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  • I'm in need of quality 30 minute or less dramas. I have a 35 minute bus commute and find it annoying to watch only half a show. I prefer high quality drama. Rome, The Wire, Carnivale, Dexter, Deadwood, Damages, Tudors, 6 Feet Under, House, The Shield, etc. But these are all 1 hour shows. The only half hour show I know of is "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," but I am watching that one with someone, so don't want to jump ahead. I have a few simple rules on picks. 1. Has to be 30 minutes or less. 2. Has to have at least one season behind it and have been renewed for a second (or two season if it's already been canceled). More seasons the better. 3. No comedies unless they are dark humored. I think this will work. I can come up with more shows that I like, but the above should be a good start. I dig legal dramas, mob/crime stuff, supernatural, super hero, sci-fi. Thanks.

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    Californication.

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Maybe Sports Night? It's a comedy, but there's drama, and it's great so you should see it anyway.

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zazerr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeds 30 minutes. Try it, brah.

mattbucher

I love MASH. It would be cool to go through them all. I'm set for a while. Thanks all.

cjorgensen

You might want to consider MASH. It is comedy, sometimes, other times, very much not. I'm completely biased about this show, having declared 30 years ago that MASH justifies the existence of television (I find it a monumental statement of the anti-war sort). I have the collection of a more recent version of Twilight Zone, and it is also half-hour long. It got poor reviews, but we're delighted with it, and find it very engaging. The original can be both good and poor. Old shows from your childhood may not be as comedic as you remember them, but rather shocking and fascinating as a window into your own head. I've recently started viewing Leave It to Beaver, and am totally astounded at what I've discovered.

Goofyy

juv3nal, it's generally around 43-46 minutes of story time in an hour show.

dhartung

Shouldn't there only be around a half hour of content for a 1 hour show (sans commercials)?

juv3nal

I loved Sports Night. Watched 'em all. And I hate sports. That show was good. In Treatment looks good (love gabriel byrne). I made the second season requirement, since too many of the shows I like get canceled right away, so I've started going back to shows I missed the first time around (like Sopranos). I'm in no hurry to "catch up." Looks like it's still up in the air for a second season, still looks good. And 43 episodes should be enough to keep me going for a while. I've rather not watch the first three episodes of a great show that never got a fourth.

cjorgensen

Another vote for Weeds and Entourage.

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