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Originally Posted by driveway
I'll second The Wire as the best modern television and also second MASH as the greatest TV show of all time.
House is pretty good, but I keep expecting Hugh Laurie to appear on screen in a powdered wig and melon hose.

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Given how close Hugh Laurie was to being typecast as a foppish and cheerful idiot early in his career (between Blackadder and Jeeves & Wooster), it's really amazing that he'll probably be most remembered for playing a grumpy genius.