What is the next best series after The Avengers?

[Dandy Forsdyke]

That's what I thought. I don't mind a long story arc, but it should reach a natural conclusion and not manipulate a story enough to exaust the viewer's patience!

There was talk of a third LoM season, but John Sim's departure meant the story had two be wrapped up by the second run. I think this was a good thing in a way, as I was getting restless wondering what was going on.

[Alex McKenna]

"Moon and Son" was great, with Millicent Martin as the gin drinking medium who solved murders.
"Lovejoy" had a lot of great fun lines and antiques too! His beat-up cars weren't quite on the same level as Steed's Bentleys though.
...and I agree about 'Nikita" - a great series, especially the evil Madeleine.... who could ask for a better role model?

[Whiskers]

One show I've never seen is Heroes - any good?

It's a bit like the alien conspiracy in 'The X Files' - intriguing to begin with, but it soon becomes confusing. You start to wonder whether the writers have any idea where they're going, and eventually you cease to care.

Besides The Avengers I probably couldn't live without:
Spooks
La Femme Nikita
Doctor Who
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Farscape

[Prendergast]

Twin Peaks
Blake's 7
Doctor Who (Classic Series)
Danger Man
The Prisoner
Thriller
Upstairs Downstairs
Danger UXB
Brideshead Revisited
The Simpsons

[Courier13]

Heroes is ok. Nothing to go wild over. I prefer series with stand alone stories or maybe 2 or 3 parters. Heroes like a lot of similar series (Lost, 24) just tend to go on and on and...then the viewers give up before the conclusion.

Uhhmmm........Lost has already been given an end date (Season 6).

[cyberrich]

Not a moment too soon! I gave up after the third season. I might tune in again if this will be the last. Have I missed anything worthwhile?

[VA_Avenger]

I never missed an episode of Buffy. Back when the original movie came out with Kristy Swanson and Donald Sutherland (an Avengers alumnus, BTW), I thought it was the dumbest concept on the planet. The TV series was outstanding, though.

It's too bad that Sarah Michelle Gellar has gone all "Hollywood skinny" though. Lately, she looks like a concentration camp survivor.

This is a "before" photo . . . obviously.

[Frankymole]

Twin Peaks
Blake's 7
Doctor Who (Classic Series)
Danger Man
The Prisoner
Thriller
Upstairs Downstairs
Danger UXB
Brideshead Revisited
The Simpsons

I'd agree with most of those but replace "Thriller" (which had a lot of dud episodes) with "Robin of Sherwood" (which didn't).

The Saint, Yes (Prime) Minister, Sherlock Holmes by Jeremy Brett, The Persuaders

These too.

"Man in a Suitcase" is also nicely reminiscent of "The Avengers"/"The Prisoner", just as stylish but not as weird. Like a grubbier version of the early "The Saint".

[Philippa]

Well I'll give a full list of my favourite series too then:

Absolutely Fabulous
The Avengers
Sensitive Skin
Class Act
Sapphire & Steel
French & Saunders
Jam & Jerusalem
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Let Them Eat Cake
The Young Ones
Bottom
The Comic Strip Presents
The Catherine Tate Show
The Upper Hand
Will & Grace
Gilmore Girls

[ShaggE]

In no order, my favorites:

Frasier
Dexter
Seinfeld
Red Dwarf
The Simpsons
Heroes
Twilight Zone (original, but the remake series wasn't too bad either)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Office (US series. I tried the UK version, but it was surprisingly depressing.)
Dead Like Me



I'm sure that I'm missing quite a few, but there's my top picks.