'I No Longer Watch American TV'

The Atlantic Wire's Richard Lawson put forward several theories Tuesday for the American television watcher's recent fit of anglophilia, but none of them were quite so bluntly stated as the theory of our featured commenter, HFgm: British TV is better.

The Atlantic Wire's Richard Lawson put forward several theories Tuesday for the American television watcher's recent fit of anglophilia, but none of them were quite so bluntly stated as the theory of our featured commenter, HFgm: British TV is better.

Here's HFgm's take:

There is no doubt the UK is experiencing a golden era of television and film.  I no longer watch American TV, with the exception of a few crime documentary programs ("Dateline" and "48 Hours Mystery") and "NCIS."  American talk shows and game shows cannot compete with UK chat shows or quiz shows.  The UK, quite simply, does television better.  There are countless humorists and comedians/comediennes who are contributing to the present day brilliance.    

We almost had to disqualify this comment on the grounds that HFgm ignored several of our favorite American shows and instead listed the dully formulaic NCIS, but then, by that logic, this writer would have to disqualify his own NCIS-watching mother from ever calling him, so we'll let it slide.