The series took a temporary downturn after Sorkin's departure at the end of Season 4, but rallied soon after with a number of surprising changes to both character roles and format. Smart and funny, Aaron Sorkin's political drama showcased the writer's gift for rapid-fire dialogue and layered, politically resonant storylines, proving that television could be funny and insightful all at the same time.
Critics can fire all the slings and arrows they like at the show, but there's a reason it became a monster hit that was more about humans than monsters.įor a long time a walk-on part in The West Wing was the pinnacle to which all jobbing TV actors aspired.
While the series' astonishing viewing figures have dropped in recent seasons, it's still offering shocks and major reinventions for loyal viewers, expanding the story in the wake of Lincoln leaving to watch how humanity tries to rebuild the civilization that was lost. It's as much a show about survivalism and ethics as it is about gore and cool make-up – and it's done with characters we truly care about. Set in an increasingly savage, undead-plagued world, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his not-particularly-merry band of survivors find themselves grappling not only with the flesh-eaters – sorry, 'walkers' – but also the living. There have been zombies before – lord knows, there have been zombies – but The Walking Dead gave the post-apocalyptic concept time to carry on, and on, and on, exploring the ramifications of a total societal breakdown. Fans, meanwhile, are still waiting on that movie. With a host of generally likeable characters sometimes doing dislikeable things, Community is a strange brew – and it suffered when Harmon was fired before Season 4, henceforth referred to as the 'gas leak year' when he returned for Seasons 5 and 6.
Classic installments of Dan Harmon's pre- Rick And Morty sitcom involve college-wide paintball matches breaking out with lashings of John Woo slow-mo, a social media app creating a dystopian stratified society among the students, and a dinnertime dice-roll sparking six alternate timelines – all indicative of the show's dizzying invention and obsession over pop culture. Ostensibly following a friendship group of (mostly) mature students in a community college, Community's premise is a blank canvas that allows its host of disparate characters – from Donald Glover's ebullient Troy, to Chevy Chase's grouchy Piers, and Joel McHale's smarmy Jeff – to be pitched into genre-literate flights of fancy. The lockdown might not be in effect anymore, but who needs an excuse? Want more? Try our list of the best TV shows to binge.
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Read the full list in the gallery below, and get watching. From iconic British sitcoms to epic American sagas, inventive animations and daring anthologies, these are the shows worth getting lost in, that have proved instrumental in evolving a storytelling form that continues to offer deeper and more complex narratives. You responded in droves, and we tallied up the results into a Top 100 list bursting with incredible series you’re bound to get hooked on. We asked you to vote for your top 10 scripted TV shows (no reality telly here) of all time – stacking up your personal favourites, perennial re-watches, all-time greats and more. With cable-channel blockbusters, the arrival of streaming services, and the rise of idiosyncratic shows from diverse creators, the art of television is at an all-time high. Some of the best TV series of all time have aired in the last few years – from character-driven dramas to big-budget sci-fi and fantasy shows with film-level production values – taking full advantage of the possibilities of long-form serialised storytelling. It’s true: we’re living in a golden age of television.
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