I’ve never watched enough television that I thought I’d write such a post, but television has gotten so good that even I’ve noticed. Even then I could have given it all up, though, were it not for:

• Prime Suspect 7 — even now that she’s in retirement, I wonder what Jane Tennison is up to
• The Wire, which every week impressed and surprised me with an intricate and involved storyline depicting the overall crumble of a meretricious society. I especially got caught up in the efforts of the new mayor to make something — anything — better. And Reg E. Cathey’s performance as the chief of staff is an utter delight.
• Battlestar Galactica, for its relevance and high moral ambiguities, especially with regard to the character turns and dilemmas of Colonel Tigh (who sacrificed his own beloved wife in his crusade against the conquerors), the equivocating weakling Gaius Baltar (now navigating his survival among both enemy camps), and Kara Thrace (sundered between braggadocio and self-punishment).
• Doctor Who. This season was the highlight of this series’ 43-year history. Endlessly inventive and delightfully silly, as when the Doctor employed cardboard 3D specs to detect interdimensional rift radiation. If you can watch this show without enjoyment you are bereft of humor.

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