Task Master. I fucking love it, rewatching the whole show on YouTube again right now. :)
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Generation Kill
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.
That's on my list! How does it compare to band of brothers
Less pathos, more grit, more realism, funnier.
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.
Utopia (the original version, though the Amazon version isn’t bad either)
I'll agree with you on the original version, but the Amazon version was hot garbage.
If you ignore the source and just watch it like it’s fresh, I didn’t have much of a problem with it
Fringe
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
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.
The Wire.
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 1&2.
Samurai Champloo.
Trigun.
Cowboy Bebop.
Six Feet Under.
Stand Alone Complex! Good, I was just thinking about rewatching it!
Felt like every bit of script was essential to building the story. Both seasons are so well written.
-Breaking Bad -Avatar Last airbender
Heroes, gets better every season
Controversial...
Spaced
This so much. Kinda teary at the end though.
Person of interest
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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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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Firefly.
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I tried watching this after the Reddit/Lemmy hype and I thought it was hot garbage. Not for everyone I guess.
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?
Too campy and I hate the Joss Whedon "wit"
Then you have terrible taste.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I gave it a shot, maybe I do
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