The Wire.
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 1&2.
Samurai Champloo.
Trigun.
Cowboy Bebop.
Six Feet Under.
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Breaking Bad is my default answer, but here's another one: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Tight, engaging plot in an interesting world with unique German aesthetics, cool side characters with great character arcs, killer soundtrack and animation that hits at the right times without looking like computer effects bonanza (looking at you, Ufotable), evocative magic system hitting just the right spot of the hard vs soft magic spectrum...
Breaking bad
Hmm. That's a tall order for most shows.
There are some that were good but so short lived it's hard to say if they count. Better Off Ted, Firefly, Black Books.
Longer ones tend to screw themselves up at some point.
Yep, very true... the longer it is, the more likely it is to go shit
It's super recent but I feel like The Pitt was pretty steady
Bookie. But it's not a fair comparison because MAX cancelled it after just one perfect season
Bookie had 2 seasons though
Yep I nearly said amazon's the patriot but it only lasted 2 seasons
Preacher
Can it go down in between?
I'd say doctor who but I'm afraid it won't end anytime soon
Yep it's been going for literally decades
Still Game
Deadwood
Kino no tabi
Fleabag
I second Firefly and BoB, too.
- Band of Brothers
- 1883 (prequel to Yellowstone)
- Hell On Wheels
I just finished Yellowstone and it was one of the better TV series I've ever seen. I've been trying to find something to watch next but I'm so damn picky. I tried giving Longmire a chance but just couldn't get into it. However, 1883 seems promising. I didn't know there was a prequel to Yellowstone - only heard the rumors of a sequel focused on the lives of Beth and Rip.
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Good call on Band of Brothers one of my favourites of all time
Dipping into the Wayback Machine: Columbo.
the reboot wasn't so hot though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-n5qVwn-Xc
Columbo in... "Backwards Liability" was a good episode though.
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How about a spread across genres in no particular order:
Death Note (controversial, considering the ending)
You're the Worst (underappreciated masterpiece)
Avatar the Last Airbender
The Good Place
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (incomplete, but has maintained a 10)
Breaking Bad, which is worth listing again even though you mentioned it.
I wouldn't say it's quiiite there, but honorable mention to Modern Family, which is the best episodic sitcom I can think of. Has some meh moments but starts and ends as a 10.
S02 of You’re the Worst drags a bit but overall it is so good.
Death Note (controversial, considering the ending)
death note was mid all the way through, and absolutely an artifact of its time.
You still think sunny is a 10? It might be just nostalgia for me but I think the newer seasons have fallen off so much.
Absolutely. I believe they shortened the seasons a while back to give themselves more time for each episode, and it shows. On subsequent watches, the newer episodes are just as great as the old ones.
The Good Place, but the end might be an 11.
I have a question about this show that I mean in absolute good faith but be forewarned that it’s going to come off in a “I am actually very smart” way.
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Are you meant to know from the beginning that they aren’t actually in the good place? I’ve seen enough episodes of “The Twilight Zone” to know that if someone tells you that you’re in the “good place” then you are absolutely not in the “good place”. With this knowledge I felt that I couldn't take it even the amount of seriously that it asked.Is it me? Am I the problem? Or is it the children who are wrong?
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