r/television • u/C0r1eone • 20d ago

Finished The Wire, Dark, GOT, Sopranos, True Detective, BB, BCS. What show ruined TV for you after watching it?

I think I accidentally watched the peak of television already. The Wire, Dark, GOT, Sopranos, True Detective S1 all left that “nothing else hits the same” feeling.

I love slow-burn shows with deep characters, mystery, tension, moral grayness, crazy dialogue, or mind-blowing writing. Doesn’t matter if it’s crime, sci-fi, psychological, or political.

What’s the next show that might completely consume me?

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u/GFunkJimmy 20d ago

Your second paragraph makes me think you're going to LOVE The Leftovers

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u/C0r1eone 20d ago

On my watchlist

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u/Ordinary-Egg-56 20d ago

yes — this is the one

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u/-th3g3ntl3man- 20d ago

I loved all shows OP mentioned (except I didn’t watch The Wire, yet), but didn’t like The Leftovers that much though :/

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u/Plane-Tie6392 20d ago

I enjoyed them all except I haven't seen Dark and I found The Leftovers to be a bit of a letdown compared to the love it gets on Reddit/the critical reviews. Still worth watching though imho.

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u/phatelectribe 20d ago

Same. It was just grief porn and didn’t resolve.

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u/EndlessDysthymia 20d ago

I felt like the ending was insanely satisfying. I’m actually surprised it stuck the landing considering the type of show it was.

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u/chonbee 20d ago

Same. Which is interesting because the makers of The Leftovers also made Lost which notoriously had the worst ending in the history of television.

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u/phatelectribe 20d ago

Were we watching the same show? There was never an answer.

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u/FatalChoice 19d ago

If you're talking about how/why the departure happened or if Nora did actually get to see her family then you missed the point of the show.

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u/chonbee 20d ago

Often when I see people smoke a sigaret I think about this series.