Everything that is good in TV - gripping drama, comedy, often goes to disturbingly dark places, great dialogue, real characters and, above all, very very smart.

Never has a series been more relevant. Under the current leadership of Bush Jnr, the USA has never been more lost. This series explores the idea of "a good man" being elected as President.

Never has a series built tension like the Sopranos. Every slow burning scene is as engrossing as the next. One of the most complex character studies ever.

It may have become almost a parody of itself in the final season, but Garner's breath-taking performance makes it impossible to not care deeply for Sydney Bristow and her twisty-turny world.

The twists and perplexities of the plot have been well documented, but it's the brilliantly realised characters - all deeply human and believeable, all deeply flawed - that really make this show tick.

Twisted? Yes. Perverse? Yes. Very very weird? Yes. Slow paced? Yes. Brilliant television? Definately.

Probably the funniest, most action-packed, most dramatic kid's shows ever. And surprisingly dark in places.

Yeah, it's wafer thin but the production is so slick it's perfect if you want a show that you don't need to have seen the previous twelve episodes to enjoy.

Not as clever or compelling as many critics have made out, but if you want something to watch that your girlfriend will love and it won't make you want to slit your wrists, this is the show.