Do you agree that TV dramas are the best they have ever been today?

pqdvdplayer

No Television show prior to the 00's had the power to completely blow people away. We are now in an era where Tv shows have intricate storylines and each episode leaves people unable to wait for the next. A perfect example is Breaking Bad. We have never met such high standards in television with shows like breaking bad, dexter, the wire, game of thrones.

People always complain that Television is getting worse and worse, and I agree with this statement when it comes to traditional tv channels. But the idea that TV channels are the only way to measure standards is absurd, streaming is the future. Trust me, if you haven't watched Breaking Bad, watch it. You may think that "back in your day" there was actually decent stuff on tv but trust me on this... The best tv shows right now are better than anything we have ever witnessed in human history.

Frosty McSnowballs

Drugs are baaaad m'kay

Panthro

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

No Television show prior to the 00's had the power to completely blow people away.

Dallas.

dxhound2005

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

No Television show prior to the 00's had the power to completely blow people away. We are now in an era where Tv shows have intricate storylines and each episode leaves people unable to wait for the next. A perfect example is Breaking Bad. We have never met such high standards in television with shows like breaking bad, dexter, the wire, game of thrones.

People always complain that Television is getting worse and worse, and I agree with this statement when it comes to traditional tv channels. But the idea that TV channels are the only way to measure standards is absurd, streaming is the future. Trust me, if you haven't watched Breaking Bad, watch it. You may think that "back in your day" there was actually decent stuff on tv but trust me on this... The best tv shows right now are better than anything we have ever witnessed in human history.

I never watched any of those. But every highly praised programme from the past like Hill St Blues and now Downton Abbey eventually turns into a glorified soap opera.

Muise...

Twin Peaks

where I come from the birds sing a pretty song.

/thread

JustAddWater

Panthro wrote: »

Dallas.

I shot jr

irishfeen

We are in a golden age of television no doubt - The Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad will forever be the benchmark for television series into the future.

pqdvdplayer

Panthro wrote: »

Dallas.

Cheesy as f**k compared to todays best . If you missed 10 episodes in a row of it you wouldnt be lost. Dallas is a soap opera

fergiesfolly

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

No Television show prior to the 00's had the power to completely blow people away. We are now in an era where Tv shows have intricate storylines and each episode leaves people unable to wait for the next. A perfect example is Breaking Bad. We have never met such high standards in television with shows like breaking bad, dexter, the wire, game of thrones.

People always complain that Television is getting worse and worse, and I agree with this statement when it comes to traditional tv channels. But the idea that TV channels are the only way to measure standards is absurd, streaming is the future. Trust me, if you haven't watched Breaking Bad, watch it. You may think that "back in your day" there was actually decent stuff on tv but trust me on this... The best tv shows right now are better than anything we have ever witnessed in human history.

All of Human History...You do know, TV's only being going, less than a century, right?
I mean technically correct and all, but Jesus, hold back the dramatics a bit

Fr_Dougal

Star Trek, Dallas, Twin peaks, V etc etc. Tastes have changed, but the impact that tv series like these had on society was just as big as tv series from the '00's.

The Backwards Man

I was going to write a lengthy articulate critique of your assertion, but instead I will just say this;


Balls.

King George VI

I know its not a drama and I was only 4 when it was on TV, Who Shot Mr. Burns blew me off my feet. Who the hell would have thought it was

the baby

:pac:

But yes OP I think they are better these days. Most television, minus reality television which wad always ****, has come a long way. Comedy TV has gotten worse though.

bur

irishfeen wrote: »

We are in a golden age of television no doubt - The Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad will forever be the benchmark for television series into the future.

The Sopranos and the Wire started production over twelve years ago and ended quite a while ago by now too. I don't see many shows that are hitting that high ceiling at the moment tbh.

Lonesome Dove is still the finest four episodes of TV ever made.

Difference now is that these shows are worldwide events due to the internet, so they feel bigger than shows used to.

G_R

The golden age began with The West Wing

Westernyelp

Just finished House of cards (US) great show too

Mint Aero

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

The best tv shows right now are better than anything we have ever witnessed in human history.

I'd hardly call the past 50 to 60 years human history.

Adamantium

New series of Cosmos presented by Neil De Grasse Tyson coming 9th March on FOX, YEAH THAT FOX.

Writer of original Cosmos is involved and Carl Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan is producing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFF2ECZ8m1A

The Backwards Man

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

Cheesy as f**k compared to todays best . If you missed 10 episodes in a row of it you wouldnt be lost. Dallas is a soap opera

Without Dallas, Breaking Bad et al would never have been made.

Dramas in the 60s were live, try that nowadays for a laugh.

pqdvdplayer

bur wrote: »

The Sopranos and the Wire started production over twelve years ago and ended quite a while ago by now too. I don't see many shows that are hitting that high ceiling at the moment tbh.

Lonesome Dove is still the finest four episodes of TV ever made.

The single best season of TV was produced last year with Breaking Bad season 5. Therefore your statement is inaccurate. Also, check out True Detective which just began this year. I've a feeling that its gonna be a major show.

irishfeen

bur wrote: »

The Sopranos and the Wire started production over twelve years ago and ended quite a while ago by now too. I don't see many shows that are hitting that high ceiling at the moment tbh.

The Sopranos only ended in 2007 and the Wire in 2008 - hardly an age ago... two exceptional series in their own right. I think Breaking Bad has and Game of Thrones is on par with the quality of both though.

Donkey Oaty

For TV series, you are probably right. But there are very few good one-off dramas now, like Abigail's Party (1977) or Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1988).

IvaBigWun

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I was going to write a lengthy articulate critique of your assertion, but instead I will just say this;


Balls.

A HBO drama about two tennis pros in 50s who are secretly CIA agents?


How did I miss this?

D1stant

Total BS

ygolometsipe

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

Cheesy as f**k compared to todays best . If you missed 10 episodes in a row of it you wouldnt be lost. Dallas is a soap opera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCEjeTb1rrs

killing off a main character (Bobby) only for the ratings to dive and then.
oh! it was all just a dream Bobby's back funny stuff

IvaBigWun

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Dramas in the 80s were live, try that nowadays for a laugh.

No.

No they weren't.

irishfeen

bur wrote: »

Lonesome Dove is still the finest four episodes of TV ever made.

For me the 13 episodes of Season 5 in The Sopranos is television perfection.

bur

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

The single best season of TV was produced last year with Breaking Bad season 5. Therefore your statement is inaccurate. Also, check out True Detective which just began this year. I've a feeling that its gonna be a major show.

Season Five wasn't even the best season of Breaking Bad imo. And yes, True Detective is pretty good too, fairly overrated though.

ygolometsipe

I think TV is great these days compared to Cinema.

The vast majority of 00+ movies are sh1t compared to movies of the 80's and 90's.

e_e

pqdvdplayer wrote: »

The single best season of TV was produced last year with Breaking Bad season 5. Therefore your statement is inaccurate.

Pfft, I'll still take The Wire's worst seasons (2 and 5) over Breaking Bad's best seasons.

pqdvdplayer

ygolometsipe wrote: »

I think TV is great these days compared to Cinema.

The vast majority of 00+ movies are sh1t compared to movies of the 80's and 90's.

Yeah I agree its been blown up too much with all these sequels. A lot of promising actors used to begin with TV shows in the 80's and 90's then move up to Movies. Nowadays the best actors and producers tend to stick with TV Shows throughout their careers and we are left with nothing but sh1t in the cinemas.

e_e

ygolometsipe wrote: »

The vast majority of 00+ movies are sh1t compared to movies of the 80's and 90's.

What movies are you basing this on? I see at least 50 new films every year and I can say it's as good as it has ever been. You just need to know where to look, hell even in the multiplex right now there's some very good variety.

Whenever anyone complains of modern movies I get a whiff of "I haven't seen it, but......" which isn't a good start for making any sort of case for or against something.