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.

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Top 10 Gangster Shows Told From Inside the Family

Ten gangster dramas I recommend for their characters, family loyalties and criminal worlds, from The Sopranos and Gomorrah to Kin and MobLand.

Fargo: Dark Humour in a Cold World

My Fargo review after watching all five seasons: dark humour, memorable performances and the question on the poster I have on my wall.

Stranger Things: There's Still Something in the Woods

Stranger Things blends small-town mystery, friendship and supernatural horror. My spoiler-free review looks at what works across its first four seasons.

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.

Absentia review: a solid thriller carried by Stana Katic

A spoiler-free Absentia review after all three seasons: Stana Katic carries a solid thriller with a convincing central performance and modest ambitions.

The Sopranos: Still the Best Television Ever Made

The Att on why The Sopranos is still the best TV series: James Gandolfini, two families, extraordinary dialogue and comedy as sharp as the drama.

Top-Ranked TV Shows

The current top twenty from our head-to-head ELO leaderboard.

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Rank	Show	ELO
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