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We are in a silver age of TV right now. The golden age was caused by cable networks venturing hard into original programing and it started right around the Sop
by rhino369 5y ago
We are in a silver age of TV right now.
The golden age was caused by cable networks venturing hard into original programing and it started right around the Sopranos. But the golden age ended 5-7 years ago as talent got spread too thin, the number of shows exploded, and the streaming services started pivoting to mass entertainment rather than critical acclaim.
But prior to the golden age, TV was very lowest common denominator. Almost everything aimed for the middle. Of course, there were great shows in all eras, but TV is much best post-2000 than pre-2000.
- m_mueller 5y agoMaybe I‘m that ‘middle‘, but the shows of the last couple of years have spoken me about as much as those 5-10 years ago. Queen’s Gambit, Mr. Robot, The Expanse, Sex Education, Chernobyl, Dark, Russian Doll, Maniac to name a few IMO very high quality ones.
- mpalmer 5y agoI really like a lot of those shows too. Notably though, three of those are limited series and two others are adaptations. That doesn't mean they aren't good but I think it says something about where the money is more likely to go these days
- watwut 5y ago"Limited series" is a good thing. There should be more limited series. The plot is way better when it does not have to be stretched toward infinity.