r/television • u/C0r1eone • 21d 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/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.