Honest TV Show Reviews, Ranked Without Hype
Find your next series through spoiler-free reviews, head-to-head ELO rankings, and honest long-form analysis from a lifelong TV enthusiast.
Featured Reviews
A fresh selection from the archive, rotated daily.
1883: A Western Prequel Done Right
My review of the complete 1883 series: a beautiful, harsh Western with Isabel May, Sam Elliott and a Dutton family worth following.
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The West Wing: Great Company in the Corridors of Power
The West Wing reviewed: Aaron Sorkin's dialogue, Martin Sheen's Bartlet and a superb ensemble make government engrossing, funny television. Spoiler-free.
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Billions: Wall Street Power Games and the Price of Ambition
Billions is at its best when Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti make a grudge look like a business strategy. A spoiler-free review of its pleasures and limits.
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The Queen's Gambit: Brilliant at Chess, Less Certain Everywhere Else
The Queen's Gambit makes competitive chess absorbing through Anya Taylor-Joy's Beth Harmon, an excellent small cast and beautifully judged period design.
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House of the Dragon: A Family That Cannot Leave Well Alone
The Att revisits House of the Dragon after a seasons one and two rewatch and season three: compelling family conflict, strong performances and growing reservations.
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Severance review: the horror of never leaving work
My spoiler-free Severance review after finishing season two: why its divided lives, performances and unsettling office made me rate it more highly.
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The current top twenty from our head-to-head ELO leaderboard.
| Rank | Show | ELO | Watchlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sopranos | 1934 | |
| 2 | Game of Thrones | 1922 | |
| 3 | The Shield | 1900 | |
| 4 | Gomorrah | 1869 | |
| 5 | Black Mirror | 1864 | |
| 6 | Peaky Blinders | 1845 | |
| 7 | Mad Men | 1828 | |
| 8 | Suburra: Blood on Rome | 1827 | |
| 9 | The Wire | 1825 | |
| 10 | The Last Kingdom | 1802 | |
| 11 | Homeland | 1800 | |
| 12 | Breaking Bad | 1800 | |
| 13 | Fargo | 1799 | |
| 14 | Dexter | 1790 | |
| 15 | Oz | 1784 | |
| 16 | Stranger Things | 1783 | |
| 17 | Better Call Saul | 1777 | |
| 18 | Tokyo Vice | 1774 | |
| 19 | Boardwalk Empire | 1773 | |
| 20 | Band Of Brothers | 1768 |