True. These days, I far prefer series built by the cable networks in the US -- they seem to be much more in line with the kind of TV produced in the UK and elsewhere that's not American Network TV... (i.e. Six Feet Under, Rome, Deadwood, Sopranos, Carnivale, etc, etc)

Now if only those bastards at Showtime would release the Chris Isaak Show on DVD my life would be happier (and now, cue The Bitter Guy pionting and guffawing)... 8)