I fell hard for EVERYTHING in Downton Abbey: landscapes, buildings, sets, costumes, manners, accents, dialog, relationships, music — you name it.

“Mad Men” paid incredible attention to detail in the story of an ad agency in the 1960’s – when office supplies included pads, pencils, bourbon, and gin.

The Tonight Show may be the longest-running – and most durable – franchise in TV history with only 6 hosts during the course of its well over 60-year run.

Simply put, I think everyone in my generation who watched TV “loved Lucy” — and for good reason.

No show every topped Sullivan’s in its amazing range of performers: actors, comedians, crooners, acrobats, opera singers, rock groups, ventriloquists.

30 Rock was wonderful in so many ways, including how it introduced new words and phrases (Twofer, Bottoms-Up-Day, jagweed, lizzing, MILF Island).

The show’s large cast of flawed but lovable characters was often filmed “talking while walking” amid a dark, gritty story line. It was bold – and it worked.

Of the many fine offerings on Netflix, Damages – with Glenn Close playing a ruthless attorney with a lot of skeletons in her closet – remains a favorite.

The best president in my lifetime? Obviously, it’s Jed Bartlet as portrayed by Martin Sheen in the memorable series West Wing.

In House of Cards Kevin Spacey portrays President Francis Underwood – a leader who has taken no prisoners and buried some bodies in the course of his rise to power.

Ken Burns shows how the 18th amendment was an epic failure in terms of moralistically good intentions leading to tragically unintended consequences.