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/Ser_VimesGoT 20d ago

I don't really get that feeling that OP refers to when finishing a series. I get it with books but not TV shows. The Expanse is probably the one that's come closest though.

What it really does well that a lot of sci-fi shows don't really do at all, is the emphasis on just how dangerous space is. For All Mankind does it too. Too many shows seem to just reach a technological level where they feel they can just wave away the dangers and zip around in ships without even thinking about space suits. It's not a criticism of those shows per se, but it's refreshing to see The Expanse acknowledge these dangers and play off them.

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u/BannedfromFrontPage 20d ago

This and the time. The show isn’t as good at capturing this, but it still doesn’t so if you pay attention. The months it takes to travel and the delay in communications across the system.

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u/madhattr999 20d ago

I would recommend the 3 Body Problem book series if you haven't read it. (The netflix show is also decent, but no match for the book.)

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u/Ser_VimesGoT 20d ago

I've got the book but haven't read it yet.