Unfortunately, I have sky while my dad doesn't, which means I have to tape stuff that I watch, alongside other complete and utter tripe that I'd normally avoid like the plague.
The new Battlestar Galactica would be great if it wasn't based on a complete 70's cheesefest - it probably could support a fanbase on it's own merits, so why it needs the BSG nametag to highlight the gender tokenism, lazy plotting and unimaginative story-arc is beyond me.
Power of Nightmares is great, but depressing when you consider that no-one who really *needs* to be watching it will actually be watching it.
Stargate and Stargate:Atlantis are pretty much identical shows, except SG1 is just more familiar to sci-fi telly watchers - they're just fluff, but watchable enough.
Enterprise continues the grand tradition of Star Trek spin-offs that steadily head up their own arse with each incarnation, and it's a genuine shock to think that one of the criticisms that can be levelled at it is that it isn't as good as Voyager.
The Shield - pure class, but prone to cheesy dialogue.
Dead Zone - better than it should be, but not as dark as it likes to think it is.
Samurai Jack - top stuff.
The Batman - utterly shit Batman cartoon show which takes the 'Spiderman Unlimited' route of reinventing Batman and all his enemies - as ninja warriors. Penguin having a kung fu fight with Batman and nearly beating him is just the beginning of the crapness.
Justice League Unlimited - I like it, but if you buy into Pat Mills' idea of superheroes as some fascist allegory, this won't change your mind.
Mind you, I wouldn't trust MY opinion of good television. I was gutted when they cancelled Sunset Beach, AND I watch Mile High. Telly that KNOWS it's shit is better than telly that's shit just because it doesn't even try, IMHO.
