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My wife (Kimberly) and I decided to make and share a top ten list of our favorite TV Shows from the last 5 years (some reaching back further in time).\u00a0 The task of consolidating them down to merely ten shows proved more challenging than we anticipated \u2013 so we employed a multi-tiered ranking system and both of us independently ranked each show within that tier.\u00a0 Although ultimately our list includes 37 shows, you can infer the top ten, because they are in rank order under categories of The Very Best, Excellent, Very Good, Good, and Good but Faded.\u00a0 The latter category includes shows that were initially captivating, but they lost our interest over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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We have watched each of these shows, and all of them left us wanting more at the end of each episode.\u00a0 That longing for more is what made, in our opinion, these shows binge worthy.\u00a0 The Very Best and Excellent shows and even some of the Very Good shows truly captivated us and we found ourselves talking or thinking about the characters the next day.\u00a0 Production quality, artistry (as in The Handmaid’s Tale), and both character and plot development played important roles in sustaining our interest.\u00a0 Epic stories with multiple characters and big complicated story lines elicited intrigue, confusion, and the formation of hunches that we absolutely needed to see unfold.<\/p>\n
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The average IMDb score on our list was 8.2 out of 10 and the average Rotten Tomatoes (and in a few cases Percent of Google Users liked) score was 86.5%. A close (statistical) look at these ratings indicates that there is a diminishing trend of score quality from our top rated shows to those at the bottom of our list.\u00a0 It appears that professional and lay people think highly of most of these shows, and overall, they concur with our ranking system.\u00a0 We have also included the Genre and TV rating level for each show.\u00a0 Most of our preferred shows are Action\/Adventure\/Dramas, many with a SciFi twist.\u00a0 Our preferences also trend toward shows for Mature Audiences (MA) only, but there are several family friendly or TV-14 and\/or PG shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Very Best<\/strong><\/p>\n Excellent<\/strong><\/p>\n Very Good<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Good<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Good but Faded Over Time<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 My wife (Kimberly) and I decided to make and share a top ten list of our favorite TV Shows from the last 5 years (some reaching back further in time).\u00a0 The task of consolidating them down to merely ten shows proved more challenging than we anticipated \u2013 so we employed a multi-tiered ranking system … <\/p>\n\n
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