While there is a lot of cr*p on our screens: too many "reality shows" and soaps etc, there are some nuggets of goodness. I know it depends on taste, but recent shows I have enjoy/enjoyed include CSI (original flavour), Monk (buried away by the BBC mid-afternoon Saturdays), Miracles (launched without fanfare on Living Monday nights), Farscape, John Doe, Firefly and 24. Whilst there are many old shows that we all tend to look upon with fond memories, I wonder if (say) the "Logan's Run" TV show is even 1/2 as good as one of today's lower-quality SF show. Unfortunately, most people prefer the rubbish, and so more of it gets made, while the decent shows get dropped (over 1/2 the shows I listed above have been axed).