The 50 greatest TV shows ever

Since the 50ies, there are thousands of TV shows by now. But which are the good ones ? I watched a lot them during my life and would like to give you 50 recommendations. Nearly all of the ones I mention are available on DVD, so please start a big order at Amazon or whereever.

I also recommend you to look them up in the movie database so you get an idea what these series are about.

If you have any additions, please leave a comment.

(all in alphabetical order)

Live-Action:

a) Comedy

A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Becker (not on DVD so far)
Black Adder
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Extras
Fawlty Towers
Frasier
Jeeves and Wooster
The Larry Sanders Show
Mad About You
Malcolm in the Middle
Mister Bean
Monk
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Murphy Brown
The Office (english version)
Seinfeld
Smack the Pony
Spaced

b) Drama

24
Alias
Amazing Stories
Columbo (70ies episodes only)
House of Cards Trilogy (mini series)
Law and Order (season one and two only)
Lost
Mission: Impossible (60ies series)
Picket Fences (coming soon on DVD)
Profit
The Prisoner
The Singing Detective (mini series)
Star Trek (1st series)
The Twilight Zone (60ies version)
Twin Peaks
The Waltons

Animated:

Crank Yankers
Dilbert
Duckman (so far only available as bootleg DVD)
Drawn Together
Family Guy
Futurama
The Simpsons
South Park

German comedy:

Dittsche
Die Kurt Krömer Show
Ladykracher
Mein neuer Freund
Monaco Franze
Pastewka (German version of "Curb Your Enthusiasm")
Stromberg (Germany version of "The Office")