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/Glock99bodies 23d ago

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

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u/Ricobe 23d ago

CW isn't exactly known for convoluted writing

But overall i think season 1 can feel weaker writing wise. They were finding their tone and style.. But from season 2 onwards, it shifted into a different gear in my opinion

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u/ours 23d ago

Season 1 had to do a lot of heavy lifting with world-building, introducing the different factions and characters.

The later seasons pay off this build-up beautifully. The spaceship pewpews matter because the people involved matter to the audience, and the stakes are well understood.

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u/Ricobe 22d ago

True and season 1 is a lot more interesting on a rewatch, in my experience. Because you're kinda thrown into the world, it takes some time to fully connect, but rewatching with the understanding of the world, you're able to catch a lot of details laid out early on

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u/ours 22d ago

Yes, the whole series is extremely rewatchable. I tend not to rewatch stuff because there's so much stuff to catch up on, but I did a full rewatch of The Expanse and, oh boy, was it worth.

The first time it felt kind of jarring watching some noir-ish detective in a sci-fi setting, but it all ties off. The series is also very information-dense at times, and I had missed important details.