While I am also a fan of the excellent Ghost In The Shell manga and film (which, if you're not aware were huge influences on The Matrix conceptually and visually), the Stand Alone Complex TV series, especially season 1 gets the most repeat visits from me. The stories revolve around Section 9, a branch of high level government cyber cops, most of whom are artificially enhanced (i.e. cyborgs with computer augmented brains). At its core it is more of a high tech cop series than the philosophical explorations of the original manga and film, which works surprisingly well while not diminishing the legacy of the original pieces. Season 1 is made up of "stand alone" episodes, single one shots that usually explore the personalities of a member of the Section 9 team in a bit more depth, and "complex" episodes, which deal with a cyberterrorist called The Laughing Man. The episodes are well-paced and find clever ways of interweaving plots, even where the "stand alone" episodes are theoretically not dealing with the extended "complex" story. For the litnerd, characters quote Holden Caufield casually, sly Salinger references appear in the backgrounds and, of course, "The Laughing Man" is directly from the story of the same name. Also of note is the excellent score by Yoko Kano, which while all over the musical map stylistically, is a great example of taking risks to try new things. Often strange but always compelling. Progressive metal bumps up against percolating techno and Asian pop.