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What TV shows are absolutely worth watching? (discuss.online)
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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?

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[–] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's biggest problem was the arguably not so good first season I think. Also the ending is kinda eh.

Other than that, it's my favorite series since TNG. I absolutely loved it and I pity the people that couldn't see past the first season

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I tried to watch, but the actor who plays Holden overacts the edgy non-comformant so badly I couldn't finish. Is that getting better in the later seasons?

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    Holden remains annoying, but the plot and the other characters make up for it. I think it's a problem with TV where you don't hear his thoughts and only the whiney stuff that comes out of his mouth

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    It’s biggest problem was the arguably not so good first season I think.

    I thought the 1st season of The Expanse was good, but the 2nd season was so bad that I stopped watching in middle of episode 2. The difference was pretty stark, almost as bad as the difference between the great season 1 of Spooks/MI-5 vs its god-awful season 2.

    I'd recommend the first 2 seasons of Okkupert, and Firefly.

    While I think Chernobyl is a great fiction series, there's a huge amount of completely unnecessary lies in it, including the intro and outro about lies.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I couldn't disagree with you more. Especially when you mention Firefly, which in my opinion was a mediocre slog that only got attention because it was cancelled.

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