Best TV shows
A list of the shows that are closest to my heart. I do not pertain to portray an objective evaluation of the best television shows by some aesthetic standards but to show the ones that have truly touched me, provoked me, and that mean the world to me.
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- CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.I probably love GOT more than myself. Although with time, it became too commercialized for my taste, it is still one of the best work of dramatic fiction out there. The production is polished and sharp, the promising new actors are riveting, and the story engaging. It is essentially about three families, whose fates are intertwined, but all of them want to avenge their loved ones and return home, wherever home may be... The best thing about the show is the sudden "twist of fate", or the reversal of fortune for the main characters.
One seeking truth is beheaded, another seeking vengeance killed, a girl full of hatred loses her identity, her sister her innocence, their brother his legs, and their mother her voice. A queen blinded by power runs naked on the streets, her charming brother transforms from prince to beggar, and their dwarf of a brother drinks and whores in his quest for justice. Finally, a young man joins an ancient order to fight an unseen evil, and a young woman hatches dragons in her attempt to conquer the world. - CreatorAlan BallStarsPeter KrauseMichael C. HallFrances ConroyA chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.Something so soft and gentle, endearing but scary, innocent and true, profoundly deep, and simply extra-ordinary.
A dysfunctional family of undertakers and their partners. The mother is repressed, unfulfilled and miserable. The oldest son has his head in the clouds until he meets overachiever Brenda. The middle son is a deeply troubled gay man, who falls for a dashing police officer. Finally, there is the youngest - Claire, the heart of the show, the wandering artist with a line of crazy boyfriends. - StarsNeil Patrick HarrisPatrick WarburtonMalina Pauli WeissmanAfter the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets.A show with a peak of creativity and invention that goes above the children's demographic, coupled with absurdist humor and an overarching mystery.
What is inside the sugar bowl? Who killed the Baudelaire parents? Who is Olaf really? What on earth is the secret society of VFD? But above all, remember that 'if we fight fire with fire the world would go up in flames'. - CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.Sharp, riveting, engaging and brutally honest! Sopranos remains, objectively the best show ever maid!
- CreatorJohn LoganStarsJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonEva GreenExplorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.A work of fiction so full of lyricism, woven with such a poetic sensibility, while at the same time horrifying and chillingly scary. Eva Green owns this piece in a role destined for her, accompanied by a gallery of broken and shunned creatures, with no one to care for them.
- CreatorMichelle KingRobert KingStarsJulianna MarguliesChris NothJosh CharlesAlicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.Oh, my dear Alicia, you are indeed the Good Wife... A series of misfortunes, wife-killers, a religious daughter, a handsome son, a cheating husband, a boss of a lover, wire-taps, grand juries, subpoenas and the best character on television - Kalinda Sharma, the Indian investigator who defies convention... in my opinion, your honor!
- CreatorGlenn KesslerTodd A. KesslerDaniel ZelmanStarsGlenn CloseRose ByrneTate DonovanA law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.My first taste of "adult", "serious" drama. I was in High School, but my brain needed something clever to delve into, so a cut-throat performance by Glenn Close, and a promising one by Rose Byrne in a mind-bending thriller was the right thing for me. The last two seasons were made on a lower budget, which affected the overall production quality, but the writing remained as sharp as ever.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.Witty and captivating, follow the great detective in modern-day London and I promise you will be soon sherlocked!
- CreatorKim CoghillAndrew De AngelisJeff DetskyStarsTatiana MaslanyDylan BruceJordan GavarisA streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.A street-wise runaway. A depressed cop. A soccer mom. A lesbian scientist. A manipulative corporate boss. A religious zealot. All of them - clones! The sestras of Orphan Black are a force of nature, thrown into a labyrinth of intrigue, biological weaponry, political maneuvering and queerness. Although they look alike, there is 'only one of each'. Breakout star Tatiana Maslany presents these 'endless forms, most beautiful' in an unprecedented tour-de-force performance.
- CreatorLaurie NunnStarsAsa ButterfieldGillian AndersonNcuti GatwaA teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
- CreatorJoe PenhallStarsJonathan GroffHolt McCallanyAnna TorvIn the late 1970s, two FBI agents broaden the realm of criminal science by investigating the psychology behind murder and end up getting too close to real-life monsters.Clever, dark and twisted. Charismatic Johnathan Groff leads the cast as a young, wide-eyed detective. Deep into the minds of serial killers and sex offenders, Mindhunter will leave you bloodshot, jaw-dropped, exhausted, but fully entertained.
- CreatorFrank SpotnitzStarsAlexa DavalosLuke KleintankRufus SewellIn a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.A true cerebral feast of alternative history. John Smith is the stand-out character, a father, lover, husband, and a cold-blooded Nazi. In the midst of war and intrigue, there is a love triangle between a young woman, her Jewish lover, and a dashing young German.
- CreatorMelissa RosenbergStarsKrysten RitterRachael TaylorEka DarvilleFollowing the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City.Smile Jessica! Suffering from the imposed Netflix structure, JJ never truly soars, but comes close to greatness. This is due to strong performances by Ritter and Tenant, who play hero and villain to delicious proportions. New York City, a character in itself, serves as the canvas for Jessica's jazzy, hard-drinking night-outs.
- CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovernA chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.A family of aristocrats living in a palace in the English countryside. Their misfortunes and indiscretions are delicious to watch, as are the adventures of the servants, maids and butlers caring for the affluent Crawley family.
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsKarl UrbanJack QuaidAntony StarrA group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
- CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.They are all mad, but not all of them are men, at least not the interesting ones. This is Peggy's show, and Don's realization of it.