Hemlock Grove, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Being Human, and True Blood. These are current shows where the main character is a vampire, and one of them is a spin-off of another on the list. However you feel about any of them you’d have to admit that five is a big number when it comes to a specific genre across all networks. That number grows to fourteen if you’ve got a subscription to Netflix and feel like getting your fang fix with greats like Buffy the Vampire slayer and The Dresden Files. This is interesting because unless you’re Seth McFarlane, or anyone else with a Faustian pact, it’s hard to get even one show in a specific category to air, much less five. If you doubt it consider this, everyone’s other favorite undead genus, zombies, only has one network show airing, The Walking Dead. Don’t believe me? Go ahead, I dare you to find another show, on t.v. or netflix, that has zombies. And we’re not counting Death Valley. Those zombies have personality and that kind of defeats the purpose. My point is that there are quite a few vampire shows out there, and with the addition of NBC’s Dracula there’s one more. So you might be wondering what makes this show different and worth watching. Well if you have a minute I’ll be glad to divulge. Read more →

A few things to note: This list will not make me the millionth person to suggest to you that you need to watch Doctor Who. I also didn’t include Spaced or Downton Abby. To me these are shows that are automatically placed on everyone’s binge watching to do lists if they haven’t already seen them. Some of these aren’t any longer on the air, but with any internet savvy you can find them.

So with that out of the way, here is my list of British TV Shows in alphabetical order to alleviate the stress of me having to decide which one was the best. Read more →