Features-The Jerk's 5 favorite Netflix shows 1/28/14

5.  Weeds- Remember when this show was good?  I mean really good and fresh?  Well I've gone back to discover that time, and what a time it was.  A suburban housewife selling weed to keep up appearances.  Before the cartels, and the tunnels, and New York there was just Nancy, Shane, Silas, Andy, and Doug.  It was funny and it was a joy to watch because the stakes weren't too high.  We never wanted Nancy to be in real danger, as much as we might have said we did.

4.  Law & Order: SVU- What a great, awful show.  It is the same formulaic show week in and week out, but God bless it.  There is something comforting about being able to sit down and know that within the time span of 42 minutes, Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Maloni are going to find a victim, narrow down suspects, find their killer/rapist/diddler/pornographer/serial whatever and mess him up.  The Wire, it ain't.  But still a solid way to kill an hour.

3.  American Dad- This one is a main-stay.  That is because I maintain after 3 years that this is the most rewatchable show on Netflix, and one of the funniest on television.  Stan is funnier than Peter, Francine is funnier than Lois, Roger is funnier than Brian and Stewie combined, and Haley is funnier than Meg.  For a show whose premise should make it insufferably political (as many Family Guy episodes are) the audience has remained small enough that it doesn't serve as a political mouthpiece for its creator.  It is wonderful.  Watch it.

2.  Lost- I've taken the plunge.  Into insanity, quite literally.  How can a show make so little sense and be so compelling?  Seriously?  I started watching Lost a few years back but this was before the days of Netflix Instant streaming (holy shitballs I'm old) and $50 seasons just weren't possible for a college kid with a drinking problem.  Not much to say about this one really.  If you're curious, watch it.

1. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- This feature's variety may have died with the addition of IASIP to the instant streaming service.  It is the funniest show ever made.  And there are 9 seasons of it, each episode funnier than the last with very few misses in its history.  No show has brought me a fraction of the unbridled joy or laughter that Sunny has.  If you haven't met The Gang yet, I strongly suggest you take a few days off work/school and dig in.  You've got some viewing to do.