This started long ago with a mid season filler on Fox called Keen Eddie. It's a police dramedy (drama + comedy), about a NYPD detective who screws up a huge drug bust and is sent to England to follow the drugs. The rest of the (short) season follows him trying to work his American detective style with the boys at Scotland yard. It stars Mark Valley (who you can currently find on Human Target... also on Fox) and Sienna Miller, and a whole cast of other Brits who are probably famous TV stars in England, but us crazy Americans have no clue who they are.
Lately I've discovered Half.com which is a great way to feed my TV on DVD addiction, because unfortunately a season of TV usually runs between 30 and 50 dollars, more if it's an HBO/Showtime show, and less if it's been out for years... or packaged into a series box set, whereas on Half you can get them for as little as 4 dollars.
I love the USA Network, most of my summer/midseason 'must watch' shows come from USA. Currently I watch Psych, Royal Pains and White Collar, but in the past I've also been a fan of Monk, The 4400 and best of all The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is a TV series adaptation of a Stephen King book by the same name, starring everyone's favorite 80's geek Anthony Michael Hall. I finally tracked down Season 6 (the final season) on DVD a few months ago (for $8.99) and completed my collection. If you like slight sci-fi or just AMH, you should totally check this one out.
But I go on...
The best show you've (likely) never seen: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip.
Studio 60 is a dramedy that originally aired on NBC. It was a new show the year of the writers strike, and thus was bounced on and off the air, and I think that's the reason it didn't make it past the first season. This show is a smart, witty, real show about a comedy sketch show. It doesn't typically show the sketches themselves, but it shows what the writers and executive producer, the cast members, and other various network execs go through. It's got an All Star cast, Matthew Perry (Friends), Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Amanda Peet (The Whole 9 Yards), Steven Weber (Wings), and Timothy Busfield (Field of Dreams)... and whole bunch of other people.
I just finished watching the last episode on DVD today. Love this show. Best $8 I ever spent on a DVD.
If you've never tried TV on DVD, you should. You'll love it!
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