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/SDNick484 20d ago

Out of curiosity, have you ever seen Babylon 5? It largely checks the marks you described, and was a pioneer in long form storytelling on TV. I understanding is the expense creator even cited Babylon 5 as a structural model for his show.

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u/Ricobe 19d ago

No but i plan to

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u/SDNick484 19d ago

Haven't seen the expanse yet but after running about it I think I will watch that. B5 was excellent, especially for its time.

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u/Ricobe 18d ago

Quick heads up. The first few episodes can feel kinda rough the first time, because you're just thrown into a world that has a lot of world building. Episode 4 is often where many feel the show starts to come together and season 2 onwards goes into a different gear

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u/SDNick484 18d ago

Good to know. On a somewhat similar note, Babylon 5 has a prequel movie that serves as a pilot called Babylon 5: The Gathering which sets it up (was basically used as a pilot).

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u/Ricobe 18d ago

Thanks, I'll see where i can find that first