Because we’re scared of change and progress and death, we’re eager not to let 2008 go without a great big bloody fight.

And that’s where the Spraylist comes in – the critical retrospective of the year’s culture from a bunch of people who’ve spent much of it telling you how stupid it all was. Because, deep down, we’re nice people. And also it disguises the fact that we’re doing any work today because we ate too many sausages wrapped in bacon last week and they’ve turned our guts bad.

Today: the hecklerspray writers’ best TV shows of 2008. Don’t forget to add your own favourites underneath. That way it makes it seem as if you count, too…