Matt's Top 5 Cable TV Series

This list was featured in The Deucecast Episode 3. Enjoy.


5)) STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (Cartoon Network)
I am a HUGE Star Wars fan. I mean I love Star Wars, not the 1970's chic of A New Hope, not because I had the toys when I was a kid, but because this is an awesome, deep, and well-imagined universe. I know the prequels had their faults, but I see Star Wars as everything George Lucas releases and creates, I don't pick and choose. This series fills in the blanks between eps 2 and 3. The animation is improving every season. Most importantly, this thing is created and pieced together by people who LOVE Star Wars.


4)) SONS OF ANARCHY (FX)
FX is a network that no one even heard of a decade ago. Today, its home to some of TV's best programming. Sons of Anarchy is one of their current flagship series. This is a series about a biker gang in northern California. Seems simple enough, a bunch of crazy violence and law-breaking.... but this is so much more. This show has amazing actors like Ron Pearlman, Charlie Hunnam, and Katey Sagal (recent Emmy winner for her role in the series). This show is not for the timid, but its amazing if you can take it.


3)) THE WIRE (HBO)
If you have heard of this series, you've most likely already heard how amazing it is. The praise is true, for once. I am always skeptical of the critics. But this series is incredible, and incredibly complex. So make sure you really pay attention and don't watch this while doing something else. You can thank me later. This is also a very mature series, be warned.


2)) THE SHIELD (FX)
Some may disagree, but this show put FX on the map. This is the story of Detective Vick Mackey, a tough cop with a family to support and every rule to bend. This thing went seven seasons and came to an awesome end a couple years back. Lets just say I shed a tear or two in the finale. Watch and find out why. Also a mature series.


1)) BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (SciFi, not Syfy, that name is dumb)
Few series can take something as crazy as a space robot war and make it into something that teaches you things about your life, but Ron Moore and his team truly brought this classic sci-fi series back as a masterpiece. Amazing characters, surprising twists (some you will NOT see coming), state of the art visual effects, and real-world parallels (like religion, politics, labor disputes, and tons more) make this a series not to be soon forgotten. Again, like the last few mentions, this is a mature series, so be warned. This will knock your socks off!