Westworld was my #1 for so many years until Foundation pipped it.
I actually find it difficult to recommend it anymore because of how complex the plot got in later seasons. You need to be very familiar with every sci-fi concept to even stand a chance of keeping up with what’s going on.
I would argue that season 1 was so well crafted because it follows in the footsteps of the original feature film. From the start it had a clear destination, with the real story being “how in the world did we get here?” Constraints make good art and all that.
Some I’ve hardly seen mentioned here
Season 1 True Detective is peak tv
Season 1 Westworld
FX’s Legion- the story is a bit disjointed between the season but the effects are top notch
Westworld was my #1 for so many years until Foundation pipped it.
I actually find it difficult to recommend it anymore because of how complex the plot got in later seasons. You need to be very familiar with every sci-fi concept to even stand a chance of keeping up with what’s going on.
And the fact that HBO canceled it one measly season away from being about to finish the story. I’ll never pay a cent for HBO again.
The cancelled because the writers had no idea how to finish the story.
These series do not have a set path from day one.
I would argue that season 1 was so well crafted because it follows in the footsteps of the original feature film. From the start it had a clear destination, with the real story being “how in the world did we get here?” Constraints make good art and all that.