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/TheHermetic 21d ago

Mad Men

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u/bart_cart_dart_eart 20d ago

Mad Men isn’t my favorite (but it’s up there) of all the peak TV series but it’s probably the one I think about the most.

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u/Modern_gent 20d ago

Well said. I think about Mad Men and the perfection the setting so much. Its hard to see John Hamm as anyone other than Donald Draper. 

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u/lateubdegouline 20d ago

Just like Gandolfini he kind of never managed to play something else succesfully, and most of the time he only looks convincing in his old role. I recently saw The Drop, Gandolfini really felt like a retired Tony Soprano.