The Art of Business (the science is easy); anything that provides an educational opportunity; water-based activities involving floating and beer (e.g., boating, tubing, etc.)
the man who claims to have mastered the work-life balance; the wife and children of such man; the business associates of such man; the therapist and dealer for such man.
Eleven Hundred Springs to Linkin Park to Metallica -- as long as it's post-1965 and not mainstream Nashville crap
Usual Suspects; Tombstone; 300; The Holy Grail
In general, a show should require writers, actors, a script, and promote brain activity. 24/7 news is the exception; their sole goal is to polarize the American people in the name of ratings. Reality television is . . . well, watch any movie that portrays a future full of chaos and/or idiocracy and pay attention to what is on the TV.