Season 2 to be the last?

I just wanted to say "Ding ding ding!" That list of shows is top-notch (Mad Men and True Blood especially).

I would add Burn Notice and Supernatural -- even thought they offer a different type of more lighthearted fare, neither of them are handing everything to you in a neat little package, as you say. They're smart and a little thoughtful, too.

Shape,

I think one that you left off this list is definitely The Shield... probably my favorite TV show of all time.
Crash reminded me a lot of the Shield, because Glen Mazzara produced both, they both take place in L.A., and deal with several simultaneous storylines at once. The Axel storyline in season 1 especially was a throwback to the Shield.
If anyone who likes Crash hasn't seen the Shield yet, I highly recommend it. You'll definitely like it.

Shape02:
Great list! I completely agree with you choices, and that does not bode well for Crash, since it seems like many of the shows that you and I like enjoy a premature demise.
If Crash does end, at least Starz wrapped up the story line, unlike Deadwood and Carnivale which seemed to end in midstream.

Shape,

I expected something similar to season 1, not a very slow-moving character study of uninteresting people. I like most of the shows on your list other than "Breaking Bad" and while I watched Carnivale, it really dragged at times and very dense, which is why it had a short life.

You can't compare season 2 of "Crash" to any of these shows though. I don't have any problems with people who liked it, but the question at hand in this thread is "will there be another season or was Season 2 the last". I stated my opinion and why I thought so. As to what I should go watch, what's your point there? You write as if you're some unemployed/underemployed kid who sits around trying to act smarter or more cultured than everyone else. I'm not like you, wouldn't want to be you and don't want your challenge.