you just beat me to it! M*A*S*H is still funny !

Somer,

I just started watching it, when it came back on in February. I have a fixation for Elizabeth Mitchell for some reason. I'm trying to get an understanding for it. I'm not sure if I like the idea that I have to wait for every other episode to watch Mitchell and the storyline that surrounds her. Desmond's episode bored me for the first 30 minutes, then I was like whoa that was interesting. This past week with Cheech Marin was ok. These seperate episodes are bugging me. I guess I needed to see from close to the beginning to try to get a true understanding of it. I would preferred watching "The Nine" instead in this kind of format.

How can I forget about MASH!!!!

Then there was Soap too...........That was good until they made the spinoff for Benson.

I hear ya and was just poking fun....wasn't intending it to be taken personal.....

So here is my list....just gonna list shows that we watch now.

24
Sopranos
SVU
The Unit
Entourage
CSI
Big Brother (Chill Town Baby)
Survivor
Amazing Race
and yes American Idol

Some classic shows that I remember fondly are...

Hill Street Blues
NYPD Blues
LA Law
Cheers
All in the Family
The Carol Burnett Show (I know, I'm dating myself now, but I was a kid if that helps)
Mary Tyler Moore Show
MASH
Barney Miller
Kojak

I've been meaning to watch The Unit ever since Summer Glau joined the cast but just haven't gotten to it yet; Kojak was a favorite of mine, along with Columbo...the best of the older cop shows imo, then came Crime Story and Homicide, Life on the Street a bit later.

Baba,
I read this blog entry this morning, the writer pretty much echos my feelings about TV, he includes Millennium (esp the first two seasons) on his list...based on his other entries, I suspect Millennium is a show I will watch at some point...just thought you might find his take on the series interesting:
http://numero57.net/?p=102

how about Hawaii 5-O and Hill Street Blues?

Both good shows...I tired of HSB in later seasons but it was a good show, always liked Jack Lord in Hawaii 5-0 but found it a bit bland...good guys chase and catch bad guys... To me, Crime Story had a sharper edge, the "Bald Wonder" excelled in Kojak and Peter Faulk was great in Columbo.

Baba,
As a follow-up regarding Millennium...I got the DVD's today (3 seasons) and am watching the pilot now. As soon as I saw the characters I remembered it, I did see a few episodes and enjoyed it, don't recall what happened that I stopped watching, either there was something else in the time slot or my schedule changed. In any event, this is a very dark show, not sure of the depth yet but Frank Black as I recall is an interesting main character. I'll watch and see how I feel it compares to Forever Knight...the show I've recently fallen in love with. Carter is often compared to Joss Whedon based on his success with the XFiles...most of the reviews claim this show is better...I hope so as the XFiles left me flat.