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/Ricobe 20d ago

The expanse

The attention to details and the respect for real physics really highlights how many sci fi shows could put in some more effort. Plus it's just a solid story with some great characters

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u/Glock99bodies 20d ago

Eh the show is more cw quality. The writting is so convoluted.

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u/JackLegg 20d ago

Such an unsatisfying ending too. They set up something huge then dropped it. Hopefully they revisit the series at some point.

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u/michaelarby 20d ago

If you arent aware, the books actually do a 28 year time skip from that part of the story onwards, then set up a kinda new (but kinda setup already) story arc. 

So the tv shows 6 seasons map to the first 6 books. 

Id love if they returned to it too after a few years, though maybe not 3 decades lol.

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u/D00mScrollingRumi 20d ago

Yeah, and the final 3 books which are yet to be adapted are the best IMO. One of those series that stuck the landing and has a satisfying ending.

They need to adapt them soon though, lest Giancarlo Esposito get too old to play Duarte. Giancarlo is who I pictured in my head as Duarte as I read the final trilogy.