IMO, far FAR better production values, and talent, would have to be X-Files

They went all out with this show and it shows. Production values, equipment used, from lenses through to formats, through to talent and scripting. Everything about the X-Files (save afew dodgy fill episodes) oozes class.

most of teh production crew are now working on Supernatural, however this show's script work just doesnt as up

Now if only they bought back The Pretender

Farss,

Got a link?

Dark Skies. That was cool.

A quick Google found it:

http://www.fox.com/house/

Of course a large part of the effectiveness of the production revolves around Hugh Laurie, as the producer said, probably no one else but him could pull off the lines.

But it's more than just Hugh Laurie, I really couldn't put my finger on any one facet of the production that you could reproduce and get the same result. Rather it's the way the whole thing is crafted to work together. And I'd suspect it's not a terribly expensive production (relatively speaking).

It's restored my faith in episodic television. Not to say that there aren't and haven't been other excellent works, I certainly agree the X Files were an admirable effort but somehow House has got that hard to put your finger on something (dare I say 'mojo').

Bob.

I was wondering if you meant the American show or not.

I have seen it a couple of times and am somewhat immune to Hugh Laurie's charms. I will have to take a look at the "look" of it again.

"House" - agreed. But you take Hugh out of the "formula" and what you've got is SCRUBS attempting to be funny, OR another take on any of the CSIs, but this time with live people - I DO mean the patients here!

Best CSI line yet - except ALL of "Horatio's-Heroic-Heroisms-Hastily-Hatched", which have me crying/weeping - is the other night, Grissom to camera crew - "There are too many forensics shows on TV" - well, . . . I nearly peed meself!!!

Back to Horatio-My-Hero, just HOW many times can you stand with your hands on hips, legs apart, the Sun going UP/DOWN while the "saved" child is being repatriated to Mom AND looking cool while wearing shades? Pure jealously on my part, but I wouldn't want him to stop doing, what he obviously does best.

Now, TheEuropean Song Contest makes all these other "Also-Runs" pall into insignificance. Terry Wogan? What a guy!?! And yes it WILL be a very very sad day when . . . . .

Only the thoughts of tired grumpy bloke here .. move along . .

Grazie

ps: Actually I do adore the graphics and audio synch on the "Practice" .. just thought I'd be serious for once.

Buster,
don't look at it again on my behalf. If the central character doesn't cut it for you then the rest of will be a flop as well.
But there's the rub, we are talking about "Best Looking" so I guess that excludes script, music and acting. The best "look" in the world will not save a production lacking in everything apart from the cinematography.
Bob.

The best one lately was an old Lawrence Welk re-run on an analog channel which I would have sworn was the old Technicolor 3 part process. At the same time same program on digital SD looked pretty bad, about a .004 blur applied, low color saturation, red tint. The analog just blew away the digital on this particular day.
CBS news showed some color footage of WWII bombers taken by a pilot and I wondered how the colors came out so well and the total lack of noise for that era.

JJK

From what i saw "House" is shot too clautrophobic kind like "Lots" is now ("Lost" used to be shot so beautifially wide -- kinds like a feature film). I agree that CSI (especially Miami) visually kick ass, but in all honesty i think all those TV shows bore me to death. The only shows i watch are crapily shot sitcomes comedies...

I'd say "FireFly." Didn't actuatly watch it until this year (the year it was on, FOX switched from analog/digital sattelite communications to all secure sattelite. Couldn't see it at work). The camera work is excelent... almost all hand held. The CGI shots look like they were shot live action, they've got zooms, pans, focus blur...

And the main sets look lived in. Like the characters live there, not steral "prim & propper" like most shows.

very nice. Throw in the fact that everything in the show happened for a reason (everything) it's one you can watch many times and still find something new that's done on purpose to move the plot, not just somehting cool.

but the only shows I watch now a days are FOX on sunday night & southpart reruns. Nothing on besides those entertain me really.

Another CSI:Miami vote. The lighitng and sets are really really good.
Saw a Mackie Universal Controller in foreground of a shot last week.
Horatio is the bomb!

>("Lost" used to be shot so beautifially wide -- kinds like a feature film)

I stopped watching Lost when I realized it was the writers who were really lost.

Someone mentioned X-files – I would agree with the production values.
I was watching them shoot one of their first episodesin Vancouver, BC – the crew & grip was feature film levels for just one “Federal Building” walk/talk down he steps shot.

As for the best – The Six Million Dollar Man or the new Battlestar Galactica.

Try

Everyday Italian with Giada Delaurentis (Yes she is related to Dino)

Its on the Food Network. They shoot it in 24p and go for the film-look all the way. They shoot it twice to get the inserts of her cutting tomatoes etc... Seems like way too much effort for a cooking show but it makes it look like a food commercial.


-TomE

Everyday Italian stole that from Nigella Lawson. That show wasn't about preparation of a dish, it was food as sensuality.