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What were the best “first season”s of tv shows ?
- Thread starter Dalek
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True dat.
And West Wing.
And Treme.
And The Office (English or American)
And The Trip
The Americans isn't MIND BLOWING (unless you especially enjoy slow burn espionage shows)but very, very good. Plus, unlike some of these other shows, it only gets better as it goes along, pays off in the end and doesn't F its audience over.
While I still need to see Rome and The Wire, agreed on The Shield and Battlestar.
Justified had an amazing first season with one of the best season finales ever.
Homeland
I was HOOKED on the first season. I don't know when I ended up dropping the show (whatever season a certain character dies in), but it was probably some of the most compelling TV I'd seen in a while
I was HOOKED on the first season. I don't know when I ended up dropping the show (whatever season a certain character dies in), but it was probably some of the most compelling TV I'd seen in a while
Season 1 of The Office actually wasn't great. It was only 6 or so episodes so it might be bleeding into season 2 for you, which is when the show got truly awesome.
This. Let me tell you something, If you haven't seen the show you oughta rectify that.
I watched the US Office since episode 1, it's my all time favorite show. Season 1 is just okay. Diversity Day is really the only standout episode imo.
Personally Sleepy Hollow had an incredible first season and it was downhill from there.
Homeland was some damn good television throughout the whole Brody stuff
Going to agree and disagree with you. The first season was amazing. Every season after? Not so much.
No great Season 1 will save a series if the rest was bad. I#d rather have a bad or mediocre first season and the rest and most importantly the conclusion be good than a masterpiece first season and rest is shit.
even a mediocre Series with a satisfying ending is better than a stellar first season and shit ending.
even a mediocre Series with a satisfying ending is better than a stellar first season and shit ending.
It wasn't amazing TV or anything but it kept me interested for quite a while, even now it got a bit too weird at the end with Parish. The world building and lore was cool though.
I bounced during the Thinker, couldn't watch it anymore, the writing and the relationship drama made it unbearable.
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I'll throw in Westworld, though I know some people will disagree. It was a nicely dense, mysterious, and satisfying first season. Although I still liked the 2nd season, it lacked something comparatively.
FNL came to mind.
I would also say it has one of the best pilot episodes ever too.
People have already mentioned Spartacus, Friday Night Lights, and Battlestar Galactica, so I'm just going to put it out there that I think the first season of Game of Thrones was brilliant. An impeccable cast, a kind of low fantasy that hadn't really been done on TV before, an excellent plotline and much more. Plus Mark Addy.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
After a shaky first few episodes, the gladiatorial school of Batiatus, ruthless and charismatic gladiator trader and social climber, becomes the stage of a spectacular drama. The scheming cast live in a heightened world of clashing ambitions, covert betrayals, and tangy intrigue where fortunes can rise or fall in a snap.
This series is bold and profane, never shy about sex or violence, never leery of showing what it means to be a slave in the Roman Republic. Yet all of Spartacus's bloody sexy flash is layered over a rock solid foundation of great storytelling. The sharp writing and powerhouse central performances hold the whole thing together.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand has the wit and watchability of early Game of Thrones, and the same capacity to shock and entertain. It's top tier TV if you can overlook its brief growing pains.
After a shaky first few episodes, the gladiatorial school of Batiatus, ruthless and charismatic gladiator trader and social climber, becomes the stage of a spectacular drama. The scheming cast live in a heightened world of clashing ambitions, covert betrayals, and tangy intrigue where fortunes can rise or fall in a snap.
This series is bold and profane, never shy about sex or violence, never leery of showing what it means to be a slave in the Roman Republic. Yet all of Spartacus's bloody sexy flash is layered over a rock solid foundation of great storytelling. The sharp writing and powerhouse central performances hold the whole thing together.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand has the wit and watchability of early Game of Thrones, and the same capacity to shock and entertain. It's top tier TV if you can overlook its brief growing pains.
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