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?
There are many very good series with more serious tone or complex story telling in this thread so I try to suggest two completely different series:
New Amsterdam is, on the first glance, a pretty standard hospital show but has a lot of social commentary and a diverse cast of very lovable characters with overarching storylines and lots of character development. Often it’s kinda cliché but it manages to leave me bawling my eyes out almost every episode.
Virgin River is a romantic story about the inhabitants of a small town in Northern California. It’s also often pretty cliché but has a nice rhythm of “exposing the characters to a problem” -> “drama!” -> “cliffhanger” - > “resolution”.