THE BEST TV DRAMAS OF THE LAST 20 YEARS THREAD, BECAUSE I’M BORED:
Tier One (God Tier): Perfect shows.
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Twin Peaks S3
Rectify
The Terror
Mad Men
Better Call Saul
OJ: Made in America
The Young Pope/The New Pope
Channel Zero
Mr Robot
Chernobyl
Patriot
Tier One (God Tier): Perfect shows.
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Twin Peaks S3
Rectify
The Terror
Mad Men
Better Call Saul
OJ: Made in America
The Young Pope/The New Pope
Channel Zero
Mr Robot
Chernobyl
Patriot
Tier Two: Excellent shows. Shaky moments, but greatness is evident.
Breaking Bad
Fargo
True Detective
Hannibal
Fri Night Lights
GoT
The Ppl Vs OJ Simpson
The Shield
The Americans
The Wire
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
BSG
Leftovers
Halt & Catch Fire
Watchmen
Billions
Breaking Bad
Fargo
True Detective
Hannibal
Fri Night Lights
GoT
The Ppl Vs OJ Simpson
The Shield
The Americans
The Wire
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
BSG
Leftovers
Halt & Catch Fire
Watchmen
Billions
Tier Three: Good shows. Almost always worth watching, but some definite flaws.
Too Old To Die Young
Justified
Homecoming
Peaky Blinders
Downton Abbey
Fringe
Girls
The Affair
The Sinner
Rome
The Boys
The Expanse
Mindhunter
Lodge 49
Lost
Black Mirror
The Act
Escape at Dannemora
Too Old To Die Young
Justified
Homecoming
Peaky Blinders
Downton Abbey
Fringe
Girls
The Affair
The Sinner
Rome
The Boys
The Expanse
Mindhunter
Lodge 49
Lost
Black Mirror
The Act
Escape at Dannemora
Okay shows. Some fun moments/seasons/arcs, but overall quality varies wildly within the show.
The Walking Dead
Ozark
Bloodline
Stranger Things
Penny Dreadful
Picard
Vikings
Six Feet Under
Person of Interest
Westworld
Outlander
The Witcher
The OA
The Girlfriend Experience
The Walking Dead
Ozark
Bloodline
Stranger Things
Penny Dreadful
Picard
Vikings
Six Feet Under
Person of Interest
Westworld
Outlander
The Witcher
The OA
The Girlfriend Experience
That’s it!
CAVEAT: If it’s not on this list, either it wasn’t technically a live action drama (Enlightened, Fleabag), or made in the last 20 years, or I saw it and didn’t like it (American Horror Story, Buffy, Weeds, Killing Eve, Horace & Pete, etc etc), or I didn’t see it.
CAVEAT: If it’s not on this list, either it wasn’t technically a live action drama (Enlightened, Fleabag), or made in the last 20 years, or I saw it and didn’t like it (American Horror Story, Buffy, Weeds, Killing Eve, Horace & Pete, etc etc), or I didn’t see it.
Forgot: THE KNICK.
