With Mad Men still on hiatus and Battlestar Galactica over, the best series on television, by far, is AMC's Breaking Bad. The series had a great start last year during its first season, but has really developed into a brilliant series over the course of its second. The writers must have realized they couldn't sustain the series by just focusing on Bryan Cranston's Walter, and instead fully fleshed out the supporting cast, making it one of the best ensembles on television. My hats off to Anna Gunn as Walter's wife Skyler, Aaron Paul as Walt's meth partner Jesse, and Dean Norris as Walter's brother-in-law Hank. What I like best about the series is its refusal to wrap everthing up easily. Every action the characters take have repercusions that can occur through several episodes. Its funny that American Movie Classics is now home to the two best series on television., becoming the new HBO, especially since HBO hasn't been the same since Sex & the City, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire ended. FX tried to be the new HBO, but I don't think it really happened for the network. Hopefully AMC has better luck, I just wish they'd develop a female centric series. It would make a good balance.
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Best Series on Television
With Mad Men still on hiatus and Battlestar Galactica over, the best series on television, by far, is AMC's Breaking Bad. The series had a great start last year during its first season, but has really developed into a brilliant series over the course of its second. The writers must have realized they couldn't sustain the series by just focusing on Bryan Cranston's Walter, and instead fully fleshed out the supporting cast, making it one of the best ensembles on television. My hats off to Anna Gunn as Walter's wife Skyler, Aaron Paul as Walt's meth partner Jesse, and Dean Norris as Walter's brother-in-law Hank. What I like best about the series is its refusal to wrap everthing up easily. Every action the characters take have repercusions that can occur through several episodes. Its funny that American Movie Classics is now home to the two best series on television., becoming the new HBO, especially since HBO hasn't been the same since Sex & the City, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire ended. FX tried to be the new HBO, but I don't think it really happened for the network. Hopefully AMC has better luck, I just wish they'd develop a female centric series. It would make a good balance.
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