Hello forum. I like talking about TV.
I suppose my picks for favorite modern (like post 2000??) TV shows would be Mad Men, The Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Review, Nathan For You, The Rehearsal, LOST, The Leftovers...hmmm (I know I'm forgetting some.) I enjoyed Severance in the past month quite a bit.
Like many of you I feel kind of spoiled by Twin Peaks and it's often hard to find a show that measures up. I find that shows that attempt the Lynch thing, like Legion, etc, even if I can kind of enjoy them, they feel kind of insulting to me (Legion in my eyes is more of a ripoff of Lynch than an homage.) Shows like Patriot (more of a Coen Bros riff) started out pretty good but wore out its welcome hard in season 2. I find things like the Fargo show offensive. I just think the best art isn't based on someone else's art so 100%, but comes from an original spark. Sorry, I may be ranting here, first post jitters.
My all time favorites will forever be: X-Files, Twin Peaks, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos, and on the comedy end, Seinfeld, The Simpsons (1-8), Mr. Show and Kids in the Hall. I'm also a sort of obsessive fan of the Bruce Timm-led DC animated universe, starting with Batman: The Animated Series and ending with Justice League Unlimited. Disney's Gargoyles cartoon is also a big thing for me (damn good show.)
Funny thing about Kids in the Hall: when I was in film school people kept saying my short films were like David Lynch's work. I had never seen any of Lynch until I was out of film school, so I didn't know how this was possible except that I like weird dreamy funny stuff. But then it hit me recently: a lot of Kids in the Hall sketches are directly inspired by David Lynch, and growing up watching KITH gave me that sensibility without even knowing the source.