I love tv shows of many genres from action and horror to comedy and crime. To pick just five shows from all those I watch is horrendous to even think of attempting but after long consideration I have made up my mind. Here is the final list:
5 - Breaking Bad
Despite this series finishing recently I am extremely late to jump on the bandwagon and am still in the process of viewing the second season. However I am loving it all the same and doing all I can to avoid spoilers. The first season I found set the context out perfectly and got the audience really connecting and rooting for the 'bad guy' Walter White. The addition of Jesse Pinkman as his accomplice added balance to the duo and is actually my preferred character in the whole show. At first all he is is a drugged up loser but when he looses his home, money and friends I genuinely felt sorry for the character.
4 - Dexter
The eponymous character Dexter Morgan is another of those villains you have to love. This serial killer is haunted by witnessing the brutal murder of his mother as a child and so to express himself uses a code of his foster father and takes revenge on those in the world who have done bad in the world and walked innocent, killing them and dumping the bodies secretly. To add to the story Dexter has a very strange choice of career, a blood spatter analysis working with the Miami police department. Each season has a new storyline to it with a different threat to Dexter which include a fellow police officer and even his own brother yet still carries on helping you connect to all the characters.
3 - Sherlock
This crime / drama programme has you on the edge of your seat, telling the tales of Sherlock Holmes but with a new twist. The casting of Benedict Cumberbatch is excellent and he fulfils the role perfectly. His sarcasm, misunderstanding and overall cockiness give the show humour in the tensest moments. With Martin Freeman as Doctor Watson you have to congratulate whoever did the casting for this programme. With season 3 coming out very soon we will learn what actually happened when Sherlock supposedly leapt off a building committing suicide last time we saw him. Spoilers there by the way!
2 - The Walking Dead
I've already expressed my fondness of this show in an earlier post (make sure you check that out) and as season 4 has gone on it has just got better. There's not much more I can add to what's already been said but once again, the best part of this show is the characters and the fear that any of them could meet a deadly end at any random point.
1 - How I Met Your Mother
This comedy show is amazing! When Ted first starts the tale of how he met his wife it is the start of a wacky and hilarious tale which lasts a fantastic nine seasons. The five main characters of the story all bring something different to the show and are all extremely talented and portray their roles the best they possibly could. Especially Neil Patrick Harris who plays the legend - wait for it - ary Barney Stinson, a womaniser who secretly wants to settle down and marry. The best part of the entire series for me was his final play to get a woman - The Robin. This impossibly well thought out plan to propose to the love of his life is a heartwarming moment when you realise what's happening. Other highlights that come to mind is Ted and Marshalls road trip where they become obsessed with the song 500 Miles and also the episode named 'The Naked Man' where the characters learn a new unique way to get with the opposite gender. The show does funny perfectly but can also be dramatic, scary and tear jerking as shown with the death of Marshalls father. All in all the show could not be improved in any aspect in my opinion and is ultimately my favourite show of all time.
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