BEST TV SHOW EVER! RD5 Poll5

[Carter]

12) House
Genre: Medical drama
Seasons: 5
Awards:
House has received many awards and nominations. The show received a 2005 Peabody Award for what the Peabody board called an "unorthodox lead character – a misanthropic diagnostician" and for "cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes," both of which helped make House "the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade."[121] The American Film Institute (AFI), included House in their 2005 list of 10 Television Programs of the Year.[122] The show has also been nominated for various Golden Globe Awards, Hugh Laurie has received the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 2006 and again in 2007.[123][124] But it was not until 2008, when the show was first nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama, however, the award was won by Mad Men.[125] Currently, the show is nominated for both Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama and Best Television Series - Drama.[126]

For the first season episode "Three Stories", creator David Shore won a writing Emmy in 2005[127][128] and the Humanitas Prize in 2006[129]. Writer Lawrence Kaplow won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2006 for his season two episode "Autopsy".[130]

House was also honoured by the Screen Actors Guild, awarding Laurie the 2007 and 2008 awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.[131] In 2005, 2007, and 2008, Laurie was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[132] The Emmy board also nominated House for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006, 2007 and 2008, but the show has not yet won the award.


Vs

17) The Big Bang Theory
Genre: situation comedy
Seasons: 2
Awards:
Steala thinks this show is "funny" -2008 ps Child

[Knoxville]

Steala's award is spot on imo.

[Kevin Borg]

Big Bang gets my vote. each episode is unique. House, as is most medical dramas, are all "zomg, we've misdiagnosed/don't know what it is and this person is gonna DIEzor if we don't figure it out within the next 40 minutes of programming."

[Steala]

I didn't realize I was such a highly regarded television critic. Ironic that I'm voting against the series I heralded as "funny" in the last calendar year.

It's still funny, no doubt, but House is one of the best shows on television. It's a lot more than a regular medical drama. Unlike most medical (or cop or lawyer) shows on television, this show actually has interesting characters and witty dialogue.

[Woo]

Hugh Laurie is great. He was brilliant in the sketch show he did with Steven Fry and very endearing in the legendary Black Adder. He was also good in 101 Dalmations too.

But Big Bang gets my vote. I don't think it's as good as Scrubs, Friends, Will & Grace or Raymond but it's a funny little show as Steala pointed out in his review.

[Steala]

2 of the 7 shows I voted for this round look to go through. Nice!