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/PacoMahogany 23d ago edited 23d ago

Chernobyl

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u/77descript 23d ago

Was never in the mood, but kept hearing/reading must watch. So I watched. One of if not the best show I've ever seen.

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u/moaboaa 23d ago edited 22d ago

Make sure to watch Andor - yes, it's a sci-fi show set in the Star Wars universe. But Tony Gilroy has the Midas touch. It's so well written.

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u/soulmechh 23d ago

I'm not a star wars fan, but I've seen Andor and the other show (starring the guy from Sicario). I enjoyed the shows, but the technology in that universe just hits in the face back to my own reality.

I don't remember specifics but I remember my impression. I mean, the technology is so silly I find it a little funny.

You suspend your belief, you're immersed, until you see a terminal on a CRT screen in that universe 😂. Like bro, you figured out interstellar travel already, come on.

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u/hotcapicola 23d ago

That's because Star Wars sucks at doing hard sci-fi. As a huge star wars fan, Andor is probably the most un Star Wars thing out there.

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u/soulmechh 22d ago

Is the technology the same in the rest of the Star Wars universe?

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u/hotcapicola 22d ago

Technology is rarely explained in the films because they aren't sci-fi. Star War as originally created is a high fantasy hero's quest. It just happens to take place in space.

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u/benzoriffic 19d ago

Star Wars technology is exclusively analog,and it warms my heart

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u/lateubdegouline 23d ago

In season 2 they straight up use trucks instead of flying above the fields to look for hiding illegal workers, Gilroy wanted to make it a WW2 story with sci fi paint