpsons (Fox, Sun., 8 p.m.)
After 17 seasons, the series still guarantees at least one out-loud laugh an episode.
3. South Park (Comedy Central, Wed., 10 p.m.)
Taking on everything from the Terri Schiavo brouhaha to Scientology, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone chide, mock, satirize, and salute with humor and cleverness.
2. The Office (NBC, Thurs., 9:30 p.m.)
In season 2, it's on a par with the brilliant BBC original — Steve Carell's painful manager, born without the self-awareness gene, spearheads the awkwardness.
1. Scrubs (NBC, Tues., 9 p.m.)
Zach Braff's bouncy energy infects the entire hospital comedy (pictured) with a distinct hopefulness.
Entertainment Weekly hat seine TOPs der besten Comedy und Drama Shows im US TV zusammengestellt.
TOP 10 : DRAMA
10. The Shield ( Spike TV, Fri. 10 p.m. )
The past season of this FX series — catch reruns on Spike TV — was one of the best for this jabby police drama. Guest star Forest Whitaker, obsessively investigating Michael Chiklis' magnetic antihero, ratcheted tensions wonderfully high within the L.A. police squad — staffed with one of TV's all-time great ensemble casts.
9. Veronica Mars ( UPN, Wed. 9p.m. )
The titular teen detective — a pert wiseacre of a heroine — is quickly becoming a character for the ages. The show's intricate mythology rivals Lost with about 18 (!) mysteries currently in play.
8. Law & Order Franchise ( NBC, Su. 9 pm. / Tues. 10 p.m. / Wed. 9 p.m. )
The definition of reliable, the Law & Order trifecta — 16-year-old Law & Order, the more emotive Special Victims Unit, and the twisty Criminal Intent — is the best of TV's legal dramas, with wry, knowing players and oddly familiar au courant stories.
7. Gilmore Girls ( The WB, Tues. 9 p.m. )
Witty, sharp banter with a heartbeat — two hearts, in fact, that often beat as one: the idealized, yet somehow utterly realistic, mother-daughter team of Lauren Graham's Lorelai and Alexis Bledel's Rory. This season, their ugly rift and long-awaited patch-up have brought them closer — to each other, and to us.
6. Everwood ( The WB, Monday 9 p.m. )
The cast — from doc/dad Treat Williams to Chris Pratt's affable jock — is sterling, and worthy of this unique series: Everwood is a sensitive, smart family soap that allows its likable characters to screw up and fall short, yet always strive to do the right thing. This tiny Colorado town isn't filled with villains and divas, but plain, genuine, decent people, a twist that turns out to be absolutely compelling.
5. LOST ( ABC, Wed. 9. p.m. )
Some people have elaborate, even convincing, ways of Explaining It All. The rest of us simply remain hypnotized, from the minutes before the bone-white opening-credit logo floats into view to the end of every harrowing cliff-hanger hour. It's Survivor with a heart, a brain, and courage: The Wizard of Oz as nightmare.
4. Battlestar Galactica ( Sci Fi Channel, Sat. 2.a.m. )
Science fiction as a topsy-turvy dystopia: a female president; alien replicants who sometimes display more humanity than the humans; dialogue that works as ongoing political/religious debate rather than the usual sci-fi gobbledygook. In divisive times, here's TV's only drama that courts both the right and the left with equal conviction.
3. CSI ( CBS, Thurs. 9 p.m.)
More proof that the mass audience is smarter than some think. TV's No. 1 drama is also its most subtly poetic, investigating heinous deaths with curiosity about how love twists into the urge to destroy life.
2. The Sopranos ( HBO, Sun., 9 p.m. )
The ultimate family drama is also one of television's most layered: This season entwines unsettling dream sequences with political maneuvering among Tony's crew, all while exploring questions of loyalty, morality, and the nature of existence. The lead actors are brilliant, the writing a thing of pure beauty — even when it's ugly.
1. 24 ( FOX, Mon. , 9 p.m. )
The one element long missing from this crackerjack thriller — scenes permitting Kiefer Sutherland to portray something more than mere brutal efficiency — has paid off this season with a succession of surprisingly moving moments, as well as eyebrow-raising deaths (Tony! our big lovable bear Edgar!), great guest stars (Peter Weller deserves a spin-off series from his stint), and an Emmy-worthy performance by Gregory Itzin as the president.
TOP Comedy
5. The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, Mon.-Thurs., 11:30 p.m.)
Stephen Colbert's ''truthiness'' gets us, well, not every time, but pretty regularly.
4. The Simpsons (Fox, Sun., 8 p.m.)
After 17 seasons, the series still guarantees at least one out-loud laugh an episode.
3. South Park (Comedy Central, Wed., 10 p.m.)
Taking on everything from the Terri Schiavo brouhaha to Scientology, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone chide, mock, satirize, and salute with humor and cleverness.
2. The Office (NBC, Thurs., 9:30 p.m.)
In season 2, it's on a par with the brilliant BBC original — Steve Carell's painful manager, born without the self-awareness gene, spearheads the awkwardness.
1. Scrubs (NBC, Tues., 9 p.m.)
Zach Braff's bouncy energy infects the entire hospital comedy (pictured) with a distinct hopefulness.
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