On her Facebook profile, NY Times TV critic Virginia Heffernan just updated her list of favorite TV shows — a list that should draw more curious interest than just anybody’s. She now leads off with her favorite web shows. Bravo. Her list:
+ lonelygirl15.com
+ black20.com
+ youtube.com/hodgestansson
+ theburg.tv
+ ysabellabrave.com
+ strindbergandhelium.com
+ metacafe.com/watch/356198/amazing_canon_rock_cover_by_funtwo/
Her favorite old-style shows: Friday Night Lights, I Love New York, Rescue Me, Big Love, Entourage, 30 Rock, The Sopranos, Weeds, Bionic Woman, The Bachelor, The Deadliest Catch, America’s Next Top Model, King of Queens, John From Cincinnati, The Shield, Laguna Beach, The Hills, Inside the Actors Studio, Shalom in the Home, House, American Idol, The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lost, Project Runway
I, too, lead off my list with web TV and I’ve just added to it. Mine starts with naked self-interest, shows in which I have an investment: PrezVid.com, IdolCritic.com, Black20.com, 39SecondSingle.com, JamesKotecki.com, ABC (Australia) Mediawatch, Chasers War on Everything, Rocketboom, Ehren Senf, Ze Frank, Alive in Baghdad, JetSet
My old-style shows (for now): 30 Rock, Heroes, Sopranos, Weeds, Entourage, Lost, American Idol, House, This Old House, Cheers, Seinfeld, Picket Fences, Cosby (early years), Twin Peaks, Dobie Gillis, 60 Minutes, David Letterman, Daily Show, Colbert Report
