Jon's Top 5 TV Shows of 2010

2010 has been a big year for television. With many shows continuing excellent runs, running into their final seasons, and coming to unexpected ends, the landscape for what to expect from this mainstream media has been constantly changing. Despite ever-flowing tidal forces in the industry, some shows have handily floated to the top. Without further ado, here are my top five television shows that have personally led to my most active watching schedule in recent years.

Jon's Best of Netflix 2010

If you're at all familiar with my weekly Netflix Minute feature, you probably know that I love watching films on Netflix's Instant View service. I started writing these articles as a way to let people know a little more about the diamonds in the rough on a service they might not even know they have. However, Instant View has come a long way since the summer of 2010, offering plenty of genuinely excellent movie and television experiences without too much looking. As a result, I thought I'd highlight some of the titles that have truly made Netflix one of my favorite things of the past year.

Netflix Minute: Stargate SG-1

Netflix Minute is a weekly feature highlighting a title from Netflix's catalog of instant view films. If you want to spend a night snuggled up with a bag of popcorn and don't want to drive to the video store, this is for you.

Serial science fiction television shows are a dime a dozen. Of course, the quintessential series that pops into most people's minds is Star Trek, whether in its original form or its many variants. The list goes on, including titles like Babylon 5, Sliders, Lost, The X-Files, V, Quantum Leap, The Outer Limits... I've made my point. Few manage to survive past several seasons, with most losing too many primary actors to be viable, retreading the same ground too many times, or simply just not retaining the spark that made them popular in the first place. One true survivor managed to catch my attention recently, lasting an entire ten seasons and holding the mantle as longest-running sci-fi series for quite some time. That television show is, of course, Stargate SG-1.