**”How I Met Your Mother” (Mondays, 7 p.m. on CBS)**
This show is everything an archetypical sitcom should be, but the characters feel like they were cultivated in a much more particular type of way. The show is centered around Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) telling his children how he met their mother. The initial concept is a tad bit contrived, but it’s realistically a minute portion of the show. The relationships between the characters are so unbelievably well developed that they honestly feel more real than any other clique on TV. This show’s one major flaw is its title. In its seventh season, it has to be nearing the end of its tenure, if for no other reason than it gave itself a deadline of Mosby meeting his soul mate. But until then, this show will be at the top of the sitcom pyramid.

**”Community” (Thursdays, 7 p.m. on NBC)**
“Community” is not the most accessible show on TV, but it is the funniest. Throwing all preconceived notions about how a comedy is supposed to operate out the window, “Community” has completely revamped what a talented group of writers and actors can do with 30 minutes a week. Nearly every episode takes a different entertainment style, from Film Noir to Modern Warfare, and all the while keeps the plot from episode to episode cohesive and straightforward. The cast is immeasurably talented, from The Soup’s Joel McHale to everyman Donald Glover to journeyman Chevy Chase, and their characters are some of the most unique on any show I’ve ever seen. The most impressive part of all this, maybe, is that their friendships feel undeniably real.

**”Parenthood” (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. on NBC)**
NBC’s dramatic programming has long been weighed down by the dreary and repetitive “Law & Order” trap it set on itself, but when “Parenthood” started a year and a half ago, the show set the network free. The cast impressively weaves seasoned actors like Craig T. Nelson and Lauren Graham with newcomers like Miles Heizer seamlessly together. No other show has been able to effectively evoke so much emotion from me on such a consistent basis. It honestly, at times, feels as if I’ve I’m too close to those on the screen for my own good. The writers make no mistakes about the ups and downs that every family experiences and they approach the issues with a bracing reality and honesty at a level that no other drama on network TV can touch.

**”The Office” (Thursdays, 8 p.m. on NBC)**
This is easily the biggest surprise of the early season. The end of “The Office’s” last season seemed to all but sign the death certificate on the once ineffable sitcom’s run of success. The actors all seemed to have moved on from their start, many taking bigger and more frequent roles in movies. Enter boss Andy Bernard. He was always simultaneously one of the most likable and most flawed characters in the office, and his incessant need to please everyone is what makes him an equally entertaining and intriguing leader. Maybe more than that, a new permanent boss simply adds a spark the writers and cast haven’t felt in years.

**”The Good Wife” (Sundays, 8 p.m. on CBS)**
This show is a far cry from the most relatable on TV, if for no other reason than its setting. The main character, Alicia Florrick (Julian Margulies) is the wife of Peter Florrick, a district attorney who was ousted from his job and sent to prison for sex scandal in the vain of Eliot Spitzer. Alicia is a defense attorney who is also trying to raise two kids (with the help of Peter’s mother) and figure out her marriage. The show presents a wide set of complex personal issues that spread from episode to episode while balancing one-episode trail stories. The show is a handful, but it’s an incredibly rewarding one.