The Top TV Shows Streaming on Netflix

The West Wing - Janel Moloney, Bradley Whitford and Rob Lowe

Donna, Josh, and Sam in "The West Wing"

There's a great page on IMDB now that lists the TV shows available on Netflix and lists them in the order of highest rating to lowest.

Here's the top 20:

  1. Breaking Bad
  2. Firefly
  3. Dr. Who
  4. Arrested Development
  5. Twin Peaks
  6. Mad Men
  7. Terriers
  8. Sherlock
  9. Freaks and Geeks
  10. Parks and Recreation
  11. Twilight Zone
  12. Pretty Little Liars
  13. Revenge
  14. White Collar
  15. The Office (UK Edition)
  16. The Vampire Diaries
  17. Spaced
  18. Hell on Wheels
  19. Peep Show
  20. Sons of Anarchy

 

My Top 10 TV Series on Netflix

Form the one's I've seen, here's my Top 10 list:

  1. The West Wing – Just an incredibly sharp show with great characters. And it is fun to look back on what was important politicaly during the time it was on.
  2. 30 Rock – Brilliant, snappy, and hilarious. Still. And its great to see the characters back when it first started.
  3. Arrested Development – An incredible show for many different reasons. It reaches its zenith in the 2nd season. 
  4. MI-5I wrote about this before. Its the most unpredictable show in TV history.
  5. The Office (UK) – The most uncomfortable show you'll ever see that really changed television. 
  6. Sherlock – A brilliant look at a modern day Sherlock. Not many episodes, but most of them are really good.
  7. Battlestar Galactica – The first season is just fantastic. There's other times along the way that are really good. And you have to see how it ends. 
  8. Parks and Recreation – So funny in a zany kind of way. Ron carries the show. 
  9. Firefly – Aging, but still winning with its originality, sharp dialog, and likeable cast and story.
  10. The Civil War – If you want to learn about American History this is amongst the best documentaries you will ever see. And it is not boring. At least most of the time it isn't. 

 

My Top TV Series to Watch on Other Services

Here's a few other series to watch if you have these services. 3 season minimum requirement if a series. Or any miniseries.

  1. Band of Brothers on HBOGo – The best thing I've ever seen on television.
  2. The Wire on HBOGo – The 2nd best thing I've ever seen on television.
  3. Downton Abbey on Amazon Prime Instant Video – Sappy, but good and it is really interesting to see what life was like in 1910-1920's England.
  4. Game of Thrones on HBOGo – Great stuff