My Favorite shows on Netflix

I wanted to lighten things up a bit this week, and you can't get much lighter than talking about your favorite tv shows!  Kenny and I watch television through Netflix streaming rather than a cable package.  We made this switch about three years ago, and it's amazing what a good substitute Netflix has been (and for a fraction of the cost!).  They have a good variety of shows, you can watch them at your convenience, and there are no commercials.  We do miss some things, especially live sports, but overall Netflix has served our viewing needs very well.  Now that my infomercial for Netflix is over, here are my favorite shows that are available on streaming right now.

Best dramas:

1. Friday Night Lights - This is that most rare thing:  a show where the television spin-off is better than the movie AND the book.  I grew up in Nebraska, where high school football is king, so I identified with the atmosphere of this show.  The thing that hooked me, however, is not my history of growing up in football country, but rather the interesting, likeable characters.  You will root for the underdog players on the team, you will initially hate but grow to love some of the town folk, and you will want to be (or be closely linked to someone like) the Taylors.  Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!
2. Grey's Anatomy - I watched the first six seasons of this show when Joshua had just been discharged from the NICU and Kenny and I were taking turns pulling all-nighters with him.  It was interesting to watch a medical drama at that point because sometimes you are mad ("they are getting all these particular details of xyz  medical procedure wrong!"), and sometimes you are sad or sentimental because you identify.  Grey's is primarily a relationship-driven soap opera with a few medical things thrown in each episode to lend authenticity, so it was mostly escapist despite appearing in a very surface way to be closely linked to our life.  Grey's seems to get a little more outrageous every season, but that's part of the fun.  
3. Parenthood - Four adult siblings navigate family, career, and their relationships.  It's a show about plain old life when you're in your thirties.  Except that everyone is beautiful and has an insanely interesting job and gorgeous house and lives in Berkeley. 
4. West Wing - This show is (IMHO) the best thing on Netflix and maybe the best television series ever created.  It's the full package:  a behind the scenes look at life in the White House, a story arc that extends across seasons (but also creates satisfying plot arcs in each episode), and characters that you really care about (and a President you wish you could vote for, and an administration you wish you worked in). 

Best comedies (I won't describe these except to say that the first three are extremely hit or miss, but when they hit, it's with the power of a Mack Truck on steroids):

1. Portlandia
2. 30 Rock
3. Parks and Rec
4. The Office 

Best Reality:

1. Cake Boss - I can neither explain nor defend this pick, but if you dig fondant and cartoonish reality stars, than this show might be for you.  

So those are my picks.  What are your favorite shows right now?