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The problem with Netflix lists is that it keeps track of what you want to see, rather than what you've seen. So it's hard to mine Netflix for a list of recommendations for your friends.
Here is my list of favorite television (TV) shows that I've watched over the past decade or so. Mostly I watch while working out. The problem with Netflix lists is that it keeps track of what you want to see, rather than what you've seen. So it's hard to mine Netflix for a list of recommendations for your friends.  


=Top Rated=
==Top Rated==
TV Shows that I have particularly enjoyed:
These are my all-time favorites


==Live Action==
===Live Action===
* Battlestar Galactica (new version)
Top choices:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers_(TV_series) Travelers] (Netflix)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series) Person of Interest]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series Star Trek] (I re-watched with my kids in 2015 and it holds up.)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series) Battlestar Galactica] (The 2004 TV series, although I enjoyed the original when I was in high school)
 
Also good:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_(TV_series) Alias] (it gets crazy, but it always remains fun)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(TV_series) Continuum] (another time-travel TV series)
* [http://www.syfy.com/darkmatter Dark Matter]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series) Dollhouse] (reprogramming people with new memories and personality)
* Heroes  
* Heroes  
* Alias
* Nikita
* Lost Girl (NSFW)
* Lost Girl (NSFW)
* The Event (1)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_(TV_series) Nikita 2010 TV series]
* Dollhouse
* [http://www.nbc.com/classic-tv/the-event The Event] (Netflix, 1 season only)
* Torchwood
* Sherlock (Until the last season)
* Torchwood (Until the last season)


 
===Anime===
==Anime==
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
* Ghost in the Shell Arise 3
* Evangelion
* Noir
* Noir
* Evangelion
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NieA_7 NieA_7]
* The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV Series 2006–2009)


=Near Top=
==Near Top==


TV shows that were fun, but not as amazing as those above:
TV shows that were fun, but not as amazing as those above:


==Live Action==
===Live Action===
* Caprica
* Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Caprica
* Veronica Mars
* Veronica Mars
* The 100 (first season only)
* Daredevil (first season only)
* The Arrow (first two seasons only)


==Anime==
===Anime===
* Attack on Titan
* Cowboy Beebop
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
* Fullmetal Alchemist
* Fullmetal Alchemist
* Darker Than Black
* Darker Than Black
=Movies=
* Evangelion
* Elfen Lied
* Serial Experiments Lain
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne_(anime) RIN~Daughters of Mnemosyne]
 
==On my List==
(watchlist)
 
I want to watch these:
* 12 Monkeys (the TV show, not the movie)
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
* Bosch (highly advertised; worth it?)
* Heroes Reborn
* Blindspot
* Minority Report (it's a tv show?)
* Extant
* The Good Place (Netflix)
* Succession (HBO; recommended by d)
* Slow Horse (AppleTV)
* Foundation (AppleTV)
* Severance (AppleTV)


While we are at it, here are some great movies on Netflix:
==See Also==
* Safety Not Guaranteed
* [[Movies]]
* An American Werewolf in London
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/watchlist/ref=nav_youraccount_ywl Amazon Watch List] (Yours, not mine)
* Videodrome
* Our Man in Havana
* K-Pax
* Repo Man
* Jesus Christ Superstar
* Man on Wire
* Husbands and Wives
* Three Days of the COndor
* X2: XMen United
* Sweeney Todd
* National Treasure: Book of Secrets
*Dogma
* 12 Monkeys
* V for Vendetta

Latest revision as of 08:59, 1 April 2025

Here is my list of favorite television (TV) shows that I've watched over the past decade or so. Mostly I watch while working out. The problem with Netflix lists is that it keeps track of what you want to see, rather than what you've seen. So it's hard to mine Netflix for a list of recommendations for your friends.

Top Rated

These are my all-time favorites

Live Action

Top choices:

Also good:

Anime

  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise 3
  • Evangelion
  • Noir
  • NieA_7
  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV Series 2006–2009)

Near Top

TV shows that were fun, but not as amazing as those above:

Live Action

  • Caprica
  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Veronica Mars
  • The 100 (first season only)
  • Daredevil (first season only)
  • The Arrow (first two seasons only)

Anime

  • Attack on Titan
  • Cowboy Beebop
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Darker Than Black
  • Evangelion
  • Elfen Lied
  • Serial Experiments Lain
  • RIN~Daughters of Mnemosyne

On my List

(watchlist)

I want to watch these:

  • 12 Monkeys (the TV show, not the movie)
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  • Bosch (highly advertised; worth it?)
  • Heroes Reborn
  • Blindspot
  • Minority Report (it's a tv show?)
  • Extant
  • The Good Place (Netflix)
  • Succession (HBO; recommended by d)
  • Slow Horse (AppleTV)
  • Foundation (AppleTV)
  • Severance (AppleTV)

See Also