( EW.com ) -- Binge-watchers , consider these shows the first five items on your to-do list — but be ready to lose some sleep . `` Battlestar Galactica '' The '70s sci-fi campfest rebooted as a post-9/11 allegory , BSG follows the remainder of humanity on a journey to the darkest reaches of space . Along the way , the nascent society contends with the treatment of prisoners of war , whether democracy is an absolute good , religion as a salve or an opiate ... and some really angry robots . ( 75 episodes ) Watch It On : Amazon , Hulu Plus , iTunes , Netflix . `` Friday Night Lights . Maybe you presumed the show , about a small Texas town that gathers in the name of football , would be too earnest ? Wrong ! There are big dreams , breathless action , and broken and mended hearts , with Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton — each at the top of their excellent games — as Coach and his guidance-counselor wife . ( 76 episodes ) Watch It On : Amazon , Hulu Plus , iTunes , Netflix . EW : 4th of July weekend TV marathons . `` The Sopranos '' Tony Soprano and his family 's hunger for money , sex , power , and delicious-looking plates of pasta launched a new age for TV . Every season is basically self-contained , so hop around depending on which relationship you 'd like to see Tony explore : His mother gets most of season 1 , his wife takes season 4 , and his own tortured psyche lords over season 6 . ( 86 episodes ) Watch It On : Amazon , HBO Go , iTunes . `` The West Wing '' This is the messy , invigorating , absorbing world we like to imagine lurks within the White House 's hallowed walls . Yes , it 's about tough-as-oak President Bartlet and his idealistic staff , but it 's more about a family of colleagues we 'd love to see every day at our own workplaces , and the Aaron Sorkin dialogue we wish would come out of our mouths . ( 156 episodes ) Watch It On : Amazon , iTunes , Netflix . EW : 'The Getaway ' exclusive . `` The Wire '' `` You have n't seen The Wire ? ! '' shrieks that guy who wo n't stop talking about how David Simon 's sprawling depiction of urban life in Baltimore is the best drama ever . What can we say ? He 's right . Each season tackles a different institution — from the police to City Hall to the school system — and together they form a stunning social tapestry . ( 60 episodes ) Watch It On : Amazon , HBO Go , iTunes . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Also lists top TV shows to binge watch . List ##s from ` ` ' Galactica '' to ` ` The Wire '' and will need plenty of time with so many episodes .