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Top 10 TV Series
A list by sufferwithme
The Wire
Its writer worked as a journalist in the area where the series was filmed for ten years, real-life criminals appeared in the series; with an epic narrative, a philosophical direction, a critique of the system and aphorisms, it is the most realistic series ever made. The Wire is taught as a course in schools today. Created by David Simon, the series tackles Baltimore's drug trade, port, city hall, schools and newspaper separately across five seasons. While each season centers on a different institution of the city, the bond between the police and the street is never broken.
Breaking Bad
Offering very new techniques on television, with the best character analysis, the lead character delivering a great performance, this series is a magnificent example of artistry. A work of art. Created by Vince Gilligan, the series tells over five seasons the transformation of Walter White, an Albuquerque chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer, into a methamphetamine producer. Bryan Cranston won four Emmys for this role.
The Sopranos
With television's best antihero character, this series contains theories on psychology, has solid subtexts, and is more than a mafia series. Created by David Chase, the series tells side by side the criminal world and psychiatry sessions of New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano. Running six seasons and 86 episodes, the series is considered the beginning of the era when cable television drama approached cinema. James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano is one of television's most studied characters.
Oz
Telling the prison and the inmates in all their nakedness, this series has a philosophical direction as well as containing a critique of the system. Oz, which has aphorisms spoken through the characters' mouths, is a very good prison series. Created by Tom Fontana, the series is HBO's first one-hour drama and takes place in an experimental prison unit called Emerald City. Across six seasons it tells the story of inmates, guards and administrators with the same harshness.
Dekalog
I have never watched a more dramatic series. This series, which Kieślowski made for Polish television, fills the viewer's heart with pain and takes it captive; it seeks the meaning of life. I recommend this series, which Kubrick especially praised, to everyone. Each of the ten episodes starts from one of the Ten Commandments and tells the moral dilemmas of people living in the same housing estate blocks in Warsaw. Two of the episodes were also shot by Kieślowski as feature films.
Six Feet Under
I'm sure you haven't watched a better series about death. With very beautiful aphorisms about death and life, this series makes the viewer feel close to it. You will find something of yourself in it. Created by Alan Ball, the series tells the story of the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles; each episode opens with a death. The finale of the series, which ran five seasons, is one of the most talked-about closings in television history.
Chernobyl
This mini-series, which is quite striking, tells the Chernobyl explosion in Pripyat and its aftermath. The atmosphere is so good that it's as if the events are happening again and we are watching them. Watch this series, which conveys the atmosphere of the accident and its aftermath very well. The five-episode series, written by Craig Mazin, centers on Valery Legasov's effort to uncover the real causes of the accident and won the Emmy for Best Limited Series.
Firefly
Cancelled after the first season, Firefly is the best science fiction series. This series, which caused reactions around the world because it was cancelled, is fluent and high quality. Created by Joss Whedon, the series takes place on a ship called Serenity, captained by Malcolm Reynolds, who fought on the losing side of a civil war; it combines science fiction with the western. Fox aired only 11 of the 14 episodes shot; the story was completed with the 2005 film Serenity.
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica, the best science fiction series after Firefly; it is the address for those seeking a philosophical direction and those who want to watch deep science fiction. Reimagined by Ronald D. Moore from the 1978 series, the series tells the search for Earth by the last surviving humans after the Cylon attack. It asks questions about war, religion, politics and what it means to be human. The series, which ran four seasons, aired on the Sci Fi channel.
Seinfeld
Even though I don't like comedy series, it's my favorite comedy series. Some circles consider Seinfeld the best comedy series. Shot with the motto "a series about nothing," this comedy series has good jokes. Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the series tells the small matters in the daily lives of four friends living in New York. The series, which ran nine seasons, was chosen Best Comedy Series at the Emmys in 1993.