BEST TV SHOWS OF 2006

Ok, I'm going to try and do some best of lists today and tommorrow. This one is going to be best tv shows of 2006.

1) Veronica Mars: This show has been called the new Buffy and I can agree. Veronica channels the same spirit of that show, even though they are nothing alike. There is nothing supernatural in Veronica. Veronica Mars is a teenager just starting college in the third season, living in a town with a lot of money, but not having a lot herself. She lives with her Dad, a private investigator, and helps him out. This show is so real, the character so real, I love it. Veronica is not perfect, she's not super human, she needs her friends and her father. The relationship between her and her Dad help make this show. The problem is that the rumors are that this will be the last season of the show, the ratings aren't that high. I hope not, this show deserves a long life.

2) Heroes: What can I say about this show that hasn't been said already? It's the surprise hit of the year. It started off a little slow for me, but it has really picked up. The show is about a bunch of average people who suddenly discover that they have super human powers. And a cryptic warning "Save the cheerleader. Save the world."

3) Lost: Honestly I'm starting to feel ambivilent about this show. They keep throwing more and more mysteries out there, but very little ever seems to be explained. I'm afraid they're digging themselves into a hole that they're not going to be able to climb out of. This season had its moments, but it also had some low points. Jack pouting about his ex wife's affair, Kate and Sawyer getting together (I'm sorry I think she and Jack were meant for each other), some of the other characters seem to be getting the short end of the stick...I want to see more of Charlie and not as a junkie. I know this review sounds very negative, but I still like the show and think it's better than most things out there, I'm just starting to get worried about it.

4) Friday Night Lights: I'm not a sports person. I don't watch sports on tv. So I wasn't prepared to really like this show. But it is more than a sports show. This is a show about people. Another show where the characters have come to life. Also another show that probably won't make it to a second season unfortuantely.

5) Smallville: The story of Clark Kent growing up to become Superman. This show is not just for comic book fans. I am becoming tired of Lana, I wish they would just write her out of the show. Start working towards the relationship between Clark and Lois. And this month whent he show comes back they're heading towards a grouping of the previous heroes that have appeared on the show.

6) How I Met Your Mother: This is an almost there. It's really the only sitcom that I watch now, most of them are so bad. This show is growing and becoming better each season. I'm not sure how they can get out of the relationship between Ted and Robin, they've built into a Ross and Rachel thing, but according to the show Robin is not who Ted marries. And of course there is Barney, who is hilarious on the show.