Age may have something to do with that. Devs and Messiah? Really? Those are mini-series, not TV shows, and they weren't that good. Band of Brothers and John Adams will calibrate what quality mini-series look like and what's worth re-watching.
Some of us remember watching the original A-Team, Miami Vice, Macgyver, Simon and Simon, Moonlighting, Magnum PI, Dallas, LA Law, Highway to Heaven, Hill Street Blues, Airwolf, Doogie Howser, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, ALF, Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and Quantum Leap, but when they first came out over the antenna/bunny ears. Hard to watch now.
A show that holds up well with excellent writing and cinematography is Columbo. Definitely worth a re-watch.
TV has moments of excellence in every generation and it goes through peaks and valleys, but TV was just so good throughout 1999-2009 that it begs repeat viewing. It was the last golden era. Just look at everyone's favorites.
Like Lighton, have you not seen The Office (US), Parks and Recreation, Community, The West Wing, Mad Men, Homeland, Damages, Boston Legal, Friday Night Lights, Lost, In Treatment, Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Breaking Bad? If not, pick one and marathon it. They're all good.
I used to play Firefly and Corner Gas like the radio! Mostly memorized at this point.
To Imadsani, that's a decent list, I recently bought and re-watched White Collar, so good in HD, great great show.
I can't believe you guys have even heard of Better off Ted and Lucky Louie! That's impressive! Louie talking to his daughter is hysterical. Wish it got more than one season.
Just talking about old TV puts me in a good mood. How's that for staying on topic?