first-great
second-better
third-a slight let down
fourth-back on track!

also check out madmen (a great drama set in the advertising world of 1960s) and breaking bad (a dark comedy about a terminally ill science teacher making money for his family cooking meth)

breaking bad is really good, a bit like dexter but with it's pants down. it's a drama but a bit grittier and the laughs leave you appalled but happy

madmen is great too, in the fact that don draper is so fucking cool! i'm trying to break into adverting and god do i want to be him