And thats not even to get into theStar Trekof it all.
That all began to change with the launch of the streaming era.
TV was fit-to-bursting with geek-friendly storytelling in 2024.
These are our choices for the best TV shows of 2024 from a North American perspective.
Those will be considered eligible for our 2025 list next year.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Available on:Max (U.S.)
You only get one shot at an ending.
Unless, of course, you areSeinfeldandCurb Your Enthusiasmcreator Larry David.
The final season ofCurb Your Enthusiasmworks so well because itnever once hides where its going.
David has his cake and eats it too this time around.
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The chemistry between Bell and Brody is unreal, but they arent the only standouts in this series.
It reminds us that love can come into our lives when we least expect it.
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All of the emotional story beats remain intact.
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Really my only complaint about season 3 is that theres not more of it.
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The end result was an imperfect year of television that nevertheless remained a truly entertaining and enlightening experience.
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John Mulaney Presents: Everybodys in L.A.
Despite being only a hair over 42 years old, the formerSNLwriter has a deep appreciation for the classics.
Like Lenny Bruce, he wears suits for his standup specials.
Everybodys in L.A.was short lived but it burned brightly.
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Well missWWDITSwhen its gone but no one can argue it isnt going out on top.
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The Penguin
Available on:Max (U.S.), Now (U.K.)
When Warner Bros.
But this bird still flies higher than it has any right to.
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Arcaneseason 2begins right where season 1 left off and only continues to hit the ground running from there.
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The Boys give a shot to track down a deadly virus that could wipe out all Supes for good.
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Back in her home silo, a rebellion is brewing.
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But as Mark soon learns, life as a superhero is rarely ever normal.
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Not that theres anything wrong with that, of course!
But the real heady, Asimov-ian stuff has had a hard time gaining a foothold in pop culture.
In fact, the series includes one of the most thrilling and violent action sequences youre likely to see.
Oh and there are aliens!
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English Teacher
The powers that be would have you believe that comedy is hard.
Then a show likeEnglish Teachercomes along to remind us that no, it really is fairly simple.
Step 1: Be funny.
Step 2: Dont be not funny.
Call that an oversimplification if you must but this FX comedy truly excelled in keeping it simple, stupid.
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These are the opening lines of Gabriel Garcia Marquez classic 1967 novelOne Hundred Years of Solitude.
They are also the opening lines of Netflixs ambitious 2024 TV adaptation of the work.
Thankfully for all of us, the show somehow pulls it off.
This is a dense, deliberate, and joyful presentation of a largely inscrutable work.
In the process it captures some real TV magic realistic or not.
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And yet, Im still blown away by just how incredible this series is.
And if they are, I will absolutely be seated.
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Lucy (Ella Purnell), a naive vault-dweller who sneaks to the surface in search of her father.
Maximus (Aaron Moten) a devout squire of the Brotherhood of Steel sent on an important mission.
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House of the Dragon
House of the Dragonseason 2 had a lot stacked against it.
And there are a lot of things that make this season great.
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Its a mystery to me as well, hypothetical futureEvil-watcher.
More than ever in season 4,Evilremained the platonic ideal of a monster-of-the-week supernatural TV drama.
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And yet Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane have managed to not only make a version ofMr.
and Mrs. Smiththat feels new and fun but it also leaves viewers wanting so much more.
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Hacks
Hacksis one of the most reliable comedies on television.
The shows third installment, however, might just be its best.
Hacksseason 3 takes everything that already works about the show and cranks it up to new levels.
Alone, each performance is among the best in the medium.
Together, they are a nuclear bomb of charm, tension, and pathos.
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There is not a single performance in this show that isnt worthy of praise.
