I just watched the latest episode of Madmen and it has me thinking of how grateful I am that something this fantastic is on TV.
I've had discussions with friends about the growing quality of TV and how that is effecting movies. I liked Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, but, was it really any better than a good episoe of Law and Order?
I was going to ask about the best ever, but, that isn't fair. Star Trek the original series was brave, bold and original for it's time, but, I think things have been bumped up a notch since then, particularly coming into the late 1990s.
My recent best in no order because they're all great:
Battlestar Galactica: Can't recall whose list it was, but is considered by some the best sci-fi TV show ever, even over Star Trek Original. I have to agree. The level of human drama is unsurpassed in Sci Fi. Add to that their take on what space battles would really look like and the terrific special effects, and this is one not to miss.
Sopranos: This started out as a dark comedy. They were to draw parallels between immediate family and mob relations. Instead, it turned into one of the darkets morality tales I can think of.
Breaking Bad: Another morality tale. Watching the early episodes, I thought they were going for a sort of criminal version of McGyver. This too became a morality tale. I've been on edge watching this show. You never know where it is going next. You root for the main character, even as he descends further into evil.
Mad Men: the show that inspired this topic. It is just great drama. Very original. I read somewhere else that, if you show a gun in act one, it must be fired by act three. This show breaks that formula. In fact, it doesn't follow any forumula. I am just in awe of the events of each week.
Walking Dead: Who knew a zombie show could also have so much human drama.
Funny, none of these are on normal network (ABC, CBS, NBC) channels. Either they have to catch up, or I need y'all to let me in on things I'm missing.
I've had discussions with friends about the growing quality of TV and how that is effecting movies. I liked Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, but, was it really any better than a good episoe of Law and Order?
I was going to ask about the best ever, but, that isn't fair. Star Trek the original series was brave, bold and original for it's time, but, I think things have been bumped up a notch since then, particularly coming into the late 1990s.
My recent best in no order because they're all great:
Battlestar Galactica: Can't recall whose list it was, but is considered by some the best sci-fi TV show ever, even over Star Trek Original. I have to agree. The level of human drama is unsurpassed in Sci Fi. Add to that their take on what space battles would really look like and the terrific special effects, and this is one not to miss.
Sopranos: This started out as a dark comedy. They were to draw parallels between immediate family and mob relations. Instead, it turned into one of the darkets morality tales I can think of.
Breaking Bad: Another morality tale. Watching the early episodes, I thought they were going for a sort of criminal version of McGyver. This too became a morality tale. I've been on edge watching this show. You never know where it is going next. You root for the main character, even as he descends further into evil.
Mad Men: the show that inspired this topic. It is just great drama. Very original. I read somewhere else that, if you show a gun in act one, it must be fired by act three. This show breaks that formula. In fact, it doesn't follow any forumula. I am just in awe of the events of each week.
Walking Dead: Who knew a zombie show could also have so much human drama.
Funny, none of these are on normal network (ABC, CBS, NBC) channels. Either they have to catch up, or I need y'all to let me in on things I'm missing.
