I haven’t been watching much in terms of actual shows for a good while, then while listening to a podcast a host casually mentioned they had rewatched Chernobyl, how it still holds up, that there’s a reason it got as much acclaim as it did, etc. So I thought I’d give it a go and wow, loved it (still one episode left to watch).
Had me thinking, what else have I missed out on? What are some “absolute cinema” TV shows that still hold up and and are considered must watch?
It did some really cool experimental stuff as well, such as:
An episode that’s 90% the main character’s monologue, delivered straight into the ‘camera’.
An episode from the perspective of someone with advanced dementia, where a lot of the important details are scribbled out.
An episode from the perspective of someone who’s (perhaps) dying, and it’s all explicitly stated to be a hallucination as their neurons are misfiring.
A lot of exploration into themes of nihilism and pointlessness.
And it all works. That show is amazing.