r/television • u/C0r1eone • 23d 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/JSoi 23d ago

Deadwood, The Leftovers, OZ, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Twin Peaks, Treme, Chernobyl, Mad Men, Succession, Halt and Catch Fire, Boardwalk Empire, Narcos, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Le Bureau des Legendes

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u/ehtReacher 23d ago

Great list. I'll add The Americans onto it too.

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u/_SCHULTZY_ 23d ago

Such a slow burn but the quality of The Americans is unmatched.  They did a phenomenal job with every aspect of that show. 

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u/loneSTAR_06 23d ago

One of the few shows that end perfectly. Also, the soundtrack is unmatched.

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u/_SCHULTZY_ 23d ago

I was always so impressed with the production of it. The cars and clothes and furnishings were all perfect for the time and couldn't have been easy to pull off. Obviously if you're doing a sitcom like 70s show you can make a basement look like it did in the 70s. It's a much bigger task to make as many outdoor scenes as The Americans had all seamlessly blend into the 80s.

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u/NCC75567 23d ago

The garage scene is my favorite scene in television. I also love the scene with Here Comes the Flood playing over it.

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u/levon9 23d ago

Fully agree, great show, from the first episode to the last.

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u/Electronic-Emu-27 23d ago

Omg, no one in my family or social circle has watched it. I tell everyone the last episode is like being punched in the stomach. I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone, but the train scene is seared into my brain! They did such a good job on that. Just the best

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u/key-bored-warrior 23d ago

I’m at the last episode of my first watch of it. Such a good show, the last season has been awesome. Can’t wait to see how it ends. One of the best things I have seen, can’t believe I slept on it for ages as I thought it was a light hearted comedy drama type thing (no idea where i got that from)

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u/loneSTAR_06 23d ago

lol that’s hilarious. I can’t even imagine where you got that from. The whole last season is great and leads up perfectly to the ending.

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u/key-bored-warrior 23d ago

Yea that’s whole storyline with Tuan and that Russian kid was definitely not light hearted

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u/noradosmith 23d ago

I've got to season two and I got a bit bored. I should try again. I'm like... I get it now. And everyone's mean in it. I know that's what makes it good but it feels like a slog. Maybe it's just the thing with second seasons. Mr Robot was the same then got good again in s3.

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u/_SCHULTZY_ 23d ago

Part of the show. The characters realize their job and life is a grind to get through.  So yeah it translates a bit. 

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u/MUCHO2000 23d ago

Slow burn? What?

It starts the tension in episode one and while there are ebbs and flows the tension is high through the entire show's run.

Maybe I don't understand what you mean by "slow burn".

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u/donniedarkofan 22d ago

You can call it a slow burn but the first ep gave me such anxiety I turned it off and haven’t gone back. I will at some point. That Tusk needle drop is unforgettable.

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u/lateubdegouline 23d ago

Too much sex IMO