This week I am going to flip the script and talk about TV shows, because, why not? TV shows have their own cinematic art to them and can be “better” than watching a movie and have a much more emotional attachment to them. Just like movies I have watched dozens and dozens of shows through all their seasons and I can personally say I am a bigger fan of scripted drama shoes rather than sitcoms, documentaries, and whatever reality TV is. I’m going to bring up the five best binge-worthy shows in my opinion to turn on since wherever you are you’re probably stuck inside. I may bring up obvious popular shows that half of everyone has seen but you’re bound to have not watched at least one of these next five shows.
5.) The Mandalorian
If you haven’t already seen it chances are you’re not a Star Wars fan right off the bat. Even if you aren’t a big fan it is still a very interesting show. I put it at five on the list because it received huge social media craze and only has one season to really binge but, if you’re really bored, you can watched every Star Wars movie in chronological order (I,II,III,Solo,RogueOne,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,IX) and the Mandalorian takes place sometime after the Death Star blowing up in Return of the Jedi. This is also quite an investment but I promise well worth it.
4.) The Ozark
The Ozark is perhaps one of the best binge-worthy shows right now simply because it is so good and just came out with a new season this month making it widely popular again. If you haven’t seen it it stars Jason Bateman as a drug money launderer for a Mexican cartel and does just about anything to keep his family from dying in this spiraling seasons. Also, it doesn’t start out slow either if you’re worried about that.
3.) Sons of Anarchy
This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I have gone back and rewatched it before and it still remained a binge-worthy show. 7 seasons of biker gang violence and complete script flips if you’re into that kind of thing. This is one of those shows that has you straight rooting for the bad guys and growing emotionally attached to murderous bikers.
2.) The Man in the High Castle
Amazon came out with this original and it tells the tale of a fictional world where Japan and Germany won WW2 and now occupy The United States. I will admit it starts out slow and it is way more interesting if you are a history buff but there are 4 available seasons to be able to watch so there is plenty of time to get invested.
1.) Dexter
Dexter is another one of my favorite shows and I only started watching it because of the memes that were created from a character in the first seasons saying “surprise muthaf*cka” and I ended up getting hooked and watched all 8 seasons. The show is just crazy, it tells a story of a guy who works for the police department in forensics that is messed up in the head to the point where he just has to kill people, so he decides to only kill bad people. It’s the ultimate dilemma and somehow you’re always rooting for this crazy guy to live on and murder another day. It takes the best parts of a crime show and a drama so the acting is good and the story line stays interesting. Plus, there’s 8 whole seasons to watch and each episode is like an hour long, by the time you’re finished you’ll be so invested you won’t know what to do next.
The Unofficial Movie Critic 