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I haven't been watching much in terms of actual shows for a good while, then while listening to a podcast a host casually mentioned they had rewatched Chernobyl, how it still holds up, that there's a reason it got as much acclaim as it did, etc. So I thought I'd give it a go and wow, loved it (still one episode left to watch).
Had me thinking, what else have I missed out on? What are some "absolute cinema" TV shows that still hold up and and are considered must watch?
It might not be "absolute cinema" and had maybe 5% of the budget of Chernobyl, but given that people have suggested Ted Lasso, I'll go one step further into the realm of fuzzy feel-good TV and drop a mention for my favourite TV show of all time.
There isn't a single moment in that programme where any of the characters are mean to each other (save for the when dealing with a rival club). It's just 20 beautiful episodes of people looking for gold, living their lives, and doing their best to be supportive.
And it's incredibly funny.
The Great (Hulu) is an all time favorite of mine and almost nobody talks about it.
Andor. Pluribus. 3 Body Problem. Queen's Gambit. Babylon Berlin. Alice in Borderland. Shogun (the 2024 series). The Expanse. First two seasons of For All Mankind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexx
It's old-ish and maybe not the greatest work of art on screen, but I love that it had a very unique world and characters and humour and it keeps on developing and changing throughout.
It's been too long. I really kind of want to watch it again.
I "discovered" this show, watched it, forgot about it, discovered it again, and rewatched it.
Terrific show. Might want to watch it again, hmm.
This was a wild show. I found out about it like a year ago and binged the whole thing, and I couldn't understand how I hadn't heard about it sooner, having watched basically every decent sci-fi ever made. It's definitely like a fever trip at times but it's so creative and unique that it's absolutely worth watching (and rewatching)
It's so insane Tim Curry as an unhinged AI comes off as the straight man. I fucking love it.
Shogun and Andor
Over 600 comments, and among the many recurring mentions of the greatest shows in television history, I didn't see The Venture Bros. mentioned at all. It is quite possibly the best-written show of all time.
Curb Your Enthusiasm. Pretty pretty good
I just started watching Kevin can Fuck Himself. Im really enjoying it. I’m only 3 episodes in so no spoilers please.
It takes on the trope of the goofy sitcom husband with the exasperated hot wife.
Every scene Kevin is in is played as a sitcom, but when he’s not around it’s about his wife planning to kill him.
No spoilers. That show is brilliant in every way. the psychology behind why it looks like a sitcom when hes in the room, and not when she is, is a way to express narcissim. They throw an anniversary party and he leaves her in a room by herself, and has a party for himself in the backyard. He does some horrible stuff to her, a lot of it has been going on for long before we come into their lives, and previously we've all been trained to look past the things he does with canned laughs, gaslighting us, into believing hes the hero of the story, and stretching our beliefs (in other sitcoms) to excuse hugely selfish behaviour. This show flips everything on its head. She holds hope and takes all the horrible things he throws at her, because she has this dream she's clinging to, that things will all get better. She's essentially gaslighting herself. When she starts to get honest about how she's feeling, and noticing the things hes doing to her, things start to get real. It was designed and written to be 2 seasons, which sounds short, but it packs a huge punch and ties up perfectly, which is sorely rare. It absolutely causes you to question everything. It's Especially good a second time around, when you know what to look for.
It feels a bit dated, but Veronica Mars is still an excellent and somehow still underrated show.
I also think Scrubs and Community are both peak television that stand up to countless rewatches.
Comedies that are must watch to understand the media landscape that follows Friends Seinfeld How i met your mother Sex and the city
Top of all The wire Chernobyl Breaking bad The office (the British one) Battlestar galactica Band of Brothers Fargo The West Wing Dark
Incredible, but took a turn for the worse Dexter (s1-3 are good) Game of Thrones (s1-4) Stranger things (s1-4.5) True detective (s1)
Incredible, but cut short Mindhunter Firefly
Animation The last airbender Spectacular Spider man Attack on titan Batman: the animated series Death note South Park (note. There are a lot of seasons. I like 13, but you might very well hate it)
Fringe Classics that are aquried tastes Black adder Fawlty towers Freaks and geeks Twin Peaks
Hey, season 2 of True Detective was alright. I mean I'm not watching it a second or third... or fourth time, but its worth a watch.
This is PEAK of my last year.
Yo, I loved Scavenger’s Reign, I’ll have to check this out.
Scavenger’s Reign
OOO. Thanks for the recommendation! Never heard of this shows. Looks pretty cool. Gotta BUY IT for my Jellyfin.
I really like animated showsss.
Still Game. YT has every epi. Old Scottish guys dealing with how life has changed around them. Comedy, M rating, feels like a Blazing Saddles fan
My wife and I have been binging a show called The Last Ship. Supposedly came out a number of years ago. It's a Michael Bay production and kind of a post apocalyptic scenario but well worth a watch.
And of course there's Always Sunny.
Wife and I also really enjoyed The Last Ship.
If you like the fantasy genre Shadow and Bone is great.
Game of thrones was great for the first like 3 or 4 seasons
Hannibal
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Toast of London
Parade (the hbo one about aristocracy and stuff, very melancholy and beautiful)
For an older one I would go with "Jericho"
Lots of great suggestions, I'm surprised nobody's said Shogun. Season 1 came out in 2024, they just started working on season 2.
pbs on an antenna. rest is unwatchable crap usually.
Alias Grace, the Smile movies (1,2), Haunting of hill house,
