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I'd say Breaking Bad. Masterpiece.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Task Master. I fucking love it, rewatching the whole show on YouTube again right now. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

I have to throw Black Sails in the hat as well. Easily one of the best executed shows, start to finish. At no point did any characters change for the plot, they always stayed consistent with what they would do based on experiences you watch them have on the show. Not to say they don't change, just that they do so in accordance with what we've shown them to do. And after the entire thrilling ride, they stick the landing and finish the show off in a satisfying way. Could not recommend this show more.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I love me some Generation Kill. I tell people it's the closest show/movie to being deployed as I've seen. The downtime bullshitting and the incompetent higher-ups trying to look good was just so good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

That's on my list! How does it compare to band of brothers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Utopia (the original version, though the Amazon version isn’t bad either)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'll agree with you on the original version, but the Amazon version was hot garbage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

If you ignore the source and just watch it like it’s fresh, I didn’t have much of a problem with it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Irresponsible Captain Taylor.

Underappreciated hidden gem of an old school anime. Dude bumblefucks his way into joining the military, starting an intergalactic war, becomes three captain of his own ship of misfits and starts winning said war by accident, and that's the first three episodes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Helix. At the end of every episode you think „they can’t possibly top this“ and then the next episode turns it up another notch

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Heroes, gets better every season

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago

Controversial...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

This so much. Kinda teary at the end though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Person of interest

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

-Breaking Bad -Avatar Last airbender

[–] [email protected] 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The Wire.

Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 1&2.

Samurai Champloo.

Trigun.

Cowboy Bebop.

Six Feet Under.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Stand Alone Complex! Good, I was just thinking about rewatching it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Felt like every bit of script was essential to building the story. Both seasons are so well written.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Came here to say that.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I tried watching this after the Reddit/Lemmy hype and I thought it was hot garbage. Not for everyone I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Having accidentally seen the movie first and after (what I thought was) an incredibly strong pilot, I was surprised by how filler-y the average episodes were, in that way pretty much all T. V. was before Prestige T. V. came around, but I still thought it was pretty solid.

What made it garbage, for you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Too campy and I hate the Joss Whedon "wit"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Then you have terrible taste.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I gave it a shot, maybe I do

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (8 children)

The Good Place, but the end might be an 11.

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