NEW YORK — The New Jersey mob saga “The Sopranos” was listed as the best-written US TV series above comedy show “Seinfeld” in a list compiled by the Writers Guild of America. The guild, which represents writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new media industries, released its ranking of the 101 best-written TV shows based on a poll of its members, with comedies and dramatic series evenly represented in the top 10. The guild favored recently-produced shows. Only one top 10 entry, third-placed “The Twilight Zone,” pre-dated the 1970s and nearly half the entire list aired in the past decade. In releasing the list on Sunday with “The Sopranos” at the top, the guild's Paul Brownfield said: “No show has been more responsible for TV's storytelling renaissance.” — Reuters
