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TV Snob: A list of TV shows I am watching or have watched, and what I thought of them.

I have never had cable in my life. Growing up, my parents never had any interest in paying for something so unnecessary, and as an adult, I carried that value forward, mainly because if I lived without cable for 20 years, why would I want it now?

However.
In the last two years, I have discovered a love for good TV.

I still don’t have cable and I have sworn that I never will, but thanks to modern technology, you don’t need cable to watch your favourite TV shows anymore.

I like to think that Ben and I are sort of tv-show snobs, even though being a TV show snob might be like saying someone is a classy redneck. I don’t care. That is what we are. Snobs that watch TV.

Here is a list of the series we have mowed our way through, and what I thought of them. I whole-heartedly recommend most of these and want to hear your thoughts!

LOST

The TV show that started it all. At the time, we were convinced it was the greatest thing EVER and I couldn’t get enough of it. Looking back, it was a decent, exciting show, but not my absolute favourite. It relied too much on cliff hangers, it felt like the writers were often scrambling, and lacked true depth.
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Mad Men

I need to watch this show again. Mad Men definitely takes awhile to ease into (the first several episodes = yawn.) but it’s awesome once you’re there. The opening credits of Mad Men are also my favourite opening credits of any TV show.
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Breaking Bad

Pure. Television. Gold. It gets better with every season. The latest season (4) from the premier to the finale was so perfectly executed, so beautiful, that I almost wish it ended that way (but at the same time I’m excited that there’s another season!)

Also, Gus is amazing. Have you seen him in interviews? Unreal. (if you don’t watch the show, here are some spoiler videos that show him acting: on the phone, getting shot at, and major spoiler season finale -only watch that last one if you know you’ll never watch the show!!)
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Boardwalk Empire

My other absolute favourite show. A little slower but full of rich dialogue, relationships, and scenes.
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The Sopranos

This one is Ben’s favourite.
I wouldn’t rank it as high as Breaking Bad or Boardwalk, but it’s still fast paced and exciting!
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The Wire

Also good but not amazing, formulaic but still engaging.
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Dexter

Totally formulaic but so exciting that you sort of stop caring after a while. Still, I wouldn’t say it’s as high quality as a lot of the other shows on this list. (Actually, the most recent season we kinda stopped watching.)
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The Walking Dead

Good! I really like watching The Walking Dead, even though I’m terrified of zombies and often have to leave the room when they start chasing someone. That being said, I feel like the plot and the characters lack depth, so the writers are going to have to figure something out to keep this story going in the long-run.
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Game of Thrones

You can tell that a lot of money went into this show. I enjoyed the first season, in spite of some fairly cheesy scenes. I’m looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the next season.
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Battlestar Galactica

Oddly compelling – full of cheese and stupid themes but the action is very exciting, and we burned our way through several seasons. Its ugliest point was season four – painfully boring. The only hilite of the final season was the finale, which made me cry.
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Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy is action packed and exciting. Some of the story is a little silly (see: When Jax ‘rescues’ blonde abused girlfriend at gas station. Painfully dumb.), but the story and the excitement has me hooked!
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