Here’s the thing about TV: Ok there’s actually a couple of things about TV that make it complicated for me to write about it.
I once did a handful of TV reviews for TheWrap, including one about a season of “Bojack Horseman.” I adore that show, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s damn near impossible to really describe. But here I am trying to make “Bojack” Season 5 make sense for anyone who might click on it. It was clear this season had some incredible highs, but also some uncharacteristic lows, and I didn’t have the words to say why I was giving it a good review while also trying to say how weird and frustrating a season it was. Suffice it to say, the whole thing did not go well.
But here’s another thing: I probably watch more TV than the average person, but I also have a ghastly number of blind spots, and no, I will not be sharing what they are. I almost refuse to truly binge a show in the way most do, and I’d rather catch up on old movies rather than six seasons of some cultish sitcom I keep hearing about.
TV is also inherently hard to pin down. Saying a show is the best of the decade by no means makes it perfect. Individual episodes of some of these shows are straight up bad, if not entire seasons! Others have not been on the air long enough to really have those problem episodes that will change the perception of the show over time, but they feel like important statements that will last even if they ended today.
So these are the 10 shows, in alphabetical order, that meant the most to me this decade and ones I know I’ll come back to time and again.
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