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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?
Phineas and Ferb; I love their music and evil adventures Dr. Doofenshmirtz
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.
It's a psychological drama with Aubrey Plaza in it at her weird best, by the same writer behind Fargo, the TV series and Alien: Earth. Jermaine Clement plays a small but important role. It was nominated for a variety of awards, but only won a couple of minor ones. If that seems interesting to you but you haven't heard of it, it's best to go in blind because spoilers could really ruin it.
I'm a huge sci-fi nerd, and can highly recommend The Eternaut I love when movies/shows come up with interesting ideas like this. It's been renewed for 2 more seasons, but sadly it's going to be over a year before season 2 comes out. It was so popular that they greatly expanded the budget and scope. Oh well.
At least season 3 of Silo starts soon.
I never hear anyone mention Undone and it's messing me up.
It's a story about a woman that tries to bring her dad back from the dead. They used rotoscopy for the series to make the psychosis elements fit in better with the rest of the aesthetic. It looks amazing, the acting is phenomenal, and the story is neat and self-contained.
It was created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and it's easily as good as BoJack Horseman in my opinion.
Midnight Mass is up there for me, but particularly because I really enjoy the themes present. I thought it was even better than Haunting of Hill House (which is phenomenal). But I have a friend who fucking hated it and refused to finish it, so uh, your mileage may vary lol.
Also, I don't know if I would call it "cinema", but Taskmaster is probably the funniest shit I've ever seen consistently across 20+ series and I hope it never fucking ends.
My addition to the others mentioned here
Sopranos.
A complex look at the mafia. Main characters die. Tightly written. Very few filler episodes. Best final episode ever.
Haven't seen The League of Gentlemen mentioned (not to be confused with the movie with extraordinary in the title)
Some I didn't see mentioned yet:
The Great (Hulu) is an all time favorite of mine and almost nobody talks about it.
Deadwood, Justified, and various Gundam series are the ones I always come back to.
The Americans.
Not the best female fictional spy, the best fictional spy ever, male or female.
A show which makes an American root for the KGB is worth watching.
Resident Alien
Spider Noir
Silicon Valley
I see a lot of good recommendations so far but two that I didn’t see are:
Small Prophets, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Another show from him is Detectorists.
The world could benefit from re-watching Babylon5
Been enjoying "From". Need to catch up with the current season.
From is only hampered by its bad acting, directing, writing and theme song. Other than those obvious and ever-present problems, I've watched every episode.
