My Favorite American Dramas

One of my ways to learn English language is to watch American soap operas. This started from watching 'Friends' when I was a college student. It was a great hit at that time and it was so fun and I could memorize some of its lines. I bought the whole seasons. However, there was a problem. It became out of date and I want something new. It was not easy to find as fun and good a drama as 'Friends.' After a few years of searching, I met found 'Desperate Housewives.' Its story is so capturing captivating and that made me watch the drama even without Korean captions. The major characters are women and their pronunciation is very clear. It was very nice for language learning. The problem it has is that it has quite a few indecent, violent scenes and I cannot watch it in a public place or with other people. The 'CSI' series also has the same problem. After that, I tried to find another good drama. 'Big Bang Theory' was fun but the lines are too sophisticated and fast. 'Prison Break','Everybody loves Raymond' and 'Ugly Betty' were okay but were not so attractive to watch them repetitively. 'Drop Dead Diva' is also all right but it has too much lawyer jargon. What I wanted is 1. everyday language rather than specific field terms (school related stories would be more than awesome because I want to be a teacher someday again) 2. fun enough to keep watching and not too boring to watch repetitvely.
These days I am trying 'Modern Family' and 'Glee.' The latter(Glee)'s story is a bit exaggerated but the songs delete make up for all the defects of the drama. Besides, it is a school story and I can peep see American school cultures from it. 'Modern Family' is funny enough. Well, I might try reading its script soon for language learning. (Or is there any online community where people talk about dramas in English?)

[Ooh, your English is strong!!]