Originally Posted by
Kapusta
It is also the Golden Age of TV, IMO. Were I to make a list of my favorite 10 TV series, I’d guess at least 7 of them have been since the mid-2000s. Yet I watched a whole lot more TV in my youth.
For drama, most definitely. Shows like The Wire opened a lot of eyes - not just with viewers, but more importantly with writers, producers, actors, etc - and showed the kind of prestige possible with the format.
I can't say that I've paid much attention to current comedies...