#5 Gossip Girl.

It\’s like Melrose Place or the O.C., just a bunch of rich kinda crazy people doing awful things to each other. But there\’s no question that these spoiled private-school manhattanites make for a compelling viewing experience that keeps people watching.

#4 \”True Blood\”

The southern atmosphere and the civil-war era vampires, mixed with a great dose of sexiness and a little bit of Anne Rice-style craziness gives HBO viewers (and those of us following on DVD) a series we can\’t seem to turn away from.

#3 Jersey Shore.

There have been few reality shows (especially in the latter part of the decade) that have captured the public imagination like this trashy MTV series does. When you watch it all on a dvd boxset, the sheer shininess of it all might be a little bit too much, but it also lets you see the hilarious behavior patterns that made the show so memorable.

#2 The Office.

Sure, it\’s an ironic show that mocks the modern office environment, but they\’ve managed to write in an absolutely wonderful romance story that has got practically the entire country hooked on this show and the ups and downs of its characters, and when you watch this tv series on dvd, you realize how well they\’ve planned this all along.

#1 Lost

Lost is absolutely custom-created for addiction — by following the cliffhanger format and building its story around a series of wild revelations, you simply can\’t watch this show (especially if you\’re picking up the dvd boxsets and going through them in a marathon) without becoming completely beholden to its format. Easily the most \’addictive\’ show of all time.