In the vast wasteland of TV, there are certain stand out series that were/are miles above the rest. Some are mini-series, others held on for many regular seasons. Currently, I'm enjoying Fringe, even if Fox tends to mess with the writing too much.

HBO and a few British made series tend to be the best IMO, with a dash of M*A*S*H* (early seasons) thrown in. HBO's Band of Brothers and The Pacific were incredible, and The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire were/are entertaining for the mafia movie fans.

However, my all time favorite series will be the Sherlock Holmes series from Granada Television between 1984 and 1994. 42 episodes featuring the arguably best, most authentic Sherlock Holmes of all time, Jeremy Brett.