My favorite shows include:
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“The Simpsons” (trust me-this show is the least offensive one listed herein)
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“Family Guy” (you’ll like this show if you appreciate tastelessness and oblique humor)
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“Squidbillies” (15 minutes of utter tastelessness)
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“McLaughlin Group” (high-volume political commentary)
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“60 Minutes” (a classic American “get-the-bad guy” show: I can imagine Mike Wallace waving bank receipts in front of Eliott Spitzer)
A British import, “MI-5″, gets a special mention. It’s a dark, contemporary spy show, where much of the intrigue is psychological and political. Somerset Maugham’s short stories set in the Far East and Len Deighton’s “Bernard Sampson” arc are precursors of MI-5.
Honorable mention goes to:
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“Futurama”
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“King Of The Hill”
And R.I.P. for:
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“The Prisoner”
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“Chappelle Show”
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“Bizarre”
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“The Two Ronnies”
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