All Time Top Five Best TV Shows (on TV Right Now)

There's a lot of crap television out there...a lot. But some of it is actually pretty decent. And although it's not technically the best shows of all time, this is the list of the All Time Top Five Best TV Shows (on TV Right Now).

5) The Soup - The best thing about The Soup is that it saves you a lot of time. I don't watch 'American Idol' or any of those god-awful VH1 "washed up sort of famous people who were never really all that famous to begin with-reality" shows, but with The Soup, I don't have to. Anything remotely worthwhile on other crappy programs is crammed into a half hour of fun presented by the hilarious and almost-shockingly likeable Joel McHale. The show's lo-fi set and frat house feel make it a pleasant alternative to VH1's own similar, though much less entertaining and far more whorish 'Best Week Ever'. The Soup is must see every week. And no repeats!

4) How I Met Your Mother - When this show first came out last year, I watched an episode or two and was unimpressed. I didn't find it all that amusing or entertaining. Yet the buzz continued to build on it word of mouth, and there's nothing really worth watching on Monday nights. So I watched part of an episode here, another part there, and next thing I knew, I was cracking up on a regular basis. I don't know what happened between then and now, but this show is a riot. It also gets ridiculous bonus points for rebranding 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' as 'Barney', a feat in and of itself. Neil Patrick Harris's work on that show is outstanding. I think the guy is, in reality, just a really good actor.

3) The Office - Funniest sitcom on television. It had the unenviable task of living up the hilarious British version and did so admirably, and with more episodes. No easy feat. Thoroughly enjoyable all around.

2) Arrested Development - This one is kind of cheating since it was actually cancelled over a year ago, but it's still on G4 (some random channel that I stumbled upon once when flipping channels and seeing Arrested Development on...which is weird, because I think it's a channel about video games or something) and the fact of the matter is that it's quite possibly the best sitcom ever. Shame on you for not watching when it was new and fresh and the possibility of cancellation was merely a hideous black specter on the horizon. If you can, buy it on DVD. You won't be sorry.

1) Friday Night Lights - The best show on television right now, bar none. Week after week my fiancee and I would sit riveted by the deft acting and pitch perfect drama on this show. It's about so much more than just high school football. Please, watch it. It'll be back this Fall on Friday nights...watch it. Seriously. It's amazing.

All Time Top Five Best TV Shows (on TV Right Now) That Didn't Quite Make the Cut: Lost (it's picked up lately, but...I don't know guys. Might be time to head back to the drawing board); 30 Rock (another one you should be watching...it's really funny); The Simpsons (it's been so great for so long, I guess I just take it for granted); Family Guy (hasn't been that great lately...maybe they should just cancel the terrible American Dad and devote all their efforts to keeping this show hilarious, rather than having two mediocre shows. That's just my opinion though.)

And One Show That was Nowhere Near Making the Cut: Heroes. What's the deal people? Seriously. Am I missing something? Because I thought this looked like an awesome show, and I watched the first 4-5 episodes and it was just ridiculous. I mean, really, really, really awful. Why does everyone love it? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. What's the deal? Seriously, if someone could enlighten me, that'd be great, because this show just seemed like crap to me.