8. The Sopranos – Sure, you can complain about the ending. But you know, six months later, we’re still talking about it. And if you’re angry, it’s because you cared that much. That’s no small accomplishment. The Sopranos was as consistent an artistic vision as anything television has ever seen, and Tony and the gang kept us involved right up to the last second.
7. Flight of the Conchords – New Zealand’s fourth most popular progressive folk band comes to New York, looking to make it big. With an entirely original comic sensibility and the best musical numbers in years, Conchords emerged as instantly likeable and thoroughly hilarious. They had me five minutes into the first episode with the heartfelt lyric “You’re so beautiful / You could be a part-time model / But you’d probably still have to keep your normal job.”
