Episodes of The Bear, Stranger Things and Lena Dunham’s new show Too Much are stretching the limits of television and reducing our enjoyment in the process
Off the top of my head - Justified, Deadwood, Breaking Bad, The Last Kingdom, the first half of game of thrones, It’s Always Sunny, various Gundam series, Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels. A few other animes - cowboy bebop, ghost in the shell, etc.
I did have to seek them out but the point was that I didn’t have to do it as often because the show lasted longer. With these short series I have to basically always have “what am I going to watch after this” on my mind. They aren’t even long enough to get through an entire weekend if I don’t have anything else going on and binge it.
I did watch Mad Men and the sopranos. I couldn’t finish mad men because I hated all the characters and the constant infidelity. I finished sopranos but was mid on it for the same reason.
Off the top of my head - Justified, Deadwood, Breaking Bad, The Last Kingdom, the first half of game of thrones, It’s Always Sunny, various Gundam series, Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels. A few other animes - cowboy bebop, ghost in the shell, etc.
I did have to seek them out but the point was that I didn’t have to do it as often because the show lasted longer. With these short series I have to basically always have “what am I going to watch after this” on my mind. They aren’t even long enough to get through an entire weekend if I don’t have anything else going on and binge it.
I like your TV taste. Other than the Anime, you and I could be good TV buddies.
Try The Americans, Mad Men, and the Sopranos. If you liked The Last Kingdom, you’ll like Vikings, too.
I did watch Mad Men and the sopranos. I couldn’t finish mad men because I hated all the characters and the constant infidelity. I finished sopranos but was mid on it for the same reason.
Foundation is on its third series of tomorrow.
Warrior (2019), Severance, Dark, Silo, For All Mankind, Dark Matter (2024), The Expanse all may appeal.
Do you do live-action international series?
I haven’t heard of most of those. I’ll check them out. I think I did watch one season of the expanse and liked it.
Thanks for the suggestions.