5 ms·

I don't watch stuff unless it has ended and is reccomended by someone who watches shows I generally enjoy. Here's my pitch for the golden age of TV, though most

I don't watch stuff unless it has ended and is reccomended by someone who watches shows I generally enjoy. Here's my pitch for the golden age of TV, though most of these are from a few years back. Most on HBO. The Wire The Sopranos Generation Kill The Deuce Treme Show me a Hero Luck The Expanse Sillicon Valley (not actually that funny but like a documentary of our field) Mad Men

loudmax 5y ago
Obviously any such list is subjective, but I have are a few strong contenders for inclusion. Breaking Bad Narcos Battlestar Galactica And some weaker contenders: Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Crash and Burn
- f0e4c2f7 5y ago
  I've never heard of crash and burn I'll check it out! Waiting on stranger things to end I enjoyed Breaking Bad, Narcos, Battlestar, and some of the game of thrones seasons. If you liked Narcos you might also like ZeroZeroZero. It's a miniseries on Amazon with really high production value.
- cm2012 5y ago
  And I think Better Call Saul is even better than Breaking Bad
  - mywittyname 5y ago
    You are not alone.
- pbhjpbhj 5y ago
  So, I see this and think "ooh, BG, I'd watch that again". Then I think, how do I find it, will I need a new subscription, it's probably not even available in my geographical area ... or I could probably go to a Torrent site and be watching it in 5 minutes (the limitation being the speed of my internet connection). As copyright is system granted by the demos I'd love to force federation by creating a 'most-favoured nation'-type deal where if you offer content to one delivery company you have to make it available to all (maybe after a 1 year exclusivity period) for the same price. Under such a regime everyone gets paid but artificial monopolies are restricted (such monopolies don't help the demos so why allow copyright to be used to create them??). The proliferation of content provider apps is getting silly and we should mould copyright to serve the people.
declnz 5y ago
Yes. Though stepping back a little further, I'd add (with some qualification): 24 (which perhaps opened my eyes to TV overtaking film in new ways) Lost Buffy And then further still: The X Files This Life (UK only?)
cm2012 5y ago
I'd add Arcane on Netflix, which is also on the top 20 shows of all time on IMBD.
- saltminer 5y ago
  And if you like Arcane, I'd recommend She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (also on Netflix).
- zeroonetwothree 5y ago
  I think Arcane is probably the worst scripted show I've ever watched. It makes me immediately skeptical of ratings. My only hypothesis is that everyone enjoying it has never read a book.
  - jimmyjazz14 5y ago
    Its basically a live action comic book and it does that well though its not everyone's thing.
usefulcat 5y ago
Deadwood. Re-watching it now after 10+ years and am (again) impressed. Given the abundance of -isms in that show, I'm doubtful it would even be made today, which makes it even more of a find.
jeffdn 5y ago
Band of Brothers? Succession? Severance?
mackrevinack 5y ago
true detective, season 1

loudmax 5y ago

Obviously any such list is subjective, but I have are a few strong contenders for inclusion. Breaking Bad Narcos Battlestar Galactica And some weaker contenders: Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Crash and Burn

f0e4c2f7 5y ago
I've never heard of crash and burn I'll check it out! Waiting on stranger things to end I enjoyed Breaking Bad, Narcos, Battlestar, and some of the game of thrones seasons. If you liked Narcos you might also like ZeroZeroZero. It's a miniseries on Amazon with really high production value.
cm2012 5y ago
And I think Better Call Saul is even better than Breaking Bad
- mywittyname 5y ago
  You are not alone.
pbhjpbhj 5y ago
So, I see this and think "ooh, BG, I'd watch that again". Then I think, how do I find it, will I need a new subscription, it's probably not even available in my geographical area ... or I could probably go to a Torrent site and be watching it in 5 minutes (the limitation being the speed of my internet connection). As copyright is system granted by the demos I'd love to force federation by creating a 'most-favoured nation'-type deal where if you offer content to one delivery company you have to make it available to all (maybe after a 1 year exclusivity period) for the same price. Under such a regime everyone gets paid but artificial monopolies are restricted (such monopolies don't help the demos so why allow copyright to be used to create them??). The proliferation of content provider apps is getting silly and we should mould copyright to serve the people.

declnz 5y ago

Yes. Though stepping back a little further, I'd add (with some qualification): 24 (which perhaps opened my eyes to TV overtaking film in new ways) Lost Buffy And then further still: The X Files This Life (UK only?)

cm2012 5y ago

I'd add Arcane on Netflix, which is also on the top 20 shows of all time on IMBD.

saltminer 5y ago
And if you like Arcane, I'd recommend She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (also on Netflix).
zeroonetwothree 5y ago
I think Arcane is probably the worst scripted show I've ever watched. It makes me immediately skeptical of ratings. My only hypothesis is that everyone enjoying it has never read a book.
- jimmyjazz14 5y ago
  Its basically a live action comic book and it does that well though its not everyone's thing.

usefulcat 5y ago

Deadwood. Re-watching it now after 10+ years and am (again) impressed. Given the abundance of -isms in that show, I'm doubtful it would even be made today, which makes it even more of a find.

jeffdn 5y ago

Band of Brothers? Succession? Severance?

mackrevinack 5y ago

true detective, season 1