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What TV shows are absolutely worth watching? (discuss.online)

submitted 2 days ago by DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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?

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[-] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Chernobyl is good show but one thing it got very wrong is the idea that the molten down reactor could somehow explode again for some gigantic fireball larger than the Tsar Bomba.

It increases fear of nuclear power unreasonably. Also much much less people died or suffered from nuclear power including Chernobyl compared to fossil fuels. Even solar power causes more deaths from roofing accidents. We now know at least some of the nuclear hysteria is / was funded by fossil fuel interests.

EDIT: I guess the point of this is to point out propaganda "side effects" of this, similar to how you should point out the copaganda in a cop show. Or in Homeland and other spy dramas the vilification of Iran. Representation in media is important, and bad representation can have deadly consequences.

[-] Stitch0815@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

Absolutly noone asked tho

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 hours ago

I asked. Their comment contributed to the post, yours didn't.

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