Best TV Show (drama)- "Battlestar Galactica"
Why I like this show is because it thinks big-- big themes, big action, big drama, big story, big music, big everything. At times (like the episode where they finally get off New Caprica) the show feels almost movie big. But the best part of it is that it's also small in it's way. Shows like "24" or "Lost" might have interesting characters, but for the most part, the characters react to the action. That's not necessarily true on "BSG" because often the action comes because of the characters. For instance, the driving force in the Cylon's occupying New Caprica was partly because a few characters discovered what love means. Which yes, sounds kind of lame until you consider that the whole occupying thing was kind of nasty and that one character plotted the destruction of mankind, another shot Capt. Adama, and the third blew herself and her ship up with a nuclear warhead. Awesome.
Best TV Show (comedy)- "The Office"
It's only until you watch this show that you realize how lame the traditional sitcom can be. Set up, punch line, laugh track. No subtelty. This show is all about the subtle-- the glance, the aside comment, the interaction. In fact, for the most part, the best bits are usually played as throw-aways so it takes a few seconds to even realize they just threw a joke at you. No, it's not as edgy and cringe-inducing as the British version (although episodes like "Gay Witch Hunt" come close), but it's still pretty darn funny. The only concern about this show is that the whole Jim/Pam thing, like a lot of will-they-or-won't they bits on TV, is threatening to overwhelm the show (just check out the show's message boards). I still have scars left-over from throwing myself into the great Buffy/Spike Wars on Television Without Pity.