100+ bingeable TV series (drama, mystery, dramedy, lawyers, detectives & history)
The best tv series I've come across in my lifetime of watching too much tv that as of 2016 don't feel dated (to me at least, but I grew up watching PBS in the 1980s). SHOWS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY. I REFUSE TO RANK SO MUCH GOOD TV. MY COMMENTS ARE BENEATH THE IMDB description. This list focuses mostly on dramas, thrillers, mysteries and other oddities I've known and loved. Some shows here were VERY enjoyable in the moment but haven't changed my life, and are on this list because I recommend them to you as very watchable and would make for EXCELLENT BINGING..ya know, like, "I know it's 2 am and I have work tomorrow but I gotta see what happens next!" This list has 3 levels: MUST watch (I miss these characters! I miss tuning in weekly!) SHOULD watch (same as MUST, but not for everyone) CANT HURT to watch (I lost interest in after a few seasons). What criteria did I use when selecting the shows? These are the shows that left a mark on me, be it a permanent mark or a temporary one. That grabbed me. So much so that when the last episode of the final season has finished, I'm ready to watch the entire series again! Characters I came to love - or hate! As long as the character is developed, it's all good. If I want to meet them, and better still become their friend or enemy, then that's good character development. Good Writing of course. Clever, quick, realistic. And plot-it's gotta be consistently tight or you'll lose me. In sum, if it made me think, made me angry, scared, sad, happy, giddy, hopeful, despondent, devastated, made me want to change the world, made me want to run away from the world, made me miss planet earth, made me weep from too much beauty, or smile from a perfect ending*, had me so scared I slept with the light on, or kept me awake at night thinking about the episode I just watched...it's on my list. WINNING MOMENTS: BEST SERIES FINALE: Life on Mars. I have never been so sure of anything in my life (as far as tv goes!) BEST SEASON OF A SERIES: THE WIRE Season 4. Your world will never be the same. Really.
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