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Best EVER is really tough, but I'm going with "Twin Peaks." Very weird, very funny, always compelling and enough crazy mind-bending twists and turns to befuddle JJ Abrams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSYlVFF_94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05xm2eN-1VA
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Why? Amazing performances, bold choices, great casting, perfect writing and a sense of humor.
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The key to good drama, or good story telling for that matter, is caring for the characters. LOST achieves this in many ways, most notably through the use of flashbacks. The flashback mechanism dramatically changes later in the series, but ultimately to the same effect.
Another great thing that LOST does is being hyper-serialized. Meaning, more so than any other show, each and every episode ends mid-scene. The next weeks episode therefore picks up the second the last one left off. If you were to cut the entirety of the show back to back it would play as one long story.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYVR6XXsHA
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Six Feet Under
This one is my favorite since it covers the many aspects and uncharted areas surrounding death. This is something that our society needs to talk about more often, and not just at funerals.
Here is a clip of the opening credits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYAe0qwg9Yw
http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/six_feet_under.jpg
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May 15, 2009 06:44 PM
Best TV drama series ever?
Best TV drama series ever, whatever that means to you...
- Which is the best drama series ever?
- Why? What makes it so good?
- Include a short clip to illustrate why it's great
Please avoid major spoilers for people that might not know the series.
- Which is the best drama series ever?
- Why? What makes it so good?
- Include a short clip to illustrate why it's great
Please avoid major spoilers for people that might not know the series.
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| May 15, 2009 07:18 PM |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSYlVFF_94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05xm2eN-1VA
I'm scared...
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• Some nice answers to this question. This one's got a good explanation, good clips, and it's nice to highlight a show that some people might not know.
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May 15, 2009 07:18 PM
I'm going with The Sopranos Why? Amazing performances, bold choices, great casting, perfect writing and a sense of humor.
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May 15, 2009 07:20 PM
For my money, LOST is not only the greatest drama ever put on TV, but the best TV show ever made. The key to good drama, or good story telling for that matter, is caring for the characters. LOST achieves this in many ways, most notably through the use of flashbacks. The flashback mechanism dramatically changes later in the series, but ultimately to the same effect.
Another great thing that LOST does is being hyper-serialized. Meaning, more so than any other show, each and every episode ends mid-scene. The next weeks episode therefore picks up the second the last one left off. If you were to cut the entirety of the show back to back it would play as one long story.
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May 16, 2009 03:59 PM
Excellent explanation of why you love Lost.
I'm not sure I'd choose it for best ever series, but super answer.
Btw the clip is highly spoilery for seasons 1-3 for anyone that hadn't seen them! It's hard to choose great clips without any spoilers at all, but if anyone missed it and is turned on to it by your answer a total recap of the seasons is going to spoil a lot of their fun.
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I'm not sure I'd choose it for best ever series, but super answer.
Btw the clip is highly spoilery for seasons 1-3 for anyone that hadn't seen them! It's hard to choose great clips without any spoilers at all, but if anyone missed it and is turned on to it by your answer a total recap of the seasons is going to spoil a lot of their fun.
May 15, 2009 08:04 PM
Battlestar Galactica, just because it was science fiction doesn't mean it wasn't dramatic. I feel this great rush of nostalgia for the show just from watching the Season 1 trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYVR6XXsHA
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May 15, 2009 11:16 PM
Are you limiting answers geographically? The best in the world is Densha Otoko. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4608744849209700123&ei=Q_gNSuXLFo7WrgKB94zyDg&q=densha+otoko&hl=en
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May 16, 2009 11:12 PM
I didn't limit it geographically, so I suppose it's fair game.
But I did ask for an explanation of why you think the one picked is so great. And given that most of us haven't heard of it, and won't even be able to follow the clip, we need even more of an explanation that if it was an English language show.
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But I did ask for an explanation of why you think the one picked is so great. And given that most of us haven't heard of it, and won't even be able to follow the clip, we need even more of an explanation that if it was an English language show.
May 16, 2009 01:02 AM
Hill Street Blues. Best cop drama ever. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21064651
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May 16, 2009 03:39 PM
HBO has been the best producer of top notch dramas like: Six Feet Under
This one is my favorite since it covers the many aspects and uncharted areas surrounding death. This is something that our society needs to talk about more often, and not just at funerals.
Here is a clip of the opening credits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYAe0qwg9Yw
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Thanks for a great answer.