Top TV in 2008

Nov 19, 2008 3:45 PM by Joel D. Amos

Posted in Entertainment / Television

Best Of 2008

It was a banner year for television. Many are calling it the golden age of the genre. With a top 10 such as the programs below, it is easy to see a television renaissance is upon us all.

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7.The Mentalist

Simon Baker solves crimes using his head. The man is a charmer beyond belief, need we any other reasons to tune in to this year's breakaway hit? Yes, it's great crime drama!

Gossiping, one of 2008's best

6. Gossip Girl

2008, from the close of its first season in May to the beginning of its second in September, Gossip Girl is proving to be one tough cookie on the CW.

5. How I Met Your Mother

More than a Britney Spears visit, the CBS comedy has truly found its legs and is running a marathon of humor all the way to the ratings bank.

4. Pushing Daisies

Quirky, funny, dramatic and one of the best things to appear on television in the last five years has no idea whether it will return. Do yourself a favor and watch this masterpiece.

3. Lost

ILost redemmed itself in 2008 with a closing story arc that rivaled many of the motion pictures that were released last year. The premiere of season five is merely weeks away. Can you stand it?

2. The Closer

Kyra Sedgwick continues to dazzle. This year's storylines were brilliant. The cast is astounding. Is this TV or film? Because we can't tell it is that good.

1. Mad Men

Emmy, Golden Globe and audiences across America are Mad for Men. AMC's runaway hit transforms its audiences to the early '60s where everything was smooth and anthing but easy.