The Wire : best overall serie, the characters and the story really goes in-depth Treme : amazing serie about New Orleans and it's cultural importance : jazz, mardi gras, food, community, how people try to get together after Katrina ruined the place Black Mirror (UK) : short-serie, independant episodes, about our relation to technology and how we might interact with it giving new possibilities. Makes you think True Detective : great serie, screenwriting, camerawork and amazing actors Utopia (UK) : another great short-serie, about climate change, conspiracy theory, does the end justify the means ? Amazing soundtrack too Breaking Bad : great serie over the span of 5 seasons. Cosmos, A Spacetime Odyssey : about science, space, humans and our history Deadwood : see bhrgunatha comment, I agree with him, it's an awesome serie Louie : a sitcom from the comedian Louis C.K. It makes you think about different issues on life and is pretty funny. Planet Earth : a documentary about our planet. Stunning images. Firefly : a short amazing sci-fi serie The Corner : a mini-serie (six episodes) which depicts the lives of drug addicts in Baltimore. From the same director of The Wire, it's based on a real story and is truly touching and humane. Game of Thrones : great fantasy story. Archer : a sitcom with animated characters. It's really funny. House of Cards : great political story with amazing actors. Luther : It's a mini-serie, you really feel for the main characters. It's a great short story Sherlock : Also a mini-serie, great independant episodes.
Black Mirror has some good pieces and some very heavyhanded pieces. Overall an enjoyable watch but sometimes it feels very tech-bad-fire-scary-talk-to-each-other-instead-of-texting.