:sparkles: Must watch (9 & 10 ★) ~ From 1 to 23
:zap: Nice watch (7 & 8 ★) ~ From 24 to 80
:sunny: Why not? (6 ★) ~ From 81 to 89
:cloud: If you have time to lose... (4 & 5 ★) ~ From 90 to 93
:eyes: Watching next or currently watching ~ From 94
Shows in which drugs were essential to a plotline or the plot in general (in no particular order):
Breaking Bad (meth, heroin)
Sopranos (coke, heroin, speed, weed, heart condition meds, antidepressants, Peyote, alcohol, crack, MDMA, ketamine)
Mad Men(alcohol, weed, LSD, speed, nicotine)
It's Always Sunny (crack, LSD, alcohol, steroids, MDMA, coke, PCP, bath salts, weed, gasoline, glue)
Mr. Robot (morphine, Adderall, heroin)
Six Feet Under(weed, psilocybin, mdma, meth, crack)
You're The Worst (coke, alcohol, weed)
Euphoria (research chemicals, MDMA, coke, alcohol)
Peep Show (MDMA, coke, psilocybin, crack, alcohol)
Succession (cocaine, MDMA, ketamine)
Freaks and Geeks (weed and alcohol)
Dickinson (weed, opium)
Peaky Blinders (hash, opium, cocaine, alcohol)
Wilfred (weed, Ayahuasca)
Twin Peaks (coke, caffeine)
The Wire(cocaine, heroin, alcohol)
Fleabag (alcohol)
"BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st Century – here’s the top 100"
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20211015-the-100-greatest-tv-series-of-the-21st-century
Updated June 28, 2021
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/100-percent-certified-fresh-tv-seasons/
https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/
As of 3/3/2024
The following is a list of series from 1950-2023. Series within were in the top ten of both Trakt’s Popular & Trakt’s All Time Watched in each of their respective years. The exception to that sole guideline above was the years 1950-1955, where the top ten were cross reference as a group as opposed to individual years.
Winners and nominess from: Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes
One problem with TV reviews: For many shows, they only reflect the first few episodes of a given season, which makes it hard to get a sense of a season (or, indeed, series) as a whole after the fact. So, to get a better read on the current consensus and the staying power of each show, we have also aggregated best-of-the-decade lists published by a variety of entertainment publications in late 2019.
https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-tv-shows-of-the-decade-2010s
These are some of my favorite classic detective/law enforcement TV Shows I remember growing up. These shows are not a random copy and paste list. These are real shows I personally enjoyed. I don't believe in lists that contain 8,000 movies claiming that everyone must see before they die. Dumping tens of thousands of movies in a playlist to share is irresponsible to others. No one can be helped by that! It can only mean that you're not genuine with your "selection." In fact, you'd probably die before you actually even finish looking through that long list!!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-105998/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/16/100-best-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century
my tvshows
https://tv.avclub.com/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s-1839672858
Anything with a run-time of 3 days or longer, or anything that might otherwise be a chore to watch. LOL @ me failing horribly at sorting watch list stuff to feel slightly less intimidated. I'm always open to recommendations! See https://trakt.tv/users/bangiras/lists/read-me for details and also ways to contact me if you don't have a Trakt.TV account.
Great series with strong and interesting female characters.
All the winners in the Comedy, Drama, and Variety categories of the Emmys.
:beers: In English (Series)
by Chamsae