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I finished my run-through of Scrubs (well, I skipped the last season because it wasn't really as much Scrubs as it was a shell of a show that I once loved :( ) so I'm in need of a new TV show to run-through in my free time.

Criteria:
Good
Available on DVD/Netflix
Preferably ended (though it doesn't need to be)

I'm looking for something kind of in the same vein as Firefly, as it was one of the first shows I ran through, and probably my favorite so far. Naturally, I've turned to Buffy/Angel due to Whedon, but in like a month I'll need stuff to replace those anyway. It doesn't have to be a huge time-waster like Buffy, Lost, and Scrubs were. It could be shorter too like a Firefly or a Death Note.

And naturally, since I mentioned Death Note, animation applies to this as well.

Dexter?

thanks for the reminder, I've been trying to get into the show for like a year now but I keep on forgetting it and starting another show.

Have you seen 'Deadwood', HBO's awesome Old West series?

Because if not, I recommend 'Deadwood'. It's my favourite TV show ever.

Or you could try 'Rome'. It's like 'Deadwood', except in Roman times (if the title didn't make that clear).

I dunno, I don't really watch much television anymore.

stop watching dexter at season 4, hope this helps

If you haven't seen Freaks & Geeks...

My recommendations

For a good cop show: The Mentalist

To laugh until you cry repeatedly: Community

For a darker animation: Fullmetal Alchemist

For a totally out-of-left-field recommendation: Martial Law

Ummmm Doctor Who?

From the start of the reboot (Chistopher Eccleston onwards, since you don't really need to know anything that happened from Harthell onwards, plus a few episodes from those times are missing.)

Also you don't need to know much before the last years series, since it was new Doctor and Assistant.

****ing Party Down. That show is awesome. Plus it has Lizzy Caplan, who looks kind of like Zooey Deschanel but is actually likable.

Also, I think I infuriated hipsters everywhere with that last sentence.

^Not just hipsters.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

if you want something just to watch:

Topgear
QI
the F word

^^^But, but...Zooey is amazing. :( And also my lady-crush. haha.

In actuality it's not so much that I dislike Zooey but more that I've never seen what's so special about her. I liked 500 Days of Summer... but not really because of her.

I'm more into an Aubrey Plaza-type myself, which is a great segue into how awesome Parks & Recreation is. If you're not watching Parks, you are missing out on a great show. It has Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate, who is downright hilarious and my favorite fictional character since Daria and Ryan Howard from The Office. Nick Offerman and Aziz Ansari are also spectacular, not to mention leading lady Amy Poehler and Party Down's Adam Scott. Actually, pretty much the entire cast rocks, though I'm kind of glad Paul Schneider left, since he was pointless by the end of season two. It also has the beautiful Rashida Jones, who is sadly becoming an underutilized and unlikable peripheral character, though an event that occurred toward the end of season three gives me hope that her character will once again become pertinent and likable.

Bomby wrote:
Also, I think I infuriated hipsters everywhere with that last sentence.

but you're a hipster too bomby

don't even deny it

I'm probably the most hipsterish person on VGF. I'll openly admit to that.

^ No sweat, I'm probably in second place for that title.

INDIE ROCK, IRONY, TIGHT TEE SHIRTS
****ING HIPSTERS, HOW DO THEY WORK?

Mainstream is magic...you can't even hold it.

****IN NEW ORDER AFTER JOY DIVISION
THERE'S ENOUGH MIRACLES THAT WILL CAUSE A BRAIN COLLISION